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• Posted by Travis Williams

THE WINNERS ARE:

Okay I have had to look through all the responses to my last post and decided whom we are giving PAIN T-SHIRTS to. If I mention your name we will contact you to get your size. Remember since I’m the Producer I get to make judgment calls. So if you don’t agree with me just go ahead and flame me. I think it’s getting cold in my office already. Sooo without further adieu…

THE SMACK TALK AWARD

Goes to Alsace, for telling his wife she needs to score 4.5 million in HORSE. WICKED!

THE HATER AWARD

Goes to AlphavsOmega, his HATE knows no bounds. He’s the most diabolical hater of all time.

THE ETERNITY AWARD

Goes to Hello Hello man your posts are LONG. I hope your back is better.

THE LESSONS LEARNED AWARD

Goes to Jaxal, monkeys make ANYTHING better. Especially videogames.

THE SOUND EFFECT AWARD

Goes to MutilatRJuggalo, now I need to tell audio I need a mud butt sound effect.

THE PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR AWARD

Goes to Andrew. Who wants to get to the bottom of that Mohawk guy.

No Pimpin award yet. I guess I will save that for later. Here’s my idea for Pimpslappin…

Some modes could do with a little more 2-player interaction. I am not sure I want to revisit the modes in Downtown or not, but essentially my idea for a Pimpslap is a enemy Oooch. So when you are in a two-player game you can in effect Ooch another player in a different direction. I am not sure how strong this “counter ooch” should be but I am thinking it should be stronger than a normal ooch but less than a Super. It would operate much like an Ooch (using the Dpad) but it would manifest itself as a hand that smacks the other player around. I would think you could only use it once per launch or so but it could really mix things up in a mode like HORSE.  I feel like in HORSE I would really like to mess with the other player but I can’t… at least not yet.  Maybe we can make that a ruleset you can decide before playing. Hahaha

PIMPSLAPPING? Yes / No?

What do you think? I think I would have a good time with it. Especially the sound effect and baby powder particle effects. Having a pimp giggle or “where’s my money?” sound effect play afterwards would just kill.

Speaking of Sounds:

We were having an internal debate over when to add user selected music to PAIN everyone so I would like to hear what you all think. Some people want to hold it until we have AAC playback working. A few others and I think that MP3 playback is enough (or at least for now) and I would rather be able listen to my tunes and play PAIN at the same time. So the poll question is important. Answer it and post your thoughts here as well.

Now that the little people have been represented it’s time for the ladies to make a comeback. Since the Nurse / Cheerleader poll was so close we are going to release Muffy and Ginger at the same time. I think Muffy is really happy about that. Look at her!

• Posted on 02.29.08 // 05:00 PM Comments (533)   Digg This   

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Very cool. No more short characters! Hooray!

Posted on 02.24.08 13:30 PM by SgtRufus

ohh one of the first posts, thanks for releasing both characters, hope to see some photos of that indoor amusement park soon!

Posted on 02.24.08 13:44 PM by SomeDude

When do we get a new stage?

Posted on 02.24.08 13:45 PM by sanchoclause420

congrats to the winners. cant wait for the new characters. and your idea for the pimp slapping is awesome every one here loves it. Any one ready for another poem?

Posted on 02.24.08 14:05 PM by rayderz50

Thank you for the recognition TW...

I will continue to set the pace for all the future H8ERS as well as FLAME all the new FANBOYS with intelligence and not name calling, colorful language, or ALL CAPS

Now please start with the "Coming Soons" again so I have some material...

BTW- Scurv is pretty cool. Take a picture cuz you aint gettin anything else outta me...

X

Posted on 02.24.08 14:56 PM by alphavs0mega

awesome mp3 playback is on the way. good job idol minders.i didn't win the off-topic award....yet. but thanks travis and please give me a comment on painsball, or i will carry on like a guy who wants paingolf. i kid, i kid. premium character:wile e coyote,i would pay $5 for him as long as he has those signs that say acme,ooch,this is gonna hurt that he flashes when posing thru the air, and he of course would be silent.please travis that would be my WB fix and in a good game too. sign says #1_in_the_hood_G!!

Posted on 02.24.08 15:20 PM by Qraze

yeah

Posted on 02.24.08 15:21 PM by Qraze

triple post king baby #1_in_the_hood_G!!

Posted on 02.24.08 15:22 PM by Qraze

its nice to see the ones who bitches the most gets an award for it.

kudos

tony

Posted on 02.24.08 15:26 PM by darth_dragonis

i don't think we should pay for the new level, cause we had to wait that LONG LONG wait, so it should be free

Posted on 02.24.08 15:27 PM by brad

PAIN POEM #2

Gettin on the slingshot is the hardest part.
I jump up, bend over, and accidentally fart.
I take a step back, to gain some power.
Now i aim myself at that pink hotel tower.
I close my eyes and take a deep breath.
Here ill get hurt, but won't reach my death.
I let it rip, and i quikly gain speed.
A spot on my privates, shows that i've peed.
I much time to curse for as I shift my eyes,
I see i missed the building, and head for the skies.
Rayderz gets bored, im nothing but a dot.
So he hits the reset button and im in the slingshot.
10 minutes later, after shootin through the stage,
Rayderz gets mad, and enters a rage.
After hittin the apartment with sticky floors and strange odors,
It seems i've ran out of gas and blew my motors.
The timer counts down, its almost at 2.
But out of nowhere i hear something new.
Before we restart, before its game over,
We a strange voice, and its saying BEND OVER

Posted on 02.24.08 15:37 PM by rayderz50

Travis, Thank you for making the best game I have ever played.

Here are all the ideas my friends and I can come up with.

Characters:

Any Super hero or cheats to compensate,
stretch, flight vertical, or bounce like a ball.

Skeleton with breakable bones,
non removeable to make it easier to slide

I am handicapped and want to see a
guy/girl/short/whatever character in a wheelchair.
Wheelchair flies seperate unless you grab.

Evil Clown - Honks, Farts, throws Pies, blows Fire

The Mime - walking aginst the wind, the rope, invisible box

George W. - "I am looking for weapons of mass destruction!" - "Can I get a Ding-dong?"


Modes/Gameplay

Online MultiPlayer - Heard you fixed that, Thank you.

In MultiPlayer you should be able to be a live Pedestrian, Control the mime/monkeys,
Cookie could walk around/explore
Each player controls a bumpercar in
the Amusement Park.

Pimpslap - Great Idea, with the Counter Ooch.

Our Idea - Two or more players grab each other and explode "Pimp dust" in opposite directions.

In single player it should blast you vertically.

My Favorite: "Ride the train" Grab the train and ride the whole circuit.

Amusement Park: Ride everything
Roller Coaster, Octopus, Bumpercars, Ferris Wheel, And a Tall Launcher (aka Demon Drop,down, or Hellivator,up).

Alternate Slingshots 4 to 8 would be nice.

Pinball/Pachinko - A wall at the far end or the back board of the pinball

Vagas Strip and Club
Vagas Strip - the Streets of Vagas
The Club - Shoot the caracters into Roulett, Craps Table.

"Paint the town"
Colour the character a Any colour
Red (Muhahahaha!!!), Black, Yellow, ect...
Hit anything leave a print.

For Challange- Creat Glass like object to
change the colour of the character then land inside a ring of the same colour.

Example: Player Blue hits Red hanging wet glass square then Ooches to hit the purple area

OK its long winded, but I hope Anything can help.
Can't wait for the new Nurse and Cheerleader.

Peace Smile>-
Alex

Posted on 02.24.08 16:33 PM by Eric

Shoot I forgot the Monkey.

Posted on 02.24.08 16:37 PM by Eric

Gee, I thought the forums would have more useful posts such as tips and constructive comments, but all there is is just complaints and bashing. How about being more useful and actually contributing to the community ? Anybody have any other suggestions for the mime toss 100ft trophy? Also, I'm having a hard time with high scores (over 1mil) any ideas for a newcomer? Thanks!!!!

Posted on 02.24.08 16:57 PM by jason

hey jason send me a friend request

Posted on 02.24.08 17:14 PM by rayderz50

haha muffy. first character name i've liked in a while.

Posted on 02.24.08 17:38 PM by StalkingSilence

Congratulations to the winners Smile
Travis - Any idea when we will be seeing these two new character? And what about the theme park? This month? Can't wait for all of this great new stuff Laughing

Posted on 02.24.08 17:45 PM by jrabin93

stupid ps3 forums not posting my gamer name.
Muhhahahaha.
Vampirefirex - All juggalos welcome.
Can't wait to play bowling.

Peace Smile>-

Posted on 02.24.08 17:55 PM by Vampirefirex

@Travis,
You have made me the happiest person in the world. Even happier than knowing I'm the best mime tosser in america. Not just because I have won a T-shirt, but because I won the mudd butt award. That is something I will always cherish and I anxiously await to share with my son, future children, and future grand children. Bigg Daddy Mudd Butt's what they'll call me. So fresh!!
Outta curiosity, what's up wit me being in charge of this board? Just wondering. Somebody awesome had mentioned something about it and I think it's genious. Exspecially since I'll do it for free. Just give me an official icon and some green text.
I'd also like to mention I'm great at sound effects, so if you ever need some help..you know, don't be afraid to ask..just fly me out to Denver give me some authentic mexican and i'll hook it up for free. LOL. No but seriously...I will, 4 real.
That and I'm good at lotz of sound effects and gotta lotta vocal booth time in.

Thanks Travis.

Oh by the way...
How the heck are you going to contact me...
That and I hope you gotta XXL OR XXXL...I can't fit in that XL. Although if it's all you got I'll hang it on my wall. Any chance I can get some autographs wit that????

Posted on 02.24.08 19:01 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

dats awesome thanks for da award (just kidding)

Posted on 02.24.08 19:21 PM by Andrew

o and dont worry travis I will find out who the mohawk guy is!

Posted on 02.24.08 19:30 PM by Andrew

next time u post about me though there r 2 andrews but im the one who found the mohawk guy just use ma last name as well yours truly Andrew Tanner

Posted on 02.24.08 19:33 PM by Andrew

@Vampirefirex - Whut up ninja?!?!?

@Travis - The pimp slapping with baby powder would be fresh and all sorts of hilarious. I giggle everytime I think about it. OMG, it's perfect. Just outta curiousity though, how are you gonna make the voice sound effects not sound like their only scurv dogg? I really can't imagine a pimp sounding any different then him (who sounds an awful lot like jamie kennedy). Unless of course you got Kat Williams to do it. OMG, that would be amazing, him or Stewie from Family Guy. Nothing could beat them doing the audio. LOL. ahhahahahaha, just think of it.

Thanks again Travis

Posted on 02.24.08 19:48 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

LOL, great.

My wife: OMG that is so cool, how'd you get that T-shirt?

Me: Uh, well, Uh..you see..I told everyone how I laid the smack down on you...playing PAIN, of course...I love you, sweetie.

My wife: You son of a...you know I own your ass! You mother ..........





Posted on 02.24.08 20:10 PM by Alsace

@MutilatRJuggalo, dude the Evil clown character I so want ICP or any dark lotus member.
add me so we can play sometime.

@Travis, Oh you guys so need a ZOO, torn apart by Tiger, Yummy.

Posted on 02.24.08 21:43 PM by Vampirefirex

Congrats to the winners!!

Travis, the pimp slap sounds cool, but I think it could start some big 'ol fights. If I had a 6 mill round going and my buddy pimp slapped me into the fire hydrant of doom, I would prolly fly off the couch to deliver an atomic elbow...

In our house PAIN has become too much of a grudge match to be able to smash each others hopes of a great score.

I think it should def be an option not a permenent feature.

Posted on 02.24.08 22:02 PM by TonyB

still waiting for Europe release dare. Why dont you do character creation comp and the best one gets in the game

Posted on 02.24.08 22:03 PM by Mozzle

@Travis
not flamin or any thing but I think rayderz should get a shirt for his poem
hellohello just spouted some nonsensical nonsene and your rewarding him? thats kinda weak dude I thought you had scuples dude guess I was wrong.
"i should not move so a child may live ........thats what it does"

Posted on 02.24.08 22:12 PM by DrRampageo

that was supposed to say scruples NOT scuples

Posted on 02.24.08 22:14 PM by DrRampageo

hey travis, when will we play PAIN over PSN?

Posted on 02.25.08 00:56 AM by KingDragunov

(be able to)

Posted on 02.25.08 00:57 AM by KingDragunov

Ha ha, muffy looks great. Yippee! I'm back on my computer so i dont have to type off my ps3. So much faster. Anyway, i think that the new polls are a great idea, saves you making a new board just for characters and sounds. Dont worry, im not gonna whinge about the uk release, just saying you guys are working relly quickly. great job. And i agree, monkeys make any game better, just like timesplitters 3. Yes, the pimpslap shoud be mapped with any buttons that are not in use, i dont know 'cos i havnt played the game. And the hand movements swing outward slowly, so you have to press it a few metres away from someone (depends on speed your flying towards them) and theres a loud SMACK! sound wich sends the npc flying. love to do that to grandma. I think the baby powder is a great idea. you should be able to hold down the one button and a power metre pops up on the side, showing the force of the slap. Weak slap -you go barreling into them and none of you move, or strong slap - you hit them strong enough to send THEM flying and you keep on going forward.

Posted on 02.25.08 02:09 AM by whitegold58

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=uiOH_7sz3mU lol my video!

Posted on 02.25.08 02:13 AM by KingDragunov

look at it travis its funny

Posted on 02.25.08 02:14 AM by KingDragunov

lol. nice video.

Posted on 02.25.08 04:30 AM by Matt2793

Can you give us a clue on this new character?

Posted on 02.25.08 06:00 AM by kitfisto007

jedi plz travis yoda plz

Posted on 02.25.08 06:49 AM by craig

Nice vid @Travis just wondering when is the amusement park comming out?

Posted on 02.25.08 07:06 AM by Andrew

sweet! the pose of the week is updated!

Posted on 02.25.08 08:04 AM by Matt2793

Help! i have a Pain Problem - when I start the game, it tries to automatically update, but after downloading the file, the progress bar during the update freezes at 10%. I've tried deleting and redownloading/reinstalling the game three times, and even (grrrrrr) deleting my saved game info the last time, but it still gets stuck in the same place at 10% updated. So now I can't update, and I can't play Pain because everytime I start the game it tries to update and then freezes. I emailed through the "contact us" link on this site several days back, but received a reply. I bought Scurv on Thursday, but still haven't played him once because my Pain is broken. Travis? Anyone? Any suggestions? Please? I need my pain...

Posted on 02.25.08 08:13 AM by Madhyamika

Wooo Hoooo! Cracked the Top 20 for Explosives. Cabage Patch Happy Dance.

Hey Travis, I see Havok written on your game. so can I assume that,
Characters from other Havok Games may appear like, Tony Hawk and The Crackdown Cops?

Posted on 02.25.08 08:18 AM by Vampirefirex

Travis...Jason...somebody....PLEASE acknowlege the slowdown problem. This was not there before. The game chops up every time theres some explosion of effect going on and its killing this game for me man. I know I'm not the only one who has noticed this.

Posted on 02.25.08 08:21 AM by Ramy

@ madhyamica. try unplugging ethernet cord from ps3.try to start it up without online connection it should start. then maybe plug it back in

Posted on 02.25.08 09:27 AM by Qraze

also make sure that additional content is not installed when you update if you can. i ran into that problem but knew i fuct up. any thing i can think of i'll post.

Posted on 02.25.08 09:30 AM by Qraze

and also #1_in_the_hood_G!!

Posted on 02.25.08 09:30 AM by Qraze

@Ramy

Travis said this about the frame rate,

"If you are experiencing slower frame rates it is because you have quite a few objects in the background flying around simultaneously. We use Havok to deal with our physics. We will occasionally tweak this as we release more updates. The particles from the fire hydrant are very expensive processor wise. I would suggest not flying through it currently. It’s a beast on the processor."

Posted on 02.25.08 12:18 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

The new characters are going to fun to hurl through the air. Can't wait the download the new level either. As far as the MP3 hook up , that is going to be great , I already turn down the music and play my own , I was getting real tired of " P-A-I-N "

Posted on 02.25.08 22:00 PM by Superdaddy73

I'm kinda excited about the in-game music. Although I would really like to play my itunes music. Is that AAC?

Posted on 02.25.08 22:16 PM by kitfisto007

Well then, I just need Fat Sumo and a Mexican Masked Wrestler for more pain characters =)

Posted on 02.25.08 23:37 PM by zakupilot256

I second that, a sumo wrestler would be a hilarious add-on.

Posted on 02.25.08 23:48 PM by NuclearVlad

so i love this game... everytime that i fire up my ps3 not matter what game im playing i get at least 20-30 min of pain in... its so great.. the new charectures are awsome and inventive...

but for something new you talked about online not to rip of from another game but in burnout there is challanges where you team up and do diffrent things... that would be awsome where you can get a friend online or meet someone new. the sling shots would be at a set place but would have like 50 challanges to do like grab hands in the air,and play pass with a bomb, grab the same car, hit the same person, grab the same person.. that would be hard and so sweet... and with the pimp slapping thing wha a good idea, with that it could be like you have to first find the baby powder hidden somewhere in the enviroment much like the new jarvas skin, and then you could use it to lay a whoopin on another charecture online or move a car that is in your way that is just pissing you off, or save it for that last second move to hit that stupid monkey that is playing with its self. the music idea would be cool to listen to music during play.. it would be one of the first games on ps3 that has it and i would love to be shooting someone into a building listing to wyclef jean that would be awsome. thanks for making a great game and its only going to get better from here...

ps. send that t-shirt me way..thanks
shigg

Posted on 02.25.08 23:51 PM by theshiggnigg

i say add mp3 playback asap... as for the other codecs i'm sure we'd all love to get those added eventually too.

has anyone mentioned we are really getting antsy for the new stages? oh i guess so....

as for your idea for pimpslapping... i say it sounds interesting and i like the idea of screwing with my opponent like that.

Posted on 02.26.08 00:46 AM by Bart

has any one noticed the "other invisible force"? ill head towards an exploding crate, and it moves away from me about a foot or two then blows up

Posted on 02.26.08 00:57 AM by rayderz50

Ok I have to say I have enjoy the game a lot, and even have brought all the characters to date, and probably will buy the Cheerleader and Nurse too when they come out too. But I have to ask where is the "Next Level" already, and how are you planning on making us pay for it too? I would be willing to pay upwords of $5 USD for the next level but nothing more.

I love all the new characters and everything, But I am tried of the same location already.

Posted on 02.26.08 02:01 AM by JamesL007

@MutilatRJuggalo, yeah I read that before. But my point is that why after the Hung Lo update did it start to slow down when objects fly around? This is what I'm trying to point out, its stil Downtown and everything is the same. It NEVER slowed down before. Something happened with the update. Trust me.

Posted on 02.26.08 03:23 AM by Ramy

@Vampirefirex
that wouldn't be a very good assumption seeing havok is a phys engine and not a publisher or developer.... now if idol minds had created other games ( this i dont know ) it would be a better assumption to assume characters from those games would appear
but it does bring us back to the question of who are the " premium characters "?????
"yay invisible robot meat!!!!!!!!! "

Posted on 02.26.08 04:27 AM by DrRampageo

@zakupilot256

Great call on the characters. Those would both be awesome in this game. 2 thumbs up!!

Posted on 02.26.08 04:28 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Ramy
I had it happen to me before the update, but not anything like it is now. It's the worst to me with Hung Lo, but it's not much better with any of the other characters...except Cookie. I don't ever get it with her.

@ Travis / Pain Crew
Any chance of you guys telling us what could have possibly happened to make the frame rates so bad so suddenly?

Posted on 02.26.08 04:36 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

Well at least we both know that the framerate got worse. I knew I wasn't crazy lol.

Posted on 02.26.08 05:24 AM by Ramy

let the PAIN begin!!!
and get me some music so I can really bust heads!!!

Posted on 02.26.08 07:26 AM by Tjifhuph3

pimpin'
good luck somebody is gonna get punched
ooch

Posted on 02.26.08 07:33 AM by Tjifhuph3

Frame rate is exactly the same as it always has been. There have always been hiccups when certain events happen.....fire hydrant being the biggest offender.

And I love the Sumo Wrestler idea someone posted. We have tiny bowling ball characters, long skinny characters.....we need some characters who are wider than they are tall for some variety.

Posted on 02.26.08 09:11 AM by SgtRufus

I have an idea for 4 other levels and 3 new modes for single player and multiplayer. my first level is a HUGE jungle. my second level is a beach. my third is a icey mountain. and my fourth is a HUGE mall where you can spawn in different areas. For my first mode is 1-4 player paindemoeuim. my second mode is a giant snowball escape mode for 1-2 players. my third is online for all the modes. SO PLEASE CONSIDER THESE IDEA'S. I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING THEM.

Posted on 02.26.08 12:26 PM by Mallemall

wow, 600+ comments on the previous post, only 65 on this one. Where is everyone?

Posted on 02.26.08 16:16 PM by whitegold58

gah febs over weres pain WTF!! hurry up

Posted on 02.26.08 16:55 PM by LEeHamM

Will you be "contacting" me about the shirt before or after:

*Duke Nukem Forever Releases
*Bush imposes marshall law to stop the election
*Gas prices reach $4 a gallon
*Nintendo released something other than a mini-game for Wii
*Home Releases on PSN

If my shirt is in the "testing" process... just let me know... but for now I'll just assume that its..

