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LittleBigChallenge1 - Winners announced.
By SackBoy103 Posted on : 12/19/2008 9:00 AM

Thanks for hanging in with us these last few days.  There were so many submissions that we had to spend extra time going thru the top hearted levels and then some.  But in the end, the top 5 hearted levels were truly amazing and we can see why you received so many hearts...so here are the top 5.

PSN Level Name
Blastroid LBC1- PS3 Birthday Dreamworld
Antartic Fox LBC1- <PS3 Island>
Inspace2020 LBC1- The History of Playstation
AmericanPrinceX LBC1- Royal Celebration
Zookey LBC1- <Playstation Nation>
   

Congratulations you have been crowned!!!



Now, out of the hundreds of submissions, there were so many great levels and so many creative entries that we wanted to give "honorable mention". There are 15 of the top hearted, top played, or merely really eye-catching levels that we enjoyed during our review.  Thanks to these Creators for all their extra efforts as well.

PSN Level Name
Rhuji-kun LBC1- Happy Birthday PS3
Nintendan LBC1- < Iconic Commando >
Sonichu LBC1- CWC's Playstation 3 History
Zevi08 LBC1- Tower of Gaming
RyanardoDaVinci LBC1- PS3 Birthday Beyond Bash
Griffchon LBC1- The Party Pooper
Sakster LBC1- Party Time!
Rylar LBC1- <MM's unused jumping tank!>
BiffTDB LBC1- PS3 At Two: A Musical Tribute
Minore LBC1- <Master Clock>
RockyMelboa LBC1-<Play the Exclusives: Only on Playstation>
rmedtx LBC1-1PS3 Birthday Party
Denalin LBC1-The Forsaken Temple
IronicSuperPop LBC1-<Happy B-day PS3>
Evilpizzacandy LBC1-<happy bday ps3>
 
   
Now the "super" good news. 
Because of the excitement these levels have brought into our offices, we wanted to show our thanks by providing prizes not to just the top 5 creators but to the 'honorable mentions' as well.  So after several discussions, we've decided that all the levels mentioned above, will receive the new Metal Gear Solid Premium Level Pack!  Filled with tons of MGS-themed "Create" materials like objects, decorations, stickers and more, we hope this prize takes your creations to another level.  



So to our LBC1 winners and "honorable mentions" - we'll be in touch with you soon, check your e-mail boxes early next week and prize vouchers for the Prize Crown and the Metal Gear Solid Premium Level Pack will be delivered before Christmas.  Now that you are on our radar, we'll be looking to see what other great levels you create....and hopefully spotlight you again in the future.

Again, congratulations to all who won and thank you to all who participated in our first LittleBigChallenge. 

(Any recommendations on the next challenge?)

:) 

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Reinheart
12/19/2008 11:10 AM
aww man... their lucky >< grats to all those that won and got listed!

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EXO-Grey-Fox
12/19/2008 11:12 AM
dang I guess I wasn't good enough :/ grats to everybody who won

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Bremnen
12/19/2008 11:16 AM
Knew I should have participated. Frown
As for recommendations fo rnext challenge-
Best gadgets/machines.
There are some pretty amazing devices that people created.

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D-Squad3
12/19/2008 11:19 AM
Mm, please next time, everyone should have the same amount of plays because there are a lot of levels that were not played including mine. I bet that if a lot of people played mine, they would've liked it too. Frown Plz watch this. http://www.littlebigworkshop.com/en-us/Tools/Workshop/View?id=756

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Milereb
12/19/2008 11:20 AM
lucky sacks... Congrats

Maybe the next challenge should be a bit more abstract like works by picasso to stay into the creative aspects xD

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Ozmafire101
12/19/2008 11:26 AM
congrats guys!

BUG
I cant save in lbp. dont know what to do, i tried a bunch of things, i'd worship the ground u walk on if you could help me

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evilpizzacandy
12/19/2008 11:35 AM
maybe next time mine wont be crippled with mod but thanks for the mgs4 pack

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d-diddy
12/19/2008 11:35 AM
Congrats to all the winners, but MM F YOU! You handled this competition horribly and I feel that I was shafted in the contest.

