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<blockquote data-quote="Ben Logan" data-source="post: 239847" data-attributes="member: 5468"><p>I haven't been around TPA as long as a number of you veterans have been -- my post count will testify. But, I can't help thinking that what we're doing here is valuable to Farsight as they develop SPA and Physics 4.0. In the past they may have had the luxury to not be interested in Pro Pinball quality physics, but that may change with SPA. I'm going to risk a minor gamer's heartbreak and remain optimistic that they'll meet our request for an expert mode, at least. </p><p></p><p>Why? There may be a buck in it for them (and I do believe at least some of the FS team truly <em>loves</em> pinball and wants to honor the wild ball that <em>is the game.)</em> I believe a significant part of Stern's motivation in partnering with FS to release <em>current</em> production line tables like Ghostbusters is to create a "try before you buy" platform for prospective real pinball purchasers. If you live in the middle of Kansas (no offense intended) and don't have access to a hipster barcade, but want to try before you buy, SPA is your means to do so. If it feels like PONG, you're going to be disinclined toward purchasing the real table. For prospective real pinball table purchasers who are using SPA as a research tool, we need Expert Mode at the very least. </p><p></p><p>Also - while we're discussing consumer needs -- didn't Pro Pinball's Timeshock and other tables sell pretty well back in the day? As such, Pro Pinball is living proof that a high quality physics emulation is not only possible, but <em>profitable.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ben Logan, post: 239847, member: 5468"] I haven't been around TPA as long as a number of you veterans have been -- my post count will testify. But, I can't help thinking that what we're doing here is valuable to Farsight as they develop SPA and Physics 4.0. In the past they may have had the luxury to not be interested in Pro Pinball quality physics, but that may change with SPA. I'm going to risk a minor gamer's heartbreak and remain optimistic that they'll meet our request for an expert mode, at least. Why? There may be a buck in it for them (and I do believe at least some of the FS team truly [I]loves[/I] pinball and wants to honor the wild ball that [I]is the game.)[/I] I believe a significant part of Stern's motivation in partnering with FS to release [I]current[/I] production line tables like Ghostbusters is to create a "try before you buy" platform for prospective real pinball purchasers. If you live in the middle of Kansas (no offense intended) and don't have access to a hipster barcade, but want to try before you buy, SPA is your means to do so. If it feels like PONG, you're going to be disinclined toward purchasing the real table. For prospective real pinball table purchasers who are using SPA as a research tool, we need Expert Mode at the very least. Also - while we're discussing consumer needs -- didn't Pro Pinball's Timeshock and other tables sell pretty well back in the day? As such, Pro Pinball is living proof that a high quality physics emulation is not only possible, but [I]profitable.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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