i'm really starting to rue the day I purchased the rock band 2 SE, my RMA guitar replacement finally got here! Hurray! only its the sunburst model..which just looks plain fugly compared to the SE black..but oh well as long as it plays right? only..its broken worse than my original one is (it drops upstrums about half the time, whereas my original at least registers all strums, the spring is just borked so the strummer doesn't go back to the center after an upstrum)..FUCK. And i still need to RMA my drums at some point too...QUALITY CONTROL GUYS, QUALITY CONTROL!
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Wait, so if I have to RMA my SE strat I might get a sunburst model back? Awesome, I almost hope my strat breaks now.
Yeah. I got the local Best Buy to match it, but they seemed hesitant, to say the least. TRU was empty here by 10AM the day of. But it was a good enough deal to swing me over the fence. If you can find it, it's a damn good deal to jump on, gift card or not.
But I have just called up my friend and he has informed me that it is a Roland TD-6 drum kit. The TD-6 is the control module and the drums are apparently called V-Drums. And it does have MIDI out. Does that make a difference at all?
Yes -- it means you MUST take him up on his offer and experience the best Rock Band drumming experience that money can purchase. Oh man, I'm so jealous of you right now. I was just pricing-out that kit and others at various sites and slapping myself every thirty seconds..."Drumming in Rock Band is not worth thousands of dollars in money you don't have."
But then you can plan for it, and get the points ahead of time. Plus, less posts about when it's coming out.
I think that's part of it. They don't want people to hold off on the buying this week's DLC just because they see something better X weeks down the line and they won't have enough points for both. Sucks for the consumer, but good for Harmonix.
Their timeline probably isn't 100% set (as early announcements showed), though as they refine their process more and more it probably gets more and more solidified. They wouldn't want to announce something and then not deliver it on time.
Besides the fact that
a) it's mathematically impossible to strum that fast in any of the HMX music game engines
b) While it may be true that some songs may originally have a normal ending and later gets replaced by a BRE, I would assume the real reason the notes are there are for band animations. If there isn't any notes they would just suddenly stand around doing nothing once you hit the BRE.
Also, I just found a reliable graphics buffer 'glitch' in RB2:
not all the steps are required but it's easier to see it if you follow them.
1) start a setlist of 2 songs
2) as you are looking at the stars after the end, hit the guide button.
3) leave the guide button up. Once the game hits the next song it'll pause.
4) just leave it on the guide. Eventually your controller will turn itself off, and the guide will disappear.
5) 360 asplode!
Yes, I wish I had the money for this deal. As I said in the dead thread, I want to get it for my mom's PS3, as I don't really feel like lugging my 360 and gear back and forth on a 45 minute drive to see her on weekends.
Also, I just found a reliable graphics buffer 'glitch' in RB2:
not all the steps are required but it's easier to see it if you follow them.
1) start a setlist of 2 songs
2) as you are looking at the stars after the end, hit the guide button.
3) leave the guide button up. Once the game hits the next song it'll pause.
4) just leave it on the guide. Eventually your controller will turn itself off, and the guide will disappear.
5) 360 asplode!
IT'S NOT MY FAULT!!!
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Oh wait, it probably is.
Oh well... :P
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some people on another forum (not scorehero) are bitching that HMX 'hid' the Boddhitsatva BRE.
as seen here:
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Besides the fact that
a) it's mathematically impossible to strum that fast in any of the HMX music game engines
b) While it may be true that some songs may originally have a normal ending and later gets replaced by a BRE, I would assume the real reason the notes are there are for band animations. If there isn't any notes they would just suddenly stand around doing nothing once you hit the BRE.
...What
Why would someone get mad about that
That is the dumbest thing to be mad about
Yeah I wouldn't get angry about it at all... however, it would be nice for there to be a game modifier that forced playing everything that was charted (or at least changed BREs and fills to actually show what's charted under them).
That's the sort of tricky design decision that I'd not want to weigh the pros and cons of, though.
Oh! I didn't even realize the characters were actually playing the song. I figured it was some kind of prerendered/preanimated thing, I didn't realize it was actually associated with the notes you were playing. That's cool, I'll have to pay more attention to the background next time I play.
Today, MTV Games and Harmonix are announcing through Multiplayer the December 23 release of the “Rock Band” “Rockin’ the Holidays 2008″ downloadable track pack, which includes three songs: “Hanukkah Blessings” by Barenaked Ladies, “Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You” by Billy Squier and The Pretenders’ version of “Blue Christmas.”
Oh! I didn't even realize the characters were actually playing the song. I figured it was some kind of prerendered/preanimated thing, I didn't realize it was actually associated with the notes you were playing. That's cool, I'll have to pay more attention to the background next time I play.
