Powering Up!
Cables have been connected, switches have haven flicked and buttons have been pressed. The servers are on, let the sharing commence!
W00t!
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I think its still not fair ! Europa has to wait =[
1RST COMMENT Xd
~jealousness~
Why do we in Europe have to wait a whole week and a half more?
*cries*
W00t! Sorry Europeans, It’s worth the wait though, I promise!
Hey guys,
So awesome. Thanks for powering them up Monday morn! Very nice!
I received LBP Saturday. Played through it and just loved every second. Will be playing through again and again and again with friends and the like.
You’ve created some magical and truly special. Congrats!
SAWHEET. Can’t wait to get home.
Let the sharing commence, yeah!!! Shame I have to wait till November 3rd/5th before I can begin sharing. I still think the UK should have got it before anyone, but meh, i’m not bitter, i’m just impatient xD But you know what they say, save the best till last, so i guess that’s why the UK gets it last xD
Having to wait is never fun. So turning the servers on for the people that have the game already is the best thing to do. I will just have to wait for the european release. At least i got to play the beta so that’s a little bit of comfort for me.
And as always keep up the good work. LBP Rulez.
Should I be concerned I’m still getting an error when trying to connect, then?
A friend and I are waiting for LBP to come out…and we still have to wait for 1 week.
I know the wait will be worth it, but damn…I wish I could play it today!
To everyone who is playing it now…enjoy it and you will be seeing my levels soon enough
still waiting for it in Arizona… :[
Nevermind, ’tis working now :3
Wooooo! Go LBP!
I can’t wait for my copy to be delivered!!
Great! I have a question tho…Do all retailers able to sell it “legally” now or they have to wait tomorrow (oct 28th) to sell LBP?
Thanks
“Cables have been connected, switches have haven flicked and buttons have been pressed.”And why is on the picture a Cisco Router ?
I have an american copy but live in UK. I can understand that the servers are not switched/connected (no buttons pressed here) in Europe, which makes sense as the game is not yet officially relase. But will an american version of the game work properly in Europe?
Oh my God, finally! Can’t wait to check out the community features!
It begins! Oh no wait…my retailer got word from Sony they wouldn’t get the game before November -seventeenth-.
Sackboy Are GO!!
So jealous…
Work cannot end fast enough! Let the play begin!!
UK doesn’t get it last. We in Holland have to wait for 6th of november or later and you get it on 5th latest… It doesn’t make that much difference but its one day of lbp I miss..
Yeah, great.
Now give us the game already.
12:30 pm EST and my gamestop promotion codes to unlock the God of War characters/levels still do not work. Online servers work though! Lets hope the promotion codes work at least eventually…
So psyched.
I’m guessing this is was the reason why I couldn’t connect all weekend?
I live in Pennsylvania and got my copy Saturday afternoon.
So if anyone lives in the states I’d check your retailer today, if you haven’t picked it up already.
I ordered mine from Amazon and I guess I won’t be getting mine till tomorrow (28th), at least that’s what the site says (even though it still hasn’t been shipped). I spent an extra 5 bucks to get it day and date of release and now I find out I spent 5 bucks for nothing. Oh well it could be worse I could live in the UK. I really feel bad for you guys/girls in the UK, but it is true that it is going to be worth the wait.
yeah the servers are on! Whoopy doo. no good if you live in england though is it. thanks for rubbing it in MM. can anyone give a single reason why the US always gets games before us europeans? europe gets the dirty end of the stick once again.
Picked mine up Saturday as well. As wonderful and magical as the Mm content is, LBP without network connectivity just feels lonely. Can’t wait to jump in there tonight!
Greetings from Brazil… using US version… Couldn’t wait to see what you guys have to share…. “let the sharing commence”
Thanks. But there are still no games available for many of us.
I envy you Americans! i really want it!
Any word on the pre-order codes working yet? what about SnakeBoy and SephBoy?
Congrats MM! I can’t wait to play this game. Any word on the 1st week DLC (spaceman suit) or the retailer codes working yet?
Awesome
will be finishing the 3 player and 4 player items in 3 levels and I’ll have all the items in story mode finished & ready for creation 
Nice to see there on
At least some people can start enjoying the game.
Pretty poor show though that people in the uk have to wait considering the game was made over here ;/
This is great! Of course it was not a welcoming surprise to log on and see the my Human Body level was stolen by someone by the username of “whosdaman”, but I’m hoping that situation gets cleared up.
Anyway, the servers are working great! Thanks for the awesome game!
Awesome! Congrats, I’ve had my PS3 for over a year and LBP is the first game I’ve bought. You’ve got the sale, now how about a patch that doesn’t automatically assume a remote control dongle is a second player. It’s ridiculous that I have to unplug it every time I play the game(thus remembering to plug it back in when I’m done). Mildly annoying is a polite way of putting it. Same goes for a Rock Band hub or any USB device. How about instituting a “Player 2 – Press Start” (novel idea, I know) function to jump into the game?
My beta level is up on the servers, but it won’t load. Get a “Failed to Load Level” error. Anyone here knows what that means? I worked so long on this level, and man does it kill me to not have it. I had so many ideas put into it and the art behind it took forever
The level is called “Little Big Noir B” My PSN is Cartman86
when lbp arrives in Europe?
I just discovered that the servers are up when I logged in this morning…
Hooray!
BUT…
Pre-Order Codes still do not seem to work and the news section in the game says that the Playstation Store has more stuff for us to download but I was not able to find any…
As long as I know other people are having the same problem wit htheir codes as well then I’ll just sit contentedly playing my LBP!!!!
‘~’=
When LPB arivves in Europe?
The pre-order codes still aren’t working. Please tell this to Sony.
