Not Happy and unable to play

[noname]

I have the game only, not the instruments, and every time I TRY to play, I am unable.
This is on the Xbox360 and updated via XBL

I go to Solo > Solo Tour, then after clicking on Solo Tour, I get the following message

No microphone has been detected. Please connect a microphone to play this game mode as a vocalist.

I don't have anything but an Xbox controller. I tried it wired and wireless and I still am unable to get past this message. This applies to all game modes. I see no way to change the default game mode/instrument. I am very annoyed and I want to return this game, but of course, no returns on opened software.

[noname]

So I have to have drums or a guitar controller to play other modes? This is great. Why even sell it without the instruments? I am going to force Best Buy to take this back or credit me.

If you have to have those instrument controllers to play then why not sell them individually at release instead of trying to gouge everyone into buying the things they don't want and/or need? There's no excuse and why can't you play with a regular Xbox360 Controller like GH3?
If I would have known you had to have the instruments why would I have bought the game only. There's no way in **** that I'm going back to buy the $170 version after finding out I need the instruments.

[MidwestDrummer]

So I have to have drums or a guitar controller to play other modes? This is great. Why even sell it without the instruments? I am going to force Best Buy to take this back or credit me.

Umm, if the game has already ben openned, there is no way you can "force Best Buy to take it back or credit you." That is the standard policy for any movie, music, video game or software purchase at any retailer. You should've educated yourself before you bought the game.

[HMXJohnlok]

If you try to navigate using a controller you are, by default, a singer (mic pairs to the controller.) If you are trying to play the game either with the drums or guitar you should navigate the menus with one of them.

As an addendum to Sean's post, be advised: you can't actually play guitar or drum parts on the controller, since the controller is used and bound to vocalist parts in Rock Band.

[Transbrak]

it says on the box you need a guitar, drums or mic to play, next time try reading.

and what is stopping you from buying a guitar or a mic.

[icantwaitforrockband]

Why should I expect anything other than replies of this sort? Try reading? That was very, very witty and I'm sure that's the first time I've ever heard that one. What's to stop me from buying a mic and guitar? I have no interest in a mic and from what I'VE READ, they aren't selling single instruments until next year. With the uproar over other controllers not working currently, why take another risk? I'm also a drummer IRL and after seeing the videos of people playing them in this game, I lost complete interest in it.

Why the hell do you even want this game??? No interest in MIC. No interest in DRUMS. No interest in a guitar for now...so why buy it??

BTW...you can purchase a standalone xplorer for the 360...or use the les paul from GH3...why don't you have it?

[DrBeau]

You should also be able to use the XBL headset as a mic. Have you tried having that hooked up?

[hmxsean]

You should also be able to use the XBL headset as a mic. Have you tried having that hooked up?

Also any standard USB mic will work as well.

[noname]

Why the hell do you even want this game??? No interest in MIC. No interest in DRUMS. No interest in a guitar for now...so why buy it??

BTW...you can purchase a standalone xplorer for the 360...or use the les paul from GH3...why don't you have it?

I stated my reasons for various instruments and I play GH3 with my 360 controller.

[mind_in_rewind]

you can buy the guitar hero III guitarNo you can't, it's not available alone. You CAN buy a Guitar Hero II guitar, though.

I just can't imagine buying this game without owning a single guitar peripheral. What's the point?

[zanth99]

You think you're unhappy? I bought the standalone disc for PS3 knowing full well you needed a guitar. Thankfully, I had done my web research and read off tons of gaming websites that the GH3 Guitar was 100% compatible with Rock Band. No probalems, Rock Band guitar would work on GH3 also, it was going to be a great big happy family with guiatrs. Lo and behold, I load my copy up, ready to rock, and it tells me to connect a mic if I want to play as a vocalist. Thanks a lot guys, you make the GH3 guitar work on the 360, but not the PS3... GOOD JOB. So glad I wasted my money on this, especially since I can't return it. Thanks for telling us PS3 users we're idiots for believing your words.

Edit: Why does this post appear in the mioddle of the htread where nobody is gonna read it?

[loungeact]

playing the guitar hero and rock band games with a controller is about as entertaining as listening to the songs on your ipod.

[Edgehopper]

Why should I expect anything other than replies of this sort? Try reading? That was very, very witty and I'm sure that's the first time I've ever heard that one. What's to stop me from buying a mic and guitar? I have no interest in a mic and from what I'VE READ, they aren't selling single instruments until next year. With the uproar over other controllers not working currently, why take another risk? I'm also a drummer IRL and after seeing the videos of people playing them in this game, I lost complete interest in it.

