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• Posted by Travis Williams
A month after we shipped PAIN we (Sony Computer Entertainment America and Idol Minds) got together to plan what we would do next. I don't mean another game; I mean how we can take what we have in PAIN and raise it to a new level. Ordinarily that wouldn’t be such a daunting task. However, our timing was condensed due to the demands of our community for more content. We all heard the "One Level!" comments from a lot of you.  Even if it was true from a graphic content, it certainly wasn't true from a design and scripting standpoint. We all agreed that gameplay innovation in PAIN was less about a new environment and more about the events and tasks performed therein.

So in those meetings we started to further define what makes PAIN…PAIN. I know it's a strange thing to do AFTER you ship a product but I don't think you have a fundamental understanding of a product like PAIN until you put it into the hands of others. When I say others, I mean gamers like you all. Now when I say that, I don't mean to imply that we had no idea what we were building. What I AM saying is that when you make a product you know what you mean to "say". It is only when you get that feedback from others when you realize if what you "say" is actually understood and largely agreed upon.

So we took a look at the times you were posting for Mime Toss. We looked at the number of Spanked Monkeys…I am not going to mention the ridiculous PAINdemonium scores, but even the ones in the realm of believability suggested that PAIN was something that everyone understood. I would even venture to say that in some cases gamers understood PAIN better than we did.

…so back to that meeting.

In that meeting we discussed the prime skills in PAIN. The ones that we felt you needed to master in order for you to be good at anything we would throw at you. That was really important because it also influenced the way we would construct anything else. Anything else meant modes, characters, and especially environments. Many of you would have preferred that we made more than one initial environment in PAIN. While that might not have been a bad idea, I can assure you that it wouldn't have been as dynamic as what we came up with next.

I will spare you all the details of the "spirited" conversations we had and focus on the salient points that emerged from those meetings. Those fundamental truths that we agreed must be part of the PAIN landscape. The skills most needed in PAIN are: Drift, Ooch, Grab, Throw and (most of all) situational awareness. The best PAIN players are great at improvisation. PAIN is great at randomness so you have to be ready to "play it by ear" to be good.

When conversations began about what modes would be represented in the next area it really came down to asking ourselves what skill sets do PAIN players currently have? What does it mean to someone when you say "I'm really good at PAIN?" The modes didn't matter as much as the skills involved. Your experience in the Downtown area needed to be applicable to everything we do in the future. So we went about choosing which modes would stay intact. Which modes would we tweak and which modes would be replaced with something a little more exciting.

We even went a step further and just asked you which modes you liked the best. It was somewhat shocking to us that the mode you liked the best was the one that took the least amount of time to do. PAINdemonium? Are you kidding me? We weren't expecting that! It was at that time when we really starting thanking ourselves we included a poll on the site. BTW: This was the reason we made two PAINdemonium levels in the latest update. So we knew that going forward giving you goals within our crazy areas was going to be appreciated.

We also took a look at the scores for Mime Toss and knew that whatever we were doing there you seemed to get it as well (too well). The same went for Fun With Explosives. If we were going to take theses modes a step further we would have to figure out what you liked about them and make sure that was present while adding something new to the mix.  That's where the idea of Gold.. Ahem Platinum Club came from.

We also had to keep in mind that everyone who plays PAIN is not an Ooch deity. We had to make sure that the PAIN philosophy was intact here. That philosophy being…

Funny and PAINful to watch. Easy to learn, but difficult to master.

There needed to be a significant difference between the inexperienced PAIN player and the expert. If you are good at PAIN by now you know what I mean. Watching someone play PAIN who knows what they are doing is actually very impressive. Observing the newbie play PAIN is almost unbearable (if you are able to score golds). You want to snatch that DUALSHOCK®3 from the noob and show them how it's done. Personally, much like a lot of players, I am content with being good at a game and not God-like. So rest assured you don't have to be an awesome incarnate to enjoy the new content. However, if you happen to be, we still have challenges for you.

Okay…now that we knew the mission we now had to build it.

The Amusement Park has had many different incarnations before we decided on the final format. It had to represent what we know of the PAIN play style and add layers to it. It wouldn't do to have another level like Downtown. We needed to move beyond that area. We needed to step it up.  That meant…

More moving parts.

More ways to move around.

More community Interaction

Different ways to move around

A different launcher

A multi-leveled environment

Longer PAINful runs

MULTIPLAYER

Oh and….less time between new content updates

There are other changes to be sure. These are some of the larger ones. Each one of these changes made us go back and revisit how we achieve things. The majority of the larger changes are there to make sure multiplayer is fun and non-abusive. The single player changes are there to prepare you for the world of hurt you will experience when you challenge other people online.

A few modes escaped tweakage. Most did not. The new modes I think you will enjoy and will give you more than enough in the way of challenges to keep you busy.  We even went back into Downtown, and made sure that any of rule changes in the Amusement Park were echoed in Downtown. We didn't want you playing with different rule sets.

So in the coming weeks we will be sharing with you all the new PAIN area. All the characters you will see and the modes of play involved. I'm pretty excited about the amount of content in this add-on. It's more than the original PAIN release and I think it finally faithfully represents what you should expect from us from here on out. If you like PAIN you're going to love this. If you love PAIN already. Well….I hope you have a change of underwear.

See you at the Fun Spot.

• Posted on 07.03.08 // 10:00 AM Comments (409)   Digg This   

Comments

1st!!

Posted on 06.26.08 03:06 AM by TonyB

Sounds animal!!!!!!!! Thanks idol minds and travis!!!!!!!

Posted on 06.26.08 03:06 AM by Mullypower

Great Googly Moogly! It sounds like it's gonna be awesome!

Posted on 06.26.08 03:08 AM by Galley

Cheers for the update on that bug Travis much appreciated!Smile

Posted on 06.26.08 03:10 AM by Mullypower

You guys check the Screenshots and Pose sections?

Posted on 06.26.08 03:10 AM by travis williams

wow the amusment park looks and sounds awsome thanks idol minds

Posted on 06.26.08 03:15 AM by toast_burner

WTF? Is that boat a ... Chinese Junk/pirate/gondola/outrigger canoe! Thats enough to make a captain get dizzy! Looks really good tho! I wonder if that cannon fires anything?!?!?

Posted on 06.26.08 03:18 AM by TonyB

HA! Juggalo tossing!!!!!

Posted on 06.26.08 03:20 AM by TonyB

Wait till you see it in Motion make sure to hit up the Official Playstation Blog on Monday to see it. There will be some other coverage that day as well. There's a clue about a mode in the POSE section.

Posted on 06.26.08 03:22 AM by travis williams

any information on the cost?
if it has more content than the game then its likly to be more than £5?

Posted on 06.26.08 03:29 AM by Dunk_13

Looks like you guys been to circus circus in Vegas... Pink Dome and all!!

Posted on 06.26.08 03:33 AM by TonyB

@travis already said it will be cheaper then the full game

Posted on 06.26.08 03:33 AM by toast_burner

is it clown throw?

Posted on 06.26.08 03:34 AM by Dunk_13

I do see the word "alien"..anything to do with the classic UFO gag you guys have been laffin at us over for the past 8 months?

Posted on 06.26.08 03:34 AM by TonyB

i see it, on the green game thing behind the clown

Posted on 06.26.08 03:37 AM by Dunk_13

there are two things i hate clowns and mimes and pain lets me hurt both of them Smile

Posted on 06.26.08 03:49 AM by toast_burner

@Everyone: What Alien? I don't see it * Chuckle *

Posted on 06.26.08 03:58 AM by travis williams

This is certified awesome. I've been following this website for awhile and I finally signed on so I could comment on this. This looks cooler than I ever could have imagined. I can't wait to see what happens when you shoot yourself into the volcano, or what happens in the western town attraction (a stunt show?). The alien ride looks like a Tower of Terror "up and down" type thing, that and the pirate ship could prbably build up some killer momentum. It looks like there's a lot of sildes in this level, which should also be awesome. Once again, this looks really, really cool. I can only imagine what the roller coaster does....

Posted on 06.26.08 04:02 AM by TheMyTMonarch

Superb! AP looks like a real blast & a really fresh enviroment, I APPLAUD your efforts & I am trully looking forward to playing within it. Well worth the wait & then some!Also, I'm impressed to see you are still tweaking the current level & not abandoning it on it's arse... Genius, you are simply legends! Thanks!
@Juggs- You finnaly got your clown my friend, can't quite see a T-rex yet though.
@TonyB- I reckon thats some kind of ride called the alien invasion, can't see the brock lee thing though. There's a lot of sh*t to do in there if it's smaller than downtown. Question is.......If they have replaced mimes with clowns, have they replaced monkeys?

Posted on 06.26.08 04:07 AM by mortal_sinner

Sorry, hold up! The brock lee thing is behind ed the cow in the screen shot section....my bad.

Posted on 06.26.08 04:09 AM by mortal_sinner

YES TRAVIS YES!!!! A CLOWN!!! YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on 06.26.08 04:18 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

IT LOOKS LIKE CIRCUS CIRCUS ON STEROIDS!!!! WELL DONE FELLAZ. NOW GET TO WORK ON THEM GOATS!!!!

Posted on 06.26.08 04:21 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

it looks to me like the clown mite be used for darts or it could be the amusement park version of mime toss but i think it's the darts

Posted on 06.26.08 04:30 AM by Kiroq

when is the trophies coming travis???

Posted on 06.26.08 04:31 AM by Jake

so when will pain get "real" trophies

Posted on 06.26.08 04:34 AM by sraotbainns

Looks good any chance of concept art being included in next update?

Posted on 06.26.08 05:05 AM by ButtonSmasher

Sounds great guys! That image of the amusement park is fantastic and very encouraging to see.

1. Will the park be free or a paid add on?

2. About when should we expect trophies?

3. I love the bowling game! With friends it is the best! But how do you feel about a giant dart board to launch our characters at???

Keep up the great work!!!

Posted on 06.26.08 05:07 AM by NoobianGod

Following suit with the 2.40 trophy question. How will that work if your constantly adding updates? Say the trophy update is added today. We Pain players go out and earn them all, giving us a 100% complete on trophies and earning our Platinum trophy......Then in a few weeks you put out the Amusement park level which of course will need trophies too. How ten would a player know what percentage he is at of trophy completion? Will he be able to earn another Platinum?? And of course my pressing question....when will trophy patch be added Smile

Posted on 06.26.08 05:13 AM by RenderMonk

@NoobianGod, amusement park will be a pay for add on, the price isn't set, but it is believed it will be cheaper than the main PAIN game.
The dartboard idea is so great the already have something in the works (as a seperate pay for add on mode that will attach to downtown and the amusement park).

Posted on 06.26.08 05:17 AM by srart

PAIN in -game trophies, and PSN Trophies are not the same thing....

Posted on 06.26.08 05:22 AM by TonyB

@NoobianGod
You have gotta be fu....kidding me. LOL!!

Posted on 06.26.08 05:24 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

@RenderMonk - I see what you are saying now, sorry. That's a good question. But Trophies won't come out until Amusement Park does.

@Travis - Will more PSN Trophies come out with later boards? Whatever is after AP would seem to need more trophies, but has Sony set up a system for that yet?

Posted on 06.26.08 05:28 AM by TonyB

Thanks Travis!!! Smile

Posted on 06.26.08 05:34 AM by jrabin93

@travis - Brilliant! Thanks for the new post and the first pics of the Amusement Park. I'm positively surprised by its look, I really love all the green around - nice contrast to Downtown. Can't wait for it, you guys are great!!!

BTW, in the last post there was the question about suggestions for other play modes. Well, I had so much fun achieving the new trophies connected to Dick's balls and the box tower, that I thought of something. A kind of superhero game. I imagine a lot of stuff falling from the sky or out of a window or anything, bikes, boxes, traffic signs, etc and once in a while a random person like granny, the mime or the bikini girl. Now it would be the player's task to watch out for a person to fall and then launch at him/her, avoiding the other obstacles, grabbing the person in need and throwing him/her into a safety net somewhere behind the "turrent of trash", then launch again for the next person. For each saved victim, time would be added - perhaps even a different amount of time for different people, so the player would have to decide wisely whom to save when two or three people fall at the same time.
Hum, or the player would gain points for saving people and increase time by saving some other thing that occasionally drops, so there would be two aims to watch out for.

Heh, this mini-game would go well with a kind of superhero caricature to launch, as other posters mentioned before.

So, what do you guys think?

Posted on 06.26.08 05:35 AM by trash--observer

What's up wit the site today? What's the web address to see the amusement park video?

Posted on 07.01.08 11:53 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

@travis
thanx for the update.

also is the what you were talking about
http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-165899.aspx
or have they not put up the one you are talking about? that one basically recaps some of the more useful information in this blog. which isn't all that helpful to the people thatactually read all the comments.

Posted on 07.01.08 11:55 AM by WhiteFang

What happened to all of the comments?

Posted on 07.01.08 11:55 AM by jrabin93

@wow the server is jacked today... I'm posting as the 35th comment right now...this thing is ka-ray-zay!!!

Posted on 07.01.08 11:55 AM by TonyB

All the comments were deleted?

Posted on 07.01.08 11:55 AM by Metalsasuke

is it just me or is everyones internet acting retarded there is now only 35 messages on this post and the last one on here is from 2/7/08 (7/2/08 for the americans)

Posted on 07.01.08 11:57 AM by no1rebal

wow, there were at least 500

Posted on 07.01.08 11:58 AM by bigbadbarron

@no1rebal- its not just you. i think they were trying to upload the video because nothing is updated yet on the playstation blog. Frown

Posted on 07.01.08 12:01 PM by Matt2793

ATTENTION READ THIS

since it seems travis' post got deleted i will repeat basically what he said

the video has been postponed till tuesday because they want to focus on the firmware update. and any other posts in the blog will get torn up by the people commenting. but gamesradar has some more details about the amusement park




i checked games radar and the newest post that had was yesterday (the 6th) and it basically recapped what WAS in the blog. so i'm thinking they have not yet put the article travis was talking about up yet. however i did post the link to that article it is up a few posts

Posted on 07.01.08 19:11 PM by WhiteFang

@travis, yeah i think brock-lee as playable would be a great idea! i would love to play as him. he looks like he kicks a@*! maybe there can be a poll to see how many people like the idea.

Posted on 07.01.08 19:38 PM by hunter316

Well that's kinda sucky. I've been looking forward to the video. But I can understand why they postponed it. People are pretty hot about the 2.4 firmware update, and anything out of sony's mouth beside info on the update won't be as well received.

On another note, this site and the sony blog site has been acting funny all day.

Posted on 07.01.08 19:39 PM by SpidarX

So what happened to that Monday post on the PS Blog?

Posted on 07.01.08 19:42 PM by Meancode

Noes! 5 days of comments gone? And I just made a nice long one last night. raah get it back!

Posted on 07.01.08 20:07 PM by Mav

"We cannot learn without pain." -Aristotle
Ya, thats a real quote.

Posted on 07.01.08 20:35 PM by android92

@meancode
see my previous post

Posted on 07.01.08 20:37 PM by WhiteFang

They were putting a new poll up, and some things went wrongs, I guess.

@bigbadbarron: I've noticed alot of those, but not "8675309". Is that one the "HOT HOT HOT" apartments? Hilarious. There's always stuff in this game you haven't noticed.

Posted on 07.01.08 20:48 PM by TheMyTMonarch

@travis, yeah i think brock-lee as playable would be a great idea! i would love to play as him. he looks like he kicks a@*! maybe there can be a poll to see how many people like the idea.

Posted on 07.01.08 20:55 PM by hunter316

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Will We Get Ingame Voice Chat for Pain when Multiplayer comes for Pain????

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Posted on 07.01.08 23:07 PM by Skater_Ricky

@everyone- go to gamesradar.com! they have 3 new videos and lots of info on the amusement park. dont wait 'til tuesday for new info!

Posted on 07.01.08 23:18 PM by Matt2793

Thanks Matt2793 Laughing

Posted on 07.01.08 23:57 PM by Skater_Ricky

@travis, yeah i think brock-lee as playable would be a great idea! i would love to play as him. he looks like he kicks a@*! maybe there can be a poll to see how many people like the idea.

Posted on 07.02.08 00:08 AM by hunter316

what happened to the rest of the comments from this thread, and the video that was supposed to be up?

Posted on 07.02.08 00:28 AM by sicdude

Actually Matt your WRONG you should assume someone to go to a site that doesnt have the information that you say thats there!

leads to other sites and all were wrong. linked to n4g.com which that links back to ps3fanboy.com you suck!

SHAME ON YOU its no Cool at all and to back to your little gamesradar.com and dont come back!

Posted on 07.02.08 00:46 AM by Skater_Ricky

What are you on about, it's for real! And it looks awesome: www.gamesradar.com/.../a-200807071764914068

Posted on 07.02.08 01:06 AM by Mav

I just knew it! ufo's are in, lol (static.gamesradar.com/.../Bulk%20Viewers/2008-07-07/alien--article_image.jpg)

After seeing those video clips I must say this is more interesting and cooler than I could have hoped for. Even if there's still a insane difficulty level, this looks like a looot of fun.

Posted on 07.02.08 01:46 AM by Mav

Wow, I can't wait, it looks amazing.

Posted on 07.02.08 02:55 AM by jrabin93

It's like the last couple of days never happened Tong Anyway, AP looks awesome!

Travis, you guys have really 1up'ed yourselves!

Posted on 07.02.08 03:01 AM by KnizzleHizzle

Two things scare me:

The fact that they call it a "destruction-porn" game(wtf!?) and the entire "expect this fall" thing when Travis said this summer to us.