"Coming Soon"
"Right around the corner"
"I'll get it when its done"

You understand that language right?

H8er 4 EvR,
x

Posted on 02.26.08 17:02 PM by alphavs0mega

SUMO!!! SUMO!!! SUMO!!! SUMO!!! SUMO!!! SUMO!!! SUMO!!! SUMO!!! SUMO!!! SUMO!!!
EUROPE!!!EUROPE!!!EUROPE!!!EUROPE!!!
EUROPE!!!EUROPE!!!EUROPE!!!EUROPE!!!

I totally agree with the sumo character and we need a europian release, soon! It's PAINful!

Posted on 02.26.08 17:14 PM by Ben

Also replying from the previous post bye DrRampageo and Kasper. I already have an american account, but I can't buy it because won't it send my details to the american address? Don't want that happening!!! Write back Laughing

Posted on 02.26.08 17:21 PM by Ben

hey Travis, why do u hate Denver?! It's the best place in colorado man! better than lame ass Pueblo any way Tong

Posted on 02.26.08 17:44 PM by rayderz50

I just had a great idea (or at least what I think would be a great idea) for a new pain theme.
Basically, its a giant cruise ship. The slingshot is positioned on a smaller ship of sorts, something like a dingy perhaps, that can be positioned anywhere around the cruise liner. You can just use your imagination to realize the amount of creative and destructive potential this has.
Fun things to include could be a pool deck, a recreation deck with old folks playing squash and such, random monkeys on smoke stacks and life boats, and, of course, plenty of obvious Titanic references.

Posted on 02.26.08 17:55 PM by NuclearVlad

Drill Sergeant! That would be a great toon. I can do the voice over for that...hehehe.

Posted on 02.26.08 18:15 PM by Alsace

sumo character does sound good or at least a fat guy heheh makes a dent in the ground his fat qwakeing

Posted on 02.26.08 18:17 PM by Andrew

hey everyone, i would like to say that that dude eric had some frickin awesome ideas, esp. paint the town and vegas and a skeleton character. so does nuclearvlad, with the cruise ship. But, we cant get too far ahead of ourselves, i mean it took a whole buncha months to get a fricking ninja and new mode. dont get me wrong, i love both of those things, but......they did take a while. but they're here now. I would like the amusement park, ya kno, pretty soon. i like the jungle idea too. and the mall. i think you guys should focus on one level/thing at a time and get it done faster than saying coming soon! or crap like that, but thats just my suggestion. i dont know wtf im talking about. ok thanks guys.
-blizzard

Posted on 02.26.08 18:26 PM by Andrew

@whitegold58, everyones dead.

Posted on 02.26.08 18:27 PM by Andrew

btw traavis, there are two andrews'. i am the one who puts -blizzard at the end of every post. so please refer to me as blizzard or something, cuz idk what andrew ur talking to. lqtm...(laughing quietly to myself)
-blizzard

Posted on 02.26.08 18:32 PM by Andrew

i love those cruise ship and painting the town ideas! i cant even imagine how fun those would be.

whenever i think of a cruise ship level i think of tony hawk's pro skater 3. any 1 else?

Posted on 02.26.08 18:49 PM by Matt2793

at least theres not 3rd andrew

Posted on 02.26.08 19:16 PM by Andrew

I'm speculating that the reason it takes so long for Idol Minds to release these add-ons and updates is because they probably have a relatively small team working on the game. Plus, by having the ability to release updates whenever they can over the Playstation Store, it doesn't seem like they have any release date deadlines they have to meet. But remember, this is all guess work.

Posted on 02.26.08 19:37 PM by NuclearVlad

@Ben
they dont send anything to your address
but supposedly you need an american credit card to buy anything
but there may be a way around that check the internet
"i should not move so a child may live .........thats what it does "

Posted on 02.26.08 20:15 PM by DrRampageo

lets make it a Mexican Sumo Wrestler named Juan Tonn. He can have Luchador mask and the sumo fighting attire. When he is in launch, he can name different Mexican and Japaneses foods. BURRITO!!! SASHIMI!!!!!!

Posted on 02.26.08 20:17 PM by zakupilot256

@everybody else
dont you think its time we let go of the fact amusement park isnt out yet? it will be here when it gets here. I mean clearly the idol minds team has a hard time getting content out so just let it go.
also I think a fat guy is a great idea!!!
"i should not move so a child may live .........thats what it does "

Posted on 02.26.08 20:19 PM by DrRampageo

if anyone has any pics of the shirts pleese send to waffals1 thx

Posted on 02.26.08 20:20 PM by nugget3

none of the pain crew has replied at all fat mans a good idea and the amusement park question no specific time or day

Posted on 02.26.08 20:56 PM by Andrew

@matt2793 yes thats exactly what i think about when i hear the words cruise ship. seriously! llol. and when i played that game i put on the no gravity cheat and i think of that too. ahh, good times.
@DrRampageo or however you spell it. i love aqua teen hunger force.....
-blizzard

Posted on 02.26.08 22:38 PM by Andrew

@andrew -blizzard
you got it right!
who doesn't like the aqua teen detective agency? those that dont should be fired out of a cannon into the sun.
"i should not move so a child may live .........thats what it does "

Posted on 02.27.08 00:05 AM by DrRampageo

I gotta say, there are some really good ideas for new maps. But in my opinion the winner goes to whoever brought up the Zoo idea. A jungle would be cool, but a zoo would be better. It would just make more sense for the game. Cruise ship is a pretty good idea too. That's just my opinon.
BUT FIRST....SUMO!!!!!

Posted on 02.27.08 00:12 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

hey travis, can we hear what you think about the new ideas? thanks!

Posted on 02.27.08 01:13 AM by Matt2793

i can understand why travis hasn't given us a date=look what happened before when he said " a couple of weeks" everyone took it as two weeks and blew the board up with discuntent(he he) if he had said nothing we all would be suprised when hung lo was released. did he mention scurv dogg the following week?i can't remember. but everyone was happy.so i believe there will be alot of suprises down the line. they had to test the waters and the got wet,aqua teen wet. not gonna do a triplet this week. #1_in_the_hood_G!!

Posted on 02.27.08 01:30 AM by Qraze

How about interfacing with Pandora? Let me play music one of my stations. That'd rock!

Posted on 02.27.08 02:22 AM by Digitalman

What about an animal character for the next update

Posted on 02.27.08 18:08 PM by Tom

@tom sweet animal idea
-blizzard

Posted on 02.27.08 20:34 PM by Andrew

yea, cool idea

Posted on 02.27.08 22:17 PM by Matt2793

For the PAIN Team...

Would there be any way to Post , say here on this Board , a list of all the PAIN Damage Icons that appear during a game ? Reason...? This would help people , and me , to see which items are still available to smash , yank or remove for Damage points during a game . Example , the Satellite dish next to the Massage Parlour . Hit it by accident the first time , now it's a given target . Manhole covers , Bookstore sign , boards over windows , roof vents , etc .
Let us all know if this is possible .

Scott............

Posted on 02.27.08 22:29 PM by Scott_R_K

that would give the fun away
-blizzard

Posted on 02.27.08 22:42 PM by Andrew

All I see is update after update... for the US PAIN. I haven't even seen PAIN being played in the flesh.
Or blood.

If PAIN isn't out soon, I think a baby is going to get bitch slapped.

With a hand, SO BIG. It won't be able to cry, it will just explode, and there will be a huge explosion, and the shock wave from the explosion, will make some random computer in the US, which has all the data to PAIN on it, send all of that data, to my PS3, but it will also take like £6 out of my bank account at the same time.


I WANT PAAAAIIINNNN IDOL MINDS.

Please? =]

Posted on 02.27.08 22:57 PM by M_Dem

how much will the new level cost?

Posted on 02.28.08 00:02 AM by KingDragunov

@Qraze - I love how you just said
"i can understand why travis hasn't given us a date=look what happened before when he said " a couple of weeks" everyone took it as two weeks and blew the board up with discuntent"

An O.H. defending Travis, and asking for harmony.... That made me laff so hard milk came out of my nose!!!!!

Posted on 02.28.08 00:27 AM by TonyB

Travis the people have spoken, we want animals

Posted on 02.28.08 01:50 AM by Mozzle

@zakupilot256 Great ideas on sumos.
@nuclearvlad Cool ideas on your ship.
@MutilatRJuggalo Aka Gramp Muddbutt, Blizzard Thankx 4 the props.
@DrRampageo My bad on copyrights. I love Aqua teens.

@Travis, Saw your interview on EP. Very Very Cool.
When/where can I find the PAIN theme song?

@anyone, I really dont care when stuff comes out cause if the PAIN Team takes their time, It will be better than if they halfassed it.

Peace Smile>-

Posted on 02.28.08 01:55 AM by Vampirefirex

@Vampirefirex
is cool meng just lettin ya know

Posted on 02.28.08 02:09 AM by DrRampageo

Hey everyone just getting caught up since I took a weekend off the boards things are a little hectic here because we are gearing up to test the next few patches and releasing characters now on the semi regular. I just got off the phone with Jeff and he was like… I guess we better get busy working on the pimpslap eh? I told him YEAH YOU NEED TO! I told him not to forget the baby powder too. Baby powder is important…

Okay on to answering questions:

Slowdown: I don’t believe there is a substantial slowdown in this update. I could be wrong here but I don’t think so. There was nothing changed that would cause the game to slow down in my mind. I would suspect that slowdown is happening to players who are getting so good at the game that you are triggering more events to happen at the same time. This of course would cause performance to slow. Before I know for sure I have asked Idol Minds to take a look. When I know more I will post it.

As far as any future environments we recently decided what the 3rd one is and it was actually a suggestion based early input on the boards. I won’t say what it is right now but when we announce it I will give props. Please keep the ideas coming. We are listening.

@Zakupilot: Sumo wrestler eh? That actually sounds pretty funny. Hey Jeff what do you think of a Sumo wrestler? I think that’s a decent character idea. I wonder what would be a funny name for him? Any ideas Zaku?

@AlphavsOmega: I am gonna make sure they send your shirt via HatersExpress. So tell us when you get it. It’s coming soon alright?

@Rayderz: The Christmas of ‘06 Holiday season I was stuck in Denver for 2 days. At the airport. I was sooo miserable. I hated Denver for the longest time. Then when we decided to greenlight PAIN I was sent to Denver against my wishes. It’s not so bad now… it’s still too cold tho. And that invisible force is called suckage. Haha get better. I like your poem tho. That was the shizz.

@Andrew: Yeah man I know who you are. Relax.

@NuclearVlad: Actually the PAIN team is large for a Playstation®Network team. And we are working on more than one thing at once. You can’t keep the schedule we want by having one PAIN team. Some work on new areas while some make characters and some come up with new modes etc.. So it’s large enough actually. I would say the PAIN team is as large as a top tier PS2 team in as far as numbers go.. So that is more than 25 people strong. That doesn’t include Sony QA or Audio or any of the Production staff here.

@Qraze: There are a few reasons I don’t give dates out. One is obviously because until we are through QA and Format testing nothing is solid. Secondly, now that we are shipping all patches worldwide at the same time I might have to wait for another territory even though we are done… or vice versa.

@Shigg: We won’t be able to launch two people at once in PAIN. That’s just too much going on at one time. If you ever wanted to see slowdown in PAIN that would be it.

@Tom: No animal cruelty. Do you think I play for the Falcons or something?

@Scott: That damage icon list is a good idea. Lemme see if I could do something with that.

@M_Dem: OH NOES… Not the babies! Well PAIN is in the last stages of format testing in Europe. Things are going well and I honestly can’t see it taking more than a few more weeks at the most. We gotta get that thing out in Europe. For the kids man for the kids.

@ KingDragunov: I honestly don’t know how much the new level will cost. Keep in mind that it will have more in it than the first PAIN, but it shouldn’t cost more than Downtown. I don’t control pricing though so I can’t tell you for sure.

@Mozzle: The people might have spoken but it doesn’t mean the Producer was listening. Leave those animals alone. They ain’t hurting nobody!

Sounds like everyone has spoken about this Audio Player choice. I said the same thing to everyone. JUST MAKE MP3s work. I guess everyone agrees with me. Sweet. The people have spoken!

I have a question. Would you guys like a wallpaper section on here too? We have some funny character pictures that would make great wallpapers. Let me know.

Posted on 02.28.08 04:45 AM by travis williams

travis- thanks for the answers

a wallpaper section would be sweet!

Posted on 02.28.08 04:55 AM by Matt2793

@Vampirefirex- what interview? is it the electric playground?

Posted on 02.28.08 05:00 AM by Matt2793

Thanks Travis , Keep us informed about the Icon List .

Scott........

Posted on 02.28.08 05:07 AM by Scott_R_K

To describe the PAIN Shirt: (It’s short sleeved)

It’s heather (or grey) on the front it has the PAIN Logo on the right breast. On the back there is a picture of Ed sitting on Jarvis and it says. “THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON PAIN…” The left sleeve has PLAYSTATION®NETWORK logo on it and the right sleeve has PLAYSTATION3 logo on it.

I think it’s awesome. Then again I am biased.

Posted on 02.28.08 05:23 AM by travis williams

Thanks for the feedback dude, I look forward to playing PAIN sometime this month hopefully Smile or slapping some babies.
You and I both know that slapping babies is wrong, but then again, so are delays =/
But I don't blame you at all, I know you are all working dam hard, so keep it up, I'm sure this game is going to be a hit in Europe.

Posted on 02.28.08 05:35 AM by M_Dem

"PAIN is in the last stages of format testing in Europe. Things are going well and I honestly can’t see it taking more than a few more weeks at the most."
WOAH wait a minute, it's on all the PS3 sites that sony confirmed March the 6th for the release of Pain!? Now it's again "a few more weeks", like it has been since January? Tell me you're joking...

Posted on 02.28.08 06:27 AM by Mav

Hey name the sumo after the guy that thought of him Zaku

Posted on 02.28.08 06:35 AM by Andrew

I know the wrestler's name: El Dolor
for those of you keeping score at home, his name means "The PAIN" or "PAIN" in spanish. I'm kind of thinking along the lines of nacho libre. Know what I mean?

Posted on 02.28.08 06:46 AM by kitfisto007

@Travis,
Just wondering when / how you're gonna get a hold of me about the t-shirt I won and how to get it to me.

I'd also like to add, before a zoo map, before a cruise ship, you guyz gotta make a circus area. I don't see anything better than that. You'd have animals, trapeze artists, tight rope, 3 rings of P.A.I.N., CLOWNS!!!!, popcorn boxes, haybales, animal dung...endless ideas. Plus a cannon instead of a slingshot!! I know that wouldn't take too much modding to make. Tell me what ya think.

Thanks
Lastly, I know you're not big on dates anymore, but uhh, any time frame on how long till I get my t-shirt?

Posted on 02.28.08 07:41 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

I LOVE the idea of a sumo wrestler... As long as we can figure out how to fit him into the launcher! He might have to launch sideways...

It would be fun to make him so heavy that the cars bounce off him.

Posted on 02.28.08 08:18 AM by Jeff Litchford

the shirt sounds awsome...

but other than that it sucks about shooting more than one person at once to me it sounded more unlikely that likely anyways.. but i gotta say that i still love this game...
and idea about another charecture could be teacher or business person.. that would be funny to imagine that stupid annoying teacher from highschool and slam him/her into the hotel or a massive purple bowling ball to have it run them over.lol... i cant wait for the new enviroment is there anymore information you can give us? release date? how much its goin to cost if any? some things that are in the level??? thanks

Posted on 02.28.08 09:40 AM by theshiggnigg

@Travis,
For those of us who did not WIN a PAIN T-shirt ,Can we buy one??

Posted on 02.28.08 09:44 AM by Superdaddy73


@travis
when you say a new lvl shouldnt be more than the original does that mean it could be as much???? I know you said you dont make the prices but you gotta have some knowledge man!!!
I think new lvls should be somewhere between 2-5 $$
personally I think 5 is to much but im trying to be semi realistic here
if a lvl comes out at 10$ I think that alot of people wont buy it .
I know if thats the case ill spend my 10$ someplace else.
also while a circus lvl would be cool I feel its a little similar to an amusment park the lvl after amusment park should be something totally different
"i should not move so a child may live .........thats what it does "

Posted on 02.28.08 09:51 AM by DrRampageo

also sumo/fat guy needs to happen

Posted on 02.28.08 09:53 AM by DrRampageo

@Mav: If you read March 6th somewhere (I dunno where you did) but if you did then great. I am not aware that they released a date for PAIN EU yet. I just know it’s in Format and doing well. That’s about as much as I can tell you.

@Juggalo: Everyone who posts on this board has an email attached to that alias. So that is the email that will be contacted. I do not do the fulfillment guys but it will be VERY soon. Howzat?

@Rampageo: It’s going to be up to you if you think the price is right man. I can’t help you there. Like I said there is nothing I can do about pricing that’s just not my job. My job is making the content. Now if we sell a character for 99 cents do you honestly think it would make sense to sell a environment with new modes, layouts, multiplayer modes (online play) for two bucks? That doesn’t make a lot of sense. Now I don’t know how much the new environment will cost but I am positive it won’t be two bucks. This isn’t an invitation to vent your issues about what you believe the price will be. The price isn’t even determined so lets keep the rumbles to a low roar for now. People never like paying for anything so any price other than free is bound to upset people anyways.

@Superdaddy: We are not selling the PAIN shirts. Sorry. At least not now.

Posted on 02.28.08 10:24 AM by travis williams

How about rewarding random customers who have purchased all available content? Or have a lottery on the website and give one out every month.

Posted on 02.28.08 10:40 AM by SandSkorpion

@Travis,

Thank you for the support of the sumo idea, I previously mentioned a name before so here is the idea again.

A Luchador Sumo Wrestler named JUAN TONN.

The sumo MUST have a lot of cottage cheese on the butt and wear a Mexican Luchador Mask.

Quotes= " EL SUMO BASHO!!!", "NACHO GRANDE !!!!!", "EL JUAN TONN PRESS!!!, "ARIIBBBAAAAAAAA!!!!" and does a Flamingo dance animation.

Well thats it for now but Juan Tonn would be great. If you end up making this character, all i ask is for a letter of recommendation to help me get my start in the games industry. Thank you.

Posted on 02.28.08 13:19 PM by zakupilot256

I will come up with more for the concept tomorrow, its 12:30 am so look for more to come for the sumo idea.

Posted on 02.28.08 13:28 PM by zakupilot256

sumos are good but how about wwe wrestlers like the undertaker or batista? lol i'd love to hear undertaker say "i will not RIP" or "I will send your ass straight to hell cmon that'd be awesome!

Posted on 02.29.08 00:30 AM by KingDragunov

since its an election year... how bout a politician character. Simply call him "The Mayor"... he can have a top-hat and a "vote for me" pin...

Posted on 02.29.08 00:56 AM by Christopher

Travis.....


...just to clarify on your comment, you were wondering wehre the March 6th date came from, here's the link:

palgn.com.au/article.php?id=10368&title=Sony

I believe that's an official date release from SONY (not being sarcastic, just sayin'.)

Thought you might like that info.

Posted on 02.29.08 02:26 AM by FonkyMonkey

Travis.....

I think that having a T-shirt sale would be cool. I'd buy one!!!

Posted on 02.29.08 03:22 AM by THEfireman

That site isn't an official Sony site. I will do some digging.

@Zaku: A Mexican SUMO wrestler? * Sigh *

@KingD: I used to work at Acclaim where I helped make a few WWF games. I am not messing with The Undertaker. That cat is TALL!

Oh noes here we go with the T-Shirts....

Posted on 02.29.08 05:16 AM by travis williams

Yes, God forbid we'd want to further promote the game with a cool shirt.

Posted on 02.29.08 05:20 AM by SandSkorpion

All I'm saying is if you have the ability to add a section of this site to "sell" shirts, it would be a hit.......of course you have to have about a gazillion shirts available to the public before doing so. But if it's something that COULD be in the future, I'll reserve my shirt now!!!!!


Thanks for a great game and as always.....keep it PAINful!!!!!

Posted on 02.29.08 05:42 AM by THEfireman

@Travis,

Ok, if not a Mexican Sumo, then let me think of a new name. We could all him Dai Bu. Daibu is a very very very bad word in Japanese, it is the equivalent of the c*word. It basically means Fat. damn Juan Tonn was interesting hmm........ Cho Fat ? sounds Korean/Chinese but might work. OH OH OH I GOT IT!! Kojira-Sama, means Lord Whale. SUMO BASHO!! BIGGA IS ALWAYS BETTA!!! YOKOZUNA!!!!

Posted on 02.29.08 06:07 AM by zakupilot256

and "I just have a slow metabolism""!! are just some phrases he can say.

Posted on 02.29.08 06:08 AM by zakupilot256

what about big daddy V travis? LOL

Posted on 02.29.08 07:54 AM by KingDragunov

seen as my animal ideas been thrown out what about a cowboy and some of his poses could include pretending to ride a horse, square dancing and shooting his guns in the air.

PS the wallpaper section sounds mint

Posted on 02.29.08 08:23 AM by Mozzle

and I do mean a proper cowboy, not brokeback mountain style. Not that theres anything wrong with tha.

Posted on 02.29.08 08:26 AM by Mozzle

Sony confirmed the EU release date to eurogamer.net, but I can't find the original article. I did find something about a Sony press release, but that doesn't specify a specific date in March: ps3.qj.net/.../115071
Hopefully it's sooner rather than later... I guess we'll find out day after tomorrow.

