then3verend

Yeah, that "rock" album of the year...woo... I like Beck, I like Loser, I like E-pro but uhh, the fact there isnt even a "heavy" contender for that album each year(get it????? LOLOLOL) makes me angry..."heavily" angry even...

So canon rock or instrumedly is confirmed for next week :P thanks @@Mortalo

Posting to keep diehard status... So with work and school, everyday is a 12 hour day, except Saturday...Saturdays win http://s23.postimg.org/hm3kcnqij/2015_02_07_00001.jpg http://s9.postimg.org/bp6ei6wjj/2015_02_07_00003.jpg Also one of the upcoming songs for MC bass has a lot of practice under my belt now, I learned it to tribute a death in my family, play it every time I lose another.

They all laughed til she said burn http://s15.postimg.org/c9q0ylcmj/2015_02_02_00003.jpg

I would say get Highway Star :P. If there is a Deep Purple song that I like it's Highway Star. Great solo (the real one, on guitar). Burn>Highway Star

Felt like Sam Totman http://s23.postimg.org/qd841j2tn/Screenshot_8.png

Dunno if 100% is actually possible on this clean http://s12.postimg.org/qzyvux30d/2015_01_31_00002.jpg

This might be my least popular choice, and a few people might gripe about a couple of things, but its Dragonforce, it was kind of obligatory for MC to have one. http://s16.postimg.org/g6ec3w5w5/2015_01_31_00001.jpg

Yup, I have one more "thanks" then you :DAnd here is one more -THX for your work, m8!!!! I WAS going to thank you this week for your work on rankings to tie you both... WAS being the key word there :P

Oops...i cant read anymore, but heres an update http://s21.postimg.org/3yhz4slif/2015_01_26_00006.jpg

Thanks but...it just doesnt feel right with me not playing the MC song oncehttp://s16.postimg.org/4zbsae6yd/2015_01_26_00001.jpg

Dang it, now i have to go play Sweet child o mine to keep Diehard status... As far as Bass goes, I hope something gets worked out

I'm kinda mixed on the idea of limiting the number of MC bass spots... Some aspects would be good but some feel kinda off also. Just by looking at the leaderboard from last week: Player Acc% Strk Score Blazikiller 100.00 1301 2,469,231 then3verend 100.00 1301 2,467,211 w4rl3x 100.00 1301 1,848,718 frippchen 100.00 1301 1,847,720 MilkmanDan 99.92 1231 Kaijin 99.07 306 genobadass 98.15 349 Mortalo 98.00 288 Joey 96.23 275 NoonyDeloony 93.77 239Blazikiller and then3verend are the elites with MM scores. w4rl3x and frippchen both hit 100% with very solid scores on hard. Kaijin and I both hit 99%+, genobadass and Mortalo with 98%+, and Joey and Noony both with solid accuracies in the mid 90s. So just by looking at the scores of that single week, one could get a pretty good grip on where to set the bar depending on how many spots we wanted to set for MC Bass. 2 seems too small, but there is a clear line in the chart at that point because of the difference between Master Mode and Hard scoring. If you set it at 3 spots, w4rl3x and frippchen would be under lots of pressure to fight for the best score with 100% accuracy on hard, and then one of the two would get screwed. Bump up to 4 spots, and the pressure shifts to me to try to pull out a 100% and beat one of those guys scores. I think I played the song somewhere around 6 times during the week, and one of the first times when I missed ONE note and got the 99.9 was my best. I think with enough tries I could have lucked into a 100% run, but I don't have any confidence that my timing/score would have beat the guys above me even then. And I wouldn't really have enjoyed it. ...And with more spots (5+), the pressure just keeps moving down the list to either A) try to avoid being "relegated" to Advanced, or B ) try NOT to get into the top spots so that one could go back to Advanced where they want to be anyway. I don't think that is really an ideal solution. A small number of MC spots will make the line feel arbitrary... I think that ranking based on score in the event of a tie (like a tie at 100%) is the best method available, but it isn't great because I don't really 100% trust Rocksmith's scoring system given potential differences in input lag/latency, random hiccups in system performance, etc. etc. A small number of spots puts a lot of faith in that scoring system, which I think is ... not great. A bigger number of spots limits the positive effects of the idea -- the pressure to really push for your best isn't on the elites like Blazi and never-never, who pretty much know that they are going to make the cut. Instead, it goes down to the first tier of also-rans... Since I'm sorta in that group, I'll just say that I don't think that pressure would motivate me -- rather the opposite. I play/participate here for fun, that sounds a bit too much like work. I dunno. Maybe I'm missing the nuances of how it would work, but I think that I personally would prefer some other system of solving the Advanced -> MC transition issue. I just don't know what. I actually had 5/6 in mind, 4 for Rodman's Ranks, and one to two "wildcards" to be in MC for the next week, this could be the same for all the classes too, not just Bass. As far as fears for it being detrimental, I threw this out there for two reasons, A: because a lot of people either don't or didn't want to be in MC for fears of being crushed by "the elites" and B: To increase the competitive nature of both Classes. As far as losing fun out of it, I ask this question, is coming in third/fourth and not even having a chance to win more fun than fighting for first and/or a promotion on a regular basis?