And another thing. LBP is by far my favorite PS3 game- or better yet- the best game I’ve played in the last few years. LBP = Digital crack.
BUG?
For some reason after the patch, winches in my custom level no longer produce any sounds. I haven’t checked any of the Story levels but it’s pretty annoying.
im still here in OKLAHOMA without being able to connect or use any of my pre-order codes
Awesome, great job on the games guys! My son and I are really enjoying it.
theres not much i can say great game sad that the promo codes dont work yet.
For those of you in the UK or otherwise who have the game but not online play…. create a new PSN account and choose USA as your home country… you should then be able to login.
Yes, good work guys! Game of the year…decade…oh hell..forever!!!
What a lovely finger.
Wow, apparently Geosautus’ level God of War Demon Skull was copied and republished by another user as well, and it has even more hearts/views than the original publishing! This has gotta stop :/
Anyway, I’m noticing significant lag but I’m sure that will be worked out for the most part soon.
sack it up YO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
How will the downloading of the spacesuit etc work? will it be on the store or just appear in our inventorys?
I input my ‘Kratos’ code as soon as I got it and downloaded the game data to my PS3 first time… Just waiting for a game to use the data on… Argghhh…!!! Bloody UK release dates… M U S T B E P A T I E N T . . . !
YEAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ive Got my Copy Friday so all a I have to say is: WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOH!
codes are now working dl kratos medusa Minotaur etc now yay
@jjmusicman: probably by Sony, they want all the credit.
Thanks MM for turning on the servers. I’m a happy sackgirl now
GREAT!!!! the servers are up, I am sure you guys are really busy but when is the preorder code content going to work? I figured it would be in place when the servers went up. Cant wait to get out of work and start playing!!
Great job on the game guys!!! I am so looking forward to building levels with my son. if you want to play my PSN is technothemage
What’s the deal with the pre-order promo codes not working? I am sure you booked considerable revenue from pre-sale efforts and countless buyers are left with non working incentive codes???
I still can’t connect to the the servers. WTH?
Well, EBGAMES /Gamestop told me they shipped it out not too long ago, they are always good at shipping it fast as opposed to Amazon. Gah, this night and tomorrow’s school day will not end soon enough!!
I’m so excited it’s like that’s all I feel like doing, is thinking about it.
I have a feeling after I get LBP I won’t be doing anything else for quite a while.
Woohoo the preorder codes are working now
hi guys, i’ve got problems with LBP, since i updated to 1.02 i cannot edit/create levels anymore, my materials and tools icons are ghosted out. this sucks as i created several levels for the beta and even after downloading them again from your severs i cannot edit them either.
it looks like i have to replay all the tutorials AGAIN, even though i have already done this with the full game since i’ve had it. PITA!! i hope this doesn’t happen with every update in the future.
also, Kratos downloadble outfit not showing up anywhere since i dopwnloaded it.
ps: @ brando – UK gamers can play the game online with UK accounts as teh servers seem to be global.
Regarding Geosautus’ level God of War Demon Skull as pointed out by jjmusicman, is there no way (I haven’t been able to check myself) to identify derivation works? For example, if user A makes map X, then user B downloads that map to make map Y and republishes, is there a way to tell map Y came from map X by user A? I think that could help identify “plagiarism” issues like when people republish others’ levels. This system is in use now by the online editing suite aviary. For example, this image indicates source images as well as derivative works.
http://a.viary.com/artists/Avi/images/meowzas_unzipped_kitty
If you go to one of the derivative images, it will show your last image as a source. A similar system for maps would help identify original authors and those who changed or modified maps.
Again, I haven’t used any of the community features in LBP or been able to download user maps etc. so I don’t know if something like this is in place yet or not; I’m just going by the impression I’m getting from jjmusicman’s post.
hi guys, i’ve got problems with LBP, since i updated to 1.02 i cannot edit/create levels anymore, my materials and tools icons are ghosted out. this sucks as i created several levels for the beta and even after downloading them again from your severs i cannot edit them either.
it looks like i have to replay all the tutorials AGAIN, even though i have already done this with the full game since i’ve had it. PITA!! i hope this doesn’t happen with every update in the future.
also, Kratos downloadble outfit not showing up anywhere since i dopwnloaded it.
ps: brando – UK gamers can play the game online with UK accounts as teh servers seem to be global.
An hour late back from lunch ’cause I was playing LBP. Played some great user levels!
Thanks MM – I live close to your office in Guildford – any chance I can pop in to buy a copy direct??
Tony
Um, the servers are down again! Come on guys!
WTF, The servers are down again!
I’m having a problem playing the game with my PS2 controller (through USB adapter). It worked fine as a second controller in the beta, but isn’t recognised in the full game. Anyone else have this problem?
I heard that it affects 3rd party controllers too.
Fantastic work guys! Amazing game.
@ Chris
You are so right!
Mm needs a patch that doesn’t automatically assume a BD remote control as a second player! I ALWAYS had to turn off my PS3 to be able to play the game properly.
A PATCH FOR THE BD REMOTE IS NEEDED!
Online is crawling. The servers seem overloaded.
And they are SLOWWWWWWW
needs to have more servers ASAP!
has anyone whos been in the beta seen a level by the name of Misaki Falls Act 1?
I published it in the beta, but am still looking for it
Somebody HELLP !!!!!!!!!!
Nice work gang
But i still think it sucks that Europe doesn’t have a pre order action
So how are we supose to get Kratos??? 
OKAY so the servers are now up, great. Then why is it not connecting for me or my friends? we all got ours on saturday, and none of us are able to get on the servers at all.
