RBN DLC Discussion: 11/27 (PS3 only)

[Graffin]

Also, on that vocals thing, perhaps it's that the mainstream who do not buy any/much DLC play bass a lot more, and so more overall scores are registered into the system, but the more ardent crowd plays vocals more, and that's why the DLC shows vocals as the next biggest scoreboard after guitar.

I'm definitely one of those that prefers vocals. I play bass/guitar at the same time sometimes, but I definitely prefer songs that I can actually sing (not scream to). I would love there to be more songs that had vocals and keys as well.

It's unfortunate that we can't have access to all of the RBN content that the XBOX does, but I also think the selection process for what gets ported onto the PS3 is a lil bit unfair. Sure, it's about selecting what songs they think will sell the most, but if they're getting those stats from scores posted on the online leaderboards, that's a bit flawed. XBOX users have to pay to play online, not everyone would play online, thus it's not really representing what all XBOX users are actually purchasing.

I guess it's just one of those things where you can't please everyone.

Meh, just give me "Fragments" by an Unkindness and i'll be more than happy!

[MagicMurderBag7]

You only have to pay to play online with others. A free account can post scores to the leaderboard. And I'm sure HMX has real sales data and doesn't use the leaderboards to guess the sales.

[Graffin]

Ah ok. I didn't know you could post scores on a free account. I've never played online, and don't think I would have posted any scores online either. But, you're probably right that HMX uses other data as well.

[NightmareLyre]

Oh, and btw, not all tracks are available in PAL regions (AU/EU/UK).

These are still marked as "currently unavailable"...

Blackguard - "This Round’s On Me"
Francisco Meza - "The Restless Mind"
Jerry Naylor - "That’ll Be The Day"
The Blue News - "Just A Game"
Vangough - "Drained"

Yeah some update on this would have been nice (though I managed to download Drained just fine and Pressure Cooker by Magnus 'Souleye' Pålsson is still missing after nearly 2 years)

[Graffin]

"Drained" wasn't there when I bought other tracks on Wednesday from the RB3 (in-game) music store. It's still marked "Currently Unavailable" for me. I checked both my AU and UK accounts. Weird. I can't find it in the PSN Store either... though, with that new look store, i'm finding it a major pain in the rear finding anything!

I totally forgot about "Pressure Cooker" - that was meant to be added August 03, 2011.

edit: You're right - you can find it by searching for "Drained". Searching for Vangough just brings up Vanguard, and good luck finding it under the Rock Band 3 add-ons, a huge list of 683 icons. Yep, new store sucks!

So, these are still missing:

Blackguard - "This Round’s On Me"
Francisco Meza - "The Restless Mind"
Jerry Naylor - "That’ll Be The Day"
Magnus 'SoulEye' Pålsson - "Pressure Cooker"
The Blue News - "Just A Game"

and, Vangough - "Drained" is still marked as Currently Unavailable in the RB3 Music Store.