Rock Band (It's a platform!): Official Thread of Eternal Rocking
09-15-08 | 04:36 PM
#104
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To the guy asking about Shackler's Revenge in the locked thread...you can play it right off the bat, because there's a Battle of the Bands for it.
And L&O...stop hating on The Meat Kurtains.
We do need to get a three-band show...Mud Flaps, Meat Kurtains, & Reverse Cowgirl.
And L&O...stop hating on The Meat Kurtains.
We do need to get a three-band show...Mud Flaps, Meat Kurtains, & Reverse Cowgirl.
Yea I just found that. I had to play the drums and guitar by myself. I made it on easy.
Not so sure I like the song.
09-15-08 | 04:36 PM
#105
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09-15-08 | 05:12 PM
#106
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Ten colorful notes unlock all Rock Band 2 tracks
Posted Sep 15th 2008 4:30PM by Dustin Burg
After making your Rock Band 2 purchase, you may be wondering exactly how you can experience the entire rockin' setlist without having to actually do all the "work". Because, as you're well aware, having to play the game through completion in order to unlock all songs is so 2007.
Thankfully, Harmonix included a "game modifier" option where, with a few presses of the colorful guitar buttons, players can alter the game including a modifier that unlocks the entire setlist. Simply make your way to the RB2 game modifier screen and enter the sequence -
Tada! Instant setlist unlock! You rebel.
Posted Sep 15th 2008 4:30PM by Dustin Burg
After making your Rock Band 2 purchase, you may be wondering exactly how you can experience the entire rockin' setlist without having to actually do all the "work". Because, as you're well aware, having to play the game through completion in order to unlock all songs is so 2007.
Thankfully, Harmonix included a "game modifier" option where, with a few presses of the colorful guitar buttons, players can alter the game including a modifier that unlocks the entire setlist. Simply make your way to the RB2 game modifier screen and enter the sequence -
Spoiler:
09-15-08 | 05:32 PM
#107
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Yup, same code as RB1.
09-15-08 | 06:22 PM
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From: Home of the 2009 Stanley Cup & Vince Lombardi trophy!!!
How is it that everyone seems to have the 'Open Europe' achievements, which I don't have, but I have the Middle & Western USA ones, which it seems not alot of people have? Does playing certain gigs/songs lead you different ways? I've played an assload of songs and still can't get to Europe. Hell, this guy has the Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and UK achievements, but doesn't have middle & east coast USA.
09-15-08 | 06:24 PM
#110
Depends on your starting city/Hometown, because if you start in Paris - there's no chance you'll get any US trips until you own a plane. 
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09-15-08 | 06:48 PM
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Oh, OK... wow do I feel stupid now. I guess that makes sense. I've always started in New York, so the game always seemed the same to me.
09-15-08 | 06:50 PM
#112
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Lame-ass announcement from Harmonix regarding the 20 free songs and Jukebox Mode:
http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81247
http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81247
Originally Posted by HMXAlex
Hey all,
Just a quick update on a couple of things people have been asking about since RB2's launch yesterday.
First off, thank you to all of you who've bought Rock Band 2 and are online playing the 84 master tracks that came with the game! As promised, Harmonix will be delivering 20 songs of free DLC to customers who buy Rock Band 2. This content will be available later this fall. Stay tuned for news re: official release date for these tracks.
Combined with our consistent download offering of songs, albums and packs, we're continuing to deliver on our promise of bringing alot of music out there weekly for the Rock Band platform. By the end of 2008, there will be over 500 songs across Rock Band (RB1 Disc, RB2 Disc and DLC).
We hope this answers your questions about the free tracks. We'll be announcing the exact tracks as we get closer to the release date. In the meantime, we hope you're enjoying working through the epic RB2 tracklist!
Lastly, some folks have been asking about the status of the previously discussed Jukebox Mode. This mode was removed from Rock Band 2 in the final stages of development. We have no immediate plans to bring this feature back to the platform in the future.
Hope this clears up any confusion!
Just a quick update on a couple of things people have been asking about since RB2's launch yesterday.