I hope that THEY are wrong Smile

Posted on 07.02.08 03:26 AM by KnizzleHizzle

@knizzle
i agree, when i 1st saw "the anarchic, Jackass-inspired destruction-porn game PAIN" i was like WTF, but w/e

as for the fall release who do you think would be more accurate? some journalist or travis? if anything it was probably just an error. but who knows, if in travis' next post he says its delayed then i guess it is but if he doesn't mention it then then i doubt it is true (though i doubt it now too so w/e)

Posted on 07.02.08 04:15 AM by WhiteFang

Summer is sooo wide Frown. runs from juni till around 21st of september. a more specific month would be nice ;-), but i'm guessing a september release just in the summer near fall...
Vid's looks very cool, loads of things to explore. Hope the vids on the PS Blog will be up soon, the firmware update is already posted so hurry up sony!

Posted on 07.02.08 11:51 AM by HoefMeistert

HOLY SWEEY JEBEUS!!!!! I just got firmware 2.41 and when it restarted I got a wrong hard drive found error....

I calmly walked to my machine and pushed the reset button, let it turn off, then pushed the PS button on my DS3... and it booted up....WHew!!!!

Posted on 07.02.08 12:19 PM by TonyB

@TonyB: Close call Tong

Posted on 07.02.08 12:46 PM by KnizzleHizzle

@Tony B: Yeah, I heard a few people had this. I have to say, it would have scared me to death had it happened to me! But everyone else has managed to get it sorted, so it's all good.

Posted on 07.02.08 14:19 PM by toxic-inferno

Great news that 2.41 is out, now maybe they'll feel that they can update the Playstation Blog with the 'official' vids of AP, and a few words from Travis would be nice - like release date and price (hint, hint).

What is a pity though is that all the comments posted from the past few days just upped and dissapeared (maybe it's those new pesky aliens performing a bit of abducting ?) Anyway, I posted an idea for other 'games' that could be added to PAIN (i know we have bowling and soon darts), but I was thinking that maybe we could have a JENGA game for multiplayer, and that we could have some explosives mixed in there just for fun.

Since then i've also been thinking about 'battleships'. Set up your playgrid with babes in bikini's, explosives, fainting goats etc, and then when your opponent has set up, take it in turns trying different trajectories and distances to clear their board. Would be great for online multiplayer between friends.

So, any other 'game' ideas from anyone while we wait patiently for the Blog update and the AP release date.

Laters...

Posted on 07.02.08 15:51 PM by fluke_warmwater

i like the jenga idea because it could be easyly set up using the blue boards or the steal gerders. though it would be better if they had a thicker piece of wood to use in it so they all wouldn't topple.

i was thinking of a game mode where players (i know this sounds crazy) launch a car from the sling shot and can control it like a player. they try to cause a pileup or a masive chain reaction.

charcter ideas
-robot/cyborg
-football player
-GORDAN FREEMAN (with a p not h on chest)
-scuba steve
-war vet in wheelchair
-alein
-guy in banana suit
-bigfoot (with tiny feet)
-brock lee
-candy bar man

idea for another game mode, players launch random objects and cant control them, and after 10 rounds their scores are added up and the one with most wins(like bowling)

Posted on 07.02.08 17:00 PM by bigbadbarron

Hmm... 6 days worth of comments are gone! Including all talk of pricing.

Posted on 07.02.08 17:04 PM by StalkingSilence

@fluke_warmwater: JENGA would be so fucking awesome!

Posted on 07.02.08 17:23 PM by KnizzleHizzle

The site seemed down earlier, may of had to roll it back. *shrugs*

Posted on 07.02.08 17:38 PM by LonestarF1

@Travis
Yo bud, Amusement Park looks incredibly fresh in motion, and this might sound goofy considering my thoughts on the fire hydrants in Downtown, but can we maybe get some splashing effect when the deuce drops?? Having it come crashing down in a pool of water should cause a hella splash effect. From what I saw in the video, it looked a little...stiff. I didn't see any splashing at all.

Posted on 07.02.08 18:38 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@MRJ, are you nuts? We gripe about the hydrant and you want a bigger splash? Get off the clown juice.
Damn mime toss has still got me @ 1:48, are you lowering power for the ones in front, or did you come up with a way to not waste the time?

Posted on 07.02.08 19:29 PM by srart

@srart- You only need to lower power on the front right pane of glass (well thats what I do). There are various different combos to do as it keeps changing at all times. Like not letting go of the mime when there are to panes of glass on the back right roof. Just ooch over, taking out the first pane on the track & both those panes on that roof. The other panes at the front you can either hit when else where or hit in a combo (hint: you don't have to hit the front panes with the mime).
@Juggs- Big splashes would be great but not if it effects game play too much! Hopefully those switches can be switched by throwing something or someone at them. If so, I wonder how many we can trigger before mayhem starts? If they have mime toss plat club in AP you know there will be a pane of glass on 1 of those log flumes that will be hard to time!
@Everyone- These polls have a purpose, remember Travis saying that when most voted Paindemonium they worked on getting us new versions of this (block party) first. If this is the case, why are people voting PSN trophys? Reading every post here strongly points to a new enviroment as being the most wanted thing followed by multiplayer. Please stop voting for PSN trophys when you have in game trophys & leaderboars anyway that represent your ability. This is of course if the poll is for the same purpose! Peace

Posted on 07.02.08 20:24 PM by mortal_sinner

Are you going to have a choke the chicken. Chickens with long necks you try and grab and throw at the other chickens for combos. A combination of mime toss and spank the monkey.

New vids look great. Can't wait, looks like a lot of fun stuff to explore. Spinning anal probed cows! That's crazy.

Posted on 07.02.08 20:32 PM by OneButton

Problem: Hey all, need some help please:

I Cannot play any music from my Jukebox as it says "I have no files"??

Yet I do.

I went to the MUSIC category when my PS3 loaded up, and I saw the PAIN song I downloaded for free, and some other free song I downloaded..
I then imported 8 Metallica CD'S.. (Kill em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, ..and Justice for all...Black album, LOAD, S+M, One of my FAN CAN CD'S, along with a few other bands..Megadeth), etc..During this process I also downloaded the Album info etc.

Now when I went into PAIN and to the JUKEBOX, I opened that, it said

PLAYLISTS: No music found
(I moved the arrow to the right, and heading now says:
ALBUMS:
(It shows all the albums I imported, but when I selected "..And Justice for All", it says "No music found"
But when I clicked on the PAIN theme song, and the other one, they played!

What did I do wrong, or what may have happened? Any ideas??
I quit PAIN, and on the main screen, I went to the MUSIC category, and I see all the CD'S I uploaded, and the 2 free songs as well.
So I am really confused at wtf is wrong
PLEASE ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED
This is drving me nuts..lol
Haskell

Posted on 07.02.08 23:12 PM by Hello Hello

PSN trophies?
No thanks, gimme more MULTIPLAYER & some NEW AREAS.
Multiplayer is where this game shines.

WTF can you do with 'trophies' anyway?

I'd rather spend time with friends playing FWE etc - not showing off my pointless trophy collection...

PS3 is about gaming, let your skills do the talking, not your trophies.
Bring on the online multiplayer, its going to be fantastic!

Posted on 07.02.08 23:23 PM by FurrQue

@Hello - In XMB try making a new playlist and add the songs you want to use in pain. Then in the jukebox go to playlists to view them.

I have been having a lot of issues with loading this website and saving comments. It will error out or just lag and never update.

Posted on 07.02.08 23:49 PM by OneButton

is the Trophies retroactive?

Posted on 07.02.08 23:55 PM by sraotbainns

@ anyone
TRAVISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
OK back.. this is really pissing me off now
Back on the main screen of PS3..
I created a few playlists thinking this would work.. UMM NO
I went into PAIN again, opened up the Jukebox, it showed the new playlists I just made, and when I click on the Playlist.. it again says "No music found"!!!!
Now I KNOW I brought up the ingame XMB by pressing down what I thought was L3.. I know this because when I went to selelct Master Of Puppets, it said, "this game does not support/ or cannot play this type of music or whatever..which pissed me off..
Fine, so I quit out again, and back to main PS3 screen. I played a few songs to make sure all was ok.. ok...
Back to PAIN game, and now I can't bring up the XMB at all. I press down on the L3 button, and up pops the ingame Jukebox controls. BUT NOW, instead of it showing the PAIN theme song name in the title like it did before, now it shows no song name at all, and every other button I push does squat.
R1 resets me back to launcher as usual,
L-3 brings up in game jukebox controls..
L1 and L2 do nothing..
R2 view from above..
R1 nothing..
Circle..nothing..
X.. launch..
triangle nothing..
square nothing..
Select resets game screen completely as usual and finally, after pressing..
"Start- that brings up the usual controls:
"controller, audio, jukebox, results,HUD ON, and Quit options..
AND NOW I CAN'T BRING UP THE IN GAME XMB like I did before

WTF
and as I said earlier, when I pressed down on L3, up came the controls I think for the jukebox.. play, rewing/back...forward pause...stop.. and only can press triangle as an option
HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO..
HELP PLEASE...LOL

Posted on 07.03.08 00:00 AM by Hello Hello

@Hello Hello.
The jukebox play's MP3 format!
If you ripped with the PS3 the audio is default not mp3!
So first change the settings to MP3, rerip a CD and test it.

Posted on 07.03.08 00:13 AM by HoefMeistert

i just pursuaded my friend to buy pain. tee hee

Posted on 07.03.08 00:48 AM by bigbadbarron

OK I'M A DUMBASS..
DUH, IT JUST HIT ME.. PRESS THE PS BUTTON JERKOFF..
(COUGHING).....MORON... (COUGHING)..DUMBASS...

WOW, THIS IS REALLLLLY NOT A GOOD DAY FOR ME.
-FALL FAKE ASLEEP AT 2AM, AND WAKE AT 4:15AM BECAUSE ALARM GOES OFF AS I HAVE A APPT. IN THE CITY AT 7:30am. SO I AM ON 2 HOURS OF THE FAKEST BS SLEEP EVER AND AS USUAL, IN PAIN.
--LEAVE HOUSE AT 5:15AM AND DRIVE 1HR 15 MINS WHILE WEARING A BACK BRACE, TO MANHATTAN FOR A 7:30AM SPINE DR. APPT. FOR MY FOLLOW UP FROM THE MAJOR BACK SURGERY I HAD IN APRIL.-for those who are clueless)
--IT IS 6:35am, I'M TIRED, IN A LOT OF PAIN, HUNGRY AND MY LEGS ARE BOTHERING ME AS WELL AND STARTING TO REALLY HURT A LOT. AND IN NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM AM I THE LEAST BIT COMFORTABLE WEARING THIS FRIGGAN THING, LET LONE DRIVING IN IT OVER ALMOST AN HOUR AND A HALF.
--PARK SANTE FE AT THE $17.50 AN HOUR PARKING GARAGE..WHICH IS 3 NY CITY BLOCKS AWAY FROM MY DR.'S OFFICE...
--THEN IT HITS ME....I FORGOT MY CANE AT HOME...($%@# ME, GOD%#%#@#..MOTHER#$@&%@* SOB)
--1ST WALKING AND NOW LIMPING AROUND MANHATTAN, SWEATING MY ASS OFF CAUSE IT IS LIKE 90 DEGREES OUT, HUMID AND THE OH SO THICK HOT-HUMID-STUFFY AIR COMING FROM CAR FUMES, POLLUTION ETC. IS ADDING TO THE MISERY.
--MY LEGS ARE ON FIRE PER SE, AND I'M STARVING AS I ARRIVE 45 MINS EARLY. (IF I LEFT AT 5:30AM, I GET THEIR AT 10 T0 8 MAYBE. IF I LEAVE AT 6AM, I ARRIVE NO EARLIER THEN 8:30AM AS I'D BE IN DEAD RUSH HOUR)
--AS I SIT DOWN, MY BACK IS KILLING ME, AND MY CALVES, BUT MAINLY MY LEFT ONE, ARE ON FIRE, AND FEELS LIKE THEY ARE EITHER GOING TO EXPLODE, OR JUST TEAR AND SHRED RIGHT OFF MY BONES AS I AM IN AGONY
--GET TO THE DR. AT 7:20AM..DR. IS 30 MINS LATE.......LOVELY..
--SEE THE DOC, SOME TESTS,FORMS, BABBLE ETC. DONE FINALLY AT 11:45ISH.
--WALK THE 3 BLOCKS BACK TO THE PARKING GARAGE WHERE I OWE THESE THEIVES CLOSE TO A HUNDRED BUCKS.
--TRAFFIC ALL OVER THE PLACE, NO ONE'S MOVING AND OF COURSE TYPICAL PSYCHO NY CABBIES WEAVING IN N OUT OF EVERYONE FREAKING ME OUT.
--FINALLY LEAVE MANHATTAN AT 12:45ish-
--PULL IN THE DRIVEWAY AND BASICALLY CRAWL IN THE FRONT DOOR AT A LITTLE AFTER 3PM ERRAND.
DOWN A COUPLE OF PAIN KILLERS AND MUSCLE RELAXERS, INSTANTLY.
-CHANGE, WASH UP, AND GET ICE PACKS ON MY BACK, AND ON MY CALVES.

I'M FRIED, MY BACK IS FUGGING KILLING ME, I FEEL LIKE I RAN 1000 MILES UPHILL, WHILE ON MY TIPPY TOES.. AND I AM WORKING ON A FAKE 2 HOURS OF SLEEP...AND HERE I AM FORGETTING TO JUST PRESS THE PS BUTTON TO ACCESS THE IN GAME XMB,.....UNREAL
BUT MY SONGS STILL WON;T PLAY.. AS I JUST LOADED UP PSN'S BOWLING GAME, AND IT SAYS i CANNOT PLAY THAT MUSIC WITH THIS GAME, JUST LIKE THE MESSAGE I SAW WHEN I TRIED PLAYING IT IN PAIN AS WELL..

CALGON, TAKE ME AWAY....
HASKELL

Posted on 07.03.08 01:00 AM by Hello Hello

found a bug
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYmwxJu1Uno

Posted on 07.03.08 01:21 AM by bigbadbarron

Not a bug, it's a feature, the cars have always jumped at the hill.

Posted on 07.03.08 01:35 AM by srart

a 'real' car wouldn't go that high at that speed, plus i went back and to see if it does every time

Posted on 07.03.08 01:38 AM by bigbadbarron

What?
surely you folks that are voting for trophies are kidding.... Right?
What can you do with trophies?
show to your gran maybe? Hmmmm.... great :o

This game shines brightest when played MULTIPLAYER.
Me & the crew are totally addicted to FWE multiplayer - all nighters are frequent..

We need new areas with local/online multiplayer support - simple!
That gives everyone what they want, the lonewolfs get their new area to destroy & us teamwolfs get to rumble in them - KA-BLAMO

Lets face it, what good are trophies anyway?

Keep your trophies, I'll let my skills do the talking when we meet in the PAIN multiplayer lobby - Ha!

please make the granny a launchable character!
That'd be bitchin, Smile

Posted on 07.03.08 01:49 AM by FurrQue

Comments are looking pretty messed up.

Posted on 07.04.08 02:24 AM by OneButton

They're fixed now.

Posted on 07.04.08 12:58 PM by Solid_Lightmare

yay

Posted on 07.04.08 13:11 PM by dakota061593

Phew! This has been SOME DAY! And it's barely past noon for me.

Posted on 07.04.08 13:15 PM by travis williams

so whats going on in the world of pain

Posted on 07.04.08 13:20 PM by dakota061593

Holy Cow Travis... That was a major monkey wrench! Did you guys have a paintball match in the server room or something???

At least you guys got it fixed faster than the 2.40 debacle!!!

Posted on 07.04.08 13:35 PM by TonyB

Oh... And the vid for the AP looks fricken groovy! I can't wait to smash the exploding teddy bears... just wish they had a babydoll dragging around with them tho...HA!!

Posted on 07.04.08 13:37 PM by TonyB

Hey, got the posting in Playstion.Blog! Was it the overwelming response of the extra 12 people visiting your site that over-taxed the servers and caused the havoc to the comments? Smile

Posted on 07.04.08 13:41 PM by OneButton

Jesus Christ, I feel like I lost contact with the world, not being able to post and all Smile

Yeah, AP looks awesome.

I just got Mime toss Platinum on Hard, yay... only painful left for the platinum club Tong

Posted on 07.04.08 13:49 PM by KnizzleHizzle

I can't wait for AP!

Posted on 07.04.08 13:51 PM by Solid_Lightmare

@Knizzle - Word! It was a dark time for the PAIN world... But now the sun is back out and all is well.

Posted on 07.04.08 13:54 PM by TonyB

I can't believe the sad sons of bi-eehives posting comments on the ps blog about how they've spent THEIR ENTIRE LIFESAVINGS on pain and IT RAPED THEIR CHILDREN WITH IT'S ONLY ONE LEVEL.

Jesus, some people...

Posted on 07.04.08 14:01 PM by KnizzleHizzle

i'm new to the forum!!!!!!! i just want to say that travis and team have done a great job!!!!!!! i purchased the game a couple weeks after lauch and what a simple,yet brillant game!!!!!! i'm not nearly as good of a player as everybody else,but that doesn't take away from the fun!!!!! i just wanted to tell everbody at idol minds to keep up the good work

Posted on 07.04.08 14:03 PM by curtis

what other games do you like to play and are you guys working on any more games besides pain!!!!!! i don't think those questions have been asked and i can't wait for the AP!!!!!!!!

Posted on 07.04.08 14:10 PM by curtis

@ travis
how do i access the ingame leaderboards please tell me

Posted on 07.04.08 14:13 PM by dakota061593

i think pain was $10 well spent!!!!!!! i bought all the characters except for the first 2!!!!!!!

Posted on 07.04.08 14:15 PM by curtis

Well done Travis......your a gentelman and a scholor!!!!!

Posted on 07.04.08 14:36 PM by THEfireman

@Dakota - Select single player...select downtown...select the game of your choice...move down to painfull dificulty or paltinum, or any of the 3 bottom paindimonium levels, and push the "square" button. The lower levels of each mode don't have leaderboards, but the higher ones do. If you take your time and read the screen, you should have no problems.

