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<blockquote data-quote="pezpunk" data-source="post: 151462" data-attributes="member: 951"><p>yeah, I would bet that left post on the right ramp is the primary cause of those left outlane powerdrains. if you are going for the beta ramp, LATE is better than EARLY <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> . also, the ball often falls from the pops directly into the left outlane (something I have not seen my game at home do), but that is saveable with a timely nudge. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>yeah - the missions are not impossible. they are just very very punishing if you miss shots. you can get decently high scores and multiple Final Frontier trips per game by playing the missions out, if you are accurate. I can score 10 to 20 billion that way. (of course, borg multiball strategy eventually dwarfs those scores, but that takes forever and is tedious as hell)</p><p></p><p>speaking of which -- for the timed tournament, what was everyone's strategy? did the 20-minute time limit make the super spinner the optimal way to go? here's what my strategy was:</p><p></p><p>1. lock 3 balls for borg multiball</p><p>2. make the three cannon shots at the start of borg multiball (each one permanently increases the jackpot value by 10 million)</p><p>3. intentionally not score any jackpots -- instead, drain all balls during borg multiball, so that the auto-save shoots them into the pops (to build jackpot), and letting them drain when they fell </p><p>4. when autosave expires, save one ball, and start locking balls again.</p><p>5. repeat until there are only 5 minutes left -- then start getting as many jackpots as I could. mostly super jackpots via the delta ramp.</p><p></p><p>I ended up in 10th place on that table with about 12 billion (?) if I recall correctly, so I think my strategy was probably not the best one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pezpunk, post: 151462, member: 951"] yeah, I would bet that left post on the right ramp is the primary cause of those left outlane powerdrains. if you are going for the beta ramp, LATE is better than EARLY :) . also, the ball often falls from the pops directly into the left outlane (something I have not seen my game at home do), but that is saveable with a timely nudge. yeah - the missions are not impossible. they are just very very punishing if you miss shots. you can get decently high scores and multiple Final Frontier trips per game by playing the missions out, if you are accurate. I can score 10 to 20 billion that way. (of course, borg multiball strategy eventually dwarfs those scores, but that takes forever and is tedious as hell) speaking of which -- for the timed tournament, what was everyone's strategy? did the 20-minute time limit make the super spinner the optimal way to go? here's what my strategy was: 1. lock 3 balls for borg multiball 2. make the three cannon shots at the start of borg multiball (each one permanently increases the jackpot value by 10 million) 3. intentionally not score any jackpots -- instead, drain all balls during borg multiball, so that the auto-save shoots them into the pops (to build jackpot), and letting them drain when they fell 4. when autosave expires, save one ball, and start locking balls again. 5. repeat until there are only 5 minutes left -- then start getting as many jackpots as I could. mostly super jackpots via the delta ramp. I ended up in 10th place on that table with about 12 billion (?) if I recall correctly, so I think my strategy was probably not the best one. [/QUOTE]
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