Infinite loading / SOLVED

Happened 2 times this morning.

Stuck in infinite loading while taking a portal or changing zone.

------------Go to EU servers, haven't happened once since ---------------

This is happening to me right now.... I am trying to do "Creek" map and the gear has been spinning for over 5 minutes (enough time for me to wash the dishes)...

I have been doing a few maps today and this did not happen. I am not sure if it is Creek or just luck of the draw...

I cannot exit it either... I have tried clicking the X on the mini window in my taskbar and it is not working... I tried Alt F4 and it did not work... Ending task through Task Manager ended up working for me.

the same happens to me frequently as of today. I did not play since the last patch (march 27th). I did not have a crash or loading issue for a month or so...

This is the procedure :

- I logged in, create a new map instance within my hideout.
- I enter the map, slay mobs, grab loots, open a new portal and return in my hideout to sell stuff.
- When I try to use a portal to come back in the map, an infinite loading happens. The game is still 'responsive', Alt-F4 does not work and I had to end the poe2 task.
- Restart the game, log in with character and get back in my hideout.
- The 2nd portal is consummed, then I use another one to enter the map as usual.
- kill mobs, open the 3rd portal to get back in my hideout, sell stuff
- Use the 4th portal to come back in the map, a new infinite loading happens
- Restart the game, log in with character and new infinite loading happens when trying to load my hideout
- Restart my computer, log in with character and use the 5th portal, complete the map.
- Return to my hideout, and sell stuff. open the last portal to end with an infinite loading

Then i try a new lower map instance going back n forth to quickly test. No problem.

I open a new map instance again, kill stuff, going in my hideout, sell stuff and then the same problem occurs (infinite loading when going into the 2nd portal, as much as the initial hideout infinite loading )

It feels like a server-side issue, as if something hangs

and it has happened again with Sulphuric Caverns...

This is the error log I'm receiving on PC from the "Event Viewer" whenever I enter a portal and the game crashes.

Faulting application name: PathOfExileSteam.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x67e4f0de
Faulting module name: PathOfExileSteam.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x67e4f0de
Exception code: 0xc0000005

Being replicated by others so since the update there is clearly a problem. I'm hoping they fix soon because this logging In/Out every map is exhausting.

And it is happening over and over to the same map........ this is becoming unplayable.....

and now I cannot even get to my Felled Hideout from the character selection screen......

edit: I finally got back to my hideout from the character selection screen, but now I cannot get back into my map....... meaning I have lost at least 3 portals just trying to get into this map......... (Sulphuric Caverns)

what the heck......... i havent had any issues like this before, but since the patch that came out yesterday, it keeps happening....... there is no point playing anymore if I cannot get into the map.....

its unplayable, cant load a map, and when i do, i lose a portal. can't run trials cause the loading screen just keeps on grinding. it was fine last night after the patch, but unplayable this morning. GGG needs to fix this ASAP

Same problem during campaing, from switching area. Only fix is to quit the game and relog.

Same here.