MB said: "It makes sense why certain levels were removed from the service before...Sony wanted to sell something similar to people and had to justify it by saying that nothing similar was already available."
Incorrect. If I load up LittleBigPlanet right now I see a Metal Gear Solid level on the front page (Metal Gear Sacklid if you wish to cross-reference) and no Metal Gear Solid level has been removed to date -- the God Of War being the "big" level to get moderated due to a part of the "plot" of that particular creation involving throwing people into a burning furnace to progress.
Also you may have missed out on the 1.06 update which (and I quote):
It added some new features to level moderation, including the ability for unpublished levels to be edited by their creators rather than disappearing forever, and actual explanations for creators who've had their creations removed from circulation. Now they'll not only know what they did wrong, but they'll also be able to fix it! What a brilliant idea!
Also perhaps you are unsure about the actual contents of the pack (and I quote):
First off, you’ll get a new Sackboy costume… the Gurlokovich Soldier.
Plus tons of new stickers (72), materials (12), decorations (10), and objects (18).
The objects are especially cool, why you ask…well, in addition to these ‘create’ materials, our Premium Level Packs include new Story Levels and they’re filled these new objects. That’s because, Media Molecule teamed with Konami to create 5 new Story Levels and 1 new Challenge Level for you to enjoy.
Now we couldn’t just build a level using the basic tools above, we need music, new sound effects, and new elements to provide a true MGS experience. So you’re getting these in the Level Pack, as well:
- 3 new background music tracks
- 1 new interactive music track
- 1 new Metal Gear Solid themed ‘sound object’
- New Plasma Ball ‘danger element’
- New Laser Sight ‘gadget’
- New functioning Searchlight lamp – for those special ‘exclamation mark’ moments
…and finally, the piece de resistance…THE PAINTINATOR (and Paint Switch)
Now, not only will you be able to run, jump, push, pull, swing, etc, etc in LBP, but now you’ll be able to splatter anything that comes between you and the end of any level. Once you equip the Paintinator, you can send sacksized paintballs flying by mashing on the R1 button and using the right stick to aim. Few things about flying paintballs, when Sackboys are hit with them, it feels like a very weak slap. You can also shoot ‘Brains’ from a safe distance and progress thru levels much easier. In addition to the Paintinator, we’re introducing a Paint Switch, so you can attach it to any object and set it to destruct after being splattered with enough paint. Here’s a video to show you the Metal Gear Solid Level Pack in action…
So your argument about Sony removing Metal Gear levels (which I'll clarify they didn't) to justify the price of this pack is extremely flawed because not only do you get 6 new levels but you also get 72 new stickers, 12 new materials, 10 new decorations, 18 new objects, 3 new songs, 1 new interactice background track, 1 new Metal Gear sound object, and the PaintGun which essentially CHANGES the type of levels you can create by implementing a shoot'emup element. You know, things that no user could have added in themselves.
Now eat humble pie sir and admit your cynicism was entirely unfounded.
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