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Rumortoid: Rock Band 2 glitch killing off band members? photo

Rock Band fans better watch out, because if the string of complaints are anything to go by, your Rock Band 2 progress could be at risk. The rather brutal glitch, seeming to affect only the 360 version, waits for you to make significant progress through the game before wiping your band leader off tour mode, and reducing the whole group's work to nothing.

Although this sudden destruction of a hot band's career could be used as a rather effective and smug metaphor for the music industry as a whole, the reality of the situation is that this is nasty news for Rock Band 2 players. The Rock Band forums contain the details of the issue, which is outlined below:

A number of Rock Band 2 players are experiencing an error in tour mode where at some point through the game (it seems people most often make substantial progress and are just prior to the airplane award) they start the game and find they cannot access their band. Your character and your band do not show up in the selection screen, but unlocked songs are still available. If you enter quickplay mode your character is deleted. For some reason your band will show up in online mode, but when you access it you get a message stating "looking for band leader" that never resolves and you have to back out. In the game options screen, when you try to load your band, or modify it in any way, you can still see the band but your only option is to delete it. This error seems to becoming more and more common, and its incredibly frustrating because your only option is to create a brand new band and start your tour all over again.

The common threads seem to be the use of an X-box Live Enabled primary account and a non X-box Live Enabled secondary account. To form your band. This makes me believe this will be an X-box 360 error and not anything that would effect the Wii or PS3 versions.

I'll have to get Nick Chester to seek an official response from Harmonix, since none has yet been issued. He certainly hasn't had any complaints so far, although Nick and Rock Band complaints don't go hand-in hand. Have any of you guys had similar problems, or are your bands alive and well?








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OhVerisimilitude's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 11:58
OhVerisimilitude
"Was Harmonix responsible?"

Too soon, Jim.

Too soon. ;.;
sugarbeard's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:07
sugarbeard
dude. weak.
pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:10
pendelton21
Jesus, Jim, you're my fucking hero.

Great pic.
Scrixx's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:16
Scrixx
Jim, you just won the internet with one picture. I hereby support our new monocle interweb overlord.

Holy hell, that was great Jim.
Bioautographical's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:16
Bioautographical
Buaaaaaaaa-hahahaha.
Jack8274's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:18
Jack8274
What the fuck dude, that picture was way out of line. I have nothing against dark humor but that is bad taste to the highest level against the greatest man ever.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:20
Holyetheline
If this is true then I will be so pissed off.
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:20
Jim Sterling
"the greatest man ever."

This thread is not about Megatron.
casualweaponry's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:22
casualweaponry
Oh man, I LOL'ed.

And I mean I actually laughed out loud. That pic is awesome.

And I believe Harmonix will fix it. They're pretty consumer-centric like that.
Jack8274's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:22
Jack8274
"This thread is not about Megatron."

Megatron was a man? If I said Transformers then I would understand your point but I am talking about the artist who changed the world, not the one who tried to destroy it.
B-Radicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:25
B-Radicate
God, I hope this is false. My girlfriend and I have a band with this exact situation (I'm Gold-enabled, she just has an account on my 360).

Also, Jim wins.
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:26
Jim Sterling
"I am talking about the artist who changed the world,"

This thread is not about Rutger Hauer.
usernamefail's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:28
usernamefail
Not John Jimmy not John

FAIL
Scrixx's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:29
Scrixx
Greatest man ever would be this guy..

pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:31
pendelton21
"This thread is not about Rutger Hauer."

I want to have your children, Sterling.
Bioautographical's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:32
Bioautographical
Oh, Jesus, give me a break. "Artist who changed the world." I love music, I loved the Beatles, I thought they wrote some great songs. But let's have a little perspective.

Singing about how you think something SHOULD be changed, and actually changing it, are two different things. In the end, he was another leftist with a guitar who wrote some good songs.
usernamefail's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:34
usernamefail
Yeah I know what you mean he's no Princess Di
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:36
Jim Sterling
"Yeah I know what you mean he's no Princess Di"

Yeah. Her songs were shit.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:37
Sharpless
Megatron is not a man, Jim. He is a gun-man.

Also, I hate you for the header image. But it's an erotic sort of hate.
usernamefail's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:41
usernamefail
Give me a punchline for this 'joke';

How many middle-aged benders does it take to write a song about candles being extinguished?

also Sterling you must use this picture at some poin in the future;

http://www.joncellini.com/blog/archives/images/whore_of_the_rings_2.jpg
Polish Hill's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:48
Polish Hill
Jim's heating up...

HE'S ON FIRE!!!
DV2FOX's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:54
DV2FOX
OUCH!
Sam Spectre's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 12:58
Sam Spectre
Shit. I'm afraid to play now.
Upgrayedd's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 13:08
Upgrayedd
I'm past the part they're talking about and it hasn't happened to me.

But then again we stored all the characters under the one gamertag (or account, whatever).
topgeargorilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 13:12
topgeargorilla
Jeeze, the Beatles are the most overrated bit of anything in the universe. It's been 20 years since John Lennon died.

