Has anyone else bought Titan Quest?

[Maitre]

Finally found the game at a slightly more sane price and it fit in with me having to move and lacking internet for a while. I just ran into a slight problem with the full game not wanting to run on my laptop without the latest patch.

I actually had the same problem on the install. I had to install from the CD, and use task manager to see the error window that popped up behind the black loading screen, then get the 1.08 patch, then the 1.11 patch, and then when it still had issues I had to track down DirectX. A bit annoying if you ask me, but it eventually got sorted out.

I'm kind of pissed about briar ward as well. The duration of the spell is about right for the length of fights (unless it's a boss type, and then the life is too low), but the timer is about 3x too long. Is the Nymph any good? Maybe I'll just try to use pets to pile on the damage and use a stop&pop strategy. Hmmm...