Then go trade-in the game and let people who actually are interested in music simulation play it. It was not meant for the likes of you. This isn't "button-pushing hero", it's Rock Band; it's a music simulation game. And next time, read the box before buying.

[hmxsean]

If you try to navigate using a controller you are, by default, a singer (mic pairs to the controller.) If you are trying to play the game either with the drums or guitar you should navigate the menus with one of them.

[loungeact]

This post has given me a wonderful idea! I think I'm going to try to play halo with the drums....

[Cvette54]

What most of the other members on here are just wondering is why one would want to play a rhythm/music game with a regular controller. I think I agree with the one guy who had an idea, I think I'll go play halo 3 with the drum pads. Oh wait, it's really not possible to do that, just like its not real practical to use a controller on rock band or GH. It can be done until one gets to hard songs then it just gets too hard to do.

[noname]

Umm, if the game has already ben openned, there is no way you can "force Best Buy to take it back or credit you." That is the standard policy for any movie, music, video game or software purchase at any retailer. You should've educated yourself before you bought the game.

I spend a ton of money there so I guarantee you I'll have something worked out in this regard. Also - I read plenty on this game and no where was it stressed that you could not use normal 360 controllers. Thanks for stating the obvious on these items as if I wasn't already aware of store procedures, etc....

[js1551]

ok, if i have my ps3 guitar, drums, and mic hooked up will i be able to use the controller for bass? if not is there any plan to bump up the release of the individual intruments so that us ps3 owners can get the full experience?

[noname]

it says on the box you need a guitar, drums or mic to play, next time try reading.

and what is stopping you from buying a guitar or a mic.

Why should I expect anything other than replies of this sort? Try reading? That was very, very witty and I'm sure that's the first time I've ever heard that one. What's to stop me from buying a mic and guitar? I have no interest in a mic and from what I'VE READ, they aren't selling single instruments until next year. With the uproar over other controllers not working currently, why take another risk? I'm also a drummer IRL and after seeing the videos of people playing them in this game, I lost complete interest in it.

[js1551]

you can buy the guitar hero III guitar

[DrBeau]

You should also be able to use the XBL headset as a mic. Have you tried having that hooked up?

[espher]

I spend a ton of money there so I guarantee you I'll have something worked out in this regard. Also - I read plenty on this game and no where was it stressed that you could not use normal 360 controllers. Thanks for stating the obvious on these items as if I wasn't already aware of store procedures, etc....

I must have missed where someone said you could play the guitar and drum parts with a controller. It seems everything documented runs contrary to that.

[pelemerengue]

I don't understand why anyone would play a game like Guitar Hero (or especially Rock Band) with just a gamepad. Both games were built from the ground up to be used with peripherals... sure, you can play Guitar Hero games with a standard controller, but doesn't that sort of miss the point?

What it comes down to this: you're angry because you played the Guitar Hero games with a gamepad and expected Rock Band to give you the same option. You said you read the box, which stated that you needed at least one instrument peripheral to play the game. And yet you tried playing it without a peripheral.

Well... what's there to say? You made a mistake. That option just isn't open to you in Rock Band. Either try out one of the instruments or go back to playing Guitar Hero with a gamepad. Harmonix shouldn't have to cater to the "whack a gopher" crowd if they're aiming to give players the experience of being musicians.

[monlienNH3]

#25 or later (in case the crazy forums puts me on the front page of this thread)

Give the OP a break. I used to play Guitar Hero w/ a controller on PS2. It was quite enjoyable as a rental. I also played Beatmania with a controller... and many others. You see, in the early days of the rhythm genre, some games didn't come with cool controllers (or I couldn't import them) - like Bust A Groove. The first time I owned a rhythm game w/ its complimentary controller was Pop n Music (import) for Dreamcast. Coming up playing rhythm games in this way, it was natural for me to play Guitar Hero on Hard and Expert on a standard PS2 controller. And the soundtrack was so much better than other rhythm games. I have moved on to playing Guitar Hero games with the Xplorer and Les Paul now on the 360, and now I'm an GH addict. But that doesn't mean everyone wants to do that.

