Music Maven 3 - Page 6

vex · 03-02-2005, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

Fascist Eagle finally has a ton of cash and popularity so next month, we'll be releasing our first single.

SI

How many copies are you printing with all of that money?

sterlingice · 03-02-2005, 02:19 PM

Fascist Eagle finally has a ton of cash and popularity so next month, we'll be releasing our first single.

SI

Coffee Warlord · 03-02-2005, 02:23 PM

They reallllly need a freaking good help system. I have no clue what I'm doing.

Swaggs · 03-02-2005, 02:26 PM

SI, vex...

Have you guys been able to resign bands after they have obligated their first contracts?

sterlingice · 03-02-2005, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

They reallllly need a freaking good help system. I have no clue what I'm doing.

Well, the scary thing is that with MM2 there *was* a better help page. Not great, but you knew a bit more. It's like part of the "stickiness" of the game is that you have to guess what to do and I'm not sure that's a great formula. Better a game stand on its own merits than have to force users to spend a couple of weeks just learning what to do.

SI

vex · 03-02-2005, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

They reallllly need a freaking good help system. I have no clue what I'm doing.

It seems the winning strategy is to just tour for the first 3-6 months, then worry about other things. I'm too impatient to do this though.

vex · 03-02-2005, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Swaggs

SI, vex...

Have you guys been able to resign bands after they have obligated their first contracts?

Not at all. And it's very annoying.

Coffee Warlord · 03-02-2005, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by vexroid

It seems the winning strategy is to just tour for the first 3-6 months, then worry about other things. I'm too impatient to do this though.

I guess we need to practice, then.

Coffee Warlord · 03-02-2005, 04:05 PM

Dola.

If you come to Chicago, Office Pimps will be booed off the stage this month...somewhere.

But we don't care. We're taking your money, you dumb shits who paid to see us

Airhog · 03-02-2005, 04:38 PM

Ive toured the last 2 months, and I am touring this month also. The second month I brought in 6k. I hope to double that this time around though!

GoldenEagle · 03-02-2005, 04:40 PM

The Red Star Elite are based in the muscial hotbed of Memphis. We are looking for a label and hot chicks.

sterlingice · 03-02-2005, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Airhog

Ive toured the last 2 months, and I am touring this month also. The second month I brought in 6k. I hope to double that this time around though!

After about 6 months of touring, the cash really ramps up. For instance, 2 months ago, I went on a 28 day tour and got over $100K.

SI

fflix · 03-02-2005, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

After about 6 months of touring, the cash really ramps up. For instance, 2 months ago, I went on a 28 day tour and got over $100K.

SI

Does touring for such a long time significantly decrease happiness or health?

vex · 03-02-2005, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by fflix

Does touring for such a long time significantly decrease happiness or health?

It decreases happiness, but a bit of rest will get you past that.

vex · 03-02-2005, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenEagle

The Red Star Elite are based in the muscial hotbed of Memphis. We are looking for a label and hot chicks.

Offer sent.

Be sure to check out our dynasty:

http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/for...ad.php?t=36387

sterlingice · 03-02-2005, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by fflix

Does touring for such a long time significantly decrease happiness or health?

Yeah, if you throw them some general rest basically every other month (the ones that have 31 days), they'll stay in the 90s. At least that's what I did. Practicing is a lot more brutal on them.

SI

illinifan999 · 03-02-2005, 06:11 PM

That's the one thing I hate. How many bands go on 28 day tours with 0-1 songs? They just playing some old Beachboy songs?

TazFTW · 03-02-2005, 06:12 PM

I really hope playing Music Maven does indeed raise happiness. To try it out I'm going to rest 20 days emphasing playing Music Maven while only practicing 3 days.If that doesn't work, my guys are never going to be happy.

Franklinnoble · 03-02-2005, 06:19 PM

I just signed up with my new techno band, the Turd Burglars.

One complaint... I made it a coed band. Now, I'm a woman.

Funny, but not something I want to live with, and I see no way to change it...

fflix · 03-02-2005, 06:34 PM

Do bands eventually age and retire?

Coffee Warlord · 03-02-2005, 07:18 PM

From what I read on those god forsaken boards...Prolif never changes?

So I'm stuck with Piles of Shit there for all eternity, unless I audition for a whole new band?

Airhog · 03-02-2005, 07:39 PM

Prolif?

