Topic: Rock Band (Read 88561 times)

DarthCat · « **Reply #100 on:** 23 Apr 2008, 23:38 »

If'n anyone would like to get the "Riding on Coattails" achievement, PM me and we can do it up! DLC owners preferred, but I'd be happy to help out any QC fans.

Spluff · « **Reply #101 on:** 24 Apr 2008, 00:47 »

Which Judas Priest album?

KvP · « **Reply #102 on:** 24 Apr 2008, 01:44 »

Screaming for Vengeance.

3Z3VH · « **Reply #103 on:** 27 Apr 2008, 23:22 »

The only people who still tell me they like Guitar Hero, say so only because they have not yet played Rock Band. That is all.

Thy Dungeonman · « **Reply #104 on:** 28 Apr 2008, 05:33 »

Or they just happen to like both. As is my case. Of course, I do prefer Rock Band.

Symptom · « **Reply #105 on:** 24 Jul 2008, 00:09 »

Bumping this because you are all dying to see my characters (actually me and my roommate, but I did both)

What have you guys created?

I also got a 'Joker' outfit on my guitarist

Ozymandias · « **Reply #106 on:** 24 Jul 2008, 00:56 »

This is my guitarist.

I wish I had a better camera.

mat_mantra · « **Reply #107 on:** 24 Jul 2008, 10:13 »

Badass release of The Who tracks this month. I'm holding out for some Guess Who. If i can rock out to "No Sugar Tonight" or "No Time" on Rock Band, i can die happy. Or at least mildly satisfied

Fluxuation · « **Reply #108 on:** 24 Jul 2008, 12:13 »

Quote from: 3Z3VH on 27 Apr 2008, 23:22

The only people who still tell me they like Guitar Hero, say so only because they have not yet played Rock Band. That is all.

I have both and I still prefer guitar hero. its more of a challenge. on rock band I can play almost any song on expert. on guitar hero theres only a select few I can do. plus the guitar is wayyy better for guitar hero.

Ozymandias · « **Reply #109 on:** 24 Jul 2008, 13:43 »

Oh Jesus lord is it ever not. Using the Guitar Hero guitar feels like I'm using a Fisher Price toy after having played with the Rock Band guitar.

Also, the Neversoft Guitar Heros are much harder, yeah, because it doesn't even feel like you're playing the songs anymore, just mashing buttons that kind of go along with the tune.

Symptom · « **Reply #110 on:** 25 Jul 2008, 09:38 »

well, that still IS more challenging

Though I personally don't quite enjoy it because I personally prefer playing the """real""" notes
may be easier but to me it's much more enjoyable

But I really only play drums anyways...

Chesire Cat · « **Reply #111 on:** 26 Jul 2008, 13:14 »

Comparing the 2 is kind of fruitless. I mean one is a group experience with singing and drums, the other is generally duelists game. But I do like the guitar hero guitar way more than the Rockband's mushy buttoned one, but I enjoy Rockband so much more. Frankly I do not see any inherit nobility in playing a Dragonforce on expert, just because its hard doesn't make it fun. Rockband on the other hand has a way better selection of songs I actually *like*. Me playing Maps on Drums is so fucking fun even if I can only do it on medium.

Trollstormur · « **Reply #112 on:** 29 Jul 2008, 21:36 »

Oh man, Maps is so much more fun on expert. I 100%'d it a couple days ago only because fucken love playing that song. I also just 5*'d Tom Sawyer on expert which i'm pretty proud of.

Ozymandias · « **Reply #113 on:** 29 Jul 2008, 21:47 »

Dudes, MC Frontalot says the Corner of Dude and Catastrophe is upcoming DLC.

That is the best thing.

bryanthelion · « **Reply #114 on:** 29 Jul 2008, 21:51 »

Love this game.
I'm the only one of my friends who has the least self respect to sing.
I do pretty good on hard though!

Melodic · « **Reply #115 on:** 29 Jul 2008, 22:23 »

Quote from: Ozymandias on 29 Jul 2008, 21:47

Dudes, MC Frontalot says the Corner of Dude and Catastrophe is upcoming DLC.

