We're receiving reports that the new title update for Rock Band -- the one that introduced the music store -- is creating some unforeseen problems. Specifically, the patch seems to create some on screen lag not present before the patch. We tested it this morning (we also noticed it over the weekend). Sure enough, there was some lag present and many notes were missed.
Essentially, all the patch does is throw Rock Band's calibration settings out of whack. As the video above notes, the Standard CRT setting defaults to a lag of 0ms. For whatever reason, the patch alters this setting.
[Thanks, Mike McD]
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3-25-2008 @ 12:21PM
Helloimbob said...
The computers are becoming self-aware.
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3-25-2008 @ 12:23PM
Ample Salty said...
Has that guy got some Y-Fronts on his drums?
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3-25-2008 @ 12:32PM
Lewis said...
No Wonder i was playing so horribly.
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3-25-2008 @ 12:38PM
violenceinhd said...
Who the fuck is that in the video? They're a whiny bitch.
"Locks up like it usually does" OH WAAAAAH.
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3-25-2008 @ 12:40PM
HazyCloud said...
This guy is a God on Expert drums. A God! You tube the guy.
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3-25-2008 @ 12:48PM
ArchEnemy20 said...
Yea, saw his vids last night. He's crazy good.
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3-25-2008 @ 2:01PM
SoxFan13 said...
Does this mean if I have it set for DLP (not standard CRT), the patch didn't affect it? I haven't played since the patch was released.
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3-25-2008 @ 2:44PM
tim said...
the top of his screen is cut off.
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3-25-2008 @ 3:08PM
JsRacingS2k said...
He says in his comments on the video:
"I set them back to 0/0 and the lag still persisted, worse than before: I went and removed the patch (like at the beginning of this video) and everything played perfectly again, just like it did the day before the patch."
So it looks like changing it back will not fix the problem.
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3-25-2008 @ 3:10PM
Richard Mitchell said...
Hmmmm. That's interesting. I changed my settings back and it seemed fine. Granted, I'm no expert drummer. I did feel like a missed a few kick drums I shouldn't have.
We'll keep an eye on it.
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3-26-2008 @ 9:33AM
Ujn Hunter said...
so that's why I was missing notes this weekend! ;) I hadn't played in awhile, figured I was just rusty... but it makes sense.
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3-27-2008 @ 3:00PM
azuritereaction said...
yes, i've done extensive work on this, and harmonix has confirmed there's a problem.
As I said in the info (which someone finally read it seems), 0/0 before the patch is not the same as 0/0 after the patch.
Many expert drummers/guitarists on the 360 and PS3 on all types of TV's have noticed this, and we've all spent tons of time trying to get it close to what it was before.
If you're on a CRT TV, try out -15/-25 to get it as close as possible to what it was before the patch: it's still not going to be exact though. :/ and to whoever said I was whiny, I was pointing out the locking up of the intro so it was clear that I was on the patch and not just faking it: come look at my videos sometime and see why I have to extensively prove everything I do, as so many people call foul.
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