Gold stars [Archive] - Rock Band Forums // Rock Band®

gocryemokid

03-03-2008, 10:35 AM

I expect I've done around 30-40, about half DLC and half disc songs.

While we're on the subject, is it possible to gold star Can't Stand Losing You on guitar? Because I heard that it's impossible on a few DLC songs and I can't seem to do it...

I haven't tried to gold star too many yet but what I've tried I've been successful with..except this song. I haven't FC'd it yet but I've gotten through it while missing like one note and using OD on the repetitive parts..still no gold star. It's probably possible though.

The only songs I've gold starred are Dirty Little Secret, Roxanne, El Scorcho, Mississippi Queen, and Time we Had. I haven't tried many others though, except Maps which I got within i think 200 points of (missed the FINAL CHORD and didn't get GS or FC because of it) and Can't Stand Losing You. I'm trying to gold star the easier ones before I try to harder ones - and I still have GGaHT to beat :/

Sully

03-03-2008, 10:49 AM

While we're on the subject, is it possible to gold star Can't Stand Losing You on guitar?

Yes, activate like this:

2- Next OB chord
2- Next OB chord (overwrite one phrase)
3 (bar should be full)- at 2nd alternating YO-O part (should overwrite last phrase)

dudemann14

03-03-2008, 06:59 PM

Wow, I go to bed and school and then there's 3 or 4 people had me beat on gold stars. I'll need to get to work... :D

americanistax1

03-03-2008, 07:06 PM

i have like 12 o 13 gold stars in drums.(just live forever and the number of the beast gold in dlc)
some dlc are impossible to get gold, just beaten gimme 3 steps, 100% notes and no gold stars

dudemann14

03-03-2008, 07:07 PM

i have like 12 o 13 gold stars in drums.(just live forever and the number of the beast gold in dlc)
some dlc are impossible to get gold, just beaten gimme 3 steps, 100% notes and no gold stars

Dang. I'll never have that many on drums. (If any...):D

NGW

03-03-2008, 08:05 PM

Just me personally I have Gold Starred 5 songs (3 of which were FCs, the other 2 I could probably FC..miss like a note or two).

Maps (FC)
Mississippi Queen
I Think I'm Paranoid (FC, my first incidentally)
Learn to Fly
Time We Had (FC)

vsTerminus

03-03-2008, 08:21 PM

Sully I just want to say you're a bastard.
I checked scorehero this morning and you're now ahead of me on Ride the Lightning by 33 points

Just when I thought I had something on you. :P

BIGFISH

03-03-2008, 08:26 PM

I haven't gold starred anything in career mode, but i have done a few on bass, and in online band quicklplay. I think i am close to gold-starring several of them. questions.

Is there a list of minimum score requirements to gold star songs? and if so, where can i find it?

What exactly does FC mean? does that refer to playing a song perfectly?

hmmm. thought i had more questions but i guess i don't.

Sarge51

03-03-2008, 08:28 PM

FC = Full Combo. Beat a song without missing notes and not over-strumming.

pleasedontask

03-03-2008, 08:29 PM

how do u gold star? does it have to be on expert and 100%?
???:confused:

Sarge51

03-03-2008, 08:36 PM

how do u gold star? does it have to be on expert and 100%?
???:confused:

Expert and somewhere around 1.555 Times the amount of which you get 5 Stars. So after you get 5 Stars and continue to get more points you can get gold stars.

Rod_Stixx

03-03-2008, 08:37 PM

I've done one on vocals, but that's it. I haven't sung in the game in a couple of weeks now, and I just don't feel too concerned about trying to gold star everything. I'll complete the tours and play with friends here and there. I've had fun challenging myself to move up in levels on drums and guitar, but since I have a background in singing (and playing guitar), I'm not as driven to achieve gold stars in the game. It's just all about the fun.

Munky2008

03-03-2008, 08:45 PM

I have only gotten gold stars on one and that was Say It Aint So

I guess I got some practicing to do.

Apples

03-03-2008, 08:45 PM

In all of my games (everything from warcraft to team fortress, etc) I try to take a balanced approach. Too often I see people who specialize in one "niche" and then miss out on a lot of game content.

It really shows with my gold star distribution, which is

~15 on Drums
~75 on Guitar
~35 on Vocals

(It would probably be more balanced except for my lack of skill in drums ;) and some un-possible gold stars on vocals)

I end up as sort of a jack of all trades role... very useful for filling out a band.

hasselfus

03-03-2008, 10:29 PM

You guys make me sick! I've played all of the GH series and got RB for Xmas, play an hour or 2 most every day (Hey i've a job and 3 kids). I'm done on hard (guitar), only Flirtin and GGnHT on expert (and I've done all bonus and the 20 - only outside gave me grief - or so DLC I have). No gold stars (but lots of 5 star - i don't care to count, only Train kept rollin and RTTH are 3 star in the main list).

My 10 year old son just got golds on 'I think I'm Paranoid' drums - so even he's better'n me!!

Seriously, though, I'd appreciate an asnwer to the earlier question - do you just focus in on 1 song and keep doing/practicing until it's gold, or do you take a tier, or just songs you like, or are you just so awesome that first time through you ace it (which is what my son did, durn him)?

Gryffindor

03-03-2008, 10:39 PM

29/58 On Vocals.

I'm not sure how many I have for DLC.

exittoanywhere

03-03-2008, 10:47 PM

20/58 on Guitar

FinalWarri0r

03-04-2008, 01:05 AM

As of now I got 91 in Guitar and 35 on Drums.

Xygni

03-04-2008, 01:41 AM

For guitar:

58/58 main setlist
57/62 DLC- missing Bang a Gong (impossible?), Blackened (within 2k), Rockaway Beach (impossible), Ride the Lightning (solo needs work), and working Man (within 2k)

That puts me at 115 songs with Gold Stars. Who's got me beat?

I don't have you beat on guitar alone but I do as an all around Rock Band player :)
I have:

56/58 main setlist gold stars (Guitar)
32/51 DLC (Guitar)

7 bass gold stars (I don't play much)

17 drums gold stars

12 vocals gold stars

So I have 124 to your 115 :D

whypick1

03-04-2008, 03:44 AM

Guitar (best guess since I'm too lazy to fire up my Xbox):

32/45 Main (Long way to go; goddamn Maiden is the only reason I don't have all 5 stars)
3/13 Bonus (Mainly from lack of trying)
4/14 DLC (Metallica is going to make sure I never get all of them)

DarkEternal37

03-04-2008, 04:28 AM

To answer the questions about how to focus your play:

I do go for gold stars and FC. I'm perfectionist so it's what I do. Before I sit down, I'll try to set a goal for myself. Say, 100K higher on the leaderboard than I am when I started, gaining 3 ranks (at 23rd it's really hard) or just improving on X songs. Then I look at the list and see what I need to improve at.

Sometimes the songs come naturally. I do study the note charts, figure out the best path and go to it. Sometimes you nail it first try, sometimes you have to tweak it. Sometimes you want to throw your guitar through a window cause it's so easy to miss one note on Electric Version and lose your combo on Creep. I've played the same song for 2 and a half hours straight to find the best line/get it just right.

To keep it fresh though, there are times where I'll boot up the game and say specifically to myself that I'm only going to play DLC so there's no chance of me getting frustrated and going specifically for scores (I haven't sat down and tried too hard on the DLC yet). Just ways to make it not tedious. Cause it's a game and you should be having fun :)

Hope that helped!

SuperDull

03-04-2008, 01:17 PM

I have about 25-ish gold stars on guitar. None on drums and none of course on vocals.

NoD

03-04-2008, 02:13 PM

I played online a saw someone with a gold drum his partner on the guitar had a gold guitar. that must have been one of you guys. looked cool I felt honored to play with them, felt like being called on stage to play with Skynyrd at a live concert.

whypick1

03-04-2008, 06:11 PM

Gold instruments just means you beat the solo tour on Medium or better (not sure about Easy since I don't think they have access to all of the songs), so you can certainly have the gold gear without any gold stars.

Edit: If you're talking about the instrument icon, then gold means beating the Endless Setlist with the lowest band member on Hard. Platinum is for Expert, inverted is for Medium.

PaleSaint

03-04-2008, 07:07 PM

6 on Guitar
0 on Bass
1 on Drums
0 on Vox

I know I can get more, but I just don't play enough. I need to quit my job. Yeah, that's it.

dudemann14

03-04-2008, 11:32 PM

Well, I just got my 43rd gold star on guitar (to be specific, Sex Type Thing) and will have to buy some easier songs...:p

dudemann14

03-04-2008, 11:40 PM

EDIT!!!

I was bored, so I added a list of the songs I've gold starred in case anyone cares.

Sorry, it's long.

dudemann14

03-05-2008, 05:26 PM

----Bump----

Sarge51

03-05-2008, 06:30 PM

My recent re-do of Rock Band has left me with all songs 5 Stared, except for Dead on Arrival and Run To The Hills. (Not including DLC or Bonus songs.)

I have (at last count) 12 Golden Starred Songs. (Not including DLC or Bonus.) Plan to get more once I re-do The Reaper and Dead or Alive.

fried_blowney

03-05-2008, 09:17 PM

I'd like to update my totals:

25 golds (newly added Foreplay, Orange Crush, Sabotage, Flirtin With Disaster) on expert drums.

hellspawn

03-05-2008, 10:32 PM

I have gold starred 8 songs on drums. Haven't even played the guitar, tried a couple of times, but since the drums were the new toy I concentrated on that.

dudemann14

03-06-2008, 08:54 PM

-another bump-

Bu11ze1

03-07-2008, 01:42 AM

i do ok on golds i guess considering I have to put up with the strat.

mrcrazypants05

03-07-2008, 01:55 AM

32 out of 106 on expert drums, but I haven't played a lot of the downloaded tracks to gold star. I've been focusing on my career scores.