That is the best thing.

I will buy Rock Band for this song.

Boro_Bandito · « **Reply #116 on:** 30 Jul 2008, 12:48 »

Yeah, so one of my friend's brought over Rock Band a couple days ago, and long story short I've played Rock Band 8 hours a day the past two days. Drums are a pretty decent workout, and I've been getting really into them. In fact, I feel so empowered that I really want to make real drums make real loud noise. I made my character a huge Native American Drummer. His name is Captain Kickass.

clockworkjames · « **Reply #117 on:** 31 Jul 2008, 06:24 »

Okay this will apply few and far between but after the last LAN I went to over the weekend, there were 2 rockband kits that caused three of my LAN buddies to ragequit and go home leaving us 1 down for our team with half the LAN to go, we still won both the tourneys still to play but they didn't have much fun because of the constant tapping on drum skinsover the weekend.

This is one thing NOT to bring to a LAN event, along with stuff like speakers and small children.

Chesire Cat · « **Reply #118 on:** 31 Jul 2008, 10:02 »

Ragequit is for pussy non gamers. We call it Tunesing Out, because the only person I know who would do that was Brad "Tunes" Turner. Its because he would get beaten like 25/3 deaths in Halo 2/3 and freak out. He also had a penchant for stoner noise association in lieu of actual conversation. Like someone would say Joe Mantegna, he would say banana. Fucking annoying

Trollstormur · « **Reply #119 on:** 01 Aug 2008, 02:48 »

they sell some pretty decent sound dampening sleeve things for the drums these days. otherwise, you can use the sockmod. (google it). it helps the heads recognize hits better, too and keeps you from double-tapping when you don't wanna.

clockworkjames · « **Reply #120 on:** 01 Aug 2008, 04:10 »

It wasn't a game ragequit, we aren't the best of pals with the pricks that run that particular LAN but "tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap" gets kinda frustrating after a week solid, while the dicks doing it insisted it made no sound.

It has no place in a LAN to be honest, unless there is a separate room. I left guitar hero until everyone who didn't wanna play had gone to bed at i33 because I know how much "tica tica tica tica tica tica tica tica tica tica tica tica tica tica tica tica tica tica tica tica tica tica tica tica tica" can piss people off. There is a time and a place for brutal honesty, likewise there is a time and a place for rockband and guitar hero.

(Oh but we did make one team ragequit the CS 1.6 tourney)

Chesire Cat · « **Reply #121 on:** 01 Aug 2008, 09:57 »

Haahah yeah I cant deny the annoyance of the tap tap tap from the drums and the tic tic tic from the guitars.

Trollstormur · « **Reply #122 on:** 03 Aug 2008, 00:07 »

hey does anyone wanna share their DLC with a genuine QC Moderator? (me)

send me a private message if you do! (i'm poor!)

dalconnsuch · « **Reply #123 on:** 11 Aug 2008, 16:34 »

rock band makes me feel small

i can play the guitar really well by anyones standards but

i play the guitar on rockband like a retarded nerve-damaged vietnam veteran

Trynant · « **Reply #124 on:** 22 Aug 2008, 06:43 »

So yeah...Rush's Moving Pictures is a full album DLC next week. I'm stoked (not as much as I am about Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth being in the upcoming sequel).

And for those annoyed by tap tap tap click click click RB2's instruments are advertised to be quieter.

tuna ketchup x · « **Reply #125 on:** 22 Aug 2008, 06:50 »

Quote from: dalconnsuch on 11 Aug 2008, 16:34

rock band makes me feel small

i can play the guitar really well by anyones standards but

i play the guitar on rockband like a retarded nerve-damaged vietnam veteran

I think people who play real instruments are at a disadvantage when they try to play Guitar Hero/Rock Band. Because you can't handle the controller like a real guitar, it's based on matching colors instead of hearing sounds, and basically I find it boring compared to actually playing the guitar/bass. Except for the drums, I heard the drumming is pretty similar to playing a set of real electronic drums, and that if you can master the Rock Band tracks, you'd be good enough to play with the actual band itself. (I've never played Rock Band but I have played Guitar Hero, guitar and bass player here.)

