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This Server manteince has brought us a few updates, mostly involving searching for levels.

1st. Off is MM Picks, which I guess is levels MM has liked. It is empty right now.

2nd. Is Lucky dip. This seems to be randomly selected levels that pop up when you choose it.

3rd. This is Level Queue, I haven't tried it out yet, but it sounds like a "playlist" you can put together of levels you liked.

I'll update this with any new updates I find.		2010-10-28 01:36:00

Author:
Caledonianfamily
Posts: 8

Yup, you guessed all those right.

They were finally carried over to the real version of LBP1!

I wonder how long until LBP.Me goes up live... 		2010-10-28 01:38:00

Author:
KlawwTheClown
Posts: 1106

Also, they finally removed all of the old junk from the news section, and you have some sort of new privacy setting with your levels.

EDIT- The highest-rated's levels have been changed big time, I think the highest-rated isn't truly the highest-rated anymore, I can't explain it though, some levels have under 100 hearts, yet they are still on Page 1.

EDIT- You also can add things to your queue, when you click on a level profile, click 'Add to Queue', then a golden bell appears on the corresponding level badge.

EDIT- @ Sage and Yaru, it doesn't, but levels with thousands of hearts that still manage to have five stars should be on the highest-rated, like Spice and Co for example, now the highest-rated isn't what it was before, I'm not bothered by it though. (Understand what I'm saying?)		2010-10-28 03:15:00

Author:
X-FROGBOY-X
Posts: 1800

I is excited! Can't wait to get on tomorrow and see the changes. 2010-10-28 03:18:00

Author:
GreatWhite000
Posts: 673

Sounds like many community features in LBP2 have been put in LBP1, cool!2010-10-28 03:49:00

Author:
warlord_evil
Posts: 4193

Also, they finally removed all of the old junk from the news section, and you have some sort of new privacy setting with your levels.

EDIT- The highest-rated's levels have been changed big time, I think the highest-rated isn't truly the highest-rated anymore, I can't explain it though, some levels have under 100 hearts, yet they are still on Page 1.



Correct me if i'm wrong but, I don't believe the amount of hearts has anything to do with the level's "rating", I believe it's just stars...		2010-10-28 03:58:00

Author:
Sage
Posts: 2068

Correct me if i'm wrong but, I don't believe the amount of hearts has anything to do with the level's "rating", I believe it's just stars...

That is correct, Harts are (at least SUPPOSED to be) just like personal bookmarks, people just prioritized them and made them seem as some sort of "rating." :S

Which is what pretty much killed cool pages actually...


Glad to see I won't be so weirded pout when I return to LBP for the change of features. 		2010-10-28 04:15:00

Author:
Silverleon
Posts: 6707

This is going to work out like peanutbutter and jam.2010-10-28 04:28:00

Author:
WESFUN
Posts: 1336

I just started up lbp without reading this and got weirded out.2010-10-28 05:35:00

Author:
.jamo
Posts: 172

Whats the file size of the update?2010-10-28 06:20:00

Author:
Eronninja13
Posts: 637

Whats the file size of the update?
It's not a real update but rather something changed in the servers, so there is no download.		2010-10-28 06:28:00

Author:
warlord_evil
Posts: 4193

It's not a real update but rather something changed in the servers, so there is no download.

Thank you because my internet is kinda slow.		2010-10-28 06:33:00

Author:
Eronninja13
Posts: 637

Thank you because my internet is kinda slow.
Well, technically there was an update, but I believe it was done a few months ago, probably snuck in with a DLC patch or something. Because there are new things there that would normally require a download, like the queue icon for level badges.		2010-10-28 06:36:00

Author:
warlord_evil
Posts: 4193

I've noticed there are FAR more levels on the first page of the cool pages.
EDIT: Is there no page two?
I've also noticed the regular spamers have been replaced with... new ones -_-
EDIT: What ever gets rid of the original stupid spamers work, they're are probably going crazy over this.		2010-10-28 07:19:00

Author:
PPp_Killer
Posts: 449

I got a dialog saying asking me wether my profile and levels should be stored on LittleBigPlanet.com???2010-10-28 10:26:00

Author:
RibShark
Posts: 83

I got a dialog saying asking me wether my profile and levels should be stored on LittleBigPlanet.com???

