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Forums - Gaming Discussion - Rock Band 4 has $3,926 worth of DLC (Added Poll)

 

Do you agree with this kind of DLC?

No, its a rip-off. 103 52.82%
 
Yes, i dont see anything wrong. 44 22.56%
 
Maybe, for lower priced songs. 20 10.26%
 
DLC is the Devil!!! 28 14.36%
 
Total:195
ArchangelMadzz on 19 October 2015

Woah woah woah there is a clear difference between this and other forms of microtransations.

Rockband DLC is just songs. Added over the course of years and years. And it's for the previous games. They didn't think "Before we make Rockband 4 let's make 3 grand word of DLC" It's added over a long period of time and people download the songs they like or want to play at their own discretion. It's only going to get 'worse' there will be no new Rockband games, they're just going to keep adding songs. It's not like missions, where you're missing out massively if you don't download it. If you get bored of your songs after a year you can download more that you like.

I think rhythm games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero are the only games where Microtransactions are far better than just spending 60$ on ANOTHER game when all they really did is touch some visuals and add new songs.



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Samus Aran on 19 October 2015
Goddbless said:
Arcturus said:

I'm surprised by the reactions in this thread. What is wrong with having a lot of DLC available for your game. It is completely optional content. It should also be noted that the DLC available for Rockband for is the cumulation of DLC for Rockband 1, 2, 3 & 4.

It is quite surprising that they are charging $2 for songs when the same songs can be purchased and owned on iTunes and other platforms for half the price.

Of course it is going to cost more than a song available on iTunes. You have to pay the artist for the song ($1) plus the effort put into charting the song and making it available in Rockband, plus the small cut that goes to Sony for hosting the content on the PSN store.

Half the people commenting probably don't realize this and most likely were never going to purchase this game. All picket signs and pitch forks...

All the songs are from previous games, so all the work was already done (and paid for by people who bought their bad and uninspired games).

Not sure why people pay to play QTE: the game though.



ArchangelMadzz on 19 October 2015
Samus Aran said:
Goddbless said:
Arcturus said:

I'm surprised by the reactions in this thread. What is wrong with having a lot of DLC available for your game. It is completely optional content. It should also be noted that the DLC available for Rockband for is the cumulation of DLC for Rockband 1, 2, 3 & 4.

It is quite surprising that they are charging $2 for songs when the same songs can be purchased and owned on iTunes and other platforms for half the price.

Of course it is going to cost more than a song available on iTunes. You have to pay the artist for the song ($1) plus the effort put into charting the song and making it available in Rockband, plus the small cut that goes to Sony for hosting the content on the PSN store.

Half the people commenting probably don't realize this and most likely were never going to purchase this game. All picket signs and pitch forks...

All the songs are from previous games, so all the work was already done (and paid for by people who bought their bad and uninspired games).

Not sure why people pay to play QTE: the game though.


And they're all available to download for new people, and if you already bought them you still have them (if you're on the same console) 

@bolded I don't even..



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Samus Aran on 19 October 2015
ArchangelMadzz said:
Samus Aran said:
Goddbless said:
Arcturus said:

I'm surprised by the reactions in this thread. What is wrong with having a lot of DLC available for your game. It is completely optional content. It should also be noted that the DLC available for Rockband for is the cumulation of DLC for Rockband 1, 2, 3 & 4.

It is quite surprising that they are charging $2 for songs when the same songs can be purchased and owned on iTunes and other platforms for half the price.

Of course it is going to cost more than a song available on iTunes. You have to pay the artist for the song ($1) plus the effort put into charting the song and making it available in Rockband, plus the small cut that goes to Sony for hosting the content on the PSN store.

Half the people commenting probably don't realize this and most likely were never going to purchase this game. All picket signs and pitch forks...

All the songs are from previous games, so all the work was already done (and paid for by people who bought their bad and uninspired games).

Not sure why people pay to play QTE: the game though.


And they're all available to download for new people, and if you already bought them you still have them (if you're on the same console) 

@bolded I don't even..

It's not a rythym game as you can play these kind of games with the sound turned off. ;)

Most people will buy this on PS4/XBONE, so they will have to rebuy it lol.



MikeRox on 19 October 2015

Nothing wrong with this at all. It's exactly how to do sort of game.

I'vealready got 400ish songs from previous versions and dlc. I much prefer picking songs i want rather than having to pay extra for content I have no interest in. It's also way better than having to buy just discs with 60+ songs on then only 15 I like.



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LudicrousSpeed on 19 October 2015

It's kind of sad when an Activision product seems to be more consumer friendly than yours.