Anyway when it comes to rhythm games it is ALL about Mad Maestro.

0bsessions · « **Reply #126 on:** 22 Aug 2008, 07:21 »

That's completely untrue outside of Guitar Hero 3. The problem I had with Guitar Hero 3 was that it lacked any real rhythm for a rhythm game.

I play guitar and that helped me pick up Guitar Hero (In its early stages) rather easily because I had a developed sense of rhythm. I mean, yeah, don't be expecting to pick up the game and master anything on hard, but actual guitar players or any musicians, really, are at an advantage, not a disadvantage.

Chesire Cat · « **Reply #127 on:** 22 Aug 2008, 08:01 »

Yeah the best dude I know at Guitar Hero plays guitar in a metal band, hes got excellent finger picking and up-down strumming techniques that he would not otherwise have.

dennis · « **Reply #128 on:** 22 Aug 2008, 10:00 »

The real problem with transitioning to real instruments from rhythm game instruments is that when you play a real instrument, the sheet music doesn't scroll past your eyes on a screen.

Harun · « **Reply #129 on:** 22 Aug 2008, 12:32 »

Quote from: dennis on 22 Aug 2008, 10:00

the sheet music doesn't scroll past

yeah it does.

Ozymandias · « **Reply #130 on:** 04 Sep 2008, 13:09 »

Jonathan Coulton's Skullcrusher Mountain and MC Frontalot's Livin' on the Corner of Dude and Catastrophe went up this week.

Singing MC Frontalot basically consists of going "uuuuhhhhhhduhahhuhhh" because he's way too fast to keep up with, but I still love the song.

maxusy3k · « **Reply #131 on:** 07 Oct 2008, 17:47 »

Sort of on topic, does anybody know a good site where I could put up a list of the DLC I own so it's easier to share the list with people? I currently made a blog post on MySpaz about it, but anybody who doesn't have a MySpaz account - which is some of my Rock Band playing friends - can't read it, so it kinda defeats the point.

Just looking for somewhere to put a text list, preferably where I can embed html links to YouTube vids and stuff.

Trynant · « **Reply #132 on:** 17 Nov 2008, 17:48 »

Just want to bump this to mention that Mission of Burma is in the DLC for tomorrow.

Seriously, what kind of pig flying world is this?

Cyanin · « **Reply #133 on:** 25 Nov 2008, 10:51 »

i think i've got the argument sorted for anyone who says GH/RB isn't real guitar: it resembles a one string bass designed for use by the hulk.
(meant for idiots who don't know the speed of the game and are looking for a quick insult)
no offense intended, i'm both a bassist and a fan of both games, but damn if it ain't true, not that it actually matters cos if you're playing to trick yourself into thinking your good at guitar then you're an idiot, though i know VERY few people like this, do they actually exist? not to mention when you're actually playing the resemblance stops, what with the ridiculous speeds unprecedented to bassists, (or at least shit ones like me

)

Ozymandias · « **Reply #134 on:** 25 Nov 2008, 16:34 »

This week's DLC:

The Killers Pack 01
"Mr. Brightside"
"Spaceman"
"Smile Like You Mean It"

Yngwie Malmsteen Pack 01
"Caprici Di Diablo"
"Damnation Game"
"Red Devil"

Singles
Soundgarden - "Jesus Christ Pose"
Soundgarden - "Pretty Noose"
Lamb of God - "Laid to Rest"

Jesus. Remember when weekly updates were like three songs at most? Now it's like every week is an album's worth.

maxusy3k · « **Reply #135 on:** 25 Nov 2008, 16:39 »

DLC is starting to become an excessively expensive attraction to me. It's now pretty much what I blow my disposable income on each week after going out on a Friday night.

I'm hoping Harmonix will continue what appears to be a trend of migrating Guitar Hero tracks over to RB. Old GH tracks, I mean. I uh... I really want My Chemical Romance.

Also I bought Rock Band 2. It is Rock Band 1.5, which is all that needs to be said I guess. In short it is still awesome.

