lol i bough this game last week and haven't touched it its still in its plastic wrap all i wanted was the headset

You should try the game out, it's a lot of fun.

Update sounds good, this game is really coming along. Been meaning to play it more, but Killzone 2/NHL 09 have been eating up most of my free time.

More Patch 1.5 Information -

"Hello, All-

I’m glad we were able to share with you last week some of the community requested features that will be included in Patch 1.50. I talked with one of our producers this week and found out about a few more items I wanted to share with you.

• Option to Disable D-Pad lean and re-assign left and right directional buttons.
• Ladder Climb less audible.
• Round timer for 8x8 Medley decreased to 5 minutes.
• Picking up the bomb prompt now has priority when a body is on top of the bomb.

I know you are all anxious for this patch to be released. As work continues on it, we will update you on its progress.

I also found out the answer to another question I have been getting lately. Many have wondered if there was going to be another stat reset with this patch. I learned that at this time, there are no plans for a stat wipe.

We hope you continue to enjoy Confrontation as the team continues to work to get Patch 1.5 out to you. We do read the forums and appreciate your feedback and suggestions!

Cindy Bowens
Community Manager
SCEA"

Source - http://forums.socom.com/socom/board/message?board.id=blogdiscussion&thread.id=5171

Update on a timeline for the 1.5 patch release -

"I know you are all anxious to hear of a release date for Patch 1.5 and for DLC. You all know by now that we can’t give you a date until we have one that is for sure. But I am going to give you a tentative time frame.

As I mentioned in my post last Friday, the patch is in QA now. Because of its size and all of the new features it includes, extensive testing is planned. So I can tell you that the patch most likely will not be ready before mid to late May.

DLC will not be released until some time after the patch. It will be up to our PR & Marketing teams to release details on what is included in it. But rest assured, the same team who has been working on the DLC all along is still busy getting it ready. I think you will be happy when you hear what is coming in it.

I know you are impatient and you want these things released right away. And I know you are anxious to hear more about them. I will make sure we let you know as much as we can as soon as we can. When we have news we can release, you'll see it here on SOCOM.com.

Hang in there. The team will get the patch and the DLC to you as soon as they are both ready."

Source - http://forums.socom.com/socom/board/message?board.id=blogdiscussion&thread.id=6322

I am getting better at this game - I just hate playing at night levels! I get owned so bad. Maybe sometime soon I will actually get a trophy in this game, haha.

this game is pretty hard as theres loads of socom vets online.

i wish i had more time to play online games otherwise id be on this regulary.

QA Testing for Patch 1.5 continues -

"Patch 1.50 is still being tested. But I did find out about another feature that has been added. The ability to assign which item (pistol, grenades, etc...) you want to assign as the quick swap is going to be included in the 1.50 update. Pressing the quick swap button will swap between the primary weapon and the assigned item. The selection only needs to be assigned once per game and will persist for all rounds in the game. You can change quick swap assignment at any time from the in-game weapon selection menu (weapon wheel). It will default to the pistol until you change it.

Quality Assurance is working hard to get the patch ready for you and the team is looking forward to getting you the DLC as soon as possible. We thank you for your patience as the work continues to support this title."

Source - http://forums.socom.com/socom/board/message?board.id=blogdiscussion&thread.id=6798

Patch should be out sometime this month

another update on the 1.5 patch, sadly it's still not out & a release is not given either. From the Socom Blog -

"

Patch 1.5 is still going through the QA process. The amount of new content in patch 1.50 along with the enormous size and scope of the Tournament and Clan Ladder features require a huge QA effort in order to make sure that 1.50 is released without any issues. The QA team and the development team at Slant Six are working as hard as possible to get these issues resolved and the patch out to you as soon as possible.

As soon as we have a final release date for the 1.50 patch, we will let you know here on SOCOM.com. Thank you for your patience."

http://forums.socom.com/socom/board/message?board.id=blogdiscussion&thread.id=7636

I tried out Socom, was decent but MGO still prevails in all its glory