UNCHARTED 2 matchmaking playlist update - Oct 14, 2009

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We made a playlist update to the UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves multiplayer matchmaking today. Details after the jump.

By arne | Twitter @arnemeyer | Wednesday October 14 2009

Hope you are all having fun playing UNCHARTED 2! We are constantly evaluating our multiplayer and plan updating it on a regular basis. Earlier today, we updated our multiplayer matchmaking playlists. Justin, our multiplayer designer, passed along the following update notes to us.

New playlists have been added, and the Deathmatch playlist has been modified. Below is the full list of playlist selections in multiplayer matchmaking:

Deathmatch: Now contains ONLY straight Deathmatch matches (no variations)
Elimination: Elimination matches only
Objectives: All Objective based game types
Ranked: Objective and Deathmatch game types, Skill Level tracked
All Competitive Modes: Every Competative and Obective game type, including Deathmatch variations
Co-op Objective: You and your friends take the world
Co-op Arena: Survive the onslaught!

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Posted by: M-Brother on 10-16-2009

I agree. King of the Hill, Turf War, Chain Reaction, and Elimination aren’t as lucrative to play as Deathmatch or Plunder. I would absolutely love some type of increase tweak in money rewards for those 4 modes, possibly a medal for your team if you actually win the match.

Posted by: Fabolous1earth on 10-16-2009

Yeah i hope they make Plunder available seperately as well… It was my favorite during the mulriplayer demo/beta; but I got it on Wednesday and since then I havent played a plunder match… although I’ve only played one day so far btw

Posted by: Darkos87 on 10-15-2009

Hi guys just wondering about something. Do you remember the name of the song in the co-op objective game where the first miniboss appears? It’s really upbeat and frantic and it’s probably my favourite song so far after Reunion. I’ve bought the album and want to hear that song first. thx.

Posted by: M-Brother on 10-16-2009

Thank you for the amazing game and the update! But I would love it so much more if Deathmatch playlist kept the variations, while still being separate from Elimination. Deathmatch Standard gets to be depressingly monotonous.

Posted by: kosluftar on 10-15-2009

In the BETA there wasn’t and option to do Deathmatch where everyone is on their own, but will this be possible in the full game? I am busy playing single player so I haven’t even touched the multiplayer yet.

Posted by: Draicus on 10-15-2009

Good to hear and nice to see a fast response time to the community wishes.

It would be nice to get a separate playlist for most/all of the gametypes, honestly. Sometimes I really just want to play a certain objective gametype, like for example Turf Wars or King of the Hill, but I have a pretty random chance of actually being able to play the type of game that I want when I want to… which leads to frustration and singing out to do something else.

It’s a shame too, because some of your objective variations and co-op modes are really a lot of fun and I could see myself spending hours with them, IF I could actually play them.

Posted by: DEWZER20 on 10-15-2009

So all of this is cool and all, and this is by far one of, if not the best games I’ve ever played!!! However, what about making games more fun and accesible to friends??? I know with the size, speed, etc… that the game probably runs at would make it pretty complicated to run smoothly.... but why is it that NO ONE AND LITERALLY NO ONE… makes games like these playable with friends unless you are online? What happened to the good old days of games like James Bond??? I remember 007 Goldeneye on N64, one of the best games I ever played, and my friends and I would have parties just to play that game?!!!

I for one didn’t have the internet for quite a long time, and until about the last year or so, never had it where I could use it specifically for gaming, so I could never play against others on atleast 80 percent of the new Playstation games??? My friends, well atleast the ones that I actually know and talk to, don’t have a PS3 or even the game for that matter, but EVERYONE LOVES AND WANTS TO PLAY THIS GAME!!!!!

What are the chances that you guys or even ANY GAMES ANYMORE, go back to the old James Bond type of setup.... where you can play multiplayer, of atleast 2 people(UNLIKE BEING SECLUDED TO ONLY ONE) and making it more enjoyable for people like me and my friends, who only want to play against each other? I LOVE THIS GAME, DON’T GET ME WRONG BY ANY MEANS, BUT I’D LOVE IT MORE IF MY FRIENDS COULD PLAY TOO!!!

