By combining the latest Nvidia driver and a new Path of Exile 2 patch, you should find both of these issues to be "significantly improved." After some testing, GGG realized it only affected Nvidia graphics that were on driver version 566.36 and newer. "Annoyingly, that's the driver that came out just before PoE 2 came out," he remarks. After years of the issue gradually getting worse, instances of crashes plummeted down with the new Nvidia driver. Install Path of Exile 2 patch 9.5.4e and Nvidia GeForce Game Ready Driver version 610.88, and you should be on the road to much smoother sessions.