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"Angina's tough!!" Rock Band 2 Track And Spec Info (& Dreams) Thread
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Some of these songs have no guitar (So What'cha Want?) or have really limited guitar parts (E-pro). I'm going to call bull here.
Here's the stream of rumors, and why it makes me think things are mostly fake.
July 1- a G4 report leaks 9 songs. Since it's in screenshot form, I'd call those legit.
July 2- a 'playtester' leaks another 11 songs. Now, playtests were happening at the time, and only remembering a dozen or so songs is pretty reasonable (I mean, how many Guitar Hero 1, or 2, songs can you recall off the top of your head without checking?) So I can see these being accurate.
July 3- a 'playtester' leaks a 60-song list on Wikipedia's talk page. The grammar is highly suspect, and a 'verified' song (Kids in America) is absent. There's also the claim that playtest was several weeks ago, and they recalled 60 songs.... why wait, then? Plus, they recalled Devo but not the song name, yet they also say there are more that they couldn't remember. Why include that when there are (supposedly) others they omitted for that reason? There's also rumored bands Turbonegro, Sublime, and Cake missing. Benefit of a doubt, he forgot those, but this is really where things start looking shaky.
July 4- an 'internal email' leaked shows an 84-song list, 75 of which are main setlist. Some correspond with the leak from the day before, but there's disagreement. There's also songs considered odd choices, though that is Harmonix's way. The three rumored bands above are also still missing, and from a purely logistic standpoint the counts don't 'work' evenly with a nine-tier scheme.
My conclusion is as follows: I don't trust the July 3 list at all. I barely trust the 4th list, and sorta trust the 2nd list. The only songs I currently agree will be in Rock Band 2 are the initial 9. I know someone here claimed agreement with the 3rd list, but sorry, I'm just not buying it. If it's true, I'm not upset, but I'm not buying it. Especially with just a week to wait.
July 1- a G4 report leaks 9 songs. Since it's in screenshot form, I'd call those legit.
July 2- a 'playtester' leaks another 11 songs. Now, playtests were happening at the time, and only remembering a dozen or so songs is pretty reasonable (I mean, how many Guitar Hero 1, or 2, songs can you recall off the top of your head without checking?) So I can see these being accurate.
July 3- a 'playtester' leaks a 60-song list on Wikipedia's talk page. The grammar is highly suspect, and a 'verified' song (Kids in America) is absent. There's also the claim that playtest was several weeks ago, and they recalled 60 songs.... why wait, then? Plus, they recalled Devo but not the song name, yet they also say there are more that they couldn't remember. Why include that when there are (supposedly) others they omitted for that reason? There's also rumored bands Turbonegro, Sublime, and Cake missing. Benefit of a doubt, he forgot those, but this is really where things start looking shaky.
July 4- an 'internal email' leaked shows an 84-song list, 75 of which are main setlist. Some correspond with the leak from the day before, but there's disagreement. There's also songs considered odd choices, though that is Harmonix's way. The three rumored bands above are also still missing, and from a purely logistic standpoint the counts don't 'work' evenly with a nine-tier scheme.
My conclusion is as follows: I don't trust the July 3 list at all. I barely trust the 4th list, and sorta trust the 2nd list. The only songs I currently agree will be in Rock Band 2 are the initial 9. I know someone here claimed agreement with the 3rd list, but sorry, I'm just not buying it. If it's true, I'm not upset, but I'm not buying it. Especially with just a week to wait.
Finncognito
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The "e-mail leak" is pretty damn suspect, since Beck's "E-Pro" samples Beastie Boys' "So What'cha want" and the AFI song is "Girl's Not Grey", not "Girl's Gone Grey".
Ah, IGN. I'm surprised they haven't confirmed Rock Band Triology for next year.AstroLad said:
The funniest part of that quote:
As if the two things have anything to do with one another. Hey Rock Band lusers! Enjoy your Boston and The Who noobs! I'll be playing "Timmy Turdburgler" by Slapnuts24 in freakin GHWT!!! WOOOOOO
Christoff Yurievich
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you suck at Google then. http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61015 it appears to be from the new album and features Buckethead (!) on guitar.Iksenpets said:
my summer of 01 was all Bleed American. I could sing the shit out of that stuff if HMX released it as an album. :lolTen-Song said:
if this "hil" person was speaking out of turn, why would be speak at all? I mean, really. Why would he talk about a game he hasn't played at all? (waits for someone to say "it's IGN, that's why")
:lol
Sp3eD
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I really hope these new intruments are awesome as I just decided to sell almost all (keeping wireless 360 strat) of my 360 GH2 and RB ones. Going to use the money to get the full set again in Sept! 