Posted by: longevity_bun on 10-15-2009

It’s not that they don’t want to do it, it’s about lowering the graphic fidelity to be able to achieve 4 split screens on a television. If there’s split screen, there are sacrifices to be made: whether that means less players on the field, or dumbing down the polygons, textures to be able to process 4 different screens at once. If you take a look at Gears of War 1, they only had 4 players with split screen, Gears of War 2 has 5 players since there’s no split screen. Halo 3 supports 4 players on 1 tv, but doesn’t look next-gen. Personally, I’m happy with Naughty Dog’s decision.

Posted by: B0WM4NV1LL1N on 10-15-2009

First off, excellent first try at multiplayer guys. Greats job, congrats. A couple of suggestions to improve it.
1-Have it so people can drop in/out of matches after they have started. I had a couple of matches where it was down to only a few people due to quitters leaving the match 2-improve bullet damage slightly for machine guns. People don’t seem afraid to run through a hail of gunfire to melee your @$$ lol.

Posted by: Purple_Gryphon on 10-15-2009

You guys need to split up all the game types. I love plunder and would love to have it as a separate option. The other objective based games are quick and you don’t get much loot. One plunder match got me more than like 8 other types. Plus out of 15 games I only got to play plunder once. People LOVE PLUNDER. We want more PLUNDER.

Thanks

Posted by: Pleuntastic on 10-15-2009

Make sure you have your savegame and make sure to press square in the shop menu, says something like “check drake’s fortune” at the bottom left. Worked fine here.

Ontopic: EU servers seem to have been down all afternoon/evening/night so far? Can’t get on _at all_

Posted by: Thunderbisciut on 10-15-2009

I think the plunder only option is a good idea since it is quite the popular mode. I can understand not wanting to split every mode into its own since sorting through 20 different ones would just waste time, and make grouping up take longer since everyone would be spread over so many different matches. In short, the most popular modes should get their own option.

Also, great game! I haven’t played Drake’s Fortune yet to be honest, but I will be after playing this. Can’t wait to see what’s in store next…

Posted by: AKbluntfire on 10-15-2009

Great update! Since you guys are constantly updating your playlist T thought I would drop a suggestion to you. Have more than one skill tracked play list. For example one for deathmatch and one for objective game types. Great game by the way can’t stop playing it!

Posted by: ESRaistlin on 10-15-2009

Love the quick update. I request though for you guys: It would be awesome if there would be a free for all variation of the standard deathmatch. Team Deathmatches are great but I also love taking on everyone and not having to rely on teammates to win or lose every time. If that could be added, it would make an already amazing experience even better! Truely Great Work You guys!

Posted by: roooooaaaaar on 10-15-2009

Elimination matches need to give more money. Average elimination match gives me ~$2,500 while the average deathmatch game is giving me ~$5,000. It’s making it hard for me to justify playing elimination even though it is my favorite game type.

Posted by: Tim_885885 on 10-16-2009

I from taiwan of china. sorry for my english…

i complete Casual Difficulty. Start New Game, Play hard Difficulty. halfway save game and out single-plaeyr game.

live to online, go to store, a message say: “The Profile save data has been copied or modified, money earnd during single-player will not be auailable.”

why? i not copied or modified. Why my money to vanish!!

original have: 230000
now have: 35000....

damn 35000 i can buy how?????

plz help my, my ps3 id is: Tim_885885

Posted by: memento2001 on 10-16-2009

I really wish there was a free for all mode. I love free for all and was really surprised that it wasn’t an option. And I also wished Nepal Warzone was a deathmatch map. other than that I love the game and am very happy with it!

Posted by: Killbomb on 10-16-2009

I think quitters need to be more severely punished. Twice tonight I had the same party of two quit shortly after the match began leaving us down 5-3. They should not only lose the money they earned during the match but also extra money and even levels if they quit frequently enough.

Posted by: squid0987 on 10-16-2009

Power up the rifles or make a hardcore mode, it pretty much takes a full clip up close to kill anyone, also maybe some silenced weapons so you don’t give away your position every time.
This is great game, I hope you get the recognition it deserves!

Posted by: FlyingKickPunch on 10-16-2009

thank you naughty dog! i love elimination and was hoping something like this update would happen, but it hardly ever got voted for in the deathmatch playlist. thank you again, it’s like you guys have esp into knowing exactly what i want out of a game. congrats if the success of uncharted 2, and just know even though it may not mean much, you guys are my favorite developers in the industry. uncharted 2 is my favorite game of all time, and i’ve been gaming for over 20 years. thank you again!

