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<blockquote data-quote="CC13" data-source="post: 203755" data-attributes="member: 1151"><p>I've been thinking about the state of TPA a fair amount lately and I've come to one conclusion: a whole new version of TPA would be the best thing FS could do for their storied pinball emulation. There are several reasons I came to this conclusion:</p><p></p><p>1) A fresh start: Like any system, TPA will eventually hit the point where it becomes less of a hassle to start over than to maintain the current infrastructure. We still have several feature requests outstanding for TPA, but baking them into TPA 2 might be less trouble at this point. We haven't hit the point of diminishing returns yet, but I think FS would benefit greatly from staying ahead of the curve instead of just reacting whenever a complication comes down the pike.</p><p></p><p>2) Patching up tables: The support for pre-S3 tables in TPA is, frankly, deplorable. Several tables have outstanding bugs (I'm looking at <em>you</em>, CV) and the physics render many of the earlier tables borderline unplayable (ToM's physics engine haunts my nightmares). It seems obvious that FS lack the resources to give all the tables they have up now the upkeep they deserve, so it seems that the easiest path would be to start fresh with everything they've learned and make the definitive digital versions of the great tables they released in TPA's first 2 seasons.</p><p></p><p>3) The return of two tables: This would be a massive draw for FS. By all accounts, the change to 1 table per month was a massive blow to FarSight's credibility with its longsuffering fans. On top of that, think of all the fantastic EM and early solid-state tables we still haven't gotten yet; other than <em>Seawitch</em> and <em>Xenon</em>, I'd bet heavily against any others showing up in the current iteration of TPA.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I think TPA 2 is an idea whose time has come, but what do you guys think?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CC13, post: 203755, member: 1151"] I've been thinking about the state of TPA a fair amount lately and I've come to one conclusion: a whole new version of TPA would be the best thing FS could do for their storied pinball emulation. There are several reasons I came to this conclusion: 1) A fresh start: Like any system, TPA will eventually hit the point where it becomes less of a hassle to start over than to maintain the current infrastructure. We still have several feature requests outstanding for TPA, but baking them into TPA 2 might be less trouble at this point. We haven't hit the point of diminishing returns yet, but I think FS would benefit greatly from staying ahead of the curve instead of just reacting whenever a complication comes down the pike. 2) Patching up tables: The support for pre-S3 tables in TPA is, frankly, deplorable. Several tables have outstanding bugs (I'm looking at [I]you[/I], CV) and the physics render many of the earlier tables borderline unplayable (ToM's physics engine haunts my nightmares). It seems obvious that FS lack the resources to give all the tables they have up now the upkeep they deserve, so it seems that the easiest path would be to start fresh with everything they've learned and make the definitive digital versions of the great tables they released in TPA's first 2 seasons. 3) The return of two tables: This would be a massive draw for FS. By all accounts, the change to 1 table per month was a massive blow to FarSight's credibility with its longsuffering fans. On top of that, think of all the fantastic EM and early solid-state tables we still haven't gotten yet; other than [I]Seawitch[/I] and [I]Xenon[/I], I'd bet heavily against any others showing up in the current iteration of TPA. Personally, I think TPA 2 is an idea whose time has come, but what do you guys think? [/QUOTE]
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