Hiya all!
This is a much-discussed thing I am sure. My take on it:
Pins are awesome and, being a trophy addict as well as an obsessive-compulsive collector, I look forward to eventually getting them all. I also feel that, despite the double-edged sword of current gen games using unlockables to artificially extend game life, they can be compelling and very fun to earn, even when they are meaningless. How many of us have Dived In way more than we ever wanted to, just to up the pin completion? How many of us love the sound of "kerbloop-plop!" as much as or more than the jingle of unlocking a trophy? (Probably less people than I hope, for the purposes of this thread, but still...)
Without a doubt, Mm will release more pins. Either with new playable DLC, or as a little free challenge pack to inspire players to get together and go through stories and community levels when/if the game's popularity begins to wane. It could be a few years from now, is the tragic thing! What are your thoughts on this?
And then: user-created pins. These would be created in Create mode and tied to that level. They could be customized like a level title and badge, tweakable, and when unlocked by players could be deleted and sorted like community objects/photos. Many would be silly. Many would be a lovely carrot.
When I fantasize about game design, my ideas often start not with gameplay, but with the reward for certain gameplay. In LBP1 and LBP2, objects and stickers are that reward. High scores, too. Why not custom pins?
"Kerbloop-plop!"

