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[Pancho X1]

I agree that it would be nice if they took out the part where it kicks you out of you get too many notes wrong. However, I suppose one could argue that if you are getting that many notes wrong you should slow it down some. It still would be annoying on those long multi-block riffs like Solo 2 of Sweet Home Alabama.

yeah, it makes me think its more like a fail-safe so you don't keep practicing something way wrong over and over. personally, I like it.

I do wish I could loop a section I designate rather than what the dev's block out and wish I could play the entire song at a slower speed. still a great tool without those features but that would make it near perfect.

[rcole_sooner]

Also I got the feeling that RS had as much "game" in it, as it had "practice tool". The lives and "missed too many" notes, was like health in an FPS game. You had to beat the baddies to get to the end. There was some "game grinding" to get through some parts of RS.

They are slowly taking the forced "game" components out, and making it more of a practice tool

I don't think that is a bad thing.

[Godfrey1956]

yeah, it makes me think its more like a fail-safe so you don't keep practicing something way wrong over and over. personally, I like it.

I do wish I could loop a section I designate rather than what the dev's block out and wish I could play the entire song at a slower speed. still a great tool without those features but that would make it near perfect.

I agree with "...its more like a fail-safe so you don't keep practicing something way wrong over and over ", the old saying is that 'Practice makes perfect' but it also holds true that 'incorrect practice leads to bad habits' which are much harder to correct. In the 'Old days', piano teachers used to sit there watching you practice with a wooden ruler in hand, ready to "rap" your knuckles if your posture or the way you held you hands were wrong, I believe that, although it's annoying, being forced to start over in RS is waayy better than a sharp 'rap' or two, won't you say ? I also "wish I could loop a section I designate rather than what the dev's block out and wish I could play the entire song at a slower speed."

rcole_sooner, you're so right, this was initially implemented with gamers as the motivating force I believe but, it has grown way past that concept as it has really caught on with guitar players who can't financially afford guitar lessons from a professional teacher, nor have the time to devote to the travel and all that involves. I second the thought,..'I don't think that is a bad thing.'