Rock Band. More Awesome.

[dAnceguy117]

Originally Posted by Afrobean

ps wtf who said there was a thing to hold the sticks because I got freaking nothing over here and I am really confused take a freaking picture of it or something.

Stick 'em in there, tip-end first.

Originally Posted by Afrombean

That said, how can I get those songs

Are they only unlockable in one player mode? Or do they just take a long time to make them available?

Takes a while. Collect fans, stars, etc. Increase difficulties if you're not getting any fans. I don't think it goes by average difficulty, but rather the lowest difficulty being played on by any member.

Originally Posted by Afrobean

Oh by the way, I was doing so good on Medium that I decided to try drumming on Hard. Did rather well with it, so I decided to try Expert. Got my freaking ass handed to me. Changing from Hard to Expert made it go from simple beat with simple kick to kinda challenging beat and CRAZY kick.

Now that's what I'm talking about, haha. It's probably a much easier transition for me, because I don't play drums, and I've played quite a bit of DrumMania.

Originally Posted by mr.mooman

also has the drum set screwed up at all since you bought it?

I haven't noticed any deterioration of quality, but I'm still worried about how well it registers really fast drumming.

Didn't get to play at all today, but I think I should be playing all day again tomorrow. yusss

[timotolkki11]

Originally Posted by dAnceguy117

Stick 'em in there, tip-end first.

That way works fine, but there are two tabs on the yellow and blue pads that pull-out and work much better.

[Telvanni_guard]

In the single player tour there are actually two tours. The first is a normal tour with a 5 song setlist and continuing on. The other tour is more like the "encore" songs from Guitar Hero.

This game is freaking godly though. Of the 58 songs on the main list only 7 aren't master tracks. That's right. 51 tracks are. Not counting the bonus songs or the downloadable content.. Speaking of downloadable content..

Hey Afro: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_in_Rock_Band

Quote from the actual link:
How did you guys decide on the bands and songs that made it into Rock Band?

Dan Teasdale: At the start of the project, we created our dream list of bands. We had a list of about 2000 or 3000 songs that we whittled down into a list of 200 or 300 songs, and then we went out and tried to get all of those songs. We had an amazing response, and all of the labels were really, really responsive as to some of the bands that we could get. We were able to get The Who, which we never were able to get before, we were able to get the whole of “Nevermind” from Nirvana, which was way beyond our expectations and is incredibly awesome. In terms of the thought process behind it, we wanted to get the whole spectrum of rock, from the 1960s to today, essentially.

Cream yourself... now.


By the by... Green Grass and High Tides will kick people's asses on Guitar. It's pretty freaking intense on the solos.

And I consider myself good on Expert (didn't pass Jordan or Six though. Sadface), and though I did well on most songs, Ballroom Blitz and Dead on Arrival (Sweet and Fallout Boy) taught me the meaning of humility with their chords. Got better on Ballroom Blitz, but still crap on Dead on Arrival.


Also: There was no topic because everyone who has it is playing it. Personally, I caused pain in my thumb so.. I'm taking it easy for a few.


Bah! I keep forgetting crap. There is a difference between the GH controllers while playing Rock Band. When you have the Rock Band controller during the solos, you do not have to strum at all if you play on the bottom Frets.

[Afrobean]

Originally Posted by timotolkki11

That way works fine, but there are two tabs on the yellow and blue pads that pull-out and work much better.

Those may work in an acceptable fashion during gameplay, but no way in hell would I be able to keep the sticks there during storage. Like really, would it have been that expensive for them to add something in for that? They could have gotten Vic Firth to sponsor it in the same way they got Fender on the guitars.

Originally Posted by Telvanni_guard

In the single player tour there are actually two tours. The first is a normal tour with a 5 song setlist and continuing on. The other tour is more like the "encore" songs from Guitar Hero.

Yeah I haven't touched the bonus tour yet.

This game is freaking godly though. Of the 58 songs on the main list only 7 aren't master tracks. That's right. 51 tracks are. Not counting the bonus songs or the downloadable content.. Speaking of downloadable content..

Yeah, but what kind of a ratio does GH3 have? I do believe it's something similar.

Hey Afro: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_in_Rock_Band

Quote from the actual link:
How did you guys decide on the bands and songs that made it into Rock Band?

Dan Teasdale: At the start of the project, we created our dream list of bands. We had a list of about 2000 or 3000 songs that we whittled down into a list of 200 or 300 songs, and then we went out and tried to get all of those songs. We had an amazing response, and all of the labels were really, really responsive as to some of the bands that we could get. We were able to get The Who, which we never were able to get before, we were able to get the whole of “Nevermind” from Nirvana, which was way beyond our expectations and is incredibly awesome. In terms of the thought process behind it, we wanted to get the whole spectrum of rock, from the 1960s to today, essentially.

Cream yourself... now.

I knew about that... that's why I said Nevermind specifically and not Toxicity or any number of other albums that I love.

