The graphs at the top show a breakdown of scores by instrument for each song. Each color represents an instrument, which is given below the graph. Each row respresents stars given (1-5) It basically shows how many of each star each instrument recieved. The legnthpure ratio value relative to the other stars given, not quantity. Also, there is now numbers on the backround relative to the highest number of reviews star, also displaying the amount of reviews per rating It may seem complex at first, but once you realize its use, it can actually become pretty useful in things like detecting outliers, and the common scores. . This feature is used by many online companies that involve user-rating, such as Amazon or NewEgg.

The graphs at the top show a breakdown of scores by instrument for each song. Each color represents an instrument, which is given below the graph. Each row respresents stars given (1-5) It basically shows how many of each star each instrument recieved. It is pure ratio value, not quantity. It may seem complex at first, but once you realize its use, it can actually become pretty useful in things like detecting outliers, and the common scores. This feature is used by many online companies that involve user-rating, such as Amazon or NewEgg.

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The graphs at the top show a breakdown of scores by instrument for each song. Each color represents an instrument, which is given below the graph. Each row respresents stars given (1-5) It basically shows how many of each star each instrument recieved. It is pure ratio value, not quantity. The only exception is when an instrument has under a certain amount of reviews. It may seem complex at first, but once you realize its use, it can actually become pretty useful in things like detecting outliers, and the common scores. This feature is used by many online companies that involve user-rating, such as Amazon or NewEgg.

The graphs at the top show a breakdown of scores by instrument for each song. Each color represents an instrument, which is given below the graph. Each row respresents stars given (1-5) It basically shows how many of each star each instrument recieved. It is pure ratio value, not quantity. It may seem complex at first, but once you realize its use, it can actually become pretty useful in things like detecting outliers, and the common scores. This feature is used by many online companies that involve user-rating, such as Amazon or NewEgg.

Here at rbdlc.com, our purpose is to answer the question, "what dlc should I buy?" Users submit reviews and ratings on downloadable songs for Rock Band, and they also use these to help decide what to buy. We also compile youtube videos of song charts. Here we hope you don't ever have another dlc regret.

Here at rbdlc.com, the purpose is to answer the question, "what dlc should I buy?" Users submit reviews and ratings on downloadable songs for Rock Band, and they also use these to help decide what to buy. We also compile youtube videos of song charts. Here we hope you don't ever have another dlc regret.
To register, highlight the drop down menu labeled "other stuff", and select register. Then, provide your desired user name and password, and your email address.
You can change your avatar via the control panel, on the top right corner of the site. All images are resized to 158 x 158 pixels. Moderators are denoted by a silver border around their avatars.
These affect the drop down menu for "select a song" on the "add review" page. These can be changed via the control panel. The default style, the standard drop down menu, simply displays all songs alphabetically in 2 categories: songs that have been reviewed at least once, or songs that have not been reviewed by you yet.
The final style, full instrument listing, displays all songs that have not been reviewed by a specific instrument and songs that have been reviewed at least once.
To see what dlc is the most requested, we have implemented a "request song" feature. Here, you simply enter the artist you desire, and last.fm displays their 50 most popular songs. The you simply select the song you want, and your vote will be counted.
The recommendation engine is a smart feature where users select their instrument and tier preferences, and the engine searches and gathers songs that fit the categories entered. This is sorted by their fun factor.
The ranks are determined as follows:
The stars represent the average score of the song, or its fun factor as rated by the users. Each row represents one instrument, which is given. The "overall" category represents the total score, which is an average of all scores given for the song from all instruments. Putting your cursor over the stars will show the percent score of the song. If a song has no reviews on a particular instrument, it will be shown with 0%, or 0 stars. This does not affect the overall score. The stars are based off of the star system in Rock Band, and also fill up fractions based on percent, as they do in the game with your score. This does not apply for 5 stars or gold stars, as also in the game.