Main Entry: pro·lif·ic
Pronunciation: pr&-'li-fik
Function: adjective
Etymology: French prolifique, from Latin proles
1 : producing young or fruit especially freely : FRUITFUL
2 archaic : causing abundant growth, generation, or reproduction
3 : marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity
synonym see FERTILE
- pro·lif·i·ca·cy /-'li-fi-k&-sE/ noun
- pro·lif·i·cal·ly /-fi-k(&-)lE/ adverb
- pro·lif·ic·ness /-fik-n&s/ noun

I assume that this figures into how creative your member is.

Airhog · 03-02-2005, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

After about 6 months of touring, the cash really ramps up. For instance, 2 months ago, I went on a 28 day tour and got over $100K.

SI

I figure I will continue touring until My popularity is through the roof. Then I can release a single and afford to do it right

sterlingice · 03-02-2005, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by illinifan999

That's the one thing I hate. How many bands go on 28 day tours with 0-1 songs? They just playing some old Beachboy songs?

That's REO Speedwagon, thank you very much

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

From what I read on those god forsaken boards...Prolif never changes?

So I'm stuck with Piles of Shit there for all eternity, unless I audition for a whole new band?

Well, this was a problem I was complaining about back in one of the first ten posts of the thread. It was what eventually made me quit. Every month or so (month in real life), I'd audition an entirely new band because resting just didn't raise stats fast enough whereas if you practiced, those points got distributed relatively uniformly across all stats (they were random but they were coming from the same base). So while my musicians wouldn't be as good of pure musicians, I''m pretty sure I had the best band members across the board because quite a few bands would have 100's in the skills that practicing raises but keep practicing because they needed new material. Meanwhile, I would get up in the 60s or 70s or whatever and then knock them back down with those points redistributed into things like intelligence, etc.

Frankly, this got silly so that by the third set of band members, it was just lnot much fun so I stopped playing.

SI

sterlingice · 03-02-2005, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Airhog

I figure I will continue touring until My popularity is through the roof. Then I can release a single and afford to do it right

Yeah, it's not exactly the most realisitic way to do things (no band ever got more than cult followings just by touring), but it's probably the most successful. I decided to not waste my first few months practicing in the garage or some other hellhole and instead did what I could do best: tour and get popular which requires no musical ability.

SI

vex · 03-02-2005, 10:09 PM

Is anyone in FOFC The Diddley Daddies, Royal Knights, or Koda? Sparrow Records is down to 2 slots left with a pending offer out to GoldenEagle already so I don't want to leave anyone out.

TazFTW · 03-03-2005, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TazFTW

I really hope playing Music Maven does indeed raise happiness. To try it out I'm going to rest 20 days emphasing playing Music Maven while only practicing 3 days.If that doesn't work, my guys are never going to be happy.

Yay. 20 days of playing Music Maven raised my happiness 37 points.

sterlingice · 03-03-2005, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by TazFTW

Yay. 20 days of playing Music Maven raised my happiness 37 points.

Wow

I tend to go a more conservative route, resting 3-7 days a month (less if touring, more if practicing).

Speaking of which, Fascist Eagle will release their first single next month

SI

TazFTW · 03-03-2005, 12:46 AM

Yeah, I focused more on practicing in the beginning and so my happiness went down the tubes. Had to bring it up.

Bearcat729 · 03-03-2005, 01:00 AM

Well it looks like The Blind Fish couldn't handle being starving artists and broke up. Oh well I created a new band and will try again

Coffee Warlord · 03-03-2005, 01:18 AM

Heh. Got bored and now play/manage in Office Pimps, and manage a second band out of Vegas......the Kings of Funk........yes......Breeding Pine Trees!

You name the dive, we're playing there.

tanglewood · 03-03-2005, 05:17 AM

The Element album was released and went straight to No. 1, selling out all 10000 copies! Time to press some more I think.

tanglewood · 03-03-2005, 06:48 AM

dola

Album of the Year too! W00t!!

bbor · 03-03-2005, 10:28 AM

Someone sign me dammit!!!

N.A.R.C

Coffee Warlord · 03-03-2005, 02:57 PM

Breeding Pine Trees has inked a deal, and proudly say...they are Fucking Elitists.

Klinglerware · 03-03-2005, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tanglewood

The Element album was released and went straight to No. 1, selling out all 10000 copies! Time to press some more I think.

Maximum Appeal hopes to follow in your teeny-bopper footsteps...

