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Posted: Aug 7th 2008 10:55PM Nick the Hero of Canton said

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It may be a total fucking waste of money but if they mad that support Rock Band 2 for the 360, I'd so buy it in a heartbeat =)
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Posted: Aug 7th 2008 11:08PM (Unverified) said

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They're just drumsticks right? What kind of support do you need?
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Posted: Aug 7th 2008 11:12PM Vegnagun said

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Spoons will be supported in Rock Band 2.
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Posted: Aug 7th 2008 11:21PM Nick the Hero of Canton said

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I didn't notice that it used batteries, I thought it plugged into Wii controls.
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Posted: Aug 8th 2008 7:45PM Slaziman said

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Plugged into Wii controls? What the fuck????????
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Posted: Aug 7th 2008 10:56PM eightbitninja said

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do want.
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Posted: Aug 7th 2008 10:57PM kojo87 said

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i fail to see how this is relevant to video games but still friggin sweet. i want to go down State Street hitting stuff with them. i would still be one of the more normal people there.
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Posted: Aug 7th 2008 11:01PM Lone Starr said

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They sell light-up drumsticks at Disney World and the quality sucks. I imagine these won't last very long either.
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Posted: Aug 8th 2008 10:51AM Starsmore said

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I have a pair from Disneyland, and that's the first thing I thought of when I saw this article yesterday.

It is pretty cool to play RB with them in the dark, though.
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Posted: Aug 7th 2008 11:07PM gankit said

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that's actually really cool... i think i'm going to buy a pair for my yamaha drum pads... should still work and look snazzy!
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Posted: Aug 7th 2008 11:08PM gankit said

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HOLY CRAP SHIPPING IS $10! WTF
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Posted: Aug 7th 2008 11:18PM Dr said

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Don't complain. My cheapest option is $18 shipping.
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Posted: Aug 7th 2008 11:30PM gankit said

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As it turns out, Amazon carries them too, and only $5 til free shipping! yay!
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Posted: Aug 7th 2008 11:09PM spin cycle said

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Didn't I see these in the 80s?
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Posted: Aug 7th 2008 11:18PM adonai said

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Am I the only one who thought of lightsabers?
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Posted: Aug 7th 2008 11:27PM Saria the Cat said

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That's what I thought they were until I read the headline. :P
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Posted: Aug 8th 2008 12:05AM (Unverified) said

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ditto.

I thought of a light saber add on for the Wii to be honest ... For a moment I was actually excited about an extra piece of plastic
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Posted: Aug 7th 2008 11:18PM Goaliegeek said

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Those are actually pretty tight, I think I'd rather have them always illuminated rather than when hit, that would kind of break my concentration/rocking.
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Posted: Aug 7th 2008 11:25PM (Unverified) said

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wow, those are the lamest thing ive ever seen.
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Posted: Aug 7th 2008 11:45PM doubleyewdee said

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The guy using the sticks seems... kind of terrible at RB. Sorry, guy.
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Posted: Aug 7th 2008 11:51PM Saria the Cat said

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This is one of those things that proves to be simultaneously gimmicky AND awesome! $20 is a little much but I envy anyone who has these in their possession.
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Posted: Aug 8th 2008 12:04AM (Unverified) said

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I guess it would be tight if you played in the dark ...


Imagine ... This : http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/13/rock-band-stage-kit-with-lights-smoke-leaked-by-gamestop/

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the light up drum sticks


+ drum covers : http://www.google.com/products?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=rockband+drum+covers&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title


+ Drum Seat: http://www.google.com/products?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=rockband+drum+seat&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title

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To much payola on silly peripherals ... Not to mention custom guitar skins, custom straps and purchasing extra tracks and before you know it you have spent $700 on extra junk ... crazy ... I went crazy with MGS 4 and bought the special edition, limited game guide & headset so I know about buying extra crap that you don't need ... in the end it is pretty stupid ... must resist MGS 4 watch

I will admit the sticks are pretty bad ass but are more of a novelty
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Posted: Aug 8th 2008 12:17AM DBuckEye said

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The drummers in my school band are all d-bags and thought they would be cool be using drumsticks like these in our concert. While they were hitting them together to the beat during one song the battery covers broke and flew off stage into the audience. It was pretty fun to mock them afterwards.
PS Three cheers for using the comments system to not comment on the topic at hand!
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Posted: Aug 8th 2008 2:59AM Freddie Mercury said

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"PS Three cheers for using the comments system to not comment on the topic at hand!"

I see what you did there

hint: before cheers

:P jk
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Posted: Aug 8th 2008 12:22AM SpeeGold said

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Haven't these types of drumsticks been around for a while? This doesn't seem like very relevant news to me unless these are specifically marketed towards Rock Band players (I don't see why they would be since Rock Band drumsticks are the same as normal drumsticks). If I recall, my cousin bought drumsticks that light up just like that in the Rockin' Roller Coaster gift shop at Disney World a couple years back.
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Posted: Aug 8th 2008 1:15AM brokenmonkey said

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TAC (The Ant Commandos) makes guitar peripherals for Guitar Hero games on the PS2, so presumably these are made specifically for Rock Band and Guitar Hero: World Tour drums.
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Posted: Aug 8th 2008 1:19AM SpeeGold said

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Ok, that makes sense I guess from a marketing stand point. I wasn't familiar with the company so I wasn't aware of what they did exactly. I probably could have looked it up, but, meh, I'm lazy.
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Posted: Aug 8th 2008 1:22AM Colossalhat said

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Wow, I've never really thought about how stupid the RB drums sound when you play them, but then again I don't screw with them without the game (and sound) on.

As far as the sticks go, meh, if my original RB sticks break I may get these, but until such a time comes I'll live without 'em.
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Posted: Aug 8th 2008 11:02AM (Unverified) said

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If you break your current sticks, why not buy some actual wooden sticks? If you break wood sticks already, these plastic ones won't stand a chance, they'll just be more expensive to replace.
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Posted: Aug 8th 2008 8:50AM rflagg said

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Shame on you Joystiq, for no Sheila E reference.

-m.
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Posted: Aug 8th 2008 5:31PM (Unverified) said

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This might be fun while you're drunk.

Which means everytime I play RB.
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Posted: Aug 8th 2008 1:04PM (Unverified) said

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Well most wooden drumsticks (actual popular brand-named) are around $7-8 a pair.

Of course there are the Ahead brand of metallic and plastic sticks that run about $30-35.

If these were high quality (somewhere in between) for $20 I guess that wouldn't be too bad... but no way these lights will last...

And if anyone broke their RB sticks purely by playing on the standard RB set then I'm impressed. There is no way that would happen, you would break the set before the sticks... unless I'm severely underestimating the crappiness of the RB sticks. I haven't used mine yet.
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Posted: Aug 8th 2008 1:24PM (Unverified) said

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Oh yeah, it'd be cool if they had the option of having the light on the entire time by using a switch or something.

Then again, I need all the money to go towards the premium Ion set....
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