Gipsy Danger
Member
I trust them. I will still be buying it but it's weird that the on stage stuff is worse and the character creation stuff is worse. If they intend to update all that stuff then that's great.
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Rock Band 4 |OT| We're Putting The Rock Band Back Together
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I trust them. I will still be buying it but it's weird that the on stage stuff is worse and the character creation stuff is worse. If they intend to update all that stuff then that's great.
Magnetic_North
Member
>no online at launch
>barely any custom character options
>can't export songs at the moment
>on disc songs are quite poor
Gorki247
Member
I think I now got all my 'regular' DLC tracks downloaded (finally). The only songs still missing are the stuff we know about:
RB1, RB2, LRB, GDRB and Blitz exports, AC/DC Live track pack, free RB1 and RB2 bonus tracks
But some stuff I'm not sure what will happen with those; such as he EU bonus tracks, some tracks I got as part of a promo, or pre-order, RB3 tracks and the delisted tracks.
Hopefully this will all be available soon, and then we can start looking forward to the weekly releases.
RB1, RB2, LRB, GDRB and Blitz exports, AC/DC Live track pack, free RB1 and RB2 bonus tracks
But some stuff I'm not sure what will happen with those; such as he EU bonus tracks, some tracks I got as part of a promo, or pre-order, RB3 tracks and the delisted tracks.
Hopefully this will all be available soon, and then we can start looking forward to the weekly releases.
superNESjoe
Member
Amazon still says my adapter hasn't shipped, even though support chat guaranteed me it'd arrive today.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
>no publisher support
>making a big-box retail game with peripherals in 2015
>100 employees
Magnetic_North
Member
>Video games
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
I decided to jump on it, so I have something to do in October and so I can play my old DLC...except every time I try to go to get more songs it says I have to be signed into PSN..whats going on?
Baron von Loathsome
Member
>economic realities
Gipsy Danger
Member
>This page is a write off
You guys are making me not want this game
Going to Tesco tonight to decide whether or not I want to spend £220 on the BIAB bundle for Xbone. It's a lot of money but I really love Rock Band.
You are buying it for the game and note highway not what the characters do in the background. Besides, everything will get updates and such. I'm sure characters and animations are somewhere on that list.
Sux yo. My guitar bundle isn't shipping until today even though I was supposed to get it today, and the adapter also says prepairing to ship, so guess I'll have to wait until Thurs
Baron von Loathsome
Member
Part that and part there being so much to talk about between stock issues, song downloads, etc.
Gorki247
Member
It makes it somewhat easier. Songs you bought previously are labelled as Purchased, so you can just install them again.
However, there is currently a bug which means this doesn't work 100% and some of these songs still show the price. However, once you select them you can download them for free as expected.
I went through my track list on RB3 while browsing the RB4 (by streaming it to a PC) and found the missing songs that way.
xKilltheMx
Member
My BIAB is sitting at best buy - waiting
suddenlyissoon
Member
Man alive this DLC business is a mess. I spent some of night trying to download my close to 1000 songs (and only found about 100) . This morning when I fired up my digital copy I went to the in-game store and found a few more songs listed as "purchased", but then I also found many of the songs that I downloaded the night before said "1.99". When I went to the song, it came up and said "You already own this item" but it would not list in-game. Additionally, ALL of my song pack & album purchases were pretty much hit or miss. The Cars album just didn't show up as purchased at all but two songs on "Are You Experienced?" did, the rest said to purchase.
Would you say we are Rockin'?
couldn't be.....that song has yet to be exported from RB2 to RB4 yet.
I knew there was a good reason to not download songs ahead of time....I have a feeling the cache is all sorts of fucked with downloading DLC for actually without having the game installed/registered.
Will need Baron and others to confirm when they get the game later.
SolidusDave
Member
Ok, real talk.
What are currently the advantages of playing RB4 on PS4 instead of RB3 on PS3?
Assuming one has all the old instruments, the fact that the new setlist pales compared to the otherwise missing songs and exports and that both systems are hooked up to the TV.
What are currently the advantages of playing RB4 on PS4 instead of RB3 on PS3?
Assuming one has all the old instruments, the fact that the new setlist pales compared to the otherwise missing songs and exports and that both systems are hooked up to the TV.
Reading these posts from people who have played it...seems that HMX should have kept this in the oven a tad bit longer to get certain features working before releasing it. No filters really? Clothing options seem really bland too, No exports?