Posted on 02.29.08 08:55 AM by Mav

>>>SUMO<<<, How would we launch a SUMO? Him being more than double the body weight then the heaviest playable character. *Ding*
We could use one of the other characters to to complete a task and acquire an attachment to enable you launch the SUMO as far as the other playable characters. Until you complete this task you could only launch the SUMO across the street or what ever it maybe. What do you all think?

Posted on 02.29.08 09:25 AM by Project_a13

I think that they should just use a different colour (sorry for the spelling of colour, but I'm English)elastic on the sling shot that signals that it is stronger. The sumo idea is good & has been heard, be great if you could do E.Hondas hundred hand slap instead of a pimp slap or even have that as a trophy. Cowboy is good too or astronaught (too much toy story with my son) another idea as we can't use animals, how about bigfoot/yeti/minator bring some more myths to life like santa. On the map side of things I would love to see a water park & being able to skim on the water or even area 51. Anyway I'm dragging on now, Pain team - keep up the good work! I take my hat off in respect to your efforts...

Posted on 02.29.08 10:07 AM by mortal_sinner

I am not going to be launched. Cut it out KingDragunov not-gonna-happen. Besides I am already the voice of Santa Claus. Coker provided all the belches. He’s an artist I tell ya.

@Mozzle: Now a cowboy aint a bad idea. We can make him look like Jeff. He actually has a ranch. He wears a cowboy hat and boots as well. It’s a good look for him. I couldn’t pull it off. I would end up lookin like that hanker for a hunk of cheese dude. WHY CAN’T I QUIT YOU MOZZLE?!

@Mav: Now that’s more like it. PAIN will be out this month in Europe. But it will not be this week. I would say soon but then people would smack me around.

@MortalSinner: A YETI! OH YES! That would be dope. A yeti… OH MAN YES. Hey JEFF! Dude, hook it up. I’m laughing because he would be screaming and farting the entire time.

Hehehe.. slow metabolism and a bag of Funyons Zaku. LOL

SandSkorpion you don’t need a shirt to promote PAIN. I guess that just makes it easier huh? Nice try.

I gotta say… Sumo, Cowboy and Yeti are making me laugh. We are designing new guys as we speak I will let you know what we decide.

Okay… back to bothering Europe.

Posted on 02.29.08 10:39 AM by travis williams

Regarding in-game music . . . Please add support as soon as possible! Custom music in video games should be a standard for this generation imo.

Posted on 02.29.08 10:49 AM by RUSS

@travis
actually i said 2 -5 dollars( so 3 or 4 is what I was shooting for) but I think you missed the point (and skirted my real question ) of is it possible that the new lvl could be as much as the game is now ?? you have to have some idea you cant be completely in the dark. But thanks for not answering my question and focusing on my thoughts instead cuz that makes sense .
and do I think 3 or 4 $ makes sense ??? YES I mean we already paid 10$ for pain anywhere over half that for 1 lvl and multiplayer ( which should have been in anyway) is completely crazy. But im making sense and not stroking your ego so you probably will ignore this anyway with your " i dont know anything " attitude

Posted on 02.29.08 11:05 AM by DrRampageo

questions are not rumblings they are questions .
but I can see how you could the two confused must be all that rancid colorado air.

Posted on 02.29.08 11:08 AM by DrRampageo

Next poll thing have cowboy, sumo and yeti as ideas to find out the favourite one. Im voting for sumo personally.

Posted on 02.29.08 11:08 AM by whitegold58

it be a draw between Sumo and yeti. Thats the next versus. Like Ninjas Vs. Pirates, it will be Sumos Vs. Yetis/Bigfoots. For the record, it should be a Lady Yeti that does the screaming and farting.

Posted on 02.29.08 11:23 AM by zakupilot256

I think sumo is a must too. Couple of others that spring to mind are characters such as Eddie the eagle (English ski jumper who was lucky if he managed 10ft after dropping off the end of the ramp)a nun/priest possibly an escaped nut house resident. If you fancy balancing out the boys n girls how about a fat opera women who sings when the timer comes up, a matador or zulu shamen, morris dancer, irish lepricorn (yet another midget),eskimo & finally a yodeler. On a different note, anyone got any tips for getting 20mil plus score? I'm stuck at gettin around 7mil. Cheers!

Posted on 02.29.08 11:44 AM by mortal_sinner

Ok I sat here for 3 hours reading all the posts.

Here is Every Level, Ever Mentioned.
Stonehenge
Easter Island
San Francisco
Museum
Las Vagas
Jungle
Office
Mall
Race Track/Demolition Derby
Winter Olympics
Summer Olympics
Highway Construction Site
The Docks
Tokyo
Water Park
Zoo
Area 51/Army base
Pinball
Beach
School
A World Tour: Tokyo,San Francisco, Las Vagas, London England, Ect...
Moon
Airport
Football Stadium
Haunted Masion
Supermarket
Large Concert
Farm
North Pole
Heaven
Hell
Factory: Candy, Cars, Explosives, Ect...
Movie Lot
Circus
Mini Putt
Basketball
Alcatraz/Prision
Aircraft Carrier
Castle
Trampolines
Paint the Town

Ok so no more duplicates.

As for Characters
I think I got this Answered for me befor.
I think Original Characters are easier due to copyrights.
Yes I want to Cause Pain to Paris Hilton or Harvey Levon From TMZ but that aint happening soon.

I like the Vs. Idea Ninja Vs. Pirate
I love the Sumo Idea and the Yeti but Vs. seams off.

I STILL WANT A HANDICAPPED Character,
Not just some lamo in a body cast,
A REAL WHEELCHAIR Maybe missing a right leg?
OK,OK,OK, maybe too much like me but I dont Care.

Keep it up, A new level every 3-4 months sounds Cool.

Peace Smile>-

Posted on 02.29.08 11:58 AM by Vampirefirex

*lameo in a Body Cast*

Peace Smile>-

Posted on 02.29.08 11:59 AM by Vampirefirex

Travis quick question.

If I put Pain decals everywhere,
My car, Shirt, Skateboard, Wheelchair, Ect..

Are You Gonna Sue My Ass?

Peace Smile>-

Posted on 02.29.08 12:08 PM by Vampirefirex

Characters i've come up with:
A Samurai named Yokosami Yoshimitsu
A Vampire named Arystar Kory
A Emo named Death
Army Vertan
A nerd named Carlton Booth

Posted on 02.29.08 13:33 PM by Kev

are you gonna have any new costumes

Posted on 02.29.08 15:01 PM by Andrew

area 51 would be sweet

with a terrorist to launch

Posted on 02.29.08 15:02 PM by IM666

@DrRampago: When I don’t have an official answer to a question that has economic repercussions I won’t answer it. I told everyone before that pricing is not my domain. You can be sarcastic all you like it’s not going to get me to give you an answer to a question that I don’t know or control. I also don’t need you or anyone else to “stroke” my ego. My ego is just fine as it is thank you very much. I am not skirting your question at all. I am simply not answering it. I don’t have the answer (and I said this before). Just because you SAY options should have been in PAIN at the start doesn’t make it so either. You’re free to purchase it or not. It will all boil down to what you think is equitable. That’s a choice you have to make. Commenting on prices that aren’t even decided yet qualifies as rumblings to me. We can split hairs forever about what constitutes rumbling but that’s not going to get us anywhere.

@Whitegold: Depends on the amount of time the character team has. Maybe we can do all of them. I don’t know. Maybe they have some other ideas as well. As soon as I know I will share.

@Vampireflex: Haha that’s pretty good work. I had that list too. Thanks. Now I can just cut and paste. I wrote them all down in my pad before. I don’t think I could sue your butt… unless it has a job. We have a tester who is in a wheelchair and he wants me to make a character in a wheelchair. I am soooo not going there…. YET.

@Russ: The in-game music is being worked on now. We are working on the UI right now. It’s working using MP3s. The survey says you all seem to want that more than AAC support now so I think we are going to roll it out very soon.

@Mortal Sinner: The next two characters are both ladies. We are trying to make sure more ladies experience the PAIN too.

Posted on 02.29.08 15:16 PM by travis williams

@Kev

Sorry but all but one of your ideas are not that great. The nerd is execellent but the rest is lacking. What would make someone laugh and possibly make tears come from thier eyes is what should be in the game. think about it.

Posted on 02.29.08 15:16 PM by zakupilot256

is there going to be an alien charecter er somthing cause the UFO thing in the refection of the building?

Posted on 02.29.08 15:29 PM by Andrew

travis not 2 be pushy is the indoor amusement park comming out in the next update?AS a charactar i think michale jackson would be a great pain junkie wen he hits some thing his nose could fall off and he could say he he he or sha mone and as air moves he could do the moonwalk in the air a phrase also could be come here lil boy i got candy he he in ediquite id just like u to give me some mor info on MY FAVORITE GAME PAIN! BY the way tell idol minds to add me on psn i sent them a request my psn i discoballs wenever u see mee say hey i gotta add that dicsoballs dude thanks 4 making this great game

Posted on 02.29.08 15:40 PM by Shane

yea. these are all great ideas but did you hear that scea announced recently that in game xmb will be aviailable by the 2.40 firmware update!

im not saying that im right, but does the PAIN team have to wait until then to integrate custom music in-game, travis?

Posted on 02.29.08 16:36 PM by Matt2793

@Travis, OK I do got job, Data Processing, aka R&D Dork.
but that was 5 years ago, now I am voice actor.
Now back to the question Can I represent PAIN in B.C. Canada?
I ride skateboards, all I want to do is put PAIN on my board.

your welcome on the List. hope it helps.

cool on the wheeled tester, now all I need is a MURDERBALL game. Muhahaha!.

Thankx 4 the feed back.
Peace Smile>-

Posted on 02.29.08 17:56 PM by Vampirefirex

Glad you lije my Cowboy idea Travis, when will we get the wallpaper section. I won't bother asking about the Europe, HAHA

Posted on 02.29.08 22:36 PM by Mozzle

Travis,
Just curious about what differences, if any, there might be between the U.S. version & europe?
@ Vampirefirex
Cheers for the list, I didn't realise how many ideas had been voiced. I like the wheelchair idea yet think it might offend a few people & cause more hassle than it's worth.
@ Pain team
One celeb you have to get on board that would be a quality character - Rufus a.k.a. Stunt Bum from bum fights. A drunken homeless guy to fire into the dumpster (home sweet home!) would be great.
@ Everyone
Still no tips for the game? Would like some tips on how to crack 2mins on mime toss aswell, I've only had the game 2 weeks so I pretty much an amature but still have 6 trophys to unlock & can't do better than 7mil on aftermath. Add me on psn if you don't wish to share your tips with everyone my username is the same as here! Cheers

Posted on 02.29.08 23:52 PM by mortal_sinner

So I imagine now that this "thread" will degenerate into further name calling and childish insults. It was good while it lasted I suppose.

Posted on 03.01.08 03:43 AM by SandSkorpion

What about making the idol minds logo into a character

Posted on 03.01.08 03:56 AM by Mozzle

@DrRampageo: See how it doesn’t pay to taunt the “janitor” who runs the board. Hardly anyone will see your posts but the guy who can delete them. Have a nice day. Smile

@Mozzle: If nothing unexpected happens I would bet that PAIN will be in the UK Store on the 20th of March. I’ve spoken to our UK Producer quite a few times and that seems to be the date. If that changes I will let you know. Hear that Whitegold? The Asian version of PAIN should launch on the 10th of March. Shouldn’t take too long to get the Wallpaper section up here. The Scurv wallpaper is awesome.


@Shane: The next update we will push will have some alterations/additions to PAINdemonium. This will also mean new trophies etc. I was just playing it in QA yesterday. We moved the launcher as well. This will not be content you pay for as we will just patch it into the normal game. We will have another patch after that as well. This will add multiplayer character selection and some other cool additions. This will also be FREE. THEN we will release Amusement Park. I will go into more detail about all these patches in the coming weeks. Either 1.6 or 1.7 patches of PAIN will also include the in game music player as well. 2.0 patch of PAIN is technically the Amusement Park although there will be some changes that happen to the Downtown as a result of Amusement Park R&D.

There will also be a pay mode that launches before Amusement Park. It’s called Darts and as soon as we are done ironing out the rules and testing the gameplay I will post it so everyone can see what it is. I will also make a movie with it as well.

@Mortal Sinner: A tips section on PAIN would be nice. Has anyone discovered how to use the poles in the game to swing like a trapeze artist? If not the new trophies are going to be hard for you to get. There is no difference between the Europe, Asian and US version of PAIN. They launched after us so when they launch they will have more content available in their territories than we had when we launched. We released PAIN we only had Santa and Cookie available. Europe will launch and have all our modes and characters to date available on day one.

@SandSkorpion: I’m gonna “trim the fat” a little more aggressively on the new topics. Hopefully we will be able to stay on point and not degrade the quality of discourse here. Yadig?

Posted on 03.01.08 04:26 AM by travis williams

Shane, do you know how much they can sue idol minds for putting michael jacksons nose falling off and " hey lil boy do you want some candy" in the game? 'cos I dont know. Anyone know how much?

Posted on 03.01.08 04:35 AM by whitegold58

@Travis.....

Man, you are the man!!!!Thanks for all the update news you give us, it doesen't go unnoticed. I was wondering tho....will there be a "Brock Lee" character? I know you have a "Ride" in the amusementpark map called Brocklee, but upon noticing a poster in the game now..there is a pic of a dude called Brock Lee kicking another dude in a candy bar costume in the back....Will this be a "preimium character?" or even both of these guys? Just noticed something different in the game!!!!!

Posted on 03.01.08 04:37 AM by THEfireman

lol, looking at the idol minds logo reminds me of the idol guys in that one level on the game "spyro - gateway to glimmer" for ps1. Wow, that was ages ago.

Posted on 03.01.08 04:38 AM by whitegold58

@Fireman: Everyone keeps asking for the Lee of Brock to be a character. It’s taken you that long to find Brock? Yes, one of the rides in the Amusement Park is FEETS OF FURY and it’s a huge Brock Lee. I am thinking at some point we have to make him a character. EAT YOUR VEGGIES! HIIIIIYAH! We have to get an afro shader that works really well for Brock.

@Whitegold: MJ is already loosing Neverland what else can we take from the man? HeHeeeee

Posted on 03.01.08 04:51 AM by travis williams

@Travis: One, so how do you swing on the poles?

Two, I see that an up coming patch will allow each player to chose their character; that's cool. I would really like to also be able to set and save names for multiplayer as well as have some sort of stat saving for each player name.

I really think you guys are doing a great job...and listening to the community is a huge plus. Those that like to "hate" and act like asses --or just little baby asses-- really don't get it. You guys are really working above and beyond the call.

Thanks.

Posted on 03.01.08 04:58 AM by Alsace

To swing from the poles, grab it, swing up and over and then ooch to the next.

Posted on 03.01.08 13:18 PM by SandSkorpion

@Travis: I am really glad to hear that you are deleting post , I was getting tired of people posting, Hateful, Dis-respectful, and Rude messages , don't get me wrong everyone, I curse like a sailor but I don't think people should post such language to voice there anger. I know there are kids that read these post to find out when the new stuff is coming, so lets just type and play nice okay guys.

Posted on 03.01.08 13:35 PM by Superdaddy73

Oh &*($ you, SupperDaddy73, go )&#@ yourself, you %^#$&#* *#&*#&$*#(*(@ !#@$#$$#*&# #$@ $##%%#$ %##$@#. Freedom of speech, #$%^#%. Freedom of speech!

Payed for by the people for the people of the people in white shirts and blue pants.

Posted on 03.01.08 13:56 PM by Alsace

Hehehe, actually I fully support Freedom of speech, by that freedom does not apply here since this is a privately owned website.

@Travis, SupperDaddy73: I agree, this is not the place to put your misdirected frustrations.

@All: If you have criticisms, make them constructive. If you don't like the game, offer some ideas to what you think would make it better and leave it at that; no one forced to buy it. If you did buy and you think it sucks,sorry that shit --sorry SuperDaddy73-- does happen, to EVERYONE. Hell, I just bought that skydiving game on PSN and that is the sorriest PoS of a game I have ever seen, I will leave it at that and not play it. If you are waiting for the game, be patient, the game won't get released sooner because *your name here* really really wants it now. If you are waiting for new content, see last sentence. If you want answers, remember, you are not entitled to any answers here; Travis and friends are truly doing us a huge favor by having this forum and addressing are questions and ideas. Treat them with respect. And, as Travis said, "don't taunt the 'janitor'", he can pee in your coffee.

Posted on 03.01.08 14:14 PM by Alsace

@Jeff: Sorry, 'El Nazi de Grammar', the last 'are' should be 'our'; I summit myself to your punishing pimp slaps.

Posted on 03.01.08 14:21 PM by Alsace

Yes Travis, It has taken me this long to find the brock lee thing......due to me working two jobs I don't have as much time playing games as I used to.....it sucks, but it's what a dad does for his kids that counts...right?......

Posted on 03.01.08 14:38 PM by THEfireman

@Alsace: DOOD I spit my tea when I read your last line. I remember that video footage of that guy (coffee) man that was out of control. Like I said many posts before I am not asking people to kiss up all I am asking is that comments be less personal and more constructive. I don’t answer a question because I am trying to be a jerk or something I don’t answer a question because either I don’t know or can’t say. We have plenty of discussions about content, prices, patches and I simply can’t post everything here.

@Everyone
Contrary to popular belief PAIN isn’t a dictatorship (although that might be fun). When we have ideas we have a process here at SCE that it has to go through. I have to think about how all additions to the game will play out worldwide. Not just in America. So when I say: Hey that’s a good idea it’s because I think it is a good idea. It doesn’t mean it will make it in the game. Things that are funny in America might not be so funny in Europe. I had to explain to one tester who was testing the game in Spanish that 50 shots in the “Junk” had really nothing to do with a dumpster. Imagine his face when I was pointing to my “Basura”.

So getting angry at me when I am seemingly evasive about release dates, pricing, patches is kind of pointless. I would like to share everything with you all, but if I share everything you guys would be more confused over what is speculation and what you will really see in the end. Ultimately this is what I get paid for. To make those choices so PAIN is not MORE confusing.

Remember PAIN shipped the last week of November. We are really working really hard to get more game to you. This PAIN site was Product Development’s mandate. Most games don’t get this kind of forum. We are here to listen. When I say be nice or entertaining it’s because everyone on the team reads these posts just because you don’t hear from them doesn’t mean they aren’t there. And it’s uncool to have someone dis your efforts especially when you create a forum where they want to listen to what you think. PAIN started as a game where we hope people would get it. Now that we know you do we are busy taking it to the next level. Just give us some time and input. I honestly have the thickest skin around. Everyone makes fun of me. I don’t really care that much. However, everyone else doesn’t need to bear witness to that. It’s just uncool.

I honestly think at the end of the day PAIN will remain the most reactive product on the PSN that’s because we listen and we are constantly working to make it better. Most games just ship and then the development team moves on to the next product. That’s not what we ever intended to do with PAIN. So if you want other people on the team on your side (because trust me they are listening). Don’t insult them.

Posted on 03.01.08 14:41 PM by travis williams

Well said Travis, I'll be looking forward to the 20th, well done in advance pain team

Posted on 03.01.08 15:15 PM by Mozzle

@Travis,

Thanks for the all the updates latley Travis. For real. Very much appreciated. The timeline is great. Darts will be absolutley hilarious, can't wait. Now you just gotta make pool too. That would be so fresh. Take it easy man.

Posted on 03.01.08 15:16 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Pain Team
Thank you for all your hard work. Pain is finally starting to become everything I thought it would be. (VERY VERY HIGH EXPECTATIONS HERE)

Not kiss assing, just showing gratitude, and rightfully so I believe.

Keep up the good work.

Posted on 03.01.08 15:17 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

What's with the Darts "pay mode"?

Sound's interesting. Good Job with everything.

Posted on 03.01.08 15:25 PM by Theossie

@Travis and team:

The dart mode your talking about, was that kind of a duplicate to the flatout dart game?

When I read about it I was stoked and eager to catch a peek at this mode. Then I remembered the dart mode on the PS2 game: Flatout. Is this going to be the same kind of game....hurl your dude into a giant dartboard like a game of horse?
Or will you have the modes like a real dart game....301, cricket, baseball, ect, ect.?

As for the rest of the team who reads these posts.....you guys have helped make a very different game here. Travis is right when he said that this is a growing game that is made to order from the community. Most games don't give you the chance to change something you don't like about the game....you gotta take what they give you....Not the case with PAIN!!!!!
Total freedome in this game....and that's what I want frome my games!!!!!

Again....Thanks for making a game that rewards me for being totaly Bad!!!!

Posted on 03.01.08 16:19 PM by THEfireman

Without going into too much detail here this is what I can tell you about Darts:

This will also be a mode you pay for. Which means there is quite a bit of new functionality we had to code in order to make this work.

It’s a mode where you throw objects at a target (Dartboard) for points. Now if you know anything about PAIN “objects” are sure to be strange and funny. It will be of course competitive. I’ve never played flatout but I highly doubt the modes will be the same.

There are still some questions we are kicking around in this mode. Basically we want to make sure it’s cool and deep enough that everyone likes it. So far my favorite part of the design is how you can be a jerk to the other players by messing with their points.