Wow…the servers are WAY overloaded now. Online is virtually unplayable at the moment (oct 27th 5:33 pm EST)
lol geosautus’ lvl got jacked
Still have to wait 11 more days in Germany
But have fun, LBP fans in America!!
Please Mr Sackboy hurry to holland, We need you……….as soon as possible
God damn futureshop, releasing it on wednesday!!! I hate them and I want the game now!!!
gamestop never gave me my code please help
Don’t cry. I should be. Australia gets it last. O well it comes out friday next week and ive got mine pre-ordered.
Shutup complaining, we Aussies have to wait til November 7th or later! THIS IS BULLSPIT I TELLZYA!
What happens to those of us in Australia who pre-ordered but can’t access the servers until Nov 7 because of MM’s cockup. Do we miss out on the “i was there week one” t-shirt and astronaut suit?!?
It’s your fault MM, be good to those who demonstrated loyalty by pre-ordering and ensure we get our launch-week rewards.
servers are like snail is it going to get faster soon??
i was able to play lbp for a little online today but soon it started to freeze up. the game works fine without internet. and my internet is as strong as ever are the servers going down again?
YAY!!!!!!!!!
I am Also Curious about the SpaceSack and One Week T, also just out of curiousity, If anyone knows any information regarding activating the pre-order code on my PSN account on ONE ps3 If i would have the same loot on a different ps3 with the same PSN Account activated on it.
Your server is the most LAGGY server i ever see.. oh and by the way a question: everything on the game has a glitch are u going to repair this by patches?
servers not working for me =(
You got a Platinium Trophy! MOST LAGGY SERVER EVER CREATED!
I still can’t get onto the servers, anyone else have this problem?
I have a question.
Why is The Virgin Mary, the MOTHER OF THE SON OF MY GOD, in LBP while a song quoteing the Quran forces the game to be delayed?
You can’t pick and choose. I really find it offensive that She is in the game. If you think it is because it fits into the theme that is not a good reason. The song fit into the theme as well. Please offer a good reason why you can take out a theme from one religion but still leave others in.
I wasn’t able to get an online multiplayer game to work this evening. Really laggy. I hope it’s just the first day kinks that need ironed out.
[Screeching halt]
What’s going on with the game right now?
Even if I’m not in an online game, I get the lag like I am! It’s frozen on me several times… or it will take forever to acknowledge a button press…
I hope this is just a result the deluge of users all at once but I don’t like having problems playing the disc-based parts of the game because of something to do with servers I’m not on…
Sputtering to life, indeed. Can’t wait to experience the whole thing at full speed!
‘~’=
It is brutal laggy here (canada) i can’t even connect to the games
server overload had a msg lbp had trouble connecting to servers hummmmmm put in anoter blade boys
IGOTITIGOTIT THANKS MM FOR MAKING A PERFECT GAME GOTTA GO PLAY NAO AAAAAAAAAAGH
anyone noticing that there servers are really slow. or its just my internet?
i just got my copy..poor europe..even us in Hawai’i got it before them..its one of the best games i have ever played..
wow man i’m glad the servers are up but they are unplayable know. Isn’t this what the beta “stress test” was for? Let’s beef up these servers so we can actually play a smooth game! Right now I am crashing left and right.
I just want to get my hands on a copy ut it will take an extra while for me since i have to get it outside of the country cuz here its like 3x the price (200 dollars!!!)
I have a question, those pre-order costumes of GOD and stuff, cant you just put it in one of your levels as a reward and then people could get it again.
and another question…
are MM going to release FREE (plz i love free DLC since my dad doesn’t let me buy online) costume patches for example the Helgast trooper(killzone)or the guy from MGS4 and so on like from characters of other PS3 exclusives??
LBP is one of the best games I’ve played in a long, long time. Having said that, why is nobody talking about the fact that the game is essentially broken right now? Connectivity to the servers is either so slow that it’s unplayable or it just doesn’t work at all. It takes me 3 minutes just to change a costume, community levels won’t load at all, I can’t join any games, etc.
And this is mostly the GameStop pre-order crowd. What happens when everybody else joins in tomorrow? Don’t let me down MM, I want to love this game!
I can’t get on to play any of the online levels, it lags or freezes and won’t download. A lot of us are also still wondering about the space suit.. other wise thanks for the game, it’s awesome… well once the servers get fixed…
Fix your god damn servers please, or allow for more bandwidth. Whatever the issue is, the wait times and lag make online play unplayable at the moment. What, did you all not think lots of people would play this game?
hm.. very laggy the servers… already now
but nice that they are on.. though i am only allowed to play the single player campaign the first time with my girlfriend its so awesome there new levels to play 
the whole game obv is awesome..
Yeah!!! littlebigplanet here I come!!!
Anyone else experiencing enormous lag as soon as the online servers were up…?
I experience lag while I’m in my pod, but not when I’m in a level o.O
I’m having extreme lag problems from Argentina. I’m very disapointed with the servers performance.
Note: I have no lag problems with any other game(COD4, Warhawk, Grid and so on). Hope this issue fix soon.
Regards
Now all I need is the game to finally be delivered and a Nariko code to go with my Kratos code
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what’s with the horrible server lag time?… when will this be fixed? and how will we get out there for week one t-shirts and the space suit?
yikes guys, in seattle washignton i have horrible lag at times! but other then that, AWESOME JOB GUYS, im so addicted to this game!
yea great freaking woo hoo, what about those of us who live in a small country town in Australia, i probably wont get it till after Christmas, i pre-order paid in full for my copy of LBP about 3-4 weeks ago. I think we should be Compensated in some form.
not impressed……
signed an un Happy LBP fan
servers off againb? cant connect anymore
anyway.. whit that lag it was nearly unplayable
MM fix it plz…. using more then only one server should helpto solv the problem
are the servers down again?? i dont know what is goin on but i can’t connect to the servers!! is somebody else havin this problem or is it just me???
hm.. server down again.. with lag anyway unplayable
You should have made sure your servers could handle the load before turning them on. Now, even single player lags like crazy.
