As a huge fan of the series i am very excited for lbp3! here is a list of ideas i think would be great to add in the game!
They will be in different sections so it is easy to find browse. Have any awesome ideas not listed, Leave a comment!

ONLINE PLAY

Being the life of lbp i thought i would touch on this first!

1. Raise players from 4 in one game to 6
Why? i think a raise in player count would open up new gameplay options for creators, but adding to many players like 12 would not only cause lag, but would make playing basic platforming levels very challenging, especially if your all sharing one screen!

2. Monthly competitions!
Why? i know that it would be challenging to organize monthly competitions, but i feel that it would add a lot to the community, It would give stumped creators something to work on, and just give a boost the creativity of the community! And before you say it, No the prize would not be a crown, and not even money... unless its a large event. I think a fitting prize would be an extra special pin for your profile, and a spotlight in the lbp news... or a Team pick, that works as well .

3. Return of the sackies!
Why? after seeing the sackies in 2011 i was amazed with all of the awesome creators, and levels on lbp. I was also amazed with the fact that the sackies mysteriously disappeared the next year. Even though the feedback on the sackies was sadly, mostly negative. I think people where angry mainly because they didn't understand how the levels where selected. Of course levels that where being voted for "best level of the year" would have an Mm pick! I'm going to be honest, i don't know how to stop people from complaining, but i think the sackies was a great idea and should make a return!

4. "advanced" copy button
What? a copy button that only allows people you select to copy the level.
Why? Most people view the copy button as the cancer of lbp... to be honest i don't blame them. But the copy button had a purpose which was, "heres and awesome level i made, here! take it to your moon and make it even better!" well... don't get me wrong, you could share it with the wrong "friend" and they could take it as their own, and that defeats the whole purpose of the button doesn't it? SO, in the level description it would say "Originally by... insert name here... Edited by... insert other name here..." You could also scroll through and click right on the name which would take you to the original creators earth!

5. THIS IS A BIG ONE! Better pod controls... sorry for the let down
Why? i know what your thinking? "what is wrong with my wonderfully decorated cardboard masterpiece?" Nothing is wrong with your pod its, decorated amazingly... i'm jealous. BUT what is wrong is the control, how many times have you tried to enter your pop-it and by accident activated the controller?... everyone should raise their hands at this point... And easy way to fix this is making it so you have to hold the " Square button" for a duration for half a second or a second. and Boom! problems gone

6. Privacy mode!
What? When activated, hides your recent activity from all those people viewing your profile
Why? we've all played levels we regret, i know i have.

That wraps up all i have to say on that topic for now... Moving on!


GENERAL/ OBVIOUS

1. More stickers & decorations
Why? ... i'm not even going to waste my time

2. More sackperson materials, (animated ones!)
Why? ... again no explanation needed

3. More pins!
What pins? mostly special pins! some of them should be geared towards the people that play levels and not just create!
Why? I think there there should be more special pins for "players" because they don't get a lot of credit even though they are the reason people even make their levels. But as for more pins in general, that is pretty obvious.

4. More costumes!
Why? ... obvious again!

5. higher thermo!
Why? if you are creating a level they worst thing ever is the thermo filling up when your halfway done!

6. Sackperson extra costume slot! Backpack
Why? this would be a welcome addition to the sackperson's costume set!

7. More publishing space?
Why? some creators need more room to publish great levels!
Why not? some spammers need more room to spam more levels

Im on the fence about this one actually.

8. Ps4
Why? i'm sorry Ps3, i love you just as much as the next guy, but if we are to see huge change, i think lbp would have to go next gen.

Thus ending, probably the most un-needed part of this list


CREATE MODE

Oh we all know this is the big one!

1. Water material
Why? you see in a lot of level that people want to make pools, or sinks, or toilets... yes i went there all using water, I guess sticker panel looks ok, but having actual water would be much better visually, and could also open up some awesome gameplay options
*I also think the water should act like a material such as hologram, or sticker panel. I know having actual water physics like e.g. pouring it into different containers is VERY challenging!

