I know this is too little too late to help anyone, but I went to Gamestop this morning and bought RB2 + Track Pack Vol 2 for $60.98 + tax. The intention was to unload RB2 on half.com or eBay to get the pack for ~$10 out of pocket.

However, I noticed on the receipt when I got home that RB2 was $59.99 and the track pack was $0.99 after a $29 discount. Not a package deal pro-rated like any sensible retailer would do. So... I took RB2 back and got $59.99 + tax refunded and got to keep the pack for nearly nothing.

If I had noticed before 11am, I would have posted and I would have bought and returned for as many packs as they had.

Anybody else try for that deal and still have RB2 unopened?

Got a bunch of cheap Live points (16000), and since I never buy Live Arcade games or anything BUT music for RB, I'm probably going to be buying about everything from now on in addition to most everything previously released that I have any interest in. :lol:

Target deal? Or otherwise? I'm always on the hunt for cheap points.

Live.com & eBay, 30% cashback. So I ended up right around $33 per 4000 point card. I suppose others have found better deals, but I figured this was pretty damn good, and I might as well stock up so I don't have to worry about it for a long while.

I did the ebay/live thing the other day for a 4000 point card myself. It arrived today. :up:

Well, I just have the worst luck.

I purchased the full Rock Band 2 Special Edition last week. I have been playing it for about a week, but using my RB1 instruments. I had some friends over for Thanksgiving, so I brought out the extra guitar from RB2 ... its defective ... the down strum detection gets stuck, so it just keeps on going. Guess I'll have to RMA that one.

Then today, as I am playing online with a co-worker, the red drum pad on my RB1 drum partially cracks off at the yellow drum connection. I figure I will buy some of the drum support struts. Any suggestions on which ones work best?

Ugh. Decided to finally grab the Metallica pack after holding off for a year because I kept getting the same songs on the Challenging Mystery Setlists (The Perfect Drug and I Get By...the game won't even borrow from the highest tier on disc songs). Anyway, for some reason, I thought that ...And Justice for All and Blackened were the toughest on guitar. Then I hit the solo in Ride the Lightning. That thing incomprehensible. I cannot get past the first wave of those sweeps, and that's with OD activated. After seeing the rest of the solo, I'm guessing I won't be passing this bastard ever.

I'll hand it to Metallica, though. I'm not a fan at all, but their songs translate well to these games. Even better, I'm sure, if you're good at fast solos.

I just got the game and was wondering what's the difference between local tour and XBL tour? if i do it online does it upload scores or something, or does it just mean people can join me if they see me playing online by myself?

XBL Tour means that you can do the regular Band World Tour with players on XBL instead of having to be live or only doing online Quickplay. It's pretty damn awesome.

So if i play by myself on XBL there is no difference

Yeah, if I'm playing solo, I just choose the regular local tour. As long as you're connected to XBL, your scores will update no matter which mode you're playing in.

nope.. it just gives you the chance to invite other players.

ok. I don't really know anyone else that has this game, but I think a few of you guys I have randomly in my friends list do, so I guess I can do that and to see if any of you want to play.

Tempted is boring as shit on guitar. And the mixing on the song is incredibly awkward.

Played the Bodom song on drums this morning before I left for work. It was surprisingly harder than I expected, but that might of been due to me being tired as hell. It was a lot of fun though.

I have no interest in todays releases, but am looking forward to No Doubt next week.

I just have one question... what the hell happened to the classic rock? Friday will mark two months since we got George Thorogood and Free, unless you count the AC/DC expansion in which case it's been a solid month since that came out. Either way that is three artists in a two month span. This is unacceptable. :sad:

Squeeze is certainly a classic rock band.

-Paul Jacobi-

:lol: :doh: You can understand how I totally overlooked that in today's sea of releases.

I missed it the first time I read the PR too, Corvin.

Classic rock *light*

I may actually end up getting everything but that Children of Bodom crap this week (can you turn vocals off on a song? If so, I'd consider getting it as well)...yes, even Naked Brothers Band. :sad: I watch too much Nick. :lol:

The foreign songs are actually pretty catchy, particularly Platero y Tu, good sounding classic rock-like guitar track on that one.

I think I may go throw up after listening to those terrible Nick songs....I don't even want that free garbage.

Snagged Tempted and AAR.

I am not sure what category AAR and that type of music fits into, and I really don't care for it in my ipod, but I always enjoy playing it on Rock Band.

I do find it strange that MCR hasn't shown up yet in Rock Band. They were one of the first (if not the first) to really embrace DLC and allowing masters to be used.

I also got Tempted and AAR. Plus the 3 Nick songs. I like the Tokio Hotel song, but am not going to get it just yet. Maybe I'll bite before it goes off sale.

I don't like the AC/DC-sounding foreign song, but I do like the other - I just wish it was in English as it sounds like something my wife would like to sing :(

I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit that I used the Ebay/Live cashback thing to pick up the Ion Drum Rocker for $170. Now I can suck [hopefully slightly less] on much more expensive drums.

I'm still waiting on someone to put the Naked Brothers stuff up on youtube before I do my weekly update. Looks like the normal people who do the videos aren't picking it up either.

I'm thinking of adding some info to the DLC post over the next week or so, things like total cost of all DLC, and most represented genres and artists. Could be interesting.