(After reading this section, please check out our "Important Notices!" at the bottom of this page)
Like every other business venture out there, we all have to start somewhere.
I am a keen PS3 player, and I have been working with clans for a couple of years now. I feel this idea could revolutionise playing LittleBigPlanet. No more hassels of finding maps which waste your time. SWR is a name that we want you to be able to trust. Once we have a large fan base, who knows what we can achieve?
SWR Started in England, under the tag [SwR*], when a few partners of mine decided they wanted to start a clan ready for Killzone 2. I jumped at the opportunity, excited as an ambitious gamer, hoping to dominate any ladders surrounding KZ2.
Then, while we were all waiting for Killzone 2's release date, LittleBigPlanet cropped up, and we saw a fantastic niche. The amount of levels that you have to crawl through to get to a ripe juicy perfect one, was too excruciatingly painful.
We asked ourselves... What if we made a tag on every one of our levels, so that people knew they were getting a solid service, and kept coming back for more?
This idea grew and grew, until we decided to take action. Now, we are waiting for LittleBigPlanets release date, and we are aiming for a nice tight-nit community, who visit our forums regurarly, and use our website as the home of their LittleBigPlanet news and favourite maps.
None of this can work without the support of you and the LittleBigPlanet community, so we are asking for your recognition, and with your help, we can become a popular Regiment of map creators, who you can trust.
Jason Himsworth / Zelexin
Every organisation has a policy to obide by. We aren't any different. We are, however, a lot more lenient when it comes to rules.
Please read these steps carefully, to understand what we are fully about and what your rights are as map creators.
You are advertising SWR!
Once you have created a level you can put SWR in the map name. This can be accomplished by having a map tester from SWR (not yourself) test your level and give it the "O.K!" (If the map isn't good enough, we will have to reject your map, as we are trying to provide a good service).
Map Rights, Ownership!
We do not own your map. The only rights we have to your map, is whether or not you put SWR on the name. If you put SWR on the name without our approval, we will have the power to ask you to take it off. If you do not take it off within 24 hours, we will then have the power to report you to higher authorities. If the map you have created is great and you haven't put SWR in the name, we will be edging you to put it on, as, the more people who search for SWR, the more potential plays your map will get.
Map Advertisement!
We do not mind if you advertise your maps on other peoples forums or websites (because, at the same time, you are advertising SWR!). We do not mind you being a member of an already existing, or an up-coming clan. We are not a clan, we are a team of map creators that use one TAG universally to get more plays and reviews. We also do not mind if your clan members visit our forum, apply for job roles and search for SWR maps.
Making a map....
If you create an SWR map, it is in your best interest to advertise SWR on the map itself. Either the website URL or instructions on how to search for SWR maps (As easy as a text box saying; Search 'SWR' for the best LittleBigPlanetMaps". This is not something we enforce you to do, but we do feel it is in your best interest. The more people who hear about searching for SWR, the more plays and recogntion your map will get.
If I have missed anything, or you would still like to know about certain rules, please contact me. (Jasonsnothomeatm@hotmail.co.uk).
As you can see, we are very lenient, so don't worry, and jump on board!