actually the patch has been really good to me. prior to installing it, i had odd graphical glitches and sporadic crash to desktop occurrences. since putting in the new, final patch, everything is smooth as silk.
i don't think any of the official patches would remove the experience caps. you have to install a special program, like the one made by teambg, to override those.
V***V
(edit)ps: the patch im referring to is the brand new one. only a couple of weeks old and upgrades you to version. 2.0.23035
[This message has been edited by vesselle (edited 05-24-2001).]