You blatantly advertised levels on your blog for what was supposed to be an fair contest. If you are going to make a contest, dont advertise who you want to win.

And, the reason I feel I got cheated is because my level was modded three weeks before the end of the contest. And because you guys had your heads so far up your A**, my level was never put back onto the servers. I emailed you, PM'd you, everything I could think of and I was never able to get it back up.

My level had 150 hearts three weeks before the contest and at the rate it was going I would have at least been one of the honorable mentions. It is completely unfair and I know I am not the only one who had this problem.

Seriously? Three weeks because my level was unfairly "Good Griefed?" Thanks for nothing MM. If this game was so addicting I would be done.

Again, congrats to all the winners, even the ones who had MM's personal backing with their advertising.

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the7thsaint
12/19/2008 11:43 AM
Congrats to the winners, you lucky sods -I am immensely jealous. I'm having a bad day anyway, but I'll get over it and "try try again" on the next contest.

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EXO-Grey-Fox
12/19/2008 11:45 AM
@D-diddy

yeah I thought i would atleast get an honarable mention.... Iv seen almost most of the levels up there.. andi have to say not being mean mine was just AS GOOD. iv had alot of plays and hearts... but I really tried it sucks tho.

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ollie277
12/19/2008 11:50 AM
i agree with d-diddy because that competition was handled totally wrong.

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VofEscaflowne
12/19/2008 11:52 AM
My recommendation is to make the next contest be open to Canadian residents Wink

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Denalin
12/19/2008 11:58 AM
Honorable mention, not bad! Thanks so much Media Molecule and workers for the LittleBigWorkshop! I think more crowns should be offered in the future.

I would like to suggest that for the next challenge, you have the rankings based on heart-to-play ratios. Some levels out there had many hearts, but many many more plays. If a level has 100 hearts and 1000 plays, it's not actually that good of a level, it just had fortunate placement or a catchy name. Some levels out there had ratios of something like 30:50, that's great! A 60% ratio is astounding, and should hold more weight than a 100:1000 ratio.

What an awesome contest... I am definitely going to work hard to win LBC2!!!

Please don't stop with the contests!

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FULLGORR
12/19/2008 12:01 PM
@ VofEscaflowne

I second this! PLEASE MM, Canadians are people too! Frown

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HeckBoy88
12/19/2008 12:12 PM
Quit complaining people. MM is doing everything everybody wanted plus more. They just had two new patches that fixed just about every glitch known to Sackpeople and they created a new level pack with TONS of new stuff (including the Paintanotor, which completely kicks) AND they released some new costumes AND they gave the contest results. Stop telling them how stupid they are.

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g50
12/19/2008 12:14 PM
Whining competition, maybe?

Question: does getting "crowned" actually do anything besides declare you a winner? Will I get to see these guys running around in game with prize crowns, or see an icon of some sort on their message board posts?

Oh, and congrats evilpizzacandy! I have you on my friends list (although I don't remember from where... I didn't see you when I glanced over the LBP PLAYers roster), so you're clearly awesome enough to have won a free metal gear platinum player pack thing.

One last note: Brilliant thought, powers-that-be. I was thinking that it would be a very smart idea to offer certain DLC for free as a prize. That way, you can give the winners something for their efforts without discouraging players who like to collect everything in a game but can't win all the contests.

Still would like to see all contest winners get in-game prize crowns, though. I want to know when I'm playing with a celebrity.

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d-diddy
12/19/2008 12:15 PM
I am happy they did all that, I am just frustrated with how they handled the contest. They have created an amazing game, and are doing well to keep the community (somewhat Smile ) happy with challenges and DLC.

I just think that if they are going to have a contest like this they should keep things fair, not advertise some and completely rule out others.

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d-diddy
12/19/2008 12:19 PM
To g50: The crown is a wearable costume for your character. So you get a sweet new costume + bragging rights Smile

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VofEscaflowne
12/19/2008 12:23 PM
HeckBoy88, some people do have the right to complain. Many agree that MM was extremely unfair to contestants for picking favorites so early in the competition. Blastroid if I'm not mistaken was one of those people and he's one of the top hearted levels. Whether or not he rightfully deserved it to have his level be as one of the best designed ones I don't know but if they did base some of the winners on total hearts, then it's just not giving everyone an equal chance.

