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Oh okay, gotcha.

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Okay so I guess what I'm looking for from you folks who lucked out and got the game early is... is it the greatest thing ever? Is it the best RB game yet? We're all pretty hardcore RB fans here. Does it do everything you want it to?

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Pretty much. Although there are some things it could do better. For one, character creation still isn't the best it could be, the tattoo/logo editor is really limiting. I wish for drums that it had real high-hat functionality. There's also the fact that around 90% of the RBN songs don't have pro drums support, but aren't distinguished as such. Luckily going forward this shouldn't be a problem with new RBN songs. It'd also be nice if they could render all five characters at once for the songs where it applies.

Other then that, its pretty great. The overshell and music library are really great. I like being able to do an entire playlist and then skip songs, or continue playing a given song if I fail it.

I'd say there is still room for improvement, but I really don't expect to see another iteration until the next-gen consoles come out in (probably) 2013.

One other thing I would like would be a very in depth career mode. RB and RB2 tried it, but they were pretty cosmetic and still nothing more than just playing sets of songs. It'd be cool if you could truly manage your bands career, from plotting out a tour, to recording albums and tracking sales. Choosing which songs you want to be singles, etc. I think that could be pretty fun.

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Jesus Christ, read much? ;) Yes I know it hasnt been released because I check every day and there hasn't been a single update. Also all the forums that talk about such things corroborate this. I did say that there might have been a problem with "that" patch. All I know is they said they delivered the fix.

Let's not act like MS has been on the ball with every facet of updates, especially with XBLA achievements (Snoopy Flying Ace, Things on Wheels come to mind instantly).

Also you can most likely fix your issue by trying on non-Pro and not waiting for a patch unlike the rest of us.

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You both realize that zombie Jesus cannot read much anymore, as he's dead. Right?

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Oh, well I figured that Pinata could read to him anyway. It would help both of them out.

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He tweets a lot. @Jesus_M_Christ #JesusAfterDark

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:lol: I'm in stitches over here! rotfl

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:toast:

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Yes, best RB ever. If you can get over the fact that RB2 has been with us for 2 years and 3 is different enough to cause a little culture shock, I think you'll agree.

My only big complaint/concern right now is the animation bug mentioned earlier that causes the need to restart the XBox. It happens once every 4 or 5 times that animation pops up, and it's a real annoyance for me. I hope it gets patched soon.

Otherwise, I think it's almost perfect.

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That really would be fantastic. Be able to design album cover art, maybe you can have rivalries with other bands, etc.

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Is the build on the keyboard as solid as it looks? They already had those out at my local BB and they looked really good. Mine is on order from Amazon so I won't be seeing it for several days unfortunately.

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I haven't played around with a real keyboard in years, but yes, it feels very sturdy and solid and I'm guessing it compares favorably with a real one.

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Yeah, I'm not really sure how any of it would work, but I think there is something to the whole "career" mode they could explore more in depth. I'd love to be able to basically start a band and then be able to try to shape how it grows. Would they become a huge arena filling band, or would they break up after only two albums? The only odd thing would be the fact that you are still just doing covers of songs, but I still think it could work.

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As I mentioned, the build is surprisingly sturdy. I don't know how it really plays but it sounds brilliant in my head.

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Can we get Sid Meier in on this for a week?

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I think a path to become the world's greatest and most prolific cover band would be rather fun.

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I know the final boss:

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Lego Rock Band kind of dabbled in this.

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Exactly, I thought RB3 would include these well received features.

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Dunno if this was answered, but it must be done on guitar. It's listed under one of the guitar challenges in Career, even though the description does not specify.

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Lame! Thanks stu. I won't go out of my way to get it for now.

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You're right, I forgot about Lego Rock Band. They did build on career mode a bit, but it was still only about 5-10% of what I'd like to see from a real career mode.

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Thanks to Amazon not having the pro cymbals in stock until Sunday(10/31 and a delivery date of next Wed.), I cancelled from there and ordered from NewEgg, who already had them in stock, and should be delivered Wednesday.

Not sure why Amazon is having them in stock so late, but they lost a sale.

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They probably don't want designing album covers because of the inevitable obscenities that would get uploaded.

I know I'd like to edit the cover art used for songs to get rid of all the damn greatest hits covers.