Rock Band series - Rock Band 4 out now

[quote name='007']I'd say someone needs to be less concerned with labels.

So, you'd rather go with the Activision model and have them release different games for each genre? Every month, we can get a game like Pop Band, or Rap Band, or SCREAMING HARDCORE THRASH METAL THAT ISN'T FOR PUSSIES WHO LIKE fuckING HUEY LEWIS Band?

Plus, stop acting like getting Snoop Dogg means that it's prevented something YOU wanted from coming out. Just because we have Snoop doesn't mean they just went ahead and shitcanned the ultra awesome never-before-announced ultimate Rolling Stones pack, or the rest of those Beatles albums that never came out. Plus, really, the bottom line is that it exists, but you don't have to download it and corrupt your precious 'rock' collection.

Not a big deal, man. Really.[/QUOTE]

You're clearly not getting the point, it's a ROCK music themed game which is why it's called ROCK BAND. Who is talking about activision and guitar hero? Releasing snoop dogg over other content did prevent something else from being released, so yeah I doubt i'm the only one feeling this and I did my part of voting by not buying content for awhile now since they kept on putting out crap. I mean, the green day game tanked, the ac/dc add-on game did okay and the beatles game didn't do as expected. So I guess they are catering to more mainstream crap and by the way, you are acting like I mentioned my chemical romance and am in protest for getting them into rb.
 
[quote name='bardockkun']It's called variety. If you don't like it don't buy it. This argument has been had here over a million times and Harmonix doesn't give a shit about just you and your music taste. If you want more rock go on RBN and find something new and support a new artist.

Plus it's not called PUNK band, METAL band or INDUSTRIAL band; but they're in there as well.[/QUOTE]

Well, if "Harmonix doesn't give a shit about just you and your music taste" then you are wrong because i'm a consumer like others and if I don't buy content then they are not going to make any money and thus, they will stop releasing content. I mean, that is what happened with the beatles rb game right? They're charging a bit for dlc on that game and not many people have purchased it which is why they stopped releasing dlc for that game. So yeah, say what you want and what you will but at the end of the day, the company isn't shit without the customers who buy their stuff. With the kind of thinking you stated, they'll end up in a shithole and that's why they were crying awhile back about losing money and how rb dlc wasn't selling as much and all. It's like being a music star and saying screw what the fans want, i'm not going to tour and i'm not going to do this and that...then the fans see you for what you really are and don't support you and soon you're just a thing of the past. Let history repeat itself. By the way, i've visiting rbn and not alot of good stuff on there and i'd rather support artists who made classics, hits and such than some new crappy shit like lady gaga that is on there.
 
There's always bound to be "one" guy every time something different is released. :roll:

Look, RB has put out nothing but Rock music every week for damn near 3 years. What are they up to now, 1500 DLC songs? (99% of which are Rock) Why the hell does it matter that you aren't getting a precious rock song for one week? Sheesh. I'm not into Snoop but I'm glad there are those that will eat it up on RB.

Also didn't HMX say that all DLC up to RB3 will not have pro charts? So on the flip side of that coin, HMX just saved you a week of precious rock for a post RB3 pro-charted release.

if I don't buy content then they are not going to make any money and thus, they will stop releasing content.
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:lol: Yeah, and for every person not buying there is someone else buying that wouldn't have otherwise. It all works out in the end.
 
If this means we'll eventually get Dr. Dre, I'm so down.

Rat-tat-tat-tat

Yeah, I know we're never getting The Chronic. :cry:
 
[quote name='Zmonkay']I have no problem with any music being in RB as DLC, my issue here is... wtf are the non-singing players supposed to do?[/QUOTE]

I had heard before that these tracks were reworked and were made special for Rock Band. Is this not the case?
 
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I think some of the dlc will be reworked on as they did it with lego rb to make some of the songs compatible so it can be done. It's a matter of their choice in which they are willing to do it or not. Afterall, it is just more work for them to do. So far, rb3 is a pass and yeah you are right..harmonix just saved me a ton by putting out shitty dlc lately and by not having a great tracklist for rb3. That $ saved can go towards something better of course.
 
If they're reworked to get the whole band more involved, I might actually pick em up. Might be fun at parties. Wonder if dogmatic or corporalcraig will get them and up them on youtube so I can see if they're worthwhile come Tuesday?
 
Possible future DLC for Rock Band from RBA. http://rockbandaide.com/7909/bob-marley-my-chemical-romance-more-coming-as-dlc/
Links have been taken down, but you get the gist.
 
