Update: According to the official World Tour forum post, a Neversoft spokesperson confirmed that the drum tuning kit will be Windows PC downloadable software (sorry Mac fanboys) that'll allow you to calibrate your drums.
After numerous angry reports made their way online in regards to Guitar Hero World Tour's peripherals not working correctly, Activision has fessed up, acknowledging that some of World Tour's drum kits are flawed.
After numerous angry reports made their way online in regards to Guitar Hero World Tour's peripherals not working correctly, Activision has fessed up, acknowledging that some of World Tour's drum kits are flawed.
"We have learned that certain drum kit controllers manufactured for Guitar Hero World Tour have sensitivity issues" starts the Activision statement claiming that it's an "isolated manufacturing issue" that occurred in the early manufacturing stages of production. Acti promises to further look into the borked drum kit problem and has plans to release a drum tuning kit that should optimize the drums and fix the sensitivity issues. For those of you who demand drum kit answers or some sort of alternative fix, you can contact Acti's online support or give them a call (U.S.) at 310-255-2050. Complete (apologetic) Activision statement after the break.
"We have learned that certain drum kit controllers manufactured for Guitar Hero World Tour have sensitivity issues. We believe that these controllers are limited to ones in the earlier manufacturing stages. While we believe that this was an isolated manufacturing issue, we are stepping our efforts to randomly test our drum kit controllers so customers can be assured they work properly. In the event any consumers do experience problems with their drum kit controllers associated with sensitivity issues, Activision will soon be offering a drum tuning kit that will enable players to fully optimize their drums.
Our goal would be to immediately address any hardware issues Guitar Hero World Tour players have with the game. Consumers should visit the Activision Publishing customer support website at www.activision.com/support website or call 310 255-2050 in the U.S. where a customer care representative will assist them. Activision is fully committed to the highest quality manufacturing standards, and to satisfying every Guitar Hero World Tour fan so they can enjoy the best musical gaming experience ever created."
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
10-28-2008 @ 1:28PM
joeybeast said...
wow, Guitar Hero copied Rockband so well, it even copied the faulty instruments just to be on the safe side.
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10-28-2008 @ 1:52PM
Guy4 said...
ahaha
10-28-2008 @ 1:38PM
Cal said...
I already ordered my drum calibration kit. They said it should be here by next week. Lets hope this fixes my red drum issues and crosstalk with other drums.
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10-28-2008 @ 1:54PM
Deezul said...
Also, Activision is following MS's lead - release a product we know is faulty from day one, and deal with the fall out later. Release date is more important than a quality product. But I think this will do more damage to Activision since they are second out with a complete kit. Why even mess with a broken kit when you can get the 2nd generation drum set with an RB2 kit!
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10-28-2008 @ 2:50PM
ScottishPrik said...
Don't be an idiot. And by the way. PS3 fanboy is thataway>>
10-28-2008 @ 2:53PM
Deezul said...
Cool. They gonna give me a PS3 to go with my 2 360s? Maybe a launch PS3 to along with my launch 360. Douche...
10-28-2008 @ 8:12PM
carnage rules said...
What is this faulty MS product that you speak of? My 360's are all working fine. I've never had a problem. What faulty product?
10-28-2008 @ 10:59PM
Deezul said...
That the three 360s I've had, among other 360s. Gone through two premiums and an elite. Yeah, THAT MS product. Oh, and my Zune that periodically crashes. Oh wait, and the Windows OS that requires the occasional reboot. But MS products are perfect... Still using Microsoft BOB, are you?
10-28-2008 @ 11:29PM
carnage rules said...
Sounds to me like user error. Are you sure you're capable of handling electronics. Some people just aren't you know. Maybe it's time to give up and read a book.
10-29-2008 @ 10:06AM
Deezul said...
Yep, you nailed it. I've been faking my computer knowledge for 30+ years. I don't know how these new fangled flat TVs work or why every time i type on my typewriter, I don't have to load paper! Must be a problem with my series of tubes. The internets are the bee's knees!
10-28-2008 @ 2:04PM
Helvetica Scenario said...
D.O.A. might be the more appropriate acronym in this case.
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10-28-2008 @ 2:27PM
decapit8 said...
owned.
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10-28-2008 @ 3:29PM
Ben said...
Rock Band 2 is way better than this shitty copy anyways.
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10-28-2008 @ 6:47PM
Ian Murray said...
I don't have GHWT, but I find it unsettling that the "tuning kit" will only be released for Windows...way to piss off more people in the process.
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10-29-2008 @ 10:52AM
kastonie said...
way to piss off the 3% of people in the world that use a mac....
10-28-2008 @ 10:00PM
Nietha said...
My friend and I both got complete sets at the same store and our cymbals have a different texture and the orange isn't the same colour. One colour doesn't work on his set and THREE don't work on mine. What a joke. What's the point in buying on the day of release if you're just going to be punished for it. Should have waited a month for them to figure out how to make farking drums.
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10-29-2008 @ 12:29AM
Jedimonkey said...
Any idea how this is going to work being that these drums are wireless? I personally have the MS dongle to use the 360 controllers on my PC, so I may be covered, but what about the other folks?
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10-29-2008 @ 10:51AM
kastonie said...
I picked up a full band kit (360) from target on sunday morning, and everything works perfectly on it. I think a lot of these people complaining about their drums and guitar not working correctly are not that good at the game. I read on the forums that some people even broke their drumsticks because they were hitting the drum so hard. Maybe thats why its broke because some people are just going apeshit nutz on their drums when you dont need to...its fake drums not real drums...and if you beat real drums that hard you'd bust the heads...
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10-30-2008 @ 1:34AM
Bslashingu said...
The people that are having problems getting the drums to register are having problems straight out of the box. They don't even get a chance to go "apeshit nutz" on them, because they never worked in the first place.