As announced on the US forums…
If you’re experiencing this issue, please take part on the PTR testing.
Also, bear in mind that the PTR is usually brought up in the late morning / early afternoon in the Pacific Time zone, which means it’ll be late evening in EU.
yeah the only fix for me was change the fmode file but it makes the game have no sound… but it runs smooth so whatever
PTR is up and available…
IF… IF!!! You fakin kidding? This issue have been on the case for a 10 years and you ask IF!! You slave of corporate…
When do you ever Fin(n)ish these outburts of anger on the forum? 
I realise this might be a shock but some people haven’t been affected by this issue. I’m one of them. I’ve not had the 5-10 second freeze issue. If you have, get on the PTR then.
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Seems they got enough debug reports to create a new PTR build soon…
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New PTR build will be incoming soon, it seems…
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so any news on a fix yet?
Yes, in the linked thread…
its the fmode files that are causing the crashes= 100% sure
Another PTR build incoming soon…
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Well, it seems they’ve resolved it on the PTR and they’re looking at rolling it out to live soon…
Patch has just been released…