Felt like coming back to this multiplayer a little bit...  though i vaguely remember people having much higher levels than me when i did play... and a semi lack of similar lvled players in matchmaking... 
 
Are people just maxed out with the best perks you can get nowadays?

I play it all the time. There are a LOT of high level players and, as you might expect, people employ some amazing (and sometimes underhanded) tactics that will seriously F you up when you first get in. BUT the game is even more balanced now, and the perks are structured so that the higher level ones aren't necessarily better than the low ones. For example, Down the Irons makes aiming with long guns better, and you get it at level five or something. Combine that with the fact that almost all high level players use Badges of Honor (perks that seriously weaken you in exchange for giving you LOADS more cash)  and you have a situation where even new players can still compete if they're patient. The experience of coming back should be improved even further by the DLC maps which are really cheap and FUCKING GREAT.
 
And if all else fails, co-op and The Lab are always excellent choices. Anywho, add me if you need an Uncharted 2-playing friend. PSN: Keeng

I get destroyed every time i play so I quit playing it.

" I play it all the time. There are a LOT of high level players and, as you might expect, people employ some amazing (and sometimes underhanded) tactics that will seriously F you up when you first get in. BUT the game is even more balanced now, and the perks are structured so that the higher level ones aren't necessarily better than the low ones. For example, Down the Irons makes aiming with long guns better, and you get it at level five or something. Combine that with the fact that almost all high level players use Badges of Honor (perks that seriously weaken you in exchange for giving you LOADS more cash)  and you have a situation where even new players can still compete if they're patient. The experience of coming back should be improved even further by the DLC maps which are really cheap and FUCKING GREAT. And if all else fails, co-op and The Lab are always excellent choices. Anywho, add me if you need an Uncharted 2-playing friend. PSN: Keeng "

" I get destroyed every time i play so I quit playing it. "

I hear you. There was a big chunk of time during which I was convinced I would never play competitive. But a friend of mine bought the game about two months after it released last year and we partied up. During that session I realized that every F'n mode in the game is really fun. Now I play about 2/3 competitive because you make more cash that way, but they're both great. 

I can tell you with absolute certainty that was not supposed to happen. As a PC game player, I'd imagine you've seen your share or games not working exactly how they're supposed to. To not play this game after something like that...

Uncharted 2 multi player is great, in my mind it is the best 3rd person multi player  shooter ive played, even better than the mighty Gears 1. I rarely got frustrated and if I got pissed off it was because I wasn't doing well not a crappy game mechanic e.g. killstreaks in cod and commando knifing, retarded shotgun battles Gears 1. The movement system was excellent, transitioning between buildings and combining the movements with shooting was amazing, loved pulling someone off a cliff or shooting at someone as I held onto a ledge. I didn't get to too high a level but im not sure about the whole Honor Badge system, I sorta like everyone being on a level playing field but I suppose its their choice if they want to be put at a disadvantage, guess thats better than having it the other way round. Weapons were great and I felt very comfortable with aiming (aim assist got a little anoying, it was difficult for me to aim directly on a player/infront of them to counter lag etc), only complaint about game mechanics were the grenades, last time I played they were used a lot and were so easy to place on a dime and exploaded very quickly. I would play it more often if more of my friends played it and if joining a game didn't take forever :(

I just started playing a few days ago. I downloaded the newest DLC. I've been having a pretty good time. I played in some pretty even games, half of the players have been high level but the rest have been pretty low level.