Like I said before modes that you have to pay for mean that when a new environment is added to the PAIN you won’t have to pay for the mode again. One purchase of a mode means you will always have the mode in all environments. So paying for Darts in Downtown means that it will be in your Amusement Park as well (if you choose to buy Amusement Park).

When it’s in QA and we are sure that we have all the rules in place I will post the rules on the site. I might even post the load graphics too so you can see how it’s played. I will of course make a video of the gameplay itself. Much like we have done for all the other modes that exist.

Posted on 03.01.08 16:58 PM by travis williams

Thanks Travis....you answered my question....I tip my hat to you sir!!!!!

Posted on 03.01.08 18:13 PM by THEfireman

@travis,

Which fan suggested Character is currently leading as the dev team's favorite: My Sumo idea or MortalSinner's Yeti ?

Posted on 03.01.08 19:03 PM by zakupilot256

travis williom (Spelt that wrong) when does the amusement park come?

Posted on 03.01.08 19:22 PM by brad

I have a question...

Is it less likely for you guys to make a Brock Lee character because he is a ninja/martial artist when you just released Hung Lo. So for example if I tell you "Golly gee whiz, I would really like a doctor character," would you be more apt to ignor me because a nurse came out.

Just asking. You guys keep up the good work!

Posted on 03.01.08 19:27 PM by kitfisto007

Hey Travis,
Can a level be added to the new update?If it is,can it be a level at night to make it look like Las Vegas?Please reply.
P.S.Thanks for the message.
Sincerely,
PS3Potential

Posted on 03.01.08 20:38 PM by PS3Potential

Wow ! that was the best "update" on information yet ! I'm glad you can weed out the unwanted posts and keep the Board...useful . On that note , can you tell us if either of the two upcoming Patches will address the "sound" or "sinking" problems we've seen with the new characters ? I'd rather have that fixed than be able to add MP3's to the mix .

Have you ever told us who does the intro music for PAIN ? It's really good .

Scott..........

Posted on 03.01.08 20:52 PM by Scott_R_K

@Travis

PS3Potential has a great idea. A night game with lights would be absolutley awesome. You could even have a mode called "blackout." Similar to mime toss except instead of glass panes, you take out all the lights in the city as fast as possible. That would be awesome.
Also,you had mentioned that I believe the next update the slingshot would be moved. Could you tell us where it is being moved to, and if we have the option to move it back? How will this effect the leaderboards for all game modes?

I STILL HAVN'T BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT MY T-SHIRT!!!

Thanks

Posted on 03.01.08 21:28 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

sweet info on darts!
cant wait for it!

Posted on 03.01.08 21:33 PM by Matt2793

Yeah I'm looking for to the Darts mode as well. It's really exciting to see what's coming in the future for PAIN.

Will this mode have an online element?

I'm not sure if it's been mentioned on the blog, but could there possibly be a space for PAIN in HOME. Hearing the rumored spaces for Warhawk and the other games, I could see how cool a PAIN space would be.

Thanks for everything!!!

PSN - ThEosSiE

Posted on 03.01.08 22:55 PM by Theossie

@ theossie, Great idea on PAIN intergrated into Home.
@ Travis, Ok to upgrade the Home idea, Could you port your Home avatar into PAIN?
Thankx 4 the update, Darts sounds cool.

Peace Smile>-

Posted on 03.02.08 01:09 AM by Vampirefirex

yea that would be sweet to have a PAIN room on home. i bet it would attract more fans and increase sales.

speaking of home, is a release date set for that yet?

Posted on 03.02.08 01:12 AM by Matt2793

@Everyone

Like Travis said, we are indeed paying attention to this board. We absolutely love some of your posts... keep them coming!

Anyway, Travis, would you mind putting up a poll for me? I'd like to know what the favorite single player challenge is?

Posted on 03.02.08 01:13 AM by Jeff Litchford

Oh, and should we start talking about the Gold Member club yet? ;-)

Posted on 03.02.08 01:14 AM by Jeff Litchford

@TheOssie: The overall goal is to make every multiplayer mode online compatible. So as we work on DARTS we will avoid anything that will cause problems. Basically, we just don’t want two people launching at the same time. That’s just not going to happen. Turn taking makes things manageable. And since we have foil mechanics like the distractions in Bowling or the upcoming “Pimpslap” it should keep the non-launching players involved. As to your home question… we want to support all things PSN so we will work on Home support when we get some spare cycles.

@Scott: Basically the whole audio department dog piled on it to make the whole PAIN track. Everyone involved in making that song is in the credits. Our San Diego audio department is AWESOME. I love those guys. Chuck is the main cat though. He put it all together.

@Kitfisto: Not really although we tend to want to mix it up a bit. We’ve been coming up with all kinds of silly ideas for characters. Jeff called me today and told me that Vampireflex really helped him out because he was compiling a suggested character list and thanks to Vampflex he didn’t have to look through all the posts. Our concept artists at Idol Minds are really good so look forward to more idiocy. I can tell you we just did a recording in London for one of the new unrevealed characters. We recorded a guy in San Diego but decided that we should go with the real deal instead. I am sure the Brits prefer it that way.

@Shane: No the next update will not be Amusement Park.

@Matt: No in-game XMB talk from me. NOPE. NOT-GONNA-HAPPEN. I will tell you though that since PAIN has a running staff to modify code that you can expect us to integrate quite a few of the new options that become available on the PlayStation®Network side of things. This is part of the reason we get delayed. I think we get our fair share of the 1.0 versions of everything and we have problems before most teams because we are an active product.

@Vampireflex: I dunno who to ask about that kind of thing. I will see who you need to contact. Do you have an agent? Are you professional?

@Zaku: There isn’t a real vote process to get characters on the schedule. I guess it boils down to which one of the concepts we like the best. Tell you what… once we have some cool concepts I will post them and have you guys vote via poll on which concept you like best. Then we will build that guy in 3D and show you all what that looks like. Deal?

@Juggalo: Blackout actually sounds interesting. That could be a cool distraction too. Black the screen or make it blurry like you been hit in the head one too many times. INTERESTING. I will see what’s keeping our team from sending you an email.

@Jeff: GRRRR SHUT YOUR PIEHOLE! Great. Here come the questions…. And I will change the poll soon. Maybe even tomorrow since it seems like we got the answer we needed from this one. I will also post a new POSE of the week. This week MUFFY gets a screenshot.

@Fireman: A dad who plays videogames.. That’s the kind of father I wanna be. Huzzah

@Alsace: the name thing is a good idea too. Hey Jeff…make it happen.

@Everyone: I did say there were some new layouts coming and the launcher is placed differently. I can tell you that one placement of the launcher is between Lucky Ps and the Rub and Tug. It makes you look at the level differently and nothing is placed where it was before. It’s actually quite a different experience. I looked at the layout and said to myself: This doesn’t even LOOK like the old levels. I think you will have fun with both of those PAINdemonium layouts. And they are free too. Which is always good.

Ooooo American Idol is on… Good thing I have a DVR

Posted on 03.02.08 01:45 AM by travis williams

Hey, Jeff... Thanks for your time, and um yeah... what's with the club, and what I need to do to be down?

@Matt - No date on Home yet BTW... Only speculation right now.

Posted on 03.02.08 01:51 AM by Theossie

Oh, crap, right, sorry... no mention of the GOLD MEMBERS club... sorry!

Maybe we need a second poll "Should Travis be a launch-able character"? ;-)

Posted on 03.02.08 01:57 AM by Jeff Litchford

Cool to see you guys talkin' with us on here like this ... very cool

So, will we be able to move the launcher mid mode?

Also, since PAIN released I've always wondered if the bowling mode would ever be added to the single player mode. Haven't played it yet since I'm wait for DS3 to become available before I get my second controller. Probably missing out...

Posted on 03.02.08 02:18 AM by Theossie

HMMMMM.....Me thinks that Jeff opened a BIG can of worms here.....Alright Jeff, out with it....What's this "Gold Members Club"?

Sorry to be asking you something you clearly don't wanna talk about....but you started it!!!!

Posted on 03.02.08 02:52 AM by THEfireman

Gold Members, hmmmmmmmmm

Posted on 03.02.08 06:47 AM by Mozzle

@Travis
So do you mean when the UK PAIN is released, we will have all characters that have been released in America? and the game modes etc? If this is right, how much would it roughly cost do you think? in £'s btw, lol

Posted on 03.02.08 08:10 AM by Ben

Thanks for answering my question...

So, the launcher is placed between the rub and tug (The massage shop if I'm not mistaken) and Lucky Ps. (Lucky Pierres, the french restauraunt with the mime outside. And you say it will look kind of different, and new object placements?

Posted on 03.02.08 08:22 AM by kitfisto007

Hey Travis, Is multiplayer going to have voice chat? Or are we going to get screwed on that? It took capcom 5 months to get voice chat on Puzzle fighter. Hope you guys are not have issues with that. thanks in advance.

Posted on 03.02.08 11:53 AM by ryoga453

@TheOssie: Bowling is a great mode and yes you are missing out. But PAIN is better with a DualShock3 I’ve been using a DS3 since 3 or so months before we went final on PAIN so I get sad when I don’t have one. I remember when we took it out with us to press they didn’t even realize it was vibrating because they are so used to DualShock2s. When I called them on it everyone was happy PAIN supported it.

@Ben: When the UK version of PAIN is released yes you will have access to everything that has been released in America to date. Modes, Characters and upcoming updates. Now that PAIN is out there we will update every territory on the same date now. Cool eh?

@Kitfisto: If you take all the moving parts of PAIN off the board and place them differently it will look substantially different. People, Cars, Explosives, Monkeys, Signs etc… so yeah the Mode looks way different. Trust me when you play it the first time you will think… Everything’s in the wrong place WTH? Then you can go about knocking everything down again.

@Ryoga: I dunno about voice chat. Let me get back to you on that. I really hope we can. One of the best parts of playing PAIN is talking smack. You would need to talk smack after a Pimpslap too.

@JeffLitchford: Okay LOUDMOUF you explain Gold Club Mr. No Keep a Secret!

Posted on 03.02.08 12:20 PM by travis williams

When you say all characters will be released ih the UK with PAIN, do u have to convert the sayings into different languages for every new character? so it will just take longer and longer and longer every time a new character is released?

Posted on 03.02.08 12:34 PM by whitegold58

@Travis thanks for the quick reply. Nothing but love for your game. Hope pain has voice chat because its pointless like you said not being able to talk trash. Also you said that the launcher will be in different locations? Will that be up to the player where to put it or will it be random everytime you press select to reset the stage? Thanks in advance and keep up the good work.

Posted on 03.02.08 12:46 PM by ryoga453

@Whitegold: No as a matter of fact in PAIN we do not localize the audio just the text in the game. So the Voice overs are all English. And no this should take shorter and shorter as we are now localizing as we develop now.

@Ryoga453: No you don’t get to randomly place the launcher. Although that’s a good idea for a future version of PAIN it’s not practical now. Part of making a level in PAINdemonium is placing things in easy medium and hard to reach spots so the player is challenged. Otherwise the game is too easy. I will get back to you on the voice chat as soon as I speak to Jeff and Billy at Idol Minds. They might know already.

Posted on 03.02.08 12:54 PM by travis williams

@Travis

Hell ye! Now that is cool! Thanks for the quick reply too!

Posted on 03.02.08 12:56 PM by Ben

Ok, Thanks Travis

Posted on 03.02.08 13:05 PM by whitegold58

@travis, thanks for the info on the launcher. Speaking of the launcher will there ever be different types? For instance a cannon or a spring board? You know to add different effects to the take off. The sling shot is cool but the cannon would have a faster more powerful launch or the spring board is ment to give you more vertical. Just a thought.

Posted on 03.02.08 13:17 PM by ryoga453

Still one of my favorite games.

On the pimpslapping thing- will it have the same restriction as ooch? I.e. You can't do it until you hit the first object? I think it would ruin horse if it could be used to make the person miss the first target, but after that it would be great.

Posted on 03.02.08 13:24 PM by Leetfoo

Travis,Re: Darts - throwing stuff. Sure would be nice to throw any or all of the other characters including those purchased.
MimeToss:
I know it's called Mime toss, but I always thought it would add variety if you could toss other characters. They all seem to have different behaviors that would seem to add some new challenges to the game..
Network logon and restarting game:
I really wish you would re-examine how this works in Pain. Forcing a restart of the name in order to log-in to the PSN network is cumbersome compared to other games that will try within the game. I do see that you appear to be fetching content on start-up (in game ads coming...) but a restart is harsh. I know this shouldn't be an issue, but sometimes I just don't get the PSN log-in first thing. It hasn't happened yet, but I'm wondering what Pain does if I drop my log-in mid game?

Posted on 03.02.08 13:50 PM by THitter

Hey Travis, ever thought of adding any birds into the game (bats if you go with the night theme)? Just a thought, it all contributes to your multiplier. I have to say using the DS3 pad in pain is a quality expierence & fair play for making the game support it. Aswell as night & day have you put in any thought to different weather conditions? & what does the Gold Club involve & where do we sign up?...........

Posted on 03.02.08 14:04 PM by mortal_sinner

@Jeff Litchford

Yes, I would love to be able to launch Travis "GL" Williams around.

Posted on 03.02.08 14:25 PM by PhoenixCE

@ryoga453 Like the cannon idea... Then later we can have some destructable environments so I can shot my characters through walls...

PAIN!! Laughing

Posted on 03.02.08 14:34 PM by Theossie

@Travis: Wow, I step away for a few days and jesus, took me an hour to read through the B.S. At least really as far as what everyone else is saying and asking its pretty much the same. I thought we had gotten everyone straightened out that the amusement park was still in developement, and not really going to be ready for a while. Apparently they didnt read the last blog, where Jeff commented on how far along they are and that it was going to be quite some time before it was released, that it really wasnt even in testing yet. I tell ya, I get crap for asking a question over and over again, but that was when it hadnt been answered.
Guys, yeah Im a H8ter with the best of 'em, but First, you can ask Travis till your blue in the face when the amusement park is coming, and he is not going to tell you. Period. Second, in the last blog post, they already said that the amusement park level was still in the middle of developement and had not even started in testing, so its going to be a while. My guess when its less than a month from being released we will finally hear a date, so Im sure its at least a couple months away.
Does that suck? YEAH! Am I pissed? YEAH! Do I want more content? YEAH! Do I want free stuff? HELL YEAH? Is that gonna Happen? Doubtful. I Always Voice my opinions whether good, bad or indifferent. Is that gonna change anything? Probably not.

Posted on 03.02.08 15:27 PM by 2speedy1

@Travis: Hey, By the way the new Darts mode and the new Layouts sound awesome. That really would make levels last alot longer having several layouts for each would be great, that way it would keep it interesting longer. I hope future levels/themes will have several layouts that way it makes one level seem like many. Great idea! I am looking forward to this one. It will help keep me busy till the amusement park comes out. Question though, these new layouts arent going to replace the ones already there are they, they will just add to them right? So you can choose the old or the new layouts? Right? Man, you are making it hard on us H8ters, you gotta give us some new material man. Lmfao!

Posted on 03.02.08 15:34 PM by 2speedy1

pose of the weeks been updated. just waiting for the wallpaper section now... and the game

Posted on 03.02.08 15:56 PM by Mozzle

So I guess no Pain this week, but the 20th. Frown I'm considering just getting it from the US store instead, if there really is no difference anyway. I mean only the German and Frenchies usually require their own gibberish language, even if there is Dutch I'd set it to English anyway. (I wish they would just give us the choice of simply getting the English versions of everything in the PStore instead of letting us wait so long).

So I have two questions about that, are US and EU multiplayer/servers separate? And would I get versions trouble when updating Pain from US with extra content from the EU? Or is it really all the same.

Posted on 03.02.08 16:10 PM by Mav

OK JEFF.....You spilled the beans so you might as well go ahead and tell everyone wht the "Gold Membership Club" is about.....I think Travis is going to beat the crap out of you for talking tho!!!!!

Posted on 03.02.08 16:18 PM by THEfireman

@2Speedy: Yes people do often ask the same question all the time and it gets old but it’s my job so there you go. And no the new layouts will not replace existing layouts they will be in addition to the existing ones. I try to tell people we have content planned so when people yell at me for not being fast enough I just have to bite my tongue and roll with it. You can always join forces with AlphavsOmega and figure out what’s the next evil name to call me that’s always entertaining.

@Mav: I can sympathize with you but I would suggest you wait for your territory to get PAIN otherwise you are going to have to stay with the US store for all your PAIN purchases. And trust me once we get the content moving it’s going to come pretty regular and you’re going to dislike switching all the time. Your question is a good one though. I would wait for the EU version for the reason you brought up. Our updates would just be more trouble for you if your regions were all mixed up. As far as multiplayer goes.. we will see.

@THEfireman: I am pretty sure I can beat Jeff in a fight but he’s a cowboy so even if I win I would more than likely be in critical condition so I am not going to superfoot him. I will just make him explain options to people on the boards. Since he’s Capn’ loudmouf.

@Everyone I am going to get the poll changed to the Mode question…First we will do single player modes. I will poll for Multiplayer faves later. Be sure to vote. It’s VERY important. Check out Muffy getting her Ooch on (screenshot of the week). I love her poses.

Posted on 03.02.08 17:12 PM by travis williams

Alright Travis.....Your in my "cool book"

Posted on 03.02.08 17:44 PM by THEfireman

@Juggalo:Thanks for the compliment and recognition.
@Travis:Is there going to an option on the replays about making a video or taking a picture and posting your own pictures and videos on the community?Seriously,that would be cool and keep up the good work.
By,
PS3Potential

Posted on 03.03.08 03:07 AM by PS3Potential

Or how about Save replays! I wish PAIN had one, you go and do something that's really funny or wierd and then you save it to your hard drive under videos and let your friends watch what you did. Or, you can just save the replays onto the game file and have it in-game. Who's with me!?

Posted on 03.03.08 03:10 AM by kitfisto007

@kitfisto007:Thanks,and I'm with ya!

Posted on 03.03.08 03:17 AM by PS3Potential

Oh and by the way Travis,

How correct would it be to say that we are either getting Muffy or ginger next week (Not this week)

Posted on 03.03.08 03:19 AM by kitfisto007

whens muffy comin!

Posted on 03.03.08 03:55 AM by Andrew

As a "Platinum Member", I think that my votes should have a weight of 50 members or 5 "Gold Members".

Posted on 03.03.08 04:39 AM by Alsace

So Travis.... when do we get to fling the monkey?

Posted on 03.03.08 05:51 AM by SuperGumby

You could name him Whoflung Doo

Posted on 03.03.08 05:55 AM by SuperGumby

Whens muffy comin come on plz tell me

Posted on 03.03.08 06:18 AM by Andrew

Sigh, I figured as much about the US-EU differences. On the other hand, all the US stuff is cheaper. Damned EU pricing, but if not here, to who do we complain about that? Wink SCEE?

Thx for answering all the questions btw, and really fast too.

/me sits, pouts and waits for Pain

Posted on 03.03.08 06:56 AM by Mav

i didnt think that I called you names...

but if they don't contact me about the shirt...

i might have 2 start...


x

Posted on 03.03.08 07:31 AM by alphavs0mega

@Painstaff
I have spent alot of cash on games over the years, I have almost every game system ever built, except for sega stuff, I even own a sit down copy of Steel Talons from Atari 1981 (twin cocpit AH64D Apache sim 2player VS Arcade sitdown), and now when all my friends are here all they want to play is PAIN and Bowling, no joke, wich sucks because I used to make them pump quarters into steel talons.. but I think I know why...
I dont have a big tv...
I have an DH Projector that runs true HD and my screen is 9foot by 12 foot.
Both games look and sound far above outstanding.
when I say far I'm saying like WAY THE F#%# above good or "nice".
... anyway, I know might be late but as far as sounds go, when you hurt him real bad, like after a few mins, I don't think it would be past the esrb to have him/her cry, you know just a gentle cry, nothing overboard, or pull a cell out and call for help, or let a hospital know he is on his way, or what ever twisted thing the esrb will let you do.
Thanks for all the joy

Posted on 03.03.08 09:06 AM by x_TERMINATOR_x

and PAIN !!!

Posted on 03.03.08 09:06 AM by x_TERMINATOR_x

hey jeff, i think you owe us an explanation about the "gold-member" thing.

@travis what does the new poll have to do with the future of PAIN, if anything?

btw love the muffy screen shot. lol

Posted on 03.03.08 09:25 AM by Matt2793

also, @travis- will the new "PAINful video" be of the amusement park?, cuz it hasnt been updated since launch.

Posted on 03.03.08 09:28 AM by Matt2793

@Travis and Jeff

For me dealing with the new poll. I like a combination of 3 things in Pain. PAINdemonium, Spank the Monkey and Fun With Explosives. Honestly, I really don't care for the Mime Toss.

Posted on 03.03.08 10:09 AM by PhoenixCE

The Gold Member club... Smile

(disclaimer: marketing speech pending)
The Gold Member club is an elite club for only the best of the best.
IF you're able to qualify, it's the uber challenge for each of the modes where the real gamers go to compete.
If you THINK you're good, get in the club and you'll compete in a very difficult version that truly separates the men from the boys.
(marketing speech ends)

Really, though... it's a free add-on to the Downtown for each of the single player challenges (Spank the Exploding Mime). You have to be really good to gain access and each challenge has it's own leaderboard for us to compete on. We the developers have stayed off the boards, since we'd own all of you, and have been eagerly waiting for a time where we could compete directly with you!!!