If you allow the profile one, others can see your profile on lbp.me when it starts up for LBP. Same for the levels one.
What this means is that people can read reviews, look at pictures & comments on you or your levels before adding them to their queue (potentially)

If you don't select them, they're still on lbp.me but only the options to add to queue or heart player are available (I think, I'm struggling to find a player who hasn't done it in the beta).

The general consensus is to allow both as it gives you all of the fun of lbp.me as well.		2010-10-28 10:31:00

Author:
Jedi_1993
Posts: 1518

It now only censors the "bad" word when you say something offensive like happened >_>2010-10-28 11:19:00

Author:
OneEyedBanshee
Posts: 1370

.... now its even easier for spammers to spam page 1...
they dont need that much time to get to page 1 anymore, just a few hours of having the key in some page 1 levels and they will have it.
and the players will just play page 1 levels because there are 50-60 levels and thats enough for them page 2-50 is dead.
Oh and the new highest rated is also dumb lol... now the people who have supporter accounts on their ps get their levels on there even more easy.
good job Mm, now both games are ruined.		2010-10-28 11:25:00

Author:
Chicoleunis
Posts: 123

stop being such a negitive nancy.

MM knows what they are doing.

Plus, with LBP.me and LBPC we aren't really going to need the broken (the cool pages never worked well anyway) cool pages ever again. As if we ever needed them in the first place.		2010-10-28 11:29:00

Author:
TheAffected
Posts: 626

This stuff had been beta tested way before the release of LBP2 beta, and are features that will interact with LBP.me.2010-10-28 11:47:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Plus, with LBP.me and LBPC we aren't really going to need the broken (the cool pages never worked well anyway) cool pages ever again. As if we ever needed them in the first place.

Your right but then whats the point in having it in the game then? Pointless having spammed levels deemed 'cool' and it hits the pages and someone who took months to build a level isnt deemed 'cool' and doesnt hit those pages. Im not saying take them away though. I just had a thought...what if they gave all the major sites thier own cool pages? I think that would even the cool pages...		2010-10-28 13:54:00

Author:
L1GhTmArE
Posts: 519

It seems to me like something got messed up in the rating system after this little update. My new level went from 5 stars to 3 with an increase of only 2 plays (it was still locked and I know who the two plays were from, and I seriously doubt they'd have rated it a 1). So I unlocked the level and it remained at 3 stars.

This morning I deleted it and re-published it - starting over. Published it locked, and then played it from both of my sons accounts, rating it 5 stars from each. It now shows 2 plays and a 3 star rating.

Seems like the ratings are stuck at 3 stars (at least for my level). I checked the ratings on all my old levels and they are fine.		2010-10-28 14:10:00

Author:
v0rtex
Posts: 1878

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't highest rated supposed to be based off percentage of 5 star ratings?2010-10-28 16:10:00

Author:
Fishrock123
Posts: 1578

I'm curious to see the new changes but i can't sign into PSN at the moment 2010-10-28 16:37:00

Author:
D-E-S_87
Posts: 148

It seems to me like something got messed up in the rating system after this little update. My new level went from 5 stars to 3 with an increase of only 2 plays (it was still locked and I know who the two plays were from, and I seriously doubt they'd have rated it a 1). So I unlocked the level and it remained at 3 stars.

This morning I deleted it and re-published it - starting over. Published it locked, and then played it from both of my sons accounts, rating it 5 stars from each. It now shows 2 plays and a 3 star rating.

Seems like the ratings are stuck at 3 stars (at least for my level). I checked the ratings on all my old levels and they are fine.

