LBP2 Beta: The end is nigh!

Note this was posted my Tom_Molecule in the main forum about LBP2 beta.

As the year rolls to an end, January ticks around and LittleBigPlanet 2 looms ever larger on the horizon. It's finally time for the LBP2 Beta to let the punters know that its closing time, draw its curtains, wipe down the sideboards, pack its bags, put the rubbish bags out, pull its front door shut, sweep the driveway, close the gate, close the gate again because it didn't shut properly, get in a cab, head to the airport, sleep overnight due to the adverse weather conditions, check in to its flight, remove containers of liquid over 100ml from its hand luggage, head to the departure lounge, move to its flight gate, get on its plane, eat complimentary olives - and go on holiday.

Horrah!

In other words... the Beta will be ending soon!

What about my stuff?!

As we told you right at the very start of the trial, your beta creations will all be lost when the beta trial ends.
We did originally have a teeny glimmer of hope that maybe we could transfer levels - but as you've all seen from the throughout the trial - there have been some pretty epic bugs that came up during the trial. Profile import & DLC sharing issues, THE GOD GLITCH - and many many more. With your help, we've worked really hard to make sure these bugs are fixed. Can you imagine what would happen if any of these made it to the full game?
So the plan still stands - the beta servers will be wiped, lost and gone forever (you might recall, Unicorns may be involved).

It's not all sadness! We're keeping the beta running right through the Christmas period.
We don't have a firm date set yet, but I can tell you that the beta will end some time before the game launches (Jan 18th), and after we all get back to work (Jan 4th). So you've got a good fortnight left in the beta yet.
Of course - once we have the official switch off date - we will let you know on these forums.


A massive thank you!

To each and every one of you! You have all helped us enormously in making LBP2 the game it is.
Your feedback and input has been invaluable - consider yourself awesome.
We truly hope you have enjoyed the beta as much as we have - you've built AMAZING things, things that have had us crying with laughter, smiling with win and some things that've left our jaws dropping to the floor with sheer awesome. We love you all - and we can't wait to see you in the full game when it releases on January 18th.

Enjoy Christmas and have a very happy new year!

From all at Media Molecule!

xxx

http://playstationeu.i.lithium.com/t...v=mpbl-1&px=-1

And finally, those bug blasters...

Everyone involved with the beta has been very busy on finishing the game, lbp.me and of course the beta itself - so understandably, getting out the bug blaster codes to those of you who have so far earnt them has not been a priority.
We're actually out of codes for bug blasters, we'll be getting new ones in the new year and once things have calmed down, we'll be distributing them to the people who have earnt them so far and of course those people we award them to for their hard work in the beta.
In the mean time - please stay calm about them, - they will be sorted all in good time.

Thanks for posting that. It'll be sad to see the beta come to an end. All the awesome levels :(

Ahh, that's why the code Spaff sent me didn't work. :p

I have found a few bugs... but I was given my beta code from a contest... how can I report them if I cant get to the beta forums?

I guess it's only appropriate:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh71fG_-ReY


The music, not the video

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Originally Posted by Bernkastel

I have found a few bugs... but I was given my beta code from a contest... how can I report them if I cant get to the beta forums?

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The official way to report bugs for the Beta is though this link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/P5GW2BK

I don't know if it's too smart posting links like that outside the beta forums. This beta is over but if surveys like that get out to the masses MM might have to wade through another thousands of spam reports in addition to the bugs people report several times.

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Originally Posted by BasketSnake

I don't know if it's too smart posting links like that outside the beta forums. This beta is over but if surveys like that get out to the masses MM might have to wade through another thousands of spam reports in addition to the bugs people report several times.

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It's been posted before elsewhere, and Mm haven't said anything about it then.

Well, I've reported a few bugs and know I can do what I want to do for Project: Siblings. This was a fun time guys :D

Everyone should make their levels copyable. :)
As we can still play it offline after it ends right?

Thanks for this Arnald123/Mm!


Congratulations to all dem 'ard beta testers! You all deserve your bug blasters for helping to develop LBP2 and it's a shame certain levels can't get carried over to the full game. There were a bunch of top quality levels in there, including Luos_83's Beh'Ta levels, Ladlyn1 and boss_mobs' inspirational/hilarious videos and Raphaei's flOw levels and Sackfighter Dogfight.


