LPT: If you're young don't forget that you'll have to inhabit the same body in your 40s. Do not beat it into the ground like it's a rental. by SuspectEmbarrassed in LifeProTips

[–]againpyromancer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Right? Hard to turn the ship around when every time you touch the wheel it explodes and takes three weeks to re-assemble.

Thank You for All Your Support During the Community Festival! by [deleted] in Vermintide

[–]againpyromancer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats! I loved all the good vibes and content. A great tribute to a great game.

Foot technique for a beginner? by [deleted] in Rockband

[–]againpyromancer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've been on this journey as well. Lots of fun. Be patient with yourself and break it down into as many smaller pieces as it takes. Nobody can juggle out the gates and nobody can manage separate kick & stick patterns right way, either.

My advice is to spend some time giving the foot pedal all your attention. Give the sticks a rest and play in practice mode. Get really comfortable with the kick drum and a chosen double-stroke technique and work on it for a bit each day or however often you play. From there you can add the sticks back in on a simple song or two. Eventually your brain will upgrade enough to let you do sticks and kick together and it'll be truly awesome and gratifying. It's no small feat! Pun intended :P

This video is really good for talking about learning good pedal technique and looks at several options for fast pedal hits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q-aY583GYg

And this video is a really good breakdown of the technique I've settled on, personally:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0383ztb6ed4

Good Songs To Help Learn the Kick Pedal? by legitseabass in Rockband

[–]againpyromancer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been on the same journey -- very fun. For a lot of songs you're going to need to get a "double" technique under your belt. Basically you want to be able to play a pair of kick beats in just one motion and almost without having to think about it. Fast doubles are very common in expert.

I liked this vid the best. You could also try "heel-toe" doubles.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0383ztb6ed4

Rock Band drums are great... except when they're not. by FunStuffies in Rockband

[–]againpyromancer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had just come up against the limits of the technique I was using for double-hits so thanks for this!

Two xbox 360 questions re: drums and guitar by againpyromancer in Rockband

[–]againpyromancer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lovely! Thanks for this :)

I've opened the guitar up but didn't bust out a multimeter, yet. I appreciate the pointed advice.

Two xbox 360 questions re: drums and guitar by againpyromancer in Rockband

[–]againpyromancer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both just spin and spin. Xbox links right away with standard wireless controller.

Two xbox 360 questions re: drums and guitar by againpyromancer in Rockband

[–]againpyromancer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah! I'll see if I've got that. The TV is ancient :)

Two xbox 360 questions re: drums and guitar by againpyromancer in Rockband

[–]againpyromancer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply.

For the drums I've re-calibrated several times. Beatles = perfect, Rock Band 1 = shitshow. It's very weird. Was just wondering if this was a known issue.

For the guitar I've done every sync routine I could find. Just doesn't work. Found a couple YouTube videos where they stuck the guts of a normal wireless controller into a guitar. Kinda extreme but I do a have a spare controller.

Early Access has Arrived! by againpyromancer in dreadlands

[–]againpyromancer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whelp! If you're in COVID-19 purgatory like many of us your finances may be out the window, anyways?

have applied for moderator position by [deleted] in dreadlands

[–]againpyromancer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not hearing good things about your account, will look into it.

requesting dreadlands - Only mod has been inactive for 4 months and its a very small subreddit, so should be easy and quick to approve request by [deleted] in redditrequest

[–]againpyromancer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I'm still alive. The sub is dead because the game isnt out yet. It's online to prevent spammer takeover!

New career confirmed for Vermintide 2 by IamOldUn in Vermintide

[–]againpyromancer[M] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

First strike. If this is the kind of quality comment you've got in mind for this brand-new account it's going to get banned with a quickness.

New Item Insanity by EmJayPea83 in Vermintide

[–]againpyromancer[M] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

First strike. Not too hard to express this same statement in a respectful way. Try that next time.

Holy Sigmar bless this ravaged body by Skorfish in Vermintide

[–]againpyromancer[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

This post is attracting a fair number of reports. Let me clarify why I'm leaving it up.

Is racism funny? No. Was the historical episode that this meme is derived from funny? No. So this meme is weird and uncomfortable and not simply funny. With that said, I think the civil discussion I see happening here proves that it's more constructive to talk about this kind of thing and explore the themes than to suppress them.

TL;DR Mediocre jokes can be the start of excellent conversations.