Worst complaint ever?

[Bakkster]

Over the past few months, there have been a LOT of complaints from various people, many of them occurring multiple times. If there was only one that you could choose to never hear about again (or never heard in the first place), what would it be?

[MdubMedia]

How crappy the guitar is.

[admanimal]

for me it's a toss up between "WTF Fall Out Boy" and "OMG Canadian Delay."

I voted for song selection. If someone really thinks the list is that bad, they need to seriously broaden their musical horizons.

[Xenoburst]

I'll go with how easy it is. Christ, this complaint permeates all through the internets, and people don't seem to get that its not the point :S

[Quastor]

Game doesn't come with beef jerky.

EDIT: I don't see my option in the poll...

[JVeeJVee]

Guitar Hero fans complaining that Rock Band is "copying".

[Jack_Harvard]

This was tough. It really was a draw between "song selection" and "double-bass pedal". I went with song selection, though I think there should have been a separate option for "NOT ENOUGH METAL :mad: !!!1!1!!!!!"

[MaineDrummer]

Where is the metal?

A whole Fall Out Boy song? ****** MTV I'm canceling!

Where is the metal?

(example band/song) WTF no Matallica? (Metallica is in) WTF Enter Sandman? ****** MTV I'm canceling!

Where is the metal?

But really have had enough of all of 'em :D

[Bakkster]

This was tough. It really was a draw between "song selection" and "double-bass pedal". I went with song selection, though I think there should have been a separate option for "NOT ENOUGH METAL :mad: !!!1!1!!!!!"

Considering about 90% of the complaints about song selection were because of a lack of "teh metulz!", I figure we'll lump them together. ;)

[sporkBrigade]

Actually for me it was the American release date that made me sick to the stomach. I think we're all focused on Canadians at the moment, but it's us Americans that drove me the craziest. People flipping out over every little Gamestop rumor, people demanding HMX give us the release date as if they were raping some constitutional right. It was pretty aggravating.

Song selection is a pretty close second though.

[Quastor]

I would like to take this moment to point out that no one has posted pornographic images because there is no double bass in the game.






/Just sayin...

[Jack_Harvard]

I would like to take this moment to point out that no one has posted pornographic images because there is no double bass in the game.






/Just sayin...

You know, that's a very legitimate point.

[miketoast]

Since I didn't see an option for our little disagreement yesterday I went with song selection. I'm so freaking tired of everyone breaking on the song selection and *****ing cause some weirdo goth or speed metal band that no one else has even heard of isn't in the game, then praying for it as DLC...

[DShiz1029]

DLC pricing...that sh*t got old.

[Struct09]

I hate when people say "Rock Band is too easy". First off, the game isn't even out yet so how would they know? Second, they make it sound like Harmonix is dumbing down the note charts for some reason. I don't get why people say this, and it bugs me.

[Bakkster]

Since I didn't see an option for our little disagreement yesterday I went with song selection. I'm so freaking tired of everyone breaking on the song selection and *****ing cause some weirdo goth or speed metal band that no one else has even heard of isn't in the game, then praying for it as DLC...

I could put one in for press/advertising/MTV tie-ins ;)

[miketoast]

I could put one in for press/advertising/MTV tie-ins ;)

LOL!!!!!! That mite be a good one after seeing those Target ads...

My bad dude, I think I had my period or something and maybe just misunderstood or whatnot....

[DShiz1029]

I hate when people say "Rock Band is too easy". First off, the game isn't even out yet so how would they know? Second, they make it sound like Harmonix is dumbing down the note charts for some reason. I don't get why people say this, and it bugs me.

I wrote about this in my RB review a little while back. They made Hard and Expert somewhat easier, but note missing is much less forgiving. You will fail out a lot quicker than in GH. BUT this was the demo review, the game could change. Again, DEMO review.

[MundaneSoul]

LOL!!!!!! That mite be a good one after seeing those Target ads...

My bad dude, I think I had my period or something and maybe just misunderstood or whatnot....

This is what I love about this board. People might get into arguments, but they always seem to work it out over their mutual love for the awesomeness of Rock Band. :D

[Bakkster]

LOL!!!!!! That mite be a good one after seeing those Target ads...

My bad dude, I think I had my period or something and maybe just misunderstood or whatnot....

Yeah, I certainly didn't help either ;) My bad :(

Can't update the poll now, but the option is certainly out there

[miketoast]

This is what I love about this board. People might get into arguments, but they always seem to work it out over their mutual love for the awesomeness of Rock Band. :D

Yes, Rock Band saved our relationship!!!

:D

[Bakkster]

Yes, Rock Band saved our relationship!!!

