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TheGreatDave said:
since we have an official "guy" in here, I want to ask about "Nine Inch Nails". Enough of fucking Nine Inch Nails.
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He just sent me this message.

"No more NIN once Dave stops posting on GAF."
 
bune duggy said:
since we have an official "guy" in here
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We have an official "guy" in here? Since when?

I've got three questions I'd like to ask any official guy:

1. When do we get an announcement on a European release?
2. Given the recent cross-compatibility announcements, how will Rock Band 2 cope with the different pad setup of the GH:WT kit?
 
bune duggy said:
You thought those were buttons on the side, didn't you? I did too. :)
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Yeah, I was appalled to be honest. That's what I get for going off uninformed. I look like an idiot. And deservedly so.
 
TheGreatDave said:
since we have an official "guy" in here, I want to ask about "Nine Inch Nails". Enough of fucking Nine Inch Nails.
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iapetus said:
We have an official "guy" in here? Since when?

I've got three questions I'd like to ask any official guy:

1. When do we get an announcement on a European release?
2. Given the recent cross-compatibility announcements, how will Rock Band 2 cope with the different pad setup of the GH:WT kit?
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3. ???
4. Profit!

Also, what he said:
Costanza said:
Since like... last week? I think his username is CptUnderpant.
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Flynn said:
Yeah, I was appalled to be honest. That's what I get for going off uninformed. I look like an idiot. And deservedly so.
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There were probably more than us two who thought they were buttons since it does look like a controller what with the guide button and everything.
 
Ding said:
Alas, it's not quite that simple. Unlike all "real" drum brains, the ION unit doesn't have any way to adjust the parameters for different brands and types of triggers. (trigger type, sensitivity, threshold, scan timing, crosstalk cancel, etc.) The ION brain is essentially hardwired to work only with the triggers that are part of their kit. Are there triggers out there that have characteristics close enough to ION's that they will also work? Probably. Can you assume that a given Roland pad will work? No.

I'll be anxious to hear what "3rd party" triggers, if any, will work with the ION brain.
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You're thinking way too hard about this. Here are some DIY mesh head drums wired directly into a RB1 drum controller. (sixth and seventh photos)
http://www.edrums.info/control.htm
They work great.
 
TheGreatDave said:
It wasn't sarcasm. But it was hardly some venom filled bite of death that requires a plee for diplomacy.
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Please, you can dismiss a band in good fun, but when I defend them it's serious business? Whatever you say, Dave.
 
duderon said:
Please, you can dismiss a band in good fun, but when I defend them it's serious business? Whatever you say, Dave.
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If you weren't serious than I sincerely appologise for doubting your ability to post in good humour. Give me a hug, you silly bear.
 
I want to hear more about the stock RB2 drums with the Mad Catz cymbals.

That is what 99% of RB2 players are going to be using anyway.

Will buy the cymbals day one if they register hits semi-consistently.

EDIT: Holy shit at the HO/PO chord note section on that video.
 
I really want some Audioslave this year in the heap of DLC coming to make up "500 Songs Before Christmas" or whatever they said.

Is there a Game/Guitar combo being released for PS3? I don't have a 2nd guitar yet because I was hoping I could get a discount by waiting for such a thing with RB2
 
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How is this even supposed to work? Especially the two hammer-ons of the same notes one after another. Are you supposed to press the R and Y and slide down to B and O and then back, and then lift your fingers off the frets and tap the R and Y again?
 
Duck said:
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How is this even supposed to work? Especially the two hammer-ons of the same notes one after another. Are you supposed to press the R and Y and slide down to B and O and then back, and then lift your fingers off the frets and tap the R and Y again?
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I imagine you just keep your fingers on the frets at all time and slide them up and down.
 
so i accidentally used the wrong plug for the usb hub for rock band

and when i got the right plug, my drums and guitar don't work.

i fried them didnt i?
 
he means the two sets of RY and BO one after the other. It was present in GH3 but since my guitars never worked correctly I'm not sure how it worked in that game either.
 
bune duggy said:
he means the two sets of RY and BO one after the other. It was present in GH3 but since my guitars never worked correctly I'm not sure how it worked in that game either.
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GH3 had hammer-ons from chords to single notes, but not chords to chords. I have no clue how these little buggers are gonna work.
 