25 out of 106 on expert guitar, but I've only played the tracks once through to get the achievement. I've also only played 2 bonus tracks and 2 downloadable tracks on guitar solo. The only time I really play guitar is on multiplayer.

tom112089

03-07-2008, 02:23 AM

i dont know exactly how many i have cause my 360s at my other house so i cant look but i know i have

expert guitar

at least 2 golds in each tier 1-9
i remember gold in all of tire 4 and 5

as for bonus i never tried but the first song i dont even remember what its called because i dont like it and only played it once and the last one
pleasure pleasure (one of my favorites in the game)

dlc i dont know exactly how many but i know around half

i have 109 songs ill have to edit this tomorrow with the actual numbers

dudemann14

03-08-2008, 07:26 PM

---------bump-----------

ForgottenHero

03-08-2008, 07:39 PM

JesusSilencio

03-08-2008, 08:10 PM

I know you have to get 1.5x the points needed for 5 stars to gold star a song, but is there a list of how many points it takes to 5 star a song? Is there a website or something? Because people are saying like "I'm only 2k away from gold starring this song", how do you know this?

http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2196&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Most of them are fairly accurate.

I've got around 32/58 gold stars on drums (don't remember exactly how many). Most of the dlc I get has difficult drums, so I only have gold on 2 dlc songs (buddy holly and interstate love song).

Edit: Sorry, I just realized you're probably talking about guitar gold star cut-offs. Here's the link to the guitar one.

http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2366

whypick1

03-08-2008, 08:43 PM

I'm now up to 42/72 on guitar, having just gotten Suffragette City, Outside and Cherub Rock (FC'd!)

dudemann14

03-09-2008, 04:33 PM

edit: i now have 44 gold stars on guitar (just got "don't fear the reaper")

dudemann14

03-10-2008, 05:50 PM

(waiting patiently for 3/11 dlc announcement...) BUMP (waiting patiently for 3/11 dlc announcement...)

dudemann14

03-15-2008, 03:59 PM

-----el bumpo-----

depthdefy

03-15-2008, 04:18 PM

0 gold stars on any instrument. If I had any chance to gold star anything it would have to be on the drums. I'm not any good at the guitar. I can hold my own on hard but once it gets to expert I tank pretty bad. I'm still trying to get through hard on the drums as well, so gold stars are not exactly a goal that I'm really focusing on at this point.

aBindleStick

03-15-2008, 06:17 PM

I am now up to 27 Gold* on guitar, just got Reaper and Reptillia

dudemann14

03-18-2008, 09:15 PM

I now have 46 gold starred songs (just got Beethoven's C*** and Crushcrushcrush)!

Elegy

03-18-2008, 09:41 PM

4.... lol

Should I Stay or should I go
Gimme Shelter
I think I'm paranoid
Mississippi Queen.

I havent really worked to hard at it tho.

Expert GUitar.

MrMan5217

03-18-2008, 09:52 PM

Sadly, only one on both guitar and drums. THey'll probably start coming on drums as I've completed about 50 of 100 songs on expert and am starting to "master" some of the easier songs if I play them.

dudemann14

03-19-2008, 05:33 PM

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!bump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

dudemann14

03-20-2008, 10:10 PM

just got #47 on guitar "Move Along"

on the last note:D:D:D

dudemann14

03-21-2008, 04:17 PM

BBBBBBBUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've got 30 on expert drums, all on-disc.

Good job! I'm still on medium...:(

dudemann14

03-23-2008, 12:36 AM

I now have 53 gold starred songs (including 6 yesterday!!!!!)

Those 6:
Teenage Lobotomy
Truth Hits Everybody
Complete Control
Foreplay/Long Time
Cherub Rock
Tom Sawyer

It was a good day.:D

dudemann14

03-25-2008, 06:36 PM

I now have 62 gold stars!!!

Gold stars since last post:
Don't Look Back In Anger
Live Forever
Black Hole Sun
Epic
Main Offender
Celebrity Skin
Electric Version
More Than A Feeling
Something About You

I'm on a hot streak!!!!!:D

holyconfessor

03-25-2008, 06:40 PM

Wow, you guys are amazing. I'm proud of my one gold-starred song. Live Forever on Expert Drums. I'm still stuck on Run To The Hills on my hard drums solo tour though.

nicholasenj

03-25-2008, 06:59 PM

.....

Up until now I was proud of my 7 or so gold stars......

(all on guitar)
Roxanne - 100%
Limelight - 100%
More than a Feeling
Time We Had - 100%
In Bloom
Mississippi Queen
Orange Crush

I want to say there are 1 or 2 more, but I can't remember what they are off the top of my head.

exittoanywhere

03-25-2008, 07:32 PM

i now have 32 of the main songs gold starred w/ 8.12mil score on guitar :)
just have to get internet at home to update my score online now

campin carl 47

03-25-2008, 09:23 PM

no clue how many i got gold starred... but i have a career with only the first 3 tiers all gold starred... (guitar) and that isnt finished... im goin for all of em on that one... my other one has all songs including DLC five starred (except thrasher currently 73k:mad:)

dudemann14

03-30-2008, 07:29 PM

bump

dictionary definition
1.to shove

OR
rock band forum definition
2. to move your post back up toward the top after it sinks double-digit pages through the forums

Vandyan

03-30-2008, 07:37 PM

58 with DLC (49 w/o counting DLC) - guitar (8.69 million career score)
1 - drums
0 - vocals

DarkEternal37

03-30-2008, 09:16 PM

I have 37 DLC songs. 73 Gold Stars on guitar including DLC.

51/58 Main game
22/37 DLC (I'm admittedly more focused on the main game cause it counts toward score)

30 FCs - 23 in the Main Setlist, 7 DLC

58/58 5 star, 33/37 DLC 5 Star (Efffffff Thrasher)

9.2 Mil score.

Exayle

03-30-2008, 09:19 PM

You're pwning me by one GS, Dark.
...And by roughly 600k, score-wise. But that's aside the point, for now.

Mind if I ask which of the main set you haven't GS'd?

DarkEternal37

03-30-2008, 09:41 PM

Sure, The 7 I haven't GS'd are:

Seven (I inevitably mess up once or twice and it's annoying.)

Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld (Some days I have the riff, some days I'm just tragically off.)

Pleasure Pleasure (Need a LITTLE bit more in the solo, I'm perfect otherwise)

Run To the Hills (Need I say more?)

Freezepop (Stupid triplets)

Dead or Alive (Again, I inevitably mess up once or twice and I'm like 1.5K from the GS right now)

Creep (Getting closer on the alt-strums but I just can't get the rhythm down for long enough)

whypick1

03-30-2008, 10:23 PM

I was quite delighted to GS DoA, because that meant not having to voluntarily listen to Bon Jovi for a while.

Sadly, I still have to try to GS that "other" DoA song that everyone hates for good reason.

ribbleslap

03-30-2008, 10:32 PM

58/58 main set list, didn't break a sweat except on Creep of all songs... had trouble with the rhythm of that one fast part (the second one). Run to the Hills was a bit harder too but the rest were a cakewalk. Oh and those ascending triplets in Brainpower caught me off guard :rolleyes:.

I won't be able to work on the DLC until I get some money :(

Bearclaw

03-30-2008, 10:36 PM

I've GS'd about 15 songs alone now, but a friend and I have managed to GS about 8 others.

Only about 8k away from Won't Get Fooled Again, however. I would have a few more, if not for stupid mistakes.

Steef

03-30-2008, 10:38 PM

Congrats man! ;)

Exayle

03-30-2008, 11:58 PM

Seven (I inevitably mess up once or twice and it's annoying.)

Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld (Some days I have the riff, some days I'm just tragically off.)

Pleasure Pleasure (Need a LITTLE bit more in the solo, I'm perfect otherwise)

Run To the Hills (Need I say more?)

Freezepop (Stupid triplets)

Dead or Alive (Again, I inevitably mess up once or twice and I'm like 1.5K from the GS right now)

Creep (Getting closer on the alt-strums but I just can't get the rhythm down for long enough)

Okay. By no means am I trying to show you up [since you've obviously GS'd GG&HT -- something I don't think I'm even capable of], but just some thoughts.

Seven
I guess we both have the same OD path, because it took a full-combo and precise Overdrive use to get this one, and I was only a few thousand over the cut-off. I've played this song for hours on end, on multiple occasions. I think if you find the "right" OD path [the one the top 10 folks on the leaderboard use], you can afford one or two mistakes. But yeah, I know exactly how you feel about this one.

Timmy & the Lords of the Underworld
You'll get this one far before I do. I want to practice that riff, sometime... but as it stands, I can only 05* it while sporadically flailing at the riffs. It's really awkward.

Pleasure (Pleasure)
I get tripped up at dumb stuff before the solo. If you can pull this one - and you sound damn close to being able to - major kudos. It's not impossible, but it's one of those songs that works me.

Run to the Hills
...I was stoked to barely 05* this, a month or so ago.

Brainpower
Do you have to FC the trills to get Gold stars? I'm pretty sure I've gotten 100% on the song, minus this YBO-fest. I can't do that for the life of me... maybe if you can squeeze through it without failing, and activate OD afterwards? Either way, it sounds like you're close to this one, too.

Wanted Dead or Alive
This one's easy. Coming from a guy who's not all too great at the game, I'm allowed to say that. You definitely don't need a FC to get the gold on this one. By biggest tip, albeit a bit cheap, is just to strum everything up until the guitar solo. [Aside from the back-forth-back-forth HO/POs that commonly occur]. At first I was trying to do the song the "right way", but I either ended up over-strumming, or trying to HO a note that required strumming. But I definitely didn't 100% the solo, and I certainly choked up near the end, during "the crazy" part. This one's not nearly as picky as Seven, in terms of getting GS based off %.

Creep
This was all luck, for me. I don't think I'll ever be able to do it again. My biggest tip on this -- since I can't seem to find "the rhythm" during those speed-strumming parts -- is to either slow it down or speed it up depending on how fast you strum. When I first played Creep during those spots, I noticed I wasn't "missing" any notes , which led me to believe I was strumming too fast. I played it a bit more, and slowed things down. [So one or two would occasionally be missed]. After that, though, I tried to find a middle ground, and kept it up just long enough to nail the OD phases during that segment. I think if you can do that, you're in the gold.