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Nope, too late I suppose. Not getting rb3 and not even currently playing rb2 anymore. Another reason as to why i stopped the purchases is because every time I go online, no one has dlc content. Heck, some people barely even have the 20 free songs that were included with the game when purchased new and not many friends like to do the whole let's hang out and have a rb party so yeah, i'm saving money now that I think about it and nothing has been officially confirmed yet from the 'possible future dlc' but it's okay.
 
Okay, Intoxicated. If you're not interested in Rock Band 2 or 3, there really is no reason for you to continue posting in this thread.
 
[quote name='eastx']Okay, Intoxicated. If you're not interested in Rock Band 2 or 3, there really is no reason for you to continue posting in this thread.[/QUOTE]

I can post whenever and whenever i'd like. I never said i didn't like rock band 2. I just stated i won't buy rock band 3 (at launch) and i'll wait for a price drop instead now due to the tracklisting not having such good songs as the previous games. There is no reason for you to post about me period as well so take your own advice. Btw, any word on any Beatles dlc for the future? Looks like they have stopped completely with releasing their albums as dlc but i'd like to see more of their dlc.
 
No offense but welcome to 2008. Where you been?
There is plenty of music available for everyone at this point, complaining about a specific week is past passé.
 
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[quote name='porieux']No offense but welcome to 2008. Where you been?
There is plenty of music available for everyone at this point, complaining about a specific week is past passé.[/QUOTE]

QFT

Couldn't agree more.
 
[quote name='porieux']No offense but welcome to 2008. Where you been?
There is plenty of music available for everyone at this point, complaining about a specific week is past passé.[/QUOTE]

no, the question is where have YOU been? Read the past posts, catch up it's 2010 already. No one answered my question about Beatles dlc so i'm guessing no future dlc and it's a dead topic to discuss so the game isn't worth much now.
 
[quote name='Halo05']If this means we'll eventually get Dr. Dre, I'm so down.

Rat-tat-tat-tat

Yeah, I know we're never getting The Chronic. :cry:
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With harmonies with one person being Snoop and the other being Dre would make for odd, amazing nights with friends over.
 
intoxicated needs to take himself to the Rock Band official forums, bitching about the same stuff that has already been said here dozens of times isn't going to make a difference in this forum. Maybe bitching about it where the same thing has already been said hundreds of times will suit his mission better.

Porieux already said it best - welcome to two years ago. Complaining about this game not having 100% rock and only rock is a far beyond tired talking point. There is plenty of shit for everyone, there is no justification for complaining about genre at this point.

If you want to complain about quality of songs in general, that's one thing - even I'll agree it's been very lackluster lately. But complaining about genres at this point holds zero water. None.
 
Free country, freedom of speech so again, i'll do and say as I please. No further release of beatles dlc since the sales didn't meet expectations and i'm not going anywhere. So in the next lips game, we'll have dlc of slayer, metallica, ozzy and other metal songs in there and hope it sells....yeeaah! Welcome to 2 years ago? Hm snoop dog isn't ROCK, how hard is that to comprehend for you all? Maybe if it were the rage against the machine song he had done with them i'd understand in which case, guitar hero has been releasing duo songs like that previously (check your history) then i'd understand. Rock band's genre is ROCK, period point blank no matter how you try to spin it. Again, keep releasing dlc like this and they'll end up back broke like the losses they suffered last year and also, when you go online how often is it that someone has alot of dlc? Rarely really. Quality over quantity..
 
you're not hurting me really and enjoy your money how you'd like, just saying rap music in a rock band based game doesn't make sense but to each their own. oh and enjoy playing those songs online lol
 
Some of us actually play Rock Band with friends or family over. That or we actually have people on friends list who have DLC. Not all (if possibly any) of us are really suffering in the social aspect with this game.
 
[quote name='bardockkun']Some of us actually play Rock Band with friends or family over. That or we actually have people on friends list who have DLC. Not all (if possibly any) of us are really suffering in the social aspect with this game.[/QUOTE]
Exactly.

I've got friends on my list who I've personally gone through the DLC selection and bought stuff they wanted and vice-versa. Although I have a huuuuuuge selection of DLC, at least 80% of it is similar to one or more friends who I consistently play the game with. That other 20% is played on my own (which I definitely don't mind doing, sometimes I even prefer it), or with friends who come over.

I can't honestly say that I've ever played this game "online" (aka being matched up with other random people).
 
[quote name='intoxicated662']you're not hurting me really and enjoy your money how you'd like, just saying rap music in a rock band based game doesn't make sense but to each their own. oh and enjoy playing those songs online lol[/QUOTE]

Like people have DLC online, metal or hiphop or whatever genre you want to enter here :roll:
 
Lets do some quick math. Using VGchatz.com, I figured between RB1 and RB2 on 360, PS3, and Wii there was a total ~8.77 million copies sold worldwide. For the sake of the argument let say 75% of those sales came from people buying both games. That means there are ~6.5 million unique users to the Rock Band Music Store.