I swear, there are a billion more important things in the world that John Lennon. He's one dude. Who wrote some nice songs. And a crazy fan killed him. Sad. But let's move one.

I'm so fucking tired of Beatles' fans shitting themselves as if the Beatles created music itself. For fuck's sake, Jim's pic isn't even offensive.

You know what, I'll say it: Fuck the Beatles. Some of their songs even suck.
usernamefail's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 13:16
usernamefail
I concur I'm fucking sick of the beatles to be honest the best ones are definately dead, I met Ringo Starr in march and he's a prick although i'd still do his wife, mmmmmm Agent XXX
Xhumation's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 13:58
Xhumation
All this time I thought drugs and transportation accidents where the most common cause for loosing a band leader.

And it turns out..it was Harmonix.

Who would have thought?
Darkjad's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 14:11
Darkjad
Happened to me. Well, my friend's guitarist got deleted, but luckily he only makes a very simple costume (t-shirt, jeans, fedora) so he didn't really lose very much.

If my band got deleted, I'd be pissed.
witthaus's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 14:15
witthaus
Zombie Gentlemen are still running strong...
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 14:48
Bob Muir
Here's hoping this is patched by the time the Rock Band 2 bundle I'm buying is out.
Syn's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 14:56
Syn
Hahahahaha people got bent out of shape about the picture, thats funnier than the picture itself! Get over it, it's not like Mr. Lennon cares, he's dead.
superflossy's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 15:02
superflossy
hahaha, okay jim, this pic totally makes up for all the tacky chick pictures. and your comments made me LOL even more. rutger haur FTW!!!
Poopface Morty's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 15:12
Poopface Morty
Wow, good thing I read this. I'm approaching the plane challenge. This shit better get fixed proper quick.
Syn's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 15:16
Syn
Osht, I missed the Goku pic. DBZ FOR THE WIN! I salute you ser!
Tet's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 15:19
Tet
Too soon? He died 28 years ago. Most of the people here were probably not born or not coherent when he bit it.

Now I'm kind of glad it came out so early on Xbox. Now they can fix this crap before I get it. Go trail blazers!
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 15:33
Aaron Mxy Yost
Awesome pic, but if you really wanted to make people butthurt you could have gone with one of the most overrated junkies in music history, Kurt Cobain.
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 17:07
pedrovay2003
This doesn't surprise me at all. Didn't the first Rock Band like kill 360s or something like that?
nukka jdav's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 19:06
nukka jdav
Hefty LOLs@ those offended by the picture.

The Beatles were pop back then, they hardly defined anything.
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 19:13
vexed alex
I'm with Topgear. Fuck the Beatles!
pagancollective's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 19:21
pagancollective
"The Beatles were pop back then, they hardly defined anything."

I can say with near certainty that, no matter what music you listened to, it was in some way influenced by The Beatles.

Unless its Soulja Boy or something, in which case, I have no words for you.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 19:46
Sharpless
The Beatles are not overrated. You don't have to like them, but if you don't think they deserve the praise they receive, then you just don't appreciate them. Without them, the music world would be completely different, today.
nintendoll's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 19:46
nintendoll
I'm scared to play the game now. LOOK AT WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME!
Usedtabe's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 20:13
Usedtabe
@Bioautographical: "Oh, Jesus, give me a break. "Artist who changed the world." I love music, I loved the Beatles, I thought they wrote some great songs. But let's have a little perspective.

Singing about how you think something SHOULD be changed, and actually changing it, are two different things. In the end, he was another leftist with a guitar who wrote some good songs. "

THIS. lol.
nukka jdav's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/05/2008 20:45
nukka jdav
Yeah the Beatles were popular and therefore influential on those who listened, but were really one in a sea of many.

Some reason people think The Beatles were the only band that existed in the 60s.
Aurain's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2008 02:16
Aurain
The Beatles were talentless and boring.

I have no need to explain myself when stating a fact.
toejam316's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2008 03:26
toejam316
Dear The Beatles,
Fuck You.
Sincerely,
Most people who posted after Jack8274
bruceleethree's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2008 09:22
bruceleethree
this is why i hate gamers, ignorant selfish pricks who dont know shit about what they think. their thoughts are empty and clueless. a generation of degenerate morons.

i hope all of you never hear one beatles song cause you wouldn't see a miracle occur before you if it jammed you in the eye at 500mph.

a bunch of inbred idiot worthless fucks.
zombiekiller13's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2008 09:36
zombiekiller13
Back to the topic at hand...does it occur if you have two (or more) Live-enabled players? 'Cause if it only works with the Live/non-Live combo, I'll just create a Live account for my wife.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2008 11:10
Sharpless
Aurain is an uncultured, classless idiot.

I have no need to explain myself when stating a fact.
RoninZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2008 17:34
RoninZero
....bruceleethree needs to calm the hell down.

Anyhow, as far as the header picture, it was a little funny, although I'm a fan of Lennon. But, like I said, I thought it was funny. This wasn't distasteful in anyway, as long as you are a competent person.

As for the topic, I haven't had that problem and I made it past the airplane part...unless my tour bus is now amphibious. Which would be wicked sweet.
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