I understand that they probably wanted to get this out to marketplace before GH Live, but the average consumer is going to feel ripped off when they realize this game is missing so many features and all the songs they thought they could play from previous RB games are not working. Hell I think even some of us hardcore fans feel that way. We all invested a considerable amount of money into this game...not just DLC over the years but the higher entry point of purchase for newer hardware. I'm sure a lot of you are just holding out hope that these things will come in over time and bring RB4 up to our expectations.
Things could be so dire for HMX that they are counting on this revenue from game sales to fund some of these features. I hope this is successful, the main reason I bought this was because I wanted to play rock band on my newer consoles versus having to go back to my 360 every time I wanted to play a few songs.
I understand that they probably wanted to get this out to marketplace before GH Live, but the average consumer is going to feel ripped off when they realize this game is missing so many features and all the songs they thought they could play from previous RB games are not working. Hell I think even some of us hardcore fans feel that way. We all invested a considerable amount of money into this game...not just DLC over the years but the higher entry point of purchase for newer hardware. I'm sure a lot of you are just holding out hope that these things will come in over time and bring RB4 up to our expectations.
Things could be so dire for HMX that they are counting on this revenue from game sales to fund some of these features. I hope this is successful, the main reason I bought this was because I wanted to play rock band on my newer consoles versus having to go back to my 360 every time I wanted to play a few songs.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
I'm picking up my game today, but after that I'm going to be at school until about 10 tonight. The most I'll be able to do today is maybe start installing. I won't be able to play the game until tomorrow.
Gorki247
Member
RB3 advantages:
- Keys and Pro Guitar support
- You can play online and get kicked out of most sessions because you aren't playing Expert
RB3 disadvantages:
- Start up time (really long on PS3)
- No more new DLC
von Stroheim
Member
Adventures in Trying to Find Rock Band 4 at retail Part One:
Southeast Virginia
Target: claims they only have the BIAB and nothing else. No stock on the floor whatsoever.
Walmart: No stock. Claims it's not even in the computer.
Fun.
Will be going back out for Part Deux.
Southeast Virginia
Target: claims they only have the BIAB and nothing else. No stock on the floor whatsoever.
Walmart: No stock. Claims it's not even in the computer.
Fun.
Will be going back out for Part Deux.
Same here. Amazon US however has shipped my legacy adapter.
I've been playing some RB3 to relieve some of this hype. Can't wait to be rid of these garbage RB1 instruments I've been using for 8 years.
Snarfington
Member
Got my Guitar. It's a sexy thing, I'e never owned a RB controller but this is a real nice piece of kit. Weirdly my PS button has like a seam or a crack inside the button, but it's below the surface. Doesn't seem like a problem to me. Just interesting to note.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Ugh. It is the reason I dropped Xbox Live gold. I play on expert for a vast majority of songs, but the few I don't resulted in so much flak from the people I played online with that I just gave up trying to play online. It was so damn annoying.
So, sitting here staring at the guitar bundle box for XBO that I got at midnight last night. Impatiently waiting for Best Buy to open up and see if they have it or my game+adapter preorder before I open up and install.
Wal Mart didn't get any version of the game, and Target this morning only got BiaB versions of it.
This is really a wild goose chase. Just praying to find an adapter out in the wild somewhere.
That sounds familiar! Just having breakfast now before hitting BB.
oh dear heavens I pity you. I returned the drumset 7 times, the guitar 3 times and the pedal 7-8 times as well. AFter that, I used the guitar hero guitars and the RB2 drumset and threw away the RB1 stuff......it was ALL trash.
I liked the RB2 guitar though
Adam Tyner
Member
So, I see that there are firmware updates for some of the new instruments, and hopefully that'll take care of the connectivity issues reported for the PS4 in a couple of reviews.
MadCatz sez:
...and then all the links return "file not found" errors. I've tried following the general advice with connecting to Bluetooth devices on Microsoft's site, but I guess I lack the requisite hardware on my PC since I don't see the options they're referring to.
Any guidance on what I need to do to get my instruments up to date? Since I apparently need to buy a Bluetooth adapter, what should I be looking for in whatever I get? Thanks!
MadCatz sez:
...and then all the links return "file not found" errors. I've tried following the general advice with connecting to Bluetooth devices on Microsoft's site, but I guess I lack the requisite hardware on my PC since I don't see the options they're referring to.
Any guidance on what I need to do to get my instruments up to date? Since I apparently need to buy a Bluetooth adapter, what should I be looking for in whatever I get? Thanks!
