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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 w