Same here. Ive been building a lvl and I save my progress by publishing locked. I just checked it and it has 3 stars with 0 hearts/ 0 plays! lol. The rating system is broke.		2010-10-28 18:49:00

Author:
L1GhTmArE
Posts: 519

I was just happy to not get the 403, so I had a chance to play a person's level that gave me some feedback. I did however see the web thing, and I can't wait to check it out when I have some time...as for the three star ratings I had several that switched down to three with no new plays...I am just happy it was not because of getting hit up for refusing to H4H a few players.2010-10-28 19:00:00

Author:
celsus
Posts: 822

It seems to me like something got messed up in the rating system after this little update. My new level went from 5 stars to 3 with an increase of only 2 plays (it was still locked and I know who the two plays were from, and I seriously doubt they'd have rated it a 1). So I unlocked the level and it remained at 3 stars.

This morning I deleted it and re-published it - starting over. Published it locked, and then played it from both of my sons accounts, rating it 5 stars from each. It now shows 2 plays and a 3 star rating.

Seems like the ratings are stuck at 3 stars (at least for my level). I checked the ratings on all my old levels and they are fine.

Yeah I noticed that the ratings of some of my levels went down. I wonder what caused them to drop and also why did some tags disappeared in my levels. Overall, some new changes including the Mm pick and queue playlist are great additions to LBP1. I wonder what's in store for us at LBP.me.		2010-10-28 19:48:00

Author:
JustinArt
Posts: 1314

I wanna be back on lbp... *sigh*2010-10-28 20:02:00

Author:
Joshofsouls
Posts: 1569

1st. Off is MM Picks, which I guess is levels MM has liked. It is empty right now.

Seems to be something in it now.



3rd. This is Level Queue, I haven't tried it out yet, but it sounds like a "playlist" you can put together of levels you liked.

Actually, the "My Queue" has been there since PotC, but the "Add to Queue" option has only just been added.



The highest-rated's levels have been changed big time, I think the highest-rated isn't truly the highest-rated anymore, I can't explain it though, some levels have under 100 hearts, yet they are still on Page 1.

Interesting. This may well be due one of the suggestions made during the beta.

The "Highest Rated" used to be based on the sum of the number of stars allocated by each unique user, however it was suggested that a metric such as that would tend to favor levels which had been published for a long time, which seemed unfair to newer creators.

This metric has the additional problem that, a level voted 1-star by 15 users would be deemed 'better' than one voted 5-stars by 2 users, which seems counter-intuitive.

It was suggested that maybe it would be better to divide the current metric by the number of unique users, to make it a true average of all ratings, so that may well be what's happened.



I've noticed there are FAR more levels on the first page of the cool pages.

Correct. The search results now seem to show 50 per 'page' instead of 30.



Is there no page two?

Works for me.



Published it locked, and then played it from both of my sons accounts, rating it 5 stars from each. It now shows 2 plays and a 3 star rating.

This may well be related to the new metric for "Highest Rated" in order to prevent statistical bias from levels with very few plays. It may also be an attempt to minimize the influence of click-thru raters (i.e. users who just rate whatever the rating defaults to). It's possible that what they did is to leave to visible average star rating at 3 stars until it gets at least 10 or 20 plays.

I think one of the other suggestions from the beta got implemented too: when playing a level you've already played before, when you're asked to rate it, the rating defaults to the last rating you gave it, rather than the average rating.		2010-10-28 20:15:00

Author:
Aya042
Posts: 2870

A few things i've noticed noticed in the update...

1: Some of the level ratings are borked. For example, my music level (based on the theme tune of a TV show called Screenwipe) had a :star::star::star::star::star: rating, now has a :star::star::star: rating with some of the tags missing including "Musical" . but at least some of the bad tags in my other levels are gone

2: Page 1 of the highest rated section has even more locked levels than before.

3: For example, on levels such as "Sack in a Box" and "Vile Anchorage" the creator's original pics are gone, leaving them open to photo spammers. If people don't want close ups of emo-haired, beaver-toothed, dog-nosed Sackpeople plastered on the front of their levels, they will have to upload a ton of their own pics all over again & then hope they'll stick.

4: the well known & respected creator that is biddle666 has gone insane & published a shark survival with the shark as a prize!