Posted on 07.04.08 14:46 PM by TonyB

Having a hard time unlocking the mode after block party. Your suppost to bomb the bikini girl 5 times. Any help would be nice. Great job on the game idol minds having a blast with it can't wait until the AP comes out!

Posted on 07.04.08 14:47 PM by ryoga453

HA! paltinum! um...try PLATINUM!!!!
My khan speled reel guud!!

Posted on 07.04.08 14:49 PM by TonyB

thank u tony b

Posted on 07.04.08 15:00 PM by dakota061593

@Dakota - My pleasure! Glad to help.

Posted on 07.04.08 15:17 PM by TonyB

Wow. I saw the videos on both of those sites, and I knew there were more moving parts, but I didn't know could be so huge. Like, after you've demolished Downtown and you press select and everything goes back to normal, you're like "Wow, alot of stuff changed." but with his level it'll be like reversing the effects of an atom bomb, the level will look completely different once you've destroyed everything. Also, the thing that completely sold this level for me was the exploding people. I mean, that's the one thing that PAIN didn't have that it should have, and now it has it. The amount of interactivity in this level is amazing. Keep on truckin', PAIN team, you rule.

Posted on 07.04.08 15:23 PM by TheMyTMonarch

@ryoga453

aim the launcher at the girl in the bikini (talking to the cop)

Note the exploding crate to the right of the girl, on top of the cafe?

Fly-grab-ooch-boom..
got it?

good luck, its easier than you think!

Posted on 07.04.08 15:30 PM by FurrQue

@Knizzle-What you said to me the other day before the site went screwy (you know what I'm talking about): You're probably right, I think I was just in a weird mood at the time. Anyway, good job on your platinum! I hope to see you in the club soon!

Posted on 07.04.08 15:32 PM by qb2bTheReaper

@Travis. Any chance of the AP vid in glorious HD on PSN anytime soon?

Posted on 07.04.08 17:14 PM by seymour_usa

Travis has been tearing up the PS Blog today!! Some guys got lippy and he laid it out so smooth they were prolly weeping with shame. I know, I've been on the other side of a Travis Williams "WHOA Slow down buddy" talking to before...He has that knack of politely telling you how it is, and how it's gonna be without "yelling", and almost always gets his point across.

@Travis - If you guys have some sort of award or other accolade for producers, I cast my vote for you, the best there is...

Thanks for all the stuff, and zip me the AP so I can help check for bugs!!!!!! HAHAHA!!!!

No..for real...send it!!!!

Posted on 07.04.08 17:30 PM by TonyB

yeah he was really getting into it with midnightblue over there

Posted on 07.04.08 17:33 PM by dakota061593

@Travis - What do you think about a pitch to Sony about some PAIN flavored Icons for our PSN ID's? They have a few from other games, but most of them are quite lame... and what's up with those colored dookie's with smiley feces..oops, smiley faces. I would love to have one of those stupid, no good, annoying monkeys for my profile!

Posted on 07.04.08 17:48 PM by TonyB

FurrQue suggestion: Don't worry about trophies if you don't want them. It's clear others do.

Posted on 07.04.08 18:01 PM by Clinton514

Jeesh. It feels like the heart and soul of this place just got ripped out when all those posts got deleted. We need to breathe some life back in here. Still feels more homey than the PS blog though. People are sure jumpin about these dam trophy's.

@Clinton514 - See, here's the deal. Many of us that post here have been playing PAIN since it's release. If you were to go back a few months and read what folks were talking about you would quickly realize that practically EVERYONE at one point or another were adamant about one thing: New Content. Now it's finally getting here and also along come these trophy's. Which are also cool because you get more challenges and added life to the game. No problem with that. (continued)

Posted on 07.04.08 18:56 PM by obscured

Trophies are cool and all, but what happens when you get them...anyone?...Anyone? Nothing really, your PSN level goes up? So you can say, "Hey, I'm better than you because my trophy number is higher"! Would it not be more fun, and much more satisfying to beat someone down in online play with voice chat and say "YOU WERE JUST OWNED!!!!!" I think it would be...

Anyway, trophies are coming out soon, so is online play, and the AP looks to be great. So while I'm not sure what the poll is about, I'm hoping that all the stuff that's been announced as coming soon will keep us busy for a while.

Posted on 07.04.08 19:21 PM by TonyB

Oh...and...

SKEE-BALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on 07.04.08 19:22 PM by TonyB

(continued)
What I think FurrQue is coming from is in regard to the poll. You see the trophy's are already coming , and it seems as though there have been an onslaught of new voices here that only seem to be concerned with trophy's in the PAIN world. Seriously it kinda reminds me of the Pokemon craze. Every kid's got to have it.
So, when you vote on the current poll and see that the trophy's option is the most popular it's upsetting because I'm certain most of the regulars don't want trophy's before new content. And it seems like an alarming number of 'trophy whores' are stuffing the ballot box for something that has already been announced as being implemented. Dude, Idol Minds is just getting started. Downtown was the test. It worked and it worked very well. So then they knew they could go balls out for the next area, and they rewrote the whole recipe to blow our frickin minds. (continued)

Posted on 07.04.08 19:26 PM by obscured

@obscured
the majority of people who post seem to want more content but you cant say for certain weather the "trophy" people are just lurkers or if they did infact just come over to vote on this poll which i doubt will have much of an impact.

Posted on 07.04.08 19:35 PM by WhiteFang

Is anyone else having problems with the newest update? My game gets stuck in a continuous loop of "installing the update" over and over again. I have to PS quit in order to get it to stop. Any help would be appreciated. I have already tried deleting the game and all the saved data, reinstalling it again but whenever i go to dl the update it does the same thing. Frustrating

Posted on 07.04.08 19:56 PM by swanson

@swanson - just let it update.. It does it about 8 times or so. Have some patience and let it go. It was the same for everybody.

Posted on 07.04.08 19:59 PM by TonyB

(continued)

Let me tell you that my respect for the talent of Idol Minds and on Sony's end the combination of Travis and James' outstanding ability of making ordinary gamers feel counted and heard as well as handling the disrespectful dooshes with extrordinary patience and tact has helped me experience an entirely new area of gaming. It's been a total pleasure you guys and you need to understand how much we appreciate this.

As far as trophy's go, they are already in. New content? That is also coming soon with another area to follow. Folks, we're about to get pummeled. They have been doing so much stuff these past months while many were bitching to the contrary. How hard do you think it's been to stay so tightlipped about current projects while people are bashing you for lack thereof. Travis Williams and James Coker - you guys reek. You reek of professionalism and Sony should be very proud of your efforts.

The votes are in.
What Do We Want? New Content
When Do We Want It? When It's Ready To Blow Our Mind

Posted on 07.04.08 20:25 PM by obscured

@obscured - Just so you know...it's JASON Coker. I don't think he'll get mad at you tho...

Posted on 07.04.08 20:49 PM by TonyB

Just voted in the poll. There needs to be an option for all of the above. Wink Just for the record, I picked multiplayer online. Playing Horse with my family and friends is the best. Online multiplayer would let me play with them anytime. Smile

Posted on 07.04.08 22:25 PM by SpidarX

@Everyone: There was a database problem with the board guys and my web guys promised me they will restore the posts. It might take another day for it to happen. I feel like I have to pull double shifts when I make a PSBlog I have to watch two areas. I haven’t been getting much sleep lately. E3 is next week. UGH!

The challenge of posting to the PSBlog is that people don’t know me or PAIN sometimes and I have to go the distance to prove I am not “DA DEVIL”. People are used to people patronizing them and I am so not that person. If I don’t agree I will say so. It doesn’t mean I have to be a jerk about it. The great thing about posting here is that you guys know me and will call BS if you see it.

I was at HQ yesterday talking to them about some much needed “upgrades” to the site. I will let you know about them as soon as they give me timing. There was some yelling and some WTF’in going on so I represented. Hopefully the fruits of my rant will be seen soon.

@Knizzle: Sometimes you say the things I wanna say but can’t. Thanks for that comment. I am gonna laugh about that for the rest of the night. OH MAN I NEEDED THAT COMMENT.

@Seymour: Yes. Coker just wrote the text so we can put that trailer in the PSN Store. I will let you know when we post it should be soon.

Curtis: Welcome to the fam! I just bought civilization today I don’t know why because it’s not like I am going to have time to play it. I still have MGS4, GTA4 and Burnout to finish. Sometimes I think I must collect games like trading cards. The game I have played the most this month has been Singstar. My next door neighbors think they can beat me. THEY MESSIN WITH THE MASTAH! Yes we are working on other games but they are very early in the process.

@TheMyTMonarch: That’s the benefit of making a level after you ship. Like I said before we learned a lot with AP. It will come in handy for the H—ahem next area.

@TonyB: No zip file for you! And I was actually working on a Jarvis/Ed PSN icons and then I got distracted. I really should get back to that. The poll up right now is just because I was wondering what everyone is REALLY looking forward to. Trophies seem to be the flava of the month.

@Swanson: It’s not a loop it’s updating every relevant file. Just let it work.

@Obscured: Thanks for the props. When we made PAIN we said there are 5 Cs to making this game work. If you go back and read my first post on this site I told you that we ALL will build PAIN into something cool. So I am just keeping my word. And since I reek I should hit the shower.

WhiteFang: To get PAIN trophies they will have to be good. So if they are looking for easy pickings they are at the wrong bus stop. LOL

I HAVE A QUESTION: Should my next post be about PSN trophies or a “mode” you guys don’t know about? HMMMM? Speak up!

Posted on 07.04.08 22:38 PM by travis williams

@ travis
how about trophies and a mood you could be really nice

Posted on 07.04.08 22:54 PM by dakota061593

I would like to hear some about trophies, I really want to start getting one. We already have a mode on the way why talk about a new one when darts isn't even out.

Posted on 07.04.08 23:13 PM by jrabin93

@Travis
Modes and a environment hint Smile
Trophies are already confirmed and in the game, i'll just wait for the update.
Also a timeline for the site update (forum addon) would be nice.

Posted on 07.04.08 23:55 PM by HoefMeistert

Definitely a mode, trophies are a-plenty in-game anyway. Not that I'm saying the trophy system isn't hip or anything, it's just I like to get trophy's for ME not for other people, so I'm all for figuring out what trophies we get WHEN we get them.

Now, getting some WEB access to the in-game trophies would rock though or at least a description of the trophies online. You know, for NON-ps3 access.

@Travis: I hope you feel the love from us die-hard fans enough to not get totally bummed out when a few "that just don't get it" cries like little girls. You and I both know we've got PLENTY bang for our buck. Glad to hear we get our posts back Smile

@qb2bTheReaper: Thanks, it took like 20 tries though and God knows how many resets Smile

Now, if I can ship my wife off to a gf today I might be able to get my painful on and get platinum on that.

I will say this: There's a hella-big skill difference between Gold and Plat. That's one hard metal to get.

Posted on 07.05.08 00:44 AM by KnizzleHizzle

when you say you have to be good at PAIN to get trophies, does that mean the people who aren't good should not even bother?

Posted on 07.05.08 00:44 AM by magicman28

Mode Mode MODE!

Posted on 07.05.08 00:53 AM by itsdafish

@Travis

No worries. Professionalism is not an offensive odor. Sort of a minty-musk... with an appeal to all orientations. Waft on.

With the PS Blog, you've set up a mighty tall order. You've have certainly succeeded in this one. I believe I speak for the the high majority here when I say you have our complete trust and support. The difference between the PS Blog and this one boils down to one thing Travis. In this forum - we got your back. In fact, I'd like to go ahead and nominate TonyB as our Executive Bouncer. Not because I think he's some kind of bully or something. Hell no. I give that honor to Juggz!!!. Just messin bro. But I've watched both Tony and Juggerz transform from prickly masses of unharnessed hate to these two genuinly helpful and well behaved bumpy blobs of controllable dislike. (continued)

Posted on 07.05.08 01:14 AM by obscured

@magicman28: Trust me, you can get pretty good by just practicing a lot and trying different techniques. I know it sounds like a cliché, but this game has two levels of fun:

At first you'll have fun just wrecking stuff, but then once you have that down you want more and that's when you have to practice A LOT. For the game to REALLY shine there's a steep learning curve but the learning is fun Smile

When I started playing mime toss I had a hard time getting gold. Now I get gold every time and struggle for platinum(as we speak).

That being said, there's a couple of supermutants on here that are just freaking insane, don't even BOTHER to compare yourself to them Tong

Posted on 07.05.08 01:20 AM by KnizzleHizzle

(continued)
You guys, I kid out of respect. As I said before - this feels much more comfortable here. It's much easier to lay it out there. The things I really want to say. Which for the most part is sarcasm and attempted wit, with a hint of real substance slathered throughout. Like a marble bundt cake of text. Sometimes I'll even wear bakers whites while typing. See my apron? Of course you can't. Let me just say there is a bunch of little hearts
embroidered with the letters 'TLC.'
Ok sorry. That one got away from me. Sometimes I add too much BSG to the mix. So back to you Travis. With this double blog duty you've undertaken, not to mention your other 'regular' duties, along with your globetrottinng tasks abroad, you definitely have your hands full. So please tell me if you will... (continued)



Posted on 07.05.08 01:52 AM by obscured

Next should be bout a new mode!!!!!!

Posted on 07.05.08 02:29 AM by Mullypower

@travis,

I think game modes triumphs over trophies. I may be repeating myself from one of the missing posts but thanks for keeping it real with the fans of the game and having the balls to defend your game without the aide of PR( I think).

Also I hope the sumo turns out really great like you said.

Posted on 07.05.08 02:30 AM by zakupilot256

(continued)

Tell me what on earth posessed you crack open this proverbial can of worms so immense, so full of worms. that I fwer you may very well have just unknowingly orchestrated your certain demise. Huh? What gives. Got a little deathwish thing going? Hmmm. You seem aloof. Like "WTF's this dude on about." Ok then if I may pull a direct quote from your most recent post:
"It will come in handy for the next H--- ahem next area" - Travis Williams.
Wow. To avoid the impending invasion I suggest you retreat to a heavily wooded area . Once there you'll have to survive on forest offerings such as tubers, grubs, and berries. Once nourished, you will attain strength to aid in your search for materials to fashon a shelter. Palm fronds and hemp to bind. In a couple of weeks this mysterious "H" rumor will die of natural causes. Upon your return you may shower and eat a breath mint. Here, take the whole pack. And I thought trench mouth was just an urban myth.
Gluttony is still a sin Travis -even if it's for punishment

Posted on 07.05.08 02:30 AM by obscured

Post should be about a new mode!!!!!

Posted on 07.05.08 02:30 AM by Mullypower

Hehehe. I'm goin to bed. More on the morrow. Although I have all-day meetings with Jeff from Idol Minds tomorrow. So if I am absent it's because we are plotting world domination.

Posted on 07.05.08 02:40 AM by travis williams

@Travis: Sleep tight and happy meeting Smile

Posted on 07.05.08 02:43 AM by KnizzleHizzle

Hehe, Travis, no love to you from Wikipedia unless you're also really good at sports:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Williams

Tong

Posted on 07.05.08 03:15 AM by KnizzleHizzle

Hello all!

First time on the boards, but after reading the PS blog I decided the PAIN team needed some extra praise. I bought the game the day it was released on PSN in the UK and me and my girlfriend have been addicted to it ever since! Downtown is endless fun and bowling is great for multiplayer - can't wait for the online version.

I dont get all the guys on the blog saying the game gets boring after 20 minutes, maybe they don't get it, I can quite happily sit for a few hours playing the same mode without getting bored - although maybe I need more practice as I'm nowhere near getting into the plat clubs yet, that damn mime is too tricky for me!

Looking forward to all the new stuff too, thanks Travis and co.

Posted on 07.05.08 03:19 AM by whiskymac

@whiskymac: Hi and welcome, I'm a fellow European(Denmark). I recently dedicated myself to getting plat club on mime toss and so far I've got Normal and Hard down, PAINful is next Smile

I almost always go full power and head for the hands or the head of the mime and try to swing it which ever way I want. Mind you, I kinda suck too Tong

If you stick around you'll get to talk to some great people, we have a nice little community.

My personal opinion is that I've gotten MORE than I paid for and I agree, some people just don't get it and instead of acknowledging that the game just isn't for them they lash out at the game itself.

Wow, that was longer than expected, but anyways, welcome Smile

Posted on 07.05.08 03:32 AM by KnizzleHizzle

Will you guys support custom soundtracks via In-Game XMB?

IMO it's so much easier then using the integrated menu.

Posted on 07.05.08 03:33 AM by VenomXv

@ KnizzleHizzle: Yeah I've been lurking in these parts for quite a while now, since I discovered what the community link in game did, only just decided to post myself though.

Great little community and lots of useful tips too, can't wait for the new stuff Smile

Posted on 07.05.08 03:41 AM by whiskymac

@TonyB

Jeez man. So this is what it feels like. Ya know - to be a doosh. I've just always refered to him as simply 'Coke'. Like 'Hey check out Coke.' Or 'There goes Coke'. Or 'That's Coke - Travis' go to guy who can hold his own with a bit of street and edge. Or 'Hey, what's Coke doing in the ladies room? Or 'For Pete's sake Coke are you color blind bro? Those shoes definitely do not go with your purse. You silly Coke. Cm'ere,I'll buy you a churro. Or..... well you get the point. But if you don't here's one more. 'That darn Coke. Why is it so hard to quit him?

Being a doosh feels shitty. It's very itchy - like a wool tank top, as my raw stinging nipples will attest. And I swear to god someone stepped in dogshit. Hold on a sec. Yep. That'd be me as well. And of course my shoelace was untied and just by chance happened to fall snuggly embedded in the plyable fecal foulness.
So in response to my lameness of referring to Jason Coker as James, I have initiated a self inflicted doosh rating of 4. Peace

Posted on 07.05.08 03:41 AM by obscured

That's probably the first time in this little community's history that we have a post with the words nipples and dogshit in the same post.

