**OFFICIAL** Rock Band Thread

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: Tizyler

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: randay
actually kind of a tame song. not that he isnt good, but since he plays drums in real life its not like its anything special.

Are you kidding me?

for serial.

This is actually a pretty easy song on expert.

Well crap, I'd hate to see the others. That looks hard as hell, quite impossible actually. :shocked:

 

[DangerAardvark]

Can you play guitar/drums and sing at the same time? Or would your brain melt in the attempt?

 

[randay]

oh
my
god

timmy and the lords of the underworld

ROFL

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: Tizyler

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: randay
actually kind of a tame song. not that he isnt good, but since he plays drums in real life its not like its anything special.

Are you kidding me?

for serial.

This is actually a pretty easy song on expert.

Well crap, I'd hate to see the others. That looks hard as hell, quite impossible actually. :shocked:

here you go. dude gets pwned and video/audio suck ass, but youll get the point

 

[blurredvision]

I posted earlier in this thread about getting sound skipping issues while playing songs. I exchanged my copy for a new one, and got the same problem. Luckily, I think I figured out the problem last night. Since last week, I hadn't played anything but Rock Band. I took some time last night to play through some demos that I hadn't touched yet (Timeshift was still sitting on there, if that tells you how long it's been), and noticed immediately that I was getting the sound skipping issues system-wide. I immediately envisioned having to send my unit back in once again.

Thankfully, I suddenly remembered that the optical cable plugged into the back of the console is very loose, and it doesn't quite "click" into the slot. So I checked it, and sure enough, it was loose. Once I fixed it, I didn't hear any more problems the rest of the night. I guess when I plugged in the guitar the night I got RB, I moved the console enough to wiggle it slightly loose to where it didn't have a full-on connection. I need to just get a better cable and throw that one away.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: blurredvision
I posted earlier in this thread about getting sound skipping issues while playing songs. I exchanged my copy for a new one, and got the same problem. Luckily, I think I figured out the problem last night. Since last week, I hadn't played anything but Rock Band. I took some time last night to play through some demos that I hadn't touched yet (Timeshift was still sitting on there, if that tells you how long it's been), and noticed immediately that I was getting the sound skipping issues system-wide. I immediately envisioned having to send my unit back in once again.

Thankfully, I suddenly remembered that the optical cable plugged into the back of the console is very loose, and it doesn't quite "click" into the slot. So I checked it, and sure enough, it was loose. Once I fixed it, I didn't hear any more problems the rest of the night. I guess when I plugged in the guitar the night I got RB, I moved the console enough to wiggle it slightly loose to where it didn't have a full-on connection. I need to just get a better cable and throw that one away.

I want to play but I'm so stuck on Halo again. I need my pretty Major tag

 

[UpgradeFailure]

Just curious, is the strum bar for rockband very quiet and doesn't "Click"? In GH2 guitar, it would made a click sound everytime you strum it. The RB one doesn't make a sound at all. Just wanna make sure that's how it is and it isn't broken or something

 

[CKDragon]

Harmonix is making it pretty darn easy to get a replacement: Link

Mine started double-strumming and missing notes after about 5 hours of playtime. I have a wireless Les Paul and wired Xplorer so the shoddy Rock Band Gibson didn't bother me too much, but I'll be happy to use it as a 2nd controller over the Xplorer.

 

[oznerol]

In continuation of my past review - here's the follow up after a week of playing the game by myself and with 3 other people:

Guitar:
Maybe I'm too used to Guitar Hero, but I don't like playing guitar on Rock Band.
Hammer-ons and pull-offs are very difficult, and some just flat out don't work. The short-bar system for determining which notes can be done without strumming doesn't work nearly as well as the white note system in the guitar hero games.
The notes are easier to play, but the window for error is much, much smaller in Rock Band than it is in Guitar Hero.