2. Anti water material
What? A invisible material only visible in play mode that does not allow water into that area, acts like hologram or sticker panel. *does not effect player
Why? Who doesn't like underwater bases?!

*Please note, they two "materials" above would be placed and drawn just like other materials

3. Sack-animal, horrible name i know, its the idea that counts
What? a special sackbot that walks on all fours like a cat or dog etc.
Why? it would open new gameplay options for the player.
Extra: They would have their own unique set of costumes, They would NOT be able to use power ups, They would work the same way sackbots do, allowing you to set them to follow, flee, act, etc.

4. Weather effects
What? effects like rain, snow, hail, etc.
Why? these would just be every helpful tools to have at your disposal, many people create these using sticker panel, but if if it is something you can tweak quickly in the tools bag it would be much better
More: you could be able to change the severity of the storm in the options aswell! ranging from a light drizzle, to a rampant thunderstorm

5. Larger map
Why? more space for more creativity!

6. Slap sensor
Why? it could help with creating levels, and could also be used to make some pretty funny stuff.

7. Swimming sackbots
Why? it is a big hassle if your creating a sackbot level because you know you cannot let them touch water. And its pretty annoying.
Extra: i think it should be "tweakable" within that sackbots.

8. BIG ONE! animation studio
This would be hard to pull off! but if it was added it would be amazing!
What? A in game "studio" that lets you easily create your own animations for your sackbot to do!
Why? pure awesome!

The alternative!!! yes i know that idea is pretty ambitious, so here is an idea easier to execute, but still pretty awesome.
A set of maybe 20-40 pre-made animations you can put into your sackbots brain, ranging from a simple wave, to an awesome backflip!
Why? this would be helpful for a more cinematic and professional feel to levels, that would be simple and easy for everyone to use!

9. Background layers
What? 20 decorative layers in the background purely for decoration
Why? once you get the hang of the current 3-d glitch tools, you can do this just fine, But for most people its hard to understand. It's also pretty annoying when you un-pause and something blows up!

10. foreground layers
What? 5 decorative layers in the foreground purely for decoration
Why? once you get the hang of the current 3-d glitch tools, you can do this just fine, But for most people its hard to understand. It's also pretty annoying when you un-pause and something blows up!

11. 3-d camera
What? a camera that zooms in like the awesome and popular level "Massive Epic Raging Destruction" http://lbp.me/v/0e851x
Why? with the use of fully functional foreground, and background layers, you could make some awesome FPS games within lbp
Bonus: you should be able to look up and down on a 0 - 90 degree angle, decided by the player

12. REALISTIC MODE
What? a mode that follows real world rules, this would be able to be turned on and off within the tool bag menu
MORE WHAT? E.G. if a piece of wood is near fire it will set on fire, if metal touches electricity, it will turn electric & if electricity touched water, everyone inside will die, etc.
Why? this would save a lot of time for the casual gamer who wants to do all these things, but not have it take a few weeks!
Bonus: you could select certain things you wanted to be on, while leaving others off.

13. POWER UP! "speed shoes"
What? a power up that allows your sackperson to run a awesome speeds!
Why? would be great for faster paced levels!
Bonus: you could tweak running speed

14. Climbable ladders
Why? many people want this function to be added! you can make them go up ladders, but you can only make it look so good at the moment. This would be a great addition to the tools bag!
Bonus: you could stack ladders on top of each other to make a very large ladder. *If flipped upside-down, maybe your sackperson could traverse them like monkeybars.

15. Seats, actual seats
Why? this would help many levels just look better.

16. More materials
Why? ... i don't think i need to explain...

17. advanced Sackbot detection
What? A system that makes it so your sackbot friends of foes can't see through walls!
Why? although i managed to do this, i feel that it is something that most people just wouldn't have the patience to do, but it would help a lot when creating stealth levels, or levels with stealth in them.

