What do you feel is the most overrated table in Pinball Arcade?

[Iain]

Bram Stokers Dracula for me, total drain monster and I can't find any enjoyment in that table.

The Addams Family is also vastly overrated, don't get me wrong its a good table and it would likely just about make my top 10 TPA tables but overall its very overrated imo.

 

[Reagan Dow]

Wrong.

Way to go Jeff!

 

[Kratos3]

Big Shot is the most overrated by far.
But High Speed 2 may take its place... we'll see.

You should link to that thread where people here rate all TPA tables 1 to 10. I think that will be the best measure of which tables are highly rated by this community. I don't think any table other than Big Shot is greatly overrated, but my tastes are pretty much in line with other people here.

Attack From Mars is in my all-time top 5, and may be #1.

After playing HS2 in the beta, I absolutely love it!

I love HS, and didn't realize what all the fuss was about HS2. It looked like HS with another ramp and ball spinner thing, but now I get it.

I think people are going to love it.

 

[vikingerik]

I love HS, and didn't realize what all the fuss was about HS2. It looked like HS with another ramp and ball spinner thing, but now I get it.

It's the same deal as Earthshaker vs Whirlwind that came up in another thread. The original game of each pairing falls flat because it has no escalation, no tension, there's nothing to do after one jackpot. But the later game of each is much more compelling, because there's always more to go for. The presence of Red Line Mania in HS2 makes all the difference compared to HS.

 

[Extork]

After playing HS2 in the beta, I absolutely love it!

I love HS, and didn't realize what all the fuss was about HS2. It looked like HS with another ramp and ball spinner thing, but now I get it.

I think people are going to love it.

I've been next to one at a pinball convention while playing the shadow. Maybe the line was too long for HS2, don't remember. But they had the volume cranked on that thing, and that alone would make it worth it.

But anyways, how 'rated' does it have to be in order to be overrated? Cause I think Haunted House is overrated no matter how rated it was in the first place.

 

[Extork]

Lawlor pins have too much stoppage in play for me.

I read this as 'sloppage'

 

[Fungi]

I read this as 'sloppage'

Wow. You read rather stoppily.

 

[Pinballfan69]

As the OP mentioned it's all a matter of personal preference. I can see why certain tables have their appeal. That said I think Twilight Zone is overrated. Same with AF IMO.

 

[Kratos3]

Probably High Roller Casino. I don't really get much out of it.

I guess people like Whodunnit and Junkyard more than I do too.

These tables are OK, just not my thing.

 

[Extork]

Wow. You read rather stoppily.

Stoppy Joe! But for real I agree, cause it takes foreva when the cousin thing activity happens

 

[invitro]

I guess people like Whodunnit and Junkyard more than I do too.

I read this and thought wait, these two are not that popular, and rushed to the ranking site ( http://smbhax.com/tpatr/?c=results ) only to see that JY is #21 and WD is an amazing #14! WD is ranked higher than BSD, WWind, CC, FT, RBIoN, all shocks to me. And this is with a huge number of votes... 280 of them for WD.


Very interesting.

Anyway... I like WD a fair amount, and JY somewhat, but I'd rank WD & JY well lower than #14 & #21, so agreed. HRC is #38 and it's one of my least-favorite tables, so agreed there too.

 

[Kratos3]

I read this and thought wait, these two are not that popular, and rushed to the ranking site ( http://smbhax.com/tpatr/?c=results ) only to see that JY is #21 and WD is an amazing #14! WD is ranked higher than BSD, WWind, CC, FT, RBIoN, all shocks to me. And this is with a huge number of votes... 280 of them for WD.


Very interesting.

Anyway... I like WD a fair amount, and JY somewhat, but I'd rank WD & JY well lower than #14 & #21, so agreed. HRC is #38 and it's one of my least-favorite tables, so agreed there too.

Yeah that surprised me too, but there you have it.

 

[mpad]

I'd really like to see official statistics from steam, Google, etc.
Farsight has insight and could calculate the exact playtime values over the platforms, maybe only count Totan for players who bought any other table.

 

[Nightwing]

This is a tough call.

But I'm going to make it anyways.


Black Knight 2000.

(runs & ducks into cover)

 

[Kratos3]

This is a tough call.

But I'm going to make it anyways.


Black Knight 2000.

(runs & ducks into cover)

Not surprising. I happen to love it, but I also have a lot of nostalgia for it.

 

[Nightwing]

Not surprising. I happen to love it, but I also have a lot of nostalgia for it.

Which is completely understandable. We all have our favorites! Hopefully a couple more of mine will get into TPA someday.

 

[Smashcrate]

Bride of Pinbot is the worst for me, by far, no contest. 1-billion point shot renders ALL other scoring completely moot. An exercise in longevity...

 

[Extork]

Bride of Pinbot is the worst for me, by far, no contest. 1-billion point shot renders ALL other scoring completely moot. An exercise in longevity...

This

 

[superballs]

I haven't played too much of the last 2 seasons. I think scared Stiff is the most overrated along with The Addams Family.

 

[wizard33]

Bride of Pinbot is the worst for me, by far, no contest. 1-billion point shot renders ALL other scoring completely moot. An exercise in longevity...

yes, but before getting to billionnaire's club you have to pass the 4 states of the bride. It's not easy !