What if it doesn't have to do with what server you try, but merely your character? Maybe a setting in a character's INI file that's different than one where you don't have any issues logging in?

I would take both INI files of a character you don't have any issues with and both INI files of a character you are having issues with, and see if there are any config differences aside from hotbuttons/macros/friends lists/etc that you have set on one and not the other.

Whenever I successfully combine with a tradeskill, I get the following message:
ERROR: String not found. (8053)

If anything I think it may be more related to the zone the toon is in.

This is so bizarre. Spent about 2 hours yesterday trying to log on my main who last crashed zoning into GFay. Tried twice this morning as well - no luck.

Tried my DE lvl 4 in Nektulos Forest and is loaded.....

Just another clue, and bumping this since the issue remains and is making my main unplayable. :/

And sorry, this is almost spamming, but reinstalled patch files and still the same deal.

Bump. Anyone get any answers on the issue of login/zone crashes?

Found a semi solution.

Deleting the ini file for my main and then logging in has drastically reduced crashing.

Zoning still takes a long time, and lag seems to be more present, but I’m able to get into the game more consistently.

So having a new ini created post-patch has done....something.

found a solution. dropped linux for windows 7 and reinstalled eq. lol

needed to move to a new comp, just went with easier op for this game in this case. good luck to anyone else out there with these issues.