Tourney 2015-12-14: CftBL, FH, HS, Pin*Bot, SST, Taxi, WWater, Xenon

[Crooker]

Well not much time left in this one folks. Toolinit has total domination in gold mobile. Battling it out with Crusty Booger for second place. Merry Xmas everyone hope it's a good one for you all.

 

[TheTrickster]

This is my first Pinball Arcade tournament and it looks like I should clean up the Bronze category for Steam. Unless someone comes out of the woodwork at the last minute.

Been a lot of fun! Man, Tarek's scores are just unbelievable. I wish I could learn from him.

 

[Tarek Oberdieck]

Man, Tarek's scores are just unbelievable. I wish I could learn from him.

I've made two short vids from tournament tables:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68CCpjOsRqU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9IkeLFj-j4

 

[suffocater]

I've made two short vids from tournament tables:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68CCpjOsRqU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9IkeLFj-j4

It runs so slow...

 

[Tarek Oberdieck]

It runs so slow...

It looks much smoother than the real gameplay during the recording was. TPA has stuttered a lot, seems that the recording software was the higher process. Sorry, I'm not capable to produce better videos at the moment, the hardware...

 

[invitro]

I've made two short vids from tournament tables:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68CCpjOsRqU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9IkeLFj-j4

Thanks so much for making and posting these, they are of great value! I looked at them last night. I would like to request HS or FH if you're planning to do more this tourney . I hope I am getting closer to being able to make some videos.

 

[Tarek Oberdieck]

Thanks so much for making and posting these, they are of great value! I looked at them last night. I would like to request HS or FH if you're planning to do more this tourney . I hope I am getting closer to being able to make some videos.

Ok, I'll produce another Funhouse in the next weeks with a monster Million Plus MB. For High Speed I must say sorry, this table is to boring...

 

[invitro]

Ok, I'll produce another Funhouse in the next weeks with a monster Million Plus MB. For High Speed I must say sorry, this table is to boring...

That's fine... I found Voof's stream with a 17.2M on HS, but that's "just" 500k above me, I was looking for a higher score. I want FH just for the tourney stuff though, I'm curious to see what you do. On FH I know how to score, my 143M is actually pretty decent I think... that's different from HS which I still just haven't figured out. It's the only table I don't get although I guess I don't get SST, but I suppose no one has as I don't see the 1B+ scores that I was expecting.

These videos are of wonderful value and it might be time for me to go searching them out and make a catalog of them.

 

[Tarek Oberdieck]

That's fine... I found Voof's stream with a 17.2M on HS, but that's "just" 500k above me, I was looking for a higher score. .

You have to be fast in hitting the ramp and the eject hole. And build up the jackpot to max every time. Do it with Freeway shots. Find a way similar to the the Raceway shots from No Fear.

..I guess I don't get SST, but I suppose no one has as I don't see the 1B+ scores that I was expecting.

I hate these table. If someone beat me in the last hours I would say ok...

 

[suffocater]

50min before the end of the tourney and I'm 11 of 11 players who wil get into gold. Steam seems to be hacked here in germany. I just hope I stay where I am atm.

 

[Voof]

I think I wrapped up the bronze bracket in PSN, yay!

 

[TheTrickster]

I too would love to see a Funhouse video. I know how to score, but I really struggle to hit the trapdoor under pressure. There must be an easier way that what I'm doing. Funhouse and Creature were the only tables I didn't get a first on, and I really struggled to post a big score on those. Now that I've seen Tarek's video for Creature, I reckon I could do better, so hopefully it's the same for Funhouse.

 

[suffocater]

Thanks to the Steam-hack....I stay in silver as #12.

 

[Tarek Oberdieck]

I would like to request HS or FH if you're planning to do more this tourney .

I've done the Funhouse video:

https://youtu.be/BRZj_nNP1HQ

It's about half an hour gameplay with 350M score. Add the first multiball (02:55-10:10) with 120M and the last multiball (25:00-32:17) with 170M and you have 290M in 14 minutes. Thats 40M more than my current tournament score. 6 minutes remain to light both multiballs. Best to play all in one multiball. Forget the part between the multiballs. It's not my best gameplay...

 

[Flipperdeflip]

That fact that it got 800 in Bronze last time through was suspicious enough.

Well, Tarek has 800 points in Gold in the Xmas tournament, also suspicious?
Or are only players who post here recognized as true great players?

 

[Voof]

Not being suspicious of top players is common, however I break down the game score I believe is possible that I can achieve, as well as been offered his gameplay and his strategy on each table and I've never been worried about his authenticity. He's also been around for a very long while, is polite and cordial, and I'm sure would present me with a video of anything I could not grasp as being possible... Unless it was super secret strategy he wanted to keep because winners get paid so much...

 

[Crepello55012]

It'd be better if all you top players just played on consoles. They don't cost that much and they are miles better for playing pinball on. And you'd be playing against genuine scores.

 

[EldarOfSuburbia]

It'd be better if all you top players just played on consoles. They don't cost that much and they are miles better for playing pinball on. And you'd be playing against genuine scores.

Can't play in portrait mode.

 

[Crepello55012]

What you on about portrait mode? It's just like playing a real pinball table on your telly.

 

[Crepello55012]

Can't play in portrait mode.

If you can be amongst the best on a PC with all the hackers you can play on a PS4.