But seriously, those are some impressive scores. I haven't even 05*'d [i]Flirtin' With Disaster yet... so I definitely have to give a hats-off to anyone who can gold star that beast. Craziness.

Sychosymatic

03-31-2008, 12:14 AM

Let's see. On drums, I have 59/135 Gold Stars (I have all the DLC) and on Guitar I have like maybe 10 or so (I don't play guitar that much). As you can see I like the drums the most.

I don't really practice the songs either. I just usually go at them and if I do good, so be it, if not, it's alright.

Oh yeah, 31 Drum G* are from the disc songs. The other 28 are DLC.

laughingman1221

03-31-2008, 12:42 AM

I've gold starred maybe.... 8? songs on drums, I could get a hell of alot more but my yellow pad misses every maybe 75th note which is insanely annoying when I can %100 enter sandmand easy and gold star a bunch of others (already gold starred enter sandman)

I think the one's I've done are:
1-4) all of tier 1 besides in bloom with it's damn drum roll energy phrase you have to start with your left hand.
5) dani california
6) welcome home
7) enter sandman

ok I lied 7... GOD HELP ME FIGURE OUT MY YELLOW PAD -.-

DarkEternal37

03-31-2008, 12:44 AM

I typed Dead or Alive, I meant Dead on Arrival :(

I actually just got Creep too, had a dream run through the alt strum. I'm telling you, the thrash pack puts the alt-strumming in perspective hardcore.

dohrann

03-31-2008, 12:52 AM

58/58 main setlist Golded

Don't have All DLC but I'm

10/28 on DLC

All on Guitar

Don't really do much drums since my pedal broke after 3 expert songs (Yay for Rock Band) and I can't sing for S***!! lol

DarkEternal37

03-31-2008, 01:19 AM

Damn just got Seven too! Must be my night. I got it on the SECOND to last note. I think I missed probably three times in the song total. Took an 819 note streak to get it done but phew, that's a relief.

Also, Millertime on the PS3 Scorehero list is incorrect. He has himself listed at 309K with a gold star. I definitely didn't see mine go until at least 313K, if not 313.5K.

TakeABow

03-31-2008, 02:07 AM

Creep (Getting closer on the alt-strums but I just can't get the rhythm down for long enough)

I spent about two hours trying to get this down the other day. I got very close to the GS score, (only 800 away).

Why is something so simple so difficult?

DarkEternal37

03-31-2008, 02:09 AM

It's the simple ones that get ya. I know I tend to overthink it on some of the simple things and it leads to dumb mistakes. Just gotta get in the zone and let your hands take over. I was so pumped to finally get that one and Seven tonight. They've been plaguing me for months.

I also managed to 100% Blood Doll and Day Late Dollar Short to bring my FC's up to 25.

Al_Dags

03-31-2008, 02:21 AM

Wow I am behind!

I have 3 on guitar and sooooo many to go

Exayle

03-31-2008, 02:25 AM

Congrats man. I've got to polish off my Day Late, Dollar Short... I know I screwed up in there, somewhere.

GSing Seven was just a huge relief. Like finally removing that thorn in your side.
And GSing Creep... that's... well, it's nearly the Rock Band equivalent of getting laid, more or less. You knew it would happen, eventually. And after much patience, you get your shot. You may have had to speed it up or slow it down, but once you found that rhythm... well, that was that. You're officially a man.

Welcome to the club.

DarkEternal37

03-31-2008, 02:30 AM

Man Club!!!

Vandyan

03-31-2008, 02:32 AM

Actually Im pretty sure Ill never GS Creep. I expect Ill GS RTTH and GG&HT before I get close to Creep.

Tenorrocker

03-31-2008, 02:39 AM

So do you get something inreturn if you "gold" all the songs in set list? I remember if you 5 stared GH you get something in return. i can't quite remember.

DarkEternal37

03-31-2008, 02:39 AM

I feel you on that. I actually DID Gold Star Green Grass before Creep!

Exayle

03-31-2008, 02:42 AM

You get nothing but self-pride and a sense of accomplishment.
I think Guitar Hero gave you a log.

S1ckH4nds

03-31-2008, 07:31 AM

OK, nowhere near as impressive as the rest of you guys, but I've got 3 gold stars on guitar, and 12 on bass. The only one that I've managed to get it on both guitar and bass is Roxanne (damn, I love that song), and the remainder are as follows:

Guitar:
- Dirty Little Secret
- El Scorcho

Bass:
- All The Small Things
- Beethoven's C***
- Blood Doll
- Crushcrushcrush
- Epic
- Here It Goes Again
- Maps (first one I did, and got the Flawless Groove achievement thanks to it)
- Roam
- Say It Ain't So
- Should I Stay Or Should I Go
- The Collector (probably easiest bass out of any of the tracks in the game)

Now that I finally managed to somehow pass GG&HT (don't ask me -- must have been a total fluke), I'll probably work on getting that number of guitar GSes up.

REL1203

03-31-2008, 08:07 AM

I finally got my first gold stars on Guitar... I Think I am paranoid....

mx6shogun

03-31-2008, 10:51 AM

Should I Stay or Should I Go
In Bloom
Maps
Mississippi Queen
Here It Goes Again
Time We Had
Blitzkrieg Bop
Wave of Mutilation
I Think I’m Paranoid
Orange Crush
The Hand That Feeds
Day Late, Dollar Short
Sabotage
Say It Ain’t So
Learn to Fly
Go With the Flow
Detroit Rock City
29 Fingers
I’m So Sick
When you were young
celebrity skin
gimme shelter
black hole sun
main offender
reptilla
epic
dont fear the reaper
dead or alive
next to you
tom sawyer
cherub rock
welcome home
highway star
el scorcho
roxanne
all the small things
the kill
cant stand losing you
dirty little secret
ever fallen in love
fortunate son
heroes
interstate love song
moonage daydream
iron lung
die all right
dont look back in anger
limelight
live forever
roam
sexy type thing
truth hits everybody
why do you love me
calling dr. love
ten speed
wonderwall
franklins tower
sugar magnolia
i need a miracle

could gold star a few others with guitar hero controller im guessing, im missing some but i have about 120 songs counting downloads

DarkEternal37

03-31-2008, 01:11 PM

See, I don't know if I'd ever go back to the GH controller now. At first I really hated the Strat but now I love it and can't imagine using anything else.

Vandyan

03-31-2008, 01:32 PM

See, I don't know if I'd ever go back to the GH controller now. At first I really hated the Strat but now I love it and can't imagine using anything else.

100% agree.

mx6shogun

03-31-2008, 01:46 PM

im just better at fast strumming with the gh controller i tried it on ps2 and gold starred nightmare first try which i cant with the strat also the new fast ones like thrasher even though i beat it i feel i could do better i hate the buttons on the gh conroller now though and the length

Sarge51

03-31-2008, 01:48 PM

Mississippi Queen on Guitar is the easiest for me. My first Bass and Lead flawless acheivements.

RedSkyReborn

03-31-2008, 05:19 PM

"Time We Had", "Say It Ain't So", "Mississippi Queen", "I Think I'm Paranoid", "When You Were Young", "In Bloom", "Wave of Mutilation", "Maps", "Here It Goes Again"(also my first FC), "Orange Crush", "Sabotage", "Go With The Flow" and "Next To You" on Expert Guitar, "In Bloom", "The Collector" and "Say It Ain't So" on Expert Bass.

fried_blowney

04-03-2008, 03:07 AM

36 now in X-drums (DLC included)

Exayle

04-03-2008, 03:23 AM

Hey DarkEternal -- a few posts back you said you FC'd Day Late, Dollar Short, didn't you? You're hands-down better at Rock Band than I am, but I was wondering if you could post your score on it? I accomplished the same feat just the other day, and wanted to see who was shiestier with OD. Just for kicks.

Sorry if this is off topic. I'm just too lazy to PM you.

DarkEternal37

04-03-2008, 03:46 AM

No problemo :) How'd you know you'd find me here!?

All kidding aside, my score was 136,360 which is 5th on PSN as of the time I hit it which was 4 days ago. If you'd like to see any of my other scores or anything here's a link to my Scorehero profile:

http://rockband.scorehero.com/scores.php?user=176317&platform=3&size=1&team=0&group=1&diff=4

Quick Edit: Are you on 360 or PS3?

meister

04-03-2008, 06:44 AM

I have 53 of 58 gold stars, expert guitar, haven't tried getting DLC songs yet
missing Creep, RttH, TKAR, Brainpower and Pleasure (Pleasure)

And 31/58 FCs and a lot of -1s
Day Late, Dollar Short
I Get By
Main Offender
Are You Gonna Be My Girl
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
Dead on Arrival
If I fixed them I'd have 37 FCs! But I'm too lazy, especially since they all have lots of fast strumming that I have to down strum

I should update my scores on scorehero lol, I have like 20/58 1sts

Exayle

04-03-2008, 06:09 PM

(01) No problemo :) How'd you know you'd find me here!?

(02) All kidding aside, my score was 136,360 which is 5th on PSN as of the time I hit it which was 4 days ago. If you'd like to see any of my other scores or anything here's a link to my Scorehero profile:

http://rockband.scorehero.com/scores.php?user=176317&platform=3&size=1&team=0&group=1&diff=4

(03) Quick Edit: Are you on 360 or PS3?

01 - Lucky guess, I suppose.
02 - Holy sh*t. I don't know what I got, off-hand, but I know I definitely didn't hit the top 05. I don't think so, at least... that song seems to have a pretty obvious OD path, in my opinion.
03 - I'm a 360 user. Otherwise I would've already sent you a friend request and compared scores first-hand, but alas.

Thanks for the reply. I'll check and see what I scored next time I'm online.

Firebreak

04-03-2008, 06:16 PM

I'm 2k away from my first gold star. Orange Crush. Yes it's an easy one, but for me it will be quite an accomplishment when I finally get it. I'm relatively close on paranoid (I think less than 10k) as well, but I need to work on that one more. I'll do that one next.

