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[XShagrath]

You people who are buying songs at $3 have no right to get pissed when they drop the price in 6 months.

 

[McBradders]

You people who are buying songs at $3 have no right to get pissed when they drop the price in 6 months.

Ok?

Thanks for the advance warning?

Should I also be raging at Steam sales or what? I don't understand :/

 

[Ashour]

Smart way to use Natal:

Record a performance, like Singstar, and let Shaggy show us his vomit.
Voice recognition to search for a song.

Voice search is also in Singstar, which is useful especially if you have 100 of songs.

 

[XShagrath]

Ok?

Thanks for the advance warning?

Should I also be raging at Steam sales or what? I don't understand :/

Just saying. Some people get pissed when something they bought goes on sale. Personally, I just feel pricing yourself over the 1st party precedent is a dickish move, and I won't support it. Just like if a regular version of a game was more than $60, I'd be hard-pressed to will myself to buy it.

 

[McBradders]

Just saying. Some people get pissed when something they bought goes on sale. Personally, I just feel pricing yourself over the 1st party precedent is a dickish move, and I won't support it. Just like if a regular version of a game was more than $60, I'd be hard-pressed to will myself to buy it.

I don't buy Activision games at full RRP.

My consience is clear, thanks.

 

[Ridley327]

It's pretty damn telling that after all this time, none of those EMI songs are still available in the store proper. I'm sure there's a lot of hangups still surrounding them, obscene pricing included.

 

[ravien56]

You people who are buying songs at $3 have no right to get pissed when they drop the price in 6 months.

6 months later, that's fine. When they do it a month later, then that sucks but I wouldn't be raging over $1.

 

[TheGreatDave]

Voice search is also in Singstar, which is useful especially if you have 100 of songs.

So is recording ugly videos of your performances, right?

There's lots of stuff in Singstar that should be ripped off, shitty singing UI not included.

I don't buy Activision games at full RRP.

My consience is clear, thanks.

As long as Activision are selling those games to the stores for regular price, what difference does it make to their profits if you make the store lose money? HUH?

 

[XShagrath]

6 months later, that's fine. When they do it a month later, then that sucks but I wouldn't be raging over $1.

Guess I frequent CAG too much. :lol

 

[Archie]

BWBW > 99% of the songs on RBN

 

[XShagrath]

BWBW > 99% of the songs on RBN

You haven't played it yet, troll.

 

[Wessiej]

Oh my I just saw this commercial, best commercial ever!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58-9Ae9cvDI&feature=player_embedded

 

[Jet Grind Radio!]

I'd love more 'Pumpkins, but at $3 a pop? Eeeeeh...

 

[Ridley327]

Oh my I just saw this commercial, best commercial ever!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58-9Ae9cvDI&feature=player_embedded

Oh man, they actually played The Lonely Shepard. :lol :lol :lol

 

[McBradders]

As long as Activision are selling those games to the stores for regular price, what difference does it make to their profits if you make the store lose money? HUH?

None! It has a knock on effect, though, to be sure. Whatever, I don't like buying Activision shit, so I tend not to or pick it up at a bargain price.

MUA2 for £10 = yay!

 

[Cahill]

Oh my I just saw this commercial, best commercial ever!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58-9Ae9cvDI&feature=player_embedded

:lol :lol :lol

Someone needs to gif the dude popping the caps off near the end.

 

[Archie]

Buy Activision games used. That will hurt them the most.

 

[McBradders]

Buy Activision games used. That will hurt them the most.

I'm not using eBay to buy games and I'm certainly not buying used at a store.

 

[Archie]

Regardless, I boycott all Activision games.

*preorders Diablo 3*

 

[McBradders]

Regardless, I boycott all Activision games.

*preorders Diablo 3*

Are you in the SC2 beta?

 

[Jet Grind Radio!]

I can't say I boycott Acti games since there are a few I interested in. Like that new Spider-man game.

 

[Archie]

No. I hate RTS games.

 

[McBradders]

No. I hate RTS games.

Fucking savage.

 

[Archie]

The only RTS I somewhat like is Heroes of Newerth, and I would be grasping to call that a RTS. My brain can't handle all the micro, build orders and crap like that.

 

[Costanza]

DoTA is too frantic for me.

 

[Archie]

DotA/HoN's biggest problem is that the community is fucking toxic. It makes Xbox Live seem pleasant in comparison.

 

[Hop]

I'm calling it now. Natal won't be part of RB3, it'll be a separate project from Harmonix. I'm basing this on observations from the design panel at PAX.

And hooray, I didn't get the summer job I didn't really want! Now to figure out what the hell I actually am going to do.

 

[Archie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kffacxfA7G4

plz h...

...no, not even i can do that

 

[bounchfx]

Everything from EMI is $3 so far, so I doubt this one will be any different. They have three songs so far at that price.

I'm sure they're all big sellers at that price!

you can tell they really care.

Spoiler

best way to come off as a douchebag right off the bat is to charge more for your shitty songs/charts than harmonix does for everything they've released

 

[TheGreatDave]

Maybe Harmonix shouldn't make $3 songs an option if they're such a bad thing.

I imagine the cost per track for EMI is way higher than it is for Harmonix, so whateves. If I like the song I'll pay $3.

 

[Space Cadet]

Maybe Harmonix shouldn't make $3 songs an option if they're such a bad thing.