:D

I WISH I COULD QUIT YOU!!!

j/k ;)

[seafisch]

I'd have to say song selection. Between (a) people complaining that a band isn't in there, (b) people complaining that a band is in there, (c) people complaining that a band is in there but they wanted a better song from that band, (d) people complaining that a band is in there and they like the song from that band but it's one of the few songs that's not a master and they think the cover sucks, and (e) people complaining that too many songs are rahashes of the GH songlists, I'm really just tired of it.

[miketoast]

Yeah, I certainly didn't help either ;) My bad :(

Can't update the poll now, but the option is certainly out there

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[Banjo7]

My worst is definately

OMGZ Teh Drums 2 Eaz1!1

Because they were 5 starring Tom Sawyer in the Demo without the Bass pedal.

Thats like taking 4 out of the 5 frets away on Expert.

[BathTub]

Double Bass, it's a game, with simulated instruments, but apparently no double bass pedal means no metal, wtf people?

[TreoRock_]

Don't get me wrong I love Canada and their ginger Ale, but seriously don't you guys think that we all know that the Canadian Rock Band is getting delaid????? OK, I just wanted to get that out of my system....

[darkhorse09]

song selection. freaking fall out boy, ok go, and the pixies? WTF!!!!! these bands suck. i see people that are like "fall out boy!!!!!! yea!!!!" NOOOO!!!!!!! i see RB as a game that has established bands on it, not one hit wonders. and i don't care if i get flammed.

[LongDarkBlues]

yeah - double-bass pedal - its just such a hallmark of missing the entire concept of the game

[xenopherus]

for me it's a toss up between "WTF Fall Out Boy" and "OMG Canadian Delay."

I voted for song selection. If someone really thinks the list is that bad, they need to seriously broaden their musical horizons.

I'm probably the one most guilty of whining about the lackluster songlist. But that's only because I was looking forward to playing a ROCK game with ROCK songs since the game is called ROCK BAND. The setlist isn't rock enough for me, but with the recent song DLC announcement my whining has been quelled.

Furthermore, I think my musical horizons stretch further than most. I like everything from Lamb Of God to Debbie Gibbson, The Dead Milkmen to Pink Floyd, The Carpenters, Avril Lavigne, MCR and tons of other stuff no one would have the guts to listen to, or admit they listen to because it's either too wussy or for some other dumb reason. I guess my opinion of what a rock band is (one that rocks) is totally different from those who chose the songs for the game's final setlist (chiefly those for the 90's and 2000's).

[LongDarkBlues]

song selection. freaking fall out boy, ok go, and the pixies? WTF!!!!! these bands suck. i see people that are like "fall out boy!!!!!! yea!!!!" NOOOO!!!!!!! i see RB as a game that has established bands on it, not one hit wonders. and i don't care if i get flammed.
you fail at reading comprehension. And not loving the Pixies.

[admanimal]

And for better or worse, Fall Out Boy has far surpassed being classified as one hit wonders. They have had several top 10 songs at this point.

[Bakkster]

you fail at reading comprehension. And not loving the Pixies.

Agreed. I do not think this poll means what he thinks it means...

[Apples]

I voted for "too easy" as a terrible complaint based on playing the actual game and getting my ass kicked. :D

[SmokaCola]

I'm mainly upset about the "Too Easy" one, it's not the point of the game. The point of the game is to have fun but be sort of challenging without lighting your fingers on fire just to pass a solo section, or sit in a practice mode for a month till you nail the song. And the "Song Selection" is a bit annoying as well, everyone thinks "Oh they only have 1 song I like... BOO F'N HOO. HMX isn't trying to please just 1 person.

[guan69]

I'd have to say song selection. Between (a) people complaining that a band isn't in there, (b) people complaining that a band is in there, (c) people complaining that a band is in there but they wanted a better song from that band, (d) people complaining that a band is in there and they like the song from that band but it's one of the few songs that's not a master and they think the cover sucks, and (e) people complaining that too many songs are rahashes of the GH songlists, I'm really just tired of it.
Well said. The song list has some good variety to it plus the DLC stuff makes it even better. It just proves that you can't satisfy everyone all the time.

[darkhorse09]

Agreed. I do not think this poll means what he thinks it means...

thank you. this poll is like a poem, it envokes many different emotions. everyone sees something different.

[MaineDrummer]

Don't get me wrong I love Canada and their ginger Ale

That made me laugh...and will again later when it pops back in my head out of nowhere.

[admanimal]

thank you. this poll is like a poem, it envokes many different emotions. everyone sees something different.

You realize that he was saying that he agreed that you totally missed the point of this thread, right?

