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<blockquote data-quote="Animator_pin_fan" data-source="post: 45817" data-attributes="member: 96"><p>addendum:</p><p>I think the Pro modes are great for everyone! And I plan on buying and using all of them. When I go to pinball shows, I always appreciate it when there are multiples of a certain table with one machine set to 3 ball and hard settings, and another with 5 balls and easier settings. It gives everyone a chance to play and appreciate the depth of a given table without the unforgiving restrictions of tournament play. When I'm playing for scores 3 balls is really a challenge, but when I'm playing for fun, 5 balls is definitely best. And with all of that said, Mark, I think you'll find that some tables in real life are just damn unforgiving. I know it feels like some tables on TPA are tuned with Auto Drain on the out lanes, but to me the problem would be that there simply isn't enough randomness to those probabilities. I would feel better about about it if it didn't feel like the ball is following one of only two predetermined paths. Anyhow, sorry to ramble on. But overall I'm happy with the level of difficulty, Twilight Zone aside. However, I just think the physics need a bit more randomness.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Animator_pin_fan, post: 45817, member: 96"] addendum: I think the Pro modes are great for everyone! And I plan on buying and using all of them. When I go to pinball shows, I always appreciate it when there are multiples of a certain table with one machine set to 3 ball and hard settings, and another with 5 balls and easier settings. It gives everyone a chance to play and appreciate the depth of a given table without the unforgiving restrictions of tournament play. When I'm playing for scores 3 balls is really a challenge, but when I'm playing for fun, 5 balls is definitely best. And with all of that said, Mark, I think you'll find that some tables in real life are just damn unforgiving. I know it feels like some tables on TPA are tuned with Auto Drain on the out lanes, but to me the problem would be that there simply isn't enough randomness to those probabilities. I would feel better about about it if it didn't feel like the ball is following one of only two predetermined paths. Anyhow, sorry to ramble on. But overall I'm happy with the level of difficulty, Twilight Zone aside. However, I just think the physics need a bit more randomness. [/QUOTE]
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