Same thing happened to Socom. I would have thought you would have learned from their mistake and made sure it wouldn’t happen to LBP. The fact that LBP is a great game makes this more frustrating!!!
I can’t connect online. ;~; Fix it, please!
I GOT MY COPY TODAY
I GOT MY COPY TODAY, but it still has the same lags as the beta, id even say worse lags, even when on single player story, or creating a level. when will someone fix these? also, th loading for the rewind/undo thing is REALLY slow. all i did was undo a box in an empty level.
also, what about the spacesuit and week one t-shirt?
anyway love the game GO LITTLEBIGPLANET
off again?
off again since 04:00 time.. (in Berlin)
Anyone else having trouble connecting to the servers??
I’m getting nothing, and I made sure everythign was working properly..
Anyone Know what would happen if i had claimed the promo code on 1ps3 in my PSN account, and logged onto a different PS3 with my PSN Account, if i would have the loot or would it be just on that 1 ps3?
Also, Any more information on the Space suits/1week t’s? i know its been asked hundreds of times, but i figure maybe we’ll get an answer is everyone asks :-p
The game is more than I could dream of… the lag (which has become terrible as the day / evening progressed [PST]) is TERRIBLE. I’m confident that all us beta testers (early adopters) are hopefully helping Sony and they are bringing on additional hardware to remedy the situations.
I think the game should be patched to better separate the network loading/lag from the game so if and when the network lag kicks in the game shouldn’t appear as if it froze and doesn’t respond. Or at least have some better more active indicators.
All problems I expect will be worked out this week and into the next.
It seems the servers are having some major issues. Things were great all day, I went to take a nap, now I’m back on and I’m running into issues while connected. Loading issues everywhere. I’ve resorted to logging out of PSN just so I can continue to play the singleplayer. Hoe things get sorted out soon, my buddies and I were having a blast online!
Still can’t connect to servers… Yay. My internet on PS3 works just fine, playing Resistance 2 beta now, but can’t play LBP. WTF
Servers are down…
Hey Guys!
The servers are not working right now. Just wanted to give you the heads up.
Calling out here from California with no connection. I’ll give Time Warner a day to update their caches. The promo code works fine, but I get the original error message when trying to read the EULA or using any in-game internet function. It makes me sad.
I keep getting “a problem occurred when attempting to connect to the little big planet servers”. wtf?
well for some reason the servers are down i was able to get my preorder codes but havent been able to join anyone online because the EULA wont connect this is very upsetting what should i do.
have not been able to connect to the server, anyone else having the problem? I connected earlier today just fine, but nothing now.
anyone else unable to connect to the servers, or is it just me?
Servers are down… 11:28pm pacific time
servers are down here, Seattle, WA 11pm
Umm… the servers are still off. I cannot connect to LBP. Keeps saying there was an error logging into the server.
How about actually doing something before you get people all excited about it?
i keep getting “a problem occurred when attempting to connect to the little big planet servers.” halp
Sweeeeeeeeet. Thanks a bunch.
LBP pre-order codes for Kratos, downloaded content, not showing up in game under costumes. this makes me a sad gadder
where are the spacesuit and week-one t-shirts also??
also had to replay ALL the tutorials again after the 1.02 update before i could carry on editing some levels i created. BUT a truck load of new content to bring it up to par with the beta, thanks.
a few problems with the game grinding to a stop now and again but patience sees it return to normal.
Why i cannot connect to servers?? I live in Europe and got US version but still can’t connect…Maybe there is some regional ban or something? HELP PLEASE…
haven’t been able to connect to the online servers all day but ive played campaign all day. ive been retrying very often. im in california, and ive patched to 2.01, why cant i still connect?
Yeah, I’ve played online for a few minutes but the game keeps freezing. I guess it’s just because the server-capacity needs to be fixed and all, so I’ll be patiently waiting for it to work.
As for the Story Mode: Superb! Excellent! I loved every second of it. And so did my three friends
Please Mr Sackboy, come to Europe as soon as possible.
We need You!!!!!
Why i cannot connect to server? Im from Europe and got US version and still i cannot connect…WHY?? HEEEEEELP!!!!!!!
It wont let me connect to LBP server…
i have a US copy of the game but was able to get online no problem last night, this morning was a different story with servers down?
I’ve had the game legally since Saturday, but now it’s Tuesday and I still can’t get online. What’s the deal? Great game though
Still won’t work for me.
US version on a JP PS3, simply won’t connect, says there’s an error… sigh…
Great, just have to wait 2 weeks, till nov. 7th
Why do we Europeans always have to wait?? And what about the first week stuff? The spacesuit and the t-shirt? Will it still be available? I pre-ordered the game 3 months ago, it would really s— if those things would be unavailable in Europe…
I live in Canada, but can’t sign in to lBp, what’s the deal? Great game, but I would love to be able to check out the online features
servers down???
Yes, how do we get our spacesuits?
Living in Japan with a US PSN account on a JP PS3 and a copy of the US release, but still unable to connect.
Why oh why must you tease me so?!?
servers off now?
Am I the only European who’s having problems connecting to the servers right now?
It’s weird, because I could connect yesterday. It was all laggy ‘n stuff, but still better than no online at all.
well my w8 is finaly over that you media molocule! I orderd myne at gamestop so it ship’s today and i will get it tomarow!
Servers are down again for me too… I was able to get a taste of a few online levels last night but only for like an hour, now it says “unable to connect to lbp server”. Can you reboot it guys? Ctrl Alt Delete maybe?