I wasn't going to say anything about lead MC, but that's the first time I've broken 90% on a sight read for MC So yeah, I'm obviously in favor of changing it

@@Rodman as far as lead goes, going from advanced to McCain was like going from high school sports to major leagues. its really a whole nother level, and it really feels like youre fighting for a legend. with that in mind, what about a certain number of spots for MC bass? That way people that want in have to fight for it, and the people that are in have to fight to keep their spot

I used to have a song with that in mind(Mr.Big-addicted to that rush) but the RR is missing, so no dice. If you have a chance, check that song out, btw, thats the bass in the beginning Ever since RATM I've actually been trying to request two for any lead and two for MC Bass to keep the difficulty up

Ya ya for sure, it definitely has it's hits and misses and the "post-hardcore" genre is very widely defined and has a huge variety from things like Fall of Troy and Hail the Sun to Dance Gavin Dance, Alexisonfire, etc. The groove can be tough with some weird time and syncopated rhythms, but I love it haha. Ya, agreed. That was a little ridiculous and I don't think I could push that much again haha. We'll try and keep it more sanity friendly and maybe a bit more fair to the other mc bassists here. Do you folk play on a real bass, or are you running emulated on the guitar? Always wondered... I have a cheap Rogue SX100 Bass, I switch between that and emulating my Epiphone with a set of .13's(whichever works with me that day) I usually reserve my Dean Razorback for guitar only due to the Floyd Rose bridge, but yesterday was the first I really tried to use it, and while the detection is spot on, I usually have to tune it about 4 times if i switch for RS to get 100% accuracy

@@Blazikiller Eh, Hardcore is a hit and miss for me(Fall of troy vs. Billy Talent) I can't really find the groove in those genres, hence why I'm not the biggest fan. Again, good week last week, let's agree not to push each other to our limits like that again, k? :)

Posting these for diehard status, that Bat Country fight really took a lot outta me, taking this week off http://s24.postimg.org/iiqgvtoet/2015_01_24_00005.jpg http://s11.postimg.org/k7osybxb7/2015_01_24_00002.jpg (In case this does get switched) http://s12.postimg.org/j1cebq0st/2015_01_24_00004.jpg

Bass Advanced and MC are both correct in their places, Coheed has a few jumps where Dance Gavin Dance has multiple changes.

I understand random numbers are random, but shouldn't that be a rule or something? I mean it sounds fair right? get picked one week, ineligible for selection next week

The one song i didnt practice for MC this week... Was kinda thinking someone other than Blazikiller got to choose the MC song this week....again...

Last run missed again, GG

@@Mortalo I wouldn't mind a later post.... I've been getting a really good run and note detection screwing me up

Had it, then computer has to restart Safe to say, I was inches from breaking $2,000 worth of equipment in one swing Need some sleep