LittleBigPlanet [PS3] - Out Now!

[ezee ryder]

http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/21674

Fanboyism at its best but still got a "LittleBig" chuckle out of me!

[merf]

this whole beta hype machine is actually turning me off his, just release the bloody game and enough with all this website crashing dicking about to get a key for a demo.

what happened to just sticking a demo out for everybody a couple of weeks before release ?

[Malc]

this whole beta hype machine is actually turning me off his, just release the bloody game and enough with all this website crashing dicking about to get a key for a demo.

what happened to just sticking a demo out for everybody a couple of weeks before release ?

It's simply because they want to test their servers, and if everyone was allowed to play it at once, then more than likely Media Molecule would have serious problems.

However, I do agree with you, it's all a load of crap really. A downloadable for all demo would be much easier for us.

[SuperBeatBoy]

http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/21674

Fanboyism at its best but still got a "LittleBig" chuckle out of me!

It's the music that does it for me.

[Rossco]

It's simply because they want to test their servers, and if everyone was allowed to play it at once, then more than likely Media Molecule would have serious problems.

However, I do agree with you, it's all a load of crap really. A downloadable for all demo would be much easier for us.

Everyone's gonna be playing it all at once anyway so what better way to prepare. The online runs like a dog right now though so need to get their finger out for release when it's gonna be thousands and thousands of people on it at once.

[Malc]

But they can allow a few thousand on first - see if there's any problems. Then another few thousand - see if more problems arises etc. It's a much better way by building up the amount rather than dumbing millions on it at once.

[Rossco]

Millions? Fat chance of that.

Yeah of course you're right but they should have just released it as a demo as not as many people would play the demo than the final game I think anyway as this just makes them seem incompetent.

[Malc]

Millions was merely an expression.

[JP]

They haven't given it to you to have fun Rossco.

As MM stated it's purely to test the server load which is why they could release it so close to launch. It makes far more sense to limit the servers & testers so that resolving any potential problems is as simple as possible for them.

If they had the servers running at full capacity and everybody who buys the game using them at that time then it's just going to complicate things needlessly for them.

[Rossco]

They haven't given it to you to have fun Rossco.

Mission achieved there. They've probably lost a sale from this Beta from me anyway. It was must buy beforehand but now I'm seriously doubting it.

Obviously I will try the Beta again and put the time in when I can before it's over. I owe it that alone for the hype the games received and I hope I prove myself wrong and start liking it anyway.


Are they gonna update the thing throughout the Beta as any online game I played was mostly laggy mess and half the time I couldn't join any.

[Malc]

I'd say the chances of them updating the public beta are slim.

[JP]

But Rossco, why did you agreed to test the servers for MM on a beta build of the game when it seems that all you want to do is play a final demo of it?

Perhaps it'll be an idea to not take one of the beta codes by volunteering to test again as there are many people who would be happy to put a few hours into testing whatever the beta is there to test?

There are a lot of people on here and other places who seem to be happy to help if they'd been given the opportunity that you took when you said you wanted to test the servers for them.

Here's the latest list of the people on here who wanted to help MM by testing their game for them:

1. Ouenben
2. Malc
3. glazza
4. ShadowDancer
5. RobRoy
6. Geezer
7. Mystikal Ninja
8. Eight Rooks
9. CapcomSuicide
10. Ace
11. Watusi
12. DUKENUKEM2UK
13. Yesteryeargames
14. Stejay
15. Strolls
16. Cuber001
17. Elysium

I still don't understand what it is your complaining about on this server test to be honest.

[Malc]

I'll fight Rossco for his future beta keys:

[Rossco]

I still don't understand what it is your complaining about on this server test to be honest.

That the game hasn't impressed me as I thought it would. You can't expect me to not judge the game while I'm playing it even if it is just a Beta stage and sole purpose to test the servers, which haven't impressed me either.

Plus, I'm sure half the people playing this aren't doing it to "help MM help test the servers". They just wanna play the game, like I did.

[Family Fry]

Anyways we all know that these open BETAS are just the new next gen word for DEMOS, espeically when it has an online mode that needs testing.