Gipsy Danger
Member
What's everyone's opinion on the RB4 guitar? I've always thought the GH instruments were better but the Beatles instruments were pretty good. Hoping this guitar is a lot better.
Snarfington
Member
I pressed the two buttons, the PS logo one and the little one in the "audio jack" (don't know the pattern but I think I pressed the PS one then tapped the audio jack one a few times) until the light was flashing blue and red alternately, and then went into my bluetooth settings and was able to pair with the controller. Not a stressful process.
If you go into the settings app on W10 there should be an appropriate bluetooth setting in Devices->Bluetooth. If it's not there then maybe you don't have bluetooth on your PC? In which case pick up a cheap USB bluetooth adapter somewhere perhaps.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Likewise. The Beatles instruments felt the best in my opinion. The buttons were quieter and softer, and the strum bar felt solid. Sadly, the upstrum and tilt sensors are shot on two of them now. Only the bass remains in perfect working order. Meanwhile, my RB3 guitar has loud clicking buttons, and a blue button that sticks unless you hit it at an exact angle.
If only the beatles Guitar wasn't so uncomfortable to use.
With its super long neck and sharp corners.
Mine works perfect besides the tilt sensor, my RB2 strat is worn to hell D:
And Bass remains in perfect condition too...
So just an update on the PS4 calibration with legacy controllers: I am still not able to get the auto calibration to work. However, I did try calibrating with a DS 4 and that was successful one time only. It's better than was it before on guitar, but I am still missing notes that I know I am strumming to. Hopefully this gets patched soon because this game is unplayable to me right now.
Nice thing about RB4tars is they finally went to accelerometer instead of the bearing-in-tube sensors, so they should work more reliably and for much longer.
Spine_Ripper
Member
Same...I've decided not to go to my morning classes. 3 more hours!
TheExhaustedWalrus
Member
Do we know which DLC songs won't transfer over to RB4 yet?
I have over 600 songs dlc, all the packs including blitz, and I played every week even after they cancelled the entire genre.
But Harmonix dropped the ball. I understand prioritization, and they prioritized legacy dlc and instruments use over online and various other things, I played online exclusively, but fine I get the need, so I held off in buying 4 until they add online again. But at least make sure that what you chose as priority works as well as it can at launch. This whole "is a plataform not a game" thing will be used as an arguement by defenders to explain away all fails from companies that go this route, and enpower them to ship incomplete games.
They should have delayed the launch of the game unitl all export business was working, at least.
But Harmonix dropped the ball. I understand prioritization, and they prioritized legacy dlc and instruments use over online and various other things, I played online exclusively, but fine I get the need, so I held off in buying 4 until they add online again. But at least make sure that what you chose as priority works as well as it can at launch. This whole "is a plataform not a game" thing will be used as an arguement by defenders to explain away all fails from companies that go this route, and enpower them to ship incomplete games.
They should have delayed the launch of the game unitl all export business was working, at least.
xKilltheMx
Member
Shouldve pre-ordered dawg
Money isnt infinite man. They could lose money and try and sort that out or release it and make some money back while working on it.
I know what option I'd choose in their shoes.
KnightHart
Member
$74.99 digitally in Canada hurts the beavers feelings
I guess I'll be waiting for a sale during Boxing Day. Buuuut there's a Babymetal song up for DLC, so it's really tempting.
I guess I'll be waiting for a sale during Boxing Day. Buuuut there's a Babymetal song up for DLC, so it's really tempting.
The preorder excuse I guess is valid but there are an awful lot of people that preordered months ago and still haven't had their items dispatched or even explained as to why there is a delay.
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
Depending on what you wanted, wouldn't have really mattered. From what I've been able to gleam, most of the retailers around me didn't get much stock of anything, aside from a few band or guitar bundles.
Plus, I did preorder the game and adapter bundle and still don't have any word from Amazon about when I might be able to expect it.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
The long neck on the bass does hurt after a while. The sharp corners on the Harrison guitar did dig into my wrist after a bit. But the buttons were the best on those controllers.
Good to know. And looking at the IGN video shows that they improved the strum bar by making it contactless, which should make it last longer.
Sigh. One more hour till BB opens. Hopefully they have a guitar bundle then so I can use GCU then return the first one to Meijer. I am at the point now of just saying screw the legacy adapter. I will get it eventually.
xKilltheMx
Member
Isn't that for Xbox only so far?
I havent heard of any PS4 order shenanigans.
Seems like a manufacturing problem to me that happened with XB1.