thekonamicode
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Have you tried completing challenges on Rock Band World? You can get a ton of coins through that.
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Rock Band Blitz |OT| Rocking Out in the Instrument-Free World
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Have you tried completing challenges on Rock Band World? You can get a ton of coins through that.
Man, I was actually looking forward to this game. Thanks for saving me the mobey GAF... Definitely don't want it as a track pack alone, and the main game sounds broken as fuck.
So this may be mostly due to mister Brian Chan at Harmonix? It's too late for me to research the issue further, but I'll remember the name. A shame since I loved Harmonix's output, and now I'm glad I waited on this one now.. I do not like what the sound of this system at all.
So this may be mostly due to mister Brian Chan at Harmonix? It's too late for me to research the issue further, but I'll remember the name. A shame since I loved Harmonix's output, and now I'm glad I waited on this one now.. I do not like what the sound of this system at all.
Yeah, I got that Super Sonic outfit free when I pre-ordered Sonic Generations. It was so stupid looking I just had to keep it on.
And I'm an RBN author + Rock Band fan since the first game, so I have WELL over 1000 songs. But here's the breakdown from exports, Blitz, and free DLC:
47: Green Day Rock Band
45: LEGO Rock Band
18: AC/DC Live
55: Rock Band 1
79: Rock Band 2
25: Rock Band Blitz
7: Free DLC (Includes RBN Megamix Vol. 1, which is 360-exclusive)
That's 276.
endresults
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Feels good to get that out of the way.
I know that feel. I hit the wall at around 250 songs and had to will myself to grind out those last 50.
Big Chungus
Member
The only way to grab the rb2 songs is to export through rb3?
Just for the sake of having a comprehensive list, there are also a few track pack discs available:
20: Vol. 2
20: Classic Rock
21: Country
20: Metal
21: Country 2
As I mentioned in my previous post, there are those 20 free songs available with new copies of Rock Band 2 (with the manual code), and then there are also another 6 DLC songs included with purchase of the PLUS version of Green Day. All told, 379 songs available either via export or as free/bundled-in DLC, bringing the overall total with Blitz to 404 songs.
Yeah, that about covers it. Though you didn't mention that the game is built to leak personally identifiable information about players through the leaderboards. I have never seen an XBL game leak my real name to the general public before. I wonder if Microsoft is even OK with that.
I don't know who he is, but he's all over the loading screen texts with unfunny stories. Combine that with the coins and he's my enemy now.
I miss when the loading screens had fun facts about the band, rather than wacky and randum Harmonix stories xD xD xD
Fox Mulder
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I'm never going to link this with Facebook. I don't like games that give unlocks or bonuses for it letting it spam you, so I hate games that use it as a core feature like this..
Oh well, this awful game has at least made me a little interested in playing RB again. I downloaded all of my DLC again for this, so I'll finally get RB3 and try to find a guitar somewhere. Nobody sells them new anymore and gamestop doesn't have them used.
marjo
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Whoever wrote that should be barred from ever working in the game industry again. It shows a complete lack of understanding of the entire medium, and the different types of games out there.
The reason why unlocks work in games like Zelda is because you are progressing through a campaign trying to reach the end. Rock Band Blitz is completely different. It's about getting high scores. There's a reason you don't see 'economies' in games like Geometry Wars.
I have nothing but contempt for whoever came up with this ridiculous system.
Baconsammy
Banned
Every time I get another stupid looking Avatar Award I immediately hop into a Full House Poker match and show it off. That game is great, but it's even better when you're sitting at a table full of people with hilarious avatar items.
Hah. My immediate reaction upon reading that was "This guy has never played a video game in his life."
HMXhenry is a community manager I believe, so it's his job to post complete bullshit to deflect from criticism of the game. I would certainly hope the more useful people at Harmonix aren't that stupid. You tried something, it's a complete fucking disaster, you say you can fix stuff without a patch, just change it so if you get, say, 3 or 4 stars on a song you break even. It's not complicated. If there has to be this absurd system make it so that you're rewarded sufficiently for doing decent.
Until you never have to play songs you don't want to play, and you can use a full loadout of power ups every time, you're not getting enough coins.
thekonamicode
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Rock Band World doesn't notify people that you're using the application :|
JonathanEx
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The game itself is fantastic and has prompted me to redownload my whole RB library on to a new system.
The coins system... well, come on now. I thought the FB interaction was quite cool an idea, but then realised how much you have to use it: it's not another way of accessing/sharing challenges, it is the essential bits of the base game.
I hope they do a big patch on it: fix up the economy, pull more of RBWorld in game (showing off what it does in game too is a much better ad for the app then just 'Go find it!!!!') and fix up some of the offline play too. It's funny - the gameplay was what I was dubious of first time I saw a video and that's the bit that's pretty much bang on.
The coins system... well, come on now. I thought the FB interaction was quite cool an idea, but then realised how much you have to use it: it's not another way of accessing/sharing challenges, it is the essential bits of the base game.
