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ratcliffja said:
So how much space is needed to download RB1 to be played with RB2? Also, what's this I hear about an installation?
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Can't be answered yet, we don't even know the full list of songs that will be able to be exported. Best guess is that it will be 2-3 GB.

If anyone is talking about installation, they're probably talking about the upcoming Xbox 360 dashboard update that will let you install games to the hard drive.
 
Struct09 said:
Can't be answered yet, we don't even know the full list of songs that will be able to be exported. Best guess is that it will be 2-3 GB.

If anyone is talking about installation, they're probably talking about the upcoming Xbox 360 dashboard update that will let you install games to the hard drive.
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Hope that's true I got 4 gigs left on my hdd right now and if what's required is more then I'll have to wait to get a cheap used hard drive or an elite.
 
StrikerObi said:
Unless the No Doubt pack only contains content from the original S/T, Beacon Street, and Tragic Kingdom, I think it would have been a better choice to only go with Tragic Kingdom as DLC. Everything they have released past that album (Return of Saturn, Rock Steady) has been a complete and utter disappointment.

Also, the pack better include Spiderwebs, Sunday Morning, and Tragic Kingdom.

It strikes me as very odd that they would announce a bunch of full albums and a best of No Doubt when the "best of" No Doubt is pretty much the Tragic Kingdom album anyway. Much like Boston, they really didn't do much that was that great outside of one album (in the case of Boston, their original s/t).
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I'll contend that any Greatest Hits package from No Doubt that doesn't include Hella Good isn't really a Greatest Hits package. But, you're right in that it will heavily favour older material - I just don't know if non-singles will make the list.
 
AlphaTwo00 said:
I was driving home, and I realized one thing: Why hasn't any game gotten any Incubus?
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That's a good point. I saw them live earlier in the year at a festival and although I haven't really listened to them in the past they put on an excellent show. I'd definitely be up for getting a few of their songs.
 
AlphaTwo00 said:
Ouch. Getting shot down by TheGreatDave on musical taste does not feel good.
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I've enjoyed some Incubus. I own a couple of their CDs!

birdman said:
Admit it Dave, you loved Stellar.
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Nah. I can't think of many of their songs that I'd care to play all that much either. Certain Shade Of Green is the only song I remember sounding kinda guitary, but it's been awhile since I've listened to them. Although that song with the Hitlers in the video was OK!
 
Sp3eD said:
After seeing how awesome Skullcrusher Mountain is, there is now no excuse to not have some Weird Al original content in this game.

Seriously Harmonix you NEED to make this happen.
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I was thinking about this earlier today. I imagine it would be limited to his own songs instead of the parodies, but that's perfectly fine.

Any pack would have to have Hardware Store and Albuquerque, no contest. Hardware Store would be a hilarious vocal song to play, and Alb would be great just for the spectacle of it. I'd round out the 3-pack with This is the Life, just because I think it would be fun to sing, but there's plenty of other ones that would be great.
 
TheGreatDave said:
I've enjoyed some Incubus. I own a couple of their CDs!



Nah. I can't think of many of their songs that I'd care to play all that much either. Certain Shade Of Green is the only song I remember sounding kinda guitary, but it's been awhile since I've listened to them. Although that song with the Hitlers in the video was OK!
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Listen to S.C.I.E.N.C.E.

It will completely change your opinion on the band, because every record afterwards was just a shameful pop album full of ballads and whining. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. on the other hand was like Mr. Bungle/Rage Against the Machine/Red Hot Chili Peppers (BSSM era).
 
RedBoot said:
I was thinking about this earlier today. I imagine it would be limited to his own songs instead of the parodies, but that's perfectly fine.

Any pack would have to have Hardware Store and Albuquerque, no contest. Hardware Store would be a hilarious vocal song to play, and Alb would be great just for the spectacle of it. I'd round out the 3-pack with This is the Life, just because I think it would be fun to sing, but there's plenty of other ones that would be great.
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Dare to be Stupid
Everything You Know is Wrong
Hardware Store
I Remember Larry
Slime Creatures from Outer Space
This is the Life
Cable TV
Trigger Happy
Albuquerque
The Night Santa Went Crazy

Any or all of those = instant fucking win.
 
parasight said:
Listen to S.C.I.E.N.C.E.

It will completely change your opinion on the band, because every record afterwards was just a shameful pop album full of ballads and whining. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. on the other hand was like Mr. Bungle/Rage Against the Machine/Red Hot Chili Peppers (BSSM era).
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Science is the one I listened to the most. 5 years ago though, so I don't remember much. I don't have a negative opinion on them though.
 
