s ▁are ▁optional , ▁and ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁purchase ▁expansion ▁pack s ▁is ▁available ▁within ▁the ▁menu ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁itself , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁through ▁the ▁Play Station ▁Store . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 . 1 ▁and ▁ 1 . 2 ▁updates ▁were ▁released ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁respectively , ▁fixing ▁numerous ▁explo its ▁and ▁stability ▁issues . ▁Update ▁ 1 . 3 ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁included ▁two ▁new ▁weapons , ▁eigh teen ▁new ▁player - made ▁custom izations ▁for ▁plan es ▁and ▁forty - four ▁new ▁player - made ▁custom ▁ins ign ias ▁for ▁both ▁troops ▁and ▁plan es , ▁integration ▁of ▁Play Station ▁Home , ▁and ▁new ▁in - game ▁chat ▁features , ▁such ▁as ▁cross - team ▁chat . ▁Also ▁in ▁update ▁ 1 . 3 , ▁the ▁" stat ▁padding " ▁issue , ▁a ▁bug ▁that ▁allowed ▁game ▁players ▁to ▁che at ▁by ▁increasing ▁their ▁points ▁cum ul atively ▁by ▁dro pping ▁the ▁oppon ents ' ▁flag ▁off ▁the ▁level ▁and ▁having ▁it ▁res pa wn ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁players ' ▁hands ▁to ▁repeat , ▁was ▁resolved ▁by ▁completely ▁removing ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁drop ▁the ▁flag . ▁Update ▁ 1 . 4 , ▁released ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁features ▁two ▁new ▁game ▁modes ▁called ▁" H ero " ▁and ▁" Collection ,"