Fire

Exayle

04-03-2008, 07:57 PM

Only 133,000-something on my FC. Nicely done.

*edit*

Not that it's really important, but a few posts back I referred to my struggles with a few songs that I couldn't even 05 star, yet alone GS. Needless to say, I both practiced and finally 05*'d Flirtin' and GG&HT yesterday. Nowhere near gold-starring them anytime soon, but it's nice to finally get rid of those disgusting 04 stars.

Now for that damn Shockwave...

DarkEternal37

04-03-2008, 10:45 PM

I just got my Shockwave 5 star yesterday :) I think with time I can Gold Star it, but it's gonna take work. My current obsession is getting 4 stars on Thrasher.

I have a 360 as well, even if we can't play RB together I'll toss you a friend invite and maybe we'll end up playing like CoD4 or something :D

DarkEternal37

04-04-2008, 02:50 AM

Finally got Dead on Arrival. That song is just beastly rhythm. I know the one part on that song that absolutely has destroyed me in the past (and got me somewhat on my Gold star but less than usual) is the ending. Those quick chord transitions piss me off and I can never really figure whether it would be easier to use the hammer on or just ignore it and strum to keep rhythm.

Only 4 to go in the main setlist!

Exayle

04-04-2008, 03:02 AM

I remember finally figuring out those chord transitions on Dead on Arrival. I used to strum it to keep up the rapid rhythm, but I found that letting your hand kind of "glide" into place, and just tapping the note, then picking up the strumming speed worked wonders.

Mad props on the Shockwave 05*. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little jealous, though. Any tips? I score around 80%-90% on the first solo, and tank the second. Pretty soon I'm going to practice the rapid-Greens, PO, rapid-Greens, PO part that occurs so much. Sometimes I can keep a 04/08x combo through it... other times I can't. 98,000-something's been my highest run, as of today. [04 stars, and ~60% of the 05th].

Only 04 more to go? Damn. Off the top of my head... and not referring to the list a few posts back... would those happen to be; Run to the Hills, Pleasure (Pleasure), Brainpower, and... Timmy?

If so, I think Brainpower would likely be your next one, if you could somehow find a way around those trills. I recall you saying if you could squeeze out a few more points in the solo of P(P), you'd be gold, too. Good luck on those... a full gold setlist would be pretty epic.

DarkEternal37

04-04-2008, 03:08 AM

You got the four I need yup. I was either going to go for Pleasure Pleasure or Timmy. Pleasure Pleasure cause I'm so close and Timmy cause every time I play it I get a little bit better at the crazy riff.

As for Shockwave, thank you for the props and you're not very far off yourself. My 5* was just below 117 and I think it pops around 114 ish so you're knocking on the door. As hard as that second solo is, I think you're right to do what you're doing and focus on the rapid greens. If you can combo through that or at least most of it, I think that's what got me there and will get you there too.

My main advice is just be calm on those greens. With the speed of the song I know it tends to make me want to strum it faster than need be. If you just strum it a nice even pace you'll be fine. But I'm sure you probably knew all that already :)

Also about Dead on Arrival I think you're right about the glide. That does make it feel more natural and with the break in strumming it almost HELPS me keep rhythm better than hurting it.

Exayle

04-04-2008, 03:22 AM

It really does... it's a shame I couldn't figure that out sooner, truth be told.

Quick Shockwave question. During that rapid green bit, I strum everything... I think the problem is that I can't "speed up" for the green, "slow down" for the next two notes, then "speed up" for the next green. It's just too... off-rhythm to try it. I end up getting jumbled, and either strum too fast for the POs, or too slow for the greens. So... how did you go about doing it? I think the key is to FC the verses and that part [the chorus? I'd only assume]. The solos are fluff, I'm thinking. So... do you strum the POs? I bet you have a grab-bag full of "mind tricks", or alternative ways to think of the notes/charts when you're going for high-scores. . Speaking [i]outside of Shockwave, obviously. Have you adapted any for Shockwave -- or the chorus, inparticular? I'll practice that part tomorrow, I'm thinking.

I also used to have a panic attack during the GG RR YY BB part(s), and was determined to have OD to get through it. Messing around with today, and apparently I can get through it without OD, while staying in the green/yellow. Not say it sounds good, but at least I can save the OD for a better segment now, I think.

Thanks for the feedback thus far. And you were right -- the 05-star cutoff is indeed 114,035.

Tamboo

04-04-2008, 03:59 AM

Well I'm at 104/135 gold stars on the guitar so far. Still working on getting more though.

rifteroftime

04-04-2008, 04:04 AM

I've got somewhere between 10-20 on vocals during my career without trying (my proudest being Tom Sawyer.) I am planning on going back soon and trying to get more.

dudemann14

04-06-2008, 05:23 PM

-------------------BUMP----------------------

I now have 70 gold stars!

S1ckH4nds

04-06-2008, 05:32 PM

Been getting more on bass over this weekend, but it's further complicated by many of these songs being apparently impossible to gold star even w/ a FC and tight OD path... Brass In Pocket, Bang A Gong, and Song With A Mission to name but three. Gonna have to update my list tomorrow.

Tralfmadorian

04-06-2008, 05:32 PM

I think I've GSed, like, 9 or 10 on drums. Hardest being "Flirtin' With Disaster". Only DLC GSed is "Peace of Mind". I just don't play solo enough. Most of them were on first tries.

Only 1 on vocals, "Sabotage".

None on guitar yet. Haven't tried. Just finished expert tour though, so I might go back and try to get a few.

Vandyan

04-06-2008, 05:56 PM

You got the four I need yup. I was either going to go for Pleasure Pleasure or Timmy. Pleasure Pleasure cause I'm so close.

Im shocked you havent gold starred Pleasure, pleasure. You're way better than me, and have gold starred a bunch I cant, and in general beat me down scorewise on like every song, and I found Pleasure, pleasure really easy to GS, did it on my second play.

DarkEternal37

04-06-2008, 07:00 PM

Im shocked you havent gold starred Pleasure, pleasure. You're way better than me, and have gold starred a bunch I cant, and in general beat me down scorewise on like every song, and I found Pleasure, pleasure really easy to GS, did it on my second play.

The ostinato part of the solo (that's the weird alternating climb thingy that they do in the first part) wrecks me. I get spastic and miss too many notes. I'm literally like 500 points short of the Gold Star.

As for Shockwave, I don't strum the hammer-ons in the chorus. I think it's actually easier cause as you said it's hard to change the alt-strum speed. That way you can keep yourself focused on doing the same rhythm throughout. If you practice it a lil' bit it'll start to feel natural. And the GG,RR etc part is the same alt-strum speed. Like you were saying, if you stay calm and don't panic you can run your way through it pretty well.

dudemann14

04-09-2008, 09:30 PM

...................bump....................

I have 72 gold stars now...

CML207

04-10-2008, 12:05 AM

30 gold stars on guitar
2 on drums

I know for fact I can get at least another 10 or so on guitar...

icecoldd

04-10-2008, 12:36 AM

When u Gold Star a Bass Song, Where does it show? I know it will at the end of the song, but if u wanna look somewhere, does it show up? I see ppl posting GS for bass songs, and was wondering are they just keeping track of them in their head?

Vandyan

04-10-2008, 12:39 AM

Probably keeping track on scorehero.

Rock Band practices extreme bassism. No solo tour, no score list, nothing. My single biggest complaint with the game. End Bassism!

OroJack

04-10-2008, 12:40 AM

30 on vocals by me
17 on drums by cousin
22 on guitar by little bro

All on my account so I could say its all me :p

ThrobingCane

04-10-2008, 01:23 AM

20 for the drums
but havent goled stared any of the 7,8 or 9th teirs yet. im still working on that, just got the game.

Idle°Hands

04-10-2008, 04:03 AM

Between 30 and 40. I haven't counted them yet. I figure I'm doing quite well for starting my instrument rhythm gaming in late december. :)

edit: guess I should mention that these are with the guitar.

mojodamm

04-10-2008, 06:27 AM

Woot! 2 on vocals! :p

asatira

04-10-2008, 06:40 AM

The best is when you sign on live and earn a gold star with a full house, vocals, bass, guitar, drums. Especially from Random people not affiliated with one another. I have been blessed with some of these occasions.

Exayle

04-12-2008, 05:55 AM

Darketernal [or anyone else who whores this thread with me] -- have you gold starred Rock Rebellion yet? I'll be a newb and admit that I hadn't, and thought I never would. [Damn solo]. If you can FC Bridge B [the "chant" segment, with the rapid strumming], it's in the bag. Really easy, actually. Bang Camaro and gold stars are just something I don't associate together, so it was a bit of a surprise.

meister

04-12-2008, 09:32 AM

DarkEternal37 is on ps3 so hasn't played it yet, I'll see if I can gold star it next week, haven't seen a video of it though

navanb

04-12-2008, 10:07 AM

I am rookie, how do you even get gold stars?

frizzy_bj

04-12-2008, 10:11 AM

Lets see, I have gold-starred 15 at the moment on vocals but I haven't done the whole songlist on expert yet. So I hope there will be more to come soon. :)

nreality

04-12-2008, 10:11 AM

i think i have 10 at the moment on vocal.. since i rarely play solo, until recently.. i just wanted to finish the tour first before i go and start gold starring, or at least try too gold star..

Lord_Beelzebub

04-12-2008, 10:26 AM

Is there a list/chart somewhere on what the points needed are for each song to get five gold stars?

If there isn't, anyone looking for something to do?:D

Seriously though, knowing what the points needed for each song to attain the gold stars gives people a goal to work toward. So when someone needs gold star for Enter Sandman for instance, they can look at a list and know how many points they need to get them.

Vandyan

04-12-2008, 10:43 AM

There is LB at scorehero, pretty detailed lists on what you need for 4, 5, and gold stars.

Darketernal [or anyone else who whores this thread with me] -- have you gold starred Rock Rebellion yet?
Here is my Rock Rebellion. Bang Camaro ftw!