Kudos, obscured Tong

Posted on 07.05.08 04:10 AM by KnizzleHizzle

@Jason Coker aka Coke

I should have stuck with good ol Coke. Sorry bro. The name was changed, but the props remain. Haven't heard much from you lately - so I guess thar means you are very busy. This is good. This may sound a bit fey, but this entire PAIN experience for me seems to keep edging towards the realm of 'magical'. Much respect to you and thanks for your part in stoking an old gamer. Peace.

PS - And thanks TonyB for pointing out my error.

Dam it is late.

Posted on 07.05.08 04:15 AM by obscured

@obscured: Well, it's noonish here Smile

Posted on 07.05.08 04:22 AM by KnizzleHizzle

I have to vote for hearing about the modes. Trophies are intriguing, but not nearly as much as getting a sneak peak at what twisted new modes you guys have come up with. Besides, PAIN's other trophies were kept under wraps before why change now...Keep it a surprise! (That's mostly directed to anyone who hasn't voted yet.)
BTW Travis: Nice work out there on the PS blog.

Posted on 07.05.08 04:27 AM by gottarun

i think modes because i don't see the point to the ps3 trophies

Posted on 07.05.08 06:03 AM by Kiroq

@whiskymac- Welcome to the PAINfull playgroung my fellow UK player! Your lucky your wifey enjoys playing Pain too! Well she's lucky you'll let go of the controll pad & not get frustrated at her lack of abillity like myself at my wifey. You need anything, just hit me up on PSN(same name as here).
@Obscured- Geezer, that was a great mistake & put a smile on my face reading your follow up, brilliant. Any clues to your technique in FWE, I have a few ideas I haven't tried of creating 'an event'.
@TonyB- Any luck with STM yet? I'm gonna try it out right after I get a plat score in FWE. Just wanna get plat scores in every mode for peace of mind & the satisfaction factor then work on improving them. When I do get STM plat I've got a good tune for a new vid when a max the timer (I wish!).

Posted on 07.05.08 06:26 AM by mortal_sinner

@Travis- Still wondering if we will have the option to listen to our opponents selected music during online multiplayer during that persons turn or only what you have saved on your PS3? Would be nice also to implement in multiplayer like a tour de france jersey system. Top players in different modes get a different costume or am I asking too much? Enjoy your rest while it lasts!

Posted on 07.05.08 06:36 AM by mortal_sinner

Give us the secrete mode.....who the hell want to hear about trophies that don't mean anything when you get them...........MODES MAN!!!!!!

modesmodesmodesmodesmodesmodesmodesmodesmodesmodesmodesmodesmodesmodesmodesmodesmodesmodes

Posted on 07.05.08 08:20 AM by THEfireman

@Everyone: I don’t think I call Jason JASON period. It’s either Coke or Coke-San (I say CO-KAY-SAN). He’s fluent in Ebonics and Japanese which means he might speak Japanese like Shaft. I have no idea. I do know he’s helpful to have around when you are in Tokyo. He knows where the best burgers are. He’s got the cutest twin daughters too. They are no longer afraid of me. Unlike him I can have a favorite. He’s a big part of why PAIN is the way it is so don’t be afraid of offending him. Much like myself he has pretty thick skin.

@ HoefMeistert: The Forum stuff should start pretty soon. I will let you know when I know.

@ magicman28: No, I mean you are not just going to get all the PAIN PSN trophies really easy. With some help you can get em all. Although there are some rather long haul ones.

@ KnizzleHizzle: I couldn’t have said it better. There are some PAIN supermutants. We look at some scores and go WHOA. That guy’s good. It’s kind of strange to see someone just so much better at something YOU created. It’s unnerving in a way. Mortal and Jugz are two people I eventually wanna meet and ask them what in the wide world of sports is their problem. My father named me after the Green Bay Packer. Which is odd because we are both Miami Dolphin fans.

@Obscured: Shhhhhhh no telling H—No telling.

@ whiskymac: Welcome to our community. I can honestly say I love it here.

@ Venom: We are looking into it. After I wage war with Carl (the lead coder) I will report who won. Usually it’s you guys and I try my best to make him cry. 2.41 makes it easier and a bit harder for us. We will figure it out.

@Mortal: That’s a good idea but I am pretty sure we don’t want to stream music in PAIN. We have enough traffic with all those chips and bits flying over the place and I would rather have accurate debris than hearing my opponents ACE OF BASE soundtrack. Or RIGHT SAID FRED.

I guess I will write about this new mode (which is actually more like new functionality) and the trophies and then let others decide when we post them. Maybe both during E3 like mini updates. Does that work with everyone?

I’ll make Coke-San work on the trophy one. That way I can slack a bit.

HEY COKE! I KNOW YOU ON VACATION AND ERRR-THANG, BUT COME DO SOME WORK PADNUH!

Posted on 07.05.08 08:39 AM by travis williams

@whiskymac
Welcome! I'm pretty new here as well. I have been a few days here though. It's a nice place to chat around.

Yes, we need to more news about the modes Laughing

Travis handled himself well at the ps blog, though I still wanted to stick up for him. Some just have too much times on their hands to complain.

Posted on 07.05.08 08:43 AM by RpgN

@Travis- How did you know about my ace of base cd man! lol. Nah, I understand not to compromise game play, that's not worth the risk to only listen to right said fred I agree. Next time you hit the UK let me know! I'll bring my own Dual Shock 3 & I'll give you an answer to your question! Cheers for the answer in your post!

Posted on 07.05.08 09:33 AM by mortal_sinner

@Travis
Named after the Green Bay Packer huh? Does that mean you got some fam up here in Wisconsin? GO PACKERS!!! What you think about Favre returnin to the pack for one more season? Congrats on your dolphins 1 win last season. LOL!!!
I know all these questions are non pain related..however after reading all the trophy questions here and on the blog I figured you could use a break.

Posted on 07.05.08 09:47 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

Oh yeah...2 more things,
1, can you make a mime ps icon so I can represent my skills?
2, this is for you and mortal, I SAW THE SIGN.
Just listened to that song last night. God...I was in like 5th grade when that came out, lol. I rememeber watchin it on the box, along wit warren g and whatnot.

Posted on 07.05.08 09:49 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

@MutilatRJuggalo- Give Travis a break with his team bro, they were at least a success in Ace Ventura. lol

Posted on 07.05.08 09:53 AM by mortal_sinner

@Mortal
LOL....TRUE TRUE!!! Although it wasn't a negative comment. That 1 win was like a damn super bowl victory for them.

Teeeheehee, Isotoners. I use those in one of my songs.
"I left his body dead, by the fence, right on the corner,
Wit no trace of evidence, cause I wore my isotoners."

Posted on 07.05.08 10:02 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

stupid mimetoss...

Posted on 07.05.08 10:26 AM by KnizzleHizzle

I finally was the first person to hit triple digits in STM platinum giving me a 20 point lead! Th one with th monkey sitting on the cereal sign and the one right after are the biggest pains I have which sucks cuz they shouldn't be the most difficult I just can't seem to find a good way to hit them consistently. I had so much practice with the quads during that glitch I had, I really don't have a huge problem with them.

Posted on 07.05.08 10:37 AM by OneButton

On the subject of trophies; games can only have a certain ammount depending on whether its a small or large scale game. Which of those is PAIN including AP? ... Basicly will it have lots trophies or not so many?

Posted on 07.05.08 10:40 AM by l1zardking

travis- is the new mode call da shot?

Posted on 07.05.08 11:08 AM by Matt2793

Is darts going to be an attempt at bringing back velcro jumping?

I would also like to push for the pain icons for the user profile.

Posted on 07.05.08 11:26 AM by OneButton

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Posted on 07.05.08 19:15 PM by xxShamalxx

OOHHH MYYYY GOOOOOOD !!!! Laughing

Posted on 07.05.08 19:16 PM by xxShamalxx

i cant get dicks balls trophy help

Posted on 07.05.08 19:28 PM by dakota061593

@Onebutton - For the one on the cereal sign, I use an "X" grab so my legs flip up and hit him then when you swing back, ooch to the one below, then you have yer super left to get to the scaffold if you need it. I'm so close to getting a good score, I have all the shots, I just for some reason, can't put them all together in one game right now...I'm in a semi-slump. I keep missing 1 shot when I shouldn't. Been bizzy the last few days tho, so I'm gonna have to get back to work on it soon!

@Travis - I vote for Jarvis, The Mime, and at least 2 different monkeys for PSN Icons!!! And maybe a TnT box would be cool as well. And I agree...trophies are the flava of the month, but the AP & online will be the flava of the next many months!

Posted on 07.05.08 19:33 PM by TonyB

@dakota - You can do them one at a time. Launch, grab, super ooch, yell at the stupid ball for not doing what you wanted. Repeat until you break the controller or get the trophy.

"Get Dick's balls into the box" man that is naughty wording. Pretty funny though.

Posted on 07.05.08 19:36 PM by OneButton

@Tony - I know what you mean, I can't seam to sneak any time in to play until the kids are in bed and my wife decides there is nothing on TV. Luckily I snuck in an hour and stayed up a little late.

I always seem to mess up on the easiest ones in the middle of a good run. Either by the super ooch going the WRONG WAY (fix that thing Travis) or by droping too vertical and he just won't move or anything that makes me say "WTF why did I do that!".

Posted on 07.05.08 19:46 PM by OneButton

@OB - yup...or the old...arm stuck thru the street trick!! I am up to 4 clean runs now though. Think I'm gonna spank some right now!

@Mortal - We been passed up!! Time to regain the top spot!!!

Posted on 07.05.08 19:52 PM by TonyB

Just stopping by to say "hey". Finally got Demolition opened the other day... I'm ashamed to say I had to watch the YouTube video to figure it out... Aw well...

Posted on 07.05.08 20:25 PM by skunkhaus

85 and 86 on STM... back to back games... It gave me hard randoms... what a jerk!

Posted on 07.05.08 20:37 PM by TonyB

du we have a rough date for the amusment park dude plz tell us travis

Posted on 07.05.08 20:38 PM by Alan

@Tony
You ain't gotta tell no one when you're gonna spank it, we all assume that's like 24/7 with you...LOL..just playin...I think.

@Everyone else
I am a regular at fu...I mean messing up easy shots. That's what I love about PAIN. It's also why I love and hate the people who make PAIN. They essentially made a donkey kong 2 the max style game. Once you get it down it's all repetitive, however to keep repeating is a PAIN in the a$$. However, with this game you got more than just up, down, left, right. You got bouncin' booby grandmas hittin you wit walkers, stupid ignorant a$$hole monkeys.....GOD I HATE THOSE MONKEYS....idiotic mimes, and more to come wit AP. I think now is the time to give props were props are deserv..ed. MUCH LOVE PAIN TEAM...YALL SPANKED MORE THAN A MONKEY WHEN YALL MADE THIS.

Posted on 07.05.08 20:55 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Alan, you know they have to have stuff for E3, and that announcement is probably the biggest one they will have.

Posted on 07.05.08 20:57 PM by srart

@Juggs - HA! I wish... too much time at work for me to spank enough!!! I think.....

Posted on 07.05.08 21:26 PM by TonyB

I find that when I work from home I can get distracted from my work and start to spank the monkey.

Posted on 07.05.08 21:37 PM by OneButton

how in the hell do ya get the tower of boxes trophy....i cant seem to grap one box at a time....and just when i start to get it.......they all fall over....i need help with this one!!!!!!!

Posted on 07.05.08 22:17 PM by THEfireman

@Thefireman, I used Hung Lo and grabbed them from the right side, that helped it from falling over as opposed to grabbing them from the top.

Posted on 07.05.08 22:26 PM by KnizzleHizzle

I've found a pretty annoying problem with some of the characters (Jarvis, Nigel) where if you push the grab buttons fast enough, they'll start flailing around and sometimes getting up to the speed of just being launched...this was found playing bowling and the game for me and my friend has turned into more of a "you lose if you DONT get a strike or spare" all because of this weird muscle spaz glitch. From what i can tell, and this is also a problem with scurv dogg...there is not enough friction with their bodies and it allows you to continuously ooch if there are no obstacles in your way.


P.S. will there be bowling in the Abusement Park?

Posted on 07.05.08 22:43 PM by KrimsonSky25

@Travis,
Hey T, how's it going? I made a post the other day regarding how I imported a bunch of Metallica CD's on my PS3. I put em in, hit import and walla, they were their. I then started PAIN, played a game, then I went to my Jukebox, and it showed all the album names, but next board said, "NO SONGS AVAILABLE".
Kinda pissed, but figured I did something wrong. So I added a couple of other posts telling what I did, yet I STIL could not play any of them in my Jukebox, as again, it said, "No songs available"!
Someone replied back saying it only supported MP3's format, and that I now would have too upload my CD'S to my PC, and THEN somehow make them MP3'S..(not sure how I do that by the way)and then transfer them back to my PS3 by puting em on a CD RW. Which ,sorry to say, I find completely ridiuclous.
1-Upload CD's onto PC, and make them MP3's somehow
2-Then transfer those song/files I assume onto a CD-RW, or storage device I don't have and have no use for buying.
3-Then load the CD-RW with teh newly made MP3's into my PS3 and then import them again

Besides not being able to sit at my PC and upload a lot of discs etc., and then make them MP3's, and then transfer them onto something else, cause I still can't sit in a chair for more then 5 or 10 minutes cause of my back. I am sure besides me, many others are really NOT in the mood to do double the work and more.
I should be able to import my CD to my PS3 like normal, and when I go to the Jukebox, PLAY the albums I just imported. I mean, the friggan thing already recognizes that I have CD's on my system, and even has the album names for christ's sake, but no songs.
I uploaded I think it was 12 CD'S onto my PS3 before I had any idea that they would not be their in my Jukebox for me to play.
So I was basically killing myself for nothing doing this.
Can you PLEASE, PLEASE make a patch for us so instead of having to go through all of that BS, all we have to do, is do what I did originally. PUT IN CD..Import album info, import songs.. DONE.. on my Jukebox ready to be heard during game play.

Thanks,
Haskell

Posted on 07.06.08 00:06 AM by Hello Hello

@Hello

Not sure if my comment is going to help or hinder you but try deleting all the Metallica stuff from the PS3 and try again, could be a corrupt file or something.

I have imported all my Cradle of Filth, Ozzy, Black Label Society, Rob/White Zombie and Faith no More all with out a problem (some only done recently)

Posted on 07.06.08 01:39 AM by a_Berserker

I have a question regarding the trophy room for pandmonium. I have all the trophies except for "pain score over 1.5 mil." I've had scores over 1.5 million before, but it's not unlocked. Is a "pain score" different from points? Thanks

Posted on 07.06.08 01:50 AM by SpidarX

Yeah a pain score is a different score from your overall score. If you pause it and look at "results" it will tell you your current "pain" score.

Posted on 07.06.08 01:57 AM by Hikagesan

@Haskell - There is a PS3 setting under SETTINGS > MUSIC SETTINGS that you pick how the PS3 encodes the disks you rip. Make sure it is set to mp3 and 192kbs (or lower for smaller size) then rip your CD's with those settings. Then you will have mp3's and the jukebox will see them properly.

Posted on 07.06.08 02:11 AM by TonyB

"WhiteFang: To get PAIN trophies they will have to be good. So if they are looking for easy pickings they are at the wrong bus stop. LOL"

thats great. imo trophies add more replay then a new mode. i see no reason to keep going for a higher score it just seems rather meaningless to me. so when a new mode comes out i would just play it a bit and stop, but with (difficult) trophies it would give me more of a purpose and direction to play. the trophies that came with the 2 newer layouts really helped me realize all of what i could mess around with. though i prefer ones that are less like "ooch X times" and more like the "hot hot hot" one. one trophy i was thinking that would be interesting would be fly up the vent X times in 1 launch. (for the AP) though that would be if they launch you towards the middle and not near a vent.

thanx for the hint on the next area. hmmmm...the only thing i can think of that would start with an H is Hotel, but that would seem like such a cramped space...then again it would be a nice change, going from a huge open area to a small space cramed full of stuff to smash.

Posted on 07.06.08 02:51 AM by WhiteFang

@whitefang - Understood, but I prefer modes over trophies because I don't get any replay value from them. It was fun and challenging to get the 3 flagpole trophy, but it took about half an hour total time to get it, and I will never try to do it again. I got the HOT HOT HOT trophy on my 2nd try, no replay value there... But I set my best STM Plat scores 3 times today. That is better replay value to me.

I'm not knocking trophies, they are fun to get. They just don't DO anything except make a pleasing little noise, whereas I've spent many hours playing all of the other modes.

I have a sneaking feeling that once online comes, people who have only played single player modes are going to find a whole other world of PAIN to enjoy.

My opinion: Tropy = Fun for a few minutes...Online play = Fun for...well, forever!!!

Posted on 07.06.08 03:19 AM by TonyB

Now my whole mind is occupied by the letter H. It's more of a good thing then a bad thing. Hell, Happy Place, Human Body....All good areas. Alright, maybe the last one was a bit overboard. But I'm sure whatever you guys come up with will be better then all of those things. Can't wait for the new mo-wait, just thought of another one. Hospital. That would work. Hm...

Posted on 07.06.08 03:22 AM by TheMyTMonarch

H could be holiday which could be anything from a beach layout to a forest campsite

Posted on 07.06.08 03:29 AM by DEATH6667576

@Tony
"My opinion: Tropy = Fun for a few minutes...Online play = Fun for...well, forever!!!"

Well said man!

Posted on 07.06.08 03:45 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

@tony, thats why i said i was glad to hear that these trophies will be very difficult.

also IMO online in general is over rated. i would much rather have a great single player game that only lasts a couple of hours over online for almost in game. (obviously with pain it is slightly different, as its unique in most ways)

i don't have any platinums and i dont feel like playing the same mode over and over to try to beat my previous score. my main enjoyment from pain is simply messing around which is what pain trophies get you to do. and it is part of the reason im not a leader on the leader boards.

also even after getting the hot hot hot trophy i tried to do it over and over in a different way. and how long did it take for the dicks balls one?

though i would rather hear about a new mode then trophies

Posted on 07.06.08 04:19 AM by WhiteFang

i hope that we can just do a quick match or custom match with online, it would suck if you could only play with ppl on your own friends list. but i am going to assume that that will be how it functions. oh, and besides the zombie. what do you all think the second character will be?

