Is there anything I should know/ expect about downloading the game and early gameplay like a massive update after download or anything like that?

Had this account for a while so I might be misremenbering and Google doesn't reveal much but I could've sworn he was unlocked by default until very recently.

I'll never understand it. If you don't have nice things to say or comms, don't speak! How is it fun to load a TEAM game up and proceed to do nothing but put down your team? If all you do is tilt your teammates, it's YOUR fault they're not...