I have grandiose plans for what being in the Gold Member club will eventually mean (special recognition on the boards, direct involvement with future releases, extra content unlocked in-game (special skins, etc)), but all of that will have to evolve over time. I'm also really looking forward to combining the Gold Member club with online play... we'll take smack talk to the next level.

Speaking of... YES, we'll have in-game voice chat with our online release... I can't wait to hear you whimper like Travis when I KILL you in Bowling! ;-)

Anyway, we've created the layouts for the Gold Member club and are just a short time from going into test with San Diego.

Later... thanks for the support!

Posted on 03.03.08 10:16 AM by Jeff Litchford

that is AWESOME, jeff thnx so much!!!!!!!!!

Posted on 03.03.08 10:36 AM by Matt2793

If my sumo idea gets made, I want in the Gold Club =P

Posted on 03.03.08 10:44 AM by zakupilot256

@Travis

Yes sir, we have a deal, that will be a very funny poll, Sumo Vs. Yeti.

Posted on 03.03.08 10:45 AM by zakupilot256

I like the yeti idea

Posted on 03.03.08 17:24 PM by Tom

and the cowboy idea

Posted on 03.03.08 17:25 PM by Tom

@travis. Any word on if there is voice chat in multiplayer? Thanks in advance.

Posted on 03.03.08 19:08 PM by ryoga453

@ ryoga453
Read Jeffs' post (6up) There will be voice chat in multiplayer which is going to be great fun although most of you here would not understand a word I was saying with my accent.
@ Travis
I didn't see a junk/scrap yard in vampirefirexs' list, that could be quite good, you could use bits of aftermath & the amusement park that we had destroyed & save you guys some work. Instead of girders you could have those cranes with magnets used for cars n stuff that can be used if you've grabbed grannies zimma for instance. Sorry to keep bombarding you with ideas but i'm stuck at work with the pain theme song in my head. I'll be playing it when my son goes to bed (not allowed to in front of him when the wife there, violence & all, what she doesn't know is he plays it when shes at work! The best 2 year old player you'll find too!).

Posted on 03.03.08 20:02 PM by mortal_sinner

@mortal_sinner

Too bad to hear bout the wifey. Mine lets me play in front of my son...he's only 5 months old, but none the less, LOL. Scrapyard would be awesome. Tons of opportunities there. Exspecially with items to knock out your opponent.

I also think it would be cool to just make a giant pinball environment. Think of all he possibilities there.
That and a Hot Shots style basketball game. The rim could either move, or you could just advance to more rims in different places you had to make it through. Kinda like spank the monkey, but with rims to make it through. GOD THAT WOULD BE GREAT!!! THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!!! Exspecially the buzzer at the end when time ran out. Even a lit up backboard at the last second.

Watcha think Travis?

Posted on 03.03.08 20:44 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

It's been a long time since the last hate post.

That's good

Posted on 03.03.08 20:55 PM by Pee_Wee

@Travis....
Although traditional golf may not work you guys might look into frisbee golf.... and could make it extremely challenging within the scope of your current level design. It would entail putting a type of basket or specific object somewhere in the environment, utilizing some type of ooch counter... players would have to grab or hit the object in the least number of ooches or before the player comes to a rest...

Posted on 03.03.08 20:59 PM by SuperGumby

I posted a few suggestions w-a-a-y back when - including stage ideas like an airport, shopping mall, and home improvement warehouse - but was dismayed by all the trash talking. I haven't been back in a while, but I'm glad to see it has become more productive lately. I'm also glad to see the new mode and new characters that were released recently, but I still can't wait for the amusement park stage. Even if it costs 9.99, I think the overall game will still be well worth the money. Maybe you can eventually consider releasing a boxed retail version for people who cannot get online.

Still, one thing I've been waiting for that you haven't mentioned lately, Travis, is the ability to capture screnshots or videos. You said most people wanted multiplayer games, so you were working on that first, but I think a method of capturing, saving and sharing our best launches would be a lot more popular. Any news on this front?

And, by the way, after reading your comments re: Jeff, I finally know why there was a cowboy hanging out in SCEA's blogger's lounge at GDC! You *must* include him as a future character, whoopin' and a hollerin' and spinning a rope on his way down from a launch! Think of all the great voice quips a cowboy would provide! Yeeehaw! (And if you are going to give us a cowboy, you'll also have to give us an Astronaut. "Houston, we have a problem..."Wink

Posted on 03.03.08 20:59 PM by Android66

@Everyone: Until we can get this posts working giving everyone an official tag remember that: Jason Coker is the Associate Producer at SCE-San Diego and Jeff Litchford is the Vice President of Production at Idol Minds. When they tell you something consider it factual. They are privy to the same information as I am. In a lot of ways Jeff has more information about the dev side of PAIN. He manages the individuals that make PAIN while I manage the company relationship and the game itself. So if Jeff says we have voice enabled multiplayer it’s because we do. No need to ask me again.

Besides… Jeff just wants that feature so I will have to listen to him cackle in Denver when he’s killing me.

I gotta say I am somewhat shocked by the Poll so far. I like PAINdemonium the least. Doesn’t mean I hate the mode just means I like the others better. My favorite is Fun With Explosives. Ah well. Gotta listen to the public.

@MortalSinner: 2 year old PAIN player… I am so not hearing you. You wanna get me in trouble?

@Zaku: Only way in Gold Club is to be an awesome PAIN player.

@Terminator X: (My favorite DJ) I’m jealous of your TV and we will have some characters that sob. Trust me.

Yeah the scrap yard really sounds interesting. But it strikes me as something more static and not kinetic which we need to push you around a bit. But that might have potential. A hoops mode would be interesting too. Basketball started using a real basket. Maybe our baskets have bombs and farting monkeys in them. Hmmmmm

@The TShirt Winners: I have good news and bad news...

BAD NEWS: We ran out of consumer T-Shirts I have to reorder that’s going to take a while. Long story.

GOOD NEWS: We have Dev Team polos we can send instead. I think since you guys are helping with development it’s a great idea you get the Development Team polo anyways. It’s a more expensive shirt but whateva it’s not my money WOOT! Or is it? I hope accounting isn’t reading this thread.

@PeeWee: The “H8 Squad” is never far from the forefront. As soon as something happens Alpha and Speedy will descend on us like harpies. You know they can’t wait.

Posted on 03.03.08 21:13 PM by travis williams

@ Android66
At least I'm not the only Pain player to watch to much toy story!
@ MutilatRJuggalo
5 months old! You've got it all to come mate, best days of my life with my son. Only problem, wait til they start talking, all I get when I switch the PS3 on is 'my turn' 'I want the cow/ninja' To be honest I have to wait for him to go to bed when the wifey ain't there before I can play. I think you have some pretty good ideas, as long as the backboards are smashable! You can still get the bullseye time awards like in mime toss.

Posted on 03.03.08 21:22 PM by mortal_sinner

Why don't people like Fun with Explosives?
It is the best mode ever. I might be the worst Pain player of all, but I definetly think that Fun with Explosive is the best mode. Plus, Travis is on my side, why don't you join our explosive forces?

Posted on 03.03.08 21:37 PM by Pee_Wee

Yeah, the poll has really suprised me. I thought fun with explosives would be much higher, and PAINdemonium lower. I'm also kind of suprised at how many Mime Toss lovers there are. I mean, it's fun, but I like the other modes better. I guess it's just personal preference. Fun With Explosives rules!! Can't wait for Darts, sounds fun. Keep up the good work.

Posted on 03.03.08 21:58 PM by broda812

@Travis
It's true, my 2 year old loves launching the cow into the hotel he finds it histerical. There is no blood & it's no more violent than Tom & Jerry so he's o.k. It's not as if he's playing manhunt or anything like that so until he dives over a fence to take down a monkey at the zoo I'm sure your safe! I think PAINdemonium is the favorite down to freedom, you've still got a set task but with endless ways of going about it. One more thing, the PS3 now has a pitch changer for chat, I think it would be a nice addition if you could have the option (on multiplayer chat) to have your voice changed to the character your using, too much to ask? Keep up the high standards of work, thanks for providing many hours of quality game play.

Posted on 03.03.08 22:14 PM by mortal_sinner

@Travis,

NOOOOOooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! /cry


Well you know, the first exclusive characters for the Gold club should be Alpha and Speedy. Even Lord Malice. What Pain fan would not want to Chuck these guys.


Plus I think at the end of this product's life cycle, the final update should include a character creator tool.

Final Food for thought: Rick Roll anyone?

Posted on 03.03.08 22:15 PM by zakupilot256

@Travis: So now that the cat is out of the bag, what exactly is it that will make a player good enough for the "Gold Club"?..Please don't say that we have to get Gold in all difficulties in all modes. But, if that is the case, how about a "Have Gold Club" where we can pay to become a member, hehehe.





Posted on 03.03.08 22:22 PM by Alsace

broda812, welcome to the clan.
Fun with Explosives rocks!

Posted on 03.03.08 23:10 PM by Pee_Wee

Travis, I might look stupid but... what is the H8 Squad?
I think that I didn't get this one

Posted on 03.03.08 23:11 PM by Pee_Wee

@Pee_Wee: H8..h eight..hate.

Posted on 03.03.08 23:25 PM by Alsace

@Jeff or Travis

Would it be possible to get a list of the level ideas that you guys are eyeballing to possible make for Pain? We all know that things change (or at least I know) and you could change your minds and not add it. But if will direct the community into generating ideas for those level(s) and if we come with any good ideas. I know it's easier to change and put in the idea now instead of later.

Posted on 03.03.08 23:35 PM by PhoenixCE

ok

Posted on 03.03.08 23:41 PM by Pee_Wee

@Travis
Have Jeff use the same posting format as you - red font and the 'official' bomb icon.
I scroll straight to your posts with ease.

Posted on 03.04.08 00:01 AM by THitter

Online Multi-player mode - consider an 'observer' ability. I like to watch!

Posted on 03.04.08 00:04 AM by THitter

@Travis - I was just at St. Peters chatting with the Pope... He says he loves PAIN, but he wishes he had another level to play on! He also said something about wanting a shirt but I told him it was too late...

@PEE_WEE - Travis and crew are doing too good a job right now for us to hate on them, but you just wait... They'll slip up..

@O.H.'s (Original Haters Pee-wee) Not wanting to re-read posts from ages ago, didn't Travis promise recordable replays like....months ago??? Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure he did, and it would be a most used feature.

@Everyone - 3 days till I get home and play the new mode, and I'm guessing 5 days till I beat all you suckers who think your spots on the boards are safe!!!!

C-YA!!!!

Posted on 03.04.08 00:12 AM by TonyB

@Jarvis&crew,. you let me know next time your in the Toronto, Canada area and you can come on up and chill out with me, check out how we do things up here, I'll buy the beer,
Funny you said Terminator X because I agree he is one of the worlds best, but I play my PS as x_TERMINATOR_x add me.. as in big killing machine, you know "Come with me if you want to live" lol ha ha..
but get this,,... I'm also a DJ,
I play something called Electrotech, I wish I could donate beats for Pain, but I'm also a Marketing Director for a few companys during the day here in Toronto and have a great Idea that just might land me a new job,,, call your boss and tell him I said...
I want to help put PAIN the toy, in stores this October, Beanie Jarvis & launcher with a few free targets, then more, let me know.. other than that, ya J, Bowling looks sick when it's viewed 1to1 in scale in THX, it's like being there, and we all know pain is GOLD#1. other than work and music, games are my life,. so thanks for all the joy and PAIN.

Posted on 03.04.08 00:26 AM by x_TERMINATOR_x

You know his name is Travis, right?

Posted on 03.04.08 00:28 AM by Pee_Wee

lol, FAIL>...
Thanks

Posted on 03.04.08 00:35 AM by x_TERMINATOR_x

Hold on.... it IS Jarvis and crew, Travis is part of the crew that created Jarvis,...
so I was right,.

Posted on 03.04.08 00:39 AM by x_TERMINATOR_x

trav... i'm all over the dev. shirt...

i'd like the title of senior h8er on your dev. team...

it would be great to make it in the credits for the new patches... but i can understand if inputting the text takes a few months

once testing for the e-mail regarding the shirt is completed...

let me know...

and you know us harpies are hungry... i think the "gold membership" thing might be my triumphant return to all things

H8

x

Posted on 03.04.08 00:51 AM by alphavs0mega

@Travis: You are so correct sir. Waiting and ready. LMFAO! Just waiting for some material, ya know. Oh yeah, and that list from vampirowhatshisface missed the Military Base, but I'm sure you already knew that.
@zakupilot256: If that was your attempt at a Flame job, it didn't work man, thanks for the Props, I'll take a free membership to the Gold club any day. Hell, I'll send 'em pics to profile a character after me too, toss the H8ter, how bout that for a mode!!
@TonyB: About time you get off that Vaca! Lucky Stiff! I'm keeping an eye on 'em waiting for that slip up, you know it. HA!

Posted on 03.04.08 00:59 AM by 2speedy1

1.) Mime Toss is by far the best mode!!!

2.) I get a polo shirt...fresh...as long as someone actually contacts me. Still waiting...

3.)Bring it on Tony B, you ain't takin the #1 spot in mime toss!! I got it locked down..plus I can shave off a few seconds if need be.

Posted on 03.04.08 02:44 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

Actually that's a great name, H8 squad. Good job Travis.

Posted on 03.04.08 02:52 AM by Pee_Wee

@travis- u still didnt answer my question: whats the poll for? its driving me crazy!!!

Posted on 03.04.08 02:59 AM by Matt2793

and my PSN name if you want to add me is xx_TERMINATOR_xx
with 2 xx's

Posted on 03.04.08 03:09 AM by x_TERMINATOR_x

muffy for the 3rd time when is she comin

Posted on 03.04.08 04:19 AM by Andrew

My psn names Wolfcreed

Posted on 03.04.08 04:31 AM by Andrew

@Everyone:First of all my forum posting name is PS3Potential,but my PSN(PlayStation Network)name is CyberSora.

Posted on 03.04.08 04:40 AM by PS3Potential

pure and simple...

my psn id is

alphavs0mega

H8 Squad... Away!

Posted on 03.04.08 05:22 AM by alphavs0mega

To the PAIN Team;

Suggestions , if you are able to launch back into the rubber band on the Launcher , subway-vent-miss-the-crane , then it should respond like a rubber band and not a steel beam. I've hit it several times and it rings . A re-launch if you hit it would be cool .

Suggestion ; If everyone is tired of plain PAINdemonium , then add a Timed Level . Simply destroy 25 or 50 or 100 items in less than "X" minutes . Or see how many items damaged in "X" minutes . Times could be put on a Leader Board .

Sure like the new feel of this Board .

Scott...........

Posted on 03.04.08 06:08 AM by Scott_R_K

thats a awesome idea scott

Posted on 03.04.08 06:34 AM by Andrew

@Travis

LOL!!! Yeah...farting monkeys. Teeheehee. You know what would be hilarious? Poop throwing monkeys that fart. You can't have blood in PAIN, but I'm sure you could do poo. Have it stick to the screen and kinda slide down. That could be your distraction in the single player version. That would be great. What person wouldn't love monkeys throwing poop in an already hurt your stomache from laughing so hard game.

Posted on 03.04.08 06:53 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

actually, this would not be funny.

Posted on 03.04.08 06:57 AM by Pee_Wee

Bad news guys, the Dualshock 3 is announced to release in North America on June 12.
Lets wait!

Posted on 03.04.08 15:45 PM by Pee_Wee

psn ID = MutilatoRJuggalo

Posted on 03.04.08 16:59 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Pee_Wee
If poop throwing monkeys isn't funny to you,
then either:
a) You havn't gone to the zoo enough times in your life
b) You're clearly not immature enough for this game
c) Your lame
or
d) All of the above

My answer is D, all of the above.

Anyone else??

Posted on 03.04.08 17:01 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Travis,

YOU SUCK!!! You say you had D3 since before PAIN was released. That means you'll have had that controller for at least 8 months before any of us even have the chance to try one.
.....Any chance I could get one with the shirt I won?

@alphavs0mega
LMAO on the shirt testing.....that was great!!!

Posted on 03.04.08 17:09 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@MutilatRJuggalo: That was pretty funny when my wife asked, "Did he just fart?".

@At all: GAIN FROM PAIN, bitches!

@Travis: Really not cool to boast about how cool the D3 is...can I trade my t-shirt for your D3?

PAIN!!!!!! and Nurses!!!!!

Posted on 03.04.08 17:18 PM by Alsace

I'm #10 in Monkey Spakking on the Leaderboard!

Posted on 03.04.08 17:18 PM by PS3Potential

Monkey SPANKING,my bad.

Posted on 03.04.08 17:20 PM by PS3Potential

@ Travis
Small suggestion for your amusement park mainly for the h8ers crew, you know at carnivals & things you have that game where you throw a ball at a target & if you hit it some poor individual sitting on a raised chair gets dunked in a pool he's suspended above? You could put one of those in hidden somewhere & have members of your dev team in the chair or even better the h8ers themselves!
@ MutilatRJuggalo
Poo throwing would be funny & I'd have to agree on your multiple choice question the answer has got to be D.
@ All
Just import a DS3 pad from Hong Kong. Cost me £35 same as a standard pad in the U.K. I then sold my 2 standard pads & got a second DS3 & still had change.

Posted on 03.05.08 02:36 AM by mortal_sinner

@Alsace

When my wife asked if he just farted, I farted, then just nodded my head yes. Re-launched and did the fart pose over and over right into the smoke stacks.

Posted on 03.05.08 02:57 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

I think that a very small slingshot, like the one that you get fired out of, but a much smaller version, as by the side of the big one and you can switch between the two of them. the big one is for shooting out people,(and cows) and the small one is for shooting small items wich you can control with the six-axis. items like chairs, tables, maybe you can build a small ps3 model lol, and the camera is behind them all the way. You can guide them towards people and watch it knock them over.

Posted on 03.05.08 04:56 AM by whitegold58

- Pee_Wee

Clarification on the DUALSHOCK 3. It is set to launch April 15th for $54.99, it's slated to coincide with the release of GT5 Prologue.

Posted on 03.05.08 06:04 AM by FonkyMonkey

@Travis

I got the email about the shirt. Thanks a lot.

@FonkyMonkey
I've heard the June release date in the US as well for the D3.I heard this as recently as Tuesday when I picked up MLB 08.

Posted on 03.05.08 06:21 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

FonkyMonkey

Sure?
I don't remember the site where I found that information but I remember it was pretty official.
Still, maybe it wasn't up-to-date

Posted on 03.05.08 06:50 AM by Pee_Wee

Travis, what about puting ads into the game, it could be a nice way to give you some extra money and personnaly, I wouldn't mind watching them. But I might be the only one...

Posted on 03.05.08 06:56 AM by Pee_Wee

There might be some grammar errors in my comments.
Sorry about my English, I'm a Canadian living in Quebec, if you know where it is.

Posted on 03.05.08 06:58 AM by Pee_Wee

I dont mind having advertisements in-game. I like them. It worked well with Crackdown...

Posted on 03.05.08 08:18 AM by whitegold58

Me too,my favorite part is blowing them up!

Posted on 03.05.08 09:40 AM by PS3Potential

so my idea sounds like a good one?
I'm so proud of my-self.
The last time I ideated something good, it was 5 years ago, when I went to my friend's pool.I had a lot of fun.

Posted on 03.05.08 10:27 AM by Pee_Wee

myself...

Posted on 03.05.08 10:27 AM by Pee_Wee

Anyway, Travis, I think it would be a good idea to put ads in the game

Posted on 03.05.08 10:28 AM by Pee_Wee

ok the comment that I sent at 13:27 was stupid

Posted on 03.05.08 11:44 AM by Pee_Wee

MutilatRJuggalo
The thing is that yes I am mature and, with a lot of respect to you, I think that your idea wasn't funny, that's it.
Your a) b) c) d) comment was pretty irrespectful thought.

Posted on 03.05.08 11:48 AM by Pee_Wee

well done pee_wee, a quadrup- no, five something... fivlet?... fivruple? Posts in a row!

Posted on 03.05.08 11:58 AM by whitegold58

thanks man, it took me a huge effort to do it

Actually what you mean is 2 times double plus 1

Posted on 03.05.08 12:04 PM by Pee_Wee

tee hee hee, irrespectful?? lol!! You mean disrespectful? LOL

Posted on 03.05.08 14:10 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

so what?

Posted on 03.05.08 14:40 PM by Pee_Wee

I usualy speak french and that doesn't mean that I can't say what I think. Just a question like another one, am I the only one teenager on this blog?

Posted on 03.05.08 14:43 PM by Pee_Wee

Nope I'm also a teenager.

Posted on 03.05.08 17:02 PM by PS3Potential

@Pee_wee

If you speak french, you're the reason I'm so good at mime tossing. So thanks.
There clearly are already advertisements in the game. High Velocity Bowling, and the Indoor Amusement Park. What other advertisements are you looking for?
Personally, I think it'd be cool expecially if they could be blown up like PS3Potential said. Exspecially if they are like those rotating billboards with 3 or more ads on them. There would be quite a bit of shrapnel upon detonation, and that would be sweet. You could easily take out multiple targets, INCLUDING MONKEYS(that throw poop Pee_Wee Herman(by the way, you were great in Reno 911 Paul.))!!!