Posted on 07.06.08 04:33 AM by bigbadbarron

@Whitefang - Well, I was doing Dick's balls wrong...I can't believe I just said that..... Anyway, I was trying to get them all in at the same time, so it took me almost an hour to do it. Had I known it was 1 at a time...It would have taken about 3-4 minutes.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not fighting you on this, I liked your post. I'm just putting up a different point of view. Just like you said you tried to find different ways to do the HOTx3 trophy, some of us are always working on new ways to score in the dif modes. Juggalo tried dif combos for the Mime Toss, Obscured has found some way to create "events" in FWE, and STM has turned into a serious battle for A few of us Mortal, Onebutton, myself....and this new blood....current high score holder, Reaper (scowls).

So there are many ways to enjoy this game, I just happen to have more fun with the competition than with the ding of a trophy.

Posted on 07.06.08 04:44 AM by TonyB

@everybody - I just got this:

www.logitech.com/.../3848&cl=us,en

It's great for the PS3. It's small so it doesn't look dumb like a full keyboard sitting on your couch, and it's much faster than the controller for sending messages, and it's bluetooth. You can also use it for a computer if you want. With in-game messaging now, having a better way to type is key.

Posted on 07.06.08 04:55 AM by TonyB

Sorry, link didn't work. It's the Logitech diNovo Mini. Look it up. Way cool.

Posted on 07.06.08 04:56 AM by TonyB

@Juggs - Are you working on a strategy to beat people at Mime Toss, without giving away all your secrets??? I want to see a vid of you and Mortal going at it!

@Mortal - Make sure you get a good vid, and put yer cool kid in it again! He has some serious skills!!!

Posted on 07.06.08 05:11 AM by TonyB

i know this sounds like a little to much travis. but howabout later on u guys make a level editor for the players 2 use so we can spank monkeys wherever we want and teabag grannies in the face anyware. =) x0


p.s love the amusment park!

Posted on 07.06.08 05:20 AM by paindawg

sorry my post was a little random

Posted on 07.06.08 05:27 AM by paindawg

@tony
being able to do it so differentlyis ONE thing i love about it. i have so many random vids on my cell phone. i plan on eventually making a vid out of all the random clips.

one of my favorite was when i launched myself into a port'a'potty and closed the door on my way in. most of them are glitches though.

Posted on 07.06.08 05:44 AM by WhiteFang

i got a suggestion.

how about built in youtube upload?

i know its possible because pixeljunk eden is going to have it

Posted on 07.06.08 08:27 AM by Dunk_13

@Dunk_13: Travis has said there's going to be a cool replay editor at some point, whether or not it has youtube support is not decided yet.

Posted on 07.06.08 08:51 AM by KnizzleHizzle

@TonyB- No problem, my boy will be in the vid. STM is on hold for me till I have a platt score in all the other modes which is just FWE, then I'm spanking long & hard. Till then keep the top spot warm for me! lol. Regarding mime toss, it depends who you play. If they suck, juggs would just hit random panes of glass & still win. Also it depends on which level you play, PAINful mode to get anywhere near 52secs theres only 1 way where as plat there are a few speed runs. Keep spanking!

Posted on 07.06.08 09:24 AM by mortal_sinner

@Juggz and all the other supermutants of mimetoss: Do you guys just have a good aim plus luck or do you have plans for each glass and a good hit percentage with each preplanned throw?

I mean, hard as I try I can't hit THAT consistently, I do try to go for certain combos, like having jarvis hit the glass below after throwing the mime on the glass on the rail etc.

Posted on 07.06.08 12:25 PM by KnizzleHizzle

Obscure: I get what you're saying. I as well as others have been here from the start but less active on the commenting. While I'm sure the majority of us are indeed waiting for more content, I see no reason why he should undermine those who do want other features such as trophies.

All friendly though, I hope we'll cross paths if/when we get our online multiplayer patch! Smile

Posted on 07.06.08 16:26 PM by Clinton514

@Knizzle
It's a mix of aim, knowledge, and luck. Sometimes the mime don't fly the same, so you either gotta adjust or start over. We both have patterns we follow, but in the Plat. Club difficulty, you gotta change your plans up sometimes.

Posted on 07.06.08 16:41 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@KnizzleHizzle- There's about 2 shots in mime toss Painfull & plat that make or break a good time for myself. Every other preplanned shot is just good aim & knowing when to let go. I would say I have a 95% hit rate on most panes but there are a few combos that make that difference & I'm talking a good few seconds. That & being quick with R1 can be the difference between 1st & 2nd. I'm always a split second behind juggs & with that in mind I've lost count of the amount of times I've been too quick on R1 & rendered the entire run pointless. A few weeks will pass & online will be here & you'll get to witness Juggs ability, reproducing it is another story!

Posted on 07.06.08 16:46 PM by mortal_sinner

@Juggs- Tell me, when you tried mime toss on painfull after plat, did it 'feel' the same? I found myself setting my initial aim 1 touch further up than before. Every time I grabbed the mime like 'back in the day' I never reproduced the same speed or rotation, nor did I have the same accuracy. It just felt strange. You know what I mean?
@Travis- These trophys obviously mean alot to some, myself I'm not to fussed. If there hard I'll enjoy getting them & as TonyB said enjoy it for a brief moment. I would much prefer to see costumes & characters that are hard to unlock so that when I had unlocked them I would still enjoy them after the unlocking process & they wouldn't just 'sit on the shelf & never be looked at again' if you know what I mean. I would just like to know if this sort of thing is in your future plans? It's been done with modes (platt), are the other elements following suit?

Posted on 07.06.08 17:00 PM by mortal_sinner

i would love to see alternate versions of each character. maybe you could have each new costume be like 25 cents. i have 5cents in my wallet and its pissing me off. if you made the extra costumes 1 cent it would be exactly 1 dollar and i would be without rage. some people dont understand the value of a penny. if 10,000 people bought the characters at $1.00 then you would get an extra $100 out of it. its even worse with gas. one penny lower than the price should be and you lose 1,000,000 dollars.

Posted on 07.06.08 18:27 PM by bigbadbarron

@bigbadbarron

lol, you really should'nt complain about 'gas' prices!
here in the UK we have to pay £1.19 per litre (eeeeeek)
Thats about $500 in your money, Ha!

Seriously though, it would be nice to have a variety of costumes for all the players, like Jarvis, and I cannot see why this wont happen in the near future..

Mmmmmmmm, cookie in a bikini, Ho!

@obscured, thanks for backing me up (kinda) earlier in this thread - much appreciated!
Im glad Im not the only one who thinks trophies should not be all that this game is about.
Fingers crossed that the online multiplayer comes through, then we'll see PAIN live up to its full potential!
BTW, what your PSN 'handle?'
I wanna pick your brains regarding FWE..
Or add me to your buddy's (FurrQue)
Cheers dude!

Peace all & much love

Posted on 07.06.08 18:57 PM by FurrQue

@KrimsonSky25

You CAN ooch around the whole game - if you know how to do it, it takes timing, thats all really.
I can ooch all day around FWE without hitting any boxes. Thats round & round the block in & out the subway & also the building site!
Jarvis is the best (for me) & hung lo comes a close second.
The worst(for me) are muffy, santa & ed 'T'bone..

Posted on 07.06.08 19:13 PM by FurrQue

@Mortal
Yeah, it does seem a little different. The hight of the mime seems to be just a tad bit different. I figured out the way to counteract that, but mine is a lil different than yours.
Also, I totally back you up on the unlockable costumes. Trophies as achievements are cool, but a new costume, mode, or character is a trophy I'd much rather earn since I can play with it rather than just look.

Posted on 07.06.08 20:14 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

they should release one more mode (demo, block) for downtown before they move onto the 3rd map it would be cool if we had to do some really epic thing to unlock it like blowing up every car once in each mode to unlock "Carshow"

Posted on 07.06.08 20:50 PM by bigbadbarron

or even better; knock down every npc in each level 5 times to unlock marathon.

"theres a race going on in downtown....."

"...why wouldn't they race you?

"time to show them who's the fastest"

Posted on 07.06.08 21:04 PM by bigbadbarron

Agreed, costumes are a far better choice for me too.
Maybe even an EA sports 'game face' type player editor - be nice to map your own face on your character!
That'd be cool..

Posted on 07.06.08 21:06 PM by FurrQue

New modes and maps for me please

Posted on 07.06.08 21:28 PM by TonyB

ideas- a ski lodge!!!!!!!!! an octagon shaped mall!!!!!! a big movie studio,lot!!!!! perhaps the sony lot!!!!!! lol!!!!!!! a multilayered spaceship!!!!!! instead of the monkey mode,you could replace the monkeys with aliens!!!!!!! having solid snake as a character would be cool!!!!!!! you could do a north pole level,maybe a hauted mansion level!!!!!!! those are just some of my random ideas!!!!!!! some of them are a stretch though!!!!!!!

Posted on 07.06.08 23:25 PM by curtis

@FurrQue
That would be perfect for this game...except for the fact then they would loose money. Who would pay for new characters if you could just create any one you wanted. Once PAIN starts wrapping up I hope they release something like that, with a way to edit in your own audio. Once the add-ons start reaching the $40-60 dollars range. You know, like the full price of a full game

Posted on 07.07.08 07:00 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Juggs - Uh Oh!! Looks like Farve will be back, but not in a Packers Jersey!!!!

@Travis - A football character? Perfect for opening day in 2 months! PAIN logo on his helmet, that will fly off when he smacks into stuff! When he grabs he can say "Now that's holding!"

Posted on 07.07.08 10:50 AM by TonyB

@Mortal - Cheers mate! Hey and go easy on that "geezer" bullocks (studies have shown that Brit's are more trusting of a Yank who throws an occasional English phrase or two). Besides, one app of Just For Men hair color and all the sudden I'm lookin about 7.2 years less old. And then I'm only 35. Which is the new 29. So now I'm pullin 20sompthin y/o babes. And you're still British!!!
Bah. Insults say you? Never, say I. It's included with my respect.

Let's talk about FWE - Platinum Club. It has by far the largest leaderboard roster. And yet only maybe 5 have plat scores. You know why? Because this is one tuff booger. The trigger box rule. It seems like a simple change but I think it's genius. How else do you jack up a modes difficulty, besides making less boxes drop or something lazy like that, without changing anything else. I love this mode more than Plat. But it also pisses me off more. Which makes me go through a sack quicker. Anyways Mortal, I'll have to continue this one.....

Posted on 07.07.08 11:47 AM by obscured

@Mortal (continued)
I'm afraid the 'event' scenario no longer exists. Well, at least none that I've had. But I haven't ruled that out. That 422 up on the leader was earned the hard way. My best launch so far is only 75. And it was during a different game.Time management is much more critical and you'll find yourself ooching around a lot with no time. I'd like to hear your ideas. And I'm happy to share mine. But I'll have to pm you. I can't just be throwin hints and tips out there all willy nilly like. Someone could break their fool neck. 'Sides that, I still aint all unpacked and I just laid a fresh coat of shelack on my throne. And heavens sake the decorators are due at noon for tea and a slice. To the masses I'll just say that 'get as many boxes per launch as possible' is not going to work here. Okay so Cheerio then shall we. Peace

Posted on 07.07.08 12:14 PM by obscured

sup travis im new to the community,i wanted to let you know that all of you dudes at sony and idol minds did an incredible job in pain,its crazy how such a simple idea is becoming a big game,i see great things for pain in the future,keep up the great work dude,i have a couple ?s and maybe ideas havent thought that far,my first question is does idol minds have some surprises up their sleeves for this years e3?second ? is how many character ideas do you have floating around in your mind at the time?my 3rd ? would be how far do yall plan to take pain,do you plan to support this game as long as their are fans of this game,is there already a blue print about how many levels are gonna be created for this title or how many characters are gonna feel the pain my last ? man would be on the pain poll there are a couple options to choose from that gamers can vote on are these votes to see what the fans are feeling the most or are all these ideas gonna eventually appear in the game?thats it for my ?s at the time i have one request homie can you tell us about or hint at some crazy ideas,characters,levels that you have floating inside your dome,i also want to bring a few ideas to the table that i have floating inside my head,i have this idea for fun with explosives what about instead of there being explosives all over the level you have explosives attached to the character that would be crazy im pretty sure you can come up with some crazy idea with i just told you,i have seen you mention that there are talks to have premium characters in pain i was thinking what about george bush being one of the characters,also bin laden,jack thompson,uwe boll etc... who wouldnt want to bring pain and ruckus to these punk mofos lol,i also think that sometime in the future there should be a level that takes place completely in outer space with asteroids,rockets,and all thanks for your time keep doing your thing respect peace

Posted on 07.07.08 12:30 PM by gamerforlife26

@Travis-I would much rather hear about modes than trophies. Hearing about a new mode is something we can get excited about. I like trophies but I don't really care WHAT the trophies are, until they come out. When we first played Block Party & Demo, it was fun to see what new trophies were available. If we had ALREADY known what the trophies were going to be, it would've been a lot less exciting for everybody, I think. So please don't spoil the fun of trophies, LETS HEAR ABOUT A NEW MODE WE DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT!!

I also like the idea of a football player character. He could don the same colors as Muffy, as he plays for the team she roots for. I can also see a lot of great (touchdown) poses for him!

Posted on 07.07.08 12:36 PM by qb2bTheReaper

@Clinton514 - It's all about respect padna. This community has really matured and evolved into a very cool and friendly atmos. I agree that FurQue's ...passion let's say, may have influenced his choice of grammar. I'm sure he ment no harm.But I'll have to admit I was kind of unprepared for the amount of interest this trophy sytem has generated.

But as I said this place is now quite civilized with a great source of help from the top p[layers on the planet. But if anyone wants to get belligerant they will be dealt with. Words can be very powerful weapons. So if they get out of line they might just get the crap worded out of there face. This kind of place would'nt exist without simple easy to clean , no hassle respect. Prace

Posted on 07.07.08 12:43 PM by obscured

@Gamerforlife26-.......!....!!......!!!!..........!......................!!!!!..............!!.......!........!!!..........................!......................Here, you can have these, looks like you need them. There will be no charge.

Posted on 07.07.08 12:46 PM by qb2bTheReaper

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL, I just tried throwing the mime into a smoke stack just for the fun of it, and I did it!! It took me almost 200 tries, but I did it, and I'll tell you, it sure was satisfying!!

Posted on 07.07.08 15:01 PM by qb2bTheReaper

@obscured
Let me tell you and the community this...30 is the lucky number....SUCKA!!! C U SOON!!!

Posted on 07.07.08 15:12 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

BTW...
I give you mad props for your score...it's absolutely mind boggling. However, I know the secret....and only revealed 30%. So that C U SOON, meant I'll c you soon. Probably not though...that score is dope.

Posted on 07.07.08 15:14 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

LMFAO!!!!!!!

Posted on 07.07.08 15:16 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Travis
Oh...and even though you dropped madd bombs of responses on the PS bloggers, and have almost ignored us ever since. I just wanted you to know I'm extremely proud of you for droppin the WTF bomb in your post. Much love on that. Hope to hear from you soon.

Posted on 07.07.08 15:17 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Jason
No disrespect....but...
Your maa gave me a lap dance.....
Cuss me out in Japanese. Let us see your language skills.

Posted on 07.07.08 15:18 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Krimson
On my way to 40% just for you!!

Posted on 07.07.08 15:19 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@FurrQue
Hiya Furr. How we doin. I know bro, I know. They don't understand your passion. Sometimes it hurts. But it's ok. I understand. But you see Furry, The world of PAIN is growing so fast , so big. Travis called it quite some time ago. About around when our European and Asian brothers and sisters were about to join in the fun. Boy was he right. Yes , I know. It was a bit scary. It's ok, I think we were all a little scared. We now know there was nothing to be frightened of. Ha, silly us - we're so funny sometimes. That's what we like about us.
But I think what this growth really means is that there are a lot more players which means a lot of new techniques and many new ways and reasons that people enjoy the game. For example, Whitefang likes to do the same trophy task over and over with different methods , but sees no reason too apply the same tactic to achieve a position on the leaderboards. Which I found a bit odd. But this is how he enjoys the game. Have at. (continued)

Posted on 07.07.08 15:41 PM by obscured

@FurrQue (continued)
That's the way this game was designed. The term 'sandbox' may be a bit overused but PAIN is probably the closest example of what that really means. So in this sandbox we might have 3 kids on the slide, you got a couple more in the corner playing tiddly winks over there, then there's some frolicking in merry go round , several more on the swingset, oh and hey there's another taking a dump in the far corner. Everyone havin fun in the same place doing different things in the playground of PAIN. It's possible some may have thought that (in the words of Bobby Deniro) you insulted him a lil bit. Lil bit. I don't think it was that terrible. But with all the different peeps adding to PAINS populace we need to be a bit more careful how we express our passion. Capice? My handle is obscuredbyclouds (it's a Floyd record ) Hit me up . Peace

Posted on 07.07.08 16:05 PM by obscured

Will The replay feature get option to save on the Hdd and if so when can we expect it.

Thanks for all the updates etc.

Posted on 07.07.08 17:55 PM by newibie

@obscured
I would never intentionally insult or offend, so hugs to those who I may have stepped on a little - sorry!
Blissfully unaware (as usual) like a bull in a china shop..

I think those who maybe dont have access to the multiplayer side of this game, whether through lack of friends or just preference, do tend to hunger for the single player trophy challenges.
I play most of my games solo, have down for over 30 years (yes, I had pong/atari/coleco/amiga etc..)but there are certain games that dont show their greatness until played with others.

