Rock Band 2

[elicoleman]

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Damn that sucks man.

[goh]

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If it makes you feel any better Panic Attack only gets worse. I've only played it once on bass to compelete an impossible challenge on expert so I don't have any useful tips even though it only took one try.

[SqueakyD]

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FYI for all the Wii RB2 users and the Pepsi promotion. Even if your song that you want is listed available as a DLC but not in the free songs promotion, you don't have to worry. No matter what song you choose, the code just gives you 200 Wii store points to use on anything. Heck, you don't even need to buy a RB song. Just stock up on points to get a Virtual Console game or something.

I registered for Message in a Bottle on the website and ended up downloading AAF's Smooth Criminal, even though the latter wasn't even on the free-songs list on the site.

[elicoleman]

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I just took out the Steel Bladder achievement.

I'm hurting so bad. I have no clue how I beat Visions and Panic Attack after 6 hours of playing.

[Jano]

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Right now I am so irritated hard is really kicking my ***, I haven't been this frustrated over a game in a while. Songs that were so simple on Med are now extremely difficult.

I mean I can still pull of 90% on some of the songs but its something that I have to work for.

Do you guys know any good songs that I can practice on? My biggest problem is moving my hand in order to to hit that orange button.

Especially when the song will anchor the green button then quickly switch to anchoring orange then switch back to green. I'm constantly losing track of where my fingers.

[Blzer]

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I just took out the Steel Bladder achievement.

I'm hurting so bad. I have no clue how I beat Visions and Panic Attack after 6 hours of playing.

[bkfount]

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Right now I am so irritated hard is really kicking my ***, I haven't been this frustrated over a game in a while. Songs that were so simple on Med are now extremely difficult.

I mean I can still pull of 90% on some of the songs but its something that I have to work for.

Do you guys know any good songs that I can practice on? My biggest problem is moving my hand in order to to hit that orange button.

Especially when the song will anchor the green button then quickly switch to anchoring orange then switch back to green. I'm constantly losing track of where my fingers.

I learned to play Hard and Expert on the guitar hero games, but the advice is the same. Just give it time and you'll get it.

It's hard because you get used to the one color, one finger mentality in Medium. Abandon Medium difficulty forever and don't look back at it.

[Miles_Yuhas]

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I just took out the Steel Bladder achievement.

I'm hurting so bad. I have no clue how I beat Visions and Panic Attack after 6 hours of playing.

BRAVO!

I've never even tried it. I know I would get sore and angry and stop playing haha.

[55]

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I learned to play Hard and Expert on the guitar hero games, but the advice is the same. Just give it time and you'll get it.

It's hard because you get used to the one color, one finger mentality in Medium. Abandon Medium difficulty forever and don't look back at it.

That is some great advice right there and most assuredly the only real way to go about it in the long run. There are still a handful of songs I cannot play on expert and some that give me a headache on hard, but once you start playing strictly hard and expert it will come naturally.

A great song to play on expert for someone who just leveled up is Roxanne by The Police. It was my first FC on expert and has gotten so easy to me. Give it a try!

[Mizzou23]

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I learned to play Hard and Expert on the guitar hero games, but the advice is the same. Just give it time and you'll get it.

It's hard because you get used to the one color, one finger mentality in Medium. Abandon Medium difficulty forever and don't look back at it.

I'm with BK on this one...you can't go back to medium at any point if you ever want to get used to the orange button...even for a warmup. You have to get used to hand shifting, and the only way to do it is to play (repeatedly) on hard and expert. Pretty soon, you'll be doing it like a pro.

Also, trying going into practice mode and slowing down the tricky stuff...pretty soon you'll get it. I remember playing Sweet Child O Mine on GH2 (hard) seemed impossible at first. Now I can breeze through it on expert without missing a note pretty much every time. It's just all about repetition.

[Jano]

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Thanks guys instead of playing on guitar I just started to play on bass because its a little bit easier. I figure that by doing this I can still get some time working on my skills but avoid some frustration at the same time.

Is this is a good way to prepare for guitar or should I just keep playing on guitar until I can get it?

[Mizzou23]

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Thanks guys instead of playing on guitar I just started to play on bass because its a little bit easier. I figure that by doing this I can still get some time working on my skills but avoid some frustration at the same time.

Is this is a good way to prepare for guitar or should I just keep playing on guitar until I can get it?

This is definitely a good idea. You'll get used to the hand shifting without having to deal with the fast chord changes too much, since most of the bass stuff is single note. Once you get comfortable with that, then you can go back to guitar. The most important part is just getting used to using the orange button. Eventually, it's no big deal, but it's definitely a struggle at first.

[RAZRr1275]

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Nice job to those that completed the steel bladder challenge. I don't ever plan on touching it. I'd have to do it singing and my voice would be shot after the first 3-4 hours.

[pfunk880]

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Nice job to those that completed the steel bladder challenge. I don't ever plan on touching it. I'd have to do it singing and my voice would be shot after the first 3-4 hours.

Someday, I hope to try it on drums...

[sportznut02]

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I have codes for two songs for the Xbox 360. Whoever wants them just pm me and will give them to whoever pm`s me first. I screwed up on my first two caps and didn`t check on the PS3 box.

I can`t remember what the songs are.