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I personally am not a fan of the drumming, but I have only tried it once or twice. A lot of people say it is the most fun out of all of them. People really seem to have a good time when they are drumming I will definitely say. Be warned, drums are the hardest.

I wouldn't say the drums are frustrating, they are just really different.  But that is what most people like about them. 



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I just picked up rock band and played drums for about 5 hours straight. Super fun, I definitely recommend it. My opinion may be a bit skewed from yours. I play GH on expert and I also play various musical instruments.

The drums are different because unlike guitar, it's closer to playing actual drums and MAY take some work to get used to them. Not for me, even though I've never played real drums, I just put it on medium and let it rip.



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buy it since it's easier than guitar hero so maybe it can help you to improve your guitar skills plus you have the drum and mic so your friends can also play.



Well, "different" is fine, I never played Guitar before, so starting to play GH3 was quite challenging too.

It's quite the investment though. It's really coming down to Getting Rockband or Getting Wii.

lol, Thanks for the help guys.



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kingofwale said:
Well, "different" is fine, I never played Guitar before, so starting to play GH3 was quite challenging too.

It's quite the investment though. It's really coming down to Getting Rockband or Getting Wii.

lol, Thanks for the help guys.
Oh, in that case I recommend the Wii. Rock Band is awesome, but seeing as how you already have Guitar Hero 3, it would be wise to buy a console.

 



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Onyxmeth said:
kingofwale said:
Well, "different" is fine, I never played Guitar before, so starting to play GH3 was quite challenging too.

It's quite the investment though. It's really coming down to Getting Rockband or Getting Wii.

lol, Thanks for the help guys.
Oh, in that case I recommend the Wii. Rock Band is awesome, but seeing as how you already have Guitar Hero 3, it would be wise to buy a console.

 


 I barely even have time for 1 console, I think I will wait until MK and see.



Soriku (Feb 10/08): In 5 years the PS3/360 will be dead.

KH3 bet: "If KH3 comes to Wii exclusive, I will take a 1 month of sig/avatar by otheres open a thread apologize and praise you guys' brilliance." http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?start=50&id=18379
Original cast: Badonkadonkhr, sc94597 allaboutthegames885, kingofwale, Soriku, ctk495, skeezer, RDBRaptor, Mirson,

Episode 1: OOPSY!
selnor
: Too Human I even expect 3-4 mill entire life and 500,000 first day. GoW2 ( expect 7 - 9 million entire life and over 2 mill first day), Fable 2 (expect 5-6 million entire life and 1.5 mill fist day) BK3 (expect 4 - 5 mill sales entire life and 1 mill first day).. Tales/IU/TLR should get to 2 or 3 million! post id: 868878
Episode 2:
Letsdance: FFXIII (PS3+360) first week in NA = 286K
According to pre-order rate in week 13 (post id: 2902544)

I was faced with the same choice, and I chose to learn real drums instead. Be warned though, you may lose interest in video games. I can just sit there for hours with a practice pad doing rudiments. Also, I'm kicking myself for moving into an apartment. All I can think about is moving to a house and getting a real kit, but my lease doesn't expire til September.

For the price of Rockband you can get a practice pad, sticks, metronome, some books and a couple lessons. I'm not saying you should do it, but if you really want to learn drums, you won't regret it.  



FishyJoe said:

I was faced with the same choice, and I chose to learn real drums instead. Be warned though, you may lose interest in video games. I can just sit there for hours with a practice pad doing rudiments. Also, I'm kicking myself for moving into an apartment. All I can think about is moving to a house and getting a real kit, but my lease doesn't expire til September.

For the price of Rockband you can get a practice pad, sticks, metronome, some books and a couple lessons. I'm not saying you should do it, but if you really want to learn drums, you won't regret it.


 Well, I wouldn't be surprised, I was never that huge of your "typical gamer", I just enjoy them whenever I have the time too, I never remember sitting down and play more than a couple of hours max (most of my game session are around 30 minutes)

 

I mean, I'm a PS3 owners who only really likes RPG, so I have about 1 and half years to burn anyway. ;) 



Soriku (Feb 10/08): In 5 years the PS3/360 will be dead.

KH3 bet: "If KH3 comes to Wii exclusive, I will take a 1 month of sig/avatar by otheres open a thread apologize and praise you guys' brilliance." http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?start=50&id=18379
Original cast: Badonkadonkhr, sc94597 allaboutthegames885, kingofwale, Soriku, ctk495, skeezer, RDBRaptor, Mirson,

Episode 1: OOPSY!
selnor
: Too Human I even expect 3-4 mill entire life and 500,000 first day. GoW2 ( expect 7 - 9 million entire life and over 2 mill first day), Fable 2 (expect 5-6 million entire life and 1.5 mill fist day) BK3 (expect 4 - 5 mill sales entire life and 1 mill first day).. Tales/IU/TLR should get to 2 or 3 million! post id: 868878
Episode 2:
Letsdance: FFXIII (PS3+360) first week in NA = 286K
According to pre-order rate in week 13 (post id: 2902544)