I hope these problems will be fixed eventually.		2010-10-28 20:33:00

Author:
D-E-S_87
Posts: 148

Another issue:
I tried to play the MGS levels from my DLC content, and I couldn't because you can't get to page 2 in the DLC page

Also an important point about author picks in the levels: Thery are gone!!!
I tried to upload new picks in my levels, but they get replaced by user picks as soon as they are uploaded. This is the paradise of the spammers!!!		2010-10-28 21:03:00

Author:
poms
Posts: 383

Also an important point about author picks in the levels: Thery are gone!!!
I tried to upload new picks in my levels, but they get replaced by user picks as soon as they are uploaded. This is the paradise of the spammers!!!

Yes - I also tried to upload pics for my new level, but they never came up. I know sometimes it takes a while (hours even) for them to get in there, but mine just never showed. Boooo!!!		2010-10-28 21:35:00

Author:
v0rtex
Posts: 1878

I haven't been on lbp since Sunday...im scared to go on lol2010-10-28 21:48:00

Author:
Fenderjt
Posts: 1969

I noticed the pages in LBP1 are quite different than before. A lot of pages are gone from highest rated and didn't see them on MM pics either. Where did they go? I wonder.
As for spammers and uploading pics to levels: wish LBP1 had the same feature as LPB2 beta. i.e In LBP2 beta, when you upload a pic to a level and even if you are not in the picture, it shows your name on the uploaded pic and also shows on your profile photos. You have the option of deleting the pic from your profile photos, but it wont delete it from the persons level you uploaded it to. Reason I know this is because someon uploaded ********* to my level and wasn't in the picture they uploaded. I clicked their name and the pic was gone from their profile but remained on my level. I decided to private message this person and said "Just to let you know the picture you uploaded is still on my level, so deleting it from your photos didn't work." All being said, in LBP2 you can't upload pics without it showing who uploaded it. Wish that were the same for LBP1, where you can upload anything and as long as you are not in the picture, it doesn't show who uploaded it.		2010-10-28 23:17:00

Author:
Unknown User

I'm glad this isn't only happening to me... My level "Resident Raytech" has had awesome feedback 72 plays, 26 hearts and a solid 5 stars rating all the way..... then the update kicks in. The next day, were back online and rather and my level is 73 plays, 26 hearts but 4 stars. Hmmm rather awefully coincindental I'd say. It's not surprising to say that I don't think is at all fair that us hard working original LBP creators are getting stripped of our hard earned ratings when its hard enough to survive in world were trains and bombs dominate yet they probably get to keep their 5 start ratings. Honestly, they should really do something about this. They should give our stars back or maybe they should just wipe everyone ratings back to zero and start it fresh... That seems alot more fair then what they are doing now. And yes I've noticed alot of these strange and unusual differences aswell and I almost started to think I've gone crazy but I guess my suspicions were warranted and now validated.

The highest rated went nuts aswell and my tags on my level have been partially erased!!

WHATS GOING ON MM!? PLEASE GIVE OUR STARS BACK!!! Then again, maybe it's Super Mario that snatched out stars. jk		2010-10-29 00:03:00

Author:
LFiers
Posts: 161

ZOMG PICS >.<

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8499/screenshot20101029at171.png
http://www.littlebigplanet.com/images/assets/shared/uploads/newserver-mmpicks-sml.jpg
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8499/screenshot20101029at171.png

All from http://www.littlebigplanet.com/en-gb/news/article/new_servers_bring_new_features/		2010-10-29 17:15:00

Author:
Weretigr
Posts: 2105

Now in lbp1 We are getting Level Queues
Internet Stuff
Mm Picks
And more read the full post here if you haven't already
http://www.littlebigplanet.com/en-gb/news/article/new_servers_bring_new_features/		2010-10-29 22:22:00

Author:
Sim725
Posts: 247

I guess they just couldn't wait till LBP2.

Mm, for the sixth or seventh time, wins.		2010-10-29 22:23:00

Author:
Frinklebumper
Posts: 941

XD i can't either i wish they would release a create Demo! Or Grappling hook in an update for Lbp1 thats the only thing i cant wait for!2010-10-29 22:32:00

Author:
Sim725
Posts: 247

There already is a thread for this.
Click here (https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=38757-LBP-Updates) for the Thread.		2010-10-29 22:38:00

Author:
Chicoleunis
Posts: 123

I'm not too keen about MM picks. They miss just as many good levels as they notice, and they're often influenced by concepts that are old to a gamer who plays LBP regularly. Having a giant pink ribbon around your level badge isn't really necessary, and now people will fight for MM's attention more than ever.

