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Guitar Hero Live |OT| Not a Band Game
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oh so you CAN use the in-game currency to buy the "play tokens", acording to the IGN review. its not just the ones they hand out and real money
I thought someone said the in game currency was only for the perks and bonuses
I thought someone said the in game currency was only for the perks and bonuses
MikeSan
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The review of Gamespot is out, 6/10 : http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/guitar-hero-live-review/1900-6416284/
Baron von Loathsome
Member
It's an outlier review at this time, however. It's reviewing a tad better than Rock Band 4.
TriangularDuck
Member
Again, the DLC method proves to be divisive, as it was surely gonna be. I love the idea and am sure I'll love the game. If you're the type to practice a song over and over again, this isn't your game. Rock Band 4 exists for you.
Um, I actually mentioned that you could do that back here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=182307188&postcount=389
"You get ten for completing the tutorial, another ten when you hit level three and so on. I've spent most of my time in GHTV playing and enjoying new music. That alone has given me a ton of in-game coins (to buy Plays) and actual Plays."
It's in my review too. Sorry, maybe I should have been more clear.
toythatkills
Member
Surely though if you spend your coins on plays, you can't spend your coins on perks, which means you can't compete? Having a live leaderboard showing people moving up and down throughout the song seems pretty pointless if you're the only one not using perks or something.
I wasn't referring to GHTV, I was referring to on-demand
MikeSan
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If you want to play only the songs you like, you will need to earn a lot of tokens, because each try on a song cost a token...
No. It isn't.
The only other things you can buy with coins (at the moment anyway) are new note highways, player cards (both superfluous window dressing) and new Hero Powers.
The Hero Powers are unlocked for purchase with in game coins as you level up. By the time you get to a level where one unlocks you'll already have amassed a bunch of Plays (through the leveling process) and more than enough coins to buy the new power and a bunch of Plays on the side if you want.
The Hero Powers can be useful but they're not critical and they really don't cost much in terms of coins.
They're very different experiences. The guitar and the implementation of the gameplay are unlike any of the past games in either franchise.
You can buy just the game and never spend another dime if you want. You'll still be getting new content for free each week.
Just read some of the reviews to understand why this is different and how it works before you decide.
toythatkills
Member
My problem with Hero Powers is likely to be the same as it is in every single fucking game that has this mechanic; you can't earn enough currency for a full load-out every game. So basically, you have to play a bunch of songs knowing full well that you can't possibly compete, only to save up enough for that one single round where you can finally score proper points like everyone else.
I'm still going to get the game because I'm hoping to like it in spite of this, but I honestly couldn't be more disappointed that this is a thing because it basically destroys the competitive aspect of the game entirely.
Militant17
Member
It does seem like tokens are quite easy to come across though. I've played half a dozen songs and I've got 20 or so tokens left still. My mate has well over 50 already too. Maybe they become harder to get as you play but so far I could see myself never needing to buy tokens.
I just picked up my pre order from Gamestop. I didn't have any code on my receipt for 20.00 GH Cash or the Avenged Sevenfold concert. The guy printed a backup code which was the same Pandora one I had when I reserved.
He said it must be in the box itself, I didn't see anything other than a coupon for Skylanders. Did anyone get the 20.00 GH Cash and concert code on the receipt or is it available when you boot up the game?
He said it must be in the box itself, I didn't see anything other than a coupon for Skylanders. Did anyone get the 20.00 GH Cash and concert code on the receipt or is it available when you boot up the game?
I had kinda wondered if everybody is getting $20 GH cash to start regardless of where you bought and Gamestop was just listing that as a perk of preordering there. I recall reading in multiple places the devs saying they were giving plenty of cash to start with. Let us know what you find.
Well I booted up the game and definitely didn't see anything about the GH Cash. Didn't have time to see if the Avenged Sevenfold concert was available. I called back up to GS and they were aware of the problem now. Guess more people complained. Anyways, he took down my name and number, said I should get a call back today
No, actually I had this reserved with Amazon at first, but when I saw this perk I switched over to GS. $20.00 bucks is $20.00 bucks, I don't care if its funny money or real, still a nice perk to have. Hopefully they get this resolved by today.
