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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mmmagnetic" data-source="post: 23868" data-attributes="member: 558">Okay, since I´ve never played TNG, I have some questions:The playfield looks pretty barren to me. I guess this is a combination of a widebody machine and a playfield that is relatively empty in the middle area. Now, Steve Richie tables like the two High Speed machines, ACDC, F14, T2 etc look like there´s more going on on the playfield.Keep in mind, I haven´t played ANY of these tables, but I´m trying to form a half-baked opinion to help me decide how much I´m going to pledge.Back on the TZ kickstarter I had relatively little experience with Lawlor tables, but it certainly looked like a very interesting, mysterious game. I´m not a big Star Trek fan, and I´m wondering how much peoples ratings are influence by the theme itself. I´m not saying this is the only element of it, so far none of the tables on TPA have disappointed me, and a bad table never can be saved by a popular theme, but I think it is a factor.It looks pretty interesting on the PAPA tutorial vid, but Bowen lets a lot of modes time out (and he says he would usually let even more time out during tournament play, but doesn´t actually do it on video to not bore the viewers). Timing out modes is one of these few things I really dislike on pinball machines, it feels to me like they shouldn´t even be in the game when it ends up making me waste time. The loops look kinda nice, but it doesn´t seem as exciting as The Getaway for instance.To sum it up, this is the first time I´ve checked out a "top ten" table on ipdb, on videos and such and didn´t really understand what exactly makes this table rank so highly (well, that and Indy). I´m fully aware that it´s impossible to judge a table before I actually played it, and I´ve done plenty of 180s on machines I didn´t enjoy at first and then eventually ended up loving them... Maybe fans of this tables are nostalgic for it? Big Star Trek fans? Again, this doesn´t seem like a bad table at all to me, it just doesn´t look as captivating as, say, MM, TAF, or the JPop games.I will pledge SOME money for sure, mostly because TPA has given me a TON of enjoyment for very little money, and I feel like supporting them as well as future Kickstarters, but right now this machine doesn´t really inspire me.So, TNG fans, people who actually played it - please tell me how wrong I am, and convince me how good it is <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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