Crashed while zoning, now Empty Server List forever

[Sroka]

Get unknown error at login.
If I can get past the login, then the server list is empty.
If I manage to get the server list, then I get an unknown error when connecting to server.
If I manage to connect to server, then I crash when logging into the toon.
If I manage to log in to the toon, then I crash next time I zone.

Too many steps with crash risk - feels like I have to keep flipping a coin till I get 5 heads in a row and otherwise it won’t work.
Getting stuck at any of these steps sends me back to the 1st step. Then, I have to get past all of them again. Last night it took me half an hour to get from East Commons to Befallen – and I had SoW.

Running the game in Admin mode, in compatibility mode does not help.