I wish they implemented something like the LBPC spotlights. That'd be wonderful for both our site and LBP as a whole.		2010-10-29 22:44:00

Author:
Incinerator22
Posts: 3251

uh... what do they mean about "hidden" features? in the post.2010-10-29 23:24:00

Author:
flamesterart
Posts: 585

I wish they implemented something like the LBPC spotlights. That'd be wonderful for both our site and LBP as a whole.

One problem that immediately stands out with this is the huge influx of people that will join the site and beg to be in or part of the community spotlight, not understanding hpw it works.		2010-10-29 23:45:00

Author:
booXely
Posts: 654

Threads merged to save on confusion. 2010-10-30 00:52:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

rrr.... what threads were merged? i don't know! ( obviously ) could you please tell me. that would be helpful.2010-10-30 01:05:00

Author:
flamesterart
Posts: 585

rrr.... what threads were merged? i don't know! ( obviously ) could you please tell me. that would be helpful.

If they were merged is because they were about the same thing m8, so it shouldn't really matter anyways. 		2010-10-30 01:28:00

Author:
Silverleon
Posts: 6707

Does anyone know if the way levels climb the cool pages and gain popularity has changed?2010-10-30 11:11:00

Author:
Screeno
Posts: 153

Does anyone know if the way levels climb the cool pages and gain popularity has changed?

Hey Screeno, this is what I have been trying to found out and to be honest, from what I have noticed, I'd say 100% they have changed the way they climp completely. First off, it seems that the old 7 days on the cools pages exposure after the initial publish is completely gone it seems. Also, republishing seems to do nothing and I've also noticed there are no levels that had that pinlkinsh "glow" around them after they either publsished or republished a level. This also somehow cause people to actually lose whole stars from their ratings and even tags from their levels... This happened to me unfortunately and I not happy about it at all. I was a 5 star rating before the update and straigh after I am a four abd I wasn't the only one either ir seems. I contacted Mm about this but so far no reply. Let me know how whther you find out anything. Thanks.		2010-10-30 16:13:00

Author:
LFiers
Posts: 161

Threads merged to save on confusion.

Thanks i didnt realise im the noob of the forum :/		2010-10-30 19:26:00

Author:
Sim725
Posts: 247

I love the new "Add to Queue" button. Helpful for when you cant play a level at that exact moment.

Now all we need is LBP.me...

:SH:		2010-10-30 21:17:00

Author:
ThePineapplizer
Posts: 769

Hey Screeno, this is what I have been trying to found out and to be honest, from what I have noticed, I'd say 100% they have changed the way they climp completely. First off, it seems that the old 7 days on the cools pages exposure after the initial publish is completely gone it seems. Also, republishing seems to do nothing and I've also noticed there are no levels that had that pinlkinsh "glow" around them after they either publsished or republished a level. This also somehow cause people to actually lose whole stars from their ratings and even tags from their levels... This happened to me unfortunately and I not happy about it at all. I was a 5 star rating before the update and straigh after I am a four abd I wasn't the only one either ir seems. I contacted Mm about this but so far no reply. Let me know how whther you find out anything. Thanks.

Great. I'm very close to finishing my level, and now I don't know how it's going to get played

nagrom_17, if you read this, put off the testing longer

But yeah, looks like we've finally got 'My Queue'. Almost been a year, but it's hear 		2010-10-31 22:56:00

Author:
kirbyman62
Posts: 1893

The Cool Pages have changed - no longer will spamming help (so long Spammers!!!)

Anyway, I haven't heard of anyone losing a star for republishing (that would be pretty horrible of MM to do, since many times, tweaks/fixes are made after an initial publish). Republishing no longer sends your level to the Cool Pages after the initial publish - but that was taken care of several weeks ago - didn't stop the spammers from figuring out a way to get their levels to the top though.

So, when it comes to your brand new level - you have 1 shot. If it sticks, you only have about 2-3 days now (instead of the 7) before your level drops off.