Pain is one of these games..
I've been a gamer for long enough now to know a great game when I see it!
Pain is deeper than first impressions last..

Btw, love Floyd too, must be my age, Smile
Also think I've seen you on the PSP tekken dark resurrection leader boards, unless it was someone else with the same nickname

Peace all

Posted on 07.07.08 19:47 PM by FurrQue

@EVERYONE-Just got finished reading all the comments on this post man you guys are funny. Travis's mention of right side fred made me LOL and MutilatJuggalo's apologie about JAMES coke priceless. I love reading the comments, I kinda feel like you guys are family in way. I myself wish I had more time to be half as good as some of you(TonyB, Obscured, Mortal sinner, MutilatJuggalo) but I really do enjoy the game and play often. @Hello hello-TonyB nailed it change you upload format to mp3 and the tracks will all play fine(great music selections by the way, some of my favorite bands). Sorry about your day haskel sounded like living hell. Anyways all you guys rock and make the game that much better. The new level looks awesome, can't wait to bring the pain! A change of clothes for the characters a must, new modes yeah for downtown and new(fill up the screen with modes! Trophy's a waste of time, an ego boost, a....the best players have top scores on boards and the others are just having fun. laters

Posted on 07.08.08 02:49 AM by DiagnosticFaith

@Diagnostic
This is like a big family man. That's exactly what it's become.

Posted on 07.08.08 03:15 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

Holy, brown stuff, Batman. My first comment ever on the internet that was not on Myspace. Hello everyone, I am new to the community, but not new to PAIN. Some of you may have heard of a gamer named TonyB, well he is one of my reluctant best friends (I've only know him for 14 years), co-worker and my room mate. Just now got all of my ducks in a row so that I could sign on. As he will attest, I am not computer savvy and have been know to fix more than one "technical problem" with a hammer. I too love PAIN, not so into the mime and monkeys, but you can occasionally see me hanging around in the 20's or 30' on Pand (Painful), or the 130's on Block Party. Just like havin' fun, plus it is nice to beat the "Pro" at HORSE (PAN or FWE) every now and again. If anyone want to buy some of his secrets, I'll trade them for a cold beer. Travis- any good idea that came from TonyB. was more than likely and idea he stole from me, just so you know. Take care everyone.

Posted on 07.08.08 03:23 AM by david

@Everyone - My apologies for the post above... There is a reson I wasn't helping him figure out how to post here...

Posted on 07.08.08 03:30 AM by TonyB

I have been here since day one and have never been able to express my self, I dictated to TonyB a number of times, but he has never posted my comments, he is very insensitive. I know all of this stuff is being rehashed, just trying to catch up...but the "event" is the "Rosebud" of the gaming world. I hope I hope one day when we are all sharing a beer with Travis and Jason at E24 awaiting the release of PAIN 17 (FWD-Fun With Dysentery) someone will tell me what this event is or was, I've played FWE 3 million times, made it into the Top 20 and ain't seen squat. Trophies, forget trophies, I with the mode folks. Just so you know where I stand. That's all, I'll shall never speak of any of it again. Travis and Jason this game rocks, if you only knew the number of times I've made TonyB come downstairs and to watch my replays of an unbelievable shot or run. Oh, and one more thing, I don't know if anything has been said yet, but the "replay thing"... never mind, I think someone mentioned it already.

Posted on 07.08.08 04:07 AM by david

@ Tony B.
Hey T, how's it going? Thanks for the input and advice on how to upload my CD's so they could be played on the JukeBox... and to let you know, that what you told me, worked perfectly!!
I was head bangning last night to Megadeth while I was launching my self all over the place.
Haskell

Posted on 07.08.08 06:17 AM by Hello Hello

@Haskell - SWEEEEEEEET!!! Glad to help. Architecture of Aggression is one of my favorite driving songs!!!!!! I'm gonna have to listen to it now!!!!!

@Juggs - I just bought another PS3 so I can play PAIN at work... OH YEAH!!!! Spanking Monkeys all day long!!!!!!!

Posted on 07.08.08 08:39 AM by TonyB

@Haskell - Oh yeah...Don't headbang too hard... You'll be back in for more surgery!!!!!

Posted on 07.08.08 09:48 AM by TonyB

@Tony
I hope that was at the companies expense, and not personal. LOL!

@david
Clearly you're wrong, cause the fact of the matter is Tony gets his ideas to post from me. Clearly! LOL.

Posted on 07.08.08 10:20 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

@DiagnosticFaith

How's it goinn there. I'm glad you enjoyed the read. Actually there were about 4 0r 5 hundred that were mistakenly deleted! Doh. But Travis said they can be restored. There was some great material in there too.
I feel just a lil bit dooshy for bringing this up - but I actually spent a decent amount of time (and a few nugs) baking up that James Coker bit. You see, I can't seem to just keep it simple. Sometimes it takes me 3 consecutive posts just to say 'Cool man. Back at ya'. Or 'Wow that was keen'.

Welp. there's no way to say this without feeling dooshy so...My mom say's you have to make MutilatRJuggalo return my Coker bit or yer in trouble. You better. Uh huh she said so. Cmon give it. I'm telling mom.....MOMMMMMMMM...
I don't know what my deal is but I do really enjoy PAIN and chattin my nonsense in here. But please remember - it's MY nonsense . So just keep your meat hooks off alright. I catch anyone takin MY nonsense . . . I'll kill ya. ;-p I kid. PEACE.

Posted on 07.08.08 11:47 AM by obscured

@obscured - Dude...seriously...lay off the crack!!! HA!

Posted on 07.08.08 19:22 PM by TonyB

What's the difference between the Pain results, damage results, and the score? Thanks

Posted on 07.08.08 19:36 PM by SpidarX

@FurrQue
No worries guvna. I believe I might even be guilty of flinging a bit of doodoo into the trophy brigades encampment. I believe 'trophy whores' is the precise term I used. But there were so many . They were all over the place. Hoppin through trees, poppin out of manholes and diving at ya from dumpsters... whersatrophies-whensatrophies-artrophysretroactive-arpaintrophyspsntrophys-musthavetrophys-trophysarallthat-howdidievensurvivewithouttrophys-howilliexplainhowthistrophygotinmybut.... It was horrible. So I dropped a TW atom bomb....like this, only it was in slo motion action sequence style kinda like 'AAADRIANN' ya know but it was 'TROPHYWHOOORES' instead. And that was wrong. But it's all good now because PAIN will have something for both. Finally , Trophywhores can live peacefully with Newcontentsluts. That's a feel-gooder aint it.Peace Furr. BTW up until PAIN my handle has always been darxide . No tekken here. I used to play original UT last man standing .

Posted on 07.08.08 19:42 PM by obscured

@Juggz
Ok Indiana Jones now what's this discovery you gettin all sinister Dr Evil about on me bra? Are you talking about Plat Club or just Plat? Is 30 special? Well it is divisible by 15. Which is good. You want to end your run with a number as close to a multiple of 15 as possible. I went over all that in that original post I made to clear the air on how I got my score. when you end with a number multiple of 15 it drops more boxes of course. So if you end a run with 42 boxes, you basically just wasted 12 boxes. Now you have to get another 15 before more are dropped. I'd restart it. This applies to regular platinum difficulty. I usually continue with anything over 60. But a 59 gets scrapped because that's 14 boxes not there for next shot. Anyways Juggz I always welcome a friendly challenge any time bro. If Pekah didn't get that 915 then chances are I wouldn't have gotten that 1, 200 something. I actually played today and got over a thou. My PS3 gets terrible slow down during these events and often crashes.

Posted on 07.08.08 20:23 PM by obscured

@Juggz

Oh yea and 'Good luck Indy' ;-D

Peace

Posted on 07.08.08 20:27 PM by obscured

@TonyB
Crack is Wack Jack na git that Bug off m'Back

Posted on 07.08.08 22:00 PM by obscured

how do i play other ppl online and how do i get the amusment park? HELP

Posted on 07.09.08 06:17 AM by 91st-quiteman

Both are not out yet.

people are saying the expansion is comming out in august
is it july or august?

Posted on 07.09.08 07:06 AM by New111

the official release date at the moment is "summer 08"

Posted on 07.09.08 07:27 AM by DEATH6667576

can't wait for the abusment park to come out, and i can afford it (i think)
YAY

Posted on 07.09.08 08:07 AM by crazypenguin

the offical release date is summer 08
but im going to make up a date just to cunfuse people
it releases on 17th july

Posted on 07.09.08 08:07 AM by toast_burner

i hope it is released in july.

Its good that theyupdate this game.
I only recently brought it because i saw they updtaed it and were adding expansions
hopefully they can add new stuff every month

Posted on 07.09.08 08:11 AM by New111

Just follow the logic of the season. E3 is this week so we should expect some good announcements and potentiall a release dat.

It always gets hush-hush around E3 time as the companies need something to show off and talk about at the show. I'd be willing to guess we hear about somethig either this thursday July 17th or potentially next thursday July 24th.

Just my 2 cents...

Posted on 07.09.08 11:02 AM by Brad

Oh and sorry for the typo's. I have a dying keyboard on my PC...

Posted on 07.09.08 11:03 AM by Brad

ATTENTION!! LETS DO A CONTEST WHERE EVERYONE TRIES TO THINK OF A NEW THEME, JUST FOR FUN,

i think a cool one would be the sky.

just like you start on an airplane and slingshots you in the air and there are flying mimes and other planes and a plane with the hatch open and you could knock out monkies in cages, and you could free fall, and then after about a minute you would land in downtown.
that would be cool but i dont think it would work so good.

Posted on 07.09.08 11:06 AM by Alex

what pain needs is a level edit/maker

Posted on 07.09.08 15:15 PM by ryan

@Travis:
"@Ramy: I can't diagnose what's up until I get back from Japan. I was informed on more than one occasion this was fixed. So don't get all nuclear I will see what's up. I will have word for you on Monday. If it isn't fixed someone's gonna catch it. I take that pretty seriously. I gave you my word so I don't like being in that spot.

....and the answer is...?????"

....and the latest answer is...?????

Posted on 07.09.08 16:12 PM by Scott_R_K

@Travis:
I guess this was the follow up , which is very interesting . Care to elaborate?
"About the sound (Hung, Muffy) the problem is the file not the code. I will see if I can get a running replacement for those files guys. When the files are updated the impact sounds will sound more “impactful”

Scott.........

Posted on 07.09.08 16:25 PM by Scott_R_K

heres a list of charaters u should consider
-spiderman
-superman
-a breakdancer
-a transformer
these are some suggestions i hope u consider them

Posted on 07.09.08 16:28 PM by Woody

heres a list of charaters u consider
-spiderman
-superman
-a breakdancer
-a transformer
these are som e suggestions i hope u consider them

Posted on 07.09.08 16:40 PM by Woody

@TonyB: As per your suggestion I have googled a bit, and finally 'made' my girlfriend buy me the the diNovo Mini as an early birthday-present LOL

Although it lacks the F1..F12 function keys it is great! Smile

Posted on 07.09.08 20:26 PM by NavahoGL

@TheDevs Re: FWE PC
Thanks fudgekers. Fudgekin motherfudgekers. FWE is killing my sack you guys. This plat club version just cold-cocks you. Over and over. And I seem to love this? It doesn't matter how well you might be doing, you are always just one miss-ooch from chokin. The majority of my games ends with me going 'Aw WTF you big dumb STUPID IDIOT' You F'ing LOSER WTF. Jeezus man. And for several seconds as you're restarting you're feeling in a pretty bad way. Like man that f'er just sucker punched me. Fight or flight almost kicks in. I had the good run where triggers just seemed to be landing in my path. And only one good run since. I rarely break 150 and the game occasionally more generous as to the randomness of trigger drops. So if it keeps planting triggers in the hotel lobby or down that manhole try quit within game and restart. That method seems to work better in FWE platinum difficulty. Think of it as a slot machine. They do pay off once in a while. Kudos Devs, it's brilliant. Peace

Posted on 07.09.08 21:36 PM by obscured

I am definitely missing my "red text" fix. Travis, come baaaack!

Posted on 07.10.08 07:32 AM by KnizzleHizzle

w00t, slipknot is coming to Denmark in November, I'm sooooo buying a ticket right now!

Posted on 07.10.08 07:36 AM by KnizzleHizzle

@Obscured
Hey dude you ever had it were trigger crates appear too early?

@Travis
Twice yesterday while playing F.W.E. Plat, I had trigger crates appear at weird times. It evened itself out, but still screwed me up.
For instance, I had gotten 25 crates on my first launch, and had 2 trigger crates appear. Once I knocked both of um, it took me until 20 to get my next trigger crate. Weird huh? Also those arrows man...they move on you. It gets annoying when they are down low, yet your trigger is on a rooftop. Then the arrow just seems to bounce itself down into a building.

Posted on 07.10.08 12:35 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@MutilatRJuggalo
Thats happened to me - and I gotta agree too about the green arrow, lol, it points where it likes!

@obscured
Ha!
I spent 15/20 mins yesterday typing you a message on PSN - then hit the circle by mistake, wiped the whole lot - GRRR Smile
Must get me bluetooth keyboard, the PS3 controller method is flawed, hoho!

I'll have another go later - if my patience can stand it!

Peace all..

Posted on 07.10.08 13:44 PM by FurrQue

I haven't really been into Mime Toss or spank the monkey, but reading about em from posts got me all excited so now im doin em. I can be such an idiot when it comes to this game. Like,back when the trophy to get the granny to hit a train came out, i did it the hard way without ever thinking of the one underground. Took me awhile but got it. Hey Travis next time your in Denver let me know and ill head up there. I cant believe you don't like it there thats like THEE city to live in in Colorado. Downtown is awesome waaaay better than pueblo. I told 5 friends about PAIN and now they're all addicted

Posted on 07.10.08 15:12 PM by rayderz50

So Travis, in the "Legends of Rock" poster, which one are you?

Posted on 07.10.08 16:36 PM by skunkhaus

@NavahoGL - It is great ain't it? I love mine! Good job getting the girl to pay for it!!

Posted on 07.10.08 17:07 PM by TonyB

An idea for a new mode could be a version of clay pigeon/skeet shooting, but with monkeys.
I think there could be a lot of scope for point scoring, multipliers etc. Not sure how difficult it would be to program but it's a relatively simple idea, would have finite rounds for multiplayer and on-line leaderboards. Result all round, what you guys reckon?

Posted on 07.10.08 17:43 PM by The_Probe

@The Probe - That sounds like fun. Different distances, angles and speeds for harder shots. Bonus for multi-hit monkeys on 1 shot with the ooch factor. Nice!

Posted on 07.10.08 20:10 PM by TonyB

@Juggz - Dude I haven't seen the triggers show early. That's a trip. I agree about those arrows. It'll mess me up too. Any luck with your new tactic?

@FurrQue - I've done that a few times now and it's brutal. Spend 20 or 30 minutes on a good post and hit the circle button and lose it all. Sucks big time.

Posted on 07.10.08 21:13 PM by obscured

@Travis Re: Bug in FWE Plat Club

I'm hoping this was an isolated incident but twice yesterday I had maybe 15 to 20 seconds on the clock and I hit R1 to relaunch and it resets me in the launcher for a fraction of a second then switches to the results screen ending the game. It kinda freaked me.

Posted on 07.10.08 21:27 PM by obscured

@Alex

an octogonal 2 storie mall, launcher in center. 360° rotational launcher. break through skylight to unlock parkinglot

Posted on 07.11.08 03:33 AM by bigbadbarron

So it finally happened, the day when Juggz had nothing to say Tong

Seriously, where the hell is everybody?

Posted on 07.11.08 09:42 AM by KnizzleHizzle

love thi

Posted on 07.11.08 11:42 AM by Paul

love this game so dam much Smile

but when are we getting the trophy patch?? i cant wait to get all of them haha

awesome game travis Laughing

(soz about the double post, didnt think this was working lol)

Posted on 07.11.08 11:43 AM by Paul

thnx, travis old man! look how skinny the bar at the right side is. one question: how do you get the game's trophy? i'm sure someone already asked this, but i'm not going to go through every comment! thanx for the news, and please anwer my question.

Posted on 07.11.08 19:17 PM by EvanL

@Knizzle
Dude there have been plenty of days where I didn't post, however yesterday was not one of them. I posted something early in the morning.

@Travis
I also had something else goofy happen. I got bored with fwe, since all my triggers seemed to end up in the subway, in a window, or in a manhole, so I thought I'd toss the mime a few times. The disappearing glass did its job and pissed me off, so I decide to just punch the mime in the nuts. Immediately upon impact I hit select. When I did that, I ended up in the slingshot, watching the mime fall to his demise, never to return to the sky. Even after hitting select. I had to quit the game back to the menu screen, then back into the game to get him to return.

Posted on 07.11.08 19:59 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Everyone
Feel free to check the leaderboard for the Plat. Club Mime Toss. Be warned, what you see may blow your mind!!

Posted on 07.11.08 20:46 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Mortal
The word untouchable comes to mind...LOL!

Posted on 07.11.08 20:53 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@obscured

do you post on here from the PS3 controller from the community screen?
That must drive you insane..
I post here via the PC, which irritates me cos I hate the fookin thing, lol

Wheres travis?
Vacation?
Or avoiding us, hmmmm.. :O

Posted on 07.11.08 21:17 PM by FurrQue

I'm gonna guess Travis is at E3 this week...

Posted on 07.11.08 22:02 PM by Brad

@Juggs - HOLY CRAP MAN!!!! What did you do , bullseye every shot?? That is just sick and wrong. Nice work!

Posted on 07.11.08 22:45 PM by TonyB

@Juggz
Every score you put on that board blows my mind! I just don't get it, the mime either flies out of my hands or I can't get it to ouch hard enough to pull his lazy butt where I want him to go. Can I ask what character you use? Do you use just the standard Jarvis or does some other character have an easier time with it?