Now I do have to say that total hearts is NOT the way to go. Not everyone has the means to advertise their levels all over the place so hopefully for the next contest, they can take another approach for this. We can now sort levels by top rated regardless of how many hearts they have. This should be used to judge the best entries for LBC2 and just give everyone a fair chance. Then MM can check out these levels, see if they do deserve to win or not.

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Blastroid
12/19/2008 12:25 PM
What sizes do the crowns come in? I have a very big head!

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d-diddy
12/19/2008 12:27 PM
Im not sure if the best rated idea will work either. Many contestants will give levels a 1 star because they think they will have a better chance at winning and it will skew the results. The advertising thing was 100% unfair, but in the case of Blastroid's level at least, that thing was going to win regardless.

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HeckBoy88
12/19/2008 12:27 PM
Ok, I guess it was unfair for them to pick favourites earlier in the contest. It was totally unfair, and basing the winners by number of hearts is not the right way to do it. That turns it into a popularity contest. But I've gotta say, Blastoid's level is pretty cool...

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d-diddy
12/19/2008 12:28 PM
To Blastroid: lol, might want to just pass that thing along to me. I heard that it is very small, so it probably wont fit you. I will take that hunk of metal off your hands Smile

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Blastroid
12/19/2008 12:34 PM
@d-diddy
I already created a celebration level for when I get the crown. I tell you what I will give you an invite to come in and dance under the throne I placed in the level and will even let you touch it. Please wash your hands first though since they are probably bloody from hitting the wall with the mess you went through.

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FULLGORR
12/19/2008 12:36 PM
Hey Blastroid, when and where's the party?

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Osprey71
12/19/2008 12:37 PM
I don't think hearts is a very good way to vote either... the 5-star system is much better and should be a weighted result, that way you filter out the minority of people that vote for favoritism.
Something like in this blog entry:
http://www.thebroth.com/blog/118/bayesian-rating

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d-diddy
12/19/2008 12:37 PM
lol you planned this level in advance? *COUGH* conceited *COUGH* lol. Let me touch the throne? I cant believe you would allow me to do that, you are such a generous person. Im not worthy of even seeing your thrown, but you will let me touch it? I will make sure to wash first lol

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Blastroid
12/19/2008 12:39 PM
@FULLGORR
After I get my crown so I am guessing Tuesday. If your online I will invite 3 people. Before you ask I already have the 3 picked out and will send you a PM with the details. For others the level will be published and I will make a post about it in the promotion section and my signature.

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Kazzor
12/19/2008 12:58 PM
DAMN YOU Mm!!! DAMN YOU IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME!!!!!!!!!!

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schech
12/19/2008 1:31 PM
I have a good idea for upcoming challenges and i was wondering if there will be anything similar... i thought maybe one of the challenges, would be that you give us a template of a level and we have to create the coolest level possible.
thanks mike. psn: schech.

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schech
12/19/2008 1:44 PM
Oh and by the way the level pack contains 5 new story levels and 1 challenge level (i think you forgot to mention it.)

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xSidiusx
12/19/2008 1:50 PM
wassup representing Da Clan 8==D

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rmedtx
12/19/2008 2:42 PM
Wow! this is really cool. I got honorable mention... I can wait to get my hands on the MGS pack... Mm you Rock!!!

I think it will be a great idea for the next challenge to take on account the start ratings of the levels. Some great levels were released too close to the target date and they didn't have the exposure they needed (I'm not talking about my level I had plenty of time I just did a bad job promoting it).

Thanks Mm

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Zookey
12/19/2008 4:10 PM
I am of 2 minds on d-diddy

A) Mine and his were modded at the same time--and mine never got the heart count reset (he was like 12 ahead of me) but, for some reason, I was able to republish---so, obvious by my being in the top 5, they didn't judge it by hearts alone (as it would have been also unfair since they knew it was an issue)

B) Still, before things got out of whack D-Diddy did have a good share of the hearts---MM can you plz hook him up? It was kind of crappy circumstances that he got dinged with, and goodness knows he didn't bring the moderation onto himself except for the 'crime' of entering a contest nameless trolls wanted to win--so said nameless trolls used unscrupulous means to disqualify everyone but them.

