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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:03PM (Unverified) said

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FAIL
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 10:12PM imadogg said

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No
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 10:23PM (Unverified) said

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wait what?
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Posted: Jul 17th 2008 1:46AM imadogg said

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Never!
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:03PM (Unverified) said

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Nice
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:04PM Korova Pamplona said

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Just call it Drunk Mode.
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:04PM (Unverified) said

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Too bad I can't use this, because i don't suck.
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:06PM Mr Slayer said

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That's just sad.
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:06PM (Unverified) said

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Hasn't this been a cheat in every Guitar Hero ever? Did Rock Band 1 not have this? Is that why it's news?

Maybe if there's no cheat involved and it was there from the get-go, that could be somewhat relevant. But since it's called an "unlockable", this sounds like exactly the same thing it's always been. So not news.
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:43PM Sora said

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Rock Band 1 didn't have it.
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:08PM Guess Who said

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I think the bigger news is that it looks like Hyperspeed is back.
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Posted: Jul 17th 2008 5:59AM Spiritsnare said

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I've also wanted some form of Hyperspeed to be in Rock Band, so cheers!
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:08PM Supermanisdead said

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what if i fail to unlock no-fail mode?
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:37PM Mr Slayer said

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You fail at failing. :)
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:41PM (Unverified) said

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"You fail at failing"

Then you win,right?
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 10:44PM Supermanisdead said

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win by failing eh? i like the way you think.
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 11:03PM Mr Slayer said

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Damn...I just got it. Now I feel stupid. :(
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 11:37PM (Unverified) said

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Those comments on failure were for the win.
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Posted: Jul 17th 2008 1:07AM Supermanisdead said

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fun and failure start the same way
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:11PM (Unverified) said

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Yeh. I want to know what other options we cant see that are outside of the picture.

Hyperspeed is always a nice option to have back though
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:12PM NightVortex said

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What is this Wii Music?
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:26PM (Unverified) said

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Not even Wii music includes a no fail option,you can clearly see that in Nintendo's keynote lololol.


(I know what you mean but is just a handicap option who gives a ****?)
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 10:46PM Supermanisdead said

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wii music has no win or fail, its just shaking it freestyle
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:12PM MrSpaceCowboy said

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Hopefully by RB3, they'll have found a way to stop 'Epic Fail'
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:27PM (Unverified) said

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That option is better suited for Guitar Hero :P



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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:19PM Tez said

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Wasn't this info already leaked out a week or two ago?
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:22PM (Unverified) said

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Seriously, just title it the Wiitard mode.
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 10:06PM Deezul AwT said

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Obviously you don't have children who want to play Rock Band with you. I can only do Mississippi Queen so many times before I'm about to puke.
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Posted: Jul 17th 2008 1:59PM baby sea tuna said

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God I hate that song.
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:29PM (Unverified) said

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I like it; when my godson or little cousins are over, they can play. Or I could get my girlfriend, or mom to join in.

I appreciate that many people don't need the option, but it really broadens the appeal of the game to those who just want to casually play it at a friend or relative's house.
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:41PM Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En said

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Wow. Someone with some goddamn sense on this.

"Surously. iM sofaking good, like, this option is so zdumz."

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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:49PM Saria the Cat said

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That's exactly what I was thinking. This makes it much more accessible to the casual player. I love the idea of giving my grandparents a hand at the guitar or drums and not having to worry about it failing on them in seconds and discouraging them from ever playing again. :) Some people just want to have fun and don't care about the points/stars/fans.
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Posted: Jul 17th 2008 9:31AM Chrysee said

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Totally agree. While I wouldn't use it, it would be a nice option if a friend visits who's never played before. One of our college roommates visited after we got RB1 last year and we failed quite a few songs because he'd never played before. We didn't have time to "practice", and we weren't interested in stars or scores, we just wanted to have fun.
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 9:33PM Seroth said

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This is good news. Every time I want to sing Run to the Hills, at least one of my friends gets overconfident and causes us to fail the song half-way through. By then, I'm out of the mood and I don't wanna play the song over again.
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 10:07PM NO DOUBT GET LOUD said

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They should also have an epic fail mode, where if you miss one note, you get punched in the face by an anthropomorphic boxing glove.
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 10:24PM Kyattsuai said

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That "no fail" should be good for the store demos, at least - the lack of a foot petal makes anyone who tries to play those drums fail within a minute EVERY time.
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 10:30PM Trojan said

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That's actually a really cool idea. Lets people try songs and difficulty levels they wouldn't want to try otherwise.
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 10:53PM carg0 said

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it makes a lot of sense to have a mode like that, that let's you keep playing regardless of skill.

it'll give those who are listening a chance to appreciate not only how hard a particular song can be but an even better appreciation for those who can play it successfully.

if you still have trouble understanding this concept do the world a favor and practice abstinence.
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 10:53PM imurray said

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Really hoping this doesn't allow for willy-nilly unlocking of achievements.

That kind of defeats the purpose.
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Posted: Jul 17th 2008 8:37AM TRTX said

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GHII (which was Harmonix) and GHIII disabled saving/achievements when certain cheats were activated (no fail, easy expert, etc)

I'd imagine it's the same thing here.

They could also tie this to Quickplay mode only, and leave the Single Player and World Tour modes untouched. This way there aren't even any achievements you could get if you wanted to do it without the cheats.

And I have to agree with those that don't get where the complaint is. I have friends that want to play the songs, but get BORED on easy (especially when me or other people are playing on Expert and tearing it up). Let them play on no fail mode so they can try a harder difficulty while still letting everybody else play.

It's basically a multiplayer "training mode". Otherwise the only other option to practice is to play solo (which some people won't care for) or to just stay at a boring difficulty (which gets boring)
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Posted: Jul 16th 2008 11:43PM Keithustus said

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Where's the no-fail option on Super Mario Brothers?
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Posted: Jul 17th 2008 12:40AM SaberJ said

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Lame solution to the request to allow people to play with bass pedal off. Might as well share concepts with Nintendo. I hear they have a music game you don't even have to play.
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Posted: Jul 17th 2008 1:02AM (Unverified) said

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HYPERSPEEEEEEEED!

For whatever reason, I just do so very much better with Hyperspeed, in GH2 and GH3. I know it's not JUST the GH3 engine being easy--I hit stuff in GH2 I'd never hit in RB.

This just became an instant buy. :D
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Posted: Jul 17th 2008 1:01AM Riley said

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i wish life had this option...
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Posted: Jul 17th 2008 2:37AM (Unverified) said

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This will help my friend who likes to fail out of vocals all the time.

We actually passed a song with his final vocals percentage being about 40%. I don't know how we made it.
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Posted: Jul 17th 2008 7:51AM Ethan said

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I don't see why the song should end. The game should just sling mud at you endlessly.
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Posted: Jul 17th 2008 11:12AM (Unverified) said

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Wait wait. Do I see a speed mod option there? Alright, I just may buy this game now!
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