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Weekly LBP DLC Update: Level Pack, also Christmas Sackboy photo

The day that the majority of avid LittleBigPlanet players have been waiting for has finally arrived. The first downloadable Level Pack will debut on the PlayStation Store this Thursday. The content, dubbed Festive Level Pack, is a limited edition version of what is to come in the future. It features a large amount of content, all themed for Christmas.

Here’s what you’ll get according the PlayStation.Blog:

  • Two new Costumes – Christmas Tree headpiece and a Wrapped Sackboy.
  • One new Create Material - Wrapping Paper (cardboard w/ giftwrap texture).
  • Two new Objects - A Festive Sleigh and holiday themed light.
  • Six new Decorations - A Festive Bauble, Bell, Wrapping Bow, Candy Cane, Card and Stocking.
  • A ton of new Stickers - holiday themed of course, including a Red Nose Reindeer, Elves, Turkey images and many more.
The Festive Level Pack will be priced at $2.99 and only offered through January 8. If you’re down with gaudy colors, Christmas tree costumes, and a bunch of new stickers, then this might be the purchase for you.
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Scrixx's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 15:40
Scrixx
Who keeps buying all of this! D:
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 15:42
mix
I'll save $3 and let someone else build me a damn Christmas level that I can play.

*spits on floor*
Arttemis's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 15:45
Arttemis
Wow. How "festive" - charging for Christmas themed DLC.
Disgusting.
lic05's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 15:52
lic05
Another classy move by Sony.
DinnertimeNinja's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 15:54
DinnertimeNinja
So... how is this a "level" pack?

Are there any new "levels" for me to play? Because I think that's the only DLC that the "avid LittleBigPlanet players" have been waiting for.

The rest of this stuff is just fluff. This should DEFINITELY be a free update unless it comes with some levels.
TheDreadHawk's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 16:01
TheDreadHawk
Rofl.
Corak's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 16:07
Corak
"Have any of your sacks dropped? Cause only allowance getting bitches whine about $3. Oh, then spend $10 on 3 maps."

QFT

I'm curious about how many of the people commenting here actually have the game in question? I'm guessing not that many, and they are just bitter jagoffs.
Arttemis's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 16:13
Arttemis
I have the game. I've not purchased any of its DLC, nor do I plan to pay for Christmas-themed levels, nor do I buy $10 DLC packs for 3 maps.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 16:13
mix
@hobgoblin and Corak

Oh I own the game and I have a mortgage.
If this level pack came with some pre-done levels it might be worth it but if your not into making levels than this is pretty useless.
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 16:14
vexed alex
I have the game and a job. I'd also rather pay $10 on maps that took time to balance and make playable rather than pay $2.99 for a few stickers, one or two items, and a hat for my sack boy.

And it's not just this piece of DLC that's bothering me. It's LBP being a vehicle for Sony to squeeze every dime out of this game's fans.

But I'd rather not say anymore. People feel like I'm personally attacking them when I talk about this rape-fest.
AwesomeToph's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 16:16
AwesomeToph
That green Sackboy with the red ribbon looks like some kind of horribly Holiday Gimp.
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 16:25
Takeshi
I'll get it. It's only 3 bucks dammit. It costs more to create it so shut the hell up about them being sell outs. Just don't buy it. You don't have to. And it's called a Level Pack because the game is about creating levels, BY YOURSELF!
t3h d0n's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 16:26
t3h d0n
It's not the fact that they are charging 3 dollars. It's the fact that they are charging any money at all for these things. Treat your fans with some respect and give them some stuff for free every now and then, damn.
CelicaCrazed's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 16:36
CelicaCrazed
Yeah, I think people are bitching just for the sake of bitching. Do people even remember why LBP was gaining so much attention in the first place??
akathatoneguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 16:36
akathatoneguy
I know that you guys are sometimes talking more about the principle of the matter- slippery slope and all that- but it's $3. You can spend that much getting a couple of 20 oz. Pepsis at a gas station. A few months ago, you couldn't get a gallon of gas for that!