Posted on 07.11.08 22:46 PM by OneButton

AP clip on E3 already (montage)

Posted on 07.11.08 23:39 PM by srart

@Tony
Thanks dude.

@OneButton
I use Ice-T Jarvis. For some reason Plat. Mime Toss is goofy. You can grab the mime the same way and have a different result 2 outta 3 times. It's weird. That's why I said my score is untouchable. It took a hell of a lot of things all working right to get it. Including a nice 4 glass pane combo!!
My problem is Plat. F.W.E. I know how to do it, I just can't ever get it to work.

Posted on 07.12.08 00:36 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

I'm glad to see PAIN taking a front seat in the PSN category at E3!

Posted on 07.12.08 00:41 AM by TheMyTMonarch

@Juggs
I feel ya there. I am typically laying with my head against box number 20 when he passes out. Only silver for me so far.
That is the sick adiction about it though, thinking that you are just one more box or launch or trigger box away from the next big combo.

Posted on 07.12.08 00:57 AM by OneButton

No Pain announcement!!? Only in montage clips, are they out of their minds? Why Travis, why?

Posted on 07.12.08 01:09 AM by srart

@Juggz-So you actually KILLED the mime!? Nice job, I've been wanting to do that for a long time. LOL
Your score is insane, Dude!!!!

Posted on 07.12.08 01:27 AM by qb2bTheReaper

@juggz: Well, still, too quiet and you usually wake everyone back up when that happens!

Posted on 07.12.08 02:21 AM by KnizzleHizzle

the amusement park trailer has been put up on the europe psn store

Posted on 07.12.08 03:35 AM by DEATH6667576

@Knizzle
Howz bout my 1 minute 11 second score in mime toss. Is that enough of a wake up?

Posted on 07.12.08 04:01 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Juggz - Holy frickin frijoles man. That score is toxic sickness. Muther f'n son of a biznitch dude. Looks like they need to create a Diamond Club fo yo azz.

@FurrQue - Ya man my pc caught the dreaded Trojan Downloader critter and I have yet to deal with it. But the PS3 is actually a decent web browser. They need to update the flash player version though. But it's kinda nice having a 42" hi def plasma monitor ;-P

Posted on 07.12.08 04:05 AM by obscured

@Travis,
Hey T, just wanted too say, it was nice too see PAIN on the screen while I was watcing SONY'S E3 press conference. When the PSN games video started playing, I saw the cow, get blown up, jarvis getting tossed..the cows ass hitting the girl in the face etc..lol... It was cool hearing him say PAIN on TV.. It was short, but awesome too see!!
Haskell

Posted on 07.12.08 04:25 AM by Hello Hello

Out of the Shadows comes a figure.
Is it a superhero?
Or just a cracker in a wheelchair!

Whut Up Folks. Shit its been For-EVEA.
Missed all of you guys.

Just finished watching E3 Sony Show.
WOW, Pain being a staple of the PSN.

and THANK YOU for the THEME Song now I can Skate to P-A-I-N! WoooHoooo!

@ Coker
Ok back to the Shit talk.
I have now read (since the start of the Blog)
10 times People have asked for a person in a wheelchair.
Almost as much as Brock(15) or superhero(12)

So PLEASE Let this be the FIRST game to be equal for all players. The Handicapped are gamers too Cry.
"I'am already handicapped. Whats the worse that could happen?"
Finally we get a Clown Yeah!
But where is the Zombie?

Last thing on the Chacters
Why cant ya make everyone playable
Granny,
Mime,
Monkey,
Bikini girl,
Construction Worker,
Cop,
Not Ed but the Horse dude as a costume

The Level desine is Over the Top, VERY Cool.
Cant wait to hit the switches.

After reading Travis talk about being an avrage player and loving it.
As do I, BUT as a gamer I cant stand to have locked things on my game.

So to all the Platinum Players, Kudos!
But to all the Player that have over 100 hours of game play time what do we get.

How about Platinum Levels You can try them but no leaderboard, no trophies, nothing.
THE ONLY WAY IN IS HARDWORK, 100+ Hours minimum.

Ok enough from the ghost.
I'll go back to Pain, and wait for the Handicapped character.

Peace Smile>-
Alex

Posted on 07.12.08 04:34 AM by Vampirefirex

@ All.
And by the way, nice too see SONY amp it up with some of the new games coming out.. some of them, you look at the screen and go.(well I went) "WTF IS THAT.. are YOU F@&#$%KIDDING ME!!
MIND BLOWINGLY AWESOME.
BUT ALSO...
Now WE, can download TV episodes, and MOVIE downloads in Standard Def., and Hi Def..from Lionsgate, Warner, Disney, Paramount, Turner Entertainment, MGM, and (of course) Sony Pictures Entertainment...BUT MORESO, THAT WE CAN START GETTING THEM...Later on.......
TONIGHT!!!!

When you go to the PSN store, look up in the left hand corner, next to Games, it now says "Video"... it should be up in a little bit

Gamespot's E3, Sony Play BY Play!!.. check it out
www.gamespot.com/.../6193898.html

Posted on 07.12.08 04:38 AM by Hello Hello

Juggz sent u IM on PSN let me know if it came through

haskell420

Posted on 07.12.08 04:51 AM by Hello Hello

forgot one thing...
I was REALLY hoping Metallica was going to be at E3 especially what was announced the a few days ago for the new Guitar Hero
It's official! For the 1st time ever for and on video games...
The day their NEW album comes out "Death Megnetic" in September, you will actually be able to download THE ENTIRE ALBUM onto Guitar Hero 3..
Here is the Official Announcement I copied and pasted from the Metallica Fan Club web site

The Game Magnetic-Death for Guitar Hero

"Death Magnetic," the entire album, available for Guitar Hero too!

It's a first in both music and gaming . . . the same day that "Death Magnetic" hits the streets, you'll be able to download every song from the album for "Guitar Hero III!" We are so psyched that we'll be the first out of the gate with this simultaneous release . . . who knows, maybe a few years from now this will be the norm when your favorite band's new record comes out.

And for those of you who are anxiously awaiting the next Guitar Hero, "World Tour," we're ready for that too . . . you will be able to experience "Death Magnetic" for drums, vocals, and guitar when that game emerges this Fall.

Keep watching here for the where, when, and how stuff . .

SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on 07.12.08 04:58 AM by Hello Hello

I want to see Darth Vader as a launchable character.

Posted on 07.12.08 05:51 AM by qb2bTheReaper

MutilatRJuggalo's 1:11 mime toss,

Sony's starting the TV/Movie download service,

Vampirefirex's drive to get a wheelchair warrior to launch in PAIN,

These events have earned these guys/company....

5 BANANA STICKERS!!!

Congrats!!!!!!!!

Posted on 07.12.08 07:34 AM by TonyB

@Vamp
Hey my juggalo brotha, where u been?
Nice to see you back, hope all is well with your friends / family as well as yourself.

@Tony
Thanks for the props

@Haskell
I been grillin up a storm today, ain't been on my PS3 since I destroyed Plat. Mime Toss this morning.

@Everyone
I would just like to thank my time in Mime Tossing to my sons recent teething. Hearing that constant cry is enough to motivate even the most noob of players, to a triumphant victory.

@Trav Dogg
Be honest bro, what's the top designer/programmer score in Plat Mime Toss.
Gotta know if I'm the best to ever exist, or if I got work to put in.
Hope all goes / went well (depending when you read this) at E3! Congrats on the promotion and recognition yall are gettin, it's definitely well deserved.
NOW SHIP THE AMUSEMENT PARK MUFACKO!

Posted on 07.12.08 07:57 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Tony
AKA Banana Stickers!

Posted on 07.12.08 07:58 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

FWE platsky's been slow going. Ya, ya I know. I own it n all, but not like my other franchise - FWE just plat. No sir. I hold the deed to that property, with it's babbling brooks and breathtaking vistas, and foresee any hostile takeover as unlikely.
However, Plat Club FWE fails to recognize the validity of said deed. Apparently. Here's why. This cold, stingy (pronounced stin-jee) biznitchette dealt me the video game equivalent of a sharp open palm SLAPPP! to the face and then a 3 and a half step galloping groin crunch with the knee. Ok then I'll assume a bj is not in the cards tonight either - I said, inaudibly.

Ok so I starts me a game. Who knows?. Perhaps today she'll greet me with many crates and I'll pad me ol high score. Perhaps. NOT. Ist launch is weak but I get 15 and a trigger in the street near the bowling lanes. So I relaunch quickly and overshoot my next target, which I planned on using to blow me over to the trigger.
Continued...



Posted on 07.12.08 09:12 AM by obscured

Continued...
Ok so no prob I overshot but there's a fair amount of carnage happening and I hear the bowling ball and pins knocking around and soon another trigger is dropped. But where? Overhead dosen't show it. I still see the first one and conclude that the 2nd one is in subway. I pause and plan. Simple. I'll take a bit off the power and lob Hung onto crate in street and blast him over and down into subway. Hopefully blop 2 triggers in short time right. HA!! WRONG. The crate in street was down in that manhole...with the BOWLING BALL seated air tight over the hole. You C-word, I murmured. Well,ok then off to the subway with me then right? Huh? Right? NOPE, WRONG AGAIN.
It would appear as though a ladder has become wedged against the entrance...on it's f@#$ing edge no less! Exactly like a toddler barrier!!. That's when I knew I'd have no tit - and like it. Ruthless I tell ya. Pizzleyeast

Posted on 07.12.08 09:33 AM by obscured

@ Juggz,
DID YOU GET MY I.M. ON PS3? CAUSE I SENT 1 AND IT WENT THROUGH, BUT WHEN I DID IT AGAIN, IT SAID NO MEMBER WAS FOUND WITH THAT NAME...

GRILL IT UP MOPPA!!
LOVE THE GRILLIN!.. DUDE, I MISS IT.. WITH MY BACK, ALTHOUGH IT IS FEELING SOMEWHAT BETTER, I CAN'T STAND FOR LONG OVER A GRILL, LET ALONE MY STOVE. EVEN IF I LEAN OVER A MINISCULE BIT, THE LOWER AND MID BACK MUSCLES GO APESHIT ON ME.. START WIGGIN OUT AND SPASMING.. AND I GOTTA LIE DOWN AND FAST.. NEXT TIME,
STAND STRAIGHT UP, AND LEAN YOUR CHEST FORWARD ABOUT 20-40 DEGREES, FOR MORE LIMBER PEOPLE, LEAN OVER MORE THEN 30 DEGREES.. AND WHEN YOU FEEL YOUR LOWER BACK START ACHING, OR FEEL YOUR MUSCLES BEING USED.. STAY IN THAT POSITION FOR ABOUT..HMM..AN HOUR OR MORE.. AND AFTER AN HOUR, THE FEELING YOU FEEL IN YOUR MID AND LOWER BACK, IN THAT POSITION, AND WHEN YOU GO TO STAND BACK STRAIGHT UP.. THATS WHAT I FEEL..LOL
AND SORRY MY CAPS LOCK JAMMED..

HASKELL420
(AT LEAST WHEN I'M WITH MY HUNNIES, AND I TELL EM, SORRY, I CAN ONLY BE ON THE BOTTOM FOR NOW, THEY UNDERSTAND Smile IT ROCKS LOL

Posted on 07.12.08 09:35 AM by Hello Hello

@ Juggz,
Hey man, Happy Grillin'
I miss it. I can't stand at the BBQ, let alone my stove too cook becaue my mid and lower back muscles start going apeshit, and spasming like crazy, and then i gotta lie down ASAP.. Imagine, well, stand straight up, lean over say, 30-50 degrees, and stay in that position for, oh i don't know, a couple of hours or so....when you start feeling your lower and mid back muscles start aching, or feeling kinda tense, or weird.. stay their LONGER...lol then after another 30 mins or so..(if your not feeling it, lean over more).. and stay their for a bit longer... then try and stand back up.. thats how I feel.. EVERYDAY when I am on my feet...lol
By the way, I sent you an I.M. on PS3 before.. then i did it again, and it said no such member.. if you can IM Me,,

haskell420

Posted on 07.12.08 10:10 AM by Hello Hello

@Haskell - Did you save any of that goo they were collecting?

Posted on 07.12.08 11:02 AM by TonyB

@Juggs: Are you freaking kidding me? Of course nobody has a better time that you in mimetoss, I refuse to believe it. Even if the devs had cheatcodes you'd still be quicker. Why? Well, it seems your mime just really like going through glass for you.

And finally some life is back in the blog, wee!

Posted on 07.12.08 11:43 AM by KnizzleHizzle

hahaha what the fuck is going on here

Posted on 07.12.08 15:18 PM by Michael

Travis can you say anything about the previously mentioned premium characters or the upcoming mode "call da shots"?

Posted on 07.12.08 15:18 PM by jrabin93

@obscured
Great description of your FWE experience. LOL. That gave me a good laugh to start the morning, and a boost of confidence to go for the gold...I mean platinum at some point today.

@Knizzle
I would say my time could be anywhere from 2-6 seconds faster if everything went right again with addition of a couple/few more bullseyes. So...it's slightly possible someone has gotten a better time. I'm sick of the glass and the mime so I hope to god not. I'd like to retire from downtown tossing.

@Haskell
Did you send it to MutilatoRJuggalo (with an o)I didn't get online yet. I will in the next few hours. Stupid all-star game last night. Stupid Dan uggla! I hate that guy with his little tiny beak lips.
Anyway,
My back gets hella bad when I grill, that's why I bring out an ice cold 12 pack to drink as I grill. That seems to take care of the PAIN for me for the most part. The great smells and anticipation for incredible taste seems to take care of the rest.

Posted on 07.12.08 17:02 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Juggs: I still think you must have magic powers over that mime or something. It could have something to due with the fact that I suck Tong

Posted on 07.12.08 17:39 PM by KnizzleHizzle

@Haskell
Nothin' from you on my PS3 man. I'll try and send you something.

Posted on 07.12.08 18:58 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Everyone: I am still around. I am just functioning on NO SLEEP. All will be explained soon. I know you guys are getting info from all the sites and it's taking us time to update here (because Coke, myself and Walsh are at E3) I am working on new Mode Movies as well as a new update....

The quick and dirty of Call Da Shot is... The whole area is laid out and you select the targets. Then you bet to see if your opponents can make the shot.

If they can't they can choose to turn the tables on you and then you have to do it. If you succeed then you get the points they would have gotten. Failure means they get 50% of the points.

I need to explain the PAINLab to you guys soon. Get ready to help us make some cool experimental stuff.

Gotta run!

Posted on 07.12.08 19:24 PM by travis williams

Hey Travis....how bout' som shots of the idol minds crew at E3........that would be a sweet shot!!!!

Posted on 07.12.08 19:37 PM by THEfireman

Good call fireman, You heard him Travis, spend 30 cents and use that fancy phone to update the pictures or something with you guys at E3.

Posted on 07.12.08 19:51 PM by srart

After hearing that the PSN Video Store won't be here in Canada for a while, it would really make me feel better if the PAIN Amusement Park came out soon! By the way, you guys have done a really great job on this game so far! Keep up the good work!

Posted on 07.12.08 20:53 PM by jayyy91

@Travis
I'm in total agreement with fireman and srart. Post some pictures of you guys at E3 up on the site.

Posted on 07.12.08 21:11 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@MutilatRJuggalo, O.K. beating me by more than 30 seconds is just wrong, why don't you come over and kick my dog and shave my cat too :-p
(good freaking job, you know those other clowns ain't gonna put up with you sucker tactics, they are gonna layeth the smack upon your lilly white ass)

Posted on 07.12.08 22:49 PM by srart

Long time reader 1st time poster been very entertained for a while here but never really showed my face or typing skillz

Alright big request my wife and daughter will be away this weekend really hoping I can spend all my time getting trophies... ANY chance it this becoming a reality???

Other then that huge kotoes to you guys really loving a few games lately it seems like some (I repeat some) developers are really seeing the value of after sales service.

I love it!!!

Great game collection I have the same collection pretty much but have avoided Civ because of their refusing to get trophies I'm pretty pissed being a long time civ fan... anyways I digress thanks again.

Posted on 07.12.08 23:19 PM by Pocketaces11

sorry should have proof read that but I'm sure you get the points Smile

Posted on 07.12.08 23:20 PM by Pocketaces11

when is the new environment coming out for pain and is it going to be free?

Posted on 07.12.08 23:48 PM by sidekick101

@ sidekick101

No, as said before, we have not yet got a date, and it will cost.

Posted on 07.13.08 07:03 AM by toxic-inferno

@Travis
sounds fun!

Posted on 07.13.08 07:07 AM by jrabin93

with that poll, you think um you could um... talk bout all of em...

haha only joking as i no your busy with E3, i liked the new amusement park trailer too. Laughing

Posted on 07.13.08 07:18 AM by Ben

PAINLab....Sounds strange...I'm imagining Jarvis in a mad scientist outfit.

Posted on 07.13.08 07:35 AM by TheMyTMonarch

can u estimate the price range for the new enviorment

Posted on 07.13.08 07:45 AM by sidekick101

and i really want to know if it will come out either july or august??

Posted on 07.13.08 07:46 AM by sidekick101

can i talk about HOT n COLD, Clown Toss, or Trauma yet?

Posted on 07.13.08 07:59 AM by StalkingSilence

@Stalking, your at E3? Or did you get inside info some other way? Spill it man!!!

Posted on 07.13.08 08:09 AM by srart

@ Travis,
T, sign me up for thw PAIN-Lab.. I got PLENTY and HOURS of FREE time on my hands, so make me useful, hook me up, and let me partake in being a TEST dummy, Tester etc..
Let me help you by giving back some intel, etc.. I've given ideas, modes, game ideas and how they can work, play etc. which you are familiar with...
Now honor me, and let me be more hands on with the LAB if I can help, assist in ANY way, PLEASE let me know Smile

@ TonyB... Dude what goo are you talking about? Actually I don;t wanna know lol

@ Juggz,
The first one i sent too you, was with the "o".,. AND that went through, when I typed it as it says on here, it said NO member.
So IM ME, my PSN IS: Haskell420

From here to eternity
Haskell

Posted on 07.13.08 09:07 AM by Hello Hello

hi

Posted on 07.13.08 12:27 PM by Jeremy

@Haskell
Nice to see that screaming through a whole post dosen't bother your back too much ;-P

Posted on 07.13.08 12:31 PM by obscured

@Haskell
I sent you an invite, awaiting your response.
It's weird, once I sent the invite, THEN I got your message.