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g50
12/19/2008 4:20 PM
@d-diddy

Thanks for clarifying the crown thing. Now I just need to track down one of these winners and check it out.

@people-who-complain-about-the-total-hearts-determining-winner-thing

It seemed a bit like the powers-that-be figured out part way through (right about when they announced a handful of levels for the first time) that it wasn't the best idea to have hearts determine the winner. A bit after figuring that out (i.e. right after a big chunk of the community got ticked off about the level advertisement) they started saying that they were going to take other things into account besides hearts/plays. At least, in the future, it seems like they'll skip the whole "ticking everyone off" part and go right to the "we pick the winner ourselves" part. That's just a guess, though.

If you think about it, powers-that-be should've been picking the winners they wanted in the first place, so y'all shouldn't be so angry that they ended up doing exactly that.

It boils down to you being mad that you didn't win and trying to blame it on something. Except for non-Americans. Complaining about not being allowed to compete is pretty legitimate.

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Zookey
12/19/2008 4:40 PM
@g50---SCEI Europe and Japan are supposed to have their own regional contests---the only people I can see that have a legitimate complaint is Canadians because it doesn't seem yet that there is a cohesive plan to provide them with something--but I am sure SCEA isn't blind to that either--just how many fires can you put out at once while dealing with a global corporation hehe?

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Sitic
12/19/2008 5:31 PM
Congrats' guys!
Nice work, good to see you are rewarded for it.

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inspace2020
12/19/2008 5:50 PM
I'm still really stoked about winning!! I put a lot of hours into my level as I'm sure most of you did. So its an honor to be recognized for your efforts. In my honest opinion I think MM did an excellent job at handling this event being that it was there first one and one of the first of its kind EVER. I know it seems easy to say that I won a crown but honestly if I didn't win I would say the same thing, even if my level didn't get spotlighted. I guess thats just me, if my level didn't get spotlighted on tis website I wouldn't complain and say its not fair, I would go back and try to IMPROVE my level instead of complaining. I think it was cool to of them to show off some LBC1 levels...no other website was. I'm not saying my level was the best, because in my honest opinion it wasn't the most technical, but it was unique, told a story and was entertaining. So I guess MM liked it and about 185 others.

I played about 50-70 LBC1 levels and probably 75% were BAD..or just complete rip offs from some of the earlier good levels, like Blastoids, Zookey's, Ryanardo's and a few others....I think its fine to use others creations but lets be creative with them please, don't recycle them and use them the same way the previous person did, or some peoples case make bad, lazy copies of others ideas. How many levels have XMB in them, or went through all the 1st party title games (some even 3rd parties). Then some of them have the nerve to come on here and complain that their level should be spotlighted or win even....WOW.

Some of you have decent gripes and complaints like Zookey, I played his level early on and thought that he had a pretty good level then I remember it being removed after he had TONS of hearts....glad to see he won a crown. To those that feel like you "should've" won this time but didn't all I can say is this should bring out an even BETTER level from you next challenge and hopefully raise the bar. Use it as motivation to make the best level you can make and if you still don't win then at least you tried instead of whining about life not being failr. I know having this crown now has put pressure on me to deliver an EPIC level....See you all in LBP!!

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Kinam-Marsh
12/19/2008 5:53 PM
Ok I can't load zookey's level. And how did he win if he only had 35 hearts and 3 plays... Im confused.

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Zevi08
12/19/2008 6:17 PM
There's definitely some legitimacy to the complaints about exactly how LBC1 went down, but this is kind of a tricky matter, and there's no perfect way to pick winners in anything. Ultimately, the decision to pick a series of honorable mentions, and even reward those levels, was a very generous decision that I think makes up for any error in judgment techniques, by spreading out the range of winners. I'm very humbled and grateful to have been selected as an honorable mention, and extend my gratitude to everyone who hearted my level, left me some input in comments, or even just took the time to play it. Perhaps it's for the better that I didn't win despite my efforts; at least this way I'll have a logical reason to attempt the next LittleBigChallenge.

