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<blockquote data-quote="switch3flip" data-source="post: 242362" data-attributes="member: 2036"><p>Not only are huge scores boring because of grinding long games - they're boring because you want to avoid every shot, plunge, kickout or whatever that has the slightest risk of draining. During multiballs, you want to trap one or more balls and keep looping or ramping with the other flipper. </p><p>Also to get big score, it's not only hitting a ramp over and over - it's about having a counter move ready if you miss. </p><p></p><p>Huge part of big scores are extra balls - if there is no limit to total extra balls during a game and you can collect extra ball more often than you drain a ball, you can easily go infinite and the only limit is the score rollover limit. (Bally/williams often have limit of 4 extra balls at one time, but no total limit).</p><p></p><p>On some tables, there are easy modes you want to exploit. Like Star Trek - starting borg multiball is ridiculously easy and safe. Just do that over and over and over. You don't have to be good at anything else pretty much. Not even good at making jackpot shots. Only having that right loop shot down is enough pretty much. Avoid everything else. On medieval madness, the multiball is also VERY easy to start. Go for that over and over. Find the exploit - exploit it!</p><p></p><p>Just keep it boring and repetetive and you'll be in the tops in no time.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh and just a reminder, turning off family mode means you have to go through operator menu and your high score will not get posted on leaderboard.</p><p></p><p></p><p>And a few tips for general pinball skill improvement:</p><p>If you want to improve your skills as pinball player IRL (and pinball arcade) through pinball arcade, DON'T RESTART. Play only 1 or maximum 2 games of on table at a time, then switch to another table. Play only max 3 ball games. You keep your playing controlled and composed.</p><p>The restarting style is devastating to real pinball playing, especially real tournaments. You develop a much to risky style, even the slightest shift in risk taking makes a huge difference. You want to learn to make the best out of every situation. Make the most out of every shot. Probability calculation of risk-reward is MAJOR. Avoid unnessecary shots. Catching ball, trapping ball, avoiding danger, being methodical, focusing. Exploiting railroads (patterns and paths the ball will take every time in exactly the same way) doesn't give you much but looping ramps and loops and stuff is actually good practice. Even though IRL no flipper feed is ever exactly the same, repeating running shots demands focus and also if the reward keeps getting higher there is a nerve to it that is good practice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="switch3flip, post: 242362, member: 2036"] Not only are huge scores boring because of grinding long games - they're boring because you want to avoid every shot, plunge, kickout or whatever that has the slightest risk of draining. During multiballs, you want to trap one or more balls and keep looping or ramping with the other flipper. Also to get big score, it's not only hitting a ramp over and over - it's about having a counter move ready if you miss. Huge part of big scores are extra balls - if there is no limit to total extra balls during a game and you can collect extra ball more often than you drain a ball, you can easily go infinite and the only limit is the score rollover limit. (Bally/williams often have limit of 4 extra balls at one time, but no total limit). On some tables, there are easy modes you want to exploit. Like Star Trek - starting borg multiball is ridiculously easy and safe. Just do that over and over and over. You don't have to be good at anything else pretty much. Not even good at making jackpot shots. Only having that right loop shot down is enough pretty much. Avoid everything else. On medieval madness, the multiball is also VERY easy to start. Go for that over and over. Find the exploit - exploit it! Just keep it boring and repetetive and you'll be in the tops in no time. Oh and just a reminder, turning off family mode means you have to go through operator menu and your high score will not get posted on leaderboard. And a few tips for general pinball skill improvement: If you want to improve your skills as pinball player IRL (and pinball arcade) through pinball arcade, DON'T RESTART. Play only 1 or maximum 2 games of on table at a time, then switch to another table. Play only max 3 ball games. You keep your playing controlled and composed. The restarting style is devastating to real pinball playing, especially real tournaments. You develop a much to risky style, even the slightest shift in risk taking makes a huge difference. You want to learn to make the best out of every situation. Make the most out of every shot. Probability calculation of risk-reward is MAJOR. Avoid unnessecary shots. Catching ball, trapping ball, avoiding danger, being methodical, focusing. Exploiting railroads (patterns and paths the ball will take every time in exactly the same way) doesn't give you much but looping ramps and loops and stuff is actually good practice. Even though IRL no flipper feed is ever exactly the same, repeating running shots demands focus and also if the reward keeps getting higher there is a nerve to it that is good practice. [/QUOTE]
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