The Old Man Band (Players Over 30)

[ennis1437]

I turn 32 tomorrow and have played real drums for many years even went to school for music but am farley new to rockband I just got it at the begining of the year and it took a while to get used to "video game drums but it came around pretty quick and can play mostly hard and some expert depends on the song . If anyone would like to add me to play or start a tour or whatever I am in! My friend code is 123197801922 pm me if you add me and I will add you.

[zarlor]

Megatron, Yeah I hear you on essentially paying for those songs again. But, at least the RB2 versions have online play, so if you want to jam in a band and your friends or family aren't around to pick up the other instruments at least you can do so with the RB2 versions. It still annoys me paying $2 per song, though. BTW, if you have the need to drop out at a moments notice it's probably best if you get an invite to accept, immediately drop out and then send an invite in return. That way we play in your band and if the leader drops out it doesn't leave everyone hanging with an insturment gone and having to fail out and loss of fans and all of that. It'll just dump everyone without losing all of that.

Ennis, I'll add you. PubKnight has been playing drums pretty heavily with me, but a lot of us on this thread seem to have varied times when we play so there are always a need for a variety of folks, I find. Personally I just add everyone on this thread as folks who don't mind if people want to play at lower difficulties at times, who won't normally drop out in the middle of songs (waiting until the ends of sets and such, instead) and are otherwise not obsessed with score (even though PubKnight and I have recently started trying out some stuff on optomizing drums with vocals for Overdrive paths but that's just for fun and our own edification.) So feel free to add me in and invite me if you see me on!

[megatron]

Ennis, I'll add when I get back on tonight.

Thanks for the info on dropping, I'll do that from now on.

[zarlor]

Ennis, fun jam man. I think you should push yourself a little more, though. I think you could have done just fine on Hard on a couple of those songs (unless you were just trying to tell me you didn't like that song and wanted to do something else. I started to back out to the selection menu a couple of times, but you went ahead and selected your difficulty anyway. So sorry if I misread any of that.)

I have to admit, though, that having done the online Quickplay now that I don't think I'm as fond of that. It seems with using a Band in tour mode you have a little more flexibility to get back to the top menu and see if anyone else got on that you could invite in and sit there for a short bit if you need a break or anything like that. (Hmm... maybe going into the Rock Shop would be a good indicator that someone wants to stay in the band but needs a quick break, now that I think about it...) So yeah, I think I prefer band mode. I'll do ANYTHING on Expert (even if I only get into the upper-80s, low 90-th percentile on some songs... I know because PubKnight MADE me play them on Expert once. Apparently he is a bit cruel that way. ). So I'm fine with being in someone else's band and doing tours or challenges or battles. I'll usually send invites just to let folks know I'm on, but otherwise just feel free to send me an invite and I'll be happy to join in and help out wherever.

[Pubknight]

It isn't cruelty.

I had gone through most of the dlc stuff once or twice already, and I knew with your vocal abilities that none of it would give you much of a problem.
Plus I have a theory that it's better to try a song at your regular difficulty, and only drop down if you fail it.
Hence the reason I dropped down on Prequel to the Sequel... I have failed that one miserably before (30 and 32% respectively).

[Kev2380]

You guys gonna play tonight? I'm going to try to get on between 6-8pm EST. I haven't looked at the store recently is there any new content? Besided the 20 songs and some other random ones?

[Pubknight]

Kev, there were 6 songs last week.
Outside of that it's just been what was there at music store launch.
Probably going to get another 6 tomorrow... though we don't officially know what they will be yet.

As for tonight, I will probably be on for that same time frame, 6-8pm est.
I'll look for you for sure.

[megatron]

Kev, I'll add you shortly (can you say that on these boards anymore?) Don't usually get the opportunity to play at that time but who knows. If not today than in the future.

The best way I've found to improve is to warm up with a few songs on a higher level or with overdrive on. Play some of the easier songs you like and then moved down/overdrive off and the board will look like it's moving in slow motion. This helps me out a lot, especially if I play the same song once with OD then normal. Anyone have any other tips they'd like to pass along?

[megatron]

Also, I think we're all roughly the same age, we have kids 5 & 4 that love Mario Kart. Our local library has a large catalog of wii games to check out (for free!!!!). Any game suggestions for me and/or them?

[Larvitar7]

Hey, I just got Rock Band 2, and I'm looking to add people.
My FC is 3379 4624 2919.
If you added me, tell me and I will add you.
I'm expert guitar, by the way.
Thanks.