Okay, now look at how many DLC tracks have been sold. The last stat I could find put it at 60-70 million but that was from last year. Lets say its up to 80 million tracks sold.

80 million tracks divided by 6.5 million users = 13 (12.3 rounded up) tracks per person.

Being paired with someone that has the same DLC as you is slim unless you know the person and their tastes. Who cares what Harmonix releases? There is something for everyone. If you really want to play online with people that have the same DLC go to the RB forums and post in their Band Wanted forum. I'm sure you can find people there that have similar interests.

If you are getting so upset about Snoop Dogg then I wonder how you feel about Spongebob and Miley Cyrus being in ROCK Band.
 
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From an interview with John Drake on RockBandAide.com:

Will the new DLC be the same price?
DLC pricing for normal charts (including keys) will remain the same, but there may be an additional fee for Pro-charts (specifically Pro-guitar and Pro-bass).


I guess I shouldn't be surprised they're charging more for these charts, but it will cause me to wait to purchase a Squire. Also, it looks like drums will be included in the regular pricing (not the potential more expensive price).
 
[quote name='intoxicated662']You're clearly not getting the point, it's a ROCK music themed game which is why it's called ROCK BAND. Who is talking about activision and guitar hero? Releasing snoop dogg over other content did prevent something else from being released, so yeah I doubt i'm the only one feeling this and I did my part of voting by not buying content for awhile now since they kept on putting out crap. I mean, the green day game tanked, the ac/dc add-on game did okay and the beatles game didn't do as expected. So I guess they are catering to more mainstream crap and by the way, you are acting like I mentioned my chemical romance and am in protest for getting them into rb.[/QUOTE]

Can I see some figures? To my knowledge the Beatles & RB Green Day did big numbers and AC-DC was a Wal-mart exclusive for a few years (not to mention just a track pack), so I could see that not making nearly as much as the other two.

I don't mind the the inclusion of Hip-Hop, as the game is just broadening it's scope. I;m just waiting for RB3 to hurry up and drop so they can start releasing the highly sought after DLC again. Obviously between now and then we're just getting filler.
 
I don't think Greenday Rock band even broke 250,000 copies. Which is a real shame. A lot of their songs are a total blast to play and the game is incredibly approachable vocally.

I'm by no means a vocalist, but I was able to goldstar a number of songs on vocals in that game.
 
[quote name='WeaponX2099']Needs System of a Down & Wu-Tang together.[/QUOTE]

Now that would be something worthwhile along with something like busta rhymes feat ozzy or ja rule feat metallica, etc. There are several songs out there like this that would be better off dlc.
 
[quote name='RichMeisterMan']I don't think Greenday Rock band even broke 250,000 copies. Which is a real shame. A lot of their songs are a total blast to play and the game is incredibly approachable vocally.

I'm by no means a vocalist, but I was able to goldstar a number of songs on vocals in that game.[/QUOTE]

imo, the game sucked and I got rid of quick. you can find it for $50 or less now new but even importing the songs into my rb2 library was like eh okay. worth the $15 price I paid for export? yes. worth the retail price? no. I don't recall anyone playing green day rb and it barely got any discussion elsewhere, but that is what happens sometimes with risks. I think harmonix should just take a poll on what band(s) they should release full games for because the beatles game sold decently I believe but didn't meet the expectations they had and they paid out alot of money for the game and the dlc didn't sell well which is why they stopped releasing dlc. ac/dc was more of an add-on and I think it did okay and with the recent gs sale the sales numbers could of gone up and finally, green day rb didn't do much either. By the way, anyone get their rb3 pre order bonus yet from gamestop? The 3 songs.
 
[quote name='Brainwave0']From an interview with John Drake on RockBandAide.com:

Will the new DLC be the same price?
DLC pricing for normal charts (including keys) will remain the same, but there may be an additional fee for Pro-charts (specifically Pro-guitar and Pro-bass).


I guess I shouldn't be surprised they're charging more for these charts, but it will cause me to wait to purchase a Squire. Also, it looks like drums will be included in the regular pricing (not the potential more expensive price).[/QUOTE]
I'm just curious if harmonies count as ones for additional fee or not.
 
Thanks for that list, bardockkun. I'd go crazy if they released Superunknown and Master of Puppets. Load and Reload should stay far, far away from Rock Band though.
 
