Archive: 38 posts

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I had the thought that we could make the pod bigger, and allow 'level creation' within the pod, like adding material, and maybe the odd sackbot servant. It'd make pod decoration more fun. The only issue is that the menu may be blocked by the material. To fix this up, have a platform the size of the old pod, then have a portal to the rest of the ship, where you can fool around in the pod playground. Thoughts on the idea would be appreciated.

2010-06-22 21:03:00 Author: Duke Phoenix Posts: 18

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I had this exact idea where you go down to a lower floor of the pod where you can add materials and such! Maybe you could do something to add new rooms to your pod? idk

2010-06-22 21:23:00 Author: gorbax Posts: 88

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They showed the pod in one of the video interviews with Alex, and unfortunately it's the same as LBP1's pod. I'm hoping that it's only temporary, and that they enhance it somehow. Suggest it in the Sony wants suggestions thread https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=28833-Sony-want-suggestions-for-LBP2-VID!&p=500619#post500619

2010-06-22 21:28:00 Author: Strodigy Posts: 124

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I was thinking about the same with this "3D City" idea thread. You got pod window and you can build things abound it. I know people making houses or "clan" HQs levels, (i know... they are strange people ), it would be blast for them. But probably won't happen in LBP2

2010-06-22 21:33:00 Author: Shadowriver Posts: 3991

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This is an awesome idea. I think people should have an option for a regular pod just if they like it regular, or an upgraded pod for extra rooms. I think you should go below, above or next to a door to that room and press triangle to enter it. I think it would be good for triangle because the only time you really use it is to delete parts of objects or something in your pop-it. To enter the left room, go over to the left and press triangle. For the right room, go right and press triangle. To go to the ceiling, get on the playstation controller and press triangle to get sucked up through the tube that brings you into the pod. To go in the basement, get off the playstation controller and instead get in front of it and press triangle. It shows your sackboy walking down the steps and then it goes dark. Then it shows the basement and your character walking down the steps and then getting on the floor. For two or more people using the same playstation 3, it could either be splitscreen, an option for the other(s) to follow, or for the other(s) to automatically follow you if you are the first first controller person of that group. I think splitscreen would be too confusing for something like this. I also think the automatic follow could be really annoying unless it's for the team leader and the option to follow might be a little annoying so I think it would have to be automatic following of the leader and if someones who's not the leader wants to, then they can if the leader agrees. I know there's a lot of I's, and others would disagree. It's just an idea for the pod, and I know it might also bee too complicated for something like a simple home for sackboy. But I think it would be pretty cool. The only things I want is a closeup option for customizing in the pod like you can in the levels. Another thing is that I remember a bell decoration but it looked like more of an object so I think we should have more of those only in an objects section where you can put things like couches for your sackboy to sit on, beds for him to lie on and maybe lamps and even a disco ball! It would be cool to change the things around you like maybe alien ducks floating outside your window. Just an add-on to your idea and how I think it could work.

2010-06-23 01:14:00 Author: Dragonvarsity Posts: 5208

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I'd like just basically a larger pod and the ability to place things in it, but not alot. (Couple sackbots, some materials/objects, maybe a paintinator for a little paintfight like people do at the scoreboard .etc)

2010-06-23 09:57:00 Author: Matimoo Posts: 1027

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Or...you can just make a level like that... What's the difference? You want a level-like place to hang around with friends no? Then make a level-like place in create mode and hang around with your friends! Remember that the pod is just a waiting place, a "lobby" per say, for wiating in-between levels.

2010-06-23 10:09:00 Author: Silverleon Posts: 6707

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Because making a level like that would be terrible. And sometimes waiting for levels to load is really boring, and its nice just to be able to mess around in the pod

2010-06-23 10:17:00 Author: chimpskylark Posts: 335

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@dragonvarsity: No extra rooms. Perhaps a tad bigger pod and Sackbotz and the odd cardboard cube and the Paintinator, but the rooms break the feeling of "we" when everyone is grumping in their own rooms.