I imagine the cost per track for EMI is way higher than it is for Harmonix, so whateves. If I like the song I'll pay $3.

If it works for EMI, then maybe HMX starts charging $3 for everything. They have even started charging $2 for joke songs when they should be $1: Cartman's "Poker Face," well all of GaGa, TBH. Watch out for the slippery slope!

 

[Archie]

If it works for EMI, then maybe HMX starts charging $3 for everything. They have even started charging $2 for joke songs when they should be $1: Cartman's "Poker Face," well all of GaGa, TBH. Watch out for the slippery slope!

lol wut. Gaga is well worth the $2/song price.

 

[Space Cadet]

lol wut. Gaga is well worth the $2/song price.

Not if you have an IQ over 50.

 

[TheGreatDave]

If it works for EMI, then maybe HMX starts charging $3 for everything. They have even started charging $2 for joke songs when they should be $1: Cartman's "Poker Face," well all of GaGa, TBH. Watch out for the slippery slope!

I didn't realise you were such a socialist. I, for one, believe in a free economy and a capitalist system that drives innovation.

 

[Archie]

I didn't realise you were such a socialist. I, for one, believe in a free economy and a capitalist system that drives innovation.

Why do you like in the UK then? :-/

 

[XShagrath]

I imagine the cost per track for EMI is way higher than it is for Harmonix, so whateves. If I like the song I'll pay $3.

How do you figure? EMI doesn't even have to pay for the license to the song.

 

[Ashour]

So is recording ugly videos of your performances, right?

There's lots of stuff in Singstar that should be ripped off, shitty singing UI not included.

:lol so true. Also how much time is left in a song should be brought to RB.

 

[TheGreatDave]

How do you figure? EMI doesn't even have to pay for the license to the song.

Harmonix are a well oiled machine for pumping out tracks. I imagine they get tracks out a lot faster and at a lot lower expense than EMI.

 

[Archie]

Harmonix are a well oiled machine for pumping out tracks. I imagine they get tracks out a lot faster and at a lot lower expense than EMI.

So you're basically saying EMI is incompetent and should charge more to compensate.

 

[TheGreatDave]

Why do you like in the UK then? :-/

Cos I'm poor. Gotta live off hard working people's taxes.

Spoiler

I get NOTHING

 

[TheGreatDave]

So you're basically saying EMI is incompetent and should charge more to compensate.

Kinda? I'm just saying we don't know their expenses, presumably somebody is being employed by EMI, unlike most the basement dwellers making most tracks for RBN. I say let the market dictate the price.

 

[ravien56]

Not if you have an IQ over 50.

:lol

 

[Hop]

Kinda? I'm just saying we don't know their expenses, presumably somebody is being employed by EMI, unlike most the basement dwellers making most tracks for RBN. I say let the market dictate the price.

Hey now, I have my own damn apartment.

And if they can't produce songs at a price the market can bear (and it certainly sounds like the market won't bear $3), they should either hire someone who can or get out of the market. That's capitalism, mofo.

 

[Gunstarheroes]

So, Split/Second demo is out today. I get excited. I turn on my xbox. I realize that my Gold ended last night and i don't have Gold because i just paid for a car and shit. I get sad.

Anyone have a trail code or something floating around i could bum?

Also, as badly as i want Blondie/Smashing Pumpkins, i just can't get myself to justify 3 dollars. Not to mention none of these songs are in the RBN store, so i forget they even happened.

 

[XShagrath]

Anyone have a trail code or something floating around i could bum?

Just PM'd you a 1 month code. Had it sitting around for a while.. Hopefully it's still valid.

 

[TheGreatDave]

Hey now, I have my own damn apartment.

And if they can't produce songs at a price the market can bear (and it certainly sounds like the market won't bear $3), they should either hire someone who can or get out of the market. That's capitalism, mofo.

I'm sure we agree $3 a track is too high for most people, I'm just saying it's hardly some offensive slap in the face. I'd happily pay $3 for a lot of bands who don't seen to be on Harmonix's Christian right wing radar, for example.

 

[XShagrath]

I know we've had this $2 vs. $3 discussion before, so I'll revoice my reasonings.

$2 can get you a Beatles tune, or a 15ish minute Who track.

$3 can get you a 4 minute song from Smashing Pumpkins (who has other $2 DLC) or some relative unknown.

If HMX released a $3 track, I'm sure it would be warranted. It would probably have to be a 30 minute Dream Theater song.

 

[TheGreatDave]

If Harmonix raised the price of all past and future DLC to $3 you'd defend it and still buy it all.

 

[McBradders]

I know we've had this $2 vs. $3 discussion before, so I'll revoice my reasonings.

$2 can get you a Beatles tune, or a 15ish minute Who track.

$3 can get you a 4 minute song from Smashing Pumpkins (who has other $2 DLC) or some relative unknown.

If HMX released a $3 track, I'm sure it would be warranted. It would probably have to be a 30 minute Dream Theater song.

What if I don't like the Beatles or the Who but really want Atomic?

WHAT THEN?!

 

[DuckRacer]

Hey now, I have my own damn apartment.

And if they can't produce songs at a price the market can bear (and it certainly sounds like the market won't bear $3), they should either hire someone who can or get out of the market. That's capitalism, mofo.

The Mayday Parade song is one of RBN's better selling tracks, though.