However most of these are on YouTube so the memory is with us forever....:p



Some of you may want to take coasterfreak1235's approach to this. In a chat he said 'I like my level so I'm taking pictures of all the logic so I can reproduce it on LBP2.'


Don't know whether he meant PlayStation Eye pics of his TV or Exporting in-game pics. Still, it's a method you might want to try if you want to re-build your level in the full game.


Bug Blaster....
I finally know where the name comes from... :)

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Originally Posted by mutant_red_peas

Thanks for this Arnald123/Mm!


Congratulations to all dem 'ard beta testers! You all deserve your bug blasters for helping to develop LBP2 and it's a shame certain levels can't get carried over to the full game. There were a bunch of top quality levels in there, including Luos_83's Beh'Ta levels, Ladlyn1 and boss_mobs' inspirational/hilarious videos and Raphaei's flOw levels and Sackfighter Dogfight.


However most of these are on YouTube so the memory is with us forever....:p



Some of you may want to take coasterfreak1235's approach to this. In a chat he said 'I like my level so I'm taking pictures of all the logic so I can reproduce it on LBP2.'


Don't know whether he meant PlayStation Eye pics of his TV or Exporting in-game pics. Still, it's a method you might want to try if you want to re-build your level in the full game.


Bug Blaster....
I finally know where the name comes from... :)

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Yea....also did you just call me Arnald123? lol :p

Also yea I took a lot of pics and save them in a USB from LBP.me XD
Now I can re create my level easily :)

http://beta.lbp.me/img/ft/bcb95e6299...c77d18397f.jpg
http://beta.lbp.me/img/ft/b84a856a5f...159c02f3d3.jpg

You want to play my level go to this link,http://beta.lbp.me/v/jbwv

What were we supposed to do in order to be eligible for a bug blaster??

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Originally Posted by RangerZero

What were we supposed to do in order to be eligible for a bug blaster??

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The more you reported bugs, the more chance you have to get it, I think...

I only reported 4 things, so I don't hope too much... :)



EDIT : :)

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Bug Blaster With Bug-Blaster Bugicide Spray!
There are several ways to get one of these... Over the course of the beta, we will be taking down names of people we think deserve to wear this costume; the elite bug blasters - people who provide epic feedback, organise testing groups, participate and post frequently about their findings, and are generally being awesome. Some are also available by entering contests. Going above and beyond!

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Originally Posted by RangerZero

What were we supposed to do in order to be eligible for a bug blaster??

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I left the link in the first post XD

I'm generally awesome, so I got one.

I bet MM Picks will magically make it over.

Hey everyone we got a new rare LBP costume! They will be send this to some people in the beta! Enjoy :p

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/p...re_tshirt1.png

*lets hope people dont figure out that this is photoshop*

*I think the heard us!*

*Run!*

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Originally Posted by NinjaMicWZ

I bet MM Picks will magically make it over.

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Not if this is anything to go by...
http://www.community.eu.playstation....ht/true#M62458

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Originally Posted by Tom_Molecule

Some of you have noticed that some LBP2 levels are now on the live LBP servers.

We have always said, right from the very start of the LBP2 beta trial, that levels made in the beta trial will not be transferred to the live servers when LBP2 launches. This still applies!
As the closed beta has been running for so long, there are simply too many bugs which could wriggle their way on to the live servers and potentially cause huge problems for the game and the community.

However, in order to show reviewers some of our very favourite levels created in the beta trial, we've individually QA'd a selection of LBP2 beta levels and one by one copied them over to the live servers. This is so that journalists and other LBP2 reviewers can see just exactly how incredibly diverse some of beta creations have been!
These levels will be up there for reviewers to check out before being taken down before the game launches. If your level is among them, consider yourself mega-mm-picked!

I hope this explains everything

Cheers everyone

Tom

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Perhaps not the MM picks, then, since we know about their existence. I hope I'm proven wrong, but I'll know one way or the other.

On a lighter note; I think this guy is awesome and reminds me of some homeless madman graffiti artist...

http://beta.lbp.me/img/ft/ae439b3692...1207e54f35.jpg

I've seen him uploading this pic on alot of people's levels. Pro_Assassin4571

ok this isn't so ba..... there getting rid of the created levels?!?!? noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! why would they do that??? i really wanted to see everything the community made! what if there was a good level in the beta that media molecule didn't notice? it would be lost forever!