Drums:
Still can take a beating without any signs of damage.
The red and green drums aren't as responsive as the blue and yellow ones. For everything in easy and medium this is fine, but when you get to hard, and you miss notes because of the drum and not because of you, it's annoying.
I beat solo tour drums on medium, and going into hard, I didn't feel I was well prepared. The medium/hard transition on the guitar is much better.
I can't repeatedly hit the orange pedal. Like, 2 quick notes in a row kills me every time - and some songs need you to do that over and over again. I get shin splints as if I was jogging for a long time. It's rough.
Also, don't play the game on a wood floor. Your drums will be sliding every time you hit the bass.

Singing:
If you know all the words to a song, and are moderately good at drums/guitar, you can easily sing and play at the same time.
I don't sing much, but from what I see, it's really tough to get long streaks, especially on hard. Medium is a good level, and it's tough to fail even if you can't sing, but don't expect massive scores since ramping up your multiplier is rough.
You need to hit the mic in some spots - for example when there is a tambourine and no singing, or, in total awesomeness, when there is a cowbell.

Other notes:
Completing solo tour on a higher difficulty level will unlock achievements for completing it on every lower difficulty level. So unlike Guitar Hero, start at the level you're comfortable with and don't worry about playing it on an easy level.

It's actually pretty funny - with the guitar, the harder settings simply require you to play more notes, faster. On drums, I am perfectly capable of the coordination aspect of the game, but it also tests you physically - that bass pedal is nuts.

Multiplayer is a ton of fun, but I highly recommend going through solo tour as quickly as possible before doing band world tour. This is mainly because you unlock new songs much faster in solo tour, and you can play those songs in band world tour. This makes the complaint of having to play the same song over and over almost nonexistent.

On the flip side, it also opens the door for you to get really hard songs in the "mystery playlists" - Blackened kicked our ass.

Overall, single player isn't as bad as people say. I have as much fun playing single player drums than I did single player Guitar Hero. Playing guitar in Rock Band, though, just isn't fun to me - but for non Guitar Hero masters, it's a blast.

Oh, and also, everyone is going to want to play the drums. And almost everyone is going to suck at them.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: UpgradeFailure
Just curious, is the strum bar for rockband very quiet and doesn't "Click"? In GH2 guitar, it would made a click sound everytime you strum it. The RB one doesn't make a sound at all. Just wanna make sure that's how it is and it isn't broken or something

Yes that's how it is. Quite a few people didn't like the loud click from the GH guitars, but now that it's gone, lots of people want it back. :roll:

 

[CKDragon]

PSA Regarding Online Matches:
In an online match, even if you're getting destroyed, PLEASE play until the end of the song. For some reason, if I'm completely dominating in a Tug-of-War match and the other person quits, I don't get credit for the win. In order to get the 5-win streak achievement I actually had to win about 8 straight because people quit right at the end of the song. I finally got my 20 total Tug-of-War wins after actually winning about 30-35 matches.

THIS INCLUDES EVEN AFTER YOU THINK THE SONG IS OVER. Many times, I get to the screen where it shows both our scores and while reading them I get the message "The Other Player Has Left the Game." Then I don't get credit for the friggin' win! Both people, winner and loser, have to either select "New Match" or "Exit" after the matchup. If you just turn off your 360 or go back to the dashboard at the screen with the scores then the winner does not get credit for the win.

I hope Harmonix creates a patch that will allow opponents of quitters to get credited with the win, especially when that opponent was way ahead on the scoreboard.

 

[destrekor]

Free EA game for RockBand issues?

sounds like EA is getting their act together, at least so they can make sure everyone is happy regarding Rock Band, EA's new baby that ultimately must do well. This is great I think, even if that EA game will probably suck, it sends the message that EA is willing to do what is necessary to make sure the consumer is happy so that the Rock Band platform can continue to sell, and that they may continue to earn profits from DLC. They got my money, and keep getting it because of all the damned DLC. Oh well, I'm happy to give EA money for this one, if only for the knowledge that the money is also going to my favorite music game developer, Harmonix. I might also have to go buy copies of Frequency and Amplitude again. I miss those games and really wish I had them again.