It would be great if it were free, but it's not and that's that. $3 isn't worth complaining over, in my opinion, but in the end, it's all about what you think content is worth (or not worth).

What would really be great is if we would stop telling people what they should or shouldn't buy, or that they are dumb for either buying something or not wanting to buy it. To each his or her own.
kastle's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 16:38
kastle
I'm inclined to buy this purely to support a game I love to death. If the game was the hit is was supposed to be, and more of you were buying it, then I wouldn't feel quite as compelled. Maybe. Or I'm just a sucker.
Robbo the hood's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 16:49
Robbo the hood
@Hobgoblin
Wow, you're serious? I'm sorry, if you can't appreciate the concept of balance in a multiplayer map then you'll pay $5 for the Valetine's Day map pack that gives you three stickers and two Sackboy hats. At this rate if MM released one new level, they'd charge $10 for it, so don't go off the handle on people who pay $10 for 3 Halo maps, where there was a lot of testing going in to make sure they're balanced. Balance isn't a Halo phenomenon by the way, it's sought after in all multiplayer games, L4D, TF2, CS, Starcraft, Warcraft, etc.

@akathatoneguy
$3 isn't alot, but I'm not getting $3 worth of stuff. One LBP costume shouldn't cost $0.99, and a few stickers and tems shouldn't cost $2. If you've bought all the DLC so far you've spent close to $10, which gets you way more than a few costumes most everywhere else.
silvain's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 16:57
silvain
Ah, the old DLC microtransaction argument never gets old.

oh wait...
necrozen's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 18:06
necrozen
Check it out, more people who probably dont even own a sony product bitching about optional content. I tell you, everytime I fee like reading a bunch of complaints about optional content for a sony game, I can always count on destructoid to deliver. Every time I go to Target I see about 2000 things I wouldnt buy & 100 things Id like to have but cant afford, if I stopped to bitch about every item that fit either of those 2 categories, Id never make it home.
BattyAdroit's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 18:14
BattyAdroit
I am psyched, I've been wanting more level creation tools. I'm having a little post-xmas shin-dig, and I intend to leave LBP running in the background with four controllers - I think this content will help make something more appealing for the season.

Anyway: Stop being butthurt about spending 1-3 dollars for additional content. If you love something and want it, then pony up for it. If you don't want it, great. That's our beloved free market.

Every time there's an update, they always throw a free costume for you bitchy cheapskates - and they're not obligated to give you anything. A one-time investment of sixty bucks doesn't make Media Molecule your bitch-for-life.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 18:20
TrailerParkJesus
Those are pretty cool, at least for the few seconds I looked at it. That's the most enjoyment I could get out of it. It was free too, so that's even better.
Endstiem's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 21:06
Endstiem
Oh for fuck's sake.
CrocBox's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2008 23:05
CrocBox
@Alex

I actually had a guy that WORKS for Sony say he wouldn't pay for any of the LBP DLC lol
coffeesash's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 02:35
coffeesash
Everything but a santa hat! The last pack (which was free, thanks) had a santa jacket and santa pants but no hat and neither does this. Weird.
coffeesash's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 03:51
coffeesash
oops, apparently USA PSN users will get a santa hat tomorrow. I need a USA account for the santa hat and a Hong Kong account for the MGS outfits xD
faultymoose's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 07:41
faultymoose
I totally agree with the haters. Sony should stop coming to your house and holding a gun to your head forcing you to buy this shit. It's just immoral.
faultymoose's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 07:45
faultymoose
"Coming from a Halo fan, this revelation is surprising. Companies that try to squeeze every dime out of the customers usually do it by charging to change your name, charging to play online, charing a fee on top of another fee to stream movies, charging $10 for 3 maps 1 month after release...you know, things like that."

And ^that. ZING! lol
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