So, a bit more fair, but no one is going to be able to have time to get those 64,000 plays anymore. It looks like, 3 days and your out (if your level even sticks to the Cool pages to begin with).		2010-11-01 01:08:00

Author:
CYMBOL
Posts: 1230

The Cool Pages have changed - no longer will spamming help (so long Spammers!!!)

Anyway, I haven't heard of anyone losing a star for republishing (that would be pretty horrible of MM to do, since many times, tweaks/fixes are made after an initial publish). Republishing no longer sends your level to the Cool Pages after the initial publish - but that was taken care of several weeks ago - didn't stop the spammers from figuring out a way to get their levels to the top though.

So, when it comes to your brand new level - you have 1 shot. If it sticks, you only have about 2-3 days now (instead of the 7) before your level drops off.

So, a bit more fair, but no one is going to be able to have time to get those 64,000 plays anymore. It looks like, 3 days and your out (if your level even sticks to the Cool pages to begin with).

Thank you for all this info. Can you elabortate a little? Is there anything else you know that may help us real creators get decent plays and a chance to really get well deservfed exposure? And lastly I have heard quite a few people lose star ratings from theri level/s during the server changeover period (Oct 27th) and as you've probably read a few posts back, mine was one of them. Some people even lost 2 and this really sucks. I contacted Mm about this but to no avail as I am yet to get a response.

Anyway thanks again. L.		2010-11-01 15:54:00

Author:
LFiers
Posts: 161

Thank you for all this info. Can you elabortate a little? Is there anything else you know that may help us real creators get decent plays and a chance to really get well deservfed exposure? And lastly I have heard quite a few people lose star ratings from theri level/s during the server changeover period (Oct 27th) and as you've probably read a few posts back, mine was one of them. Some people even lost 2 and this really sucks. I contacted Mm about this but to no avail as I am yet to get a response.

Anyway thanks again. L.

I think what needs to happen, rather than a system being set up that people can get around, is that one person needs to go on LBP every so often and kick every last bomb/shark survival level off of the cool levels for good using a script. Then if it happens again with a new type of level they can do the same thing and stifle it before it gets going. It's so annoying that I spend a long time making my levels and someone who copies a shark survival level and sticks 5 pieces of sponge to float in the water gets 1000s of plays and I get only 10s of plays.		2010-11-02 16:58:00

Author:
thor
Posts: 388

Thank you for all this info. Can you elabortate a little? Is there anything else you know that may help us real creators get decent plays and a chance to really get well deservfed exposure? And lastly I have heard quite a few people lose star ratings from theri level/s during the server changeover period (Oct 27th) and as you've probably read a few posts back, mine was one of them. Some people even lost 2 and this really sucks. I contacted Mm about this but to no avail as I am yet to get a response.

Anyway thanks again. L.

Well, it's not up to me to decide who deserves exposure - and, if I post how to make it to the Cool Pages - then, everyone will do it and we'll be back to spamming.

The thing is, there will always be a way to get your level to the Cool Pages because there must be a criteria set for which levels stay/go. Once people figure out what that is, they find creative ways to make sure their level meets that criteria and hits the Cool Pages.

Even when they took away the republishing issue - where people kept republishing to get their level to get plays thus get stuck on the Cool Pages, people found a very ingenious way to still get their levels up there.

Is there a way to get your level to the Cool Pages by cheating? Yes. Is there a better chance now with the updates that your level will still make the Cool Pages without cheating? Yes.

I feel your pain about not getting exposure - it's a very depressing thing for creators when their level that was agonized over for months gets 10 plays, but I feel I'd be doing a dis-service to the Community by posting ways to cheat the Cool Pages - it would spread all over the internet and we'd be back where we started.

The Cool Pages are better right now than they have been for a LONG time, but I'm not sure there will ever be a way for them to weed out all the spammers, copiers, and junk levels that make it through.

I wish I could be more helpful for you all, but I fear doing so will only make matters worse.

If you want advice on how to get your level to the Cool Pages without cheating (this is what I did for my last level).