Sp3eD said:
Everything You Know is Wrong
Trigger Happy
The Night Santa Went Crazy
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This, would be an amazing three pack.


Or even:

Happy Birthday
The Horoscope Song
Since You've Been Gone
 
Sp3eD said:
Dare to be Stupid
Everything You Know is Wrong
Hardware Store
I Remember Larry
Slime Creatures from Outer Space
This is the Life
Cable TV
Trigger Happy
Albuquerque
The Night Santa Went Crazy

Any or all of those = instant fucking win.
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Someone on the PAX stage did replace all the lyrics of Lump with Gump, and did it perfectly too.
 
TheGreatDave said:
I don't think I'm gonna play it again for a bit. I hate that song really, I always fuck up. Fast little hammer on sections of the same two notes aren't my strong point.

I just gold stared Last Train To Clarksville though, which has taken me far too long. That is one excellent song, one of my favourites in the game. Singing and guitar I love. Singing, especially, because I can hit that kind of tone perfectly. I get 100% on hard usually. Take the laaaaasssst train to clarksville!

By the way, I can't believe how bad I am at this game right now. Simple songs I'm fine on, but I can't beat that Megadeath song that came out. I'd like to think it's because I'm rusty; my hand starts aching really quickly, but what if it takes me months to reclaim my iron left hand of old?
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I swear I hit 85,000 on "Last Train To Clarksville" on bass earlier today. After scoring I went and checked and found that it would have just edged me in for #1 on the PSN leaderboards. I mean, it's a pretty easy songs on bass, but this was my first sightread of the bass part. Somehow, however, it didn't seem to go through. Nor did the next two times I played it because I felt like I had taken a less than ideal path the first time (and failed to make much more than 80,000 each time). Grrr!!!

Sometimes it takes a while for my scores to get fed up to the leaderboards, but this is the first time I can recall that a score just plain didn't go through at all despite being online and logged in. It would be nice if there was at least a local scoreboard so I could content myself with knowing what my damn score was, but since this is bass I had to go through quickplay so there's nothing.

Edit: OK, so after loading it up again it finally managed to go through. This is a good thing as well because I was wrong: I only got 82,000 which, while still being enough for a very respectable 5th place (not bad for a first try), is not actually the same as setting a new high score. Glad it knocked me down a peg, or rather four. This whole thing also proves that if you're looking to set high scores and make it to the top of the leaderboards bass tracks of DLC on PS3 is the way to go.
 
Belgand said:
I swear I hit 85,000 on "Last Train To Clarksville" on bass earlier today. After scoring I went and checked and found that it would have just edged me in for #1 on the PSN leaderboards. I mean, it's a pretty easy songs on bass, but this was my first sightread of the bass part. Somehow, however, it didn't seem to go through. Nor did the next two times I played it because I felt like I had taken a less than ideal path the first time (and failed to make much more than 80,000 each time). Grrr!!!

Sometimes it takes a while for my scores to get fed up to the leaderboards, but this is the first time I can recall that a score just plain didn't go through at all despite being online and logged in. It would be nice if there was at least a local scoreboard so I could content myself with knowing what my damn score was, but since this is bass I had to go through quickplay so there's nothing.

Edit: OK, so after loading it up again it finally managed to go through. This is a good thing as well because I was wrong: I only got 82,000 which, while still being enough for a very respectable 5th place (not bad for a first try), is not actually the same as setting a new high score. Glad it knocked me down a peg, or rather four. This whole thing also proves that if you're looking to set high scores and make it to the top of the leaderboards bass tracks of DLC on PS3 is the way to go.
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In my experience the scores take around 8-12 hours to hit the leaderboards, which is fucking annoying.



Also; Costanza, full disclosure. NOW!
 
Oh, so I played it, and the screen kept cutting out and the background became all pixel-y.

GUESS WHAT, MY 1 DAY OLD XBOX IS FUCKING BROKEN. 4TH FUCKING ONE.
 
TheGreatDave said:
Oh, so I played it, and the screen kept cutting out and the background became all pixel-y.

GUESS WHAT, MY 1 DAY OLD XBOX IS FUCKING BROKEN. 4TH FUCKING ONE.
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:(

My Rock Band experience has gotten steadily slower over the last 2 weeks, I think either my HDD is going tits up or the disc is.

HOLD ME.
 
McBradders said:
:(

My Rock Band experience has gotten steadily slower over the last 2 weeks, I think either my HDD is going tits up or the disc is.