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

Looks like the Rock Band site is updating with the new community site they've been promising for awhile. I'm anxious to see how it links to your account and what it will track.

http://community.rockband.com/vbforum/


Also DLC this week:

- Buddy Holly is amazingly fun on Guitar, Drums, and vocals.

- My Iron Lung is ridiculous on vocals and fun on guitar. Haven't tried drums.

- Brass in pocket is pretty boring on guitar but my wife really liked singing it. Haven't tried drums.

 

[CKDragon]

The drama right now is what new content is going to be released next Tuesday and beyond. Certainly, this isn't the last we've seen of DLC, but yesterday was the last of the scheduled DLC so I'm anxious to see what surprises we get in the coming weeks. Maybe I'm just being hopeful, but considering the next regular release day is CHRISTMAS DAY, I'm getting my MS Points ready for something special.

 

[oznerol]

Brass in Pocket is an amazing choice for DLC - if you've seen Lost in Translation - chicks are in love with singing that at karaoke.

The thing about these DLC, though, is that many of them are really hard - and they automatically are fair game in the "hidden setlist" in band world tour. There's no greater band-killer than some random Metallica. Hell, the 2nd solo in My Sharona is ridiculously hard on guitar. That said, for whatever reason I am happily spending money on these downloads with no regrets.

Also - has anyone here beaten Green Grass and High Tides on guitar on Expert? I am 1 song away from 4 achievements and I just can't do it. It's like 9 minutes long, and I fail at 85-86%, the 2nd guitar solo is ridiculous. I think you may have to use the small solo fret buttons to pull it off.

 

[Trogdor91]

Originally posted by: ducci
Brass in Pocket is an amazing choice for DLC - if you've seen Lost in Translation - chicks are in love with singing that at karaoke.

The thing about these DLC, though, is that many of them are really hard - and they automatically are fair game in the "hidden setlist" in band world tour. There's no greater band-killer than some random Metallica. Hell, the 2nd solo in My Sharona is ridiculously hard on guitar. That said, for whatever reason I am happily spending money on these downloads with no regrets.

Also - has anyone here beaten Green Grass and High Tides on guitar on Expert? I am 1 song away from 4 achievements and I just can't do it. It's like 9 minutes long, and I fail at 85-86%, the 2nd guitar solo is ridiculous. I think you may have to use the small solo fret buttons to pull it off.

Thats the only song I have failed in rock band on guitar. I beat expert except for that song about a week after the game came out and I STILL haven't beaten it. Always either 86% or 80%. I would like the achievement but I only play it once or twice every other time I play the game. Also, i think it would be easier with the high fret buttons but unfortunately I sold my rock band fender because I already had 2 xplorers and there was no reason for me to have 3 guitars when only 2 of them work with all of my games.

 

[CKDragon]

Originally posted by: ducci
Brass in Pocket is an amazing choice for DLC - if you've seen Lost in Translation - chicks are in love with singing that at karaoke.

Yea, no kidding. Before last night's Rock Band session I went on to download Buddy Holly since I wanted to play it and my fiancee was adamant that I DL "Brass in Pocket", too. I didn't recognize the song by the name but once I heard it, I knew it. Got 100% on lead guitar on hard the first time we played, so it's easy, but she really liked singing it.

The thing about these DLC, though, is that many of them are really hard - and they automatically are fair game in the "hidden setlist" in band world tour. There's no greater band-killer than some random Metallica. Hell, the 2nd solo in My Sharona is ridiculously hard on guitar. That said, for whatever reason I am happily spending money on these downloads with no regrets.

I purposefully avoided the Metallica DLC for pretty much just that reason. I generally play with casual gaming neighbor couples that would be put off by Metallica getting in the way of their Rolling Stones/Bon Jovi/Wheezer set. If "Master of Puppets" or "For Whom the Bell Tolls" were on there, I might have to jump on them, but there's no love between me and "Blackened".

 

[CKDragon]

Originally posted by: Trogdor91

Originally posted by: ducci
Brass in Pocket is an amazing choice for DLC - if you've seen Lost in Translation - chicks are in love with singing that at karaoke.

