So, after reading one persons post (somewhere, ive forgotten where) it suggested that disabling the regional DLC fixed their game!
I tried this, and sadly, it did not fix it for me. I did however notice some repair and reset options for the main game (using the apps and features function of windows)
I did both of these post disabling the regional content DLC and now my game works!
I can both log in to the main menu (Funcom Live Services) and play my save game (not deleted by the reset) and played for well over an hour with no freezes!!!
A miracle perhaps?