What Happened to Flame Notes In Rockband Blitz?????

[Epsilon82]

buffing Blitz mode wouldn't change anything, because the best players are able to switch between two lanes while beeing constantly in Blitz mode

I don't care about that at all. If the best players can stay in Blitz mode while playing every note in two lanes simultaneously, then they absolutely deserve every point they can get. The exploit is that the same effect can be achieved without substantial penalty by people who just frantically button mash while switching between two lanes.

Buffing Blitz mode would penalize the button mashers significantly. And in general it would reward clean play in a way the game doesn't really do to much of an extent now, which I also think is a good thing.

[fcmlefty]

Just want to double check here: Has there been any kind of "official word" on this yet?

This doesn't affect me at all, since I play the game very casually. I almost always do bottle rocket-blast-super instrument, and then let my young son grab a 2nd controller to shoot the bottle rockets for me. Very rarely even crack the top 100 this way. But I can see why you hard core highly skilled players are righteously pissed about this.

[PedroRVD]

I don't care about that at all. If the best players can stay in Blitz mode while playing every note in two lanes simultaneously, then they absolutely deserve every point they can get. The exploit is that the same effect can be achieved without substantial penalty by people who just frantically button mash while switching between two lanes.

Buffing Blitz mode would penalize the button mashers significantly. And in general it would reward clean play in a way the game doesn't really do to much of an extent now, which I also think is a good thing.

Exactly. Pretty much this.

[DarkSoulGamer94]

This is worst than The Bee shield nerf in Borderlands 2

[zage1337]

There is no point in even trying to hit all the notes anymore. Might as well as try to catch the pinball because that's the only high scoring method that outclasses Road Rage/Blast on many songs. It's really really stupid that Road Rage/Blast is actually the best combo for medium length songs now if you don't use pinball. Before Flame Notes were the skill based powerup that the hardcore players used.. whether it was jackpot or bandmate, this was the powerup that everyone used to get really high scores, and the skill required was substantially higher than any of the other powerups maybe except Runaway notes. Road Rage/Blast should not be stronger than Jack/Flame.

Also why are Runaway Notes so weak? They are also very skill based and demand you keeping up with lane shifting and staying in blitz notes to catch the runaway note but all you get is a lame 10k when a full bar of Road Rage can get you that with a tap of a button.

Learn the difference between skill and balance. The easiest to use powerups should not be the strongest. Rebuff flame notes and also buff Runaway Notes to 25k per catch or something. Actually add Runaway Notes to the metagame because right now they are nothing but a joke. The only time any top player would use Runaway Notes is if they are doing a Runaway Note goal or a specific challenge that requires that powerup. Now Flame Notes are in the exact same category as Runaway. High skill and no reward.

[hmxhenry]

I am baffled by this decision which is why I can only rationalize this as a mistake. If these people understood the community in their game they would have never done this. A decision like this would prove how out of touch they are with their own game. A decision like this goes against everything they have done previously. Which is why this has to be a mistake.

Just want to make a quick post here (with a lengthier planned announcement coming later today) apologizing for the delayed response. We're running on a skeleton crew during the holiday and it wasn't entirely clear that this change was going to take effect without anyone on hand to message. So my apologies for that, the intent certainly wasn't to surprise anyone with this.

And, to provide a bit of additional context (again, with more coming later today), there are a number of other factors at play here which likely aren't immediately clear. We'll provide as much info as we can in just a bit, but please trust that we'll continue to listen, track all feedback, and pass things up the chain. Thanks for sitting tight, we'll have more info posted later today.

[cowboys282]

Just want to make a quick post here (with a lengthier planned announcement coming later today) apologizing for the delayed response. We're running on a skeleton crew during the holiday and it wasn't entirely clear that this change was going to take effect without anyone on hand to message. So my apologies for that, the intent certainly wasn't to surprise anyone with this.

And, to provide a bit of additional context (again, with more coming later today), there are a number of other factors at play here which likely aren't immediately clear. We'll provide as much info as we can in just a bit, but please trust that we'll continue to listen, track all feedback, and pass things up the chain. Thanks for sitting tight, we'll have more info posted later today.

Thank you for a response. I will wait for the full statement later. This does sadly confirm my fear that this was done intentional and was not a mistake.

I can only assume the effects of the decision were considered. The whole point of this game is to best peoples high scores. This is now no longer possible. Myself and many many others no longer have a reason to play this game. I hope the later announcement explains this factor.

The overwhelming response and views to this thread prove to me just how much this change has negatively effected Blitz. Hopefully your statement will help us all understand the reasons behind this drastic decision.

[metalkorn]

i'm sure the new leaderboard RBWorld functionality is part of the reason behind changes that are happening.

[zage1337]

So you ruin the gameplay of Rock Band Blitz just so you can have an event that is only available for a percentage of your market base which is US players only? Wow..yeah I am done with this game. It was a fun ride.

[cowboys282]

So you ruin the gameplay of Rock Band Blitz just so you can have an event that is only available for a percentage of your market base which is US players only? Wow..yeah I am done with this game. It was a fun ride.

Not only that Zage but they are almost forcing people to use Facebook to play the game. That makes me very upset. I have spent a lot of money on Blitz. It is starting to look like that was a mistake.

I have NO desire to mix my Facebook world and Rockband world. Not only that but I have never downloaded an App for Facebook of any kind and never will. I don't trust any of it. Blitz was my first introduction to Rock Band and I was really impressed with Harmonix. If all this is true I will have to rethink where I spend my money.

I am starting to think that they have some type of marketing deal going on here. Selling your information for those who sign up through Facebook. Make sure all of you read all terms of Service and be well aware of what they are doing with your information.