Trollstormur · « **Reply #136 on:** 28 Nov 2008, 03:33 »

Frets on Fire basically just like rock band now if you set it up that way. It's so close, you can use your PS3 or 360 controllers with it too. Grab the alarian mod and the RB and RB2 and GH3 packs and you've got basically the same games on your PC. Plus: GH3 songs with rock band notes or vice versa.

They even have the drums. (no singing, yet)

David_Dovey · « **Reply #137 on:** 28 Nov 2008, 04:54 »

Quote from: Ozymandias on 25 Nov 2008, 16:34

Yngwie Malmsteen Pack 01
"Caprici Di Diablo"
"Damnation Game"
"Red Devil"

Spluff · « **Reply #138 on:** 28 Nov 2008, 04:59 »

hey fuck you I like some malmsteen

MadassAlex · « **Reply #139 on:** 28 Nov 2008, 09:47 »

Quote from: Ozymandias on 25 Nov 2008, 16:34

Yngwie Malmsteen Pack 01

HAHA YES.

Ozymandias · « **Reply #140 on:** 28 Nov 2008, 10:57 »

Quote from: David_Dovey on 28 Nov 2008, 04:54

Should've saved that gif for next week:

Children of Bodom - "Are You Dead Yet?"
Finley - "Tutto E' Possibile"
Platero y Tu - "Hay Poco Rock 'n' Roll"
Squeeze - "Tempted"
Tokio Hotel - "Ready, Set, Go!"
All-American Rejects - "Real World"
Miranda Cosgrove - "Headphones On"
The Naked Brothers Band - "Body I Occupy"
The Naked Brothers Band - "I Don't Want to Go to School"

Those last three are blowing my mind. I don't understand.

Week after that is the No Doubt Singles Collection, a large portion of which I will be forced into buying by my female friends who love to sing but hate how few female vocalists there are.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #141 on:** 29 Nov 2008, 20:39 »

THE BEST PART IS THAT THE MIRANDA COSGROVE ONE IS FREE.

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Felrender · « **Reply #142 on:** 29 Nov 2008, 21:33 »

Quote from: Ozymandias on 28 Nov 2008, 10:57

Quote from: David_Dovey on 28 Nov 2008, 04:54

Should've saved that gif for next week:

Children of Bodom - "Are You Dead Yet?"
Finley - "Tutto E' Possibile"
Platero y Tu - "Hay Poco Rock 'n' Roll"
Squeeze - "Tempted"
Tokio Hotel - "Ready, Set, Go!"
All-American Rejects - "Real World"
Miranda Cosgrove - "Headphones On"
The Naked Brothers Band - "Body I Occupy"
The Naked Brothers Band - "I Don't Want to Go to School"

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Trollstormur · « **Reply #143 on:** 30 Nov 2008, 02:23 »

in frets on fire, you can get all the crappy dlc you'd never pay for but still wanna try for free.

just sayin'

Ozymandias · « **Reply #144 on:** 30 Nov 2008, 08:09 »

I got Frets on Fire once. I was pretty unimpressed. It is amateur hour and it feels like it.

Trollstormur · « **Reply #145 on:** 30 Nov 2008, 19:49 »

it's come a long, looong way. try the Alarian mod located here and give it a whirl.

20 jazz funk greats · « **Reply #146 on:** 30 Nov 2008, 20:26 »

Quote from: Trynant on 17 Nov 2008, 17:48

Just want to bump this to mention that Mission of Burma is in the DLC for tomorrow.

whut.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #147 on:** 01 Dec 2008, 02:35 »

whuuuuuut

Trollstormur · « **Reply #148 on:** 27 Dec 2008, 21:11 »

I finally 5*'d Won't Get Fooled Again on expert drums. shit was SO cash.

bff · « **Reply #149 on:** 29 Dec 2008, 18:16 »

Rock Band 2 on the Wii is so much better than RB1. I can't wait until the DLC gets up and running next month.

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Author Topic: Rock Band (Read 88561 times)

DarthCat

mat_mantra

dalconnsuch

tuna ketchup x

Cyanin