• Gold stars =90%+ and at least 10 reviews

The graphs at the top of each song page represents each instrument for a song, and how many of each score it received, proportional to the amount of times rated on the other instruments. In other words, each line represent a score given (blue being 5, green 4, yellow 3, orange 2, and red 1) The length of the bar shows how many people gave this instrument this score. The length is not pure total though, for if an instrument receives one 1 star, one 2 star, one 3 star, one 4 star, and one 5 star, each bar will be full length. The bar length corresponds to the ratio with other instruments, so every instrument will always have at least 1 bar full length. This feature is used by many online companies that involve user-rating, such as Amazon or NewEgg.
A flame image above a bar graph means that this song on this instrument is very difficult. It is used as a visual warning for less-skilled players. In essence, they denote songs that are harder than just about anything that was in Rock Band 1. These are determined by our moderators.
As many of you may have noticed, Harmonix, in many instances, can be way off with their tiering. To help people see the true difficulty of a song, we have moderators vote on the tiers for song difficulties relative to their current tier. A + means it is about 1 tier harder than Harmonix has given, and up to 3 +'s can be given.
When you want to start adding reviews, simply click "add review" from the "other stuff" drop down menu. This will take you to a page to create a review. Here you will select the song you would like to review, select the instrument and difficulty (easy, medium, hard, expert) which your review is based on, and then select your score for it and add some text about the song. Alternatively, you can search/find a song under the "browse" section and select the instrument under the album art you wish to review. You can also click the little pencil image next to songs to access the review page.
These stars indicate a good review. Each star represents a mod that marked a review as "positive". Each review can be marked 5 times, adding a star each time, resulting in gold stars for the 5th. Also, each star added increases a reviews voting power by 0.2, meaning a one star review would count as 1.2 reviews, and a gold star review would have the voting power of 2 reviews. These stars also make reviews appear first on the song page, letting people know which reviews are most helpful.
The converse of these are frown faces (yes, we use frown faces), which indicate a bad review, as marked by a mod. These work similarly to the stars, in that up to 5 can be given. However, 5 frown faces result in a deletion of your review. In other words, five separate mods would all have to find the review particularly bad. This doesn't happen often unless the user provides almost no detail or says things that are demonstrably false (i.e.: "YYZ sucks because there's no hammer ons!"). Also, these reviews decrease a reviews voting power by 0.2. The frown faces on bad reviews are not seen by the owner of the review or any other user except for mods. However, you will usually be notified via email or Scorehero if you have some major "suckage" going on. Don't worry, if you have a bad review; these can always be fixed. We do not ban users for bad reviews.
When a song has 3 or more starred reviews, only starred reviews will be shown on the front page. You can use the drop down menu above the first review to sort the reviews differently and see all of the reviews for that song.

• Be descriptive: No, you don't have to describe the entire chart note-by-note, but a good review will be decent length, and tell some good about the chart. Try to stay around 500 characters at most. Also, you don't need to describe the chart exactly, that's what youtube or Ajanata's charts are for.
• Rate the chart: While sound could be a factor, try to keep your review about chart. You don't need to tell us what kind of music we like, we can determine that ourselves. There is no reason to give "Toxicity" 1 star on drums just because you hate System of a Down. This isn't to say you should not judge the song at all, just be fair about it.

You can use html code, but not BB code. While html is available for use, we recommend not using it unless you truly have a good use for it, freticons or links if anything. Also, a message to all moderators: html code can also be used in song trivia, but please don't link images. - CHRIS NOTE: I'm not sure I want users knowing about this just yet, as I plan on disabling HTML for all but Mod level 2+ people. Let's talk this one over in the forums.
As you may have noticed, we currently have no messaging system on the site, however, there are a variety of places you can find us. First, our site has a forum here. Yes, it is a little barren, but we will always answer questions posted there as soon as possible. Next, there is email. We will never email you, unless you win one of our contests. You can email Chris the admin at admin@rbdlc.com or Chris.Grenard@gmail.com.
Recently we decided to start holding monthly contests rewarding reviewers who contribute frequently with great reviews with Microsoft points for dlc. What we plan to do at the end of each month is to select a few reviewers who have both a high quality and quantity of reviews in a month. Then, one or two people will be randomly selected, and rewarded with a free 1600 msp code each (or the Playstation equivalent). We will email or PM the code. Funding for this endeavor shall continue as long as Chris keeps winning at poker.

Recently we decided to start holding monthly contests rewarding reviewers who contribute frequently with great reviews with Microsoft points for dlc. What we do is at the end of each month, we select a few reviewers who have both a high quality and quantity of reviews in a month. Then, one or two people will be randomly selected, and rewarded with a free 1600 msp code each (or the Playstation equivalent). We will email or PM the code. Funding for this endeavor shall continue as long as Chris keeps winning at poker.

The graphs at the top of each song page represent each instrument for a song, and how many of each score it received, proportional to the amount of times rated on the other instruments. In other words, each line represent a score given (blue being 5, green 4, yellow 3, orange 2, and red 1) The length of the bar shows how many people gave this instrument this score. The length is not pure total though, for if an instrument receives one 1 star, one 2 star, one 3 star, one 4 star, and one 5 star, each bar will be full length. The bar length corresponds to the ratio with other instruments, so every instrument will always have at least 1 bar full length. This feature is used by many online companies that involve user-rating, such as Amazon or NewEgg.
A flame image above a bar graph means that this song on this instrument is very difficult. It is used as a warning for some "less-ub3r skillz" players. In essence, they imply that the song is harder than just about anything that was in Rock Band 1. These are determined by our moderators.
The converse of these are frown faces (yes, we use frown faces), which indicate a bad review, as marked by a mod. These work similarly to the stars, in that up to 5 can be given. However, 5 frown faces result in a deletion of your review. In other words, five separate mods would all have to find the review particularly bad. This doesn't happen often unless the user provides almost no detail or says things that are demonstrably false. (Such as, "YYZ sucks because there's no hammer ons!") Also, these reviews decrease a reviews voting power by 0.2. Reviews marked as bad are not seen by the owner of the review, or any other user except for mods. However, you will usually be notified via email or scorehero if you have some major "suckage" going on. Don't worry if you have a bad review, for these can always be fixed. We do not ban users for bad reviews.

