I saw this game at eb, for a good price I might add, and hesitated remembering that Jeff couldn't even review it due to all the problems. So my main question is does this game have any game crashing bugs or anything that is really annoying? I've played Socom on the psp so I'm used to some glitches here and there but does this game have frequent online updates, good community, and no bad bugs as of now?

its been working smooth ever since about 2 weeks post-launch. They've updated it a lot now. But they are pretty slow at it. Doesn't tke away from the fact that 

the game works the way it should have at release, and better now. They just released a new update, plus a new DLC called Coldfront.  
lots of changes made, new features, a weapon perk experience/perk system, matchmaking etc etc new special forces and weapons and new weapon attachments (thermal, looks awesome) etc. more clan support. list goes on and on. the game is still VERY popular online by the way. the trid and true Socom formula still works wonderfully, this game is highly addictive and the "community" is great, just remember to join a clan and ALWAYS wear your mic. 

i only ever played the beta and my god that game needed a lot of work! Glad to see they finally finished it =P