REMINDER: The Lab – No Power Weapons

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Our first episode of "The Lab" for 2011 starts today, Friday, January 14, with 3x Cash! "The Lab" will run through Tuesday, January 18.

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By arne | Twitter @arnemeyer | Friday January 14 2011

Welcome back to "The Lab" - we've got a full schedule ahead of us in 2011, not to mention that game we're working on that you may have heard of, UNCHARTED 3.

The Lab is open from Friday, January 14, at 10:00 AM PST (what time is that in my city?) through Tuesday, January 18, at 10:00 AM PST (what time is that in my city?).

This episode of "The Lab" is No Power Weapons - that is, the standard Team Deathmatch rules, but without power weapons available on the map. In the maps listed below, we've removed all trace of the Desert - 5, Dragon Sniper, Moss - 12, SAS - 12, Pistole, RPG - 7, GAU - 19, and the M32 - Hammer. As a result, the only tools left in your arsenal are the AK47, M4, FAL, 92FS - 9MM, Micro - 9MM and the Mk-NDI grenades.

The active maps for this weekend of The Lab are:

The Lost City
The Plaza
The Sanctuary
The Temple

We'll be opening a brand new No Power Weapons discussion thread on the Naughty Dog community forums at about the same time The Lab starts this weekend. Whether this is your first time with No Power Weapons or your fourth, we've love to hear your thoughts after you've had a chance to play a few rounds!

This weekend, we'll be running 3x Cash in ALL playlists and gametypes as well. Enjoy!

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Posted by: coolkid726 on 01-16-2011

Hello and excuse me i really hate to be a pain but I havent played uncharted 2 in a while & I was thinking naughty dog is a good cooperation ya know… And i dont kow why but something just got me bored in the game & i thought maybe naghty dog should surprise their players & add like a whole new game type or something to sweep us off our feet because i met like at least 90% of my PSN friends on Uncharted and now dont even play or even have uncharted anymore but Im sure naghtydog will come up with something… if its to much to ask for a lot of my friends & me would like a new game type!Please reply arne!

Posted by: NYRingBearer on 01-18-2011

Hey coolkid, it’s NY just wondering, do you want to play another game with me? I was thinking maybe AC Brootherhood? I know you deleted me because i didn’t play with you anymore but can we try to play together one more time? Reply!

Posted by: REDXJeenKs3000 on 01-16-2011

i hope they do get rid of it i dont like when level XXX use it. It makes the game crappy and boring.BTW thanks ND for all this fun cash now i can catch up to my friends. P.S. i left because of matchmaking(witch is fixed now) and Situational Awareness

Posted by: Jager_Manjensen on 01-17-2011

ND, I have a request. Please open more of the glitches back up to the community instead of hoarding them for yourselves. It’s only fair that we get to keep the things that were originally a part of this game, and the reason that everyone loved it. All the great glitching is really the only reason that I purchased this game and I’m disappointed to see that it is on a decline.

-Jager_Manjensen

Posted by: xxpur3zer0xx on 01-14-2011

arne I have a query! I am level 70, yet I don’t want to play until x3 is over because I would rather stay the level I am. Is there any way you could have a toggle so that I could not have double cash and instead have the normal amount? This would mean that I can still play UC2 every time it’s double (and more) cash

Posted by: Basindo on 01-14-2011

Wait- in the other post you said the M4 was not included and it was just the AK, FAL and pistols, but now it is in? I’m confused. I love the gun but think it is underused by players yet very good. I do better with it than a shotgun any day.

Posted by: arne on 01-14-2011

The other post was edited almost immediately, within an hour or so, when that was brought to my attention. When we ran it the first time last year, it also said that M4 was taken off, but that turned out to be incorrect.

Posted by: Jager_Manjensen on 01-17-2011

REDXJeenKs3000, Your friend did not get his level “fixed” for glitching. Why must you people say unintelligent things like that? I think that the more likely situation is that you already know there is no penalty for glitching and are trying to use ineffective scare-tactics to deter glitchers. Simply because there is nothing else you can do.

Cool story though!

Posted by: Jager_Manjensen on 01-18-2011

Hey RED, nice double post because you couldn’t make up all of that BS in one sitting. LOL! Naughty Dog doesn’t ban anyone ever. It’s funny how you imbeciles have absolutely no trouble making these claims with no proof to back them up. If anyone ever was to get their account banned, it would be Smitty and I. Unfortunately ND does not care and glitchers; like us continue to exist in this game.

Moral of today’s story is: Think before you post!

Posted by: Smitty_Werben on 01-18-2011

It’s interesting that this made up friend got banned from ND. I don’t even know what that means, but at least he could still play Uncharted 2: Among Thieves online multiplayer.

Therefore, I say SU! (Whatever that means)

Posted by: kayjay22 on 01-18-2011

Ohh how annoying majora has another gay friend on the blogs. IM done commenting on this blog i see that its overun by SA fags. BTW REDX i do have a friend on my account named oceso i will message him and see if he got banned if your lying then your crooked to like majora,Smity and his other gay friends

Posted by: kayjay22 on 01-18-2011

Jager im only defending RED because he is one of the few people on here with some brains he probally made a double post because he didnt see the A##hole of a comment you left calling him a faker i typed the dudes name in the message a person spot and thats a real name. So before you go judgeing people i suggest you find out if the name is REAL. im out

Posted by: majora96 on 01-18-2011

Guys I’m only 15. You are probably all adults so you don’t get why I think cheating is fun. But for the last time I do not glitch because I don’t get enough kills when I glitch and I do not use SA because I suck with it.