I dunno if they guitarists are always playing it 100%, I see them doing weird stuff on songs I know how to play, but it might be because they're just playing it in a flashier way or something, I dunno.
So that pretty much means those two albums are gonna be out next year then. I mean there is Dec 30th...and they could just squeeze an album or two into one of these weeks. Bah whatever.
So that pretty much means those two albums are gonna be out next year then. I mean there is Dec 30th...and they could just squeeze an album or two into one of these weeks. Bah whatever.
Well this wasn't the official DLC announcement, just a mention in an article about what Christmas DLC is coming for which games. It could well be supplemental to the regular DLC that we'll learn about tomorrow.
Oh yeah don't get me wrong I'll pick it up and enjoy it. I'm just hoping for more, which I always do when any band I like gets a single song in the game. :P
Next week we will be dropping the Rockin' the Holidays 2008 pack for DLC. This pack will come out on Xbox 360 and PS3 on Tuesday, December 23rd. Come back Friday for more news on next week's DLC.
Barenaked Ladies - "Hanukkah Blessings"
Billy Squier - “Christmas is the Time To Say I Love Youâ€
The Pretenders - “Blue Christmasâ€
Holiday tracks will be available for $.99 (80 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) each or for $2.99 (240 Microsoft Points) for the 3-pack.
Note that he says "Come back Friday for more news on next week's DLC." I'd say that's a pretty strong indication that we're getting something else too.
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Wait, so if I have to RMA my SE strat I might get a sunburst model back? Awesome, I almost hope my strat breaks now.
Also, the song A Clean Shot is catchy as fuck.
Same.
Digging the country pack, but I would have liked some Big and Rich.
When does texas Flood drop?
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Yes -- it means you MUST take him up on his offer and experience the best Rock Band drumming experience that money can purchase. Oh man, I'm so jealous of you right now. I was just pricing-out that kit and others at various sites and slapping myself every thirty seconds..."Drumming in Rock Band is not worth thousands of dollars in money you don't have."
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No one knows.
I dislike the TBA. They know when it will drop, and keeping it secret seems counter productive.
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I disagree.
I prefer learning of DLC less than a week before it comes out.
If I learn about it before then, I seem to either forget, or just simply lose interest in it.
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I think that's part of it. They don't want people to hold off on the buying this week's DLC just because they see something better X weeks down the line and they won't have enough points for both. Sucks for the consumer, but good for Harmonix.
Their timeline probably isn't 100% set (as early announcements showed), though as they refine their process more and more it probably gets more and more solidified. They wouldn't want to announce something and then not deliver it on time.
as seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d21R9BMU9sI
Besides the fact that
a) it's mathematically impossible to strum that fast in any of the HMX music game engines
b) While it may be true that some songs may originally have a normal ending and later gets replaced by a BRE, I would assume the real reason the notes are there are for band animations. If there isn't any notes they would just suddenly stand around doing nothing once you hit the BRE.
not all the steps are required but it's easier to see it if you follow them.
1) start a setlist of 2 songs
2) as you are looking at the stars after the end, hit the guide button.
3) leave the guide button up. Once the game hits the next song it'll pause.
4) just leave it on the guide. Eventually your controller will turn itself off, and the guide will disappear.
5) 360 asplode!
Damn you Animal Crossing!!
I wish I had the cash on hand to take on that TRU deal.
I also hope Texas Flood is next week.
I also think I'll listen to Ten today. Again. And tomorrow.
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IT'S NOT MY FAULT!!!
:oops:
Oh wait, it probably is.
Oh well... :P
I did. So I did last night.
I'm really gonna need to get used to using the Strat instead of the Les Paul now...
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...What
Why would someone get mad about that
That is the dumbest thing to be mad about
That's the sort of tricky design decision that I'd not want to weigh the pros and cons of, though.
EDIT: I absolutely love the performances on Rush songs and The Killers. Also during BYOB.
I dunno if they guitarists are always playing it 100%, I see them doing weird stuff on songs I know how to play, but it might be because they're just playing it in a flashier way or something, I dunno.
Well this wasn't the official DLC announcement, just a mention in an article about what Christmas DLC is coming for which games. It could well be supplemental to the regular DLC that we'll learn about tomorrow.
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I'm all over BNL in any form. But doesn't Hanukkah Blessings have a section where the lyrics are in Hebrew?
EDIT: Just checked, it has two sections in Hebrew.
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Barenaked Ladies - Hanukkah Blessings
well maybe not bass, at least not at first
Note that he says "Come back Friday for more news on next week's DLC." I'd say that's a pretty strong indication that we're getting something else too.
Just not my cup of tea.
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