Perhaps the servers are down to fix the horrendous lag problems…at least I hope.
Come on guys; stop complaining about the servers all the time.
It will eventually work, Rome wasn’t build in a day… maybe 2 days in LBP…
You should instead enjoy the offline, you lucky bastards!
By the way, is Denmark the only place in the world that does not get this game before 7 Nov.?
Still makes me cry a little when I think about I have to wait for almost 2 more weeks!
Oisky poisky, enough with the haters!
I’d like to see all of you do a better job than MM are doing. So they misjudged the server capacity a little, so what? It’ll get fixed, you’ve still got single player, go work on some level or other to upload for when the servers *are* up.
Just consider yourselves lucky that you’ve actually got the game, here in the UK we’ve got to wait til the 5th, and it sounds like poor old Denmark have to wait until the 7th! We’d all love to have a copy of the game like you do, at least you’ve got *some* LBP to play with. The wait will be worth it like it’ll be worth it for us to actually get the game in the first place.
Just stop whinging like a child and have a little patience.
This game is amazing… sure, the servers went down, so I had 4 people come over and had an LBP party and then worked on perfecting some level creation!
I love LBp but this should have been anticipated. This had better get fixed ASAP or it’s really going to sour my impression of what shouldbe a friggen awesom game.
I have to admit I’m already a huge fan of LBP, and I’m amazed at the attention to detail you’ve all displayed for this. However I’m feeling disappointed though as the slow network operations are bleeding into even single player content. Random freezes (sometimes 30 seconds or more) and a bunch of operations take longer to process and random intervals all while (what I assume is the network activity logo) the little earth just spins and spins. Not a big fan of the ‘background network activity’ producing such disappointing side effects. I’ll keep playing but boy it’d be nice to see a patch with a option to ‘unplug’ from your network if things are that busy.
I’m waiting for playing online with good quality servers with no lag!!!!
I think they will release the 1st Week T-Shirt and the SpaceSack when most countries have got the game. But how will we get these? Will it be through the game or through the Playstation store?
Anyone facing this problem: a level you created won’t load (gives an error). This happened to me in the beta and now in the retail game. I am frustrated that long-hours work just gets corrupted because of a stupid bug. MM, please look into this. I can’t Create anymore because I’m afraid it’ll go to waste the next time I load the game. I am already pulling my hair (and there’s not much left to pull).
You have got to be kidding… I am going to say what I think MM wants to say, but won’t because they are a cool company that is trying there best to keep everyone happy:
This game is literally holding the world’s attention and a lot of you are still shocked that we all are experiencing server issues on day 1 & day 2 so far… Either you all are not regular “blockbuster” gamers or just those people that love making dirty mud puddles to wallow in… Server issues are bound to happen, it is in some regard, unforeseeable what will happen when the servers go completely live and on top of that, when everyone and the moles on their backs has been waiting to jump on… And not only playing (like a COD or Mario Kart) but also uploading content(which in my recollection has never been done in such mass before ‘even more of a reason for unforeseen server issue’)
In my opinion, though this temporary situation does suck, it is a good sign… It means that tons of people are signing in, which in turn should equate to a lot of great user created levels for us all to play once everything is ironed out.
And to BRIAN way up there on the comment list, who is busting MM’s chops about the Virgin Mary:
FIRST, I would like to state that I had an early copy, heard the song that was removed and I am sad to see it go. I thought it was a cool song (even though I could not understand what was being said, I’m American) and though I am against censorship, I can still understand why it was removed.
SECOND, it’s quite childish for this tit-for-tat complaining… the facts of the matter are we do not live in a world where all cultures react the same way to things. Though a lot of Muslims have come forth to say that it did not need to be removed, SCEA and MM made a decision IMO based on history. Christians, Buddhist and many other religions do not react the same way that Muslims MAY to their religious scriptures being quoted or referenced, as long as it is not in a derogatory manner.
In the case of the Virgin Mary in LBP, I don’t think there is anything there for a regular christian to be offended at, actually, the people that would be offended if any, would be other religions complaining about being bombarded by Christianity (the way they have been for centuries).
I think most christians and priest and such would appreciate the Virgin Mary’s tasteful Cameo appearance.
Now I am not a Muslim (but I have Muslim friends (that still doesn’t make me an authority on the faith though)) but I believe that the issue lies with the way that some Muslim’s show their praise and faith. If I understand it correctly, it is that they do not appreciate their “holy book” being quoted or used in a “not solely dedicated to true religious praise” fashion. They want you to quote the scripture and show true praise, not tack it on as some sort of entertainment, because to them it is serious business.
I’m tired of typing now… sorry for the long post people, but I was getting ticked off reading all the relentluss MM bashing…
so.. i assume that the server issues last night were the reasons why my LBP game was loading very slowly and freezing at times?
knocking on wood that is the case! gonna have some 4player sackboy action tonight!
When i play this game, it loves to mess with me when i play online.
First off, when i connect, you have to wait 2 minutes to connect to the server. Then it freezes for 5 minutes.
Then it unfreezes and then you reach the POD computer. it freezes. It unfreezes, then freezes again before you reach the selection menu.
it finally unfreezes. I decided to create my new level “Zombie Invasion Pt. 1″(going up soon.) When i load the level. It freezes when i enter. Then unfreezes after a minute. Oops, i just screwed up a part on my giant vehicle. Press reverse. It rewinds for 20 seconds minimum. Then you put it down. after that you try to take out stickers. they take at least 20 seconds more to take the stickers out of the popit menu. Well, at least i made my level. I Go to publish it. It freezes during publishing then it shows a error window saying i can’t publish it. Wash. Rinse Repeat.
