Okay, to anyone else unable to launch the game, I finally got it to work. If you have Win 8.1 this might work for you, too.
I just went in and uninstalled most of the January Windows Updates. I can't say exactly which one is the culprit, but I got about halfway through the list of January Updates before deciding to just restart my computer and see if the game would start. And it did.
So to anyone who is unable to launch the game after downloading Patch 3, go into your Windows Updates and uninstall some of the January updates.
Glad is working for you. Something about the banter bug? I´m still downloading, 33 %... Had time to do some hicking and enjoy fresh air tho.
The thing about Bioware now being EA´s new ******... Yeah, certainly hurts their reputation and how they are behaving, but maybe they were not ready to face problems with a huge game like this. Bite more than you can chew? And, this is also not only their first really big game but one that has a new engine. Yeah, they had 4 years to work with it. Yeah, they coulda delayed the launch, etc. But lately it seems that all the companies are experiencig problems with the current gen. Just look at Ubisoft. So, the question is, if they are not prepared for something why would they do it anyway? Money? Pressure from their dads (read EA)? Anyhow, like some folks already said, at least they are doing something. About PC gaming being mistreated badly, look at Rockstars policy. In the other hand, look at CDProjekt Red, they are a charm, but if something goes slightly wrong with TW3 realease people will burn them to ashes after all this **** going on. Between the money bitches of Rockstar and the (exaggeratedly and sometimes anoying) correct policy of companies like CDPR, Bioware and the rest are like floating on a limbo, speculating with their own futures. And us, the costumers.