MikeRox on 19 October 2015
Samus Aran said:
ArchangelMadzz said:
Samus Aran said:
Goddbless said:
Arcturus said:

I'm surprised by the reactions in this thread. What is wrong with having a lot of DLC available for your game. It is completely optional content. It should also be noted that the DLC available for Rockband for is the cumulation of DLC for Rockband 1, 2, 3 & 4.

It is quite surprising that they are charging $2 for songs when the same songs can be purchased and owned on iTunes and other platforms for half the price.

Of course it is going to cost more than a song available on iTunes. You have to pay the artist for the song ($1) plus the effort put into charting the song and making it available in Rockband, plus the small cut that goes to Sony for hosting the content on the PSN store.

Half the people commenting probably don't realize this and most likely were never going to purchase this game. All picket signs and pitch forks...

All the songs are from previous games, so all the work was already done (and paid for by people who bought their bad and uninspired games).

Not sure why people pay to play QTE: the game though.


And they're all available to download for new people, and if you already bought them you still have them (if you're on the same console) 

@bolded I don't even..

It's not a rythym game as you can play these kind of games with the sound turned off. ;)

Most people will buy this on PS4/XBONE, so they will have to rebuy it lol.


So much wrong with this post I just don't know where to begin...

It is the very definition of a rhythm game. And its only coming out on PS4 and XB1 because if you have other consoles you can already play rock band.

If you already own the content from the same eco system you already have any previously purchased dlc and you can use existing instruments.

As for the ignorance about not needing music etc. To state this misses the entire point of the game. Some people really enjoy music and also enjoy participating. This is essentially karaoke for rock music fans. Though on some of the pro modes it was actually exactly what the real versions entailed. If that doesn't appeal to you great. But to deride it like that is no more ignorant than calling Nintendo games kiddy.

I'm not dextrous enough to play a real guitar, however rock band allows me to enjoy the feeling and also provides enough challenge to still give me something to learn.

Newsflash, you don't need audio on any rhythm game if its using on screen prompts, but to remove the audio would completely defeat the purpose in the first place.



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archer9234 on 19 October 2015
Samus Aran said:
ArchangelMadzz said:
Samus Aran said:
Goddbless said:
Arcturus said:

I'm surprised by the reactions in this thread. What is wrong with having a lot of DLC available for your game. It is completely optional content. It should also be noted that the DLC available for Rockband for is the cumulation of DLC for Rockband 1, 2, 3 & 4.

It is quite surprising that they are charging $2 for songs when the same songs can be purchased and owned on iTunes and other platforms for half the price.

Of course it is going to cost more than a song available on iTunes. You have to pay the artist for the song ($1) plus the effort put into charting the song and making it available in Rockband, plus the small cut that goes to Sony for hosting the content on the PSN store.

Half the people commenting probably don't realize this and most likely were never going to purchase this game. All picket signs and pitch forks...

All the songs are from previous games, so all the work was already done (and paid for by people who bought their bad and uninspired games).

Not sure why people pay to play QTE: the game though.


And they're all available to download for new people, and if you already bought them you still have them (if you're on the same console) 

@bolded I don't even..

It's not a rythym game as you can play these kind of games with the sound turned off. ;)

Most people will buy this on PS4/XBONE, so they will have to rebuy it lol.

There's no way to check your past games. I can just stick a friends PS3 copy into my system. If it was a phsyical copy. The best way, is what they did. Check your DLC that you bough from the past games. But the stock ones on the discs are void.



TruckOSaurus on 19 October 2015

As much as I usually hate on DLC and microtransaction, a game like Rock Band is a perfect fit for by the piece DLC.

Sure the amount to buy all the tracks is staggering but who the fuck buys all the songs anyway? I also find the fact that I can bring all my Rock Band PS3 DLC tracks over to be pretty fantastic.



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kitler53 on 19 October 2015
Samus Aran said:
ArchangelMadzz said:
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And they're all available to download for new people, and if you already bought them you still have them (if you're on the same console) 

@bolded I don't even..

It's not a rythym game as you can play these kind of games with the sound turned off. ;)

Most people will buy this on PS4/XBONE, so they will have to rebuy it lol.

 

http://attackofthefanboy.com/news/rock-band-4-backwards-compatibility-fully-confirmed/

Harmonix has fully confirmed that Rock Band 4 will be backwards compatible on your old instruments and songs.

 

i payed $60 but the game and got the 65 tracks + 10 pre-order bonus songs + my previously purchased dlc all while using my guitar/drums/mic i bought back on ps3.  harmonix did the most wonderful job going out of their way to make this ridicuosly consumer friendly and they deserve applause not feinted indignation.