Official Discussion Thread - DLC Week of 9/27 - Slipknot 4 Pack

[SeymourDuncan17]

The first riff? One half of it ends on green, but the second half ends on blue, despite both being the same note. I realise this was a difficult one to chart, but something of this magnitude leaves a giant disconnect between me, the controller and the game. I'm perfectly fine with the BO chord, although it sounds like it's played twice in quick succession, a la GHWT.

That, I'll give ya.

But, as far as the main riff, they only have so much room to work with. At least at the moment, I really can't see how they could've fixed that. Even if they could've, it seems like a perfectly valid way of charting it.

[DeadPlayer]

I'm far from it. RB fanboy? Perhaps. HMX? No. I'm not trying to defend them, only giving my actual thoughts. Your inconsistency thing would make sense and I would accept that. But, again, for the most part all they used the strums for were for reasons I already went over. I did notice some "forced strums" at that very end part, but they're worth putting there as it sounds like the guitarist picks a note, slides down quickly, followed by another pick and slide... or something of that measure.

Well you just admited you are a fanboy of the game, which obviously mean you could be slightly biased in this case.

I would have accepted your theory with the strums making sence if they did, but they don't. Sometimes there are a random strummed note in chains of Ho/Po's, or even worse two random strummed notes with nearly no air between them making for some really akward strums for no good reason. On the inconistence, take a look at this part (2:12 if the link doesn't want to work properly). Here it starts off with somewhat reasonable strumming but then goes over into Ho/Po's quickly for no good aperant reason when the way it is played doesn't change very much at all.

[SeymourDuncan17]

Well you just admited you are a fanboy of the game, which obviously mean you could be slightly biased in this case.

I would have accepted your theory with the strums making sence if they did, but they don't. Sometimes there are a random strummed note in chains of Ho/Po's, or even worse two random strummed notes with nearly no air between them making for some really akward strums for no good reason. On the inconistence, take a look at this part (2:12 if the link doesn't want to work properly). Here it starts off with somewhat reasonable strumming but then goes over into Ho/Po's quickly for no good aperant reason when the way it is played doesn't change very much at all.

Maybe it's because that's how it's actually played? And don't be difficult. This is not me being a fanboy, I'm just trying to be fair and rational to HMX and their charters.

I mean, look, I've complained about the Stricken chart and how that one B/O chord in Are You Gonna Go My Way probably should be strummed twice. I have no problem with calling them out.

And I'm not looking at the video. I'm tired of trying to make an argument against these "bad charts". It's something that's annoying to spend my time on especially since I'd probably just get scolded no matter what.

[DeadPlayer]

Well just take my word for it when I say that I have analysed that video up and down several times and can conclude with that there are defintly notes that are played but not charted, and alot of extra notes that are charted without them making much sense.

[instantdeath999]

Yeah, why do they even pay that guy? No way he deserves a fair cut.

He's basically Slipknot's version of a backup dancer... he just headbangs. I think I remember the rest of the band being scared of him too.

It's Spanish acoustic guitar, yeah, but two guitars. One does what would be the fret work, the other is the one 'anchoring green'. Don't know if they're both Spanish acoustic, but yeah.

That makes sense, still sounds like it's at least using a chorus effect though. Maybe it's just how little Dragonforce use acoustic guitar that surprised me?

[DeadPlayer]

It might be that the intro was programed on a computer using Acutostic Guitar sounds and is just played on said guitars on live shows considering how digital it sounds. They aren't called Studioforce for nothing.

[Skode]

Love the songs in the pack but cant play half of the pack for ****... we all know which two songs i refer to haha. Glad i got these songs and had a blast with Wait and Bleed on guitar (my fave Slipknot song) but it sure as hell wasnt in Expert... that was a mess.

Hmmm, interesting to see everyone else is talking about the charts... this is gonna be one of those packs which sell like there is no tommorow as expected but probably wont be picked online as much you would have thought initially as seems to be the golden unwritten rule when it comes to Nu-Metal is it not (and Slipknot especially early era were indeed Nu-Metal)

[Lowlander2]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF0gr...eature=related

I think this vid might be the best example yet because you can hear the out of sync clicks.

[Santa Claustrophobia]

It's only the last few seconds. Why is such a big deal?

Remember when the Steve Miller song The Joker didn't have the fade out ending and just stopped abruptly?

It's such a big deal because it just is, okay?

[SeymourDuncan17]

Not really a..... big deal. But certainly a problem.

Now if this was even sort of kind of an occasional thing, then I'd say, yes, a big deal. Again, hopefully it's patchable.