Posted on 03.05.08 18:59 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

I wish I could post a picture on here.
I got this great picture of my son (again only 5 months old) sitting on the floor holding the PS3 controller with PAIN on the tv. It's awesome. I got a 51" so the image is clear and I'm back behind him shooting at a behind yet side angle, and the screen is paused on a replay of a fart to the face of that cop on the fire escape. It's great.
Oh well....

@Travis

How's about having a fan submitted pose of the week section? Ahhh...then again you'd probably get flooded with pictures. Either way, just an idea, putting it out there.

Posted on 03.05.08 19:09 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Travis
This is my plea for a D3 with my shirt,

A D3 is expensive to a young disabled parent like me and basically...
I have a baby, PAIN is your baby, I want the best for my baby, as I'm sure you do yours. My baby enjoys PAIN, yet he hates the pain of teething which is relieved by vibrations which the D3 does which would make my baby feel better by which would in turn give your baby more playing time which in turn would make me one happy yet drooly handed daddy. So...yeah, that about sums it up.
If you could see my sons face you wouldn't turn him down. You can't Travis you just can't.

I know me telling you to post after hours for messing us over that Thursday Hung Lo / Fun With Explosives is probably not what made you post after hours or has had you posting almost non-stop since that release, I do hold a small amount of hope it was that guilt trip I put on you that did it's magic, and therefore I'm hoping this one will do the same. LOL. Gotta at least try.

"That's what Travis does....so a child may live...with PAIN yet without pain.

Posted on 03.05.08 19:40 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

not purposely messing us over Travis...poop happens

Posted on 03.05.08 19:43 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

...and hopefully gets thrown at us too!!!

Posted on 03.05.08 19:45 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

Well done MutilatRJuggalo, a quadrup- no, Ive learned this time... A 2 times double plus 1 posts in a row! I might have a go myself this time..

Posted on 03.06.08 10:30 AM by whitegold58

Yeah Im a teenager too.

Posted on 03.06.08 10:31 AM by whitegold58

Does anyone here like bagels?

Posted on 03.06.08 10:32 AM by whitegold58

Damn, only a quadruple post. I'll have to put more effort into it the next try...

Posted on 03.06.08 10:34 AM by whitegold58

Nice try whitegold58, but don't worry, you'll never beat me.
Even if you're a teenager.

Posted on 03.06.08 13:35 PM by Pee_Wee

@MutilatRJuggalo
Yeah but I mean ads that are not a sony game.
I mean something that they could get some real money for.

Posted on 03.06.08 13:39 PM by Pee_Wee

bagels are good

Posted on 03.06.08 13:49 PM by Pee_Wee

@MutilatRJuggalo
Happy to see that you like French people.
Actualy the mime iis great I would so much like throwing him at Brock Lee

Posted on 03.06.08 13:51 PM by Pee_Wee

Yeah I got 2 times double plus 1 comments in a row times 2 cause it<s my second time.
Try to beat that.

Posted on 03.06.08 13:53 PM by Pee_Wee

Does anyone know when home's coming^

Posted on 03.06.08 15:09 PM by Pee_Wee

?

Posted on 03.06.08 15:10 PM by Pee_Wee

I hope the new updates and modes come out soon. They sound sweet. When are you going to add more videos to the site? You should add some more pictures too. I heard that the new Amusement Park theme is going to be an indoor one. Is this true? How much bigger is it than the Downtown theme? I have an idea for you. Make a Stadium theme and have different types of events such as long throw or high jump. Just an idea.

Posted on 03.06.08 15:11 PM by Brandon_2535

@MutilatRJuggalo - try hitting the billboards with thrown explosives! ;-)

How many of you have noticed that there are 'bonus events' that you can pull off in PAINdemonium and Aftermath? For example, derailing the train, or dragging people in front of cars?

Hey Travis, do you think we should release the list of bonus events to the community?

L8tr...

Posted on 03.06.08 16:25 PM by Jeff Litchford

Here, I'll hand out a challenge to the group... while I wait to hear back from Travis.

In PAINdemonium, who can be the first person to successfully grab all three flagpoles on the first street in one launch? To prove it... tell us what happens when you've done it!!!!!

And no, it isn't easy...

Posted on 03.06.08 16:26 PM by Jeff Litchford

@Travis: I would like to also appeal to your pathetic side, as MutilatRJuggalo did so very well. I have a child on the way, and I am sure this child will love PAIN and would also benefit greatly with the DS3 vibrating in it's mouth. Please send a DS3 with the t-shirt, also. Laughing. I will send you a beautiful picture of my child -- covered in afterbirth and all -- when he or she is born. If you wish, I can also send you the placenta , I here some people really enjoy it stir fried...Ugh, I am making myself a bit woozy.

Posted on 03.06.08 16:32 PM by Alsace

derailing the train?

Posted on 03.06.08 17:29 PM by Pee_Wee

????

I hit all 3 (Out of 5) flagpoles on the first street and nothing happened. It just said the three flagpole symbols down on the bottom? IS there something special I have to do.

If this is the wrong way to do it, please let me know. I have been trying for about an hour.

Posted on 03.06.08 17:45 PM by kitfisto007

Ok, I'll try now...

Posted on 03.06.08 18:04 PM by whitegold58

Arrgghh... Only a double post. Even worse than my first attempt.

Plus, Travis, I was watching clips of PAIN on youtube today, and I was wondering how you made that sound when you unlock a trophy. I laughed at that sound.

Posted on 03.06.08 18:09 PM by whitegold58

ah ah whitegold58

Posted on 03.06.08 18:17 PM by Pee_Wee

O.K. Jeff, I swing around 3 poles & all it says is trapeeze artists, is that it? I'm working on 4 but can't grab it I just twat my face of it instead!

Posted on 03.06.08 18:43 PM by mortal_sinner

Trapeeze artist? Are you kidding me? That's what I had to get. I remember getting one before. I thought when it happens you get like a secret trophy or something...hmm. Well it was a good challenge, but now I know what happens. LOL and I tried for 1 and a half hours for something I got before.

Keep the challenges comin Jeff! Any word on when we here Travis next?

Posted on 03.06.08 18:49 PM by kitfisto007

Any word on what we here Travis next?
Would you explain me what it means, please?

Posted on 03.06.08 18:53 PM by Pee_Wee

Muff when is she coming fourth time

Posted on 03.06.08 19:08 PM by Andrew

have you guys ever thought of adding remote play functionality? i dont use remote play much mainly because there arnet any good games that support it, but if pain supported it i would be using it a lot more.

i am not sure of the technical difficulties of having a game support remote play, and if when you play with a psp if it would automatically reconfigure the buttons or what not. and here is the button configuration i thought of that you could use for pain

IN LAUNCHER
Aim=Analog
Power=D-Pad
Reset=Select
Aerial View=R
Replay=Triangle

IN AIR
Pose=L/R+X/Square/O/Triangle
Reset=Select
Ooch=D-Pad
Super Ooch=Alternating between L and R
Drift=Analog
Grab=Square/Triangle/O/X
Aerial View=L+R


also what about adding the ability to have custome button configurations? that way even if you couldnt auto change the button layout if it was on a psp you could simply change that in the options menu.

Posted on 03.06.08 19:24 PM by WhiteFang

Also about the pimp slapping idea what about doing something similar to grabbing or posing. you could hold a button down (maybe give up 1 of the pose buttons) and press X/Square/O/Triangle in the direction you want to pimp slap. (if it was done this way instead of me grabbing the granny out side the train station entrance i could just pimp slap her...lol)



BTW great game, ive been reading most of the posts and was just too lazy (till now) to actually post. and as far as pricing goes i have no complaints, in fact i am kinda hoping that by the time you guys are all done with pain it will be around the price of a regular game (60USD) and have as much stuff as you'd expect from a $60 game.


(also sorry bout the double post, i am using the ps3 browser so there is a text limit)

and whats the website link? i tried to find it via google but failed

Posted on 03.06.08 19:30 PM by WhiteFang

"Any word on when we hear Travis next?"

That basically means when will Travis post next.

Posted on 03.06.08 19:40 PM by kitfisto007

@ WhiteFang
Just type in painps3 all as one into google. Should come up as the first choice.

Posted on 03.06.08 19:44 PM by mortal_sinner

kitfisto007
Ok, it was the here(hear) that I didn't understand.

Posted on 03.06.08 20:21 PM by Pee_Wee

@Alsace
When my son was born the I actually felt the strange urge to cook up the placenta and eat it.

Posted on 03.06.08 20:29 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

Whitefang, are you white too?

Posted on 03.06.08 21:32 PM by whitegold58

@whitegold58
Nope, I think he's red, but I'm not sure, he looked like red or flash pink, it was hard to determine what colour he was when I saw him.

Posted on 03.06.08 21:41 PM by Pee_Wee

I m Sick for 3 days and I miss everything!

Now I m overloaded trying to get gold
or platinum in all levels to gain membership.
As I sit and slowly go insane.

Jeff your welcome on the list gald it helped.

Travis, I'm professional when I work but I'm still NON-Union as an actor,
I work for Trushel-Thomson Talent Inc.

If You, Jeff Litchford, Jason Coker or anyone want to get ahold of me use,
iamalexborchardt@yahoo.com
that's my business email.

Thanks for the opportunity.
Peace Smile>-

Posted on 03.06.08 21:57 PM by

*glad* the list helped.

OK what is up with the polls,
I like all the modes but F.W.E.(Fun With Explosives) is the pure best.

All I want to know is how can I fill Downtown with explosives, I mean not one inch left uncovered by one of thoes beautiful yellow boxes (Ummm. yellow boxes. Drools like Homer looking at a Krusty Ribwich)

ok Peace Smile>-

Posted on 03.06.08 22:10 PM by Vampirefirex

i think we started to take travis for granted since every 3rd post theres a: "travis, where are you?" type comment. just hold off on him. i'm sure he is working with the PAIN team on the amusement park and the 2 girl characters. just give him a break.

Posted on 03.06.08 22:34 PM by Matt2793

besides, i'll admit PAIN was the only game i played until i got every trophy and now that i'm done with it i'm using the ps3 to its full potential. i'm borrowing call of duty 4 from my friend and i LOVE it. i used to hate fps's but now i really enjoy them.

i definitely have to take a break on posting so much, but i am intersested in the new content comin' in the next couple of months.
ie: darts, muffy, ginger, oh and FRICKIN' AMUSEMENT PARK!!!!!!

Posted on 03.06.08 22:38 PM by Matt2793

oh btw i just did that "trapeze artist" thing.

@jeff- are there any more "hidden" goals?

Posted on 03.06.08 22:40 PM by Matt2793

i was just thinking: what about a school level?

it could have a glass roof for every room and in the gym you could knock over a cheerleading pyramid(i could just imagine that. lol) yea im not sayin: "do it now" but any 1 else think its a good idea?

Posted on 03.06.08 22:42 PM by Matt2793

and the new replay update should have 2 new buttons:

X= take picture/ save to hard drive

square= save replay to hard drive/ eyecreate to edit

(u could use any unused button, but i think those would work the best.

Posted on 03.06.08 22:45 PM by Matt2793

@travis- what buttons are you thinking of using for the "pimpslap"?

Posted on 03.06.08 22:46 PM by Matt2793

did i just break a record?

1,2,3,4,5,6, and 7!!!!!!!!

yea!!!!!!!!!

Posted on 03.06.08 22:47 PM by Matt2793

@sinner thanx

@whitegold lol (literally), my name has nothing to do with that its sorta taken from a show

also forgot to mention this originally, but ive been doing that rapeze thing for a couple months now and i gotta say its realy fun to climb a building by those things, sorta reminds me of prince of persia (it helps if you ooch on them) glad to hear there will be trophies using them, and now im wondering if there are going to be a lot of them in the amusement park

Posted on 03.06.08 22:54 PM by WhiteFang

what now PEE_WEE?

in yo FACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on 03.06.08 22:55 PM by Matt2793

Oh no!
Now my life is ruined because of you.
Thank you for doing that

Posted on 03.06.08 23:34 PM by Pee_Wee

Travis, would you tell me the real definition of the written things that are above: Thai massage, Foot massage and Happy Ending in the beauty salon?
And who wrote the note on the door?
I find it funny. And yes, Travis, there is a UFO flying over Downtown!!!!!!!

Posted on 03.06.08 23:41 PM by Pee_Wee

If you don't know what I mean, it's the shop where it's written:

Home of the deep, deep...
keep going, that's it
TISSUE MASSAGE

Posted on 03.06.08 23:43 PM by Pee_Wee

Rub -n- Tug

Posted on 03.06.08 23:44 PM by Pee_Wee

@matt chill


@travis is it possible to get the mile high trophy (or w/e its called) with the current layout?

Posted on 03.06.08 23:47 PM by WhiteFang

i meant the moon landing trophy

Posted on 03.06.08 23:52 PM by WhiteFang

@whitefang- i know dude i was just havin' some fun. the moon landing trophy is accumalative which means it is just added altitude for every launch. Basically, you just get it for getting a lot of air a lot of times. hope that helps Smile.

btw: i got that trophy when i was just messing around and it just popped up. its not like u have to do some special trick.

Posted on 03.07.08 00:28 AM by Matt2793

Hey Travis, here's an idea: PAINboarding, you can skateboard into traffic, down the subway stairs, off of buildings that have some sort of ramps (such as the giant thing the bowling ball is on), I can see a lot of fun and pain in that Smile

Posted on 03.07.08 00:31 AM by jrabin93

@jrabin93- thats a sweet idea, but they might get sued by tony hawk.lol

Posted on 03.07.08 00:35 AM by Matt2793

@Everyone

Anyone ever made it iniside either of the back two smoke stacks? Is that even possible? I've always just bounced off the tops or sides. Just curious.

Posted on 03.07.08 01:51 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

holy balls, I can't type for sh!t when I'm drunk...oh well, ya'll know what I meant last post.

Posted on 03.07.08 01:53 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

it seems like pain shirts r da only thing u guys aren't selling, u probably going 2 send em incomplete so they can buy da rest!

Posted on 03.07.08 05:51 AM by MigZ

u guys better get some royalty for all your ideas, cuz IMs pockets r only getting fatter by da download. waitn this long, i'll just wait til levels r FREE in 2028 when it finally gets to europe

Posted on 03.07.08 06:01 AM by MigZ

@otherwhite - No, or me. For I like the colour white. In fact nearly everything in my bedroom is white.

Does anyone enjoy oreos?

Posted on 03.07.08 07:54 AM by whitegold58

oreos are great

Posted on 03.07.08 18:35 PM by Pee_Wee

For moon landing keep launching into the smoke stacks on the right. Launch down into the subway across the tracks then into the fan duct that will launch you pretty high and pretty far, keep doing that till the you earn the trophy.

Posted on 03.07.08 20:43 PM by Project_a13

@Jeff

Yeah, I've blown up the billboards with explosive crates before. It's fun. I just think it would be cool to take it a step further and have an explosive hidden behind it. That way upon impact you go flying along with all the debris.

Posted on 03.07.08 23:33 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

like the bombs in the smoke stacks.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET IN THE BACK 2 SMOKE STACKS?? I've spent literally hours upon hours trying and I always bounce of the top.

Posted on 03.07.08 23:34 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

Everyone is allowed time off on the weekends right? Right?

@PeeWee: I know Fun With Explosives is the best mode ever aint it? Oh well. I guess the masses simply don’t agree. That’s why you poll though. There are ads in PAIN they will be changing soon.

@THitter: Observer mode sounds interesting. We will see. I think it’s a good idea.

@TonyB: Tell the Pope that if he prays for a new Environment it just might happen.

@TerminatorX: My lady is from Toronto. So I am there quite a bit. I don’t like the taste of beer but I can be bribed with other spirits. HOLLA.

@Juggalo: I had some friends over my place this weekend and I walked them through MimeToss. When they saw your score they were in shock. I said.. I know this kid clearly is using the force. No DualShocks before their time. Nice try tho. Besides, they are totally worth the wait. I love the weight of them actually. I am also trying to get the message section of this site to be more robust. Your picture sounds funny.

@Matt: The Polls are always to make sure we are pointed in the right direction development wise. Is that vague enough for you? I tend to do that often. Hahaha

@Andrew: The ladies should be making appearances this week. Along with a new topic and pose of the week. DAG!

@Scott: The timing idea is actually kinda cool. But it needs to be funny as well. Lemme see if we can do anything with that. The gameplay idea itself is pretty solid though.

@MortalSinner: Look for hidden jokes in every environment that goes out from here on. I said I get the last laugh. H8 on the boards if you dare. We’ll make you famous.

@Brandon: Jason is over in video now capturing more video for movies so as soon as one is done we will post it.

@Jeff: I think we should actually release the bonus events to the community so they know how to better get a high score. They also want a list of the score icons. Which is a good idea as well.

@Alsace: No D3s for you either. I only have two of them! I would like you both to know that your shirts costs more than PAIN itself. That’s a interesting tidbit for you.

@Whitegold: It’s a kazoo. Andrew in our audio department needs help. He’s not right.

@Whitefang: No plans to do PAIN remote play. HAHA a personal Pimpslap eh? LOL I dunno. I kinda like keeping the slappin on the adversaries side. We have to limit it though otherwise that mechanic would get out of control. Welcome to the community. STOP LURKING! Moon Landing is a culmulative medal keep playing your airtime is always being calculated.

@JRabin: Interesting idea.

@MigZ: RutRoh here comes a new H8 Squad pledge everyone. I should send you a shirt with one sleeve removed. And remember just because people sell things doesn’t mean you have to buy it.

Posted on 03.07.08 23:40 PM by travis williams

I've tryed too, but I don't think it's possible

Posted on 03.07.08 23:41 PM by Pee_Wee

Is it possible to pass through the donut?

Posted on 03.07.08 23:42 PM by Pee_Wee

@Travis

How about a snapshot utility? Why should you all be the only ones posting poses of the week?
Things I've seen that I wish I could have snapped an image of:
1. The pirate hanging upside down from the billboard after existing the subway air shaft.
2. The pirate wearing a plank from the tables at the cafe after an explosion.

Posted on 03.07.08 23:48 PM by THitter

Yes... but not without touching it.

Posted on 03.07.08 23:48 PM by travis williams

Travis, wth is written in the massage thing?
Break the window and go see with your camera.

Posted on 03.07.08 23:51 PM by Pee_Wee

@THitter: I agree. This is the one thing I annoy Jeff Litchford about on a daily basis. So that you know the plan is to have it so that you can enter replay mode and move the camera around. Once you have your shot you can press a button. It will take a clean snapshot with no User Interface on it and save it to your PS3. That way you can send us shots of the week. Someone is working on that functionality as we speak.

Hows that for service?

@PeeWee: Read it for yourself man. I know all those signs I had to read them before we shipped it.

Posted on 03.07.08 23:55 PM by travis williams

I'm having so much fun right now reading jokes all over downtown. Who did this?
Q U I E T
P L E A S E
HAND RELIEF
IN PROGRESS

Posted on 03.07.08 23:56 PM by Pee_Wee

that's written on the massage room's door

Posted on 03.07.08 23:57 PM by Pee_Wee

cereals that make your anus leak?
That is cool.............almost.

Posted on 03.07.08 23:58 PM by Pee_Wee

Travis, I was just listening to the Full Moon Show, and they mentioned talking to you Idol Minders at GDC, but they didn't say what was so special about talking to you. They just kinda said it. What's up? Oh, and I haven't been able to get that Trapeze Artist event yet. I'm probably using the wrong poles. Anyway, an event list would be nice. I haven't kept track of mine.

Posted on 03.08.08 00:00 AM by broda812

. T O X I C O C H E M I C H A L
. changing the planet since 1901

Posted on 03.08.08 00:01 AM by Pee_Wee

Travis, how am I suppose to do this?

Posted on 03.08.08 00:02 AM by Pee_Wee

I finaly got through the donut!
I think that it doesn't work with santa.
Cookie's better.

Posted on 03.08.08 00:10 AM by Pee_Wee

Would you at least tell me what language it is?

Posted on 03.08.08 00:12 AM by Pee_Wee

Notice:
No smoking, unless you're on fire

Posted on 03.08.08 00:15 AM by Pee_Wee

Travis :
Can't wait until europe gets pain, whens the wallpaper section coming ???

Posted on 03.08.08 00:46 AM by Mozzle

wallpapers are already here.

Posted on 03.08.08 01:09 AM by whitegold58

where?

Posted on 03.08.08 01:09 AM by Pee_Wee

@Mortal Sinner - first on the boards to get it... sweet! I have the hardest time with that one... we wanted a way to reward some of the shots that we found challenging... in the future we'll probably make them more visible as well as check when you've earned one.

Hmmm, let me see what some more of the scoring challenges are:

o Aftermath - try to grab 3 of the flagpoles on the building by the bowling alley

o PAINdemonium - knock down all the bowling pins in one launch

o PAINdemonium - hit 4 propane tanks in one launch

As before, send us the name of the bonus to prove you've done it!

Posted on 03.08.08 01:18 AM by Jeff Litchford

I get three pins and it says: strike.
I don't think it's the name of the bonus, but there might be an error somewhere

Posted on 03.08.08 01:31 AM by Pee_Wee

now I got them all and it says strike. So strike is the name

Posted on 03.08.08 01:34 AM by Pee_Wee

isn't it?

