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Been really looking forward to this multiplayer Beta, anyone else playing it? What are your thoughts on it?
So far, getting non-laggadocious games that don't freeze or totally drop has been hard, but it's to be expected. I think I have spent more time re-booting my PS and quitting out of matches then I have actually playing. Tried partying up with some friends and definitely found that when I playedd solo I had a better chance of both getting a clean match and actually finishing it before it crashed.
Was a little bummed to see they are following Black Ops' lead with the loadout system but that's really a minor gripe in the overall scheme. Seems like there will be some pretty cool perks that level themselves up once you have purchased them.
One thing I am really surprised at is how slow the game is... both in regards to controls and general pacing. Some of the matches are extremely slow-scoring but some of that has to be attributed to how many rounds you need to dump in someone to kill them. Back on Uncharted 2 prior to the patch that mucked it up, I think it was the perfect balance for the game.... Then they released the patch and turned it into black ops and people started complaining as it totally changed the pacing, strategy and gameplay from what people had grown to love about it. Being that Naughty Dog is known for listening to their players concerns it seems they actually took those gripes into consideration when designing the MP on this one and made it more similar to the pre-patch U2. But Im not sure that they didn't take it too far in the opposite direction. It could be that it is excellent and everyone's lack of familiarity along with the lagging is what is holding back the pace of the matches.
So far, Im enjoying it while also being a little frustrated with it. Im sure they will work out alot of the kinks and it'll be the fantastic game everyone is expecting it to be. There seems to be a ton of new additions to the game, some I am really excited for and some that are derivative and feel like they were put in because other games have them and they want to attract those other players to it. I just hope they did not put too much effort into the bells and whistles while ignoring what made Uncharted such an amazing multiplayer game in the first place.
So far, getting non-laggadocious games that don't freeze or totally drop has been hard, but it's to be expected. I think I have spent more time re-booting my PS and quitting out of matches then I have actually playing. Tried partying up with some friends and definitely found that when I playedd solo I had a better chance of both getting a clean match and actually finishing it before it crashed.
Was a little bummed to see they are following Black Ops' lead with the loadout system but that's really a minor gripe in the overall scheme. Seems like there will be some pretty cool perks that level themselves up once you have purchased them.
One thing I am really surprised at is how slow the game is... both in regards to controls and general pacing. Some of the matches are extremely slow-scoring but some of that has to be attributed to how many rounds you need to dump in someone to kill them. Back on Uncharted 2 prior to the patch that mucked it up, I think it was the perfect balance for the game.... Then they released the patch and turned it into black ops and people started complaining as it totally changed the pacing, strategy and gameplay from what people had grown to love about it. Being that Naughty Dog is known for listening to their players concerns it seems they actually took those gripes into consideration when designing the MP on this one and made it more similar to the pre-patch U2. But Im not sure that they didn't take it too far in the opposite direction. It could be that it is excellent and everyone's lack of familiarity along with the lagging is what is holding back the pace of the matches.
So far, Im enjoying it while also being a little frustrated with it. Im sure they will work out alot of the kinks and it'll be the fantastic game everyone is expecting it to be. There seems to be a ton of new additions to the game, some I am really excited for and some that are derivative and feel like they were put in because other games have them and they want to attract those other players to it. I just hope they did not put too much effort into the bells and whistles while ignoring what made Uncharted such an amazing multiplayer game in the first place.
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