Bah! I keep forgetting crap. There is a difference between the GH controllers while playing Rock Band. When you have the Rock Band controller during the solos, you do not have to strum at all if you play on the bottom Frets.

If I recall, those sections work like hammer-ons/pull-offs if you're playing on the upper frets, but on the bottom ones, you don't need to strum at all.


And has anyone heard any news about drivers for these controllers for computer? I'm sure that SOMEONE with the knowledge is working on it.

EDIT: one more thing: did anyone find it HILARIOUS that they used Dead on Arrival rather than a newer song? That song is on the album Take This to Your Grave-- it is on Fueled By Ramen records. This album came out before their mainstream success with From Under the Cork Tree. Seriously, if FFR was ever to get permission to use a song by Fallout Boy, it would be off of this album. You think they cheaped-out and went to Fueled By Ramen instead of Island for their newest album? On top of this, if they were going to use a song off of Take This to Your Grave, WHY DIDN'T THEY USE GRAND THEFT AUTUMN

[MixMasterLar]

Just a few Qs Afro.

Does the petal add that much to how hard it is? I've played the Demo songs on Expert and lmfao....but if that petal (That wasnt in the demo) Kicks it up then maybe it'll be fun. I played quite a few turns on Purcussion Master so I want it harder then that if I want to buy it.

Will the GH Controllers work, or well they work with an option that you turn off the high frets, or not at all? Heard alot of things about this.

Also, someone tell me if the Vocals are easy to do or if the game keeps saying your offkey.
























Oh yeah for the 2nd game they should add BM I would love that

[ddranthony92]

OMG like i just went on the XBL marketplace and you can buy blackend,and justice for all and ride the lightning to play it almost sold it,for me its either rock band or $150 (plus the other stuff i asked for) maybe if there were more songs up to buy that i like then ill buy RB but im deff. getting GH3 first.

[Telvanni_guard]

Just going on the single player and not on the co-op, subtracting battles there are:

39 songs on Guitar Hero.

39+24 bonus songs = 63 songs total (including the bonus ones)
19 are not master tracks.
Meaning: 44 are master tracks.

Total Master tracks excluding the bonus songs: 21
Total Bonus song master tracks: 23

[thunderstrike687]

Originally Posted by Telvanni_guard

Just going on the single player and not on the co-op, subtracting battles there are:

39 songs on Guitar Hero.

39+24 bonus songs = 63 songs total (including the bonus ones)
19 are not master tracks.
Meaning: 44 are master tracks.

Total Master tracks excluding the bonus songs: 21
Total Bonus song master tracks: 23

you forgot the co-op encores.

[Afrobean]

what the **** dude

I just played Green Grass and High Tides and not only was the drum part ****ing stupid and long as hell, but the ****ing guitar was like doing that bull**** where certain instruments in a piece are like playing on a different time scale or something and like the whole time and it seemed to keep switching beats on the drums and on top of this, it seemed the BPM for it was nowhere near as consistent as it should have been to be having all that **** going on

seriously, the whole ****ing song was the same easy pattern over and over but because **** kept changing i couldn't keep the beat worth a ****. Literally first song I'd failed since beginning play on single player mode on drums. I can't even imagine how ****ty this must be on the higher difficulties >

[dAnceguy117]

Originally Posted by Afrobean

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I think I figured out the issue with fast drumming on the pads. The faster it is, the more strict the timing is. Makes sense. It's like the avmiss issue on FFR, except it's not an issue, though it does make things pretty difficult. I'm seriously fearing having to play Run to the Hills on solo tour.

By the way, I'm getting a knack for the drums. Seriously. A couple of my friends and I played all day today. We passed Won't Get Fooled Again without having to abuse overdrive all that much, and I think it was the third time I played it. For me, at least, the learning curve on drums is really sharp.

Originally Posted by people

ARE DURMS HRAD? I PLAYED DEM AT BEST BUYS AND DEY WERE 2 EZ!

I swear this has been answered at least five times in this thread already. Yes, the bass drum provides a significant amount of the difficulty on the drums. It's not as big of a deal after the first few days once you learn to read it more easily.

This game rules so hard. I do like the RB guitar, but I'm better with GH guitars, and I don't think I'll need the solo fret buttons in order to 5* Green Grass and High Tides. I really want the WAHHHHHHWAHHHHHHHHWAHHHHHHHH sound during overdrive though, so I'm torn. :<

edit: Oh, just so I can update later, in case anyone cares: I'm on the third set of songs in the Expert solo tour on drums.

edit2: Finished the fourth set of songs. I haven't had to play a song more than twice to 5* it yet. Now, don't just assume it's all really easy - I honestly think I'm just pretty good at this. Regardless, all of it is fun as hell.

By the way:

Originally Posted by ddranthony92

OMG like i just went on the XBL marketplace and you can buy blackend,and justice for all and ride the lightning to play it almost sold it,for me its either rock band or $150 (plus the other stuff i asked for) maybe if there were more songs up to buy that i like then ill buy RB but im deff. getting GH3 first.

