Question for thoes complaining about the "All or Nothing" export

[T-Hybrid]

its a bogus oversight & we have a right to be upset.

How is it an oversight? If something's not working properly it's irresponsible to release it anyway.

[cherokeesam]

If HMX listens to our requests, hopefully RB3 will either have the option to disable songs ingame or have an additional filter so we can choose our favorites. As a PS3 owner, I don't have the HD space concerns that others have but I'd like the option of not having to scroll though songs that I know I'll never choose to play. This goes for the RB1 export, LRB, export and future RB2 export. There are also a few DLC choices that I regret that I'd like to remove from my song list.

As our songs lists grow it becomes more time consuming to get to the songs I want to play. It's not a deal breaker by any means but it seems like an easy request that quite a few people want. Unless there are licensing issues which prevent HMX from implementing something like this. Only they know.

Although some have speculated that there's some sort of licensing restriction that would prevent a song-disabling feature, I honestly can't fathom that being a problem. As long as someone buys an artist's song, I'm sure the artist could care less if the buyer later decides to delete/"turn off" that song.

[Jdurgit]

While I certainly understand your response here, Apples, it also begs the question: if freedom of choice is so great (it is) and the optimal song-buying concept (it is), then what's the purpose of disc-games anyway, including LRB? Instead of releasing a game with 45 songs that were hand-picked by (presumably) someone at Travelers Tales, wouldn't it have been better to see those 45 songs show up as DLC (spread out over time, of course) that we could all cherry-pick through?

The pro- and con- of discs is quite simple: pro --- you're buying in bulk; con --- you have to settle for songs that someone else (not you) picks. It *does* expose you to songs that you would have never even dreamed of buying as DLC, and some of those will become hidden gems for you. But others will become lumps of coal that you're better off without.

Personally, I'm all for ditching discs altogether and sticking with a song library that YOU assemble yourself. Just like iTunes.

Not everybody has an internet connection. If you don't have internet access, or your access is really slow, disc-based games are your only hope. Start removing physical discs, and you remove the ability for people to play your game.

[T-Hybrid]

Although some have speculated that there's some sort of licensing restriction that would prevent a song-disabling feature, I honestly can't fathom that being a problem. As long as someone buys an artist's song, I'm sure the artist could care less if the buyer later decides to delete/"turn off" that song.

I would only support a "turn song off" feature for local quickplay. However I've seen many argue in support of the feature simply so they wouldn't have to play certain harder songs to beat specific portions of the game.

I would not support any kind of song-disable feature for online play. Especially on-disc songs. It's hard enough finding DLC in common without now adding people who block disc songs on top of that.

[Bullseye]

Nothing new here, but I have that T-Hybrid must be talking about me syndrome.

I struggled with the question "why should I buy LRB" as a good portion of the music is stuff I don't like. I had zero interest in this game until I heard that it would export. I was hoping that they'd give us the option to delete songs that we don't want like the RB1 export list. In the end, there's about 18-20 songs that I really liked and would want to play in RB2. Knowing that these most likely will never be released as DLC, I figured the only way to get these songs is to buy this "Track Pack". I had a $25 GC and the Gamestop I bought from gave me an employee discount (it's a long story). So, for a total of $30 out of my pocket, I get my 20 songs (cheaper than DLC) It just sucks that I'll have to deal with the garbage that comes with them. I'm guessing that there's probably 5-10 that'll grow on me anyways, but we really should be able to cherry pick these things...it's not like the AC/DC track pack where the band was demanding that we have to have the whole album or nothing.

So you're right. I probably should have skipped this one like I did with the Beatles. It really is a marginal product with the limited setlist, but at least they didn't charge us full boat in the States.

[Hysteria]

I would only support a "turn song off" feature for local quickplay. However I've seen many argue in support of the feature simply so they wouldn't have to play certain harder songs to beat specific portions of the game.

I would not support any kind of song-disable feature for online play. Especially on-disc songs. It's hard enough finding DLC in common without now adding people who block disc songs on top of that.

For something like World Tour mode, on disc songs could still be hard coded to play in certain venues as they are now and I agree disabling on disc songs say in RB3 would not be a good idea. Since all exported and downloaded songs are optional within such a game, they will not effect scoring for leader board trackers. I do support disabling DLC and exported songs from online play. If I don't want to play an optional song, I don't want to be forced to whether I'm online or offline.

[Dekieon]

I would prefer to be able to choose to delete some of the lego exported songs, but all or nothing....no. I would rather have all the songs export then not be able to export them at all.

[Kidmitt]

Alright, I admit it. I messed up. I was hoping to remove any trace of So What from my system. Now I'm stuck with it. I really do wonder why I bought this disc in the first place now.

[geo2n2]

Alright, I admit it. I messed up. I was hoping to remove any trace of So What from my system. Now I'm stuck with it. I really do wonder why I bought this disc in the first place now.

Yeah, I want that song off my hard drive so bad, but I have no choice if I want the ~20 songs I can't get as DLC and can only get by buying this game.

[monkeyfish]

Alright, I admit it. I messed up. I was hoping to remove any trace of So What from my system. Now I'm stuck with it. I really do wonder why I bought this disc in the first place now.

Unless you too have a girlfriend who has picked this song every single setting, I doubt you have anywhere near the loathing I reserve for that song.

Is OK, though, I sing Girls and Boys back at her to equal annoyance.