I don't mind paying extra for pro (it makes sense, a lot of extra work) but I really hope it's 1 or 2 bucks for a pro "patch" to songs on the marketplace, and not 4 bucks for Pro, 2 bucks for regular (as I won't be getting the pro guitar at launch, or for a while until I find it on sale really).

Also wonder how many/which songs are not exportable from the RB2 disc?
 
[quote name='tcrash247']Thanks for that list, bardockkun. I'd go crazy if they released Superunknown and Master of Puppets. Load and Reload should stay far, far away from Rock Band though.[/QUOTE]
With your love of Soundgarden I kinda figure you'd approve. Plus I wouldn't mind trying to learn Orion on pro bass.
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Also wonder how many/which songs are not exportable from the RB2 disc?[/QUOTE]
So far only time they've touched up on that was at the PAX panel last weekend.

“We will be exporting tracks from Rock Band 2. It will be very similar with what we did with Rock Band 1. We will be announcing exactly what’s coming over, you know we had two or three songs that didn’t make it over last time… Pricing and date and stuff will be coming next 2 weeks, 3 weeks.
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Though I guess they're also looking into feedback from community in which songs should be updated with keys, harmonies and Pro mode. Also yes, they seem fully aware of everyone asking of Muse. VERY AWARE.
 
[quote name='bardockkun']With your love of Soundgarden I kinda figure you'd approve. Plus I wouldn't mind trying to learn Orion on pro bass.

So far only time they've touched up on that was at the PAX panel last weekend.



Though I guess they're also looking into feedback from community in which songs should be updated with keys, harmonies and Pro mode. Also yes, they seem fully aware of everyone asking of Muse. VERY AWARE.[/QUOTE]

Oh no... I hope most of 2 exports.. You'd think they would have thought ahead of time and got everything licensed.

If stuff I like doesn't export, I'll keep the disc.
 
[quote name='bardockkun']With your love of Soundgarden I kinda figure you'd approve. Plus I wouldn't mind trying to learn Orion on pro bass.[/QUOTE]

I actually play bass and I can tell you that Orion isn't a hard song to play for real. The solo starts off easy but gets a little bit complex. It's probably one of the easier Metallica songs to play all the way through.
 
[quote name='tcrash247']I actually play bass and I can tell you that Orion isn't a hard song to play for real. The solo starts off easy but gets a little bit complex. It's probably one of the easier Metallica songs to play all the way through.[/QUOTE]
Hm, I can live with that. I Kinda think that's why I'm hoping it does prove to be true for Rock Band 3 DLC because I at least want to say I can accomplish that and it is a damn good instrumental. It's just a matter of that rumor proving true or not though as well.

Also that Gamestop DLC (Blue Monday, My Own Summer, Burning Down The House) is going to be a timed exclusive. Meaning it won't hit market place for an unspecified amount of time. Just incase anyone is on the fence.
 
For the person who complained about people online not having DLC. You could always try finding people on DLCquickplay.com since they allow you to setup a profile and you can cross check your collection with another member's collection.

I would have hoped all of RB2 would get exported since they have more experience with exporting. I don't mind the additional cost for PRO mode since I probably only play PRO drums/PRO keyboard for awhile.
 
[quote name='Cephiros']For the person who complained about people online not having DLC. You could always try finding people on DLCquickplay.com since they allow you to setup a profile and you can cross check your collection with another member's collection.

I would have hoped all of RB2 would get exported since they have more experience with exporting. I don't mind the additional cost for PRO mode since I probably only play PRO drums/PRO keyboard for awhile.[/QUOTE]

It's looking like the only extra costs will come via guitar/bass pro. Pro drums and keys should pretty straight forward and the work required shouldn't lead to increased costs. Personally, I might dabble in pro keys, but nothing else. I would also do drums, but I just got my first legit 5 piece drum kit the other day so that'll be my pro mode! :whistle2:D
 
[quote name='RichMeisterMan']It's looking like the only extra costs will come via guitar/bass pro. Pro drums and keys should pretty straight forward and the work required shouldn't lead to increased costs. Personally, I might dabble in pro keys, but nothing else. I would also do drums, but I just got my first legit 5 piece drum kit the other day so that'll be my pro mode! :whistle2:D[/QUOTE]

Yeah, with my GF kids, money, and living on the second floor of an apartment building, a real drum set is not in my immediate future at all.
 
[quote name='BlueSwim']Aw, crap... It's the 2007 version of 'The Touch'.:S[/QUOTE]

:bomb::wall:#-o:puke::cry:

EDIT: Oh, ur right, it's not Sam's theme (the one with the crappy rap going on too). The above comments refer to "Sam's Theme".
 
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