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<blockquote data-quote="HotHamBoy" data-source="post: 224427" data-attributes="member: 4638"><p>Even though I'm not into super-rampy games so much, I do tend to go for the ramps, especially if I'm not familiar with a table. On encountering a new table, I kind of just shoot around, paying attention to the callouts and whatever is lighting up and not really paying attention to points. I don't have the patience to read the rule sheet first, so I generally give the table and layout a quick scan and then plunge. Once I feel like I've got a pretty good feel for the table and shot, I take a little break by going to the rule sheet and picking a few major objectives to focus on, generally multi-ball, extra ball and jackpots so I get closer to a replay.</p><p></p><p>The more I play a table, the more considered my shots become. I slowly incorporate more rules into my game and then weed out the ones I feel have a high risk/low reward. I'm not a great player, I've only been playing for about two years. So if I get a replay I feel pretty accomplished, if I get initials on a public game I feel darn good, regardless of rank.</p><p></p><p>It's pretty much the exact same way I learn a new fighting game or fighting game character. Run through the buttons, figure out a few inputs, then kinda mash through a few matches until I've got a pretty good feel of how the game/character plays. Then I start to focus on the mechanics/characters strengths and play more technically. Generally, if I can't get into the flow of a game through the initial few plays, pinball or fighters, I'm likely to move on unless something has really piqued my interest and I sense that I just haven't clicked with something potentially great. When it comes to games like pinball or fighters, fundamentals transfer universally, so the better you get at one game the better you get at all the games. Between the short games, intense focus, quick reads/reactions and precise execution, they are the perfect genres for an ADD guy like me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HotHamBoy, post: 224427, member: 4638"] Even though I'm not into super-rampy games so much, I do tend to go for the ramps, especially if I'm not familiar with a table. On encountering a new table, I kind of just shoot around, paying attention to the callouts and whatever is lighting up and not really paying attention to points. I don't have the patience to read the rule sheet first, so I generally give the table and layout a quick scan and then plunge. Once I feel like I've got a pretty good feel for the table and shot, I take a little break by going to the rule sheet and picking a few major objectives to focus on, generally multi-ball, extra ball and jackpots so I get closer to a replay. The more I play a table, the more considered my shots become. I slowly incorporate more rules into my game and then weed out the ones I feel have a high risk/low reward. I'm not a great player, I've only been playing for about two years. So if I get a replay I feel pretty accomplished, if I get initials on a public game I feel darn good, regardless of rank. It's pretty much the exact same way I learn a new fighting game or fighting game character. Run through the buttons, figure out a few inputs, then kinda mash through a few matches until I've got a pretty good feel of how the game/character plays. Then I start to focus on the mechanics/characters strengths and play more technically. Generally, if I can't get into the flow of a game through the initial few plays, pinball or fighters, I'm likely to move on unless something has really piqued my interest and I sense that I just haven't clicked with something potentially great. When it comes to games like pinball or fighters, fundamentals transfer universally, so the better you get at one game the better you get at all the games. Between the short games, intense focus, quick reads/reactions and precise execution, they are the perfect genres for an ADD guy like me. [/QUOTE]
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