Posted on 07.13.08 12:54 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

What's up with Mortal_Sinner? Yo Mortal, Where You At?
Hey if anythings wrong with Mortal I hold qb2bTheReaper responsible. Hey, qb2b. Duuuude. That was a pretty cold jacket you through on Morty man. His 10,000 monkeys spanked was more than a high score. It was iconic. One of PAIN's original mutative feats. Kinda like Babe Ruth's home run record.A defining moment. You get some points for creativity though, with 11,111 chimps spanked. That's pretty insane. Care to share how long this marathon took? No way in hell it happened in one sitting. Unless you had a feed bag full of no-doze strapped to your face. HA! Good job man.

Posted on 07.13.08 12:59 PM by obscured

So how did the majority of us miss this.....

www.gaming-age.com/.../preview.pl

Posted on 07.13.08 14:33 PM by Brad

Good mode descriptions there. Nice work Brad... 3 Banana Stickers for you!!!!

Posted on 07.13.08 14:43 PM by TonyB

@TonyB

Thanks. Been lurking on the boards for so long but never had anything worth saying until now. Glad I could help with the info...


@MutilatRJuggalo

I completely understand the whole teething thing man. It's been a few years and now my 8 year old daughter tries to kick my butt at pain almost daily and my 2 boys (3 and 4) are there cheering us on and loving the destruction in PAIN. It's great family fun and can really take the edge off all the stress...

Posted on 07.13.08 14:57 PM by Brad

@Brad
Thanks for the AP link, very fresh to get all the details. Can't wait for Clown Toss.
Also, thanks for being a non retarded parent.
You know, the kind that realizes if your kid(s) watch or play PAIN they arn't actually gonna go launch themselves in real life. LOL. Some parents actually believe that.

@Qb
What the balls dude, why you gotta mess with Mortals 10,000 monkeys man? That's way uncool. I thought there was a level of respect with that score, yet you showed none.
3 D.O.O.S.H. rating for you. Oh yeah, keep in mind that no matter what, Mortal still is and will always be the king of spanking it (Sorry Travis, I know you tried). In fact I've heard rumors he's changing his name from Mortal_Sinner to King_Spanky, however that's purely speculation.

@Travis
$5.99? Bet!!! Them are some raw new modes to go with an unbelievably complex environment, all at an extremely decent price tag. Good Sh!t! Many props to you and your crew.

Posted on 07.13.08 15:17 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Travis
NOW SHIP!!!!

Posted on 07.13.08 15:18 PM by MutilatRJuggalo

@MutilatRJuggalo

I Try my best. Sometime you just gotta open your mind and eyes and let kids be kids. It's up to us to let them know a game is a game.

@Travis

How about a hint as to release. The Video download service was a wonderful gift from sony at this point. How about a gift from you guys and maybe launching AP at the end of E3 with the next PSN update??? Please!!!

Posted on 07.13.08 15:20 PM by Brad

@Obscured-Thanx man, I was wondering when someone would finally notice. I did it last Saturday/Sunday. I started about 6:30pm on Sat, it took around 23 hours with the occasional break for refreshments and a two hour nap. I was actually planning on getting a higher score, maybe even 20,000, but at about 10,200 a BIG ASS STORM rolled in out of nowhere! I live in the middle of a desert and there is a monsoon going on right now. So I had to stop early, because I was afriad the power would go out. Even though I already had the record, I COULDN'T just stop at a random number, this is a historic event lol, so I decided to brave it until 11,111. Between 10,400-11,111 there were three seperate occasions when the lights dimmed! I was freakin out, I was SOOOOO nervous. But I finally finished around 5pm Sun. I was trying to let my time run down from 99 minutes towards the end by not getting combos, but when I was done, I still had a half hour to just sit and wait. That was a very long and stressful 30 minutes... (cont)

Posted on 07.13.08 16:06 PM by qb2bTheReaper

Anyone else get some stuff about linking your ps underground acct and your psn I.D.?
trying out this portable sig thing that supposedly works with it..
<a href="www.us.playstation.com/.../SuperGumby"><img src="pid.us.playstation.com/user/SuperGumby.jpg" width="235" height="149" border="0" /></a>

Posted on 07.13.08 16:06 PM by SuperGumby

nope....oh well..
anyway...maybe it only works through underground... dunno... anyway... have fun

Posted on 07.13.08 16:07 PM by SuperGumby

(continued)...But fortunately the mighty Zeus looked kindly upon me and decided not to ruin my weekend. I was so relieved to see that beautiful results screen. It was an epic journey full of laughter, tears, and a whoooole lotta spankin'. Its a journey I'll never forget, and I want to thank Mortal for that. Without his crazy score, I never would have tried it. (Thanx Mortal, no disrespect) And why haven't we heard from him lately? Well, I wouldn't know anything about that. I swear I havn't touched him...hehe.

Posted on 07.13.08 16:26 PM by qb2bTheReaper

ps3.ign.com/.../890312p1.html

release date for amusement park is in 75 days?

can you confirm this travis?

Posted on 07.13.08 16:31 PM by Matt2793

@Matt2793

Either I'm really tired or just missing something. Where did you see 75 days until release???

Posted on 07.13.08 16:56 PM by Brad

Sorry must be tired. inally saw the countdown timer on the side of the article. So that would put us at about the end of August...

Posted on 07.13.08 16:57 PM by Brad

5.99, that's dirt cheap! I'm still can't believe it's going to be cheaper than the original game, but then again, new people would have to buy downtown and then AP as an add-on so I guess that's fair.

I already fell I've gotten more than my moneys worth, but I can honestly say I'm going to buy all things PAIN!

@Travis: Now that we can link our PSN account together with online sigs through underground we really need pain avatars on the ps3!

I just saw Hancock last night, good movie, I wouldn't mind being able to launch him Tong

Posted on 07.13.08 18:37 PM by KnizzleHizzle

There is no countdown timer to PAIN AP release. It’s in test now and will be released as soon as we get the bugs out. Multiplayer is of course taking the longest time to do but things are looking up. I am sure you don’t want us to ship without it. I wouldn’t show my mug on this site if we shipped without it.

@Knizzle: I am going to work on the Avatar thing and let you know when we make headway. I agree. The question is who would you guys want besides Jarvis because he’s the mascot and must be done.

@Juggz: Re: Price point… If I were a betting man I would say you are somewhere around the price point. It hasn’t been decided yet. But that’s a number that has been mentioned.

Posted on 07.13.08 19:13 PM by travis williams

pain team hears a suggestaion work more on the amusement park bugs so it can released sooner even though it will ship without multi player then once its shiped work on the other things i hope you do this i am dying to play the amusement park

Posted on 07.13.08 20:16 PM by don

pain team please do my idea

Posted on 07.13.08 20:30 PM by don

Personally I figure that if we've waited so long for a new place, what's a little bit longer going to hurt? Everything looks likes it's going to be a blast, so I can wait.

Anyways, I've been trying to get the Chimney Sweeper trophy for a while, and can't seem to get the hang of it. Any suggestions?

Posted on 07.13.08 20:58 PM by retaihec

i dont know but i suggest being hung lo launch torawds the senter chimnney stack go in it if this is the moon landing one it might take a long time trust me i have done it a bunch of times i didnt unlock moon landing jyet but try abunch of times

Posted on 07.13.08 21:22 PM by don

if its not moon landing go to trophy room find the name of it tell me it and i will try to tell you how to do it

Posted on 07.13.08 21:32 PM by don

this is my first comment on the board but i have been reading since day one and would like to say to all the team THANK YOU!!!

this is the best value ame i have ever got its simply awesome!!!

i cant wait for the amusment park and i would really like to hear about the PAINlabs as not much has been said about them can i have info please travis

finally keep up the great work pain crew!!

Posted on 07.13.08 21:49 PM by Adam

@Travis: Jarvis is a nobrainer, I suggest you do all his three costumes. But it's hard to decide as we of course want all of them, but more importantly you have to make the ones that are different from each other. My priority list would be:

1) Jarvis' three customes
2) Nigel
3) Muffy
4) Ed
5) Granny
6) French Mime
7) Cheesehead guy

Maybe also make some avatars of some of the trophies as well.

Posted on 07.13.08 23:30 PM by KnizzleHizzle

First post, looking forward to the AP, got the new update and then had to explain to the lady why i was spending ages unlocking everything instead of coming to bed... "No, it is not just a game and yes, i will take it seriously." Honestly, had to get her playing the bowling so she could understand. Looking forward to listening to my music whilst playing, but everything is in the wrong format at the mo, so have to wait for the update. Hope the multiplayer modes are good, it will open up a whole new level of Pain...

PSN: damofitz

Posted on 07.13.08 23:40 PM by d

hey travis any estimaded guess when the AP should ship

Posted on 07.13.08 23:55 PM by don

@Trvis. If you follow the link I posted they actually have a countdown timer on the page. If you can, you might want to speak to the site and have them remove it just to avoid potential flux and a bunch of questions and angry people popping up...

On the up side. Can't wait for the AP. Looks SICK from the vids and screens. And it might finally give me a fighting chance against my daughter. For an 8 year old she has the most amazing ability to OOCH herself into some huge combos downtown...

Posted on 07.14.08 00:56 AM by BRAD

@Travis: Pain labs looks like a great idea, but I don't quite see how it is financially viable, is it going to be a subscription, or is it just real quick throw together thing?
Better let us know or we'll start all kinds of mean rumors :-p

Posted on 07.14.08 01:11 AM by srart

@Travis
If you could make an icon of the new clown, THAT WOULD BE FRESH!!! I'm still waiting on the best Plat. Mime Toss score any of your creators have gotten.

Posted on 07.14.08 02:08 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

Coker is posting about the Labs soon. You'll see. The point to the lab is not to make money but start letting you guys see what we are thinking and sharing some ideas in short order. I'm excited.

Posted on 07.14.08 02:17 AM by travis williams

@Travis
You gotta have a monkey icon too!

Posted on 07.14.08 02:50 AM by OneButton

Brilliant travis thanks ur excited i cant chuffin wait!!!

Posted on 07.14.08 04:52 AM by Adam

@Everyone
I just linked up my accounts. I have no idea why or what it does aside from let me see who's online if I'm not on my PS3. This means absolutely nothing to me since I don't care unless I'm playing too, but, Gumby sounded pretty stoked bout it, so I did it.

Posted on 07.14.08 05:00 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

@travis- thank you for responding. if that countdown timer was real, amusement park would release on october 2nd! the horror! lol

Posted on 07.14.08 05:01 AM by Matt2793

Hey travis,
Any update to my comment from 07.16.08 12:59 PM

If you don't respond again, I'll assume you want me to stop drawing attention to it.

Posted on 07.14.08 05:24 AM by StalkingSilence

@Travis - Monkey avatars!!!!!!!

Posted on 07.14.08 05:27 AM by TonyB

@Juggz Stoked until I figured out it was absolutely worthless...

Posted on 07.14.08 05:40 AM by SuperGumby

Yeah...it does nothing. And on the forums it shows both names, and I can't see how to get rid of my underground ID without changing Emails. Dumb

Posted on 07.14.08 06:06 AM by TonyB

@Super
LOL, that's what I decided when I did it. Oh well, I added the games I have and stuff.

Posted on 07.14.08 06:27 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

@reaper
I cannot for the life of me figure out why you would want to spend the amount of time it would take to get 11,111 monkeys just for the top score. I was sick of the thing at over 5 hours for my 1,500. 11,111 would take a week to do! Plus there is no way I could tell my family they can't use the PS3 while I am still spanking the monkey.

Props on the plat score. I am having trouble consistently getting over the 80 hump. I most commonly run out of time in the last two. So far when I have gotten to random I kept getting hard ones. Luck of the draw.

Posted on 07.14.08 06:42 AM by OneButton

@stalker
i think you can cos the link brad posted told us a bit about the new modes already and there where no complaints about that and any extra info on PAIN always receives a warm welcome

Posted on 07.14.08 06:46 AM by DEATH6667576

I just tried to start Pain, and it started updating, then it finished, then started updating again, and continued doing this in an infinite loop! It slowed down the whole PS3, I could barely quit the game as it took ~30 seconds to respond to input. I suggest before building a theme park, you fix the current version so I can play it! Thanks! Oh.. and Online multiplayer! Please?

Posted on 07.14.08 07:26 AM by Kev50027

@Kev
You must not have played in a while. The update is normal. It will give you the plat club. Just let it do what it does and you'll be playing. Walk away for 5 minutes if you can't stand to watch it, that's what I did.

Posted on 07.14.08 07:28 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

@Qb
Just wanted to let you know I withdraw my D.O.O.S.H rating. Records are made to be broken. If you're willing to put in the time, you deserve the top spot. Just know, in my heart, King_Spanky, I mean Mortal_Sinner, will always be the king of spanking it. (Was that too many commas?) LOL. Good job though man. That's dedication.

Posted on 07.14.08 07:31 AM by MutilatRJuggalo

AP gameplay video
http://playstationlifestyle.net/

Posted on 07.14.08 09:44 AM by srart

@Juggz-Thanx for retrieving th D.O.O.S.H rating. Although I was kind of honored, thats the first time I've ever been slapped with a D.O.O.S.H. LOL I was planning on giving you the 'records are made to be broken' speech but I guess you understand now, and I'm glad. By getting 11,111, I'm not saying I'm better than Mortal, because I know we could both literaly go on forever, its just a matter of how much time you're willing to put into it. I like to set challenges for myself, it was something fun for me, even though it was grueling at times. Thanx for understanding. Peace.

Posted on 07.14.08 23:11 PM by qb2bTheReaper

@OneButton-Yeah, I guess it would be a problem, living with a family. I live by myself, so I'm the only one who uses my PS3. I recently broke up with my GF so I've been Spanking The Monkey a lot lately. LOL. As I was telling Juggz, I like to challenge myself. It was fun, even though it wasn't fun, if you know what I mean.

The trick to Plat Club is to get as consistent as possible on the quads. If you miss a quad, it can really screw you over, especially after 80 monkies. Its hard, but I've pretty much gotten the hang of the quads, although there are a couple where I'm only about 50%. The one that gives me the most problems is a triple monkey (under the ceriel bowl, strait ahead on tracks, to the right on tracks) I can get close, but can never seem to get it. Also If I mess up a set before I build up at least four minutes, I reset it. Its very important to build up the clock so you have time to make up for the seemingly inevitable mistakes later on. The random frenzy is a lot of luck but the more consistent you are, the longer you can go. I usually end up choking on some of the easiest sets. During the random frenzy on my 150 monkey run I actually messed up Monkey Set #1. LOL. How does that happen!? I NEVER miss that! It gets frustrating. Oh well. Anyway, thanx for the props and good luck.

Posted on 07.15.08 00:01 AM by qb2bTheReaper

@qb2bTheReaper - Hey man Juggers laid it out there for ya perfectly. Respect to you for the dedication, but Mortal's 10,000 is the platinum milestone.
I mean, just look @ her - 10,000 ....mm m mm... all them cuuurves..., ya, you know, mm. Aww yeah. That is one classexy she-babe of a score aight.
But 11,111? Naw man, she a hoe. She look all boney with them ribs like she got the rickets. Dat shitsnasty.;-P
You are now in The Painopoly Club.

Posted on 07.15.08 00:44 AM by obscured

@Obscured-LOL Are you spanking the monkey to Mortal's Spank The Monkey score? Your just jealous cuz I'm sitting riiiight on top of it, ooooooh yeeeeaaah. Mmmmmmm. Thats niiice.
LOL, You're hilarious, Dude. Keep on entertaining us with your crazy-ass posts. Peace.

Posted on 07.15.08 01:27 AM by qb2bTheReaper

Any chance it will be here for this Thursday? Thanks for the great game.

Posted on 07.17.08 17:44 PM by Matt

I want the pain amusement park to come out really badly

Posted on 07.20.08 22:03 PM by Latrell

please im need a new game to play <a href="http:// www.us.playstation.com/.../aba25"><img src="http://pids.us.plastation.com/user/aba25.jpg" width="235" height="149" borders="0"/></a>

Posted on 07.20.08 22:25 PM by Latrell

Will this be a free update or not?

Posted on 07.20.08 23:12 PM by kieran

Any news on the release date yet? Its raining all day here Frown Please help me thru summer and give me som new pain activity Smile yeps ..I cant wait..HURRY !!! hehehe Smile

Kick @ss game!!! PAIN Hits it all Laughing

Posted on 07.24.08 08:48 AM by tal

It looks good,im just want to know when is it coming out?

Posted on 07.25.08 11:03 AM by Prenz

It looks good but I want to know when is it coming out?

Posted on 07.25.08 18:06 PM by Prenz

I just bought Pain and it is the most addicting and aswesome game i have ever bought, me and my friends always play it, its really fun. Anyways when is the Park coming out and i just hate one thing about the game... u can't save ur replays Frown

Posted on 07.27.08 13:42 PM by IIHitandRunII

trohpies at the exact same time?

I have got the in game ones already

Posted on 08.02.08 00:03 AM by MidnightBlues

Well som sort of respons or update on how things are going would be nice.... next weekend and summer vacation is over here Frown(

Posted on 08.05.08 12:46 PM by tal

cannot freakin wait

Posted on 08.26.08 18:50 PM by peregrine

i can't wait 4 the Amusement park!4 DAYS MY BOY

Posted on 08.31.08 09:26 AM by javier

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