18. More instruments to create music with
What? instruments like the violin, clarinet, sax, etc. would be nice additions
Why? would open the doors for different types of songs that could be created in lbp

19. Dual music editing
What? Not two people working on the same song, but two people working on different at the same time.
Why? if two people want to make music at the same time, well... someones not going to get their way

20. dynamic music
What? being able to set music. pre-made or sequencer to only play within a certain radius.
Why? would give people the ability to make more dynamic and alive levels, especially when creating city levels.

21. advanced magic mouth
What? a magic mouth that lets you bold words, color words etc.
Why? make certain very important parts of the dialogue really POP!

Wow! that part went on for a while... Next part!

STORY MODE

Because i am very tired i will stop at the end of this topic for now

1. A story mode that is more like lbp1
Why? lbp2's story mode was fun, don't get me wrong. But lbp1's had a higher replay value and was just in general more fun to me.

2. tying into 1, world travel... again!
Why? in lbp1 it was fun exploring all the different areas that where very diverse in gameplay and visuals. Im not saying to revisit the same places, but traveling to all the corners of lbp is a good way to take the story.

3. More collectables!
Why? i know i pretty much touched on this already, but more stuff, more options!


Ok, this is where i end for now!

If you would like to hear more of my ideas i can continue and add to the list if you want! but I also want to hear your awesome ideas too! List them in the comments please!!!

-JellyBellyScout


Edit: sorry if theres any typos, i'm really tired.

Really cool suggestions you have here, I definitely agree that if a new LBP title comes out it NEEDS to be for PS4. LBP3 for PS4 would be great, because with all the new options the PS4 gives to developers they could do most of the things that you suggested!

Personally I don't think that online play with 6 players would be good... I can hardly stand playing a level with 4 players when the screen is being pulled every way. Maybe if they added this feature they could have it so everyone has their own screen and is not sharing with everyone. But I do agree that competitive levels would be greatly improved with more players playing online!

Some things like realistic mode, climbable ladders, seats and speed shoes could all be done in LBP2 but I guess it would be more convenient to just have them in your poppit!

I absolutely love the "sack animal" idea, that would be super cool to see haha! Maybe it could be called sack-imal or something ! More publishing space would also be very useful, but those pesky spammers would definitely be taking advantage :/

But yea thanks for taking the time to write this whole thing out, of all the "what I want to see in LBP3" threads I have seen this one for sure is the most thorough!

Awesome, but I don't know that they are making anymore LBP Games.

Cool! I hope they make a much more advanced 3d camera that would allow you to make 3d sackbots!!

Awesome ideas! I like them all! 4 Player for platformer with 1 cam. More player for versus with own cams. That would be very cool.

List of things i think that should be added
- Actual water that can fill up things- Check it out --> Have you played those horror levels or any level in general where it has water like what if we were able to add like little ponds or actual water in bath tubs for that extra little hmmph to your level
- Lava- I mean this can go both ways but i think it has its spot here. It would be cool to actually see like flowing lava and things like that but it can take a liquid form as in that it flows. This would be great for end of the world survivals and like run for your life type levels!
-Maybe a decoration editor where we are able to make our own decoration, with different bases and customization options.
-Maybe single life checkpoints that would be really great for survivals- If youre with 4 players the checkpoint would start with 4 lives but as you all enter or spawn it goes to zero.
-Wind machine - Imagine having wind in your levels! It would look awsome in jungle levels and stuff with a lot of flowing objects.
-Snow! I know we all love snow i feel this can go both ways as well. It takes some creativity out of making things look snowy but i think a snow machine would be cool and if you have an option if the snow sticks to the ground or not
-Movable sand^ Goes along with snow what if sand flowed nice with the wind effect and we can make sandstorms and everything This might go both ways depending on your view on things.
Here are just a couple things Post your ideas too i would love to hear what all you have to say and what can make an already amazing game better!

Those are awesome ideas!

I would like to see:

Material editor - Make your own textures by stickers, photos, paintinator tools, or with your PSeye.

Official Background Layers - Make objects and materials in the background without the use of 3d glitched layers.