[MundaneSoul]

song selection. freaking fall out boy, ok go, and the pixies? WTF!!!!! these bands suck. i see people that are like "fall out boy!!!!!! yea!!!!" NOOOO!!!!!!! i see RB as a game that has established bands on it, not one hit wonders. and i don't care if i get flammed.

How to Fail Pt. 1:

Put The Pixies in the same category as Fall Out Boy and OK Go.

[darkhorse09]

yes, i understand that. i'm kinda oblivious when i'm typing and not reading at the same time. i was complaining about specific songs that i don't think deserve to be in the presence of great rock songs. i really don't like fall out boy, that's my opinion. i've listened to the pixies before and they are ok. and for ok go i don't like that they are on the disc. am i gonna play the song to pass the setlist and move on in the game? yea. i won't play it in quickplay that's all.

as for reading comprehension, it's the ADD that kicks my a$$. lol, jk.

[Jack_Harvard]

yes, i understand that. i'm kinda oblivious when i'm typing and not reading at the same time. i was complaining about specific songs that i don't think deserve to be in the presence of great rock songs. i really don't like fall out boy, that's my opinion. i've listened to the pixies before and they are ok. and for ok go i don't like that they are on the disc. am i gonna play the song to pass the setlist and move on in the game? yea. i won't play it in quickplay that's all.

as for reading comprehension, it's the ADD that kicks my a$$. lol, jk.

Well, I think the thing is that that isn't really the point of this thread. This is about complaints that annoy us, not our biggest complaints with the game.

[darkhorse09]

Well, I think the thing is that that isn't really the point of this thread. This is about complaints that annoy us, not our biggest complaints with the game.

oh, my bad. sorry guys.

[Jack_Harvard]

oh, my bad. sorry guys.

It's cool, misunderstandings happen :p

[darkhorse09]

ok, let me try this again (sigh). even though it would be under the "other" mine would be "GH3 will kick RB butt!!" so sick of it.

[HeXcoda]

I think "Double Bass Pedal" neatly encapsulates a bunch of these, because it implies the following:

* The game should be finger-breakingly difficult ("Game Too Easy")
* The game needs more DB-based metal songs ("Song Selection")

All three of which do not Get The Point, which is to have FUN jamming with friends and experiencing rock. Jaw-droppingly hard difficulty would put the game out of reach of most friends, since getting four seasoned music game veterans in one room is rare indeed -- like was HMXblogg'd recently, they need it to be grandmother-capable, something where you can pull a non-gamer into the mix and still have fun.

I'm really hoping the GH mentality of e-peen score bragging does not carry over into Rock Band. I'm hoping that the online experience will not consist entirely of top tier songs being played on Expert only. I just wanna rock out without being told "l2pn00bLOLZ" because I'm not some plastic guitar god. And I think HMX gets that... the question is, will the gaming community at large get it?

[Desensitized]

I think "Double Bass Pedal" neatly encapsulates a bunch of these, because it implies the following:

* The game should be finger-breakingly difficult ("Game Too Easy")
* The game needs more DB-based metal songs ("Song Selection")

All three of which do not Get The Point, which is to have FUN jamming with friends and experiencing rock. Jaw-droppingly hard difficulty would put the game out of reach of most friends, since getting four seasoned music game veterans in one room is rare indeed -- like was HMXblogg'd recently, they need it to be grandmother-capable, something where you can pull a non-gamer into the mix and still have fun.

I'm really hoping the GH mentality of e-peen score bragging does not carry over into Rock Band. I'm hoping that the online experience will not consist entirely of top tier songs being played on Expert only. I just wanna rock out without being told "l2pn00bLOLZ" because I'm not some plastic guitar god. And I think HMX gets that... the question is, will the gaming community at large get it?
QFT.

This has been going on longer than most of the other complaints and it's annoying cause it's so damn trivial.

[Raysor]

double bass....sad face

[drummer_and_proud]

The double bass for sure. I hear the Europeon/Canadian/Austrailia one the most but that is /SOMEWHAT/ understandable. But complaining about one foot pedal when you wanted more is ridicoulous.

[Patch_]

I think "Double Bass Pedal" neatly encapsulates a bunch of these, because it implies the following:

* The game should be finger-breakingly difficult ("Game Too Easy")
* The game needs more DB-based metal songs ("Song Selection")

All three of which do not Get The Point, which is to have FUN jamming with friends and experiencing rock. Jaw-droppingly hard difficulty would put the game out of reach of most friends, since getting four seasoned music game veterans in one room is rare indeed -- like was HMXblogg'd recently, they need it to be grandmother-capable, something where you can pull a non-gamer into the mix and still have fun.