Posted on 03.08.08 01:37 AM by Pee_Wee

ok so I've done it 3 times now.
Strike is the name of the bonus that you get for knocking down all the bowling pines in a launch

Posted on 03.08.08 01:40 AM by Pee_Wee

And for the flag poles, it's acrobat.

Posted on 03.08.08 01:48 AM by Pee_Wee

So you earn strike when you knock down the 4 bowling pinsin paindemonium, and acrobat when you grab 3 flag poles in aftermath

Posted on 03.08.08 01:49 AM by Pee_Wee

That's weird, when I did it for the second time, when I grabed the second pole it said acrobat and then trepeze artist when I grabed the third

Posted on 03.08.08 01:53 AM by Pee_Wee

trapeze

Posted on 03.08.08 01:53 AM by Pee_Wee

ok so acrobat when you grab 2 of them, and then trapeze artist you grab the third

Posted on 03.08.08 01:57 AM by Pee_Wee

what does glue mean?( I mean, in the game.)

Posted on 03.08.08 01:58 AM by Pee_Wee

there is definetly no bonus for knocking down both of the palm trees in one launch in aftermath

Posted on 03.08.08 02:03 AM by Pee_Wee

There should be a list of everything in pain.
Like what does charley horse mean?
What does glue mean?

Posted on 03.08.08 02:06 AM by Pee_Wee

Pee_Wee, if you've nothing sensible to say don't say anything. The amount of pointless posts your doing is unbelievable

Posted on 03.08.08 02:12 AM by Mozzle

@Broda: I don’t remember talking to anyone at Full Moon Show. During GDC I was at the home office going bezerk because the update didn’t happen so there’s a full 1.5 days where I was busy making sure the PAIN update worked so I am happy that it got the attention from me that it needed.

@PeeWee: Glue is a multiplier you get for grabbing quite a bit in a run. You can get more than glue though. Keep grabbing.

@Everyone: There are wallpapers on the Playstation®Network but we are going to make some for the site as well.

The point to all of the events in PAIN is that they give you a larger multiplier so when you see people with those crazy scores it’s because they are hitting all the events and adding to the multiplier.

Posted on 03.08.08 02:13 AM by travis williams

ok, mozzle, I'll try.

Posted on 03.08.08 02:17 AM by Pee_Wee

Still, I got the bonuses

Posted on 03.08.08 02:17 AM by Pee_Wee

I have owned pain since day one and love what Idolminds is doing with this game, but would someone (Travis maybe) please tell me what "bomb the mascot" entails so I can get all my characters unlocked? Thank You.

Posted on 03.08.08 02:40 AM by SolduNuts

12 posts. Thats a 2x plus 2x post times times three. Well done Pee_wee.

Posted on 03.08.08 02:44 AM by whitegold58

The extra "times" is a mistake.

Posted on 03.08.08 02:45 AM by whitegold58

lol thanks whitegold58

Posted on 03.08.08 02:52 AM by Pee_Wee

Travis and Co..
I just signed on and saw my email, THANK YOU!!! I can only hope, that NO ONE else gets these shirts that us winner's who were chosen receive. We are the ELITE of the ELITE.. Congrats to the other winners!! SWEET!!
It is sweet and a pleasure to be honored by each one of you. And if some thought, (well a certain 1 or 2 yackoffs thought I didn't deserve it, oh well BAHAHAHA, show's what you know lol... shows what you know when the creators CHOOSE TO GIVE ME ONE, not you! (And that is for the select few) BOO YAH BABY ...NOW THAT'S A PIMP SLAP
Thanks again PAIN crew keep up the great work,
from here too Eternity,
HASKELL

Posted on 03.08.08 03:02 AM by Hello Hello

Oops forgot to tell you:
By the way, I got a great idea for teh Pimp Slap.. and what I think is one of the best idea's and THEE best NAME FOR IT!!!
If this is for multi player.. here is what it is.. Now a Pimp Slap is what? Basically the ultimate taunt right? If I best you in a mini game, then I should be able to get a super bonus for beating you.. .. No, not a Super Bonus... I'm talking the Ultimate Pimp Slap, and should be officially called(drum roll please)
the "UBER OOCHER"!!!!!!---my creation-come on, how good of a name is that!!
When we get shot out of the sling shot we bounce off things, rack up multipliers for points, but your guy/gal/Santa/cow eventually stops..How long is the longest, time wise you have ooched around...15-20 secondS, MAYBE 30 or so well the "UBER OOCHER" lets you keep going and going and going for a minimum of at least 30 seconds.. up too maybe a 1:30 seconds...max...
Now we keep ooching around, collecting multipliers left and right, racking up points left and right... Their is NO BETTER way to Pimp slap your competition, then by beating them senseless....Now here are 2 ideas:
1- Optional, you can steal" their character for a few minutes and then either 1 of 2 things happens.
1- As you go around UBER OOCHING, You take AWAY points from your competition which adds to your lead, or overall score... and then gets added to your score...
2- You get launched out, and continuously bounce around, racking up points again for a certain amount of time. Now you beat the guy your going against, and now unlock the UBER OOCHER, out scoring him by millions more, using his character AND taking away his points.. now THATS a Pimp Slap.....
3- Same as above, BUT you get a special outfit that appears on him, and he is DECKED out in a Pimp outfit...Bling, Pimp Hat..Feather Boa etc., Now he is PIMPED OUT, when on the UBER OOCHER and as he flies around, he mocks the hell out of you....

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Haskell

Posted on 03.08.08 03:07 AM by Hello Hello

Hitting 4 propane tanks gives you the detonation bonus.
@ SolduNuts
Grab the crate to the left of the launcher & throw it (or ouch) to the guy in the cow outfit & release it to blow up. Repeat 12 times to unlock the character.

Posted on 03.08.08 03:20 AM by mortal_sinner

Thank you mortal_sinner.

Posted on 03.08.08 03:45 AM by SolduNuts

@ Jeff/Travis
How come you don't get a bonus for hitting all the letters in the bowling sign in order? It just says gutter ball which you get if you hit 5. You get nothing for swinging from all 3 girders in PAINdemonium either. So what other hidden bonuses are there.
@ SolduNuts
Your welcome mate.

Posted on 03.08.08 03:50 AM by mortal_sinner

@Travis

I should be at about 54 seconds for mime toss, but my controller fades in and out sometimes. I was at 49 seconds with 1 pane of glass left (which already should have been broken), launched and my controller went out. I just flew through the air with the time ticking, finally got power back and ended up wit a 1:03.
It's all good on the controller, I had to try. LOL.
They got them on Ebay so If the wife lets me I'm gonna order 1 up.

@Pain Crew
Can someone please tell me if it's possible to get in the back 2 smoke stacks. It's driving me crazy.

Posted on 03.08.08 04:00 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

To the PAIN Team ,

I'm sure this was asked but I can't find the answer if there was one but what causes the jagged edges in the shadows of objects ? The game is supposed to be 720 progressive isn't it? It reminds me of poor de-interlacing . What 's the explanation guys ?

Scott..............

Posted on 03.08.08 04:03 AM by Scott_R_K

Ive been in the 2 small and the large stack between them.. I got launched so high up from the middle on, my guy was their, got smaller and smaller til he disappeared for a good 15 seconds, yet, when he came down, i didn't get over 2000FT award.. which was bs...

Posted on 03.08.08 04:07 AM by Hello Hello

@Hello Hello
Those are the 3 front stacks. There are 2 even taller ones futher back in the map that I'm wonderin if you can get in.

Posted on 03.08.08 04:29 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

i did skim the page so i might have missed it, but any hope of a painful week in europe this thursday? or are things still looking a little painless?

Posted on 03.08.08 04:42 AM by M_Dem

@ Travis
You didn't talk to any of the Insomniacs? I was sure I heard them say "Idol Minds." Maybe it was at DICE? I'll listen to it again.

Posted on 03.08.08 06:09 AM by broda812

They said "Shout out to everyone who came to see us at GDC. Mandy Drayger (I spelled that wrong, I'm sure) especially, and the folks at Idol Minds." "Yes, Idol Minds." "Oh Idol Minds." "Yep, some people at the show definately had fun." That was what it said, so, I was just wondering.

Posted on 03.08.08 06:59 AM by broda812

Maybe it could have been Jeff, or someone else. I don't know who went to the Game Developers Conference.

Posted on 03.08.08 07:05 AM by broda812

@Travis & Pain Crew

Would it be possible in a future game update to somehow incorporate the times needed to recieve medals in say, the pause menu? As it is now you either have to memorize them or quit the game and wait for auto save to finish before you can even view them. When your determined and zoned in, the wait can become quite frustrating. Thanks guys.

Posted on 03.08.08 07:05 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

It's spelled "Draeger." Okay, glad I got that off my mind.

Posted on 03.08.08 07:36 AM by broda812

I know this is off-topic, but now I'm curious. Does anybody know what games Mandy Draeger has actually worked on? Her res'ume said Sega and Sony, but didn't really specify what she was doing with them.

Posted on 03.08.08 07:42 AM by broda812

I just noticed how many posts Pee_Wee has made. Wow. Yeah.

Posted on 03.08.08 07:45 AM by broda812

the poop monkey idea not so good but the monkey as a charecter not so bad

Posted on 03.08.08 07:46 AM by Andrew

I mean resum'e. I still can't figure out how to get it over the letter.

Posted on 03.08.08 07:47 AM by broda812

Yeah, the poop sounded pretty lame. I mean, poop splattering the screen as a distraction? Seriously?

Posted on 03.08.08 07:49 AM by broda812

@Andrew

Have you found out anything else about "Mohawk Man?" Nice eye by the way.

Posted on 03.08.08 07:52 AM by broda812

(Thanks for the eye part) but no cant get his face just the body and the mohawk u can help if you want just watch the launch vid and pause it when it says PAINdomonuim u know what ya broda812 you help me dont have to but it would be helpful

Posted on 03.08.08 08:40 AM by Andrew

Here's another challenge:

In PAINdemonium or Aftermath:

Pick an object (like a cinderblock) - hit as many of them as you can... see how many you can hit on each run and tell us the names.

(Glass panes, exploding crates, orange barrels, and wood boards)

Good luck!

Posted on 03.08.08 08:43 AM by Jeff Litchford

@jeff- can u put up a new video on this website?

Posted on 03.08.08 09:04 AM by Matt2793

@Matt - sorry, you'll have to work on Travis for one of those...

Check out this video though... Smile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we9_CdNPuJg

I have three of these on my farm and they're hilarious!

Posted on 03.08.08 09:19 AM by Jeff Litchford

Jeff... that's friggan histerical..lol...

Jeff and Travis:
Got some good Ideas for you.. what do you think of these.

1- Since the sling shot only goes a certain distance when you aim up, down, left and right, is their any plans, or anyway in the future that you can incorporate a full 360 degree rotating sling shot?
That way, it opens up the board more, and now gives you endless way's to score, and gives you that many more options for that one level.

2-When you add levels/boards.. Can you also make strictly sporting events?.. Like PAIN GOLF?? Kind of like Frisbee Golf, but we have to get our guy to a certain spot in that area, within a certain amount of "sling shots", or Ooches
Example: Par 3
Say the launcher is the Tee Box, the hole is behind you in the construction site, but on the left hand side, opposite the train tracks. A great 1st shot down into the subway which can get you shot up, and out of the vent and you soar in the air and land in that construction zone. Now you can either ooch your way too the hole, or have to hit the TNT crates to shoot you over their etc. ? Something to that effect.

(one of my faves)
***3. Mime Darts- Using the Mime toss as the base program, but aiming him at a Dart board? So you grab the Mime, and throw him at the dart board and Bullseyes etc.
Would be a great multi player game.

3a: You can even make a side game of that where the Mime is a VELCRO mime! So when you launch him, he slams into the Dartboard or Target, you can even have the Mime get stuck too the target because he's made of Velcro...lol

4. X marks the Mime- tossing the Mime, or the Monkey around the city, where specific bullseyes are located.
Grab the Monkey and try and throw him into the bowling pins, the swaying steal girder etc...

Opinions please: What do you gents think, and everyone who reads this?
Haskell

Posted on 03.08.08 10:13 AM by Hello Hello

1-The Amusement Park has been announced in december. Thats nearly 3 months ago. I don't think I saw Travis or Jeff giving informations about 360-degree shooting there (correct me if I'm wrong!). Now imagine how long it will take to create a level that big, that you can shoot 360°! We'd be waiting for that 'till 2039 lol. But the idea is good, and maybe they're able to do it later.
2-I heard the golf time very often and I still think it'd be great to do it.
3-Sounds interesting
4-Sounds interesting
And how about the possibility to create an own character? What do you guys think about that?
Drago...

Posted on 03.08.08 17:10 PM by KingDragunov

pics of ginger are up, any chance we'll be seeing her and her friends doing what they do best in europe this week

Posted on 03.09.08 08:44 AM by Mozzle

soooooper glue is worth i think 10,000 B.C. i mean points, it happened so fast i actually forgot what its called, sticky hands? suuuuuper glue?

Posted on 03.09.08 09:34 AM by michael

@Mozzle: European release date is still March 20th. So things are looking good. I just finished sending them new screenshots and hirez artwork. When PAIN launches in the UK you will have access to every improvement we have made to PAIN thusfar. That includes Ginger and Muffy who will be released in the US on Thursday. I think the boards will be even more lively once our European brothers and sisters get involved.

@Andrew: Dude… Your email addy isn’t working so when my peeps tried to email you about your shirt it didn’t work. What’s the deal?

@KingDragunov Technically you can 360 shoot in Downtown (which is one of the mods we are working on). It all depends on where you place the launcher. So never say never.

@Jeff: Why on earth would you have fainting goats on your farm? * Deep Sigh * Every time I visit Idol Minds he threatens to take me out there and put me to work. That’s so not going to happen. I am not getting my Tims dirty for NO-BODY.

@HelloHello: You will like our Darts mode then. When more is done I will post the rules.

@Juggalo: Not a bad idea about those times. I will see what can be done. I would be better just to have it change on the UI. Like it start at plat and eventually change all the way to no medal. That way we don’t have to localize anything. And yes it’s possible to get blasted out of all 3 pipes.

Posted on 03.09.08 09:45 AM by travis williams

@Travis I never said never i just aint game producer or somethin...
PS what do you think bout my vid? i asked before...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiOH_7sz3mU

Posted on 03.09.08 10:07 AM by KingDragunov

wow, can't say I've ever seen a game with so much direct input to fans (and not-so-fans). Thanks for all the updates.

Darts sounds awesome so good luck with that. Keep up the good work over there!

Posted on 03.09.08 10:27 AM by RUSS

ill c what thge deal is

Posted on 03.09.08 10:37 AM by Andrew

what did it say when u tried to email me?

Posted on 03.09.08 10:41 AM by Andrew

@Andrew: Dude… My fulfillment guys just said your email was invalid. Whatever one you made your account with. If you have another email addy it might be a good idea to register with it.

@KingDragunov: I saw your video before. It’s cool. Wait till we release the replay editor. Then you will be able to do movies.

@RUSS: Your welcome. It’s how we do here at PAIN Central. LOL

Posted on 03.09.08 11:15 AM by travis williams

@Travis
I like the medal idea. Then you don't even have to pause to know where you stand. Very nice.
Secondly I know you can get in the front three stacks, but there are 2 much taller ones further back and to the left. Can you get in those?

Posted on 03.09.08 11:43 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

@TravisLaughingid you ever get a glitch about a car flying?Because last time I hit a taxi and it FLEW up!I wish I had that make a movie update,because I really wanted to catch that moment.

Posted on 03.09.08 12:08 PM by PS3Potential

Sorry,@Travis id is really @TravisLaughingid.

Posted on 03.09.08 12:13 PM by PS3Potential

Oh crud,where did those smiley faces in my posts come from.

Posted on 03.09.08 12:17 PM by PS3Potential

Hey four posts in a row(including this one)a new personal record.

Posted on 03.09.08 12:20 PM by PS3Potential

Hey does anyone else use their PS3 to posts comments here,or just use computers?

Posted on 03.09.08 12:23 PM by PS3Potential

I use the PS3 and my PSN name is CyberSora.

Posted on 03.09.08 12:26 PM by PS3Potential

@PS3 Potential

I'll check the info on my ps3, but I don't gotta keyboard, so to post I use my comp.

Posted on 03.09.08 13:39 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

I'm new, just got pain and I got an interesting idea, how about a level or the option to have rain, (wind for difficulty while drifting) snow and lighting can hit different areas of the level. Just an idea, would like to know what think Pain staff. Is it to much? Is it something that can happen? thanks

Posted on 03.09.08 14:06 PM by michael

@travis i wasn't "lurking" just being lazy...lol, theres a difference...i think...well maybe not

too bad you arent planning on utilizing remote play, i would actually probably be using it right now as i am at an office killing time on the computer and theres open wi-fi

@ps3Pot i am posting from my comp for the 1st time. normally i use my ps3

Posted on 03.09.08 14:11 PM by WhiteFang

also i just thought of soemthing that would be nice to have...character stats, like have weight, ooch, size, grip etc rated from 1-5 (or more)

also i noticed that that ninja has horrible grip, is this becuase he is short and has stubby arms, or is it part of giving characters different strengths and weaknesses?

Posted on 03.09.08 14:15 PM by WhiteFang

quick question Pain staff, is there any way we can use granny, the mime, the cop, the girl in the bikini on top of the hotel and the other people as playable characters?

Posted on 03.09.08 14:52 PM by michael

@Travis I've had PAIN since it first came out and have kept up on these boards but this is the first time i've posted. There is a chance that someone has already said this but i don't remember it and if it hasn't been said it should have a long time ago. We all know there are different characters and i personally like to change up who i'm playin with but it sucks to have to exit out of the game to do this. There should definitely be a character select option on the pause menu so you don't have to exit the game to change characters. This will make it easier to make use of all the great PAIN characters. I'm also with WhiteFang on wanting to know is there any advantages the characters have over the others other than size and that there arms and legs don't get caught up as much. Good job on handling these boards no matter what anyone else says. Stuff happens, delays happen. Thats life, get over it. IT HAS BEEN BUILT and everything else will come. Good GAME GUYS! KEEP IT ROCKIN!

Posted on 03.09.08 15:03 PM by Willie

@Travis - Good to hear you guys are still working on saving replays, did you see or remember a while ago I asked if you could put a running score in there? That way you can see why you scored that big round when you did't notice a huge score jump until the end of your turn. It would be great IMO.

And I don't know, I might be alone on this, but the best mode of all is HORSE. The day that goes online would be the greatest most PAIN-FULL day ever!

Posted on 03.09.08 15:05 PM by TonyB

@MutilatRJuggalo:You don't need a keyboard to type ,just click the add comment and save.
@Michael:Good idea I was also thinking about that.
@WhiteFang:Thanks for your response and good idea.

Posted on 03.09.08 15:12 PM by PS3Potential

@PS3Potential
I know, I just don't wanna take the time basically. I'm a fast typer.

Posted on 03.09.08 15:14 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

OOH...How about a portly alpine yodeler...in liderhosen (spelling?) Think the Swedish Chef from the muppets meets the Ricola guy from the commercial. That would be fun to launch around...

Posted on 03.09.08 15:16 PM by TonyB

And...SKEE-BALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on 03.09.08 15:18 PM by TonyB

will different themes (levels not ps3 themes) have different launchers? like will the amusement park launcher be a ride that fires you out? or what about even having different types of launchers? i wouldnt mind paying 2 or 3 bucks for a different launcher. like maybe one that has a mechanism closer to a trebuchet than the rubberband type one that is currently being used, plus it could add different approaches, so the current one would be much more direct while the one i just mentioned would give you more air but less height

also i though of another stat to add to my previous post: ooch regen, (not sure which things actually vary from character to character) also if you had stats on the characters i think a lot of people would be less hesitant to buy them as it would feel like there is more or a purpose to having different characters (even though it wouldnt change much)

Posted on 03.09.08 15:30 PM by WhiteFang

in the pic of the month the nurse chick behing her is a new setup like the big wheel is in a different place and there are trafic cones on the rail road is this another rearanged level?

Posted on 03.09.08 16:25 PM by Andrew

@Andrew - you realize we'll have to kill you now, don't you... sigh...

@WhiteFang - yes, the different themes will have different launchers... we'll make small changes initially but later themes might be wildly different.

@TonyB - yes, we're adding the scoring icons into the replays. We're also adding the option to turn off all UI during replays. All of this is in advance of rolling out a replay editor and movie maker.

@Willie - welcome to the show... nice to hear from you! We don't currently have any plans for in-game switching of characters, though that's an interesting idea.

We've discussed showing stats several times... I'll bring it up again!

@Michael - no, we don't really have plans to launch the pedestrians... though some of them would be priceless.

@Everyone - I spent an hour today taking some screenshots for the game for the European and Asian release on the 20th... man you can really get some of these characters in raunchy poses. I'm sure the PR department would never let me release those... I can't wait for the snapshot tool so we can get them out to the community without a filter.

L8tr

Posted on 03.09.08 17:05 PM by Jeff Litchford

@Michael: Weather effects actually sound like a good idea. There are already wind effects in PAIN. Make your way into the subway and you can see those. There are more effects in the Amusement Park but no rain. The Park is indoors. It’s a great idea though. Michael we had a granny launchable in the prototype and just didn’t think she was as good a character as the ones we have in play or planned.