I meant to add the "but not with chords" and got distracted by something shiny. Sorry. ;) And I seem to recall a hammer-on that went from single-note to single-note in one of the songs.
 
bune duggy said:
he means the two sets of RY and BO one after the other. It was present in GH3 but since my guitars never worked correctly I'm not sure how it worked in that game either.
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You probably just hold the fret down for the two. I can't see them requiring you to tap a fret at that speed, unless that's the reason no one has FCd it yet at Harmonix.
 
bune duggy said:
but then you're not hammering anything and it becomes a weird kind of sustain.
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Could be they're just giving you the option of hammering it on, but the best way to go about the whole thing is strum as fast as fucking possible.
 
bune duggy said:
but then you're not hammering anything and it becomes a weird kind of sustain.
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Yeah, it doesn't make sense based on the established rules, but it just seems like it'd be near impossible to tap the chords. Maybe they'll keep it hardcore and do it that way, just seems like having them as a nornal strum chord would be more traditional in that case.
 
Right hand on solo frets going Y-Y-B-O-O-B-Y (HAHA! BOOBY!!!) and left hand on normal frets going R-R-Y-B-B-R-Y. No different than the two hands tapping parallel patterns on two different strings.



I have also cancelled my order for the two Ion sets. With the preliminary reports, both on that site and from another source, of the cymbals being unresponsive, I'm worried. Add to that the fact that the control hub pictured earlier has only one pedal input, and it's good enough for me to move to a 'wait and see' attitude.
 
GameSpy had it up a while ago. It was hard to mentally care for me.

FYI, people, this week on the US iTunes store, the FREE Single of the Week is:

The Black Kids - I'm Not Going to Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance with You

AWESOME song. Go get it.
 
iapetus said:
Rock Band 2 news from the Australian PS3.IGN.com? Are you taking the piss? :D
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:lol I don't know why they have the news up though? Maybe there's hope
not really
I hate evrything about RB being from Oz but I am strangely drawn to it. I'll probably end up buying the disc. :(
 
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The more I look at this, the more I wonder what the fuck Ion was thinking. No possibility of a double bass pedal, no ability to assign a cymbal to red (for the yellow=snare songs or for a left-handed setup)...it's like they were trying to half-ass it.

Looks like the only way to get a proper kit is to make one yourself. $300 for massive limitations? No thank you.
 
AMUSIX said:
The more I look at this, the more I wonder what the fuck Ion was thinking. No possibility of a double bass pedal, no ability to assign a cymbal to red (for the yellow=snare songs or for a left-handed setup)...it's like they were trying to half-ass it.

Looks like the only way to get a proper kit is to make one yourself. $300 for massive limitations? No thank you.
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I'm pretty sure I heard elsewhere that the second pedal plugs into the first pedal in a daisy-chain fashion.

But the lefty thing fucks me. I can only play lefty, so if that's a limitation on Ion and, perhaps, a limitation on the RB2 kit with cymbal attachments, I think I'm just going RB1 style for the foreseeable future.
 
Plaguefox said:
I'm pretty sure I heard elsewhere that the second pedal plugs into the first pedal in a daisy-chain fashion.

But the lefty thing fucks me. I can only play lefty, so if that's a limitation on Ion and, perhaps, a limitation on the RB2 kit with cymbal attachments, I think I'm just going RB1 style for the foreseeable future.
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I would imagine that the green cymbal will actually be mapped to red during lefty flip. Otherwise, I'm pretty fucked too.

If this is their solution, it seems silly not to include a red wingnut with the cymbal kit for this option.
 
HMX Sean said:
Hey all,

Just so you know - we know that Rush's "Moving Pictures" isn't up yet. There is a technical difficulty that is being worked out. I'll alert you when it is all clear.
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TheGreatDave said:
Guys, where are my YYZ videos? Is the album out?
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No album yet, not on the in-game store, or direct from the dashboard yet...

I have arranged to go out in two hours as well :( :( :(

Hurry HMX!

edit - It seems Rush is too awesome to go up without a fight!
 
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