Right.. am playing on the pc and started my party just before the patch was released.. the only loot i get is a goblin's heart and that's about it...
I'm still confused whether this is 'normal' or if i should restart from scratch ?!
That seems about right - but you do seem to have been a bit unlucky (you should very occasionally get extra stuff like potions, gold or even a creature part). Loot dropped by monsters seems to improve at higher levels, but throughout the game, most monsters won't drop anything (with the exception of bosses).
Either way, I doubt that re-starting the game would make any real difference - you might be a bit luckier, but most good loot comes from chests or quest rewards anyway.