LittleBigPlanet – Over 3 Million Community Levels!

[silversnake]

Originally Posted by toefer

Ok thanks. I must've just missed the sticker. Time to start over. I like the raindrops, and the use of music. In each of my 3 levels, I actually took a few minutes to really think about which songs to pick, to determine which sounded the most like they went with the level.

Ya I definitely took my time with the music and i'm quite happy with it. The raindrops and clouds are my favorite part, I definitely want to create more stuff like that in the next level. Thanks for playing

[Havok83]

Originally Posted by Morphine

Wow, horrible lag, I have to go to bed, I already have 100% on everything but can help, let me know tomorrow night

Yeah Im going to bed soon too. Maybe we can try again tomorrow. Playing tonight was a nightmare

[air_max]

just need my play with 3 people not on your friends list trophy and im all platinum baby!

[air_max]

Originally Posted by Havok83

Yeah Im going to bed soon too. Maybe we can try again tomorrow. Playing tonight was a nightmare

yah it sucked. i hope i wasn't my fault. i have an 8mb connection, but sometimes i swear it stinks buttocks. until next time...

[silversnake]

Originally Posted by Havok83

Yeah Im going to bed soon too. Maybe we can try again tomorrow. Playing tonight was a nightmare

I was only there briefly but that was horrible. Man, I thought the servers were becoming stable. This is kind of a shame considering it's been out for over a month now. I haven't played much online with other people but hopefully it hasn't been like this every time.

I still need the 4 players on your buddy list trophy so feel free to invite me if you need someone. I already have 100% but don't mind going back and helping out.

[CYMBOL]

Oh man! This game is time consuming when creating.

I spent probably a good 3 hours off and on (a few minutes here a few there) trying to get one spinning wheel placed right. Crazy! (Of course, it's a bit more than just a spinning wheel - but it would take too long to fully explain all that's involved.). Still, I would start the wheel spinning and it would break and everything would dissolve. Aarrgggh!

I finally got it last night - then I had to add lighting, switches, dissolve blocks, etc. And that's just one wheel!

Thing is, it will probably take people all of 30 seconds to get through it.

[AikonEnt]

Originally Posted by CYMBOL

Thing is, it will probably take people all of 30 seconds to get through it.

Yeah but the fun is in the creating

[CYMBOL]

Originally Posted by AikonEnt

Yeah but the fun is in the creating

I enjoy it - or I wouldnt' do it. I would love to just have one full day to sit there and work on a level. I really have fun with it.

It's just that LBP seems to have some kind of space-time continuity disrupter built in. I pick up the controller, start the game - mess around for a couple of minutes, turn off the game and somehow the clock has skipped ahead 3 hours.

[ra1024]

Originally Posted by CYMBOL

I spent probably a good 3 hours off and on (a few minutes here a few there) trying to get one spinning wheel placed right. Crazy! (Of course, it's a bit more than just a spinning wheel - but it would take too long to fully explain all that's involved.). Still, I would start the wheel spinning and it would break and everything would dissolve. Aarrgggh!

Lol. Same happens to me. I've got a complex machine and I have to be very careful about not breaking it when working nearby and then saving.

[CYMBOL]

Originally Posted by ra1024

Lol. Same happens to me. I've got a complex machine and I have to be very careful about not breaking it when working nearby and then saving.

I'm so thankful for the rewind button - what a life saver.

[AikonEnt]

Originally Posted by CYMBOL

I enjoy it - or I wouldnt' do it. I would love to just have one full day to sit there and work on a level. I really have fun with it.

It's just that LBP seems to have some kind of space-time continuity disrupter built in. I pick up the controller, start the game - mess around for a couple of minutes, turn off the game and somehow the clock has skipped ahead 3 hours.

I know what you mean. During the week I try not to get too involved but for the last few weekends I've been tinkering until about 4 or 5 in the morning Then when I wake up I do a bit more before I have my breakfast!! I probably should seek professional help or something.

[caliblue15]

Alright guys, even bigger news. Azure Place was taken down again for moderation!

http://n4g.com/ps3/News-239972.aspx

I'm not the only one that has a great level from my own brain cells that keeps getting taken away.

[AikonEnt]

Never actually played Azure Palace, is it very good?

[netguy503]

First off, wanted to introduce “Sam_Protagonist” to everyone. He’s our global community manager for LittleBigPlanet and our eyes and ears for all things community. You can find him interacting on the EU and US forums providing updates to the community. Keep a look out for his forum posts and occasional LBP News Site posts for the latest updates.

So for our first installment of ‘SACK IT TO ME’ - we’ve decided to summarize some of the major topics the community wants answered…

Moderation
The level moderation process is something we’re continually improving. The small percentage of levels moderated have been done so after the community has reported them using the Good Grief tool. We never moderate levels that have not been reported in this way. The vast majority of moderated levels were due to offensive material, however we are evolving the way moderation happens to ensure that creators are made aware of why their level was blocked. More to come shortly.