I hope they do a big patch on it: fix up the economy, pull more of RBWorld in game (showing off what it does in game too is a much better ad for the app then just 'Go find it!!!!') and fix up some of the offline play too. It's funny - the gameplay was what I was dubious of first time I saw a video and that's the bit that's pretty much bang on.
JonathanEx
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If you have a load of Rock Band songs you'll still get great value out of it (and a cheap track pack) but you'll not really get to use powerups as much thanks to the economy.
...using the word 'economy' to describe a game. Well, I'm off to hit myself.
Fox Mulder
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So is ebay the only way to find these games now? I got RB 1 and 2 at gamestop, and they had lego rock band, but that only has an in box code to export the songs right?
Best Buy didn't even have any of the games.
Best Buy didn't even have any of the games.
They've never been owned by EA.
marjo
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Weren't they? I assumed they were since since EA published their games.
Maybe they want to be. This coins system and Facebook shit must make Riccitiello hard.
Fox Mulder
Member
they were owned by MTV Games (Viacom) until they went independent a few years ago.
Wow. I think this is the beginning of the end for Harmonix.
Baconsammy
Banned
If this is true, and your post was not offensive, then yeah **** Harmonix. Whoops, I was offensive.
I don't know exactly what you posted, but that sounds terrible. And I have a feeling this isn't the first time they've done something like that
marjo
Member
I don't think it was offensive, but it's difficult to judge your own posts.
Here's what I wrote in response so someone mentioning that the coin system works well since the game was designed around the facebook stuff:
"So the game was designed around something that isn't actually in the game?
I don't use facebook, and have no intention of starting now. Requiring it's use to be able to play the game as intended is the epitome of poor design.
As is, Blitz, and it's unnecessary coin 'economy' is practically worthless as a game for me. It's a game built around getting high scores, which, since I'm always so coin starved, I can only attempt every second or third run. Should I, and people like me not be able to enjoy the game we payed good money for?
I honestly don't understand why anyone would defend this horrible design decision. "
Feels good to get that out of the way.
I know that feel. I hit the wall at around 250 songs and had to will myself to grind out those last 50.
Awesome work everyone. And I assume thekonamicode definitely 500'd it too.
Any tips for gold stars? =) I'm about to try my hand at Kids In The Street. I loooovve that song so much.
Banjotanooki
Member
Wal-Mart has LOADS of AC/DC rock band for just 5 bucks.
bistromathics
facing a bright new dawn
I'm more interested in where they planned on going from here. I guess maybe they could get a little more mileage out of the Rock Band and Dance Central franchises, but surely they've got something else in the pipeline, no? Gotta be at least thinking about moving onto something new...
Baconsammy
Banned
I would have preferred the original versions of those songs, but that's still my favorite addon pack for RB. Especially on guitar.
Jackpot/Blast Notes/And then whatever instrument has the most solos. Road Rage works well too but isnt guaranteed to generate as many points.
bistromathics
facing a bright new dawn
oooOOOooo
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Here you go. Just stay away from pinball and max out your multipliers before every checkpoint and you should be fine.
thekonamicode
Member
Realtime GuitaRPG combat game that uses your Rock Band DLC as weapons in battle?
Thanks. Also, I've been posting loads of times under my gamertag on that first solution. I never noticed the second solution underneath that had power-up loadouts instead of gold star cutoffs. Nice.
Fox Mulder
Member
yeah, I bought that back in the day and the track pack was in my download history. I picked up RB1 to export again, and I see you need RB3 to export the RB2 songs. Lego has an in box code you redeem, so I don't want to risk buying it used.
Maybe I'll just use these tracks for this game and hope they patch the gross economy, but I was also a little interested in playing RB3 now. Gamestop doesn't have any guitars. Amazon only has them from third party sellers, and the prices are insane. Maybe goodwill has some.
I've had the misfortune of reading that thread. You have to understand anybody who is still posting on the Rock Band forums is so emotionally invested in Harmonix that it is impossible for you to raise any kind of valid points against them. And that's exactly the kind of atmosphere Harmonix has always tried to encourage.
Some of the rationalisation for the coins in that thread is just completely brain damaging.
I have a doubt, and maybe you guys can help me. I bought Rock Band Blitz from the canadian Playstation Store, and I wanted to buy some dlc using some dollars that I have on my US account's wallet. Even with my game being bought on the canadian store, will the dlc bought on the US store work with the game?
marjo
Member
Looks like I owe Harmonix an apology. I logged out of their forums, logged backed in, and now I can post again. Sorry for jumping to conclusions.
It should work, but if you want to give it a go, try downloading one of the free DLC songs from your American account and see if it works.
Impeccable
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That's not true at all, I spent years on the forums and as long as the complaints were well written and not spit out like twelve year old trying to be seen things were debated well.
Then again, I haven't been a regular for a year+ :/
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