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Message: <blockquote data-quote="laughing_lunatic" data-source="post: 24419" data-attributes="member: 597">Unfortunately, as far as "mainstream" is concerned, pinball IS doing a flipper frenzy, both flippers at the same time, just whacking away hoping that "something" happens, a dinging bell, or flashing light and watch the sheer panic should they "accidentally" start a multi-ball. A friend of mine, a very casual pinball fan, was over the other night, so I fired up TPA and we played us some ToTAN. Watching me, she actually commented about how bored she was getting watching me play, as I shot, trapped, controlled, did post passes, nudged etc... she played and I have to be honest, it was great to watch her as she had just SOOO much fun just wailing away, I was kinda jealous that I now take my pinball games so seriously... Anyway, getting to my point, she MUCH prefers FX2. She likes the animations and cool table themes. She also likes that the flipper gaps smaller and the monstrously long ball saves. That's where the "mainstream" is for video pinball, I think. Sims like TPA are, and always will be, a niche market. The tables are TOUGH ! Mainstreamers wouldn't have either the patience or the inclination to put in the hours of playing over and over to get to grips with the idiosyncrasies of the tables, refine flipper techniques which are essential to getting far into a table, practice severity and timing of nudges, have the patience to stack modes etc. They want to mong out on the flippers and have something sparkly, loud and cool to happen. Soon and often.</blockquote>

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