First off, thank you to all of you who've bought Rock Band 2 and are online playing the 84 master tracks that came with the game! As promised, Harmonix will be delivering 20 songs of free DLC to customers who buy Rock Band 2. This content will be available later this fall. Stay tuned for news re: official release date for these tracks.
Combined with our consistent download offering of songs, albums and packs, we're continuing to deliver on our promise of bringing alot of music out there weekly for the Rock Band platform. By the end of 2008, there will be over 500 songs across Rock Band (RB1 Disc, RB2 Disc and DLC).
We hope this answers your questions about the free tracks. We'll be announcing the exact tracks as we get closer to the release date. In the meantime, we hope you're enjoying working through the epic RB2 tracklist!
Lastly, some folks have been asking about the status of the previously discussed Jukebox Mode. This mode was removed from Rock Band 2 in the final stages of development. We have no immediate plans to bring this feature back to the platform in the future.
Hope this clears up any confusion!
09-15-08 | 07:13 PM
#113
Man...these guys really should shut their traps. They always tell us there are going to be all these great features, only to later announce, "Oops, not happening for the foreseeable future." I'd feel sorry for them if they weren't digging the hole for themselves.
09-15-08 | 07:19 PM
#114
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While the exclusion of Juke-Box mode really sucks, I didn't expect the 20 free tracks until closer to the launch of the PS3 version anyways.
The user-base is already fragmented enough, and that would just be a further kick to the balls for PS3 users if we got an additional 20 DLC tracks that they didn't have access to. At least now, they can still get the weekly DLC (even if it is 2 days late :burn: ).
The user-base is already fragmented enough, and that would just be a further kick to the balls for PS3 users if we got an additional 20 DLC tracks that they didn't have access to. At least now, they can still get the weekly DLC (even if it is 2 days late :burn: ).
09-15-08 | 07:23 PM
#115
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I don't understand how hard it would be to implement Jukebox Mode... Maybe it has more to do with licensing or music companies?
Sucks about the 20 free songs, but I can wait.
Sucks about the 20 free songs, but I can wait.
09-15-08 | 08:52 PM
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Tuscadero! Velocity Girl! that dog.! The Rondelles! Fuzzy! Visqueen! Unrealistic choices all, sure, but it'd make me happy. I'm thrilled that they dropped in even one Go-Go's song. I'd buy "Beauty and the Beat" in a heartbeat if they had that as a full album download.
09-15-08 | 09:20 PM
#117
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I think my favorite "easy on expert" drum song so far in is White Wedding, not too many song so far that make use of all the drums like that haha, fast, easy, all over. Good times.
09-15-08 | 09:54 PM
#119
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Really? That one bored me to death on Hard. I felt like I was hitting the yellow pad for an eternity and then some.
09-15-08 | 10:25 PM
#120
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That's happened to me a few times (boring on Hard, fun on Expert). I can't beat Everlong on expert so I started a 4 song set on Hard instead and had to quit out (off Hungry Like the Wolf) due to sheer boredom, though Expert isn't a huge improvement on that one. Mostly on white wedding, it was just relaxing to play, still focuses a lot on the yellows though.
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09-15-08 | 10:35 PM
#121
Did they change the difficulty of some of the RB1 and DLC songs? I just had "Just What I Needed" come up in a random set, playing on hard - I 4 starred it, and in RB1, I could 5 star it on expert...? That or I'm just terribly "off" tonight.
09-15-08 | 10:41 PM
#122
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09-15-08 | 11:06 PM
#123
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There is a general consensus on all the "Rock Band" boards that the calibration is not the same from the RB 1 game. So, it takes some time to get it right. I still don't have mine right, but I am getting closer. I was missing a TON of notes at the beginning.
09-15-08 | 11:14 PM
#124
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I tried calibrating just before my last session to see what the difference would be. The difference ended up me getting no gold stars on some songs that I always gold star 
. I switched back, but lost my band "gold star" status because of it. Anyone know how that's calculated (not gold starring a song, having 5 gold stars by your band name)?
. I switched back, but lost my band "gold star" status because of it. Anyone know how that's calculated (not gold starring a song, having 5 gold stars by your band name)?
