| astrosmash said: Whether this is a great feature or a waste of time depends on how the distribution is organized. If it becomes impossible to find the great user content because of all the crap (and there will be tons of crap guarenteed), then obtaining user content will just be frustrating for most people. On the other hand, if there is a way to easily find content that is good (and is new to you) this will add a lot of value to the game.
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This is a valid point. The beta does give you a glimpse as to how the user generated content will be managed. After you successfully complete a user created level, Little Big Planet will prompt you for a keyword of what you thought about the level. For example, it will offer a list of words like platformer, fun, brilliant, daft, rubish. You can select one of these words, or select none of the above and you will be presented with an additional selection of words. Basically, it is allowing the user community to categorize the level. You can use the search function to find levels with keywords you are interested in such as fun, platformer, genius, etc. Also, you can "heart" levels or creators which will save them in your play list and notify you when additional levels are published. Sometimes I use the search feature and sometimes I sample levels that sound interesting. The exploration is part of the fun.
Thanks for the input, Jeff.