What exactly can you buy? Blackened is the first track on ...And Justice for All. I kind of want to know the specifics because I'm really, really interested, though I'd buy Ride the Lightning first.

[ddranthony92]

Originally Posted by dAnceguy117

I think I figured out the issue with fast drumming on the pads. The faster it is, the more strict the timing is. Makes sense. It's like the avmiss issue on FFR, except it's not an issue, though it does make things pretty difficult. I'm seriously fearing having to play Run to the Hills on solo tour.

By the way, I'm getting a knack for the drums. Seriously. A couple of my friends and I played all day today. We passed Won't Get Fooled Again without having to abuse overdrive all that much, and I think it was the third time I played it. For me, at least, the learning curve on drums is really sharp.



I swear this has been answered at least five times in this thread already. Yes, the bass drum provides a significant amount of the difficulty on the drums. It's not as big of a deal after the first few days once you learn to read it more easily.

This game rules so hard. I do like the RB guitar, but I'm better with GH guitars, and I don't think I'll need the solo fret buttons in order to 5* Green Grass and High Tides. I really want the WAHHHHHHWAHHHHHHHHWAHHHHHHHH sound during overdrive though, so I'm torn. :<

edit: Oh, just so I can update later, in case anyone cares: I'm on the third set of songs in the Expert solo tour on drums.

edit2: Finished the fourth set of songs. I haven't had to play a song more than twice to 5* it yet. Now, don't just assume it's all really easy - I honestly think I'm just pretty good at this. Regardless, all of it is fun as hell.

By the way:


What exactly can you buy? Blackened is the first track on ...And Justice for All. I kind of want to know the specifics because I'm really, really interested, though I'd buy Ride the Lightning first.

you can buy those 3 as blackend (the song) and justice for all and ride the lighning for 160 microsoft points i think.

[dAnceguy117]

Originally Posted by ddranthony92

you can buy those 3 as blackend (the song) and justice for all and ride the lighning for 160 microsoft points i think.

Oh, I was thinking you meant the entire albums, haha. Makes more sense now. That would've blown my mind.

Originally Posted by dore

Questions about the 5-way switch: Does the switch overwrite the effects used by the recording guitarist? Similarly, does the "off" option turn off any effects used by the recording guitarist? Does the switch only activate during overdrive or is it always in use?

Yes, it does override the effects in the song itself. The off option leaves on any effects in the recording of the song. The switch only activates during overdrive.

[Telvanni_guard]

Nah. I didn't forget them. I said at the top "not including".


By the by Afro. Green Grass and High Tides does constantly switch the BPM.


You can notice it specifically on the Guitar Solo on Expert. 3,2,1,3,2,1,3,2,1. It'll slow down for a few moments, then speed up again. Can throw off your timing.

[dore]

Questions about the 5-way switch: Does the switch overwrite the effects used by the recording guitarist? Similarly, does the "off" option turn off any effects used by the recording guitarist? Does the switch only activate during overdrive or is it always in use?

[dAnceguy117]

Failed Green Grass and High Tides on guitar, but it was at the VERY end, so we still passed. Really fun, though, and really easy if you abuse star power. Even easier if you use the rock band guitar, probably.

[jellygod]

hey peter bring back my gh3 controller, the stupid rockband controller is being retarded.

[Tokzic]

So I was wondering why I haven't been able to find Rock Band anywhere.

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/11/ru...-until-dec-19/

;_____________________________________________NO AMOUNT OF UNDERSCORES CAN SUFFICIENTLY EXPRESS MY GRIEF

on the bright side, at least mass effect is out and living up to the enormous expectations i had for it

[ddr_f4n]

Originally Posted by Tokzic

So I was wondering why I haven't been able to find Rock Band anywhere.

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/11/ru...-until-dec-19/

;_____________________________________________NO AMOUNT OF UNDERSCORES CAN SUFFICIENTLY EXPRESS MY GRIEF

on the bright side, at least mass effect is out and living up to the enormous expectations i had for it

Well...at least I'm not that sad since my 360 is broken. Now everyone in Canada can kind of feel my pain.

[Tails99]

Originally Posted by Tokzic

So I was wondering why I haven't been able to find Rock Band anywhere.

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/11/ru...-until-dec-19/

;_____________________________________________NO AMOUNT OF UNDERSCORES CAN SUFFICIENTLY EXPRESS MY GRIEF

on the bright side, at least mass effect is out and living up to the enormous expectations i had for it

If you are relatively close to the border, why not cross into the U.S. and Pick one up?

[Tokzic]

Originally Posted by Tails99

If you are relatively close to the border, why not cross into the U.S. and Pick one up?

Coincidently, I just came into the thread to report that my friend and I came up with the idea to drive to the States to buy a copy and come back up.

can't wait can't wait can't wait