RB in front of a real audience...

[Hypnozia]

Maybe this is in the wrong place, but I wanted to know what does it feel like to play RB in front of "real live" people, like at an event or bar. Are you nervous? Do you play down a level so you can be even better live? Do you go by yourself and hope no one from church sees you? :p Do folks cheer you on or boo if you fail out?
What is playing this game in public like?
(I want to go one night and play, but I'm terrified:o)

[CrackerAxe]

I am in Australia and I would like to run a rock band night here. But while the game has not been release I doubt there would be any support/interest in playing a game that seems unlikely to be released here.

I have played at guitar hero nights here (and never played gh before) and had a ball, though all I could think of was I would much rather be playing rock band.

The crowd was very supportive, excited that someone else enjoyed the same thing they did I think. All in all i would say there is nothing to fear. go along check out the crowd, my guess is in seconds you will have your name down.

Maybe when guitar hero world tour comes out here they might have GHWT nights, and I can join in the fun.

[Taintsaw]

JUST last night me and 3 guys played at a rockband competition at a local sports bar/ resturant. It was terrible!

For the comp we were playing "Welcome Home" by coheed. We normally score 2.3 million - 2.5 million. Last night we only hit 1.3 million because there setup was terrible!

They force you to use their drums, their guitars (which were beat as ever) and the seat for the drummer was literally a 1.5 ft folding chair, and being 6'4 he was cramped beyond belief. And we had no room between the TV and the wall, so I was about 2 ft away from a 46" flat screen trying to play scrolling notes. It was also on a concrete slab floor, and the drums kept sliding over the floor just while playing and you can't pause it.

It was awful. However, it is fair to understand that everyone is under these same conditions as us, and we did win the competition though :)

[Colt_Steele]

In regards to just playing, it's kind of embarrassing at first but it's also fun as long as you aren't taking yourselves seriously. Tilting a few back first helps this a lot.

Most places do have extremely crappy setups, there are almost always calibration issues and the only band member who's assured to not have equipment issues is the singer(which no one normally wants to do anyway in a PUG).

[Hypnozia]

JUST last night me and 3 guys played at a rockband competition at a local sports bar/ resturant. It was terrible

They force you to use their drums, their guitars (which were beat as ever) and the seat for the drummer was literally a 1.5 ft folding chair, and being 6'4 he was cramped beyond belief. And we had no room between the TV and the wall, so I was about 2 ft away from a 46" flat screen trying to play scrolling notes. It was also on a concrete slab floor, and the drums kept sliding over the floor just while playing and you can't pause it.

It was awful. However, it is fair to understand that everyone is under these same conditions as us, and we did win the competition though :)

This is how I was thinking it would be. Maybe if/when more people are doing this, the set ups will be different... It's still kinda new.

[bse523]

Check out our setup. It's the Denver thread in Rock Events I believe. We use our own speakers, own equipment, a 23" LCD for the drummer (who's in the background like a real band), a 40" for the singer/guitarsists, and a projection screen. We made a wireless mic, and let anyone use their equipment.

These nights help the weekdays go by a LOT quicker. Plus we've made a lot of other friends from it.

As long as it's in a relaxed environment, and noone takes it seriously, then it's the best time ever. The thing with whether or not it's embarrassing has to do with the general people in your area. But give it a try, and don't think about the crowd. In fact, play TO the crowd! If you sing, see about getting them involved (like bands do at real concerts). Otherwise don't think about them hindering your performance.

On the note of going down a level, unless you're a master at the instrument you play, I'd suggest doing down to hard/medium/whatever just to make it sound better. Most people aren't going to know the difference unless they play the game a lot themselves.