Most players like fun levels that they can beat and that look good, so:

Create a short level (original) - survival, a quick race, etc. (Something people will feel compelled to try multiple times). For me, I published a level called, "Rapid Rocket Race"
Publish this short level and place a keylink to your "Real" level (the level you are really wanting people to try). For me, I wanted people to play my new, "Dream Catcher II - Shadow Realm".
Publish your "Real" level.


That's it. Hopefully, your "quick" level will move up or get stuck on the Cool Pages because people will play it over and over (It has to be a fun, creative and addictive level to keep them coming back - so, this still requires you to be creative and put out a decent level). As your quick level moves up, the keylink will direct them to your "Real" level - and bam!, you're getting plays, and with any luck, your "Real" level starts moving up the Cool Pages as well.

That worked for me - my Rapid Rocket Race level got 5,000 plays and my Dream Catcher II level got around 2,500 plays - and almost all my other levels went up by a hundred plays each. Also, as a favor to someone who video recorded my level - I placed their keylink in my level on the Cool Pages and their level got 400+ plays. (My quick level Rapid Rocket Race took 2-3 weeks to create and gets 5,000 plays and my Dream Catcher II level took 5 months to create and gets 2,500 plays - go figure. )

Alright, hope that helps you guys out at least a little.

Take care all.		2010-11-02 18:53:00

Author:
CYMBOL
Posts: 1230

Hey guys, I've noticed another important update lately.
There's not a single locked level in highest rated pages!
I think this is an awesome update, because 1st page was 90% filled by locked levels. Good job MM

EDIT: This makes me wonder what would happen if I locked for example "Spice & CO". Would it disappear from highest rated??
And if it did, would it be back when I unlocked it?? I prefer not to try. Lol!		2010-11-04 07:59:00

Author:
poms
Posts: 383

There's not a single locked level in highest rated pages!


Does anybody know why those levels were locked?		2010-11-04 12:22:00

Author:
PPp_Killer
Posts: 449

Does anybody know why those levels were locked?

the people locked their levels to get better ratings, if they are locked it's more difficult for haters and noobs to enter the level.
you had to play other levels of the creators and get the level key in them to unlock it.
and people who didn't like one of their other levels, probably don't play the locked level.
so they didn't get too much 1 star ratings
but this is over now and fixed so there actually is no need to discuss this anymore.		2010-11-04 15:20:00

Author:
Chicoleunis
Posts: 123

Yes, The getting rid of the locked levels is awesome. Now highest rated has a much better selection of levels. Too bad they fixed LBP just months before LBP2 is out.2010-11-05 17:14:00

Author:
fijski8
Posts: 159

So can we confirm republishing does nothing? I don't want to spend ages republishing for no result :/2010-11-06 22:06:00

Author:
kirbyman62
Posts: 1893

EDIT: This makes me wonder what would happen if I locked for example "Spice & CO". Would it disappear from highest rated??
And if it did, would it be back when I unlocked it?? I prefer not to try. Lol

Yeah, don't do it! When they first updated there were only four un-locked levels on page one, I'm so glad they made this change. I really don't think many of these locked levels were high quality, more likely H4H bombs and the like. Poms, I think your question could be answered if 'Hallum3' unlocked his levels to see if they popped up on page one (where they belong). Anyone know Hallum3?

(Sorry, I messed-up, that is a quote from poms at the top of my reply)		2010-11-06 23:24:00

Author:
JakePutz
Posts: 92

Hallm3 told me he is currently at university and away from his ps3. Besides, I doubt he'd unlock his levels anyway, simply b/c of his story series.2010-11-07 00:28:00

Author:
Lockstitch
Posts: 415

So can we confirm republishing does nothing? I don't want to spend ages republishing for no result :/

It does nothing as far as the Cool Pages are concerned.

One thing it might do is put it on the "Newest" Levels listing for a bit. I know it puts it on the "Newest" pages if you are in your 3 day window (like the old 7 day window) - after that is over, I'm not sure if will still put it on Newest after that.

Easy way to find out - take an old level and republish then go look for it on "Newest" pages. However, it wouldn't do much but get you a couple of new plays.		2010-11-07 14:28:00

Author:
CYMBOL
Posts: 1230


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