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/2838/rockrebelliongoldia2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

DarkEternal37

04-12-2008, 11:55 AM

Haven't had a chance to play Rock Rebellion yet :(. PS3 owner! Will see what I can do when the PS store comes back up though, I've been dying to play it.

navanb

04-12-2008, 01:50 PM

How Do you get gold stars!? What are the requirements.

DarkEternal37

04-12-2008, 02:03 PM

Whatever the score to get 5 Stars is on a particular song, multiply it by 1.5 and you have the Gold Star score. A listing of them should be over at scorehero.com somewhere.

Oh and you have to be on Expert.

Exayle

04-12-2008, 05:13 PM

DarkEternal37 is on ps3 so hasn't played it yet, I'll see if I can gold star it next week, haven't seen a video of it though

Oh, sh*t. Yeah... I have no idea why I didn't put two and two together. I knew he was on the PS3...
Watch him get it on sightread or something crazy.

Vandyan: nice score. 99%, though? Come on... I expected a little better from you. All joking aside, it's a pretty fun song. Definitely worth the 80 points.

DarkEternal37

04-12-2008, 05:24 PM

Yeah, I haven't seen a chart of it either. I don't like to spoil my sightreads :). I've heard the song plenty though, I have the CD.

Edit: HAHAH i just 5 starred GGAHT while drunk. DIdn't want to make a new thread

Vandyan

04-13-2008, 07:58 PM

Vandyan: nice score. 99%, though? Come on... I expected a little better from you. All joking aside, it's a pretty fun song. Definitely worth the 80 points.

Hehe yeah, I could 100% it, I just havent put it all together yet.

I missed a note in the fast strum part you were talking about and nailed the solo on that particular run that pics from, which is exactly the opposite of what I usually do on that song hehe.

Definitely worth 80 points, hell I would have paid the 160 points for it, I love Bang Camaro.

Deftallica

04-13-2008, 08:54 PM

Only two so far, but I'm not really an expert level player so I haven't been attempting any others.

I've gold-starred Wonderwall and Interstate Love Song, both on vocals.

Exayle

04-13-2008, 10:48 PM

Edit: HAHAH i just 5 starred GGAHT while drunk. DIdn't want to make a new thread

It wasn't until about a month ago that I was capable of 05*ing GG&HT, so... wow. Beast. Drunk beast.

I've yet to be drunk in my lifetime, and I don't have intentions of ever doing so... which is a shame, really, because I often wonder if my RB skills would increase or decrease.

On an unrelated note, and though it's not gold stars, I finally 05*'d Shockwave today. What Darketernal said was pretty much spot on; it's all about the quick-strumming green, and pulling off the other two colors. [As opposed to strumming everything... which I did the first time]. I feel like a huge weight's been lifted off my shoulders; 04 starred songs are no longer an issue on my profile. Whewt.

whypick1

04-13-2008, 10:56 PM

I feel like a huge weight's been lifted off my shoulders; 04 starred songs are no longer an issue on my profile. Whewt.

I'm sure that's a great feeling...too bad I still have Blackened, Ride the Lightning, Smokin' and March of the Pigs (the one that pisses me off the most since there's only two sequences to play) as 4* blights.

At least I knocked off Run to the Hills yesterday.

Current GS count:
43/58 Stock
11/24 DLC

RonBurgvndy

04-13-2008, 11:13 PM

on drums i have

36/58
23/59 for dlc

Exayle

04-13-2008, 11:37 PM

I'm sure that's a great feeling...too bad I still have Blackened, Ride the Lightning, Smokin' and March of the Pigs (the one that pisses me off the most since there's only two sequences to play) as 4* blights.

You'll get them. All of those songs [among others] were pains in the anus to 05*. Not trying to sound condescending, but here's some stuff I picked up on that may or may not help;

01 - Blackened. For some reason or another, I was so close to 05*ing this on sightread, but it took another try or two to get it down. I think it just really comes down to finding the rhythm of the verses/chorus -- something I get right 50% of the time, and whiff 50% of the time, today. I also found that the solo isn't that bad at all... nothing to hoard Overdrive over, that is. Use it graciously if you haven't already. I also got really comfortable with a few spots that I knew I could keep a multiplyer on, and saved OD for there.

02 - Ride the Lightning. You can at least beat it, and that's half the challenge, right there. Are you close to 05*s? The first 10 times I've played I was probably 04-05k short of the 05-star mark. What was ultimately screwing me over [aside from half-assing the solo] was breaking my combo during some of the transitions during the verses. Instead of using the hammers/pulls, I decided to strum the few HO/POs I encountered. That, and finally nailing the rapid-strum bits nailed it. To this day, I think my best score is 208,000... with 05 stars at ~204,000. Talk about cutting it close. It'll just come down to practice. But like I mentioned; being able to beat it [let alone 04 star it] is far beyond the majority of folks out there. You'll get this, for sure.

03 - Smokin'. I can't do the main riff for sh*t. I know what to do - I can read it just fine - but my hand doesn't want to do it. And to get 05 stars, you need to hit the majority of it. I think I ultimately ended up going into practice and slowly increasing the speed until it became somewhat of a muscle reflex. This one was barely over the 05* cutoff, too, and I still suck at it, today. Practice ultimately makes this one.

04 - March of the Pigs. I don't even know what's going on with this one. I can't do the initial cords for the life of me -- but the chords with the oranges in them are no problem. My timing gets off, or something, but I can never get OD. I ended up going into practice - where I found the very subtle, but very weird time-signature changes - and... meh. It didn't really help me all too much. I just played the main segment in practice at 100% for about 10 minutes, until I got the general feeling down. I managed to gold star it once, miraculously [don't ask me how], but as of today, I'd be lucky to 05* it.

Congrats on the RTTH 05*, and good luck on the rest.

DarkEternal37

04-13-2008, 11:52 PM

It wasn't until about a month ago that I was capable of 05*ing GG&HT, so... wow. Beast. Drunk beast.

I've yet to be drunk in my lifetime, and I don't have intentions of ever doing so... which is a shame, really, because I often wonder if my RB skills would increase or decrease.

Oh they definitely decrease, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. They are straight up lying. I don't really drink a lot and I'm not an alcoholic by any stretch of the imagination (to my recollection that was the second time I'd had any thing to drink this semester, first time I'd actually been drunk this semester.)

Apparently I was told that I looked very funny as I was focusing extremely intently on the screen. I think the score was a tad over 301K.

Oh and complete side note. Never give a drunk friend nerds (the candy). They will end up all over the floor and be a super pain in the ass to clean up the next morning.

Ninja Edit: Exayle, I just noticed that your profile contains an At The Gates and a Coheed and Cambria reference rolled into one and I find that intensely badass. Whether you did it unwittingly or not is the question!

whypick1

04-13-2008, 11:57 PM

Blackened - 127k, ~40k away from 5*, so I have a lot of work. I know I need OD to survive the solo; I think it's the GRGBGYGO or however it goes part that kills me the most. The main riff also trips me up.

Ride the Lightning - 144k, ~60k away from 5*. Fail this song at least half the time. I need OD just to survive the start of the intro and another to get out of it. Even if I do survive the solo, my score is still to hell since I can't alt-strum (my biggest problem) and the fast part leading up to the solo requires it.

March of the Pigs - 47k, ~37k from 5* (gee, I just have to double my score and I'll get it!). I'm the exact opposite. I can hit the GRYB part just fine, but choke badly on the RYBO part as soon as yellow shows up. I know what it is, but damn if I can get my fingers to actually do it.

Smokin' - 119k, ~1-5k from 5*. I can sorta do the main part, I have to strum all of it though. Solos absolutely kill me (get around the 70s on both) since I really really realy suck at trilling (might have something to do with the fact that I'm allergic to the solo buttons).

edit: Regarding drinking and RB: Skill goes down, fun usually goes up, especially as the number of spectators increases.

TakeABow

04-14-2008, 03:40 AM

edit: Regarding drinking and RB: Skill goes down, fun usually goes up, especially as the number of spectators increases.

Gold Stars drop off the radar really fast with just a little alcohol, from my experience. Although I am prone to breaking streak 8-10 times sober in most songs, so Gold Stars are difficult for me to pick up.

Exayle

04-14-2008, 04:01 AM

Ninja Edit: Exayle, I just noticed that your profile contains an At The Gates and a Coheed and Cambria reference rolled into one and I find that intensely badass. Whether you did it unwittingly or not is the question!

Aside from Blinded by Fear, I'm totally in the blue with At The Gates. Not the biggest fan, but I have nothing against them... I just haven't heard enough of 'em.

I had to go look at my profile to get any idea what you were referring to. Is it my location? If so, that's totally on account of the 'Heed.

Runa216

04-14-2008, 04:12 AM

TakeABow

04-14-2008, 04:15 AM

*facepalms* wow, this is why I don't play games competitively....I 5 star songs like Working man and I'm so proud, how do you people gold star all these songs...and I ask this question with heart and honesty, no offense intended, but do you people have LIVES? I only play a couple hours a week. I played for 3 hours tonight and that's more than I've played in one sitting in the last month!

On Topic, I never TRY for gold stars, usually too busy rocking out multiplayer, but I've got 3 gold stars.

I play about two hours a day, 3 days a week, and roughly 5 hours one day on the weekend, I am not on par with Exayle or DarkEternal, but I have 35 Gold Stars on guitar, and 4 on drums.

I use Rock Band with my friends alot, only playing solo for a few songs at a time.

whypick1

04-14-2008, 04:46 AM

Well, I'm just so awesome gold stars come naturally! {/light sarcasm}

I'll play maybe an hour a day, but I find it easy to get burnt out, especially if I'm playing the same song over and over to GS it. I'm kind of amazed I knocked off Suffragette City, Celebrity Skin and Vasoline in the same week, since the number of times it took me I normally would've gone insane (thankfully this didn't kill any interest in STP...ironically, I'm actually watching a performance of that song right now).

