Update: It's been brought to our attention that Harmonix originally announced that these songs would be available "for a limited time ... at a special holiday price of $0.99." Joystiq regrets the implication that the price increase was unannounced.Price-conscious and/or pretentious Rock Band fans were understandably giddy when Harmonix decided to release five downloadable indie tracks for the bargain price of 99 cents (or the equivalent number of Microsoft points) in late December. We hope those fans didn't procrastinate, though, because the price for all five tracks has been raised to the more conventional $1.99 as of yesterday.
Does this increase mean that future songs are less likely to be released at 99 cents? "I don't think that's necessarily what it means," said a spokesperson for MTV/Harmonix, though he added that future 99 cent releases would probably "be the same situation, with the discounted price for a limited time." We've asked for confirmation of the official policy on this score and will let you know if and when we hear back about it.
[Thanks, Keith]
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Prices should go down, not up.
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I blame Tom Sawyer, mostly.
I know how to play a drum pedal, I've been playing the drums for over 5 years. The pedal broke right on the hinge that moves when you press the pedal down, this would be from using it to much or to fast since it broke from being worn down. Please don't act like your some kind of "Drum Expert".
That being said, the pedal is a pile of crap. A real drum pedal doesn't have a spring under it. It has a chain that connects to a rotating bar, which has springs to hold it in position. When you push down, it pulls the chain, which rotates the bar and beater, and you're PULLING against the springs, not pushing. It feels completely different because of this. I rigged up a real pedal to the game and it is so much easier to get fast kicks in, and your calf doesn't get so tired or hurt so much. I also recommend getting some gum rubber to put on the pads. This gives them realistic rebound, which makes your arms do less work on rolls and gives you better accuracy in some cases.
http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2967&sid=0fecbc5609276655ea72d67adfe3e72f
I did it slightly differently. I used an old pedal I had lying around (for now, got a better one coming through ebay) and the magnets from inside the official pedal. The way the RB pedal works is it has a magnet in the foot pedal itself, and under that panel you see toward the front. When the foot pedal magnet comes close enough to the magnet in the base, it registers. So I took the foot pedal off and grabbed the magnet inside (it's under the orange panel) and then opened the base (4 screws underneath the rubber slides on the bottom) and taped them up to my pedal. It takes a bit of adjusting to get the magnets placed right, but when you get it, it works much better. I recommend buying some better magnets (they have to be normally closed circuit magnets), but they're hard to find and the place mentioned in the tutorial has them listed as out-of-stock.
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Man my Xbox live account ran out and now I can't get to my Halo 3 clips from my PC. That sucks.
Harmonix and MTV Games want you to ring in the holiday cheer with a
special Rock Band gift. For a limited time, fans and
gamers can purchase tracks from platinum-plus-selling rock act 30
Seconds To Mars, pop-punkers All-American Rejects and Swedish new-wavers
The Sounds at a special holiday price of $0.99 per song (80 Microsoft
Points per track for Xbox 360).
It clearly says "For a Limited Time". I know it isn't pasted clearly on the packs themselves but meh, at least it wasn't a complete surprise. I knew the price was going to go up the week it came out. I just didn't know when.
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As if, Sabrina the Teenage Witch...
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Also, in response to the inaccurate "While there was no indication at the outset that the lower price would be in any way temporary"...
it was announced THE DAY the songs were released in the Announcements forum at rockband.com by Harmonix that these songs were "at a special holiday price"..."for a limited time."
So yeah, this article could use a lot of "touching up," shall we say.
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I'm hoping that down the line, previous song packs/singles will get a "Greatest Hits" markdown or more of a package deal. That would be sweet.
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