2010-06-24 14:36:00 Author: Unknown User

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Or...you can just make a level like that... What's the difference? You want a level-like place to hang around with friends no? Then make a level-like place in create mode and hang around with your friends! Remember that the pod is just a waiting place, a "lobby" per say, for wiating in-between levels. If this place is just a "lobby" then why you even can customize it? why you have Pod anyway of they can do just a menus? inside why? because it's something more then lobby, it's personal space, a home of your sackperson and i think this was main idea of pod I know people who lot of time in Pod and mess around, they would be happy with such feature. But i think it's too late for LBP2 to have that

2010-06-24 14:51:00 Author: Shadowriver Posts: 3991

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If this place is just a "lobby" then why you even can customize it? why you have Pod anyway of they can do just a menus? inside why? because it's something more then lobby, it's personal space, a home of your sackperson and i think this was main idea of pod I know people who lot of time in Pod and mess around, they would be happy with such feature. But i think it's too late for LBP2 to have that Yeah, that was my initiative for this thread. I wanted to hear from people in LBP who enjoyed just buggering around with the Popit inside the pod.

2010-06-25 07:59:00 Author: Duke Phoenix Posts: 18

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uhm... too late for LBP2 to have a new pod? They have freakin' 5 months before publish!

2010-06-25 19:50:00 Author: Unknown User

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Thats not enough, each feature need lot of planing, making,testing, debuging and feature that we talking about involves core part of the game on both server and client. Looking on trailers LBP2 already have main body and head, it only needs hands and legs so they probably can't change a core of the game now and there lot of other features that need to be done top priority. I give it low chance to happen or they already done it or working on it.... but i might be mistaken

2010-06-25 21:59:00 Author: Shadowriver Posts: 3991

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You could have the same pod, but a new section in the popit only for the pod, like how you change saved pods now, but its like a mini tools bag, with all the powerups, a couch and sackbots. And a really small thermo.

2010-06-27 01:50:00 Author: tomodon246 Posts: 624

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I'd just like to be able to make the two side walls of the pod plain cardboard instead of windows. This way there's more room for stickers.

2010-06-27 11:07:00 Author: Vertrucio Posts: 119

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And allow you to decorate the outside. And look at the outside.

2010-06-27 12:43:00 Author: Snappyguy Posts: 710

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Outside decorating wants too.

2010-06-27 21:18:00 Author: Unknown User

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Outside? theres space outside

2010-06-28 02:51:00 Author: Shadowriver Posts: 3991

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Don't remember where I saw this, but I believe that you are allowed to decorate your planet, as kind of a showcase of your levels. So, same type of pod decorating, different kind of planet decorating. I don't really care either way, personally, since I don't really decorate my pod. Thats not enough, each feature need lot of planing, making,testing, debuging and feature that we talking about involves core part of the game on both server and client. Looking on trailers LBP2 already have main body and head, it only needs hands and legs so they probably can't change a core of the game now and there lot of other features that need to be done top priority. I give it low chance to happen or they already done it or working on it.... but i might be mistaken Actually, it waaaay more than enough time to change what the pod looks like. I know that of games where they are still changing things a week before shipment.

2010-06-28 04:46:00 Author: Moony Posts: 368

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A lot of big things can go into a game in the 6 months before the game goes gold, this is usually because the tech, design, and implementation behind such features are coming together. A lot of times they have a feature in heavy prototyping, set aside from the main code/asset base. The reason why it's the same in a lot of videos is simply for ease of show, they want to have as many stable and final features as they can. They probably spent most of the time designing and implementing these new tools. If you think about it, they're essentially giving us a powerful game engine and that takes a lot of time. I'm reasonably sure we'll be surprised by what the pod looks like, and even if it stays the same there should be more customization options. The planet decoration stuff was confirmed by a screenshot and people from the game jam. The screenshot showed a crazy looking planet decorated with bright pink googly eyes. However, the creative planet is something more for online sharing, a way to distinguish yourself online so that when someone selects one of your levels, they might glance over to the planet's decoration and see This is different than the pod, which is kind of a personal space, like your own room at home that you can decorate however you want. Still, just being able to decorate the planet the way you want is a good sign that there will be interesting things happening to the Pod.

2010-06-28 05:26:00 Author: Vertrucio Posts: 119

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Don't remember where I saw this, but I believe that you are allowed to decorate your planet, as kind of a showcase of your levels. So, same type of pod decorating, different kind of planet decorating. I don't really care either way, personally, since I don't really decorate my pod. Yea i notice this too at beginning, ability change earth material on it's layers, background and place stickers Actually, it waaaay more than enough time to change what the pod looks like. I know that of games where they are still changing things a week before shipment. I didn't say pod won't change it's look, but what feature we talking here is own level inside pod, i think this feature need more time implement and optimize, so or MM be very fast or they already work on it .but personally i give it low chance

2010-06-28 12:15:00 Author: Shadowriver Posts: 3991

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I didn't say pod won't change it's look, but what feature we talking here is own level inside pod, i think this feature need more time implement and optimize, so or MM be very fast or they already work on it .but personally i give it low chance Oh, I thought you were talking about changing what the pod looked like. I don't think it's too late for them to implement something like that, but it just seems kind of pointless. Your pod is meant as an in-between for levels. There's no need to have the pod be its own level.

