JJ , yes , i told him in my first post that you cant use normal patcher anymore , as soon as you do , it DL's Launchpad (with your permission) , and if you dont agree to DL'ing it , it closes
you have station launcher and launchpad they are two different apps
As for installing of the SOF CD, it takes 15 minutes of downloading once you install off the CD to be fully patched, that includes the launcher+SOD. SO its not really a bunch.