Then if i am joining someone’s game, it lags me to hell then disconnects and the error menu won’t even let me press ok. i have to restart my ps3 because the home menu doesn’t do anything.
Just so you know, i have Broadband Connection so there is no reason this should be happening. My other games connect fine on my ps3.
no online fine. finishing up story mode. but i am glitched @ the collector. i play thru ,free everyone,grabbed all my items thru the level, finish the level andiback at my pod it says 0% complete and no next level. did this twice.cant get last lvl
PS360: were your other games the most anticipated PS3 game of the year? were they perfect the first few days after release? Are the online features 80% of the game or just 10% of it?
This is normal guys, it happens to every game company when the reaction is so positive that they could never imagine how much love would submerge them.
I have only one thing to say:
I’m glad this is happening NOW, to Americans. Because I’m in Europe, and it’ll probably be all smooth and dandy when the game arrives here, HA! Take that! That’s for being first to get it!
Why are the Server down ?
Do anyone know why the server is down again ?
Everyone who has got LBP stop complaining anout the servers not working. At least you have the game and are able to play on it. Some people didn’t even get the chance to take part in the Beta test of it. So quit complaining.
I’m tired of all you complainers ruining the experience for the rest of us.
Go take your aggression out on a FPS.
luv mm this game is great please fix servers i want to play online
My Game Stop got it on Saturday and when they told me I assumed it was next Saturday. So I picked it up yesterday and played the story through with a friend. Honestly, it was one of the funniest, most awesome, experiences I’ve ever had with a video game. I haven’t even touched create and share yet, but I’m thinking LBP should take over being my all time favorite game ever. Amazing job guys.
Dear Mm,
Please ignore the whiney, impatient goobers, that seem to think operating a FREE game server for millions of fans is easy.. and they ignorantly believe that it could be done out of their basement for half the cost.
Perhaps you should send them a picture of the massive amount of servers running in unison, and tell them.. you’d be happy to let them run it.. but then nobody would get to play it, ever.. because they wouldn’t know a bit about how to even get it started.
On behalf of all the true LBP fans I say: Take your time.. it will be worth the wait. Truely brilliant bit of work already.
To all the haters. Go pay for Microsoft technology .. if this is too much for you to take. God knows that’s more dependable, eh?
Sincerely,
A Patient Fan
I don’t mind that the servers are online, but how much trouble is it to post a message here to confirm it? Don’t leave us in the dark, man!
On a more positive note: congratulations on making the most awesome game I ever played. I’m loving every minute of it.
My servers are still down in Ontario Canada, and my friend in BC says he can’t connect there either =(
okay, i would like the servers to be up, but i am working on finishing the one of the collector levels. i believe its the second to last one, where you have to free all the people from the cages. (Awesome level BTW) i have finished this level and gotten pretty much all of the items and freed everyone. when i get back to my pod the level shows 0% and no next level. so i did the level again, none of the items are there anymore (i got them the first time) and when i finished the level it still says 0%. i can get to the final level. anyone seen this?
Thank you Sadeq on your commentary. Sure it sucks we have tons of lag and sure they should have had a larger beta to test load the server. By now every company out there knows you find out how things need to be configured when everyone jumps on for the first time. BUT… the game is amazing, they are doing things never done before, and did I mention the game is amazing!!! Have fun with the game, try the online here and there and maybe work on some great content. It takes a lot of time to make a great level and sharing is right around the corner.
Feel free to friend me with my username.
Ooops… my previous post was actually to dOobs24 and not Sadeq. The header is on the bottom instead of the top Duh
Game is terrific, here’s hoping the server issue gets sorted out soon. In the meantime, I will continue to play through the wonderful single player experience.
I understand where you’re coming from dOobs24. In many respects, I agree with your comments in regards to startup server issues. Still, I cant help but feel somewhat frustrated that in this day and age more preliminary steps couldn’t have been made to avert the disastrous performance everyone experienced on day one of this title’s release. I hate to make comparisons while making comments within the gaming community bc it typically leads to biased absurdities from all sides, but I will say, in the brief span of time that I did (past tense)own a 360, from day one of the system’s largest title; Halo 3, the servers ran flawlessly. The mere fact that there exists one unique instance where an online-centered blockbuster title released with positive results, says to me that although Sony and media molecule have clearly outdone themselves with this title in many respects, they failed in regards to locking down a solid online performance on day one. It doesn’t help that it appears nearly everything in the game relies on server performance – evidenced by lag in functions as simple as character customization.
Sad state of affairs this server thing is. Basically makes the game unplayable when you are connected.
I am glad they took the servers down to address the issue. Bandwidth (Database Mirroring and Internet Throughput need to be massively upped to handle this game). I am confident that MM know what they are doing and will have this sorted out one way or another. Until they do, they will keep the servers down so one player experience isn’t ruined.
I would not like to be the IT guy at MM right now, he be pulling some serious hours.
@seamonkey420
“Just so you know, i have Broadband Connection so there is no reason this should be happening. My other games connect fine on my ps3.”
Ummm… that has almost nothing to do with your experience with LBP Online – and you write a tech blog? Really?
That being said, it is disappointing that virtually *all* launches of “hyped” games with an online component turn out this way (I’m looking at you SOCOM and GTA IV Multiplayer). The publishing companies must have *some* sense of the expected traffic yet they always undershoot. Can’t they temporarily lease some additional horsepower to provide users with an enjoyable first day/early online experience? It shouldn’t be “expected” that online will be unavailable or crappy on new releases (even though most ppl expect it)…
But kudos on a fantastic game – I’m well on my way to my first level being published (and a reasonably good one too – not a trophy level or half-assed WIP level)
Thanks for all your hard work, but let’s step-it-up on the online component, eh? 
