LittleBigPlanet – Over 3 Million Community Levels!

[Blu boy]

hey for all u amazing level creators (cymbol) heres a real challenge for u. winning one of these crowns, only the best level creators will get the crown. there will only be 50 this year.
http://playstation.joystiq.com/2009/...gplanet-crown/

[Chris60119]

Originally Posted by Blu boy

hey for all u amazing level creators (cymbol) heres a real challenge for u. winning one of these crowns, only the best level creators will get the crown. there will only be 50 this year.
http://playstation.joystiq.com/2009/...gplanet-crown/

I didn't see where to enter a level at..How do we do it?

[Blu boy]

Originally Posted by frettless5

I didn't see where to enter a level at..How do we do it?

#1 – A “Gold Star” on the LittleBigWorkshop
Frequently, when we’re on LittleBigWorkshop.com, every so often, we come across a submission, whether it is an inspiration, workshop or forum post that makes us smile. As a small token of our appreciation, we like to put a smile on your face too by giving you a Community Prize Crown.

#2 – Raising our Eyebrows
Every once in awhile, LBP fans do something that immediately grabs the attention of a few people, spreads on the web, and eventually is talking about it. We love it when this happens, and as a sign of thanks, you may just get a Community Prize Crown in your mail box.

#3 – LittleBigChallengesWe’re in the process of coming up with more LittleBigChallenges, so get your creative thoughts together and stay tuned next week for LittleBigChallenge2.

this is wat it said at the ps blog
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/...80%9D-edition/

[Shin-Ra]

Originally Posted by CYMBOL

Hmmmm, either this is in the wrong thread - or I missed part of a conversation.

Simpler music game tracks aren't cheaper to download so why is there an expectation that simpler LBP costumes would be?

[toef]

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

Simpler music game tracks aren't cheaper to download so why is there an expectation that simpler LBP costumes would be?

Crappier music tracks are cheaper though. And I use the term crappy loosely, just to refer to unknown bands who HMX puts tracks out for.

Obviously it's not an exact comparison because we're comparing the notoriety of a band with the complexity of a LBP costume, but what they have in common is varying values. HMX realizes that the lesser-known bands aren't as valuable, and charge accordingly, so why can't Mm recognize a costume that involved less effort, or is less unique, should cost less, especially when they've done it before?

HMX set a standard that we expect a song with drums/vocals/guitar/bass, with varying degrees of difficulty, for $1.99.

So what if they put out a song next week and say "oh, we kind of slacked off on this one, and only did drums and vocals, but it's still $1.99.".

If you give us costumes with cardboard spaceships, or nice Street Fighter replica outfits, it seems a little cheap to expect people to pay the same price for dipping a sackboy in black, and throwing a little thing on its head.

[Shin-Ra]

The record company would set the license fee of a lesser known or older track lower, not HMX.

Two very well-known tracks, one much simpler to match inputs, do they charge less? I doubt it.

[CYMBOL]

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

The record company would set the license fee of a lesser known or older track lower, not HMX.

Two very well-known tracks, one much simpler to match inputs, do they charge less? I doubt it.

Well, I don't know about all that - but I think in general people just feel this isn't quite the level of costume design we'd expect to be "premium".

I'm not sure how often you play LBP, but many of the levels out there have come close to (or even exceeded in rare cases) MM's efforts and the costumes are no different. People have taken what MM gave them and just really perfected it.

Entire levels are made to provide tutorials on how to create them.

I think you'd be surprised how many people out there could probably make a very similar costume.

People have done amazing things with MM's product, in many cases (even MM admits) beyond what MM intended/thought of.

Anyway, I could go on, but I won't. There are some really exciting developements being made that MM has nothing to do with (creating teleportation, making things like infinite respawn gates, and creating earthquakes, etc).

So, when MM releases a fairly simple costume such as this, I don't think it's being unreasonable to be just a bit let down.

However, I don't buy costumes (they aren't my thing), so - if someone believes this is a great deal and wants this - that works for me.

[toef]

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

The record company would set the license fee of a lesser known or older track lower, not HMX.

Two very well-known tracks, one much simpler to match inputs, do they charge less? I doubt it.

