Is it considered arrogant and/or rude to chastise someone for bragging about being skilled at guitar hero, when you are proficient at the real guitar? I get especially riled up when people brag about playing "raining blood" on expert when I've known how to play the song for 3 years now, and I kinda want to see if I was making more of an ass out of myself than usual.
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No, I hear you completely. I, too, tire of these people who can go off on tangents forever on how stunning they are at Guitar Hero when someone who can ACTUALLY play a song on a guitar is not more than three feet from them.
Perhaps a good way to shut them up would be hand them a NON-Fisher Price guitar and say "Here. Dazzle me."
But to answer your question, no, Franco, you aren't being an ass. You're justifiably irritated. Like thousands of others.
Perhaps a good way to shut them up would be hand them a NON-Fisher Price guitar and say "Here. Dazzle me."
But to answer your question, no, Franco, you aren't being an ass. You're justifiably irritated. Like thousands of others.
I tried learning to play guitar back in high school, but my fingers are surprisingly retarded.I'm not even all that good at guitar hero once it goes past easy.
Also, no you aren't rude, people who brag about being able to play a hard song with a scaled down plastic guitar controller need rocks thrown at them.
Also, no you aren't rude, people who brag about being able to play a hard song with a scaled down plastic guitar controller need rocks thrown at them.
At this stage in the game, it's sorta like having someone whose a champion runner in the Olympics talk shit to somebody who can win at the Special Olympics. Yeah, you're better than them...but in the end you're still picking on a handicap person.
Personally, I would consider it bad taste to make fun of someone who's good at something that is COMPLETELY different from a real guitar. As a skilled Guitar Hero player myself (and yes, I also play real guitar), I don't believe that GH players consider themselves amazing rockers for being good at a videogame. It would be like making fun of an expert DDR player for not being able to dance in real life. Believe me, he doesn't think that he can.
Real guitarists need to chill out. We know that you guys have dedicated years of your life to being able to play an instrument for real, and we respect that. What you all need to understand is that we are just playing a game. We aren't going to take over the music industry with our colorful button pushing, we're just having fun, and enjoy being good at something, since most of us can't do it for real.
If you do find a Guitar Hero player who thinks that having 1337 skillz at the game automatically means that they are ready to be in a band, feel free to dis the hell out of em.
Real guitarists need to chill out. We know that you guys have dedicated years of your life to being able to play an instrument for real, and we respect that. What you all need to understand is that we are just playing a game. We aren't going to take over the music industry with our colorful button pushing, we're just having fun, and enjoy being good at something, since most of us can't do it for real.
If you do find a Guitar Hero player who thinks that having 1337 skillz at the game automatically means that they are ready to be in a band, feel free to dis the hell out of em.
yes. you are a pillock to get narky with people.The Franco said:
It's a game.
Real guitar is different.
Get a grip.
Guitar Hero and a real guitar are two differant skills. There was a guitarist (can't remember who, though I bet somebody around here will know), who failed his own song. Why? Because they are not the same thing. Being able to play "Raining Blood" on GH is as much as an accomplishment as playing it on a real guitar. Maybe even more so, considering how few people can do it.
What I ask people who think as you do, and what I ask you now is, can you play "Raining Blood" or "Through the Fire and Flames" on expert mode, and do as well as you can on a real guitar?
Being good at Guitar Hero, just like anything, be it videogame, guitar, or even mowing the lawn, is a skill, and having that skill is somthing to be proud of. And in my oppinion, anybody that puts down another person for having a skill that they consider "stupid", is an ignorant, close minded-ass, and will always be an ignorant, close-minded ass. I mean, after all, would you look at somebody who was good at Viva Piñata, and say "Well, thats all fine and dandy, now take this stick and try to impress me with the REAL thing"?
What I ask people who think as you do, and what I ask you now is, can you play "Raining Blood" or "Through the Fire and Flames" on expert mode, and do as well as you can on a real guitar?
Being good at Guitar Hero, just like anything, be it videogame, guitar, or even mowing the lawn, is a skill, and having that skill is somthing to be proud of. And in my oppinion, anybody that puts down another person for having a skill that they consider "stupid", is an ignorant, close minded-ass, and will always be an ignorant, close-minded ass. I mean, after all, would you look at somebody who was good at Viva Piñata, and say "Well, thats all fine and dandy, now take this stick and try to impress me with the REAL thing"?
