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<blockquote data-quote="Storm Chaser" data-source="post: 196392" data-attributes="member: 373"><p>That's right, but I guess the question is whether it is useful to have two balls - compared to one. The benefit is that you have two balls to launch up there and thus have more chances to hit the lanes before the countdown expires but it makes it much more difficult to cradle.</p><p></p><p>I wasn't too bothered when I reached 4x and two lanes but I have been nowhere near since. Just the fact that I "had" to play this table 50 times more pisses me off and, as with the Genie 3M, how FS defines those WG's...Argh!</p><p></p><p>It is quite a bit of a luck goal since you are so dependent on how much the (lazy) bumpers will assist you but there is more skill involved as well, than what I first thought. When the ball is in the lower playfield, it takes however quite a bit of skill to get it cradled on the left flipper.</p><p></p><p>Basically, the strategy comes down to (as krazysteve mentioned):</p><p></p><p>1. Start with two lanes lit. It seems to be better to actually have two lanes lit than starting with a Jackpot 1x and no lanes lit when the ball comes down to the flippers.</p><p>2. Do everything you can to get the ball to the left flipper cradled. Nothing else will do it on a consistent basis. Nothing. If you attempt the shot at the right outlane any other way you are very likely to miss and that will also most likely cost you the little time you have. If you are really short on time and have momentum on the right flipper you can shoot it by the left slingshot but that is not easy!</p><p>3. Shoot that right lane over and over so you can make it in your sleep. It's quite a tricky shot. I went from hitting it once every 3rd time to nailing it 3 times out of 4.</p><p></p><p>I have not figured out a way to use nudging when the ball is in the bumpers but nudging can be useful to place the ball in the right outlane (left outlane can be ok as well). The right one is the most likely to cause the up-and-down-the-lane-loop (UADTLL) that is your only real chance of making this WG.</p><p></p><p>Basically "all" you need to do is hope for two or maybe three of those UADTLL's in one jackpot countdown with some cradle-and-shoot-the-outlane in between. Your odds are highly against you since only about half of the balls coming down to the flippers are possible to cradle on the left flipper in time just due to how the ball ends up in slingshots, draining or just take its time to get down. Then you will be needing those UADTLL's which only happen once every 7th time (and you need about 2-3 of those).</p><p></p><p>There are of course other ways and you may be lucky enough to shoot the outlane to the lanes more often. In the end it is just a matter of skill and perseverance. When you are skilled at shooting the outlane and finding your way to the left flipper cradle you will probably need some 100-200 games before you will make it - on average I would estimate. Just like with all probability you CAN make it on your first game and it can take you 1000+ games.</p><p></p><p>The fact that ramps etc cancel the jackpot countdown does in fact not matter that much. If you get the ball that much out of control you wouldn't make it anyway - pretty much.</p><p></p><p>I still haven't made this goal and I am not looking forward to continue the struggle but it is like a bad itch. You know it will go away if you don't care about it but once you start scratching you will just continue and continue and continue and continue and continue and continue and continue .... *fading into silence*.</p><p></p><p>Lastly. I despise this table and the fact that FS brought it back to life. You're no better than that father in Pet Sematary <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Storm Chaser, post: 196392, member: 373"] That's right, but I guess the question is whether it is useful to have two balls - compared to one. The benefit is that you have two balls to launch up there and thus have more chances to hit the lanes before the countdown expires but it makes it much more difficult to cradle. I wasn't too bothered when I reached 4x and two lanes but I have been nowhere near since. Just the fact that I "had" to play this table 50 times more pisses me off and, as with the Genie 3M, how FS defines those WG's...Argh! It is quite a bit of a luck goal since you are so dependent on how much the (lazy) bumpers will assist you but there is more skill involved as well, than what I first thought. When the ball is in the lower playfield, it takes however quite a bit of skill to get it cradled on the left flipper. Basically, the strategy comes down to (as krazysteve mentioned): 1. Start with two lanes lit. It seems to be better to actually have two lanes lit than starting with a Jackpot 1x and no lanes lit when the ball comes down to the flippers. 2. Do everything you can to get the ball to the left flipper cradled. Nothing else will do it on a consistent basis. Nothing. If you attempt the shot at the right outlane any other way you are very likely to miss and that will also most likely cost you the little time you have. If you are really short on time and have momentum on the right flipper you can shoot it by the left slingshot but that is not easy! 3. Shoot that right lane over and over so you can make it in your sleep. It's quite a tricky shot. I went from hitting it once every 3rd time to nailing it 3 times out of 4. I have not figured out a way to use nudging when the ball is in the bumpers but nudging can be useful to place the ball in the right outlane (left outlane can be ok as well). The right one is the most likely to cause the up-and-down-the-lane-loop (UADTLL) that is your only real chance of making this WG. Basically "all" you need to do is hope for two or maybe three of those UADTLL's in one jackpot countdown with some cradle-and-shoot-the-outlane in between. Your odds are highly against you since only about half of the balls coming down to the flippers are possible to cradle on the left flipper in time just due to how the ball ends up in slingshots, draining or just take its time to get down. Then you will be needing those UADTLL's which only happen once every 7th time (and you need about 2-3 of those). There are of course other ways and you may be lucky enough to shoot the outlane to the lanes more often. In the end it is just a matter of skill and perseverance. When you are skilled at shooting the outlane and finding your way to the left flipper cradle you will probably need some 100-200 games before you will make it - on average I would estimate. Just like with all probability you CAN make it on your first game and it can take you 1000+ games. The fact that ramps etc cancel the jackpot countdown does in fact not matter that much. If you get the ball that much out of control you wouldn't make it anyway - pretty much. I still haven't made this goal and I am not looking forward to continue the struggle but it is like a bad itch. You know it will go away if you don't care about it but once you start scratching you will just continue and continue and continue and continue and continue and continue and continue .... *fading into silence*. Lastly. I despise this table and the fact that FS brought it back to life. You're no better than that father in Pet Sematary :) [/QUOTE]
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