Posted by: Solo-nite on 10-16-2009

Hiya all, picked up the game today and loving the multiplayer (like the mode choices update from beta to this)

Noob question here cause I can’t work it out whats the difference between:

Ranked: Objective and Deathmatch game types, Skill Level tracked
All Competitive Modes: Every Competative and Obective game type, including Deathmatch variations

->aren’t all games ranked (cause you get cash and ranks) - sorry for silly question but it’s just confusing at mo.

Posted by: arne on 10-17-2009

It may look similar but they are not. Ranked games actually keeps track of a rank based on your performance from match to match. The other tracking, your level, is constantly going higher since it’s based on the accumulation of currency.

Posted by: Raza_Jho on 10-16-2009

Hello Naughty Dog Team...Congrats on the awesome game. Great story and game play. Anyways i don’t know if this is the correct place to post this but there seems to be a problem with the multiplayer. At some point during gameplay my character freezes for about 2 to 5 seconds and this is bad..dont know if other people are having this problem..but maybe an update can fix this...thanks

Posted by: B0WM4NV1LL1N on 10-16-2009

I was having the same problem too. I found out it was because I had my laptop connected to the internet and was causing the lag which led to me being unable to control my character. So if you have anything else connected to the internet in your place , disconnect it. That should help somewhat.

Posted by: Bomberman65 on 10-16-2009

Nice job. Working all great. One thing that annoys me though is King of the Hill ends up being way to short. Same with Turf War. It would be kooler to increse the score limit so it last longer. Apart from that Im loving the multiplayer. The whole game is just one amazing package to say the least =p.

Posted by: SeanskiRasta on 10-16-2009

First of all, LOVE the multiplayer; best I’ve had in a while. However, there are a few issues that could be done better.

1) Pairings. Too often when high level players are in the same game as low level players, it balances it so that all (or most of) the high level players are on side. Clearly a new pairing algorithm needs to be in place to balance teams and encourage healthy competition. This leads directly into my next point.

2) Logoffs. Because of point #1, a lot of players quit games. I’d say 5 out of every 6 matches I play have at least 1-3 people leave them, more so on objectives by low level players. This is not only frustrating as it instantly unbalances a match, but when a host migrates it resets everything. Take a clue from CoD: MW2 and keep player positions in place when migration occurs to ensure a seamless transition. It would also help to have people join on the fly, to rebalance and re-energize matches.

3) Big guns need to be randomized in position, frequency, and quantity. I understand most big guns (The Hammer, Minigun, Rockets) are placed in areas the same distance from the initial spawn point to promote symmetry, but a little variation would be nice, and shake things up a bit. Fight Hammers with Hammers?

4) Customizable playlists.
5) Cash multipliers.

Posted by: jrb50187 on 10-16-2009

this game is without a doubt one of the best i have ever played . golden eye was one of the best ever also. i love the multiplayer but i would like more weapons , clan tags, and to not hear the other teams chat that im playing against. congrats on this game Naughty Dog, you guys yourself!

Posted by: lxPADDYxl on 10-16-2009

Received my promo copy yesterday morning from Sony, Ireland. I have to say, what an amazing game.Truly one of the best games I have played on any console. Thank you Naughty Dog for this experience.Never have I saw the likes of it from another game.

Keep an eye out for our review soon at http://GamezBox.ie

Posted by: NINJAinTIGHTS on 10-17-2009

We’ll I must say that I’m love with this game XD.

Just got it this morning and have been playing it almost non-stop.Great to see you guys updating and suporting the game from the start.

I bow down to the gods at Naughty God.This IS my GOTY(actually its the best game I’ve played this gen)

Posted by: YodaySunrider on 10-17-2009

Superb job on the game guys, truly a masterpiece. When I heard that Uncharted 2 was going to have MP I was a little worried that we were going to get a crappy thrown together MP and that the SP would suffer. I should have remembered what developer we were dealing with here.

I NEVER play online MP so I was shocked when after completing the SP I went online and got hooked, great work guys.

Posted by: Kerrko on 10-17-2009

Single Player is amazing , got a friend round yesterday and we were both hooked straight away and were completely blown away with the gameplay and graphics to name a few .

As a FPS player this was a bit of a change and Im throughly enjoying it.

Thanks Naughty Dog !

Posted by: kraven118 on 10-17-2009

They should of left the team snipers, rpgs, and pistols in deathmatch it was what made me want the game because those matches were in my opinion the best. I never get to the play them anymore because when I do all Competitive I always get an objective game which I can’t stand there not my kind of game play style, there should be a deathmatch variation choice or at least have the Deathmatch variation and stanerd mix they had in the beta.

