Weve all noticed everything you mentioned. In Codemasters (that is the publisher of the game) they were aware of the issues and they created a patch. By its implementation several problems, including the ones you are talking about, will be solved. The server, that used to crash down constantly, will be more stable now and well not spend hours playing the game in vain when our results disappear after the crash. The other issue, poor animation, is also being taken care of with this patch, even the texture problems with monsters that everybody was grumbling about. Were all hoping that everything will be fixed finally. If not, we really should start signing a petition!