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<blockquote data-quote="Sean DonCarlos" data-source="post: 48177" data-attributes="member: 152"><p>Having cursed at the physical X-Men table many times because I didn't understand what was going on and what I needed to do, I understand where your wife is coming from. On the other hand, pinball tables, like the old-school arcade games, were meant to be very challenging.</p><p></p><p>This is one of the reasons I rated each table's difficulty (in <a href="http://digitalpinballfans.com/entry.php/5-Recommended-TPA-Tables-for-Beginners-and-Beyond" target="_blank"><strong>Recommended TPA Tables for Beginners and Beyond</strong></a> and <a href="http://digitalpinballfans.com/entry.php/16-More-Recommended-TPA-Tables-for-Beginners-and-Beyond-%28DLC-Packs-5-7%29" target="_blank"><strong>More Recommended TPA Tables for Beginners and Beyond (DLC Packs 5-7)</strong></a>), because TPA doesn't give the casual player who is unfamiliar with the tables any indication of how hard or easy a particular table is. And so they play Medieval Madness or ST:TNG because it looks the coolest and promptly get their arse handed to them by the table without warning. Or they play Big Shot because it looks the simplest (how hard can two banks of drop targets be?) and are frustrated when their game lasts 2 minutes, because they don't realize EMs are very drainy.</p><p></p><p>If there were some rating system so that new players could see "oh, this is a hard table, I should be prepared for a short game" (or choose a different table), I think it would cut down on the wailing and gnashing of teeth.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Not the bumpers themselves, but the white barrier in between the two left bumpers that blocks balls from heading from the bumpers straight down the left outlane. Most real TZs do not have that barrier installed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sean DonCarlos, post: 48177, member: 152"] Having cursed at the physical X-Men table many times because I didn't understand what was going on and what I needed to do, I understand where your wife is coming from. On the other hand, pinball tables, like the old-school arcade games, were meant to be very challenging. This is one of the reasons I rated each table's difficulty (in [URL=http://digitalpinballfans.com/entry.php/5-Recommended-TPA-Tables-for-Beginners-and-Beyond][B]Recommended TPA Tables for Beginners and Beyond[/B][/URL] and [URL=http://digitalpinballfans.com/entry.php/16-More-Recommended-TPA-Tables-for-Beginners-and-Beyond-%28DLC-Packs-5-7%29][B]More Recommended TPA Tables for Beginners and Beyond (DLC Packs 5-7)[/B][/URL]), because TPA doesn't give the casual player who is unfamiliar with the tables any indication of how hard or easy a particular table is. And so they play Medieval Madness or ST:TNG because it looks the coolest and promptly get their arse handed to them by the table without warning. Or they play Big Shot because it looks the simplest (how hard can two banks of drop targets be?) and are frustrated when their game lasts 2 minutes, because they don't realize EMs are very drainy. If there were some rating system so that new players could see "oh, this is a hard table, I should be prepared for a short game" (or choose a different table), I think it would cut down on the wailing and gnashing of teeth. Not the bumpers themselves, but the white barrier in between the two left bumpers that blocks balls from heading from the bumpers straight down the left outlane. Most real TZs do not have that barrier installed. [/QUOTE]
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