Global Lighting enhancement - Tweak the color of the fog by tweaking the red, blue, and green channels. (LBP Karting has this)

Game Camera enhancement - Game cameras would have the option to tweak the FOV. (As of now, only Movie cameras do this)

Atmospheric backdrops - Use images, stickers, the paintinator, or your PSeye to create a 'fixed' backdrop.

Sound adjustments - Ability to tweak not only the pitch a sound is played, but you have the option to tweak the speed as well in too separate channels.

Special emitters - Ability to tweak the smoke machine to emit other special effects such as sparkles, steam, or lasers. (LBP Karting has this feature)

(Extra features)

Soundbooth - Make your own sounds with an in-game sound mixer for a broader selection of sounds.

More Music Instruments - Better and a bigger selection for music sequencers.

Caseythesackboy, your ideas are all possible to make or excist, you just have to know how to use it!

For me, 1 word. 3D!!!!!!!!

I'll try to continue the list later today or tomorrow!

@Sandro You have a point actually but what if they were built in tools! :o

Tools would be awesome, maybe for lbp3

What I would like to see?

More logic tools!
Some things are terribly easy when we program programs. But in LBP, sometimes we have to make them, or its simply impossible!
An exemple: maths operations. Thinks like >, >=, =, etc. I had to make them a few days ago. When you make a program (by programming so) you just have to... Write your stuff (>, <, =, etc...).
More sensors could be cool too. Like a light sensor! (hmm not that useful).

No copy button. Simply. It will do more good than bad.

Integration of the "lock" tool from lbp.me. Then people who have forgotten their password can lock people. (some friends forgot it. Not me! )

And finally... NO THERMO. I'm sure they can find a way to remove it for next LBP. But will they?
Because if when we have to do big things on LBP, the thermo is full very fast.

I merged a few similar threads together, if you need to talk about this topic feel free to post it here. No need to make a new thread

-DRL

I have a few ideas of my own actually!

Power Ups:
"Gravity Boots"
Imagine walking through the powerup light and collecting boots that can reverse gravity by pressing a button. Making a whole new chapter in upside down gameplay pieces that don't require a certain material or sackbots. This would be revolutionary and increase the LBP possibilities.

"HeliCapTor" (change name probably)
A new helmet achievement that takes the new hero cape but reverses action. Instead of gliding you get an ammount of time to go up instead. The timer would be tweaked from 1 to infinity. Allowing many high up gameplay pieces from small spots.

"Elemental Hat"
Instead of the common shooting of the elements why not shoot one while controlling where it goes as it moves. So movement of the right analog stick will control where the first emitted goes. This would allow places that the normal shooting couldn't get such as around edges.

Materials:

"Air"
A light invisible material that when touched gives the player a burst of air in any direction.

"Water"
One of the ideas stated before yet it would be movable and follow normal physics.

"Lava"
A turn of the water but automatically deadly and becomes solid with any form of water.

"Poison"
Another turn of water but colored and will slowly dissolve materials and sackboy. Metal would not dissolve, only sponges, cardboard, wood, etc. There would be a posion tweaker to dissolve metal or not dissolve the others.

Musical:

"Voice Instruments"
Allows you to record your voice using mic, eye cam, etc., then edit it to sound different with reverb, or different notes. This would allow LBP songs with vocals, or just an amazing beat.

"Increased Thermo"
Relatively better with a few more instruments!

New Systems:

"Art and Writing"
Writing is one of the only Arts not found on lbp. So on your profile there should be a book section where you can publish stories, poems, or art. This would be in a category section like "Hearted Creators" etc. And have a picks section just for a book a month or so that there is an incentive to write. Also have it tell you like level plays who views it, and have reviews and yays.

"Animation"
Another idea stated previously but with you doing the animations, possibly with move controller, etc.

These were my ideas, tell me if you like them!
Love ZK,

A lot of this ideas arent new since you dont know whats going on lbpv. There are some new things you will definitely find in the next lbp too maybe its in ps4, but the new console has just been released last year, what means it takes some time to make another masterpiece Thanks for letting us knowing your ideas

~Sandro8708~