Posted by: Smitty_Werben on 01-18-2011

LMFAO. Why do insecure crybabies always end up talking on the subject of homosexuality? Just because you had a bad experience with your uncle when you were younger doesn’t mean everyone you disagree with is gay.

Anyway, it would be best if you stopped posting now because you’re missing out on all the free chain reaction money you could be making.

Smitty out!

Posted by: Jager_Manjensen on 01-19-2011

Well I’m glad to see that RED must have felt like a complete moron as he has not posted on here again. Just to let everyone know contrary to popular belief, you do not actually have to be a homosexual to be good at Uncharted 2! Believe it.

Oh and kayjay...judging by the posts that you have made, I can gather that you are just a ignorant, illiterate, idiot who tries to make logical comments, but continues to fail.

To quote kayjay22: “ND did use to care about glitcher now OF COURSE THEY DONT.” You are right kayjay, they don’t care about glitchers but you are still wrong in claiming that they ever did. Enjoy reading this and feeling like an idiot, but remaining unable to post due to some distorted point that you are trying to make.

Moral of today’s story is: If you can’t understand your post, neither can we!

Posted by: eldiablo8713 on 01-14-2011

Arne, can you please acknowledge this comment because I feel this is very important in making Uncharted 3 a better game, please do not put anything like situational awareness in Uncharted 3, it was so unfair it almost made me give up on Uncharted 2. Please don’t put in any boosters that give regular people supernatural abilities. I hate how people can just camp and take power weapons and do good, in my opinion, there is no skill in that. I have no doubt Uncharted 3 will be great, but please acknowledge this comment.

Posted by: sulphury on 01-14-2011

Could you guys please re-release the Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta for download. The beta was honestly 100x better than how the multiplayer is right now. It was perfectly balanced and super.
YOU HAD IT RIGHT ON THE BETA!

Posted by: ERICK_ZOMBIE on 01-14-2011

I’m so ready to play Uncharted 3, I’ve been a huge fan of the franchise since it first came out, but I do think it’s time to work on a new game after Uncharted 3, and if there is a 4th to put it on hold. I really do hope ND brings back the Jak and Daxter series for PS3, please don’t abandon it, I can assure you there’s still a massive J&D fan base out there. Anyways, I know you guys are a small team and can only work on one thing at a time, so for now I’m dead set on getting my hands on Uncharted 3!

Posted by: dsnookers on 01-15-2011

I * love Uncharted2 & i love you guys at naughty dog. I just want to say a quick thank you for this weekends lab. I love no power weapons. As for Uncharted3 is concerned Im gonna ask please please dont include Situational Awareness to many noobs just hide around corners. Im already counting down the days to Uncharted3 your going to amaze us again. ND Your geniuses

Posted by: VinnyTHEkiller on 01-16-2011

hey ND/Arne this is a very important message so it would be nice to confirm if you have read this : i speak for all the fans i guess if i say to fully concentrate on Uncharted 3 : Drake’s Deception and not half on Uncharted 2 : Among Thieves’ multiplayer , but we only want some multicashweekends for everyone to be at least lv60 and lab (best of) weekends nothing more ,
hope you got the message
please respond.
Vinny

Posted by: TxA_FeaR_FtW on 01-16-2011

i really like the no power weapons.... its really good for custom matches. but Naughtydog, i am waiting for ( The LaB ) to have FaL matches only. No pistals, jus straight FaL matches. Just a thought!!!!!!:)

Posted by: Wanderer-96 on 01-17-2011

i agree with smitty there are to many lvl 80s and its not just them its all of the lvl 70+ too. could you be able to make it so lvl 55s play with people around thier same lvl in U3. im tired of getting owned by groups of 5 lvl 80s.

Posted by: MegaMonkeyChunk on 01-18-2011

What I would like to see is negative boosters only which increase the money earned per kill while using those boosters along with the regular medals you get for getting X many kill with those negative boosters. That would really tell you who are the best players.

Posted by: szczudel on 01-19-2011

I think that no power weapons mode was good enough to leave it in U2:AtT as option. It allowed me to play more in my favorite way which is close quarte+blindfire+ smash. I definitly had more exciting time than playing with power weapons. I understand that any shooting game needs a sniper rifle and granade launcher but playing without those makes the game more exciting.
Keep up the good work. I had lots of fun with the first lab i participated in

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REMINDER: The Lab – No Power Weapons

Our first episode of "The Lab" for 2011 starts today, Friday, January 14, with 3x Cash! "The Lab" will run through Tuesday, January 18. Hit the jump for full details.

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Our first episode of "The Lab" for 2011 starts today, Friday, January 14, with 3x Cash! "The Lab" will run through Tuesday, January 18.

Hit the jump for full details.