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Rumor: EA asks what fans want from Rock Band 2

Posted May 16, 2008 at 5:12PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Downloadable Content, Electronic Arts, Harmonix
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Gaming website Joystiq got wind of a tasty tidbit that may interest fans of rhythm and music games, one that talks about EA doing research on Rock Band 2 via survey. What's being asked about in the reported poll?

According to their unnamed tipsters, the questions in the survey ask about people's willingness to buy a Rock Band 2 Special Edition package (with all instruments bundled in).

Other questions touch on topics such as expansion packs and how many packs would a respondent be willing to buy within the next six months. One of the most interesting questions in the survey, however, asks about a player's likelihood of getting Rock Band 2 instead of the multi-instrument version of Guitar Hero.

Will you indeed get the next Rock Band (Xbox 360, Playstation 3) even if Guitar Hero spawns a sequel that features multi-instrument play?

That depends on you, but let the following rumored details influence your decision: online play, option to record music videos, and the ability to hire staff to take care of the stuff that doesn't involve much rocking out.

Heck, the rumors even go so far as even include things such as a drum trainer mode, and Battle of the Bands in the World Tour mode. There's also online play, regularly scheduled battles, and being able to set challenges that will enable you to become the world's best Rock Band. Evar.

Now that we're talking about the sequel to what could be one of the greatest rocking games ever made, we're going to ask you: what do you want to be implemented in the next Rock Band?

Let's start with the little things: how about backward compatibility with Rock Band controllers? It's probably a given, but we'd like to make sure. Having to shell out additional bucks when you already have a stash of similar gear is...yes, a pain indeed.

Another request that gamers raised, is for the Rock Band DLC to be playable in the sequel. It somewhat makes sense: it is indeed such a shame if people invested in a lot of content, which wouldn't carry over to the next generation of Rock Band.  And there's a LOT of downloadable content, right there.

But you, what do YOU want in the upcoming game? Do enlighten us and hit the comments section.

Via Joystiq



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# .LordQuas431 2008-05-16 19:37
I'd say that having the Dlc from Rb1 be backwards compatible is a MUST, with how much money people (including myself) are spending on these songs, it would be a pain to have to constantly change disks if I wanted to play a few songs.

The controllers should definitely work as well, one reason that is really putting me off about GH4 is that I can't use the drums I have now. Yet again, I had to spend some decent money on getting the bundle and I'd hope to get my full moneys worth.

I'd like to see more clothing options, it'd be cool to actually organize world tours and try to make the bands get along, so say for example I wouldn't be getting stuck with some goth guitarists when everyone else in my band is 'normal' and if the goth was in my band there'd be disagreements.

I guess for competition aspect as well they might as well implement a create a song feature that they were rumoured to be working on.

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# a tall orderrollypoly 2008-05-17 01:57
i totally agree with the DLC working from rock band 1, i think most games should do this (mmmm, sanctuary in halo 3).



what i would like is the ability to play to songs i rip myself...



i'd love to load up some of the local bands i enjoyed in my teens and play to those.



i'd be fine with beat recognition not quite matching up aslong as i can play a song that would of never made it being available as DLC.

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# WTFBinary 2008-05-17 10:57
EA owns Rock Band?



I just notice that today

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# .mreverdred01 2008-05-17 19:33
To make people buy new instruments, they should make a Rock Band spin-off called Jazz Band which comes with a saxophone, trumpet, wooden bass, and microphone. And then they should just make expansion packs for Rock Band and Jazz Band which add cool stuff like tons more music and custom songs and all of that stuff listed above in the article. Then the band I already made with Rock Band could keep its stats in the sequel.

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# that would be sweetNevers 2008-05-18 06:40
and then later... Pep band and then ORCHESTRA: the game naw jk



... but Jazz instru would be badass

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# I want...thefinalhero 2008-06-05 10:45
An accordion controller.

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