Also, inspace2020, while I do agree that the majority of levels seemed hastily planned (if at all) and poorly executed, don't be so harsh on all the upset folk; I bet it's nice to be one of the elite 5, but I'm sure there are a few people here who tried pretty hard only to fall just short of recognition for their work, and that must be a lousy feeling. ...Also I can't help but think you're taking a bit of a stab at a level like mine, talkin' about all the levels that run you through various games. ;P But I'll let it slide 'cause, hey, you won and I didn't, hehe.

So to anyone who wants to skip my slightly verbose rant, the condensed version is: If you won, congratulations. If you didn't, you have a reason to try again in the next LBC. And thanks to anyone and everyone who helped me get an honorable mention.

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the7thsaint
12/19/2008 6:30 PM
So despite telling us that hearts weren't going to be the mitigating factor in choosing the winners, they pretty much did just that: "But in the end, the top 5 hearted levels were truly amazing and we can see why you received so many hearts...so here are the top 5. "
Yea -I can see why they received so many hearts too, (and I'll point out now that this is NOT a slam against the winners -they're all great levels) but 4 of the 6 levels that Mm promoted on the front page won a prize -and two of those won a crown.
My level was up for a large majority of the contest and managed to get only 69 plays! How did I even stand a chance? What about anyone who didn't get to publish theirs until late into the contest? Any time a level get's massive play, the odds of hearts increases a lot, and all the levels promoted received a ton more play most everyone else, did they not? I wanna say that while the winner's are indeed worthy of their prize, they had a bit better exposure.

Bah -It's late, and yea, I've got a hand full of sour grapes, so I apologize profusely for my completely selfish and unprofessional behavior, but if I'm unable to blow off some steam I'm just gonna stew. Can I at least get some plays on my level now that the contest is over? (lbc1-the invited) Ha!

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Antarctic_Fox
12/19/2008 7:12 PM
Thank you to everyone who played my level and left such wonderful comments. It is an honor to be crowned, and I am am greatly filled with gratitude. You guys rock! Thank you!

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The_Killian
12/19/2008 11:58 PM
I think for the next challenge you guys should give a description like: "A colourful level with lots of jumping and a twist at the end".
We then have to create around that description.

I don't think you should advertise your favorites this time as it seemed to cause a lot of complaints. Smile

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MasteMikeGee_3
12/20/2008 12:52 AM
congrats to the winners

one thing y'all maybe forgot is that this was restricted to North America only so no chance for us Europeans winning the crown. Or the Japanese for that matter. we got to the point of agreeing to that. Now you wanna tell me that all of a sudden out of nowhere they get the 'Metal Gear Premium Level Pack' too?

Next competition should be worldwide!! that's so unfair. we bought the game too.

still congrats to the winners. I'll be playing your levels sooner than soon.

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hope4death
12/20/2008 3:07 AM
hey congrats guys on the big win. and for the other close calls good job as well. ummm yea i read like the first tthree or so comments and i would have to agree that the next challenge should be "best gadgets/inventions". there are alot of great idas out there. one in paticular that i love (being a motorcycle machanic) are the 2 cylinder - 4 cylinder combustion engines. i love messing around and tweaking them even more. so thank u all for putting the engines in your lvls as gifts. -hope4death-

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hope4death
12/20/2008 3:21 AM
@d-diddy

hey man, im sorry to hear about your level. and yes Mm shouldnt have promoted some of the levels early in the challenge. But man Mm has alot on there plate right now. Between all the bitching that everyone is doing due to moderation, bugs, DLC, they get this and we dont cry babies, i think they did a pretty good job on this one. But Mm you guys might not want to start another challenge untill u guys have the time to run a fair challenge. You guys have alot of customer service issues to tend to so dont put up any challenges unless you guys have the time for it. Again guys Mm did a really good job on this game and they try there hardest to make everoyne in the "WORLD" (literally) happy, so cut them a break on this one. I support u Mm with out a doubt. U guys have the best video game ever. And yes i think it is better then WoW.