That being said another request of mine is that I hope all the settings from #1 transfer over with a save file check of sorts (maybe when it grabs all the DLC). I really don't want to have to go through the trouble of calibrating all my lag settings to make it perfect. As it was I had to offset lag for my HDTV and lag for my sound system seperatly so that my microphone synced up with everything. Took a couple days worth of playing around to get the correct timings just right.
That being said another request of mine is that I hope all the settings from #1 transfer over with a save file check of sorts (maybe when it grabs all the DLC). I really don't want to have to go through the trouble of calibrating all my lag settings to make it perfect. As it was I had to offset lag for my HDTV and lag for my sound system seperatly so that my microphone synced up with everything. Took a couple days worth of playing around to get the correct timings just right.
TAJ
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Charron said:
Again, for the people in the cheap seats, they hadn't even decided until very recently which Cake song was going to be in RB2. Why is it so hard to believe the Cake stuff isn't being tested yet?
BigBlackGamer
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posted? Amazon has listed all the RB2 stuff on there site.
Xbox
Rock Band 2 Special Edition Bundle [Link] Price: $199.99 Release Date: Sep 14/08
Rock Band 2 Game Only [Link] Price: $59.99 Release Date: Sept 30/08
Rock Band 2 Wireless Drums [Link] Price $89.99 Release Date: Sept 14/08
Rock Band 2 Wireless Guitar [link] Price $69.99 Release Date: Sept 14/08
Wii
Rock Band 2 Special Edition Bundle [Link] Price: $199.99 Release Date: Nov 18/08
Rock Band 2 Game Only [Link] Price: $49.99 Release Date: Nov 30/08
Rock Band 2 Wireless Drums [Link] Price $89.99 Release Date: Nov 18/08
Rock Band 2 Wireless Guitar [link] Price $69.99 Release Date: Nov 18/08
PS3
Rock Band 2 Special Edition Bundle [Link] Price $199.99 Release Date: Oct 19/08
Rock Band 2 Game Only [Link] Price $59.99 Release Date: Nov 30/08
PS2
Rock Band 2 Special Edition Bundle [Link] Price $199.99 Release Date: Nov 18/08
Rock Band 2 Game Only [Link] Price $49.99 Release Date: Nov 30/08
PS3 and PS2 Equipment
Rock Band 2 Wireless Drums [Link] Price: $89.99 Release Date: Oct 19/08
Rock Band 2 Wireless Guitar [link] Price: $69.99 Release Date: Oct 19/08
direct links are here
Obviously all that is subject to change.
Xbox
Rock Band 2 Special Edition Bundle [Link] Price: $199.99 Release Date: Sep 14/08
Rock Band 2 Game Only [Link] Price: $59.99 Release Date: Sept 30/08
Rock Band 2 Wireless Drums [Link] Price $89.99 Release Date: Sept 14/08
Rock Band 2 Wireless Guitar [link] Price $69.99 Release Date: Sept 14/08
Wii
Rock Band 2 Special Edition Bundle [Link] Price: $199.99 Release Date: Nov 18/08
Rock Band 2 Game Only [Link] Price: $49.99 Release Date: Nov 30/08
Rock Band 2 Wireless Drums [Link] Price $89.99 Release Date: Nov 18/08
Rock Band 2 Wireless Guitar [link] Price $69.99 Release Date: Nov 18/08
PS3
Rock Band 2 Special Edition Bundle [Link] Price $199.99 Release Date: Oct 19/08
Rock Band 2 Game Only [Link] Price $59.99 Release Date: Nov 30/08
PS2
Rock Band 2 Special Edition Bundle [Link] Price $199.99 Release Date: Nov 18/08
Rock Band 2 Game Only [Link] Price $49.99 Release Date: Nov 30/08
PS3 and PS2 Equipment
Rock Band 2 Wireless Drums [Link] Price: $89.99 Release Date: Oct 19/08
Rock Band 2 Wireless Guitar [link] Price: $69.99 Release Date: Oct 19/08
direct links are here
Obviously all that is subject to change.
BenjaminBirdie
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Those are the weirdest dates ever. Two weeks to wait for the game alone?
StrikerObi
Member
Slacker said:
But d00d, it has a wicked chart! 4 minute guitar solo! Who cares if it's not a real song and has no vocals!?
StrikerObi
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onemic said:
Yeah, they did the same thing for Rock Band 1. They guarantee the lowest price so if they list it at $170 right now and Harmonix announces a $200 price next week, they will be stuck selling a bunch at their original/incorrect price of $170. They are listing it above what they think it will be so this doesn't happen.
