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LittleBigPlanet Moderation Newsworthy Again
Deletion of Azure Palace Confuses All
by Coop
One of the more popular levels in LittleBigPlanet is was Azure Palace, an entirely original level with no copyright problems (unlike everything I have made). Above is a YouTube video of the level, and in some posts on GameFaqs the creator said he went out of his way to create something without any trademark issues so that it wouldn’t be deleted.
Well, it was, and no one knows why.
The moderation system put in place by Sony and Media Molecule has no reasons given and no appeal process. So the level is gone. Poof. Disappeared. Which has to leave potential level creators even more skeptical than they were before. What’s the point of creating a new level if there’s a chance that it will be deleted for absolutely no reason?
I anxiously await a response from the parties in question, because if I’m to spend 12-15 hours trying to create something unique I want to know what guidelines I need to follow, since the ones they gave out last week must not be the only ones.
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Comments
this is getting to be a joke... its almost like Sony wants to fail... this game has so much promise but if people cannot make a level without fear of it just being deleted for no reason, then what is the point?
i tell you what, if i spend 10 hours on a level and it gets deleted without explanation, then i am saying fuck that and i am done with the game.
Silly Sony. Silly Media Molecule. This level is definitely unique, and doesn't have ANY copy written materials that I can see at all. I think that Voyou is right about Sony's setup for failure. I made the shortest, shittiest, level there could be and they haven't deleted it as of yet.
Maybe they deleted it because they didn't think people would enjoy it due to its length? I don't know. All I know is that I didn't get a chance to play it and now I wish I had. There are many, somewhat, challenging levels that people have made since the beta and I don't agree with what they did with Azure Palace.
This level has depth and seems to be like a normal level on a stand-alone game. I wish I had the pleasure of playing it. Would have been nice to have a really fun level to play, like this one.
Weak sauce, Sony. That level looked super good.
If your level is too good it will be deleted. Sony is gearing up for some awesome downloadable levels and they can't have any of that "user-created" nonsense.