LBP Play, Create, Share scores reactivated 'soon'

by Jem Alexander { Dec 1st 2008 at 9:30AM }

No doubt those of you who've been playing LittleBigPlanet (we're going to go ahead and assume that's most of you) have noticed a few oddities, here and there. For example, the "Play, Create, Share" profile scoreboards have not been functioning at all since launch. The "News" feature has also been proudly displaying absolutely nothing. We forgave these inconsistancies at first, but the game has been out over a month now, so where are these features?

Media Molecule's Community Manager has cleared up the situation with a post on the official European PlayStation forums. Apparently some of the game's online features were deactivated until the developers were happy with online server performance. They're now "not far from server stability," so these features will soon be making a return. Hopefully this will also prompt them to release any patches they have waiting in the wings.

[Via Little Big Planetoid]

Tags: littlebigplanet

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Dan Rabot @ Dec 1st 2008 9:47AM

I was wondering.

They'd better be retroactive!!! The Play, Create, Share levels that is. I've already been playing, sharing and creating and I sure hope I get some P.S.C. levels / points whatever it is for that.

Jerses @ Dec 1st 2008 10:28AM

They better be for the sake of everyone else... :( my level is in page 29!!! SO i have no visits since last month :S just 10 and they are in my friends list.

Someone please visit and heart my level "gravity castle" psn "xJERSESx" i will heart and play too.

Dan Rabot @ Dec 1st 2008 10:36AM

Does it "bump" your level when you republish?

I've been switching the "copyable" option on and off to try and "bump" my level. Mine too got 4 plays, then off the recent page never to be played again!

Wierdly a not so good level i did before has had 50+ plays, even though it's poor. (My first level) "Rocket Roulette"

-slycooper_rocker- (lorddshadow the amazing) psn: shahanasalam @ Dec 1st 2008 5:37PM

yeah the levels based on licenses always get at least 50 plays while good original ones barely get any outside of their friends (except world of colour and the azure palace which deserved all the plays).

AceRadd @ Dec 1st 2008 9:52AM

"The "News" feature has also been proudly displaying absolutely nothing."

That's funny, it's been showing messages about pending improvements to moderation, and trying to con me into buying the DLC for the last few weeks (first week, it was empty though).
I'm using the UK edition.

The Aggie CEO @ Dec 1st 2008 10:25AM

yea I know....I seen some news on there......nothing as frequent as I had thought tho

obtusegoose @ Dec 1st 2008 10:07AM

Hopefully they'll activate "image importing". That would open up the floodgates on creative level design.

Popfrogs @ Dec 1st 2008 2:42PM

...or it'll open the floodgates on copyright violations which will cause Sony to crack down on even more levels.

Lars @ Dec 1st 2008 5:21PM

What are you talking about? Pictures of my balls are completely royalty free!

On a serious note, I'm glad they focused on server issues first. Better to have a playable game minus a few bells and whistles. I was noticing in the beta that those P/S/C scores were pretty buggy. But oh well, new development companies are bound to have rough starts.

j.howlett @ Dec 1st 2008 10:54AM

i got the share gold trophy along time ago but haven't created much. i'm trying to ace any of the main levels in the canyons. i think it somehow keeps track because it keeps old scores from the levels i played when the servers went up. hope it translates right over.

HaloEleven @ Dec 1st 2008 11:20AM

Server stability? I don't know about the rest of you. But whenever I attempt to play online, it is extremely laggy - to the point where it is nearly impossible to complete the 2X-4X areas. I don't have lag problems with any other multiplayer game.

lobotomies4free @ Dec 1st 2008 11:38AM

me and the girlfriend do fine with it. every once in a while it will slow and get one of us killed but not often

XeroKool @ Dec 1st 2008 12:46PM

Same here.

Devin @ Dec 1st 2008 1:07PM

It's been fine for me and my g/f whenever we play with 1-2 people. Of course, it all depends on yours and everyone else's internet connection....

HaloEleven @ Dec 1st 2008 1:16PM

So, the secret to stable connections is to play with your girlfriends? I'd be willing to try that... What are their PSN ID's? :D

j.howlett @ Dec 1st 2008 1:22PM

i've had some horrible problems and some where everything runs smoothly.

rgoff31 @ Dec 1st 2008 11:48AM

What do the "Play, Create, Share" profile scoreboards actually do for you?

Bagels @ Dec 1st 2008 12:27PM

The same EXACT thing as PSN trophies. Bragging rights. ;)

PSN:WolfLogic

Gambit07 @ Dec 1st 2008 12:59PM

I'm waiting for the Street Fighter costumes.

reyes @ Dec 1st 2008 1:39PM

I guess when the Share count works I'll play the game again. The Share trophy is all I have left (just the 150 completed community levels part of it) but I gave up at some point because of how annoying it is to play most community levels. Maybe when it's keeping count for me I'll just play through the rest of the ones I need.

Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of entertaining community levels out there. Sadly, however, there aren't that many that are both entertaining and solidly built (ie. not too easy/hard, possible to beat it, checkpoints, no places where failing a jump makes you restart the whole level...).