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Title: For those about to rock...
Post by: MaineDolFan on September 16, 2008, 11:01:14 am
We salute you.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f0/Rb2-box.JPG/483px-Rb2-box.JPG)


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: simeon on September 16, 2008, 11:15:49 am
My kids have Rock Band 1 but I don't play it. The funniest thing I ever seen with this game was watching Gene Simmons Family Jewels, the lead guitarist and drummer of Kiss joined Gene in playing this game challenging Genes son and his friends. Gene and his group stunk really bad they failed every song.


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: Brian Fein on September 16, 2008, 11:47:42 am
I am waiting for my xbox to get fixed.  Very bad timing.


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: simeon on September 16, 2008, 12:22:27 pm
I am waiting for my xbox to get fixed.  Very bad timing.
Was it under warranty ? If so it will take about three weeks to get it back, but they throw a free month of XBOX Live gold to gain back your confidence.
Mine broke down too, the red rings of death, only had it 6 months.


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: SportsChick on September 16, 2008, 12:49:13 pm
We're out of the year warranty but the Red Ring is covered for 3 years and we're within that.


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: Brian Fein on September 16, 2008, 01:10:36 pm
I'm at 14 months before I got a red ring, but my red ring is intermittent.  I just want my xbox back.


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: MaineDolFan on September 16, 2008, 01:21:49 pm
$199 brand new.  Suck it up and buy a new one, money bags.  I need someone to jam up to the Talking Heads with.

Psycho Killer...uh uh uh uh uh...


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: Brian Fein on September 16, 2008, 03:05:32 pm
yeah - no thanks.  Feel free to start a charitable donation to "buy me a new xbox" fund.  If you find 200 people to donate a dollar, I can go get it tonight.


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: TEKGOD on September 16, 2008, 03:10:56 pm
Lame

just join a real band, get real musical talent, not this simon says bs


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: MaineDolFan on September 16, 2008, 04:01:09 pm
I do have "real musical talent."  I've played the guitar from age 8, sax from age 10 and a wide array of other through the years. 

I am also a sharp shooter in real life.  Should I get on a roof top and start shooting people instead of playing Call of Duty 4?

I have a two year old.  When would I possibly have time to "join a real band?" 

This works fine for me, it's called a (ready...wait for it...) GAME.  I'm not pulling a Jtex and saying it's the same thing.  I'm saying it's fun and less time consuming than getting four rag tag clowns together in a garage and playing "Paranoid" off key for the 100,000th time.


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: Dave Gray on September 16, 2008, 04:03:25 pm
Brian, have you sent off your box?  If so, when did you do it.  I've heard that the turnaround is very quick.


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: Brian Fein on September 16, 2008, 04:46:33 pm
yeah - about that....  I've been procrastinating, as usual. 

Lame

just join a real band, get real musical talent, not this simon says bs

I used to say the same thing, until I gave it a stab.  Its REALLY fun.


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: Dave Gray on September 16, 2008, 05:00:18 pm
Joe Tex left his Rock Band set over here and I've been playing with it here and there.

I find the drums to be broken (on the set that I have here, anyway -- 360 version)  It's correct about 98% of the time, but that's just not good enough.  I miss notes for no reason that I'm hitting perfectly.  It happens about 5 times per song.

On the easier difficulties, it's not a big deal, because I'm getting a high enough score to breeze through, but now that I'm playing on hard and expert, I just can't afford to miss random notes and break my streaks.  It's really frustrating.

I don't have the same issue with the guitar, which operates on the same premise of timing.  The guitar always works, just like I'd expect it to.  Do you guys notice this happening on your drum sets, as well.


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: Brian Fein on September 16, 2008, 10:15:43 pm
Joe beats the piss out of the drums, so, frankly I'm not surprised if something is intermittently busted.  My drum set works perfectly, because I don't hit them that hard (they make too much friggin noise).


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: Brian Fein on October 01, 2008, 11:28:11 am
Maine - my xbox is on its way back.  It will be here Friday.  I already have RB2 sitting on my entertainment center ready to rock out.  You gonna be ready to get your ass whipped this weekend?


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: Defense54 on October 01, 2008, 11:59:00 am
I prefer the real thing:

(http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/5040/dscf3562oh0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
 

 ;)


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: MaineDolFan on October 01, 2008, 12:18:48 pm
Maine - my xbox is on its way back.  It will be here Friday.  I already have RB2 sitting on my entertainment center ready to rock out.  You gonna be ready to get your ass whipped this weekend?

Dude, you're so on.  I can almost hit 70% of the notes on easy.  You're going down!!!

:)


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: Brian Fein on October 01, 2008, 12:41:59 pm
Dude, you're so on.  I can almost hit 70% of the notes on easy.  You're going down!!!

:)
I might have my hands full, I can barely get through a song on easy without getting boo'ed off the stage.  I got 1 star on "Say It Ain't So" on Easy right before my Xbox crashed.



Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: SportsChick on October 01, 2008, 12:50:40 pm
Dude, you're so on.  I can almost hit 70% of the notes on easy.  You're going down!!!

:)
Oh if that's the case, I'll battle ya ;) I can hit 65% on medium


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: MaineDolFan on October 01, 2008, 01:50:27 pm
^^Nice.

I tried medium and it made my ears leak blood.  Holy crap.  My wife was giving me so much grief.  "Dude, you play the REAL guitar...and you can't do this?" 

Don't even get me started on the drums.  I suck all kinds of donkey ass on the drums.


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: Brian Fein on October 01, 2008, 01:51:25 pm
crap, i thought you were kidding...


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: MaineDolFan on October 01, 2008, 01:57:33 pm
I do well on Easy, I was kidding about that.  I usually get close to 100% on everything.  Medium, for whatever reason, has been hard for me.


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: Brian Fein on October 01, 2008, 02:10:52 pm
trust me on this -

Put it on hard and just try.  you'll get booed.  A LOT.  But keep trying.  you'll get there.

The hardest progression in the game is from Medium to hard.


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: MaineDolFan on October 01, 2008, 02:22:54 pm
I'll give that a shot, thanks! 


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: SportsChick on October 01, 2008, 02:42:06 pm
Okay, I was kidding about my 65 on medium, I average upper 80's on medium


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: Brian Fein on October 03, 2008, 02:24:06 pm
Maine - I hope you've been practicing...  I won't have my band get boo'ed off the stage thanks to you.


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: MaineDolFan on October 03, 2008, 02:33:00 pm
I'm hoping to...soon!  Busy lately!


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: Brian Fein on October 03, 2008, 02:35:49 pm
BOO!!!


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: MaineDolFan on October 03, 2008, 02:39:20 pm
I'm a busy man!  Haven't turned on my 360 in about a week, maybe I will tonight while I wait for the Sox game...


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: Brian Fein on October 03, 2008, 02:49:56 pm
I'm a busy man!  Haven't turned on my 360 in about a week, maybe I will tonight while I wait for the Sox game...
PM me your xbox live gamertag.  I am not sure if I added you or not.


Title: Re: For those about to rock...
Post by: Brian Fein on October 03, 2008, 03:51:31 pm
Nevermind, UPS licks my balls and won't let me have my xbox tonight because they don't seem to comprehend that people have jobs and can't sit at home for a delivery to show up between 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM. ::)

I'm so pissed...