7 days to go (sickened) =(
Im dissapointed about the server issues, I had published a level and wanted to upgrade it. And the lag i had last night was unbearable, to the point i thought the PS3 froze. But hey, as long as it gets fixed within the next few days, it’ll be alright.
On a positive note, this game is redonkulous.
The level editor is exactly what i had hoped for, and more. I explained it to a friend of mine as like the classic Nintendo Excitebike editor feeling on crack.
It also brings me back to days of doodling in school as a youngster creating ships and vehicles of far out designs, that now i can actually crate with ease.
Thanks MM.
What’s bothering me most about these server problems is the fact that they were given an extra week to get things straightned out with the delay of the game. Yet they chose to not turn on those severs, and instead chose to wait til the last possible moment to do so. That extra week could have been used for further testing, and maybe we wouldn’t have these problems if that had been done.
I was asking myself all of last week why they felt it was better to not turn on the servers, and all of my fears come to fruition yesterday.
Any updates on the server status? I was able to get online but once in a user made level, the lag hit me like a wall.
I agree with you ShackJack. How can things like keep happening, over and over and over again ?
Media Molecule, fantastic game by the way…pleasantly surprised is an understatement. This game is fabulous. Can’t wait until you get those servers up and running.
I’m loving LBP – dominated story mode with my girlfriend who hates VGs. I’m really looking forward to accessing online content. I’ve had the game since the 25th, and the server response has been the same ever since: “A problem occurred when attempting to connect to LittleBigPlanet servers.”
– Orlando, FL
Thanks for shutting down the servers.. otherwise I would never have gone to bed
Coll game and very, very cool online. Great Work!
I’m currently not at home so not 100% sure on the current status on the servers but everyone is saying its up and running
but those that played the beta is saying it’s same and there are some lag issues still that can be fixed/patched, pretty sure you guys are still looking into it. Thanks for all the effort & work 
So what ever happened to the astronaut costume (and there was another one) that were supposed to be free on launch day? Are they available yet?
It appears that there has been some connection problems with the co-op play with lbp. I’m not sure if that has to do with low connectivity or a flaw in the game. This should be corrected immediately because this TOO GREAT of a game to have this in it.
blip74
Can the gremlin who is clogging the LBP intertubes please stop doing that?
Thanks!
Servers are working for me now. This page should be updated. There is absolutely zero lag, co-op is fine, user levels are fine, no probs whatsoever. Whatever you guys did, it worked. And who cares about the littlebig delay. At least it wasn’t like another 2 weeks for a user patch. Be grateful they fixed it in under 24 hours which is something many other games have not done recently, fix something quick.
Undoing in the editor takes forever!!!
ok just thought id say this….i live in NC and my walmart had a box on it that said DO NOT SELL UNTIL 12/11/08…i look inside and theres LBP(like a hundred copies) i was thinkin to myself “THANK YOU GAMESTOP!!!!!!!”LOL.
Any one having the error wen trying to connect to a game says Fail to load players profile? this happens wen you inside the game and the other people are already in and they are playing
so bad i dont have de beta but i want the full game
so cool
This game rules online & we can wait for the servers to go up =)
Im at work atm 6:45 EST. Hows the servers now? better or same as yesterday? Lag was fierce, online n offline. That still happening? Can u connect to servers at start? Just lookin for some info on the servers so when i get home I’ll be ready to Play Create n Share!!!!
-New York, PSN=JR2576
I got the failed to load players profile error a lot last night. I haven’t tried to go online because when I did it was lagging this afternoon.
Servers are back down. ;( ;( ;( ;( ;( ;(
It is freezing online as well as offline. It freezes when I select a place, and it freezes during the gameplay.
I hope they release a patch to fix all the glitches, because I am loving this game!
Servers are back, apparently…and so is the lag. Good times, good times. And yes, using “Undo” in the edit mode is unbearable with the tremendous lag. Come on, MM and Sony. Get your act together!
Looks like everyone’s home from school/work and the servers are crushed again. Well, it was a fun hour or two!
add me as a friend and play my level!
there’s an monkey bar element in it that even MM didnt put in their game!
that’s how great the level editor is!!!
lag is HORRIBLE… europe – your not missing that part! Can’t wait to see you all on here!!!
“PS360: were your other games the most anticipated PS3 game of the year? were they perfect the first few days after release? Are the online features 80% of the game or just 10% of it?
This is normal guys, it happens to every game company when the reaction is so positive that they could never imagine how much love would submerge them.
” – Inzoum
Amen lol… Launch pains, launch pains. People seem to forget that this is actually a fairly small and fairly new company we are dealing with, even with the backing of Sony, there is bound to be growing pains with such a successfull product. Not to mention the fact that Sony has a history of underestimating their customers; remember when the PS3 first came out and many stores didn’t have more than few systems in stock because of Sony’s inability to manufacture enough units!?!
Weird that people are having problems even offline though, only when I try to do anything online have I had any problems, the story mode and edit modes, even rewinding, have given me no problems at all…Then again I havn’t gotten that far in the story yet, nor have I made any really intensive levels, so…
zzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Still no word when any electrical entertainment store or Gaming store in my area of Australia will get LBP, seeings i pre-ordered pay’d in full for my copy weeks ago and STILL dont have it.
its gone from being anxious for its release, too totally dismay that it was delayed. too now Very frustrated for being left in the dark for its new release date here in my Home town.
if i wasnt tottally jumping out of my skin with anticipation and excitement for this game to be in my arms, id go back to my Games dealer and ask for a full refund on my pre-order.