Posted by: Saturnine_Zero on 10-17-2009

Any chance of having separate Deathmatch and Objective RANKED menus? Please?

If they are split for unranked I would have thought they’d be split for ranked.

The overall changes are a good move from the beta/demo but I think they are still a little too restrictive.

Posted by: jdude95 on 10-17-2009

This is sort of off topic, but I wanted to let you know that from browsers other than internet explorer, I can’t sign into my psn account on here. I typically use safari but had to use internet explorer to sign in on here because it takes me to the sign in page, I enter in the info, hit sign in, and it just takes me back to the homepage and I’m not signed in. I’d appreciate it if you fixed this.

Posted by: Xxliqid_snakexX on 10-17-2009

hey all you guys at naughty dog great job with the game.its possibly the best game i have ever played.im already thinking about uncharted3.you guys(in my opinion)are at a tie with infinityward with the cod series.again great game im just wondering if there will be any map add-ons like a rooftop map or moving train map.

Posted by: kraven118 on 10-17-2009

In my opinion, changing the view profile option from showing a players gamer card to showing a players service record(Rank, K/D ratio, skill level, and time spent playing)would be a great additon to Uncharted 2’s multiplayer experience.

Posted by: Vizeroth on 10-17-2009

Just letting you guys know that your game is fantastic.
-I agree with some of the people here though in that DeathMatch should have some variations. Modes like Team Snipers/Team Rockets/Team Pistols have all been very popular in other online shooters. All would fit perfectly in this game.
-As for Elimination and Chain Reaction, these modes should have their profit increased, as they get vetoed half the time because people want more cash.

Thanks for all the hard work, I’m hooked

Posted by: Klax75 on 10-17-2009

Really like the multiplayer, one of the best I’ve played in a long time. Love the “Free Running” abilities you can do.

Things I’d like to see are weapons that do more damage, shooting a guy 7 or 8 times gets a little old. And I fear with the power up system, it’s going to go like games of the past if you want to win you have to use certain character upgrades. Would prefer to see harder hitting weapons, less shots to take anyone down.

I was really disappointed with no cinema replays for any of the co-op modes. This is the part my brother and I enjoyed the most. It would be so interesting to relive your Mogadishu type shoot out in the different maps, yet you can’t. All other modes of play it auto saves replays except this one. So when I realized that feature wasn’t there, was very disappointed.

As one posted has stayed being able to mix and match your characters. Even having the standard gray camo bad guy would be nice.

Posted by: Seph_Assasin on 10-18-2009

Hi Naughty Dog’s just wanna congratulate you on an absolute masterpiece. You have shown the way in terms of developing a story and gameplay seemlessly. Anyway I was just wondering if you could look into maybe taking power weapons out of elimination. Its always the team who gets to the power weapons win. It would be way more tense and enjoyable if it was just down to the normal weapons and gunfights.

Posted by: M-Brother on 10-18-2009

This is just a small thing, but Cinema does not record your match after the host quits. I would like the second half of that match to be recorded too.

Also, for future DLC maps, I would like any that accentuate climbing and tanks/events that reshape the field. Those two things really set Uncharted apart from other multiplayer games.

Posted by: Jacko_the_lad on 10-18-2009

I’d like Deathmatch variations back. It’s the only playlist I really play and just having Standard gets boring. I liked having a mixture.

And in the next update, could you consider upgrading your servers so I don’t have to wait 10-15 minutes to get one game? It feels like I’m playing the demo/beta. Not good.

Other than infuriating servers, it’s great. :D

Posted by: slash2793 on 10-18-2009

now you just need to make separate objectives modes. I would love to have a just plunder playlist. You should also make a playlist that is just deathmatch variations, for the people that love that. You could ake it just called deathmatch with variations as the playlist title.

Posted by: mi_dude2 on 10-18-2009

Okay, it was a good move of you to make elimination and death match separate. Now make plunder separate, and then you’re that much closer to Game Of The Year (which you already deserve)
But please, MAKE DEATHMATCH VARIATIONS THEIR OWN CATEGORY! After that, you might just have the best video game ever! Take that HALO!

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UNCHARTED 2 matchmaking playlist update - Oct 14, 2009

We made a playlist update to the UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves multiplayer matchmaking today. Details after the jump.

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