Instant "Unexpected Disconnection Occurred" After Patch 3.26.0c

Please help. After the 3.26.0c patch today, I can no longer play the game due to instant or near-instant DC/crashing. When I make it into the game, each crash gives the "unexpected disconnection Occurred" error. Sometimes before I load into the game, other times I can make it to my hideout and walk around for a few seconds. Occasionally I can't login at all and I get a "Not connected to Steam" error.

Things I've tried:
Uninstalled and re downloaded the game.
Updated graphics drives.
Cleared settings/client cache.
Restarted PC.
Verified internet connection is strong.
Uninstalled POE2.

After the settings wipe, I'm also not seeing my loot filters anymore.

Same here, never had this problem before, I just played like one hour after the launch, then the game is unplayable. Tried exactly everything I could,nothing can do anything. Maye this is a steam problem? Cause I see others directly play the game seems ok like those internet guys

for a week i haven't been able to finish a map. i can stay logged in for 5 minutes before the game disconnects and i lose all my maps/scarabs.