great! Uncharted 2 was OK but this is a multiplayer you would actually want to spend time on.

First off, 4 hours of play and no lag, crashes or bugs, but I've played mostly 1.0 and not 1.01, so there could be problems with that.

Metagame

No more useless perks and skins. Now there are meaningful perks, weapon modifications, killstreaks (not actually killstreaks), taunts and clothing items. That also means you start with the gun of choice instead of picking it up. The emblem system is a little shitty now, but at least I was able to make something resembling the Giant Bomb (literally just a black bomb and evil eyes).

Gameplay

Uncharted 2 could be slow and campy at times. This game is much faster without being chaotic, and it's much more vertical. People run, climb and brawl more. Regular old cover walls are pretty much dead because the maps are much more dynamic - you would just get shot in the back.

"Killstreaks" such as access to 2 RPG shots are unlocked by "medals" so you're more encouraged to do crazy shit.

There's now also all sorts of random stuff going on during a match: the first 2 minutes will take place on a plane and some trucks, treasures will spawn on the map or from players, a plane will crash, the losing side will be able to see enemy locations for a minute and so on. And you can high five with your buddy over an enemy for a bonus.

But most importantly: air humping is back.

And even more importantly: the game can replace disconnected players. No more shitty lopsided matches.

tl;dr: it's fun

@pornstorestiffi said:

@Grissefar: Nice to know pigdad. There is no co-op gameplay in the beta is there? probably not.

There is, it's the survival kind of mode.

Sadly I can't connect right now D:

Uncharted 2's multiplayer showed promise that it could be done in the game and done well.  If the beta is anything to go by then 3's multiplayer is a refined version that can genuinely claim to be one of the best multiplayer experiances you can have on a console.

I'm enjoying it but it feels slower then Uncharted 2's multiplayer which I'm not as big a fan of. Loved playing Uncharted 2's offerings and I preferred the quicker response to controls. The multiplayer beta feels slow in comparison, wonder if that is due to the new animated additions.

First off, 4 hours of play and no lag, crashes or bugs, but I've played mostly 1.0 and not 1.01, so there could be problems with that.

There's just something about arena maps and modes and 3rd person shooters that I can't stand. Likely the lack of a clear direction and hence common sense. I really need a frontline or I'm not happy. The shooting experience in 3rd person shooters always feels sluggish in comparison to proper FPS gameplay. Gonna stick with the first person shooter genre for my competitive/co-op online multiplayer.
 
Guess I'll pick it up after the first price-cut for its outstanding singleplayer (which is pretty much a given with Naughty Dog's pedigree).

No problems here, Uncharted 3 MP beta is freaking awesome! Been playing all night, and now all morning. 

I played a little last night and it felt kind of slow to me. After playing so much of Uncharted 2's multiplayer (which I loved!) it was a weird change. But this is just a beta after all so we shall see. Oh and Sully needs his moustache back. His face looks weird without it.

I've been getting some weird slowdown.

Only thing im not liking about it is the sound of the weapons 

I'm liking the beta a lot.  I enjoyed UC2's multiplayer but didn't play a lot of it unfortunately.
 
Although, I need to get better at aiming and shooting, I always get taken out before I can get a beat on someone.

i absolutely lovethe way they redid co-op arena. it's even more addictive now! and i played it to death on uncharted 2

I'm really liking the beta. The first day was a clusterfuck, but now that it's nice and smooth it it's great. I'm not sure why, but it feels like you're a lot more mobile and quicker, and the matches in general are a lot more frantic (even without the crazy shit like the airstrip map), with people running everywhere to get treasures or go after power-plays or get to turrets. It's really cool.

Has anyone seen, or have, the avatar that was promised for downloading the Beta? I have downloaded the beta, but don't have the avatar. Any help?

I wish they'd do dedicated servers instead of P2P. There's just too much waiting time without dedicated servers. Running out of patience quickly when playing online multiplayer in a P2P environment.
 
Sometimes I wonder why DICE seem to be the only ones pulling-off dedicated servers on 360 and PS3. There's just a much better flow to the gaming experience. It just keeps going. Always.

I love it, just hope they add a lot more clothes in the final one.

I CAN'T STOP! I'm only a few thousand cash from hitting the maximum rank...

I love the hell out of it. Only played co-op though. People don't seem to understand the mode where you have to kill people inside the space though. All the enemies end up getting killed and then we stand around until the bar fills up.

It's pretty dope. Haven't played much yet but that airstrip map seems pretty awesome

I never enjoyed the Uncharted multiplayer, well actually, i would say i enjoyed it, but not to the point where id sit for hours and play it. I must admit i do see the improvements from the second and welcome them with open arms. Definately buying this game for the SP alone.

Yeah the beta is pretty awesome.

Finally, something that convinces me to get the free 30 days of PS Plus. Downloading it right now, can't wait. :)

Does it have a faster turning speed now? I've always found it cumbersome to spin the camera around and have my character look behind him in U2. It moves too slow.
Also, do we finally have an option to somehow control the amount of motion blur being applied to everything?
 
Those would probably be my biggest complaints about U2.

@Grissefar:   Nice to know pigdad. There is no co-op gameplay in the beta is there? probably not.

It has crashed on me twice. I got relatively good at UC2 multiplayer, but I am sucking at this right now. Maybe it is because I am getting matched up with level 20s as a level 3 though.

Competitive is lame.  Co-op is fun.

damn....  i wish i got to play it...

I didn't much care for Uncharted 2's multiplayer and this beta didn't do much for me. More faster? No way, the character movement seems much slower in this game combined with the way the maps are designed, it just feels kinda campy to me.

I'm enjoying the amount of traversal there is available in the multiplayer. It keeps the game from feeling like you just go down a corridor and shoot.

Took me about 4 matches to really start to like it for some reason.

Also, getting thrown in to a match-in-progress in fine -- but %70 of the time I do the match is extremely close to being over so it's just kind of a waste of my time. Other then that, having tons of fun with it.

yeah its nuts they totally hit the mark- there is but one word to describe it: FUN. just plain flat out FUN. i love it. 

Welp, I just counted and I put in about 4 and a half hours of playtime today.

Needless to say, I kind of like this game.

Sometimes the matchmaking can be broken. I'm level 5 and I frequently get teamed up with people around my level against a team of like 2 25's and the rest upper teens to twenties. Needless to say we get wrecked.

I really loved Uncharted 2's multiplayer but this makes it 775 million times better.  I was only able to play for about four hours yesterday and loved every minute of it, can't wait to it to come out!

Well I was no fan of 2's mp. This has failed to win me over so far. For sure I can see why people like it but something about the movement of the characters just turns me off.

In the few matches that I played, it didn't really jive with me. Then again, I wasn't a fan of Uncharted 2's multiplayer--I liked the idea, but the execution just felt a tad... unispired? A little too much Call of Duty got into my Uncharted experience. 
 
But they're certainly doing good by introducing loot, high-fives, etc..