I never play the drums but my friend/roommate can't stop playing them. I play guitar and sing (often together). The two of us will probably go 60/40 on the bundle (I'll get the guitar, mic, and game, and he'll get the new drum set to replace the busted set he has from his bundle). My drum set isn't in 100% condition but I don't really care as I pretty much never play them.
onemic said:
Wouldn't be surprised if the price is right. I believe they've said that they weren't making a lot of money from the main bundle (although I fail at finding proof to support that), I can see them rising the price of that without any scruple. GHWT is expected to be $190, right? Not much of a difference if true.
birdman said:
Sadly, I'm between jobs and I don't have better things to do. :[
But still! I'm being serious. Heh. Unless my friend was lying to me, I don't see how in the world he would manage to list off the same songs that were on the leaked list. He's not the kind of person that goes to NeoGAF or anything.
Wireless drums? I was going to suggest their might be lag issues, but I guess that isn't a factor for normal controllers? or am I wrong? There is already painful lag on the drum fills.
I really hope they fix the sound lag on drum fills. Annoying as fuck. I can't keep a groove on a fill without it.
Also put the MOTHERSNARKING OVERDRIVE SPLASH FOR THE DRUMS ON THE DOWNBEAT, WHO THE HELL ENDS A DRUM FILL ON 4?
I really hope they fix the sound lag on drum fills. Annoying as fuck. I can't keep a groove on a fill without it.
Also put the MOTHERSNARKING OVERDRIVE SPLASH FOR THE DRUMS ON THE DOWNBEAT, WHO THE HELL ENDS A DRUM FILL ON 4?
StrikerObi
Member
scola said:
This has broken so many combos for me. It drives me NUTS. A whole team of musicians, you think at least one of them would have realized this!
vatstep
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I told myself that I would just buy the game, but the new Strat looks really great (much nicer than my crappy Les Paul); if the drums are improved, then it's a no-brainer (I have an EL set and I hate it).
I'm jumping on the "Just buying the game" bandwagon. I bought my RB set no less than 4 months ago -and the import price of that thing is quite expensive here-.
My set still kicks ass: I modded my Strat recently with a new switch and now it works better than any other guitar I've used. My drums are still holding on -Sock Mod FTW... and fixing your broken pedal with a ruler, epoxy and ducktape makes me feel like a pro DIYer-. My Xplorer is still there, working as well as day one.
The moment my actual drumset craps out, I'm getting the new one... meanwhile, there's no need to buy the new set.
My set still kicks ass: I modded my Strat recently with a new switch and now it works better than any other guitar I've used. My drums are still holding on -Sock Mod FTW... and fixing your broken pedal with a ruler, epoxy and ducktape makes me feel like a pro DIYer-. My Xplorer is still there, working as well as day one.
The moment my actual drumset craps out, I'm getting the new one... meanwhile, there's no need to buy the new set.
The thing is these games are damn irresistible when they come out. Very curious to see what the improvements to the instruments are overall, as well as the game features and setlists. Will determine whether I get 0, 1, or even God forbid 2 sets of plastic instruments this round. Getting the RB2 disc at an absolute minimum though.
You should be able to go in and see what your lag settings are at now, and manually calibrate with RB2. We always do this when we take the game in and play it on the projectors at work. I don't have any lag at home, but they need us to be at -35/+35, and I think the LCD's in the office need a -30/+35 or something like that. We always just do a quick manual calibration, so that it's perfect every time.Sp3eD said:I really hope these new intruments are awesome as I just decided to sell almost all (keeping wireless 360 strat) of my 360 GH2 and RB ones. Going to use the money to get the full set again in Sept!
That being said another request of mine is that I hope all the settings from #1 transfer over with a save file check of sorts (maybe when it grabs all the DLC). I really don't want to have to go through the trouble of calibrating all my lag settings to make it perfect. As it was I had to offset lag for my HDTV and lag for my sound system seperatly so that my microphone synced up with everything. Took a couple days worth of playing around to get the correct timings just right.
bastionwords
Member
Hold on, why is the disc only of RB2 coming out 16 days after the bundle?
RattleHead_
Member
Most likely they are hoping people will not want to wait for the game only and give in and buy the full bundle.bastionwords said:
dialmydrive
Member
Motion Picture Soundtrack said:
I think that's a little extreme but you bring up a good point. Why no Queen? They can't be holding out for ... wait, a Queen GH would be awesome, as would a Van Halen GH. Please, please, please!
Motion Picture Soundtrack
Member
dialmydrive said:
Nah man, it's cool. They're going to announce Brighton Rock as the final band song at E3. It's all so obvious now.
JonathanEx
Member
Well, DLC, plans change, we're at this point far from final. It's a good idea of what sort of stuff could turn up, but it's no guarentee.omg rite said:
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