HOLD ME.
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I'm just gonna buy a new Arcade unit. This one they gave me was manufactured in 2006. No fucking wonder it's broken. I've applied for repair, I'll sell the new one I get to Gamestation.
 
Johnkers said:
Ouch Dave, when did you get your first one?
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Xbox 1: September 06-January 07
Xbox 2: January 07 - May 08
Xbox 3: May 08 - August 08
Xbox 4: September 08 - September 08.

Microsoft are really turning the corner. Fun fact; all this has happened since I posted about how fucking secure I felt as a 360 owner. The day I posted that, second one died. Since then, I've not had one that works properly.
 
TheGreatDave said:
Microsoft are really turning the corner. Fun fact; all this has happened since I posted about how fucking secure I felt as a 360 owner. The day I posted that, second one died. Since then, I've not had one that works properly.
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That sucks, the repair company over your way must suck balls. I've got 3 consoles, 2 PAL and 1 NTSC - the 2 PAL ones have both had RROD, a launch one I fixed myself prior to the 2 year warranty and the second slightly newer I sent back to Microsoft (or Teleplan Solutions as the shipping label reads) for repair. The NTSC one is a launch console that is still working fine, it's a bit of an anomaly.
 
So is Rock Band 2 region free?
So is Rock Band 2 region free?
So is Rock Band 2 region free?
So is Rock Band 2 region free?
So is Rock Band 2 region free?
So is Rock Band 2 region free?
So is Rock Band 2 region free?
So is Rock Band 2 region free?
So is Rock Band 2 region free?
So is Rock Band 2 region free?
So is Rock Band 2 region free?
So is Rock Band 2 region free?

Hi!
 
saunderez said:
That sucks, the repair company over your way must suck balls. I've got 3 consoles, 2 PAL and 1 NTSC - the 2 PAL ones have both had RROD, a launch one I fixed myself prior to the 2 year warranty and the second slightly newer I sent back to Microsoft (or Teleplan Solutions as the shipping label reads) for repair. The NTSC one is a launch console that is still working fine, it's a bit of an anomaly.
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The console seems to just be being sent back to Microsoft's own setup in Germany. I don't know if that's just an outsourced thing or not.

McBradders said:
So is Rock Band 2 region free?

Hi!
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I'm gonna go with "no". They get off on fucking Europeans too much. And really, who wouldn't?
 
TheGreatDave said:
Oh, so I played it, and the screen kept cutting out and the background became all pixel-y.

GUESS WHAT, MY 1 DAY OLD XBOX IS FUCKING BROKEN. 4TH FUCKING ONE.
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Look on the brightside... at least it didn't die on the release day of RB2 and GHWT!
 
I'm guessing tomorrow we get the official release PR along with our DLC announcement. I think the game starts shipping to retailers tomorrow, due to random rambling overheard from retail employees.
 
Struct09 said:
I'm guessing tomorrow we get the official release PR along with our DLC announcement. I think the game starts shipping to retailers tomorrow, due to random rambling overheard from retail employees.
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That means the indie retailers should be breaking street date soon, what to do, what to do :)
 
Oh, hey, nobody mentioned it yet. Title update! Song exporting! Gold star cut-offs lowered! Other stuff!

Hey all,


So there is a 360 title update coming out for Rock Band today, PS3 will follow and we'll let you know when we have an idea when it will drop. What's in it? A couple of things.

First of all - it updates RB1 so you will still be able to purchase DLC from the Rock Band store. Downloading this patch is required if you'd still like to do that.

Second - Lowers the threshold on gold stars making it easier/possible to gold star songs. This won't affect leaderboards as it only affects the threshold, not the score.

Third - Lately a few songs have had unhittable notes. This should be fixed now.

Lastly - It will allow you to export your songs from the RB1 disc to the hard drive for play in Rock Band 2. Official language follows for this feature-

Nominal fee of $4.99 (400 Microsoft points) required for export of Rock Band 1 soundtrack to compensate music licensors for expanded use. The following Rock Band disc tracks will not be available for export into Rock Band 2: * "Paranoid" as made famous by Black Sabbath, * “Run to the Hills” as made famous by Iron Maiden, and "Enter Sandman" by Metallica. In addition, the title update will also be released simultaneously in Europe. Tokio Hotel’s “Through the Monsoon” from the European disc release of Rock Band will not be available for export into the future European release of Rock Band 2. (* Indicates a cover song, all other songs are original master recordings.) Expanded usage rights for these particular tracks were unable to be secured from the music licensors for this feature.
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