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Zookey
12/20/2008 4:03 AM
@kinam-Marsh hey man! The reason you can't load it, and it has such few hearts, is it glitched after being moderated. I don't know why, but I had nearly as many hearts as D-Diddy (he had over 150, me over 140) then it got modded but I was allowed to re-upload it for some reason--BUT only 3 people have been successfully able to reload it--most of those 35 hearts are people I talked to about being modded they got ticked, went and re-hearted it (they were part of the original 140).

Actually this is frustrating to me to a degree--some people on my friends' list are getting LBP soon so I promised them I'd leave my competition level up so they could experience it--but now it is all glitched and wonky---LOL I am glad I won but now I am wondering what to do.....maybe if I completely delete it off of the lBP servers then re upload?

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d-diddy
12/20/2008 4:10 AM
@ Zookey:

Haha its funny you say that. I know exactly which level you had, I checked your heart count every few hours to make sure you didnt pass me Smile That is, until we were modded.

Congrats on the crown, you had a great level and you deserved it. The only thing I can think of to fix your level problem would be to do what you said. Take it off and republish

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ZeroPm
12/20/2008 7:14 AM
Dang didnt even know there was a contest. Is there going to be another one? Hope so! Love the game!

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d-diddy
12/20/2008 4:41 PM
Ok MM, seriously? I thought I was over this crap, but this is ridiculous. Just out of boredom today I decided to check out some of the honorable mention levels. I couldnt remember any of their names except sonichu's because you advertised it... So i go and check it out and HE ONLY HAS 90 SOMETHING HEARTS! My level had more hearts than this (about 60 more) three weeks ago when it was modded!

And Sonichu was lobbying for hearts with "a heart for a heart" comments.
I understand that heart count wasnt the only thing your were basing this on, but shouldnt it have been some of it?

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WuTang420
12/20/2008 7:04 PM
I think the contest was rigged...I seen the winners and thought i'd might as well try out there lvls, the top 3 were pretty good, and good work, but then i played the next one and i totaly thoght id seen some better lvls than that,,, and the last one out of the top five wont even load... and when i read the details of the last one it had 3 plays and 37 hearts or close to that anyway...now common, i know thats BS.....so then i scrolled down to the next 15 ppl who won, played some, and yes some were good... but some were terrible, im flabbergasted my lvl and some others that i played didnt make top 15..lol..Mm i dont know what you guys are thinkin or who's judging these contest...Also just to mention i had been working on a lvl for about a week, then on my last day were i had spent a good 10 hours STRAIGHT just to finish up, i turned off my game not even thinkin to see if the spining save feature was goin... And the next day my file was corrupt and my lvl that i had worked so hard for was gone forever...just wanted to say a big thanks Mm for not testing the game properly and leaving this glitch for me and MANY others to discover. thanks again Mm. btw i do love LBP... but i aslo like things that work properly... and unfortunitly Mm and many other game companies are not fixing the bugs out of there games. sort these issues out before you release games PLS,,, We all pay a nice amount of cash on all this PS3 stuff...i dont know about you ppl, but i tired of getting ripped off.

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hope4death
12/21/2008 1:03 AM
OMG people give it a rest, the contest is over move on and stop bitching. u sound like naging grandmas. the contest was based on creativity, gameplay, and info about the PS3 birthday. Yea they look at the most hearted lvls becuz those lvls they think alot of people like, so why not check them out. If u had 9999999999 million hearts it doesnt mean u are going to win. they decide between all of them so its fair. they didnt even choose some of the ones they "promoted". so everyone give it up. u lost or u won. its over so move on. damn

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JhnDgh
12/21/2008 1:47 AM
hope4death,

I completely agree with you. I am tired of all the negative comments towards those whom were chosen as the winners. Apparently MM believed these levels to be the best entries received thus the reason for rewarding the creators.

You were not selected because either 1) Your level was not publicized 2) Your level violated contest rules 3) Your level was not good enough. WuTang420, your level contained 3rd party images which is a violation of the contest rules which I suggest you read.