Add to the fact that I absolutely hate practicing and I don't see myself getting any new gold anytime soon.

mysticneji

04-14-2008, 04:49 AM

I have 31 Gold Stars on Drums (18 of them are from the main setlist and bonus songs) and 61 Gold Stars on Guitar (32 from main setlist and bonus songs). This is from like 2 weeks ago though since I haven't played. When I get my PS3 back from Sony I will be increasing those numbers. And might even work on Bass as well.

meister

04-14-2008, 07:55 AM

It wasn't until about a month ago that I was capable of 05*ing GG&HT, so... wow. Beast. Drunk beast.

I've yet to be drunk in my lifetime, and I don't have intentions of ever doing so... which is a shame, really, because I often wonder if my RB skills would increase or decrease.

On an unrelated note, and though it's not gold stars, I finally 05*'d Shockwave today. What Darketernal said was pretty much spot on; it's all about the quick-strumming green, and pulling off the other two colors. [As opposed to strumming everything... which I did the first time]. I feel like a huge weight's been lifted off my shoulders; 04 starred songs are no longer an issue on my profile. Whewt.

I will never have all 5 stars :( Just like almost everyone that has Thrasher
I'm up to about 110 gold stars

off-topic- when I first gold starred gg&ht I got 419088, 91% and 89% inthe 2nd solo, I suck at it... But 2 days ago I played it online, p4%, 91% in then 2nd solo! Would've been about 60k increase if not in a band. So I tried it once today and increased my score, by about 800 points!:mad:

and Runa, some people are naturally good at rhythm games(not me), and some people have been playing plastic guitar since the first guitar hero (me). When I started I couldn't even beat medium for a long time!

DarkEternal37

04-14-2008, 08:47 AM

Aside from Blinded by Fear, I'm totally in the blue with At The Gates. Not the biggest fan, but I have nothing against them... I just haven't heard enough of 'em.

I had to go look at my profile to get any idea what you were referring to. Is it my location? If so, that's totally on account of the 'Heed.

You got it :) Neverwhere is also a title to a song by At The Gates, so there's the connection.

Exayle

04-14-2008, 03:25 PM

Right after I read the original post, curiosity got the best of me and I googled At the Gates + Neverwhere. And like you said... it definitely brought things to light. Sadly, it was all unintentional... one day I'll come up with a *****in' band double-meaning.

I 5 star songs like Working man and I'm so proud, how do you people gold star all these songs...and I ask this question with heart and honesty, no offense intended, but do you people have LIVES? I only play a couple hours a week. I played for 3 hours tonight and that's more than I've played in one sitting in the last month!

I'll be blatantly honest with you, Runa: I'm not that great at GH/RB, but I really don't have a life.
To save you the long, sad story... I'm from quite a small town. Not entirely small in population, but there's just... nothing to do. Fresh out of highschool I spent a year a few hundred miles away, attending a fancy University. When it didn't work out, I moved back home [where I purchased Rock Band], and, with all my friends having moved in that year I was away, wasn't left with a whole lot of options.

I play daily. Yes, daily. Often several hours. That's probably the only reason I can gold star stuff. I attend a community college, but this semester I couldn't take enough classes to be considered full-time. What's worse is that, since I mentioned there's not a lot of places or stuff to do, finding work is a nightmare. Starting next semester, however, I'll be taking full-time classes and working [finally], so my playtime will drastically decrease.

To answer your question; I definitely have way too much time on my hands, but it's not by choice. I also have a high tolerance to try something, fail, and try again... for hours on end, even. There's been a song or two that's taken me two hours to finally figure out and gold star. Also, for what it's worth, I started the whole "rhythm game" thing when GH2 was released on the PS2... so I have a bit of practice under my belt.

I am not on par with Exayle or DarkEternal, but I have 35 Gold Stars on guitar, and 4 on drums.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you the guy who can gold star GG&HT, but then fail at the triplets near the end? If so, then you're worlds better than me. I think I have a knack for figuring out OD-paths that get the job done. Not to brag, but I've been on the front page of the leaderboards on a dozen+ songs, at one point in time [I imagine they've slided a bit]. I'm horrible at the madness of crazy solos, but everything else I can usually do. Keeping a combo going and using precise OD are two things I'm pretty decent at, so maybe that has something to do with it?

TakeABow

04-14-2008, 03:49 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you the guy who can gold star GG&HT, but then fail at the triplets near the end? If so, then you're worlds better than me. I think I have a knack for figuring out OD-paths that get the job done. Not to brag, but I've been on the front page of the leaderboards on a dozen+ songs, at one point in time [I imagine they've slided a bit]. I'm horrible at the madness of crazy solos, but everything else I can usually do. Keeping a combo going and using precise OD are two things I'm pretty decent at, so maybe that has something to do with it?

Strangely enough, The more something repeats, the more likely I am to break combo. I guess I get complacent and sloppy. I ususally break combo in GGaHT 2-3 times before the ultra-fast strumming in solo 2, after which point it all goes to hell. The two runs I had Gold Stars before failing I didn't break combo at all until that point.

I did pass it finally btw, but it was not a gold star run, sadly. I nailed nearly all the triplets at the end, I don't really know what I did differently, but I have yet to repeat it.

Subsequent attempts to raise the score by the 8000-ish I need for gold have resulted in sadness and failure so far.

*rips hair out*

I have 36 Gold Stars now, since I finally FC'ed Creep.

Thanks for the compliment!

sothrowed4438

04-14-2008, 03:52 PM

I have gotten 5 on guitar, 3 on drums, and none on vocals, yet!

Exayle

04-14-2008, 05:33 PM

Strangely enough, The more something repeats, the more likely I am to break combo.
[...]
I have 36 Gold Stars now, since I finally FC'ed Creep.

What the eff?

Vandyan

04-14-2008, 05:37 PM

Wow, FC Creep... I will never do that. I cant even gold star the bastard... its one of only 9 "career score songs" I cant gold star. FC? No way, never happen. Color me impressed (which in this case I believe is a very similar color green to being colored envious!)

frizzy_bj

04-14-2008, 05:42 PM

I don't have many gold stars yet because I haven't really had time to work on it. So far I have gold-starred the following:
Maps
Wonderwall
Live Forever
In Bloom
Don't Look Back in Anger
Dirty Little Secret
Creep
I Think I'm Paranoid
Paranoid
Say It Ain't So
Celebrity Skin
Enter Sandman

Thats it for right now. Hopefully more will come.:cool:

Nightfallen

04-14-2008, 05:44 PM

I have no gold stars. I am just now starting hard and can barely pass the first few songs in solo with 3 regular stars on guitar. As for drums I barely made it past easy.. i need more practice before i try medium. Havent tried vox yet.

Jasssooonnn

04-14-2008, 05:46 PM

39/68 Songs Gold Stared ( 2 Dlc 5G* )
Expert Guitar about 21 Pics on my Profile.

P.s , Sully ,, Your A Maniac Hahaha, Wicked Playin Man ! ! !

TakeABow

04-14-2008, 05:58 PM

What the eff?

Well, I am an admitted Radiohead addict, but yeah, I have no idea how I managed it. I was afriaid to activate overdrive during the bridge, because it would break the magical alt-strumming. With a crappy OD path, but enough for gold. Just sorta happened out of the blue, I wasn't really aiming for gold, just playing it for fun.

Exayle

04-14-2008, 06:35 PM

Hah, that's insane. 'Cause, technically, it is one of the most repetitive note-charts in the whole game. Congrats on that... I barely got gold with good OD use.

TakeABow

04-14-2008, 06:40 PM

Hah, that's insane. 'Cause, technically, it is one of the most repetitive note-charts in the whole game. Congrats on that... I barely got gold with good OD use.

My score is 114,779, which (according to scorehero) less than 100 points above the cutoff. So I barely made it. I just looked that up, and frankly, I am amazed I pulled it off.

My new goal is to get gold on Pleasure(Pleasure). I just need to get the solo down.

Vandyan

04-14-2008, 06:50 PM

My score is 114,779, which (according to scorehero) less than 100 points above the cutoff. So I barely made it. I just looked that up, and frankly, I am amazed I pulled it off.

My new goal is to get gold on Pleasure(Pleasure). I just need to get the solo down.

Tell you what, you come gold star creep for me and Ill gold star Pleasure(pleasure) for you. :D

TakeABow

04-14-2008, 07:12 PM

Tell you what, you come gold star creep for me and Ill gold star Pleasure(pleasure) for you. :D

I only did it once! I swear it was mostly luck.

DarkEternal37

04-17-2008, 10:47 PM

Oh, sh*t. Yeah... I have no idea why I didn't put two and two together. I knew he was on the PS3...
Watch him get it on sightread or something crazy.

Finally got Rock Rebellion! 98% 108,506 on my sightread. 5 Stars but no Goldies :(

You are right though that was HELLA fun. The solo was a blast.

funkydunkleman

04-17-2008, 10:51 PM

I have one gold, Roxanne, and it was unintentional. I could get a few more, but I'm too lazy.

meister

04-17-2008, 11:09 PM

Finally got Rock Rebellion! 98% 108,506 on my sightread. 5 Stars but no Goldies :(

You are right though that was HELLA fun. The solo was a blast.

yeah it is fun! http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg86/gh3meister/04-17-08_1822.jpg

7 new songs today, 7 new gold stars \m/

ReverseEngineer

04-17-2008, 11:25 PM

I will never be able to gold star a song on drums. :D

you could probably do I Think I'm Paranoid.

DarkEternal37

04-17-2008, 11:30 PM

7 new songs today, 7 new gold stars \m/

Only got 6 today. Didn't care for the Blondie song. Gold FC 4 of them on Sightread. Only this one and one stupid mistake on Shake cost me the gold. I'll have to go back and get it :)

dudemann14

04-20-2008, 08:39 PM

......bump.......bump........bump........bump..... ....

Exayle

04-22-2008, 02:08 AM

Why for?

Anyways, they say a picture says a thousand words. So... a video's worth a few thousand, right? And that works for me, on account that I'm lazy.

