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Price is wrong BITCH!

MeizMeiz Registered User regular
edited September 2008 in Social Entropy++
I was reading through Future Shop when I saw this:

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0665000FS10112380&catid=26884&logon=&langid=EN

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Releases 03 Oct/08. The Drum Rocker Premium Drum Kit for XBOX 360 delivers the most realistic drumming experience available when playing Rock Band, Rock Band 2 or Guitar Hero 4 on a XBOX 360. Built by the engineers at Alesis, one of the largest manufacturers of professional electronic drums in the world, it offers all the positioning flexibility that professional drummers demand with sensitive, quality components to match.

Now the price for this set?
350 CDN

I don't think I can personally condone having a professional set of drums to play a flipping game at this price tag. What I would have liked to see would be a 3rd option that gets you to be able to hook it up to a PC and play them with a sound kit.

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  • Mr. Henry BemisMr. Henry Bemis God is love Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    i expected more when i clicked on the spoiler, actually

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  • LTMLTM Bikes and BeardsRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I miss having a real currency. That's like $6000 american at this point

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  • potatoepotatoe Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    i'm pretty sure there's software out there that'll let you use your rockband drums as synth drums
    i'd assume it'd work for these, too

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  • HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    For 300 Canadian you could buy America, or at least the good states.

    For that kind of cash, Neil Pert should be in the box with the video game drum kit.

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    LTM wrote: »
    I miss having a real currency. That's like $6000 american at this point

    Actually they're still paying more for it.

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9034902&st=drum+rocker&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1218010851397

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  • Mr. Henry BemisMr. Henry Bemis God is love Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    isn't the canadian dollar only like 5 cents above the US dollar right now

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Yes and they still have to pay more for pretty much everything.

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  • Auntie ShibbyAuntie Shibby Horrible Visalia, CARegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    I was expecting an Adam Sandler thread, I'm pretty happy thats not the case

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  • Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Auntie Shibby wrote: »
    I was expecting an Adam Sandler thread, I'm pretty happy thats not the case

    me too

    I was like, "Happy Gilmore? Really?"

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  • Auntie ShibbyAuntie Shibby Horrible Visalia, CARegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    Auntie Shibby wrote: »
    I was expecting an Adam Sandler thread, I'm pretty happy thats not the case

    me too

    I was like, "Happy Gilmore? Really?"
    Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison were decent movies. But not 'holy shit they're the best thing in the world like some stoners and drunks like to think they are.

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  • Captain CthulhuCaptain Cthulhu Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Meiz wrote: »
    What I would have liked to see would be a 3rd option that gets you to be able to hook it up to a PC and play them with a sound kit.

    Hey idiot, further down in the exact description you linked to says this:
    that same shit wrote:
    When you're ready to move from playing Rock Band to playing in a rock band, you can swap the game controller module with one of the professional drum brains made by Alesis, and you're ready to hit the road for real!

    Which means all you have to do is plug it into a drum brain and it's a real electronic drum kit.

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  • simosimo Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Auntie Shibby wrote: »
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    Auntie Shibby wrote: »
    I was expecting an Adam Sandler thread, I'm pretty happy thats not the case

    me too

    I was like, "Happy Gilmore? Really?"
    Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison were decent movies. But not 'holy shit they're the best thing in the world like some stoners and drunks like to think they are.

    they're pretty fantastic actually

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  • LTMLTM Bikes and BeardsRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Butters wrote: »
    LTM wrote: »
    I miss having a real currency. That's like $6000 american at this point

    Actually they're still paying more for it.

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9034902&st=drum+rocker&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1218010851397

    That's actually cool, I thought it was retailing for $399, not $299. themoreyouknow.jpg

    Also, I was kidding about it being $6000 American. I do miss the 1 CAD being $0.65 though...

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  • Auntie ShibbyAuntie Shibby Horrible Visalia, CARegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    simo wrote: »
    Auntie Shibby wrote: »
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    Auntie Shibby wrote: »
    I was expecting an Adam Sandler thread, I'm pretty happy thats not the case

    me too

    I was like, "Happy Gilmore? Really?"
    Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison were decent movies. But not 'holy shit they're the best thing in the world like some stoners and drunks like to think they are.

    they're pretty fantastic actually
    They're not movies I would watch ever day or even once a week. Which takes them off of the 'best thing in the world' category.

    But thats just me. I will watch once every few months or so if someone staying over wants to watch them. I own both, but don't think they're either that great.

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    Captain Cthulhu wrote: »
    Meiz wrote: »
    What I would have liked to see would be a 3rd option that gets you to be able to hook it up to a PC and play them with a sound kit.

    Hey idiot, further down in the exact description you linked to says this:
    that same shit wrote:
    When you're ready to move from playing Rock Band to playing in a rock band, you can swap the game controller module with one of the professional drum brains made by Alesis, and you're ready to hit the road for real!

    Which means all you have to do is plug it into a drum brain and it's a real electronic drum kit.
    drum brains are like $texas though

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  • Captain CthulhuCaptain Cthulhu Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Orikaeshigitae wrote: »
    Captain Cthulhu wrote: »
    Meiz wrote: »
    What I would have liked to see would be a 3rd option that gets you to be able to hook it up to a PC and play them with a sound kit.

    Hey idiot, further down in the exact description you linked to says this:
    that same shit wrote:
    When you're ready to move from playing Rock Band to playing in a rock band, you can swap the game controller module with one of the professional drum brains made by Alesis, and you're ready to hit the road for real!

    Which means all you have to do is plug it into a drum brain and it's a real electronic drum kit.
    drum brains are like $texas though

    For good ones. Just by a cheap shitty one to go with that cheap shitty set.

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    good point!

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  • Cold Salmon and HatredCold Salmon and Hatred __BANNED USERS regular
    edited September 2008
    that drumset looks like ass

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    thought we were gonna talk about this

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  • OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    i keep thinking you're teefs, shoe

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    you keep insulting me like that it's gonna put a serious strain on our friendship

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  • LednehLedneh shinesquawk Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Happy Gilmore was pretty good but Billy Madison was pants-on-head-and-both-hands-down-underwear retarded and not in the good way

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    LTM wrote: »
    Butters wrote: »
    LTM wrote: »
    I miss having a real currency. That's like $6000 american at this point

    Actually they're still paying more for it.

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9034902&st=drum+rocker&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1218010851397

    That's actually cool, I thought it was retailing for $399, not $299. themoreyouknow.jpg

    Also, I was kidding about it being $6000 American. I do miss the 1 CAD being $0.65 though...

    Oh I knew you were kidding I just love the fact that even since the Loonie has surpassed the dollar Canadians still have to pay more for pretty much everything.

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  • FirmSkaterFirmSkater Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    You can buy a real drumset for like 250 bucks.

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  • Captain CthulhuCaptain Cthulhu Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    but you can't play rock band with a real drumset and most people can neither fit or play a real drumset in their living quarters.

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