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Uncharted 3 Map Packs now Free + Patch + Reddit AMA

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MP was already Free to Play but now you get to play with all the maps for nothing.

2 year Aniversary for Uncharted 3 and ND are giving us all the maps plus one new map for free. As well as a ton of changes and balances.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05jfI0Fdu5Q

Reddit AMA
If you want to talk to us more about any of the changes please join in our Reddit AMA celebrating the Uncharted 3 two year anniversary Friday, November 1 from 10pm-11:30pm BST (find your local time here). Uncharted 3 Game Director Justin Richmond (@wildspeculation) and Lead Game Designer Robert Cogburn (@RobertCogburn) will be answering your questions.
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Info on Dry Docks (new map)

Was originally planned for Single Player
Got turned into a rough version (block mesh) for MP
Was cut and forgotten about due to time restrictions
ND revisited it because this new patch was going to be so big
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Maps

All DLC maps are now available to download for free! Go to the in game store and download the Flashback Map Pack 1, 2 and Drake’s Deception Map Pack.
Dry Docks makes its triumphant debut and is available in all competitive playlists and custom games!

Co-op

Old Quarter map has been added to Co-op arena mode
The drop rate for all co-op treasures has been increased
Old Quarter has been removed from the Hunter Arena playlist.

Weapons

Hipfire accuracy has been greatly reduced on all weapons along with the angle and distance at which the auto lock engages. But Blindfire from cover has not been changed
Increased recoil on the M9
Decreased recoil on FAL-SS
Rate of Fire mod has been decreased on the M9, Arm Micro and KAL-7
The recoil of the last round fired in a G-MAL burst has been significantly reduced
The burst delay and recoil have been reduced on the Raffica
The accuracy mod on the Raffica has been slightly improved
The recoil has been reduced on the Tau Sniper and the weapon does not automatically scope
The rate of fire mod has increased effectiveness for the Tau Sniper

Gameplay

Sprint maneuverability moderately reduced
Mega Bombs and Cluster Bombs can no longer be thrown back (competitive mode only)
The Marked Man power play now occurs when a team is up 8 kills instead of 6
The Exposed power play occurs when a team is up 10 kills instead of 8 and the range that player names appear has been reduced from 40 meters to 20
The Double Damage power play now occurs when a team is up 15 kills instead of 10 and the damage the losing team does is only x1.5 instead of x2
Deathmatch has been removed from Team Objective
Increase score limit in three-team Deathmatch from 20 to 25
Increase score limit of free-for-all from 15 to 20
Multiple steps have been added during the matchmaking process to help find games with lower ping. Wait times to find matches during off peak hours may increase

Medal Kickbacks

The Medal Kickback Creepy Crawler now costs 12 medals and lasts for 25 seconds
Quick Boom now costs 12 medals and lasts for 12 seconds
Explosives now costs 5 medals

Boosters

Slot 1 now has Kickback Endurance, Ammo Award, Bargain and Team Safe
Slot 2 now has Beast Mode, Regeneration, Explosive Expert and Explosive Shell Expert
Bargain paid booster cost increase from $100k to $250k
PING paid booster cost increase from $100k to $250k
New 3rd Buddy Boosters
Cutter – Cutter KAL-7 – Jade Para 9 – Sugar Buddy
Eddie – Eddie’s AK – Jade Para 9 – Booty Buddy
Draza – Draza’s Dragon – jade Para 9 – Thanks Buddy
Flynn – Flynn’s G-MAL – Jade Para 9 – Explosive Buddy
Lazarevic – Lazarevic’s FAL-SS – Jade Para 9 – Stealth Buddy

Map adjustments

Gate added to London Underground tunnel to block off dead end
Plunders chests have been rebalanced on Syria and Museum
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http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/10/29/uncharted-3-second-anniversary-update-and-reddit-ama/

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Never got into Uncharted multiplayer other than playing in the Beta but this is always good news. Maybe I'll try it now.
 
I remember that I always wanted to play the MP but the network pass code inside my copy didn't work :lol

Cool move by NaughtyDog
 
Woahhh! They actually got Dry Docks working! That map was in the multiplayer reveal trailer but was mysteriously absent until now. This is a great update, I wish it had come sooner, but better late than never.
 
Every developer that actually cares about a strong multiplayer community should release versus maps for free on day one. But better late than never.
 
Nice. Some other games should at least follow this model, if not better.
Maps behind paywalls.. are not the healthiest methods of making money for a game's community.
 
Looking at the patch notes, this update seems to do everything right. It really addresses most of what the community felt was wrong with U3 MP. Excellent work from Naughty Dog, this is really appreciated.

The map packs going free, however, really cement the U3 season pass as one of the worst gaming purchases I've ever made. Never again will I purchase another season pass.

(The player pool on those maps going up is a good thing, by the way).
 
Updated the OP with more info and trailer.

Uncharted 2 maps also went free a year or 2 after release, so it's very cool to see it happen to U3. Time to go pick up the 3rd map pack I missed out on.
 