<object width="480" height="387"><param name="movie" value="http://www.wegame.com/static/flash/player2.swf?tag=Screen_Scroll_April_21_2008"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.wegame.com/static/flash/player2.swf?tag=Screen_Scroll_April_21_2008" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="480" height="387""></embed></object>

Not proclaiming that I'm awesome at the game or anything, but it pretty much says what I have and haven't GS'd far more effectively than a full-out post/list would.

*Ninja Edit*

The only thing I'm really proud of in that video, is the sly change in background music. [Ignore the fact that background music usually doesn't play when you're scrolling through songs]. I wanted to try my hand at that "muffled"/backstage sound, but while adding my own twist. I'm surprised no-one's caught it yet.
Yes, that includes you, DarkEternal.

dudemann14

04-22-2008, 08:16 PM

Why for?

Anyways, they say a picture says a thousand words. So... a video's worth a few thousand, right? And that works for me, on account that I'm lazy.

<object width="480" height="387"><param name="movie" value="http://www.wegame.com/static/flash/player2.swf?tag=Screen_Scroll_April_21_2008"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.wegame.com/static/flash/player2.swf?tag=Screen_Scroll_April_21_2008" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="480" height="387""></embed></object>

Not proclaiming that I'm awesome at the game or anything, but it pretty much says what I have and haven't GS'd. So... it works for me.

Very fine list, Exayle, you put me to shame.

Also........ BUMP...............

ponti

04-22-2008, 08:43 PM

just started singing expert, got Dont fear the reaper on the first try. Missed blitzkreg bop by 1 section so i should have that down the next time i sit down and work on it

Exayle

04-22-2008, 08:49 PM

Very fine list, Exayle, you put me to shame.

Not to argue with this, but don't we each have 81 gold stars? Unless you nailed a ton of easy DLC that I haven't, or something, I'd say we're in the same boat, skill-wise.

DarkEternal37

04-22-2008, 09:48 PM

Exayle! I thought you died or something. Didn't see you post here in a while and it made me sad :(

Exayle

04-22-2008, 11:26 PM

Well, long story short, I've been meaning to find work around here... and I finally have. It makes for less RB time, but it lets me pay for more DLC [among other things arguably as important]. So I've been working relentlessly on weekends... which is usually my forum/net time. Oh well. I'll try and be a little more active on weekdays at least. Glad to hear I'm missed, though.

In other news [and on topic] - here's something I whipped up a month or two ago, and have actually put to use. It's a little nerdy, but it's also been a great motivation. ("I was that close?! Sh*t!") Figured I'd at least post some pics of it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/exayle/gold-01.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/exayle/gold-02.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/exayle/gold-03.png

...And you thought you were hardcore about gold stars.

*edit*

There's no way to really update the DLC portion, hence why it's at the bottom. I've added a lot of songs since them - some of which I've GS'd, some of which I haven't... so I namely use it for the main setlist, and also as a reminder that I suck at a handful of the DLC.

DarkEternal37

04-23-2008, 12:27 AM

Dude that's legit. Puts my notepad file to shame.

Bearclaw

04-23-2008, 01:05 AM

Well, today I got up to 18... but I just found out I was only a few thousand off on Tom Sawyer, so I have to go back and remedy that situation. Nowhere near as impressive as the rest of you, but I at least know I'm getting better ;)

meister

04-23-2008, 10:09 AM

I don't know if I'll gold star tomorrow's DLC but I'll try

frizzy_bj

04-23-2008, 11:20 AM

Exayle: Great idea! Not nerdy at all!;)

o1skinneej

04-23-2008, 11:35 AM

I love that list idea, gonna have to come up with one rather than just reviewing my "cheat sheet" of scores needed to GS. I can officially say that I've GSd more than half the main setlist (30 GS), but it is certainly a frustrating ordeal.

I've gotten to the point that this is the main reason I play. It has added a whole other level of fun that I didn't find in previous rhythm games. I remember back when GH1&2 were out I was like, "why would those crazy people try to hit every note, isn't that a little obsessive?" Now, here I am trying to GS every song (I have all DLC so it might be impossible, Thrasher I'm looking at you:mad:) and I figure once I get all Gold then I can go back and play each song for an FC (alot of my gold stars aren't FCs).

GREAT THREAD!!!!!!!!

DarkEternal37

04-23-2008, 11:50 AM

I've gotten to the point that this is the main reason I play. It has added a whole other level of fun that I didn't find in previous rhythm games. I remember back when GH1&2 were out I was like, "why would those crazy people try to hit every note, isn't that a little obsessive?" Now, here I am trying to GS every song (I have all DLC so it might be impossible, Thrasher I'm looking at you:mad:) and I figure once I get all Gold then I can go back and play each song for an FC (alot of my gold stars aren't FCs).

That's funny because a couple years ago (when GH2 first came out and I already had GH1) when I first started playing on Expert my girlfriend asked me why it was fun for me to play songs over and over and over. I said that I just enjoyed the game but I never really thought I'd get that good. I remember saying these exact words, "I want to be just good enough at the game that I can impress someone cause they'll be surprised I hit a tricky part." Now I'm obsessed with hitting everything. Funny how things change after a year or two.

meister

04-23-2008, 11:56 AM

o1skinneej

04-23-2008, 12:00 PM

well that's how it usually is, isn't it?! You're never like "I'm good enough now" and once you are able to hit the hard part in a song, why would you not try to hit it and also not miss in the rest of the song that is way easier?

Lol, when I first played gh1, I thought I would never get up to hard mode even:eek:

I'm the same way. With both GH1&2 I was completely content to just "play" the songs for fun. I was solely concerned with the "feeling" of rocking out. I couldn't even see how expert would be considered FUN. Man was I ever wrong! SORE HANDS = FUN! Who knew?:cool:

Exayle

04-23-2008, 03:25 PM

Dude that's legit. Puts my notepad file to shame.

Exayle: Great idea! Not nerdy at all!;)

Thanks guys. I appreciate it.

I love that list idea, gonna have to come up with one rather than just reviewing my "cheat sheet" of scores needed to GS.

To save you some time and effort, here's what I designed myself. They're really close to 8.5" x 11" sheets of paper... so they won't get stretched or skewed when you go to print them. No DLC... but they should help you with the main setlist.

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/3341/gs01bi0.th.jpg (http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gs01bi0.jpg)

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/4228/gs02ck2.th.jpg (http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gs02ck2.jpg)

meister

04-23-2008, 09:55 PM

if any 360ers want to add me, tomorrow my gamertag will be MeisterSH :)

DarkEternal37

04-23-2008, 10:14 PM

So...you're not getting rid of your PS3 or PS3 Rock Band are you? Also, I'll add you :D. DarkEternal37 there as well.

meister

04-23-2008, 11:37 PM

**** NO! lmao, I have hundred dollars of DLC on the ps3. I'm not getting rock band on 360 because it would be $170 and I wouldn't buy DLC again

DarkEternal37

04-24-2008, 12:28 AM

Just making sure!

Viral Cheese

04-24-2008, 02:05 AM

I currently have 26 Gold Starred songs on Vocals, working on more daily, of course. :)

I only have one Gold Starred song on Guitar. Then again, I'm not nearly as good as many people I see. I have "stupid fingers". :p

ledzepboy

04-24-2008, 10:09 AM

I've GS'ed 28 songs on expert drums so far. I'm on almost every day after 5pm. Add me.

LedZepBoy

ManOwaR

04-24-2008, 11:36 AM

I'm up to 6 on guitar, and I got 1 on vocals.

I will never be able to gold star a song on drums. :D

You'd be surprised about drums. I thought the same way. But I started working on Hard, then some expert.

Now I've gold starred 2 drum songs. It's just learning techniques, and memorizing patterns.

IADT1980

04-24-2008, 12:02 PM

I remember when "Say It Ain't So" on medium drums was a challenge for me! A few months later and I can say that it is one of the few I have gold stars for. As a teaching tool, Rock Band is amazing (well, for teaching DRUMS). As Forrest would say, I'm starting to feel like a "duck on water."

Gold Star on Expert Drums for 5 songs now...

Was anyone else as excited as I was when they got their first?

I almost wet myself.

dudemann14

05-01-2008, 07:37 PM

--------bump-------

whypick1

05-01-2008, 08:57 PM

Guitar
43/58 Stock
24/44 DLC

Billtvshow

05-02-2008, 12:15 AM

56/58 on Original 58
85/97 on DLC

141 total.

Virtually all of the ones not gold starred are due to them either not being mathematically possible or broken talkies. I'd say there are maybe one or two that could be had with creative pathing and a few that could be had by getting lucky and getting the talky glitch in a run. Anyways, that's that.

Sikaris

05-02-2008, 12:19 AM

Gold starred El Scorcho on guitar! A great achievement, I know. At least my mom was impressed.

TakeABow

05-02-2008, 12:21 AM

Gold starred El Scorcho on guitar! A great achievement, I know. At least my mom was impressed.

Was it your first?

If you haven't yet, try Time We Had and Mississippi Queen. Both are fairly easy gold stars.

Sikaris

05-02-2008, 12:25 AM

Was it your first?

If you haven't yet, try Time We Had and Mississippi Queen. Both are fairly easy gold stars.

I've actually FCed some more, both you mentioned as well as some others like I Think I'm Paranoid and the strum masher "emo" dlcs, but those were in band and I'm pretty lazy.

squiggerz

05-02-2008, 01:06 AM

Glad this thread stuck out, I was about to create my own gloating thread since I just went on a gold starring rampage last night and tonight :D

Finally hit the 8 million mark on career score as well, yayyy

Expert Guitar

28/40 Main Setlist
(very close on GG&HT, within 4k.. close on Flirtin', within 8k?)

3/18 Bonus Setlist
(I know, I need to get back in there and finish them up, only a few that I know that I probably can't GS right now.. see: timmy & seven)

20/50 DLC
(I really regret getting that thrash pack.. and the metallica pack lol)

51/108 Total

5* total: 103/108 (missing thrasher, RtL, Blackened, NotB & Shockwave..)

