I had been seeing progressively fewer freezes with each patch until I experienced none at all after 1.6. I had a few again after 1.7. But since 1.8 I'm back to having at least one freeze per day, just like the original unpatched game. Anyone else seeing a freeze increase after 1.8?

I haven't changed my playstyle at all, I've always played a lot of hours in a row when I have the time (typically 6). But the freezes don't necessarily come after an extended session. I had one the other day after only about 30 minutes. I'm seeing them in the middle of the game too, like just walking around, when before I only ever had it freeze during a loading screen.