I have also been getting an unusually high number of crashes since the latest patch. It's not unusual for it to crash once or twice if I've been playing it for a long period of time, but now it crashes sometimes within the hour and at a higher rate.
More art! This one was a piece done for another player. http://78.media.tumblr.com/782d3f19a990f3cd0b7e3e7c8c9ec321/tumblr_oygvf5L21l1rud2kdo1_1280.jpg