Easy answer to the question above about offline. It automatically connects you to the online when you turn on the game. Unless you sign off of PSN or unplug your lan cable, it will put you online and lags the crap out of the game, as you are able to jump in and out of anyone’s game. So basically you are “always online”. I wondered the same thing last night and thought my PS3 was freezing when I realized that it was only because the servers were causing it.
Hmm so Im guessing SOME cant connect and some CAN, Because I’m still sadly unable to connect and play while im hearing some can ;-;
“Easy answer to the question above about offline. It automatically connects you to the online when you turn on the game. Unless you sign off of PSN or unplug your lan cable, it will put you online and lags the crap out of the game, as you are able to jump in and out of anyone’s game. So basically you are “always online”. I wondered the same thing last night and thought my PS3 was freezing when I realized that it was only because the servers were causing it.” – monkeychow01
Interesting point, that makes me think the reason my game has run so smooth is because of my spotty wireless connection lol! I probably wasn’t even connecting to my router half the time. I haven’t really payed that much attention because I have been playing the story most of the time lol. For once, having a crappy router has proved to be a good thing lol.
Hmmmm still cant connect anyone know whats up here? I can see SOME people can play, While some cant. any fix?
hey monkeychow great point, I experienced the same thing. Has Sony or MM released any official statement to when it will be fixed? Hopefully by the weekend. I think that the week on goodies will be released in each area as the game becomes avialble on the Playstation Store during the regular updates.
the servers are still down, do you manage them or does sony.
ive experenced long load times, maybe since the servers are down.
dave
Okay.
Everyone around the world that wants a copy and wants to lament they don’t have access…
Dudes. Relax. It’s not like the thing works. The servers have been down since it launched.
We are unable to play the game except for brief 30 minute windows in a day when the servers appear to be up and running.
I basically purchased a doorstop that is now boring as I can’t access anything but the starting levels.
Hi guys, I don’t feel like reading thorugh this massive thread but can someone tell me WHY i can’t download the 1.02 patch? I know the servers are down but it seems people have been able to at least complete the patch download. Mine will go to like 2 percent stop and disconnect….
Are the servers up now?
down for the night again?………………..
ughhhhh
I got an hour of coop play in then the game froze the console. About the same as yesterday. It’s fun while it works. I really hate the swinging sponge things, too hard to hang on at times…
Seriously guys, the game is really great, candidate for game of the year for me, but online is a bad joke!
Come on, you didn´t expect people to go nuts, once the servers would be up? In this state the game is unplayable and broken online!
To bad, if you don´t fix this asap, people will lose interest and you game will go down as a great try.
I just hope that this won´t happen!
Really really love Little Big Planet.
when & how will we recieve our spacesuit will it be an item at the playstasion store or will you be posting a code for it on lbp new in game play or what i’m looking forward to getting the space suit. Thank You the game is great.
Hurry! I really want to play online! Grrrr!
Does anyone know what is going on with the Gamestop GOW level? WHen your redeem the code it says you will get one but it does not show up as a download or in the game. Is it not available yet or am I missing something? Do you go to the story selection section to play it or does it show up elsewhere? Thanks for anyone who can help
God, whats with all the whining? At least you’ve got the game. I expect this kinda miserable crap on xbl, turns out psn is still full of whiny bitches. What do you expect from week one releases? The beta was never gonna be able to stress test the volume of traffic the servers are currently being subjected to. On the upside at least your all being the good little guinea pigs for the eventual release in Europe.
Basically all MM has to do to keep ever one happy is put up more progress notes up. Let us know where they are at or what they plan to do. I’m sure there is a temp there that could post at least twice a day.
Cmidrfti Quote: God, whats with all the whining?
We paid $60 for a game that doesn’t do what it’s supposed to do. I think we are entitled to a bit of whining.
moar funny pictures
At least media molecule is on top of fixing the gliches…im sure we will be online again asap…no worries go play single player or start creating a level thats what i will do until online is bak on
when was the last time a game ran perfect online the first week?? never so let them work out the bugs.. some of u need to relax.. seriously stop whinning…
robble robble robble!!!
So are the servers still down? I wasn’t able to connect this morning before I went to work… Hoping they are up tonight when I get home- but I’m sure there will be lag since that’s when EVERYONE will be getting on.
Hopefully I vae the right link and format now. Hoping this board works with html. ;-p
it is oct 29th at 11 am EST and I still cant connect. you should at least put the current state of the server just like what is being done in the metal gear online website
@ Technothemage and Daniel Nunly, Thanks for the totally logical and reasonable replies.
@Techno: I’m not an expert on technical aspects of running servers, but I’m guessing that even with a longer beta, we’d still be experiencing some issues (prob not as much as we are though). Here’s where I would usually go into a long “educated guess” debate over development times and sales predictions… but enough about the boring stuff, you hit it on the head: “the game is amazing!!!” so let’s just have fun with what we got for now…
friend invite on the way
@Daniel Nunley: I hate those fanboy battles too, but FanMen(and women) mature conversations are usually fun and engaging.
What can I say, you got me there with the Halo 3 servers… Lol. Microsoft does pull in specific funding for it’s online services(subscription fees), so they should be getting more reliable results(and they had two previous versions of the game to learn from).
I do agree it’s still disheartening that this happens (LBP server issues) in this day and age, but it just drives me crazy how quickly some people turned on MM and SONY just because of the server issues, while they still delivered us an A+ game. Your right when you say they messed up, but can’t we just allow them to “take a mulligan” on that one lol (I hope that’s the right term, I don’t play golf)
In any case, I always have room for cool people on my friends list, so add me if you like. PSNID: dOobs24
I’m sorry, but when online is a selling part of the game (as pitched online and on the box of the game itself), it should be up and ready well before the launch. There was a beta, and those who participated experienced the exact same th