I wanted to point this out in case anyone else is having similar crashing issues. My game was crashing to desktop every time I launched it. The timing would vary, but it would happen consistently before I could get into the game world. I solved this by forcing the game client to run as administrator. Keep in mind I am on Windows 8.1 and my account is an administrator. But for some reason I had to set the client to "run as administrator" in the Compatibility section of the file properties. For reference, the executable location is C:\Program Files (x86)\Zenimax Online\The Elder Scrolls Online\game\client\eso.exe. My game runs perfectly now.
Edited by ghuff07 on 1 April 2014 04:06