Servers
We hope you’ve noticed that over the past few weeks, we’ve been working away and our servers are now much improved - from the updated scoreboards to the connection speeds. Just know we’re constantly looking to improve the experience and your feedback has been very helpful. Additionally, below are a few online stats for your viewing pleasure:

* # of user generated (UG) levels = 177,657
* # of comments = 1,093,491
* # of times Story levels have been played online = 36,661,881
* # of times UG levels have been played online = 22,463,892
* # of levels played online = 59,125,403

Play Create Share stats & Search Functionality
Now that the servers are stable, we’ll continue to improve the “Share” experience. We’ve heard your requests to get better search functionality to find levels and getting the PLAY, CREATE, SHARE stats up and running on the Info Moon and have put this on the top of our list. So stay tuned for a few announcements

In the meantime, there are a few ‘other’ ways to find some cool levels:

* LBP Review League (US Forums)
* LittleBigPlanet Stages (an un-official list on Facebook)
* “10 LBP levels you have to play” (GamesRadar.com)
* “Top 50 User-Created LBP levels” (UGO.com)
* Search for LBC1 levels and help judge the first LittleBigChallenge: PS3 Second Anniversary

LittleBigChallenge: PS3 Second Anniversary Updates
We’ve been excited to see all the posted “LBC1″ level submissions for our first in-game LittleBigChallenge, so much that we wanted to share a few of the ones that caught our eye. After reading the forums, looks like we struck a nerve with a few of you thinking these updates are unfair publicity to the selected. Wanted to re-assure you that our intention to highlight a few of these levels, is to celebrate the creation of a variety of levels from a variety of creators - NOT to indicate any frontrunners or winners. Judging is completely separate from these updates and the evaluation of these levels will take into consideration a creators creativity, game design, innovation, use of tools, etc - NOT just “hearts” and “plays”.

As an insight to the evaluation process, we plan to first collect the formal e-mail submissions, list out the levels w/ various stats (on the server side), then have our judges spend a few days to play thru and judge levels and award the top 5 creators for this challenge.

Also, check back on Friday where we’ll list out the submissions-to-date, so you can spend the weekend playing the Challenge levels.

Day 1 T-shirt
Finally, some of you are wondering what happened to the Day 1 T-Shirt mentioned in the past. This was available in other countries for (equivalent of) $4.99, but we decided to hold back its availability in North America as we evaluate if such a unique item (RARE + $4.99 + time-based) is appropriate for our PS Store. There may be other RARE items like this in the future, so check back on future DLC announcements.

… We hope this answers your current batch of questions. Comment away below and let us know what else questions you want answered for next weeks batch…

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/...tys-questions/

[netguy503]

Azure Palace is one of the best, along with then taken down God of War level, and World of Colur.

BTW, Aikon, never got a friend invite from you yet.

[CYMBOL]

Originally Posted by netguy503

Day 1 T-shirt
Finally, some of you are wondering what happened to the Day 1 T-Shirt mentioned in the past. This was available in other countries for (equivalent of) $4.99, but we decided to hold back its availability in North America as we evaluate if such a unique item (RARE + $4.99 + time-based) is appropriate for our PS Store. There may be other RARE items like this in the future, so check back on future DLC announcements.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/...tys-questions/

[PA_Kid]

Originally Posted by netguy503

Azure Palace is one of the best, along with then taken down God of War level, and World of Colur.

Never tried Azure Palace - Guess I should when it comes back up. Thanks for posting the info netguy

BTW, Aikon, never got a friend invite from you yet.

I don't think he's been on PSN the last 24 hours or so, still hasn't accepted my testlab friends invite yet.


Edit - Oh yeah, and WTF on the T-shirt!?! Only thing worse than an expensive exclusive is excluding us completely - unless they are debating making it free/different price and didn't want to piss off the purchasers.

[netguy503]

yea, they say they are holding off on it because it is a rare item and don't want it to come out again because of that which would make sense to me if DLC wasn't REGION LOCKED. There is no way anymore Europeans (? is that where it came out?) can get this shirt who don't already have it besides WE haven't got it yet so....WTFBBQ, MM?? Seriously?

[CYMBOL]

MM has created a wonderful property - but they seem to be having a really difficult time running some key elements here. They really need to tighten up their program, get their ideas in order and implement them in a timely matter.

They seem to really be struggling with some pretty standard issues. You would think the "online" issues would have been straightened out by now, between the beta and having 1 month of the full game release under their belt now.

Sorry, but "online" is part of the game - right now, the game isn't working - that's a major issue. (Online seems to always be an issue with new releases).

Hope they figure this stuff out soon.

[AikonEnt]

Originally Posted by netguy503

Azure Palace is one of the best, along with then taken down God of War level, and World of Colur.

BTW, Aikon, never got a friend invite from you yet.

Originally Posted by PA_Kid

Never tried Azure Palace - Guess I should when it comes back up. Thanks for posting the info netguy



I don't think he's been on PSN the last 24 hours or so, still hasn't accepted my testlab friends invite yet.


Edit - Oh yeah, and WTF on the T-shirt!?! Only thing worse than an expensive exclusive is excluding us completely - unless they are debating making it free/different price and didn't want to piss off the purchasers.

Correct I haven't been on the PS3 since Monday. I was watching the NFL game between the Bears and Vikings I recorded yesterday and then was too tired so didn't turn on the PS3. Don't worry I wrote your PSN on a post-it and it's sat next to my PS3 (not on my PS3 you'll note because I don't want it to mark it's shinyness ). I shall send the invite as soon as I get in from work today so make sure you have an available slot in your list.

As for Azure Palace, I'll definitely have to check it out when and if it comes back. The whole moderating process makes me feel worried about releasing any more levels, I don't want to spend all those hours making something only for it to vanish. It's one thing to remove from the general population if it's that bad (which mine isn't), but to block it from the creator being able to access it themselves so they can edit it is a bit crappy (and yes I know some people would just change the name and re-publish but I still don't like it).