I'm really hoping the GH mentality of e-peen score bragging does not carry over into Rock Band. I'm hoping that the online experience will not consist entirely of top tier songs being played on Expert only. I just wanna rock out without being told "l2pn00bLOLZ" because I'm not some plastic guitar god. And I think HMX gets that... the question is, will the gaming community at large get it?

Yeah that's about it right there.

I also get sick of the DLC should have been on the disc/too high stuff though.

[HollywoodBound]

The double bass pedal complaint is easily the worst. People don't understand that this is a game and to trust HMX in that they will make the game enjoyable.

[Xzyliac]

This is tough.

Surprisingly my biggest peeve is song selection. And this from one of those whiny (and I'll keep whining dammit) metalheads you guys keep *****ing about. If I (metal > life itself) can open my taste enough to accept this pwnge setlist anyone can. This is my biggest because I AM ONE OF THOSE GUYS and even I can accept there's more than metal. Better than so much metal it's repetitive like GHIII.Double bass is a close second.

That said where's my metal DLC? Oh and Garbage owns.

[TK-757]

The biggest question I have for all the Double Bass Pedal people is, how many of you can actually play with ONE PEDAL, much less 2... *laugh*

[Reaper0563]

yeah for me it was between song selection and double bass pedal, song selection is the core of the game, imo, and if you don't like it then don't buy rock band and **** off. The double bass argument was ******ed, the drum prototypes were shown to us at E3 and it didn't have double bass then, WHY COMPLAIN ABOUT IT 2 - 3 WEEKS BEFORE COMING OUT!?!?!?!? dumbasses . . .

EDIT: I went with song selection, complaining about that defeats the purpose of the game and then you lose

[JarethLegend]

How about people complaining about people complaining?

[dlisapussy]

I voted for song selection because I believe these songs are pretty darn good. That's just an my opinion though, but if you don't like the songs, *****ing to the people on the forums is just going to get us mad. So, why even bother?

My second choice would have been too easy. TOO EASY??? Is that because it's basically a guitar with one string and five fret buttons? Or a drumset with only four pads and one pedal? People who think this game is easy, have you ever thought that maybe... just maybe, it is supposed to be sort of easy? Don't fret, though, for I have a real challenge. GO LEARN A REAL ****ING INSTRUMENT!

For the DLC pricing, all I have to say is be realistic. Stuff is going to cost money.

For the Canadian/European/Australian release, it's not that bad of a complaint at all. If it was December 20th for the U.S. this forum would be pandemonium, and you know it. I do agree that it has gone too far. You have to accept it or be willing to pay extra money on eBay.

[ZkDotNet]

How about people complaining about people complaining?
But, then we get stuck in an infinite loop.

[dlisapussy]

How about people complaining about people complaining?

Wow...

He does have a point.

I applaud you.

[sushi111]

The Canadian release thing is not silly.

Its a valid complaint.

[TheBends]

Oh come on the song selection is about as good as hero one and so much better than hero three. Don't let Brett Michaels and Johnny Rotten get on there because anyone who was born after montly crew hates their songs.

[greetdeath]

I wish I could vote for more than one thing. In order from worst and then descending:

double bass petal
too easy
not enough metal
guitar talk
song selection

[MartyMcFly]

I said Other, directed to all those narrowminded fools who think only Metal should be in this game.

[SoraRikuVGM]

NUUU FAWL OT BOI!1!!1

NO METALZ!11!1

OMG DELAIZ!!!11!!1


And assorted gifts that will all be yours with this purchase!

[Tendoza]

I say double bass pedal, how many threads have we had since April?

[KingColon]

Double bass pedal


I do wanna say I wish there wasn't such a lack of The Metal. Great track, shame GHIII snatched it up.

[Tragic_H3R0]

After reading some people going so far as to cancel their preorder because fallout boy is in the game, I voted for song selection. I'm not a fan of fallout boy (especially the song they chose), but that is no reason to overlook the other great songs that are going to be in the game. Add that to the incredible dlc selection, and the game has only gotten better.

[Desensitized]

How about people complaining about people complaining?
No, the stupid complaints are a tad more annoying. :p

[Patch_]

I wanted to post this because I loved it. Scanning Amazon and came across this

" How the hell is MTV Games not getting sued by Activision/Red Octane???

I mean aside from the drums and microphone gimmick this is an obvious ripoff of Guitar Hero. The notes even turn to "fire" when you hit them properly on the guitar fretboard. Looks like a fun game though! Guitar Hero sure is a blast."

Best post ever.
Yes, I love those topics/post.