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<blockquote data-quote="shutyertrap" data-source="post: 292684" data-attributes="member: 134"><p>This right here is utter bullsh*t. I have interviewed and chatted with a few members of the Zen team, and they are extremely passionate about pinball. Deep, a table designer and lead on perfecting the physics for Williams, has shown nothing but commitment to pinball. He has used high speed cameras to capture exact ball and flipper behavior, worked on creating different surface tensions for the playfield to affect actual ball spin. Mel Kirk, a frequent guest on our BlahCade Pinball Podcast, can talk for hours about pinball and his enjoyment of it. Even from the earliest of tables Zen made, polish on the final product has never been phoned in or had corners cut when it comes to how the tables play.</p><p></p><p>These sames sort of claims of "only in it for the money" were also levied against FarSight, and there were some extremely passionate people there too, Norman (who retired right before the licensing fiasco) chief among them. The problem FarSight had was their aspirations were hindered by time and resources. Are there people that work at both these studios who couldn't care less about pinball? Absolutely, and I have stories I can't tell about TPA that would confirm this. Shoot, check out their history of software titles prior to pinball and you'll discover they are a contract studio, making games for hire. I'm not trying to knock FarSight, I like the guys I've met up there, but this pedestal you are putting TPA on is extremely unstable.</p><p></p><p>And you know, it sounds like you are perfectly happy with TPA. It works for you and your setup. Did you come late to the party and miss out on the Williams/Bally titles? I can understand the criticism of Zen if you did, as there are titles you want but can't play in a manner suiting to you. But if you already have all the tables in TPA, what's the issue? Just play that. Nobody has 'stolen' what you already have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shutyertrap, post: 292684, member: 134"] This right here is utter bullsh*t. I have interviewed and chatted with a few members of the Zen team, and they are extremely passionate about pinball. Deep, a table designer and lead on perfecting the physics for Williams, has shown nothing but commitment to pinball. He has used high speed cameras to capture exact ball and flipper behavior, worked on creating different surface tensions for the playfield to affect actual ball spin. Mel Kirk, a frequent guest on our BlahCade Pinball Podcast, can talk for hours about pinball and his enjoyment of it. Even from the earliest of tables Zen made, polish on the final product has never been phoned in or had corners cut when it comes to how the tables play. These sames sort of claims of "only in it for the money" were also levied against FarSight, and there were some extremely passionate people there too, Norman (who retired right before the licensing fiasco) chief among them. The problem FarSight had was their aspirations were hindered by time and resources. Are there people that work at both these studios who couldn't care less about pinball? Absolutely, and I have stories I can't tell about TPA that would confirm this. Shoot, check out their history of software titles prior to pinball and you'll discover they are a contract studio, making games for hire. I'm not trying to knock FarSight, I like the guys I've met up there, but this pedestal you are putting TPA on is extremely unstable. And you know, it sounds like you are perfectly happy with TPA. It works for you and your setup. Did you come late to the party and miss out on the Williams/Bally titles? I can understand the criticism of Zen if you did, as there are titles you want but can't play in a manner suiting to you. But if you already have all the tables in TPA, what's the issue? Just play that. Nobody has 'stolen' what you already have. [/QUOTE]
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