2010-06-28 21:03:00 Author: Moony Posts: 368

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I think you didn't understand idea a little, level inside Pod means have create tools inside pod and have more space (not level size) to create things. You might meet people creating houses and "clan" bases levels on LBP (i do lol), point is to bring this some what to Pod and make rooms where you can play around with friends. Again it to be "level-sized" space.

2010-06-29 02:52:00 Author: Shadowriver Posts: 3991

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Yeah, I knew what you meant, and I still don't think that it's necessary.

2010-06-29 03:13:00 Author: Moony Posts: 368

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Then, while we're at it, why not to give the player the option to change a crater in My Moon to a pod space? Slap the controller computer there and it's a lobby for your voyages.

2010-06-29 09:09:00 Author: Unknown User

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Part of the reason is that the Pod Space needs to load quickly since it's a central hub. LBP1 is a game that actually takes a while to load up, but thankfully not too bad. Modnation racers is an example of a bad starting load time since they have to load the ModSpot lobby area.

2010-06-29 10:17:00 Author: Vertrucio Posts: 119

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I totally agree, I would love this feature. From what I've noticed from the previews and the E3 footage, sometimes the pod is complete, and looks just like LBP1s pod, but sometimes I've noticed that there is no pod, just the planet sitting in space. So it seems like it could be possible that they are doing something new to the pod for the sequel, however I'm not going to hold my breath for it, and certainly when LBP2 comes out I will have way too much new stuff to play with to worry about this feature being missing.

2010-06-30 03:28:00 Author: Madafaku Posts: 738

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Actually, you're in the pod until you click to a moon. Then it disappears.

2010-06-30 04:48:00 Author: Moony Posts: 368

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Actually, you're in the pod until you click to a moon. Then it disappears. nope, it zooms in doesn't it? As if your pod went HyperDrive straiight to a planet! aha

2010-06-30 06:15:00 Author: Strodigy Posts: 124

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The pods being transformed. Into a Arcade machine.

2010-07-12 21:01:00 Author: Unknown User

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The pods being transformed. Into a Arcade machine. But still it's a pod :>

2010-07-12 23:00:00 Author: Shadowriver Posts: 3991

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i heard some 1 say that the pod was supposed to be an arcade machine but idk what that would be... probably not true

2010-07-14 00:01:00 Author: Photon Man54 Posts: 47

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It's actually almost confirmed that it's an arcade machine.

2010-07-14 02:24:00 Author: Moony Posts: 368

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I notice that in pod screens that pod renders stuff only in front pod window 2 other are back out, so appearance might change, but it won't change the fact that this will work like a good all pod

2010-07-14 11:57:00 Author: Shadowriver Posts: 3991

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On the Little Big Planet 2 website, there is an arcade machine. What would be even cooler is if we could put materials inside the pod, so we could have furniture or somethin. :SH:

2010-07-14 14:59:00 Author: ThePineapplizer Posts: 769

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you know what I WANT? the ability to travel to a FRIEND'S POD and check their stuff out (without the ability to change their POD) and with this POD creation type deal....it would be even more awesome....especially with a sackbot running around and causing mischief to people who invade your POD lol

2010-07-17 03:48:00 Author: Shadowcrazy Posts: 3365

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i've thought of this before im pretty sure everyone has why dose the pod have all that space and no one can even go in it? my idea was the pod would be a split level, pod computer being most of the top level and the bottom level whatever you want, you could choose to have the interier anti-gravity or build an elivator/ stairs to the computer level. but this idea will have no real point except if you want to playaround with friends without really having to go in to a level and would only cause a longer release date for lbp2

2010-07-29 04:00:00 Author: coolfoolsss Posts: 7

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actually its not a bad idea considering sometimes load times for levels are heinous and especially with a group of friends offtopic: i pray there won't be any trophies that will cause H4H...or that trophy that you needed 4 people to play online that were IN and NOT IN your friendslist....(party person is the only reason i dont have a platinum )

2010-07-29 05:15:00 Author: Shadowcrazy Posts: 3365

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