Bill

I’m not a drummer, and I just figured out why

Do you know how to play Everlong? Or Run to the Hills? Both are the same principle. If your right hand is fast enough to hit the cymbal like that, then yes, you would just play normally, hitting the snare with the left hand. But my, and I’m sure most people’s, arm is not that fast nor strong to endure the entire song on one arm, so it’s split inbetween the two.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfQxr1MKNBw That’s a great example of what I mean. You’re playing on your left most of the time, not your right, as WT is charted.

I can’t comment on which is better, WT or RB2, but all i can say is…

dude … I don’t know if you play drums for real or not but I do and most of the drummers I know (including myself) play the snare with their LEFT hand. So in terms of getting a feel for the real thing I think that is actually accurate.

Okay, so you’re telling me that when I play guitar, I can strum almost a second early and no one will notice? In order to call yourself a “true” expert at the games, then you’d have to be able to hit the notes WHEN they’re to be played, not extremely early or late. The timing window of GH:WT is respectably better than GH:3, yes, but it’s still large compared to GH:2, which is the SAME as Rock Band’s. So, if you’re good on GH:2, why not RB?

No one said you had to use the instruments from whatever game you’re playing; not to mention the guitar for WT is NOT in any way perfect. Most strum bars squeak, whammy bars squeak, possible accidental pausing trying to activate star power, touch pad inresponsive or incorrectly responsive; the only thing that they did better was the connecting to the guitar base. The drums have had plenty of problems, ranging from the cymbals not responding, breaking soon after use, velocity sensitive pads not working, etc. I personally use a USB mic that I got for $5, and it works great, so why bother with the one that comes with the game?

Oh, and about the “realistic” drum set and drum play. “Everlong” by Foo Fighters is a great example of how wrong that is. The song is played from cymbal to snare, at a constant 16th note pattern. Now, if you’re a righty, you would start on the snare with your right, then continue playing, and hit the snare when needed with your right hand. With their charting, you have to hit the snare with your LEFT hand, and for a righty, that’s very hard to do. RB2’s chart has it charted on the red pad to yellow for the snare; it’s different, yes, but it’s a lot more accurate, which is what we’re going for. Feeling like you’re playing the song, correct?

RB2’s charts are simply more accurate. The fingering you’d use on guitar is there, the area you’d hit on drums is there, and the pitch is just about always right, give or take some.

A friend of mine came over recently, and knew I had both WT and RB2. WT was in there, it started up, we played two songs, got bored, and went to RB2. I almost regret buying it, but there’s songs on there that I like to play, so it’s just more songs.

Personally, I like RB better, especially with their picking heavier songs, which is my music preference; that doesn’t mean that WT is a bad game in any case, it’s just not as good.

Really glad to hear that you are enjoying GH:WT… out of curiosity, does it have the same *feel* that GH2 and 3 had or did they mess with the timings/strumming mechanic at all?

Is there problem with the Red pad as well, or just poor pressure sensing for the pads in general?

God, you’d think after the Rock Band fiasco these companies would be QA’ing this equipment until someone died… with mass reports right out of the gate, seems like that wasn’t the case?