• Be descriptive: No, you don't have to describe the entire chart note-by-note, but a good review will be decent length, and tell some good about the chart. Try to stay around 500-150 characters at most. Also, you don't need to describe the chart exactly, that's what youtube or Ajanata's charts are for.
• Be rational: A review that rates "Silver" on drums 5 stars will most likely not get marked as recommended. Also, try to support the opposite side on songs once. Stating the opposite is key in good reviews, not just for songs. Being rational is especially important when going against the grain of what other users are saying. If you just absolutely hate "Sleepwalker," make sure you have some good reasons! If you just state that it sucks, it likely won't be looked upon fondly by mods.
• Rate the chart: While sound could be a factor, try to keep your review about chart. You don't need to tell us what kind of music we like, we can determine that ourselves. There is no reason to give "Toxicity" 1 star on drums just because you hate "System of a Down." This isn't to say you should not judge the song at all, just be fair about it.
• Have good grammar: "I lxdjde thws sngs" obviously won't cut it, but take a few moments to look over your work. No one wants to decide on their dlc based off of some guy who can't spell a fifth grade word. Also, we recommend not using "txt tlk". You will look much more intelligent if you use proper grammar and spelling.

You can use html code, but not BB code. While html is available for use, we recommend not using it unless you truly have a good use for it, frections or links if anything. Also, a message to all moderators: html code can also be used in song trivia, but please don't link images. - CHRIS NOTE: I'm not sure I want users knowing about this just yet, as I plan on disabling HTML for all but Mod level 2+ people. Let's talk this one over in the forums.
This site's administrator is Chris Grenard, or Goldfenix on rbdlc.com and ChrisJG on Scorehero. More information can be found out about Chris on the about page. The main thing to know is that Chris loves you and wants you to be successful in life.
Goldfenix - Site Admin
BigZ7337 - Drummin' man
sunshine - feels happy
Fedora - Has a nice hat
TheLonging - Don't know what he's long for...
billtvshow - meow!
The0ldMan - He's not really that old
DCRoadWarrior - Plenty of roads in DC
non_zero - Creator of DLCQuickplay
dabears116 - Almost un*bear*ably helpful
bombjr107 - As long as it's a Junior Bomb
MHStenor09 - We forgive the whole McCain thing
Coltz-One - Super database guy
DaStormonMormon - Is he really mormon?
ajanata - Creator of supremely useful note charts
Xygni - You know, the Youtube guy!
saxuallyAPeasing - I just love this username...
whofan - 1 Who fan can't be wrong
Xeppy - Is peppy!
There's also a handful of lower mods who help out, but this group constitutes the core of the mod team at RBDLC.
With the site growing bigger and bigger, we could always use more help. When promoting users, we look for people who write good reviews, are helpful to others, and can be trusted. You can always find us on Scorehero in this topic if you wish to speak with other site mods. Overall, the best way to become a mod is simply to write reviews that are noticeable!
Everyone is entitled to an opinion. Also, we do not ban users for bad reviews. If a review is truly outrageous, we will delete it. Also, please do not report reviews to us. Trust me, we're probably already aware of it.
Recently we decided to start holding monthly contests rewarding reviewers who contribute frequently with great reviews with Microsoft points for dlc. What we do is at the end of each month, we select a few reviewers who have both high quality and quantity of reviews in a month. Then, one or two people will be randomly selected, and rewarded with a free 1600 msp code each (or the Playstation equivalent). We will email or PM the code. Funding for this endeavor shall continue as long as Chris keeps winning at poker.

With the site growing bigger and bigger, we could always use more help. When promoting users, we look for people who write good reviews, are helpful to others, and can be trusted. You can always find us on Scorehero in this topic if you wish to speak with us.

Recently we decided to start holding monthly contests rewarding reviewers who contribute frequently with great reviews with Microsoft points for dlc. What we do is at the end of each month, we select a few reviewers who have both high quality and quantity of reviews in a month. Then, one or two people will be randomly selected, and rewarded with a free 1600 msp code each. We will email or PM the code.

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Recently we decided to start holding monthly contests rewarding reviewers who contribute frequently and well with Microsoft points for dlc. What we do is at the end of each month, we select a few reviewers who have both high quality and quantity of reviews in a month. Then, one or two people will be randomly selected, and rewarded with a free 1600 msp code each. We will email or PM the code.

Ranks are based purely off of how many reviews a user has written. Your rank is displayed under your avatar, on your user page. These ranks are purely cosmetic, and have no benefits other than prestige.

The recommendation engine is a smart feature where users select their instrument and tier preferences, and it searches and gathers for songs that fit the categories entered, sorted by their fun factor.