As to everyone else, just let it go and work harder next time. No need to act like children.

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Griffchon
12/21/2008 3:34 AM
to wutang420,
So your saying This game like every other game has told you not to turn off the PS3 while it's saving and you DID turn if off like it told you not to, and your blaming Mm saying it's a glitch that you had to discover. Sounds to me like the 4:20 part of your name fits.

To Mm, Thank your for trying to make this contest rewarding, and the added DL for the top 20 was a great idea. Kudos

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Zookey
12/21/2008 3:42 AM
@ D-Diddy LOL dude I was checkin' yours every few minutes too!!! Yeah I noticed yours and mine got modded within seconds of each other---LOL we both must have had a target on our backs!

Thanks for the congrats dude--when the next LBC goes down send me a PM with your level name in it so I can check it out!

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WuTang420
12/21/2008 7:39 AM
To Griffchon...
If you had worked really hard on a lvl for about a week, and then on your last day of creating spent a good 10hours finishing up your lvl and next day you got corrupt data you would be ****** too,,, I dont know if you got many friends online but this problem has happen to many of ppl on my list...on my part..yes i was tired and should have seen the spinning save icon, but i didnt... and many other ppl have a problem where the spinning save icon wont even go away, it just keeps spinning...some even say they waited 10minutes for it to stop, and finaly when it does, they somehow still got corrupt data...now tell me again Griffchon, is that a glitch?

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darkshadowkg
12/21/2008 7:50 AM
For the next competition how about you have the users make a level that best tests out a feature like say grabing or placing stickers

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SSR2
12/21/2008 9:26 AM
i think everyone should be able to download the MSG pack,its only fair to the people

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HOLIDAYCREW
12/21/2008 10:02 AM
Your next contest should be another costume one but top three from the three countries and winners have an option of it to be a DLC or to get a crown.

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Magnalon
12/21/2008 12:38 PM
With all of the complaining, people should be grateful to MM for coming out with more content in a month than 90% of other games in their game's lifetime. PLUS they decided to have a contest, which is unheard of in the gaming community. This game is getting close to the best game i've ever played.

However, I will say plain and simple; if the contest is decided by hearts (read - popularity), and only "some" levels are advertised (made popular), that is an unfair advantage. Perhaps MM can outsource talent and have people come up with a comprehensive list to post on the news section, with a deadline (if you want to have your level mentioned online).

Also those with frapping/video capture software are at an advantage because they can advertise their level. It doesn't mean they are more creative. I think the honorable mentions next time should take into consideration things like moderation issues in the future, and MM should most definitely judge the levels by creative merit, not a nominal stat.

Either way, them randomly giving honorable mentions a $6 product is awesome guys. I would just hate to see people whining and abandoning creating future levels for future contests for the community to enjoy. To all the bitter people; here's hoping the rules are more layed out next time.

AND CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS! And for what it's worth, I thought Blastroids really was the best.

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Antarctic_Fox
12/21/2008 2:21 PM
Yes Blastroids was the best in my opinion too. That is why he has over 400 hearts and won first place. A very awesome creator, and deserving of recognition. All of blastroids levels are amazing.

Now I have to say to all you guys who have a problem with the way LBC1 went down, just know I was never advertised by MM, and finished 2nd. My hard work and perserverence paid off. Most people wont heart your level unless they like it. That is why initially MM stated the most hearted levels would be picked. FYI I made 2 levels about a month before LBC1 and they both dont even have half as many hearts as my entry level. If you read the rules before you started the contest, and then submitted your level. That means you agreed to the said rules.

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Rhuji-kun
12/21/2008 5:47 PM
I can't believe I got honorable mention! and the fact that I get a consolation prize is SUPER BEAST MM! was wondering whether the best are in order...y'know...since my name's first and all.....lol. No, seriously, I worked hard on my level but it was nowhere in the realm of zookey or d-diddy though I can understand why d-diddy was modded...not sure why yours was zookey... i'm just really 100 percent surprised that my level caught any attention. I didn't promote it or anything. Well lucky me....really wanted that blasted crown though.....really wanted it....would have killed for one.....welll there's always next challenge!