Ya, you go ahead and FC all the songs on expert, and then try and tell us how little time and effort went into it. I'm not saying that it is more of an accomplishment to master Guitar Hero rather then a real guitar, but to dismiss that sort of talent entirely, well, see to my above post.Indigo_Dingo said:
It depends on how arrogant the guy was. If he clearly didn't see a difference between real guitar and guitar hero and was talking smack then go ahead and kick his face in. If he was just psyched to be good at a difficult game then you were being an ass.The Franco said:
It helps to use the same analogy with gun games. I suspect that while some ex-soldiers might feel that CS/CoD 4/whatever trivialises war, few would put down a guy who just mentioned that he's really good at FPSes. That'd just be pricky.
I have to admit in the end I was a prat, and that's a funny quote. My attitude towards guitar hero is a little biased, it does take time and skill (I suck at it, which I blame on the "Randy Marsh Syndrome"). So maybe in time I will learn to adapt. After all, guitar is super hard to learn. It's expensive and takes a lot of patience. Oh, and did I mention expensive?qbert4ever said:
The question is, why do you feel that a videogame has to inherently help you in real life?
Does halo give you the idea you might be a space marine? Did splinter cell make you a better spy?
It's a videogame. Not a training exercise, just another game. It's annoying that when a developer decides to spice up a boring and derrivative genre(rhythm based games) with a cool control scheme, everyone rags on it. I play this these games because they're fun and not because I think I might pick up some skills from playing it.
Does halo give you the idea you might be a space marine? Did splinter cell make you a better spy?
It's a videogame. Not a training exercise, just another game. It's annoying that when a developer decides to spice up a boring and derrivative genre(rhythm based games) with a cool control scheme, everyone rags on it. I play this these games because they're fun and not because I think I might pick up some skills from playing it.
I play the guitar.
I also play guitar hero.
They're both completely different, but both completely awesome.
When I do well at guitar hero it feels great, but I by no means think that my guitar skill has increased.
I was also not suprised when I couldn't play Monkey Wrench on Expert first time, despite being able to play it on the guitar.
I'll say it again. They're both completely different.
It's like a guy in the army getting pissed about someone who's good at CoD 4.
Edit: oh, and qbert? I think that might've been Gene Simmons.
I also play guitar hero.
They're both completely different, but both completely awesome.
When I do well at guitar hero it feels great, but I by no means think that my guitar skill has increased.
I was also not suprised when I couldn't play Monkey Wrench on Expert first time, despite being able to play it on the guitar.
I'll say it again. They're both completely different.
It's like a guy in the army getting pissed about someone who's good at CoD 4.
Edit: oh, and qbert? I think that might've been Gene Simmons.
This thread makes me think of the Guitar Queer-o episode of South Park.
I am a big Guitar Hero fan and i never brag about completing a song or anything like that. It's a game, a bit of fun and that is all it amounts to. I can't play a real guitar for love or money (though believe me I try). My best friend is an extremely good guitarist but would endlessly chastise me for owning Guitar Hero. Though he did end this when I pointed out that I have endless respect for actual musical talent rather than someone pressing 5 buttons in tune. I know expert is hard work but lets see you guys master these songs for real. All respect to guitarists and yes, you should chastise the arrogant GH players for thinking their the mutt's nuts!
As an afterthought, a different friend said Guitar Hero is killing the music industry as young people would rather play the Fisher Price version of Guitar as opposed to the real deal. Am I alone in thinking he is talking out of his backside?
I am a big Guitar Hero fan and i never brag about completing a song or anything like that. It's a game, a bit of fun and that is all it amounts to. I can't play a real guitar for love or money (though believe me I try). My best friend is an extremely good guitarist but would endlessly chastise me for owning Guitar Hero. Though he did end this when I pointed out that I have endless respect for actual musical talent rather than someone pressing 5 buttons in tune. I know expert is hard work but lets see you guys master these songs for real. All respect to guitarists and yes, you should chastise the arrogant GH players for thinking their the mutt's nuts!
As an afterthought, a different friend said Guitar Hero is killing the music industry as young people would rather play the Fisher Price version of Guitar as opposed to the real deal. Am I alone in thinking he is talking out of his backside?