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Message: <blockquote data-quote="switch3flip" data-source="post: 234792" data-attributes="member: 2036">Limited attempts does sound fun as it would make every game much more interesting when there is more at stake. Say 3 tries per table. However I'm not sure time spent has to differ that much. Invitro is probably right, time isn't a big issue necessarily. Might as well be the other way around even, new 3 try format takes more time, or more time spent will make more of a difference. I guess I'm only speaking for myself, but if I only had three official tries, I would probably "practice" out of tourney. Try different strategies and stuff, you could go as far as you want, practicing timed games and whatever. And then, when would you play those "official" tries? I'd probably wait until the last day or so, to see what scores others put up and stuff. But then again so would probably others as well, much more than now I think.  Actually sounds stressful to me. Nah, thinking about it, unfortunately it just opens up other kinds of issues which unfortunately I think would make tourneys appeal less to me in the long run. Even though I feel a limited tries format would probably suit me, I usually play one or two games per table then move along as I think it helps with my real pinball playing (I play real tourneys once a month as well) and restarting makes my approach reckless. The tourney TPA messes with me a little but yeah. Oh, and then there will be other issues with broken games and stuff. I mean, when would the "official" game try register? At beginning of game or end of game? If it's at the end, how would a force close of the game register? Would it be able to pick that up or will it not count as a try? If it's at the beginning of game, what happens if game breaking bug occurs? Cam stuck? Rollover issues when not draining all balls before end of time? There are all kinds of crappy stuff that can mess games up and with just a few tries it becomes a very sensitive system.I guess there is no perfect format. But sure, changing up things now and then would probably be fun.</blockquote>

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