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Rhuji-kun
12/21/2008 5:53 PM
seriously, did anyone even play my level?! I had like 25 hearts?! That's nothing!I seriously didn't see this coming .....lol... don't look a gift horse in the blah blah blah blah blah.... thanx alot MM seriously....

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drgnrbrn316
12/22/2008 1:45 AM
I agree that the results came across as a bit biased. When you advertise levels with video and not just a name, of course that level is going to generate more attention and more hearts. If you're going to either judge by hearts or give out consolation prizes based on number of plays, you cannot advertise your favorites halfway through the competition. And when you posted the list of levels, you didn't even wait until the last day of submissions to do that, meaning those who just made it under the wire were snubbed twice. The broken search engine didn't help anyone generate any views, nor did the occasional moderation of levels.

I'm not complaining because I feel I was cheated. I know my level didn't deserve a slot on that list, but I do know that some of those levels up there didn't either. Hopefully, LBC1 will serve as a learning experience for the people who organize these things.

Congrats to the winners who deserved their slot. Sorry to the guys and gals who deserved better.

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JhnDgh
12/22/2008 2:37 AM
All I hear is bitter people complaining. You do realize they do not even need to have these contests. Media Molecule have been very kind to also give out consolation prizes to 15 others, because they were not obligated to. You people are never satisfied unless someone is showering you with the attention.

Congratulations to all those who won. You "DO" deserve it, and "DID" earn it. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise.

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d-diddy
12/22/2008 4:16 AM
I am happy they had the contest, it was a great idea. But, there are two things that made me very unhappy concerning the contest.

1. They didnt judge on how they stated they would. This quote is from the original LBC post: "The top five qualifying Levels with the most hearts that meet the entry requirements as stated in the official rules will be selected as the winners." The part I am really concerned about is "with the most hearts..." Now I dont know if my level had more than the top 5 when it was modded, but I know 100% for sure that my level had more hearts than some of the honorable mention levels.

2. They made the competition completely biased. Some great levels were modded (not only mine) and the builders lost their chance in the contest, while others were given hearts through Mm's advertising.

Dont misinterpret me, the levels up there were all great and worthy of a prize, but there were others who were cheated by Mm, and that isnt fair.

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Zookey
12/22/2008 3:45 PM
I think though part of the problem was they didn't think people would abuse the moderation system----which is kind of weird, all you have to do is look at XBOX Live or YouTube to know open online services attract trolls, but either way they had to iron out the kinks.

I will personally be shocked if the next contest is based solely on hearts---MM got a big shocker showing them they needed a multi-faceted approach to selecting winners because the people who play fair get kicked---so, personally, I am glad they didn't chose on hearts alone--in one sense it sucked because d-diddy was up there, but in another he and I would have both lost on those rules alone because of trolls attacking us.

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FinsFishHeat
12/23/2008 2:14 AM
Dunno if it's been suggested already but the next contest ought to be some sort of Metal Gear Solid challenge. Who can make the best MGS level with all the new stuff, something like that.

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PearBear5
12/23/2008 2:47 AM
To FinsFishHeat:
They won't make a challenge consist of stuff that you have to pay for... That is the kind of games i hate, where you have to keep paying all the time to win contests or challenges, sure you can try with the free stuff, but everyone knows that the top prizes will always be given out to the one with the most coolest and newst things. i'm pretty sure i am buying the level pack, but i can buy that and only that, because i can't find any psn prepaid cards in canada...

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swav331
12/23/2008 9:17 AM
u dont need a prepaid PSN card, buy a pre paid Master card or Visa Gift card. works just like a credit card, and add that credit card to your account. Just like you would with a real credit card

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evilpizzacandy
12/23/2008 10:47 AM
wheres my voucher?

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Zookey
12/23/2008 11:06 AM
I was just wondering the same thing....where is our vouchers?

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Rhuji-kun
12/23/2008 12:44 PM
i want my voucher....

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schwem00
12/23/2008 12:47 PM
I think the next cahallange should be to make an elavater

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schwem00
12/23/2008 12:49 PM
or something were pictures of fodd emit and you have to use buttons to make the food

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