• Posted October 24th, 2012 at 09:43 EDT by Jamie Colliver
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Naughty Dog has released a multiplayer patch for its blockbuster title Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, and it's chock full of  robust changes.

Naughty Dog has detailed the latest patch which makes changes to the tournament system, brings back classic mode and adds a ton of tweaks and game play enhancements. The patch is out now worldwide so happy hunting and let us know if the changes help.

 

Matchmaking

-Players will be appropriately matched according to Legacy level in matchmaking.

 

Team Balancing

-Team balancing will now take into account players’ Legacy level.

 

Tournament Changes

-New gun skins for Tournament tier rewards will roll out over the next several months. The new guns skins this month are the Fireball M9, Dragon Sniper and FAL-SS.

-New Shade custom pieces for silver and bronze tier. The new pieces are the Shade Gas Mask, Shade Belling Mask, Shade Headphones, Shade Dark Vest and Shade Biker Jacket.

-Treasure drops can sometimes be tournament tickets

-Progress towards permanent tournament prizes now appears inside of tier screen menu

-There is a new leader board for single tournament scores

-Players can see all Players’ Tournament Tier in the scoreboard during a match. This will happen only if the player is ranked in the Tournament

-Spending a tournament ticket increases your treasure drop chances for that match. This also makes rare treasures more likely to drop.

-Players will now receive a small amount of points based on their kills and deaths for losing during a tournament game.

-Tournament formula change:

 

Game-play Changes

-Classic Mode to replace Hardcore Mode

-Classic Mode details:

--Boosters on

--Kickbacks off

--Throwback grenades off

--Buddy spawning off

--No load out weapons so every player starts with an AK and Para 9

--Lots of placed weapons on the map

-Treasure drops over time so after extended play you will be guaranteed a treasure drop on your next kill

-A treasure will appear in every drop and “Just Cash” is now “Plus Cash” and will never drop by itself anymore

-Revenge grenades will no longer kill teammates

-Toggle in the customization menu to turn on or off the bonuses on your head gear

-11 new taunts for sale

-Extras section in the main menu for watching trailers and purchasing other Uncharted games

-Block mesh lab maps can now be viewed in Cinema

-Increase Elimination only treasure drop rate. The affected treasures sets are: Sage Deity, Affluent Relics, Deadly Ensemble.

Via Naughty Dog website