I bought and love Rock Band. Loving the drums. Liking the guitar. But don't flame somebody for wanting to play the game with a controller. I bought two bundles and had planned to sell my extra software to a friend of mine that still plays GH with a controller. He loves it that way... and only that way. So now, I'll have to find someone else to sell it to - which sucks. There SHOULD be an option to allow people to play with a standard controller should they desire so. Halo references are uncalled for. Have you ever heard of people playing racing games with a standard controller? .... of course, you have. Isn't that just as absurd. Sure it's more fun with the correct peripheral, but to flame someone for a preference, that is just lame. Harmonix will miss out on quite a few software sales for this. You may not believe it, but there is a market for people who enjoy rhythm games without guitars, drums, pop n' music controllers, beatmania controllers. They do exist. Or else there wouldn't be as many fans of Guitaroo Man, Elite Beat Agents, and many other games.

Sorry for the rant, but I find this to be a legitimate complaint that warrants a patch/software update. What about the people who planned on having the bass player use the controller.

And remember I am someone who ONLY wants to play the game with the drums, guitar, and mic. But that doesn't mean someone shouldn't be allowed to have their own preference of how they want to play the game. Someone could choose to rent it and enjoy it with a controller, and then decide to buy the bundle to truly experience it. But instead they'll just have software they can't use and end up pissed off that they wasted a rental. I never would have bought Guitar Hero II w/Xplorer for 360 if I hadn't enjoyed playing GH and GH2 on PS2 with the controller so much. Even more software and game sales lost.

Once again, I love Rock Band. The drums are awesome. The game is awesome. But this is a legitimate complaint and quite possibly a bad business decision. I hope someone from HMX reads this and realizes that this is something that should definitely be addressed to some extent.

[LS1_DemoN]

Admins/Mods - please delete this/my account here, thanks.

yeah! i'm gonna take my ball and go home!:mad:


lol

[noname]

Then go trade-in the game and let people who actually are interested in music simulation play it. It was not meant for the likes of you. This isn't "button-pushing hero", it's Rock Band; it's a music simulation game. And next time, read the box before buying.

I'm not going to respond to you or the rest of you people trying to tell me how to play this game in the way YOU prefer. There's this thing called personal preference that you should look into. Games in this genre that you refer to as "music simulation" are just "whack the gopher" put to music. This is exactly what they are. You see a button, you whack that button on the controller. Please stop making it sound like you're playing an instrument, because you're not. Whether I have a regular controller or "instrument" controller, doesn't change the "experience" for me.

What GH3 gives you over Rock Band is the option of using the standard controller or buying the other controllers. I prefer options, so I'll just stick with GH series games and others that offer me options. I can guarantee you there are plenty of other people who mistakingly bought the game, like myself, thinking you could use standard controllers. Stop telling me to read. I did read it, but obviously missed it. They should have an option to disable mic use if you don't have it so you can use a standard controller. This would be a simple fix as the buttons on the standard controllers are the same as the ones on the instrument controllers. I'm done responding to this crap and posting here.

Admins/Mods - please delete this/my account here, thanks.

[Cvette54]

Dude, if you are going to whine and complain because you can't play a rhythm game with a standard controller, get off these forums and complain to someone who cares. I'm pretty sure you are the only person who refuses to use the actual guitar or drum controller on here.

[DrBeau]

Dude. While people have been harassing you...you have to admit you've been kind of an ass in this thread since you started it. I mean...come on. Also, I'd imagine that if there weren't any GH controllers in the wild already, then GH3 would have NOT been sold individually. I don't think GH1 was ever sold by itself (sans guitar).

Also, calling it "whack a gopher" obviously tells everyone that you haven't played any of these games with the correct controller. In addition, the drums are, in fact, very similar to basic drumming and can help with some basic drumming concepts.

I actually applaud Harmonix for not including gamepad-play support. Rock Band is a "music simulator". GH3 is...well..."whack a gopher". I mean...WTH? Achievments for doing stuff with the controller? They're encouraging you to break the simulation.

I had more to say, but honestly, it's not worth it.

Maybe I'll be the first to request a close on this thread due to what seems to be trolling.

[Synn]

playing the guitar hero and rock band games with a controller is about as entertaining as listening to the songs on your ipod.This is complete c**p. I played through GH2 and 3 with the gamepad as I have a badly broken finger and couldn't play with the guitar.

I really enjoyed playing with the pad and it's a complete crock of sh*t that you can't do the same here.

I got the solus edition as I don't want to play with the guitar, but I wanted to enjoy the tracks and play with the pad..

Is there no way of doing this?

[HMXJohnlok]

Holy old thread Batman.