The thing about these DLC, though, is that many of them are really hard - and they automatically are fair game in the "hidden setlist" in band world tour. There's no greater band-killer than some random Metallica. Hell, the 2nd solo in My Sharona is ridiculously hard on guitar. That said, for whatever reason I am happily spending money on these downloads with no regrets.

Also - has anyone here beaten Green Grass and High Tides on guitar on Expert? I am 1 song away from 4 achievements and I just can't do it. It's like 9 minutes long, and I fail at 85-86%, the 2nd guitar solo is ridiculous. I think you may have to use the small solo fret buttons to pull it off.

Thats the only song I have failed in rock band on guitar. I beat expert except for that song about a week after the game came out and I STILL haven't beaten it. Always either 86% or 80%. I would like the achievement but I only play it once or twice every other time I play the game. Also, i think it would be easier with the high fret buttons but unfortunately I sold my rock band fender because I already had 2 xplorers and there was no reason for me to have 3 guitars when only 2 of them work with all of my games.

Wow, now I want to give it a shot. I left my expert guitar solo tour about 10-15 songs short of finishing it to start learning the drums.

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

Yeah I love the Metallica songs and I can't wait for more but it does mess up mystery tour since I have to drop down a difficulty level any time i play a mystery set. Not a big deal though since I mostly have to play solo

 

[oznerol]

Originally posted by: CKDragon
Wow, now I want to give it a shot. I left my expert guitar solo tour about 10-15 songs short of finishing it to start learning the drums.

Be prepared for frustration. I go to practice, straight to "Guitar Solo 2 part I" till the end, and run it at 50% speed, and I'm still only getting 75% of the notes hit.

It's not that it's all over the place, it's just an insanely fast repetition of 4 notes for like 30 seconds straight - and then another - and then another - then you're done - oh wait, nope, one more.

I think if you're a hammer-on/pull-off master, you can get through it. I think it's just funny how difficult that song is compared to the rest of the tracks. It's like one song they threw in as an homage to the Guitar Hero difficulty.

 

[CKDragon]

Originally posted by: ducci

Originally posted by: CKDragon
Wow, now I want to give it a shot. I left my expert guitar solo tour about 10-15 songs short of finishing it to start learning the drums.

Be prepared for frustration. I go to practice, straight to "Guitar Solo 2 part I" till the end, and run it at 50% speed, and I'm still only getting 75% of the notes hit.

It's not that it's all over the place, it's just an insanely fast repetition of 4 notes for like 30 seconds straight - and then another - and then another - then you're done - oh wait, nope, one more.

I think if you're a hammer-on/pull-off master, you can get through it. I think it's just funny how difficult that song is compared to the rest of the tracks. It's like one song they threw in as an homage to the Guitar Hero difficulty.

Ha, holy crap. I just did my first playthrough and was EXTREMELY lucky to get to 96% before I failed. I was close to bottoming out a few times and just managed to hit some energy notes.

I thought I was home-free with the 4-note pull-offs but then it went to 3 and sped way up. This is my break before I try again.

EDIT: After failing the 2nd time at 91%, I manged to just pass it on try #3. It certainly wasn't skillful and it definitely didn't sound good, but at least it registered. I'll probably play the other 4 songs on the tier now to get the achievement and never touch GG&HT again.

 

[nycxandy]

Anyone know why the Rock Band site is down?

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

They've been updating it alot lately and it been up and down.


Also, They've confirmed DLC for Christmas day and New Years day.

THey said they would announce what it will be last Fri or Mon so I guess it'll be tomorrow.

Hopefully it is the Nevermind album or the Who album.

 

[Modeps]

I just picked up Rock Band standalone... I've got a guitar and a mic, so later on I'll grab the drums.

My question is related to achievements... Is it like GH in the way that if you play on Medium it does NOT unlock Easy? Or are they retroactive? I've gotten up to hard on GH, so I'd rather not start at the beginning again.

 

[bearxor]

If you beat Hard on guitar, it will (thankfully) unlock the medium and easy achievements.