No, actually I had this reserved with Amazon at first, but when I saw this perk I switched over to GS. $20.00 bucks is $20.00 bucks, I don't care if its funny money or real, still a nice perk to have. Hopefully they get this resolved by today.
blurredvision
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Depending on how you play, it absolutely can be.
toythatkills
Member
Well yeah but that's like saying FIFA is pay-to-play, because there happens to be a mode in it with microtransactions so depending on how you play, "it absolutely can be."
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
Thinking about picking this up today. Does this have online competitive multiplayer? Or is it just local coop only?
Everytime you play the GHTV you are in competitive mode, more coins/exp the better you perform
Donnow how does it work outside of the GHTV tho
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
Thanks guys! Sorry I must have missed that info the first time around reading the OP.
I play Expert DJ Hero, Guitar Hero/Rock Band on all instruments, highest level guitar in BandFuse/Rocksmith (on average), and I jumped in on Expert just fine.
The perfect Dark
Banned
This has to be the worst GH song list ever. Holy shit.
streetsahead123
Banned
I played two songs on regular then tried to go for advanced. It did not go well.
Bluekaveli
Member
The on disk music is trash. They really are working pockets lol
streetsahead123
Banned
Is there a menu button in GHTV? Cause I'd really like to change the channel and/or adjust my difficulty but I cannot figure out how.
EDIT: Oh ok, apparently I was still in the tutorial
EDIT AGAIN: Ok never mind, I still can't figure it out. Can you not change difficulty mid-song on GHTV?
EDIT: Oh ok, apparently I was still in the tutorial
EDIT AGAIN: Ok never mind, I still can't figure it out. Can you not change difficulty mid-song on GHTV?
Alright, I was able to start out on Advanced and hang with it. 
If I lose even the slightest bit of concentration, though, my brain flips the Black and White rows and I completely fuck everything up for like a 20 second stretch.
I'm sure I'll have the hang of Expert by tonight, though.
If I lose even the slightest bit of concentration, though, my brain flips the Black and White rows and I completely fuck everything up for like a 20 second stretch.
I'm sure I'll have the hang of Expert by tonight, though.
Was excited to receive Guitar Hero Live from Amazon today, got the game installed, put the guitar together only to find one of the damn buttons was incredibly rough and would get stuck in the down position! Created an RMA and shipped it off and now awaiting them to ship me another So effing pissed grrrrrr!
Anybody else have such luck today?
So effing pissed grrrrrr!Anybody else have such luck today?
I've noticed stuttering on Xbox One, but the game was still installing.
I've had issues with two guitars, but I've also found out today that two guitars can connect to one dongle. I'm now concerned that the other dongle was interfering with the primary dongle, so I'm going to test with one dongle and two guitars tonight.
Having the same issue as you. For the life of me I can't find out how to change the difficulty when playing GHTV. Whatever it defaulted me at after the tutorial is getting pretty easy and I'd like to move the difficulty up. I'm guessing it's something simple and I'm just overlooking it.
Wow, all it took was the tutorial for the game to completely suck me in. I'm really digging the FMV, and the overall presentation of the game. It makes it really stand out as a new title in the series. Mix that in with the GHTV side of things and the game really shines as a new type of experience. After the tutorial I hopped into GHTV and before I knew it two hours already passed. Hopefully it stays this way, but I've been racking up a ton of cash and play coins to the point where it doesn't seem at all concerning.
Really enjoying the game though, wasn't really on my radar until I read about the GHTV stuff.
Yes to TV, no to Story, though you can play the Live songs in quickplay with two people.
from what I read in the reviews, you can change it on the pause menu
This is correct, for both Live and TV.
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
Wow lol this is going to take some adjusting. I like the changes on the guitar for sure. I barely just made it through an advance song on the first try, gonna be weird holding down top and bottom buttons that aren't considered bar chords.
Just a FYI to anyone else having this problem. Your GS store will need to call into their help desk to get a code. It took about 20 mins of waiting.
Here is the topic on reddit I created that has some info.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GuitarHero/comments/3pi1yy/did_anyone_who_pre_ordered_from_game_stop_get_a/
dangerskew
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The Wii U version is fine. I had the game hard crash once, requiring a hard reset of the console. I was flipping back and forth between a couple of menus while GHTV was trying to show me and load some stuff. But that's it, and I don't see that happening again.
You'll want to make sure you have 2GB free so the game can store cache data for GHTV, but even that is not required.
No issues with the guitar at all. Haven't looked at the game hard enough to tell if it's 1080p or not, but it's crisp and clear at the very least.