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UNCHARTED 2 matchmaking playlist update - Oct 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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That was quick =)
Yes it was but they still need to split the objective types up. I want a plunder only option. MORE PLUNDER!!!
YES PLEASE!!! Plunder only please! Either that or make the other game modes more lucrative! We only want to play plunder right now!
I never get to play plunder either.
dude seriously. The odds of playing plunder on my favorite map, Plaza are now incredibly low. Best plunder map ever.
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.
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
me too, never have the chance to play plunder
i do agree that Plunder is well done, but CR, KotH, TW, and Elimination can all be extremely fun if they’re played correctly. and I would advise against ND splitting the game modes up further than they are. the more you divide them the harder it will be to find players, because, as opposed to being in the matchmaker with other people who are looking for any competetive game, you’ll be looking for ONLY people who want to play plunder. there’s advantages there, as you’ll be assure to play plunder, but the more they divide the game types, the more they divide the players.
I want PLUNDER ONLY !! I was a part of the closed beta & the early access beta.
In other shooters I’ve always preferred deathmatch over any other mode (such as capture the flag).
But I enjoy plunder so much more (in UC2) than DM, that I figured I’d play JUST plunder.
Unfortunately, the final release doesn’t let me.
In the beta/demo I was forced to play (the horrible) chain reaction.
I thought I could deal, but now I also have to compete against King of the Hill, Turf Wars, Chain Reaction...all crap imo.
Those damn colored-ring matches need to be clumped t/g and plunder needs to be it’s own option LIKE deathmatch. Plunder doesn’t even belong there and it shouldn’t be a ‘vote’ it should just be a choice LIKE EVERY OTHER SHOOTER EVER MADE !!
ND give PLUNDER the RESPECT it DESERVES!!
you sir took the words out of my mouth!
I agree! Please make Plunder it’s own game! I keep getting stuck playing “survive the onslaught” when I really just want to steal treasure!!!! by the way!!! Love Uncharted 2!!! You guys rock!
i agree more plunder dog. more plunder !!!
haha i havent even been able to play plunder yet, but i do want more TDM variation matches!
yes.. we also need bigger party sizess pleaseee 6-8 player matches would be awesome!!
you guys need to put Plunder only already everyone is waiting it already won in the vote
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.
Nice work, love the ALL option. Keep it up! :D
Very nice update, exactly what I wanted to see! great job, dogs
Scusate ma come si ottine il tema premium ???
what’s a deathmatch variation? like “snipers and pistols” and such?
Yes, that would be Deathmatch variations. So the Deathmatch playlist is pure deathmatch, without those variations. You can find those in the “Ranked” and “All competitive modes” playlists.
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.
I completely agree with M-Brother, I love playing RPG deathmatches (favorite match type) and i like pistoles and grenades alot more than the plain deathmatch. Don’t get me wrong the plain deathmatch is fun but it soon gets boring. Also its way to hard to find an RPG match in “All competitive modes” or “Ranked” same goes with “Sniper Rifles and Pistoles” and “Pistols and Grenades”. Please consider changing to the old deathmatch genre.
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.
Sorry! All our gametypes are team based, we don’t have any plans for a free-for-all gametype.
I did same thing
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.
Good start, but please do the same thing for Plunder!!!
please do plunder
Will this help finding games quicker with the Matchmaking? It takes me sometime 10 minutes + to find a game. :(
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!!!
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.
100% TUR!!!!!!!!!!!!
i agree with Draicus
it would be great if this was done to all game types
except ranked would probably still need to be kept as a mixture
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.
late join- yes!
great game! but can anyone tell me where the leaderboards are?
EXCELLENT Multiplayer ! Now for the tweaking
. Scoreboard doesn’t automatically appear at death, please
. Customizable Controls ( Allow Players to Remap ALL the buttons )
I’m on the same page as pretty much everyone here. The campaign and multiplayer is a slick performance, awesome job, you all have succeeded in delivering the best experience on any platform. So in saying that you can take this with a grain of salt but a survival mode for 1 player offline would be a great addition to the game. I don’t know if it is possible but for people that don’t have the internet or just want to play a few quick matches, would be great. I’m always online and love the game but my brother, who lives with me at the moment just bought the Uncharted 2 250gb bundle and all he wants is a single survival add-on.
Anyways, I’m stoked with the netcode and the small amount of bandwidth needed to play, everything you guys have added to this game is un-freakin believable. So I would like to finish with, THANK YOU and can’t wait to see what you guys have up your sleeve for later DLC.
why the are not LEADBORDS
WHY its same of the beta ....
??
please anser me
and whyn does this update will came
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
Umm i beat Uncharted 1 about 4 times and I did not get the $80000 money as told by ND. My friend got it though...so iono.
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_
oops, i didnt see that option, THANKS! $100000 =) thx again
Yeah I agree. I want a Plunder only option.
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…
PLUNDER only playlist please
hi nuaghty dog I love the but im not even finished yet.
We want more weapons, more maps, and more game types..then everyone will be happy
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!
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!
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.
Is there anyway to allow player 2 into the online game? Can we look forward to an update or is it impossible?
I LOVED THE BETA, & the update will make it even better.
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
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!
there is a free for all option.
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.
i dont think that players should be that severely punished, i understand that the team cannot gain another player but if you do not want ppl to leave so much why hav a leave game option. and what if you have to leave?
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!
Epic SP experience so far. Sadly I cant play competitive multiplayer without freezes :(
amazing game. is there a chance of additional co-op maps being released having only 3 objectives is kinda sad
Just finished the game, it was epic!
A “Crushing” playlist with upped damage settings would make a lot of people happy, specifically all of those that want a hardcore mode.
cool
Alright!
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!
*congrats ON the success* oops typo
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.
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.
That was really quick! I love you guys!
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
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.
I’m having the same problem in deathmatch with my character freezing and then getting owned, which is very frustrating and takes all the fun out of deathmatch.
I don’t have the same problem when playing online co-op, or when playing other online games (Battlefield 1943 etc).
Also, matchmaking takes forever, never finds an optimum or close match.
Oh and in the matchmaking interface, some strings (eg: “DeathMatch") appear as “UNKNOWN STRING!!!”.
My copy of U:DF 2 is the European version, I think. Maybe some quality control issue there.
thanks naughty dog but could u please please please add a lil more weapons :( , at least the MP40, and uncharted 2 is great great job, i hope u r already thinking in uncharted 3
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.
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.
Regarding #4—you should try the custom games. You’ll have to get a bunch of your friends to join you if you want a full 5 vs 5 match, but you can tweak anything to your heart’s desire there.
ur an idiot, none of those ideas are good.....high raned players often have parties with higher ranked players of the same ranks......
and they dont want to make it like mw2.....
and big guns dont need to be randomized, it would be unfair....u would start out with an rpg and a hammer both on 1 side....worst idea ever...more than 1 ghammer would ruin the game
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!
outdid yourself
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
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)
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.
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 !
In co-op me and my friends have been getting connection errors each time we play. but in death match we can play without any problems any clue why?
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.
I’m only a second voice, but I would love variations to be put into the Deathmatch playlist.
No i’ve posted alot around this thread about how i would like them back. =D
This game is awesome, good job Naughty Dog!
please give us a free for all!!!!i love the game and omg i love he multiplayer but i hope you can have it where everyone is alll on their own that would be awesome
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.
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.
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.
Please make a Deathmatch variation(Rpgs, Pistols, and Snipers ONLY)game type or the mix that the beat had(Standered and Variation)!
ya i wanted variations as well
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.
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