@Whitefang: Well it’s not cool to call someone you don’t know lazy. But since you admit it lazy goat start posting more. You should never say never but Remote Play just isn’t on our radar right now. To answer your question about characters I will put it to you this way: A characters shape and animations in a simulation has big effects on how they are played. Hung and Scurv produce less drag simply because they are shorter. The pure shape of an object in PAIN has an effect on how they are played. Play around with different modes in PAIN and you will find that different characters are better for certain modes. I personally think that Jarvis is the best at trapeze tricks while Fun With Explosives is easier for me with Scurv or Hung. If you are good try using Hung or Scurv’s weapons to break glass in Mime Toss modes. The short characters also are more ball shaped which tend to roll more. If you roll more you are in motion. When you are in motion you get more Ooch.

@Willie: We will have different characters playable in multiplayer games coming very soon. I never thought about being able to change a character without going to the main screen. It’s a interesting thought. I will see what Jeff thinks about it. Thanks for the kind words dude. I think it’s great that I get to talk directly to the gamers too. Let’s not have too much fun they might shut me down.

@TonyB: Replays are not sidelined. They were forced to take a backseat because everyone here said multiplayer was more important. Its coming soon. I personally can’t wait. I really love to see other people play PAIN because it gives me game ideas. And I mentioned SkeeBall before we shipped. I dunno if we could make that fun tho. What do you think? What’s your idea?

@Andrew: MAN nothing gets past you. GEEZ! Yeah that shot was taken from a new PAINdemonium mode which also means a new HORSE mode. Did you notice which way Ginger was facing?

@Jeff: LOL That’s why his email address is all jacked up because he doesn’t want to be found. Stop telling people about nassy poses LITCHFORD. (I call him Litchford when I am at my wits end)

@Everyone: I am trying to get the webguys to make it so Jeff, and Coker’s posts are red like mine. Basically the way the software works is the official posts are from the one who posts the initial topic.

Posted on 03.09.08 17:31 PM by travis williams

Thanks its my eye

Posted on 03.09.08 17:33 PM by Andrew

@Jeff: You have to kill me ya im definatly gonna sleep tonight thanks jeff @Travis: Blame my eye i cant help to notice this crap but ya know its kinda fun

Posted on 03.09.08 17:44 PM by Andrew

thanks for letting me know travis

Posted on 03.09.08 18:01 PM by michael

@travis thanx for that info, but what effects ooch? in the vid on the main page it lloks like eddy gets more ooch and it pushes him farther.

i can see how remote play wouldnt be "on your radar" right now with working on the new theme, characters, getting pain out world wide and the mp3 thing.

as far as the lazy thing i said this in my 1st post "ive been reading most of the posts and was just too lazy (till now) to actually post"

i know the EUR and ASIA pain is supposed to be launched this week (or at least i think it is) but is there any additojnal content hitting state side? if there is even a possibility i need to know so i can get my ps3 back from my friend

Posted on 03.09.08 18:16 PM by WhiteFang

This is the best feedback for gamers. This whole site. I love it.

When will the new arrangement of PAINdemonium get released? Or when do you plan to release it? How much will it cost? (If it costs anything *Crosses fingers*

Posted on 03.09.08 23:58 PM by kitfisto007

@Whitefang: Every couple seconds PAIN checks to see if your character is moving. If you are in motion then you get more Ooch. If you are still you get nothing. So keep your character moving. That why it pays to get run over (cars move you) hang from buildings (your swinging body is in motion) get blown up (movement again) as long as you are moving that meter will refill.

@Kitfisto: New PAINdemonium levels in Downtown are free of charge. Booayh
Europe is the 20th not the 13th. Check my topic that goes up tomorrow I summarize a lot of things I have been saying in the posts. Ginger and Muffy go live today so yes there is new content today. And as always when we launch new characters there is a new theme for free in the download section.

Okay guys I am off site today so I won’t be around answering questions until late tonight or tomorrow. But the new topic will be up and so will the two new characters.

Posted on 03.10.08 04:01 AM by travis williams

@ Travis. When playing Pain & your not logged in on the network your scores do not register, do they register on your next loggin or not at all? Also I'm glad to see people giving you the recognition you deserve I can't say I've seen any other site like this nor the dedication you & the team are putting in & the direct input you have with us is beyond the call of duty. Look forward to the new characters & keep up the high standards your setting! Thanks.

Posted on 03.10.08 06:07 AM by mortal_sinner

Sinner, when you're not logged in, your scores will still be saved, and when you log in again, your best will be posted to the Leaderboards (assuming that you've done better than what you may have posted before). Idol Minds did a really good job of thinking forward with stuff like that.

Peace,

Posted on 03.10.08 07:06 AM by Jason Coker

@Travis: Did I see you say you might make us H8ters, you love so much, famous in future themes! LOL. Now thats funny. We will have to see how good you are at slamming us.
By the way the royalty checks are a good Idea. I could use a little extra cash in my pockets. So when can I expect my check? LMFAO!
Cant wait to see some of those new layouts. Still waiting for some new material here for you to give me to work with. You know I'm always here to keep an eye on things. I am watching that March 20th date though, kinda risky, giving a date like that isnt it! Considering. :p

Posted on 03.10.08 07:38 AM by 2speedy1

@Travis - My Idea for Skeeball is a dandy... It plays similar to bowling, except in bowling it's too easy to play "defense" because you know the shooter is going for the head pin or close too it. But in Skeeball there are 4-5-6? dif holes to shoot for, each worth dif points. Along with that there are objects that can be hit for multipliers on the "board" but these items can also be the defenders diversions. The shooter doesn't know which are multipliers and which are bombs, or other path diverting things. The "D" player can select say 3 of 6 objects at the beginning of the turn so the "shooter" doesn't know but the "D" does. Example... a box with six objects in the level shows up pre-shot, each with a set button, the "D" picks 3 but the icons don't change so theres no tip off. Then the shooter knows what of the 5-6 holes he wants to shoot at, the "D" knows what his weapons are, but there are many chances for mayhem. Plus going after more than 1 multiplier before going into a scoring hole makes the odds go up greatly for the defense, like say I hit a cone (1 of 6 objects on the board) and it is a multiplier, that leaves 5 more objects to try to hit, 3 of the 5 now being diversions. Say I then hit a granny who is a multiplier, I now have 4 objects left, 3 of which are diversions. so the multipliers should be high risk higher reward. The objects should be spaced apart far enough so that you have to use good oooch skilles to hit more than 1. Sound like a good concept? I think so...would fit perfect as an add on to the amusement park heh? There ya go...

Posted on 03.10.08 07:45 AM by TonyB

::::::GORILLAS::::::

Posted on 03.10.08 08:13 AM by Project_a13

And.... For real, can you get into the 2 big smokestacks behind the 3 we know you can get into? Just tell us so we can stop wasting time on it....I've been so close so many times.....

Posted on 03.10.08 09:40 AM by TonyB

@Travis:You are clever.I was playing PAIN(again)when I saw the replay.It took me awhile,but if you look at anything shiny or that gives reflection(mirrors,glass,windows,etc.)you can see a UFO.Is that part of a new level or something or is it just there for fun.This question is killing me.What does it?

Posted on 03.10.08 19:32 PM by PS3Potential

@Everyone:What does it mean?

Posted on 03.10.08 19:34 PM by PS3Potential

@Travis

Any chance of an option to control camera rotation speed in a future update? Peronally, I'd do better if I was able to rotate the camera faster.

Posted on 03.10.08 19:46 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@travis, i meant the power that ooch gives you not the refresh rate. also is there a difference between characters on how long they can grab an object for?

Posted on 03.10.08 19:55 PM by WhiteFang

year

Posted on 03.10.08 20:04 PM by Kasper

OT...what causes the time in everyones Posts to change after they're posted ? I try and use the "find in page" function in Windows to quickly locate the last Post and I'll see times change from 03.12.08 11:13AM to 03.12.08 3:13AM for the same Post . Wazzup ?

Scott..............

Posted on 03.10.08 20:12 PM by Scott_R_K

I think it is a cool idea if you can play with different characters when you play multiplayer like for an exemble player 1 plays with travis and player 2 plays with hung and so on. And i am really looking forward to the indoor amusement park when will you releas it???

Posted on 03.10.08 20:17 PM by Kasper

Hey i know u wont be here till late but like are their going to be new costumes the only one with costumes is jarvis

Posted on 03.10.08 20:27 PM by Andrew

yo WTF !!!!!! how come hung lo isn't available anymore, i bought it n u expect me to buy him agn? fuk u guys

Posted on 03.10.08 21:26 PM by rafael

@rafael
you know you have to download him, right?

Posted on 03.10.08 21:28 PM by Pee_Wee

@PS3pot - we been wondering about that for months...Travis won't tell.....

Posted on 03.10.08 22:07 PM by TonyB

hmm so the girls r comoing today correct?

Posted on 03.10.08 22:23 PM by Andrew

@Everyone

Question for the board:

Do you like Triangle being used for Replay, or would you prefer Replay to be in the pause menu?
Just wondering because for me it gets in the way. I always hit it on accident when I'm trying to launch quickly for timed games.

Posted on 03.10.08 22:49 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Everyone

I'm guessing Travis got his days messed up. I think he thought today was Thursday. Ahh well, I honestly did too....thanks to Travis. LOL.

Posted on 03.10.08 22:51 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

**shakes fist**

Posted on 03.10.08 22:52 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@MutilatRJuggalo - Yeah it's a bit of a pain, but I think the R1 button to end your turn is much worse than that.

And get this, I just saw a video on youtube that shows what looks like a person going into one of the big 2 smokestacks! It could have been perfectly behind them, but it looked like the real thing.

@Travis - Please let us know about the smokestacks... if it can happen I'll try till I fall asleep playing!!!!

Posted on 03.10.08 23:53 PM by TonyB

Hey TonyB post that video

Posted on 03.10.08 23:58 PM by Andrew

@jeff- when i hit a lot of cinderblocks it says: carpenter. is that right?

Posted on 03.11.08 00:00 AM by Matt2793

can you guys make it so I wont break anymore duel shocks on the super ouch?

Posted on 03.11.08 04:14 AM by tick0

@MutilatRJuggalo - I agree with the triangle situation & think it would be better placed within the pause menu as you said. I don't think you can get in the back 2 smoke stacks, just the other night I managed to land on top of the left one via the small front stack on the left. It looked perfect but all I got was a clang & just stayed there. I could be simply unlucky but if you watch that clip on you tube it's fake! He goes behind them. The characters body doesn't move on entrance & the way he was falling he should have hit the rim & I would think the smoke would be affected. Anyway here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GqJN0khr4U
@Everyone - Can someone tell me how you get a 'clean run' in spank the monkey? I've had it on a couple of occasions but not sure why.
@ rafael - Geeze whats your issue? Just use your download manager to download anything you have have ever purchased.

Posted on 03.11.08 06:28 AM by mortal_sinner

May have been said already before but, here it goes. Since we have "little people" in hung and scurv. Why not have a giant as in a 7 footer. Like a skinny tall person. Think George Mureson ( i think thats how you spell it) or Manute Bole. You could even make them wear the old school uniforms with short shorts. Imagine the moment one of those guys could get going if they were swinging from a beam or pole. Just an idea.

Posted on 03.11.08 10:06 AM by Tripp

momentum*

Posted on 03.11.08 10:14 AM by Tripp

@Mortal_Sinner
Clean run in spank the monkey means using no ooch. You gotta take out all the targets with perfect aim. That 20 clean run trophy is the only one I havn't gotten yet.

@TonyB
I saw that video 2 days ago actually. He clearly goes right behind it. I've done that more times than I can count. I kinda like the R1 button as relaunch. What else would you use that would still work with the game?

Posted on 03.11.08 11:20 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

oh..and platinum in fun with explosives

Posted on 03.11.08 11:22 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

@MutilatRJuggalo - Cheers mate! The spank the monkey trophys are the only ones I haven't got (apart from get gold). Fun with explosives isn't too hard. It's just getting a lucky run with a good chain reaction. Try starting with the petrolium tank just to your right above the massage shop & ooch back to(get fired back too) the tank to the right of the launcher (view before you've launched). This should get you 15 crates straight away & cause a good chain reaction. It got me 145 in about 1min.

Posted on 03.11.08 12:49 PM by mortal_sinner

@Andrew: Yeah I did get my days mixed up. Sorry about that. The ladies are being released today. As well as my new topic.

@Tiko: What are you doing to your controllers?

@Mortal Sinner: That video is awesome! I like whoever is narrating it as well. I must have laughed for a half an hour. That shot is OUT OF CONTROL!

@Everyone: What UFO? I don’t see a UFO.

@TonyB: I have personally never seen it but I am sure it’s possible.

@Rafael: You don’t need to repurchase anything. If you bought Hung he’s on your PS3 or you have the rights to him. Just check your download manager in your account settings.

Posted on 03.11.08 13:19 PM by travis williams

20th eh? I'll remember that then. And in which case it fails to release at that date, then I shall be filling in this form.

I think the PAIN team are a load of
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Posted on 03.11.08 13:20 PM by whitegold58

@Whitegold: I just got the official approval papers from SCEE an hour ago. So it’s a done deal. The 20th is the date man. So Nyaaaaah! And you don’t have to be right to join the H8 Squad. They just wanna H8 all the time.

@Juggalo: We tried every button as the reload and R1 worked the best. Our Vice President of World Wide Development tried to get me to change that button and I told him no too. He can fire me so I am pretty sure no one here has a shot. I know the R1 button screws up the beginners a bit but trust me after you get good you are glad it’s where it is.

Posted on 03.11.08 14:27 PM by travis williams

good to know todays psn update will be the last one without PAIN, I still think a cowboy would be a great idea

Posted on 03.11.08 14:45 PM by Mozzle

How bout an Uncle Sam for July???

Posted on 03.11.08 15:08 PM by FonkyMonkey

oh dont worry, im NEVER joining the h8 squad. The 20th it is then! WOO!!

Posted on 03.11.08 15:13 PM by whitegold58

@Travis

I'm happy with the R1 button. I'm more curious about having replay not be triangle and having that in the pause menu instead.
That and if it's possible to make an option to control camera rotation speed.

Posted on 03.11.08 15:23 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

whats in the update?

Posted on 03.11.08 15:28 PM by Hello Hello

@MutilatRJuggalo - I'd have used the select button...once to reset the shot, 2nd press to reset the scene. I don't think I've ever hit select on accident in my lives...

@Travis - for skeeball, there could be swinging obstacles as well, girders in downtown, those sky cars they have at amusment parks, trapeeze acts if you go with the curcus idea ever...

@andrew - just go on youtube and look for it. My roomate just ran it in to me on his laptop, so I don't know which it is, but it was youtube for sure.

Posted on 03.11.08 15:56 PM by TonyB

@Travis

Yay! Only a week to go an europe is in the bag! wooooop! so exited! just outa interest though, how much will the Uk PAIN cost in £'s? i mean, wiv all the characters, etc. Also, have you played Super smash brawl yet?! I'm using a freeloader on my wii, and the game rocks!!!

Thanks, your cool, Ben out. Laughing

Posted on 03.11.08 15:59 PM by Ben

So, here's a thought on a new character. Since there is already a nurse character... how about a doctor character? Or, more specifically, a proctologist. Or, more specifically, the proctologist from the billboard. Might be fun to smash him into his own billboard. Just a thought.

Posted on 03.11.08 17:14 PM by BIGELLOW

I'm just stunned by Hello Hello's statement. It was so short. Maybe someone stole the profile, and is posting short comments. I'm just kidding. I need to check the Playstation store when I get back.

Posted on 03.11.08 17:50 PM by broda812

Right on.....the characters are at the store....now if only I could get my boss to send me home....hmmmmmm......

Posted on 03.11.08 17:53 PM by THEfireman

HA! Ginger with the ass-slappin fun!!!!

Posted on 03.11.08 18:20 PM by TonyB

Travis,
Launch yourself anywhere and then go on the replau mode. Then you pick your camera and you take a close look to the hotel's windows.
You'll see the UFO.
Actualy I'm sure you have already seen it but anyways...

Posted on 03.11.08 18:20 PM by Pee_Wee

@broda812..
lol hey man.. actually I got knocked off line before the 2nd post was made. It was supposed to be that comment, then a different one after that, but some yutz hit a pole down the road and power just came back up about 15 minutes ago..
It was aboout my UBER/OOBER OOCHER name and the idea for it I posted the other day to Jeff n Travis. They responded in part about my Idea for different types of Darts..
Btw, the new PSN update 2.17, is minor and doesn't include anything key... I called em up and I was told it tweaks loading times to make them faster, and minor adjustments to fix some stability issues.
I asked about HOME as well and I was told that it is still being worked on to get the kinks out,so when it is released it won't have glitches up the ying yang. Unfortunetley, it IS being delayed. I asked when too expect it, he said soon. I said, well, around what, May? June? And I was he said hopefully theur working out the glitches.
The last thing I was told that any MAJOR PS3 updates, will be labeled as 2.20, 2.30, 2.40 etc.. and that any update that ends in .12, .15 .17 etc.. is minor updates.. So any major update will be a round number (.20,.30,.40,etc..)
"Haskell"

Posted on 03.11.08 18:24 PM by Hello Hello

My review of new characters:

Muffy - Awesome! Absolutley perfect for this game. Her poses are great. Love her. Her voice is perfect as well.

Ginger - Poses are ok. Could have been a little more original. Too much like cookie if you ask me. Then again if you got it flaunt it, lol. I do thourougly enjoy when she slaps her ass. However her voice is awful. That high pitched voice causes for real pain in my ears. It's so high pitched I can't understand it with all the blood dripping out my ears. My advice is if you use her, keep the volume low or muted.

Overall, worth 2 bucks. If you only got 1 dollar, go with muffy.

Posted on 03.11.08 18:26 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@TonyB

I like the select button idea.

@Travis
Any chance on customizable buttons in a future update?

Posted on 03.11.08 18:29 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

i know that ( srry about my last comment, i was watching my cookies being defeated by milk) but he dosen't show in my download section or transaction, d only 1 there is the pirate and i bought him da week he came out.

Posted on 03.11.08 23:44 PM by rafael

I waited 2 reply like u guys only faster! like days not months! Dont send me the shirt cus it probably comes with a return envelope saying I owe 20 bux plus shipping n handling n another 25 for the custom sleeve job. I really used to like this demo. Im sorry this 1 environment game with more character rip offs than rock band songs. u guys r now competing? I hate paying taxes bcuz it supports criminals. I dont download pain content, it supports ur greedy agenda. u guys should do a raise the gas campaign for ur IDOL Bush!

Posted on 03.12.08 12:05 PM by MigZ

@ Travis n Jeff..

re: UFO..AND noises coming from the rooms...

Travis, Go into the replay editor, and move it in front of the Hotel. Does not matter what floor you start at, because it is visable in all.
When you get up close, 2 things occur:
1- Tilt the camera up so your looking up at the window, ANY window, and you will see the UFO aka Flying Saucer in the air, near the top of a buliding.. you can also see the UFO in other buildings windows..

2- When in the replay editor, and still in front of the hotel, if you go floor by floor, you will hear activity INSIDE the rooms.. some are of Whips..some are moaning.. I even heard a TV Announcer say "Goooal"...lol

Posted on 03.13.08 00:53 AM by Hello Hello

GOT MY SHIRT!
WOW, THAT WAS QUICK, FEDEX JUST KNOCKED AT 9:35AM, OVERNIGHT , PRIORITY MAIL... EVEN BETTER..I THOUGHT IT WAS A T-SHIRT MYSELF.. BLACK COLLARED SHIRT..
FRONT UPPER LEFT SAYS "PAIN DEVELOPEMENT TEAM"
RIGHT SLEEVE SAYS "PLAYSTATION 3"
LEFT SLEEVE SAYS "PLAYSTATION NETWORK"
THANK YOU AGAIN TRAVIS AND JEFF...IT WILL BE WORN WITH HONOR..
E(AND SORRY CAPS LOCK IS JAMMED)
HASKELL420

Posted on 03.16.08 02:45 AM by Hello Hello

Hey guys, promise I will release in-game XMB this week along with the European version of PAIN!
Posted on 03.17.08 01:47 PM by Jeff Litchford

Ok i had to try.

Posted on 03.16.08 06:48 AM by StalkingSilence

@ Jeff.
sweet for XMB.., is the US Version coming out as well?
haskell

Posted on 03.16.08 19:08 PM by Hello Hello

@hello hello- he was joking

Posted on 03.17.08 08:37 AM by Matt2793

Go read the new post! This one is old!!!

Posted on 03.27.08 04:00 AM by TonyB

It may be a bit late for this (I have just started playing the game recently) but I would like to cast my vote for AAC. I can understand if you have to enable MP3 playback first, but I have already imported abunch of CD's to my PS3 in AAC format (sound more transparent than MP3's to my ears). I understand if the majority of the votes were for MP3 audio in game, but I would like to see AAC playback added too, and would rather wait awhile for it than re-import all my music in the (older and inferior) Mpeg1 Layer 3 format.

Also, I am disabled (L5-S1 disc Herniation, that is so far unopperateable) and have too use a wheelchair whnever I go out and have too sit and/or walk more than 15-20 minutes. So I add my vote for a disabled chacter in a wheelchair (or with a back brace and cane, as I often am durring short trips out.
Thanks,
Eric B (the Bass Mechanic)

Posted on 03.28.08 02:22 AM by BassMechanic

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