Ok so I do not want to keep beating a dead horse. So until such time that a resolution is to be found, I am just going to let this thread fade out of circulation once I make this post. It is what Funcom was unwilling or unable to do to assist affected members with this issue; a list of suggested workarounds which I have cobbled together. I am sorry they are fairly generic, but this is the best I as a regular player could manage. Here they are.
Possible Workarounds
Try the following:
- restore licenses
- uninstall then reinstall the game application
- go into safe mode and rebuild the database
- log into an online server, log out, then try to log into your usual save game
- disable living settlements for now
- try to log in both online and offline
- if you can, switch from quality mode to performance
- do not log out with a high encumberance, and ditch all uneeded items from your inventory before you do (keep it in the green)
- try to log into the Isle of Siptah first, then the Exiled Lands thereafter. Or vice versa if Siptah is your primary game
- if you are only a newer player, recreate character
IF and when you manage to log in again:
- if your base is large, log out on a bedroll or smaller outpost build away from it
- station Liu Fei and Freya away from you main base and your log out point
- avoid having a surplus of followers, especially crafters out in the world
If anyone else has any others they would like me to add to the list, please feel free to let me know. And a thanks to all members who helped make these discoveries.