Neither Harmonix nor Activision have ever said what they pay in licensing fees, but it's estimated to be between 50-65 cents per song (though obviously bands that protect their songs well like Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, etc, could demand more). So if an unknown band gives their songs to HMX for free, that only accounts for some of the difference.

I don't know exactly how much work goes into making a single track of DLC for Rock Band, but I imagine when you are doing 4 instruments, across 3-4 difficulty levels, you reach a point where I don't think it makes a huge difference if the song is 120bpm with tons of guitar, or 55bpm with just a scattering of notes.

In any case, I don't really care because I haven't purchased any of the LBP DLC anyway (except for the MGS level pack). Though, to compare, the Loco Roco costumes were also pretty simplistic (and from a PSP game, if that matters), and it was only $2.99 for a pack of 5 of them.

[Shin-Ra]

Looks like a spot-on Sackboy version of a Patapon to me. How could they make it more accurate or detailed?

[netguy503]

Thanks for the back up toefer and CYMBOL to my post about this costume. You guys are awesome.

Originally Posted by toefer

If you give us costumes with cardboard spaceships, or nice Street Fighter replica outfits, it seems a little cheap to expect people to pay the same price for dipping a sackboy in black, and throwing a little thing on its head.

Toefer put it really well here. I dont think my idea on how to make this costume a few posts back is that far off. But I'm not planning to buy OR make this either way so more power to the people, it seems Shin may be included, who are. It's your money (if this is something you have to pay for, we don't know yet guys) so do what you want with it.

[netguy503]

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

Looks like a spot-on Sackboy version of a Patapon to me. How could they make it more accurate or detailed?

And no one's saying it isn't accurate or detailed Shin- it's a very simple design to begin with. If they charge for such a simple design-that's the problem we have here. No one is arguing that it is not a very well-made recreation. Just what they are recreating this time is something very basic.

[toef]

Originally Posted by netguy503

And no one's saying it isn't accurate or detailed Shin- it's a very simple design to begin with. If they charge for such a simple design-that's the problem we have here. No one is arguing that it is not a very well-made recreation. Just what they are recreating this time is something very basic.

I agree. I actually would've preferred if they did a sort of 2d costume, like that yellow and pink bonus costume you get, because it would have been something different, and more Patapon-y.

[fsavoie]

Originally Posted by netguy503

Cymbol and Steph,

I'd love to do a LBP Contra run with you guys sometime if you're down for it (it's 6-8 levels long...they recreated the whole game). Enjoyed playing with you Cymbol today in Warhawk and cant wait to play your levels in LBP (the only one I played and really liked was the first in your winter wonderland series...which I hear your discontinuing ).

I've just tried those this weekend! They are awsome, but they are verrrrrry hard level!!

[AikonEnt]

Just been on play.com and LBP is now only £12.99! If that price doesn't get the 'not sure about it' brigade to at least try the game, nothing will.

[fsavoie]

When I was playing this weekend, I've noticed that most of the level have a picture from stephanie_R. How come? Is it only coincidence? Or is she MM girls that add pics too levels?

[CYMBOL]

Originally Posted by fsavoie

When I was playing this weekend, I've noticed that most of the level have a picture from stephanie_R. How come? Is it only coincidence? Or is she MM girls that add pics too levels?

She was probably an early player (perhaps with MM, who knows), that took a picture of herself and buddies and posted to the levels when the game first came out.

Not really sure.

[Chris60119]

Originally Posted by fsavoie

When I was playing this weekend, I've noticed that most of the level have a picture from stephanie_R. How come? Is it only coincidence? Or is she MM girls that add pics too levels?

Why is online play insanely fast? It makes it a pain in the butt.

[fsavoie]

Originally Posted by frettless5

Why is online play insanely fast? It makes it a pain in the butt.

what do you mean play fast? because it lags? You have the same problem with anyone?

[Chris60119]

Originally Posted by fsavoie

what do you mean play fast? because it lags? You have the same problem with anyone?

I guess lags would be the term. It's not smoot at all. I'll be in one spot and try to go right. I don't move, then I'm over to far and dead. Does this always happen?

[Chris60119]

Once I publish a level. I can erase it from my moon and still be able to play it through my info moon, right?