Swaggs · 03-03-2005, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Breeding Pine Trees has inked a deal, and proudly say...they are Fucking Elitists.

Welcome aboard. Let$ hope thi$ deal make$ everyone lot$ of money.

Swaggs · 03-03-2005, 04:45 PM

Elements Album was the Album of the Year.

Congrats to the FOFC movement on MM3!

DanGarion · 03-03-2005, 04:49 PM

All Female Teen-Pop Spanish sensation Menuda has formed and begun a full month of practicing new material.

3 Piece Emo Band Glovebox Sabatical has encountered issues with the creation of their band and decided to spend time with their Drug Dealer Friend for the first month of their career.

It will be interesting to see how this effects theses musicians lives...

TazFTW · 03-03-2005, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swaggs

Elements Album was the Album of the Year.

Congrats to the FOFC movement on MM3!

Skydog was in 5th place for Album of the Year and he won Rap Album of the Year.

Franklinnoble · 03-03-2005, 05:02 PM

Dumb question... but in this game, one day=one month?

TazFTW · 03-03-2005, 05:11 PM

Yes. One real day = one game month.

Franklinnoble · 03-03-2005, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TazFTW

Yes. One real day = one game month.

Sweet. Thanks.

vex · 03-03-2005, 05:49 PM

I got 3rd in the single of the year. I got robbed though.

sterlingice · 03-04-2005, 12:59 AM

I gotta say touring in Europe is a giant pile of suck. 5K max venues. I gotta think there are some bigger venues over there so that my band isn't forced to just keep going to the US continually.

SI

vex · 03-04-2005, 12:59 AM

Yeah, I tryed touring elsewhere, but gave up.

GoldenEagle · 03-04-2005, 01:01 AM

We made some money off some shows. Woohoo!

Airhog · 03-04-2005, 06:49 AM

Since this is a short month I thought about touring for 14 days cause I needed some rest, but I could only schedule one night, because I didnt have any songs. I wonder if this only applies to the smaller tours?

Airhog · 03-04-2005, 06:52 AM

Please take note of changes to how touring is handled:

1. Now bands that don't have as many songs to play will have a harder time booking gigs - especially for longer tours. Booking managers have complained that the 1 song demo cassettes your band has been sending just don't convince them that your band can last through a 60 minute set.

2. Now if your band gets rejected from a number of potential gigs during the month, they will still be able to schedule other activities with (some, but not all of) that lost time (instead of just staring into space or pining aw

Airhog · 03-04-2005, 06:53 AM

Lucky for me Ive got about 25k in cash. I really think this will make it tougher on new bands, however, all of the bands already established wont have much problem with this.

03-02-2005, 02:19 PM	#252
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Fascist Eagle finally has a ton of cash and popularity so next month, we'll be releasing our first single. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-02-2005, 02:26 PM	#254
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	SI, vex... Have you guys been able to resign bands after they have obligated their first contracts? __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

03-02-2005, 04:38 PM	#260
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	Ive toured the last 2 months, and I am touring this month also. The second month I brought in 6k. I hope to double that this time around though! __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

03-02-2005, 04:40 PM	#261
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	The Red Star Elite are based in the muscial hotbed of Memphis. We are looking for a label and hot chicks. __________________ Xbox 360 Gamer Tag: GoldenEagle014

03-02-2005, 06:11 PM	#267
illinifan999 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: VA	That's the one thing I hate. How many bands go on 28 day tours with 0-1 songs? They just playing some old Beachboy songs? __________________ Chicago Eagles 2 time ZFL champions We're "rebuilding"

03-02-2005, 02:23 PM	#253
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	They reallllly need a freaking good help system. I have no clue what I'm doing.

03-02-2005, 04:05 PM	#259
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Dola. If you come to Chicago, Office Pimps will be booed off the stage this month...somewhere. But we don't care. We're taking your money, you dumb shits who paid to see us

03-02-2005, 06:12 PM	#268
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	I really hope playing Music Maven does indeed raise happiness. To try it out I'm going to rest 20 days emphasing playing Music Maven while only practicing 3 days.If that doesn't work, my guys are never going to be happy.

03-02-2005, 06:19 PM	#269
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	I just signed up with my new techno band, the Turd Burglars. One complaint... I made it a coed band. Now, I'm a woman. Funny, but not something I want to live with, and I see no way to change it...