Dear god, reducing the awful kickback cost/duration for Quick Boom may bring me back.

Great to hear anyway, hopefully this flexibility exists for future games.. I mean, I'd love to see Last of Us Multiplayer offered as a standalone for PS4.
 
I was never huge on U3's MP compared to U2's MP, but this is cool nevertheless especially having not bought any of the map-packs for this game.
 
I have the GOTY edition that I got used, but there was no online pass inside it. Does it mean that I'll be able to play the multiplayer for free, or do I have to get the "free" standalone version with f2p paywalls?
 
Sprint changes sound promising. If it's close to how it was in the beta that alone would bring me back. All the other stuff pretty much guarantees that I will definitely try the game again.
 
Wow, huge changes! Finally a new map and Old Quarters is a proper Co-Op Arena map!

But why... Why did they change Team Safe to Slot 1?! It was already perfect as a support in Slot 2! It was incredibly helpful in Team Objective, being in Slot 2. :/
 
gaboumafou said:
I have the GOTY edition that I got used, but there was no online pass inside it. Does it mean that I'll be able to play the multiplayer for free, or do I have to get the "free" standalone version with f2p paywalls?
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I'd imagine you have to download the f2p version since they still have the network pass up for sale. No harm in trying to load mp with your disc though to see.
 
Sajjaja said:
Never played Uncharted MP. Is it worth it? I heard #3s multiplayer was crap and filled with hackers or something.
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Ive never encountered hackers in uncharted 2 and 3 and I still play regularly

Uncharted 2 has the better mp tho. Both are bullet sponges but its a lot less prominent in uncharted 2
 
They pretty much addressed all my complaints from back when I still played it last year. Back then I would've been so happy with this patch. I eventually just quit because no one even bothered aiming down the sight anymore. Everyone was just running around blindfiring (with or without a melee finisher).
 
I really wish it hadn't taken so long to implement some of this stuff, but better late than never. The power play and hip fire stuff is definitely the best thing I'm taking from this and really wish it had gotten fixed a long time ago. Not sure how I feel about no more throw backs on Cluster and Mega Bombs. Bank'n'Boom is effective enough and now people with Revenge will be able to drop them and there will be no way to get out of the way if in CQ (at least with Mega Bombs).

All in all this is great and hopefully gets people to come back to the game (I think I've said this about every patch) and maybe even bring some new players to the community.
 
Nerfing powerplays and removing deathmatch from TO (what a horrible way to determine the outcome of matches that was) sounds fantastic. Heck, most everything about this update sounds fantastic. Maybe time for U2 GAF to give this a second chance?
 
Excellent! Guess I might be getting back into the MP again. UC3 had the best maps of the franchise. Very well designed. Dat Yemen
 
I never bought any of the map packs so I will definitely be going through and downloading these maps. I may even jump back into the game and play some MP again. I much prefer UC2 though, I wonder if that game still has an active community.
 
How perk infested has it become? I dropped it after a few hours and don't really have any desire to grind out for hours just to be on a level playing field.

Let's say I rate U2 MP 1.04 as a 9, 1.05 as a 6, what would U3 MP be?
 
Wow, they finally did everything that everyone had said since the Subway Promo (or rather, beta). I might actually jump back in, then, especially because it's... fucking DRY DOCKS.
 
The multiplayer in Uncharted 3 got too complicated for me to enjoy in the same way that I did Uncharted 2.

Between the weapon mods, the customizations, the sprint button, the buddy system, et al, it felt too overburdened. I did enjoy co-op, but competitive never held my interest, compared to Uncharted 2 where I played for months.
 
SG-17 said:
The multiplayer in Uncharted 3 got too complicated for me to enjoy in the same way that I did Uncharted 2.

Between the weapon mods, the customizations, the sprint button, the buddy system, et al, it felt too overburdened. I did enjoy co-op, but competitive never held my interest, compared to Uncharted 2 where I played for months.
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Well, doing well in Uncharted 2's MP certainly relied more on skills than UC3, but that can be a turn off for people.
 
alr1ght said:
How perk infested has it become? I dropped it after a few hours and don't really have any desire to grind out for hours just to be on a level playing field.

Let's say I rate U2 MP 1.04 as a 9, 1.05 as a 6, what would U3 MP be?
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UC3... it's hard to give it a rating because of how many fucking patches it had (13!!) and it's hard to really remember what the most recent version is like if you haven't played it for awhile (I haven't played for about a month or two).

Honestly, I'd at least rate it a 7 IF you play the Classic Mode playlist (which makes it play like Uncharted 2). But if you play any other mode, it's definitely like a 5 because of all the bullshit in the game compared to UC2 1.05.

The *new* patch that addresses many things (including matchmaking connections, holy shit MEGATON if it works) could make the normal modes a 7 and Classic Mode a solid 9.

Hope that helps, as I played a shitton of UC2 (including 1.05 and on) and UC3 (since the beginning until 1.13).
 
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