By the way, can somebody point me in the right direction for one of those rocker card things? Keeping these numbers in my head is getting a little un-nerving. :)

PaperMario21

05-02-2008, 02:01 AM

some dlc are impossible to get gold, just beaten gimme 3 steps, 100% notes and no gold stars

funny, because I gold starred it :D

theheathmaster

05-02-2008, 04:08 AM

ive got 118/132 on guitar anyone got me

meister

05-02-2008, 09:21 AM

ive got 118/132 on guitar anyone got me

check pg 1, Sully had 115 March 2nd, I'm sure he has way more now

Also, I have more too

DarkEternal37

05-02-2008, 12:33 PM

I'd probably have that many if I went through and downloaded all the easy songs. As it is, I only download songs I either really like or are really challenging on guitar.

DarkEternal37

05-03-2008, 04:48 PM

Zomg first gold star on Drums. Wanted Dead or Alive. This is also the first time I've ever played the drums more than once in a week. I see a pattern forming...

AnarchyintheUK

05-03-2008, 05:04 PM

I currently have proof of 54 Bass Gold Stars but did lots before I had my camera phone and am playing catch up doing them again and improving them.

dudemann14

05-03-2008, 11:46 PM

__________bump__________

DarkEternal37

05-04-2008, 01:54 AM

I currently have proof of 54 Bass Gold Stars but did lots before I had my camera phone and am playing catch up doing them again and improving them.

Could always use a Scorehero account to keep track. Then if someone really wonders, you can just have them check the leaderboard and you'll be on it!

litaljohn

05-04-2008, 02:52 AM

Could always use a Scorehero account to keep track. Then if someone really wonders, you can just have them check the leaderboard and you'll be on it!

the thing I don't like in scorehero is 1 you have to take all pics and junk for proof right? im way to lazy for all that. plus the other thing is scorehero only tracks your rank to scorehero and not to the overall game which includes everyone and acts as a better barometer for how your doing on a song...

DarkEternal37

05-04-2008, 03:22 AM

Well you don't necessarily need to take the pics for proof. If anyone wants the proof they can look on the leaderboards on 360 or PS3 whichever applies. I've never taken a pic and never had anyone question me about it.

Yes, I do agree that it would be nice if it stacked you up against everyone instead of just what's on the website, but I just use it as an easy way to keep track of stuff, know what would be good to improve on etc. I had a Notepad file before and it worked really well too but I had to update everything (ranks and FC's) by hand. An excel spreadsheet would probably work pretty well too.

AnarchyintheUK

05-04-2008, 04:28 AM

Could always use a Scorehero account to keep track. Then if someone really wonders, you can just have them check the leaderboard and you'll be on it!

Oh I've got a scorehero account. I just kept track of lots of scores before I got my camera phone and am now going through and updating thoses scores and adding proof. On scorehero I have about 80 Gold Bass Stars I just haven't proved them all.

And I understand what your saying about using the leaderboards as proof, but my PS3 gets crap internet and so sometimes I do something really awesome and no internet no proof.

meister

05-04-2008, 08:26 AM

And its not ranked with everyone because people like you that don't join!:p

frizzy_bj

05-04-2008, 09:40 AM

dudemann14

05-05-2008, 06:59 PM

bump, bump, bump...

dudemann14

05-06-2008, 07:42 PM

bump, bump, bump...

"

Hey, cool, I just quoted myself.

partyboydanial

05-06-2008, 07:46 PM

i guestimate i did have gold starred about half the DLC i have (and i have almost all the DLC minus (guessing again) 5 songs)

and on the game disc probably about half maybe more

DarkEternal37

05-06-2008, 08:40 PM

My current status is pretty much the same cause I've been playing more drums lately. I however, Fear the Reaper and cannot make it past the 90% mark. I'm so close I can taste it. As I said before I have ONE big ol' gold star on drums.

Guitar I'm still at 54/58. Haven't put any time into the main setlist since last I posted. The 4 are still:
Brainpower (about 2K off).
Pleasure (Pleasure) (about 500 off but I've improved at the Ostinato and I'll try it later tonight).
Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld (I'm improving but still a couple K off) and
Run To the Hills (fuhgeddaboutit)

For DLC I'm up to 40 Goldies on 53 songs. Grabbed the whole JP album and I'm about hundreds off on Bloodstone and I still want to GS Rock Rebellion so badly. But I absolutely love the song, so I don't mind playing it over and over again. Same goes for Saints of Los Angeles.

So, the grand total is 94/111.

http://rockband.scorehero.com/scores.php?user=176317&platform=3&size=1&team=0&group=1&diff=4 for the ever updating list.

Edit: Rock Rebelliowned! I was able to put the fast strums together and after missing early in them, I FC'd it under OD. Booyakasha.

dudemann14

05-11-2008, 09:58 PM

[looks around first few pages of forums, doesn't see this anywhere on them]

BUMP

[now satisfied seeing this on the first page]

ConF1icTz

05-11-2008, 10:02 PM

i gold starred every dang song except Metallica - Ride The Lightning and Blackened

DarkEternal37

05-11-2008, 11:29 PM

i gold starred every dang song except Metallica - Ride The Lightning and Blackened

You got a Scorehero or anything? I'd like to see some of your stuff :)

Kaptankrunch92

05-11-2008, 11:31 PM

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DarkEternal37

05-12-2008, 02:35 AM

Got a bunch of new DLC and thus my gold stars went uppp!

109/132 now (2 of those songs aren't GS able on guitar. Bang a Gong/Rockaway Beach)

Still only 3 stars on Thrasher!

ArmachiA

05-12-2008, 03:08 AM

I just hit expert Vox about 2 weeks ago so I've only Gold Stared 14 songs. I'm happy with that number though :)

Agentwomack

05-12-2008, 03:13 AM

24 gold stars of the disc
12 gold stars of dlc (working on ten speed I'm at 159,800 and its 160xxx so close :()

expert drums
Add me on xbox live
gamertag: Agentwomack

Exayle

05-12-2008, 06:20 AM

Got a bunch of new DLC and thus my gold stars went uppp!

109/132 now (2 of those songs aren't GS able on guitar. Bang a Gong/Rockaway Beach)

Still only 3 stars on Thrasher!

Whoa. I remember reading somewhere that you didn't purchase DLC unless it was a song you enjoyed outside of RB, or it looked/sounded to be challenging. And I'm a DLC whore... and you've got me beat by 10 songs. Madness. Congrats on splurging on some new tracks, though. I, too, find it frustrating to spend points on songs that are impossible to gold star.

raging poodle

05-12-2008, 08:14 AM

I was almost resigned to never getting a gold star and then along came --Roxanne - turn on the gold star, on my first try no less.

I still haven't beaten solo hard tour, stuck on flirtin' and gg&ht.

I really wish you could get gold stars on every difficulty, I love the sound of getting that last star, plus it gives you something to play for on the lower difficulties.

Hanrahan89

05-12-2008, 11:33 AM

On guitar I have gold starred 47 of the 58 original songs on the game. I have not counted my DLC gold stars yet.

DarkEternal37

05-12-2008, 02:08 PM

Whoa. I remember reading somewhere that you didn't purchase DLC unless it was a song you enjoyed outside of RB, or it looked/sounded to be challenging. And I'm a DLC whore... and you've got me beat by 10 songs. Madness. Congrats on splurging on some new tracks, though. I, too, find it frustrating to spend points on songs that are impossible to gold star.

To be honest I got some of the DLC through a friend. :)

S1ckH4nds

05-12-2008, 03:08 PM

Well, just totalled them all up... out of the 158 songs that I have, I've gotten gold stars on 82 of them in expert bass, and 39 of them in expert guitar. Doing a lot better on guitar lately, actually... 23 of them were over this weekend, including;

- (Don't Fear) The Reaper
- Are You Gonna Be My Girl
- Blitzkrieg Bop
- Buddy Holly
- Call Me
- Casey Jones
- Complete Control
- Detroit Rock City
- Don't Look Back In Anger
- Ever Fallen In Love?
- Fortunate Son
- Gimme Shelter
- Go With The Flow
- Learn To Fly
- Limelight
- Mississippi Queen
- More Than A Feeling
- Reptilia
- Say It Ain't So
- The Hand That Feeds
- Wanted Dead Or Alive
- Wave Of Mutilation
- When You Were Young

I know, I know, not the most challenging tracks out there, but still I'm glad to see I'm progressing from where I was just a month ago :D

ConF1icTz

05-12-2008, 09:56 PM

You got a Scorehero or anything? I'd like to see some of your stuff :)

sure thing but i dont have a score hero account, how do i make one lmao, then i can show you guys some sick stuff

DarkEternal37

05-12-2008, 10:06 PM

www.rockband.scorehero.com

We'll see some sick stuff if you can top 109 and I know for a fact I don't have the most on these boards with Sully, Meister and others around.

ConF1icTz

05-12-2008, 10:11 PM

i figured out how to put up my scores and i have to say this is genious lmao

DarkEternal37

05-12-2008, 10:26 PM

It really is a great site. I wish more people would use it, but you'll find that most of the top players do anyway. Are you 360 or PS3?

dudemann14

05-13-2008, 06:09 PM

......bump......

TakeABow

05-14-2008, 04:39 AM

I finally got this. I doubt I will willingly play it again either. I still fail more then 75% of the time right at the end.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2492013378_8c36721100_m.jpg

Mission: Complete.

DarkHeartsDie

05-14-2008, 06:50 AM

sorry to say i only got 4 guitar songs gold starred even though theres like 9 others i know off hand that i know i can gold star, just been missing a few notes so it ruined everything :( only songs i got gold starred are:

Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Black Hole Sun
Maps
Time We Had

only easy songs so far... but yea

songs i'm working on gold starring now are N.I.B. and Heroes, i was able to hit the part where N.I.B. does the blue, orange, blue, orange, blue, orange, blue, then the red/blue chord, i can hit it perfectly each time now so once i can get the solo 100% instead of that 1 damn note i keep missing, if i can do that then i can get gold star easy

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