03-02-2005, 06:34 PM	#270
fflix Mascot Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CA	Do bands eventually age and retire?

03-02-2005, 07:18 PM	#271
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	From what I read on those god forsaken boards...Prolif never changes? So I'm stuck with Piles of Shit there for all eternity, unless I audition for a whole new band?

03-02-2005, 07:39 PM	#272
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	Prolif? Main Entry: pro·lif·ic Pronunciation: pr&-'li-fik Function: adjective Etymology: French prolifique, from Latin proles 1 : producing young or fruit especially freely : FRUITFUL 2 archaic : causing abundant growth, generation, or reproduction 3 : marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity synonym see FERTILE - pro·lif·i·ca·cy /-'li-fi-k&-sE/ noun - pro·lif·i·cal·ly /-fi-k(&-)lE/ adverb - pro·lif·ic·ness /-fik-n&s/ noun I assume that this figures into how creative your member is. __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

03-02-2005, 10:09 PM	#276
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	Is anyone in FOFC The Diddley Daddies, Royal Knights, or Koda? Sparrow Records is down to 2 slots left with a pending offer out to GoldenEagle already so I don't want to leave anyone out.

03-03-2005, 12:46 AM	#279
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	Yeah, I focused more on practicing in the beginning and so my happiness went down the tubes. Had to bring it up.

03-03-2005, 01:00 AM	#280
Bearcat729 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio	Well it looks like The Blind Fish couldn't handle being starving artists and broke up. Oh well I created a new band and will try again __________________ Bearcat729 on XBox Live and PSN

03-03-2005, 01:18 AM	#281
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Heh. Got bored and now play/manage in Office Pimps, and manage a second band out of Vegas......the Kings of Funk........yes......Breeding Pine Trees! You name the dive, we're playing there.

03-03-2005, 05:17 AM	#282
tanglewood College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2004	The Element album was released and went straight to No. 1, selling out all 10000 copies! Time to press some more I think.

03-03-2005, 06:48 AM	#283
tanglewood College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2004	dola Album of the Year too! W00t!!

03-03-2005, 10:28 AM	#284
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	Someone sign me dammit!!! N.A.R.C __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

03-03-2005, 02:57 PM	#285
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Breeding Pine Trees has inked a deal, and proudly say...they are Fucking Elitists.

03-03-2005, 04:45 PM	#288
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Elements Album was the Album of the Year. Congrats to the FOFC movement on MM3! __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

03-03-2005, 04:49 PM	#289
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	All Female Teen-Pop Spanish sensation Menuda has formed and begun a full month of practicing new material. 3 Piece Emo Band Glovebox Sabatical has encountered issues with the creation of their band and decided to spend time with their Drug Dealer Friend for the first month of their career. It will be interesting to see how this effects theses musicians lives... __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

03-03-2005, 05:02 PM	#291
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Dumb question... but in this game, one day=one month?

03-03-2005, 05:11 PM	#292
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	Yes. One real day = one game month.

03-03-2005, 05:49 PM	#294
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	I got 3rd in the single of the year. I got robbed though.

03-04-2005, 12:59 AM	#295
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I gotta say touring in Europe is a giant pile of suck. 5K max venues. I gotta think there are some bigger venues over there so that my band isn't forced to just keep going to the US continually. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-04-2005, 12:59 AM	#296
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	Yeah, I tryed touring elsewhere, but gave up.

03-04-2005, 01:01 AM	#297
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	We made some money off some shows. Woohoo! __________________ Xbox 360 Gamer Tag: GoldenEagle014

03-04-2005, 06:49 AM	#298
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	Since this is a short month I thought about touring for 14 days cause I needed some rest, but I could only schedule one night, because I didnt have any songs. I wonder if this only applies to the smaller tours? __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

03-04-2005, 06:52 AM	#299
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	Please take note of changes to how touring is handled: 1. Now bands that don't have as many songs to play will have a harder time booking gigs - especially for longer tours. Booking managers have complained that the 1 song demo cassettes your band has been sending just don't convince them that your band can last through a 60 minute set. 2. Now if your band gets rejected from a number of potential gigs during the month, they will still be able to schedule other activities with (some, but not all of) that lost time (instead of just staring into space or pining aw __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

03-04-2005, 06:53 AM	#300
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	Lucky for me Ive got about 25k in cash. I really think this will make it tougher on new bands, however, all of the bands already established wont have much problem with this. __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

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