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Should I give up playing pinball games, particularly TPA ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dascoyne" data-source="post: 125938" data-attributes="member: 3899"><p>Let me put it another way for the OP</p><p></p><p>What frustrates a beginner is that they don't feel as if they have any control of the ball or the pace of the game - that, for them, their endurance is a matter of luck and that they aren't acquiring any perceptible skills. </p><p></p><p>To the OP: start playing some of the more forgiving tables for a while. Eventually you'll develop a degree of flipper control and that's where you start building skills. If you play enough and pay attention you will learn.</p><p></p><p>Even after learning some control each table offers unique challenges. The point is that it's going to be a learning process. So often I've just about given up on tables I swore were more chance than skill until I started to get a feel for them.</p><p></p><p>Lastly, if you're frustrated then put the table (or TPA) aside for a while and come back at a future date. There's no point in playing while frustrated. You won't learn. Approach it again when your head and emotions are clear.</p><p></p><p>I think just about everyone's been where you're at. It's no different with real tables. (Excep it won't cost you a fortune in quarters to learn)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dascoyne, post: 125938, member: 3899"] Let me put it another way for the OP What frustrates a beginner is that they don't feel as if they have any control of the ball or the pace of the game - that, for them, their endurance is a matter of luck and that they aren't acquiring any perceptible skills. To the OP: start playing some of the more forgiving tables for a while. Eventually you'll develop a degree of flipper control and that's where you start building skills. If you play enough and pay attention you will learn. Even after learning some control each table offers unique challenges. The point is that it's going to be a learning process. So often I've just about given up on tables I swore were more chance than skill until I started to get a feel for them. Lastly, if you're frustrated then put the table (or TPA) aside for a while and come back at a future date. There's no point in playing while frustrated. You won't learn. Approach it again when your head and emotions are clear. I think just about everyone's been where you're at. It's no different with real tables. (Excep it won't cost you a fortune in quarters to learn) [/QUOTE]
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