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<blockquote data-quote="pezpunk" data-source="post: 244179" data-attributes="member: 951"><p>i don't want to make this into a real vs. sim post, but being the best at TPA is pretty different than being the best at real life pinball.</p><p></p><p>since there is little to no randomization or wear or heating or anything like that, shots react the exact same every time they happen, to the point that on certain shots you know exactly where the ball will end up even if it's bouncing around in a way that in real life would be somewhat out of control and random.</p><p></p><p>in general, being the best at a a pin in TPA just requires you to reduce the table to a small number of risk-free shots. find the shot that always makes the ramp. find the way to catch out of the kickout. find the way to make the saucer shot from the left flipper. sometimes a shot can only be made from a cradle. sometimes only from a roll. sometimes only from a slow roll, or pass of some kind. logically, you THINK you can make the same shot from a variety of situations, and in real life you can, but in TPA you will learn that often times only one of them works reliably, and the others ALWAYS bounce off the left post and drain, or ALWAYS don't quite make it up the ramp, or whatever. the key is repeatability. unlike real life, every shot in TPA is perfectly repeatable. (in real life, you can fire the ball off of the flipper at an infinite number of angles, depending when you flip. in TPA, there are a suprisingly small number of potential angles)</p><p></p><p>gradually build up a small repertoire of repeatable, safe shots that allow you to progress through the different aspects of the table. that's really all there is to it. well, that and lots and lots and lots of free time.</p><p></p><p>by the way, i play on an iPad. PC or other platforms may vary.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pezpunk, post: 244179, member: 951"] i don't want to make this into a real vs. sim post, but being the best at TPA is pretty different than being the best at real life pinball. since there is little to no randomization or wear or heating or anything like that, shots react the exact same every time they happen, to the point that on certain shots you know exactly where the ball will end up even if it's bouncing around in a way that in real life would be somewhat out of control and random. in general, being the best at a a pin in TPA just requires you to reduce the table to a small number of risk-free shots. find the shot that always makes the ramp. find the way to catch out of the kickout. find the way to make the saucer shot from the left flipper. sometimes a shot can only be made from a cradle. sometimes only from a roll. sometimes only from a slow roll, or pass of some kind. logically, you THINK you can make the same shot from a variety of situations, and in real life you can, but in TPA you will learn that often times only one of them works reliably, and the others ALWAYS bounce off the left post and drain, or ALWAYS don't quite make it up the ramp, or whatever. the key is repeatability. unlike real life, every shot in TPA is perfectly repeatable. (in real life, you can fire the ball off of the flipper at an infinite number of angles, depending when you flip. in TPA, there are a suprisingly small number of potential angles) gradually build up a small repertoire of repeatable, safe shots that allow you to progress through the different aspects of the table. that's really all there is to it. well, that and lots and lots and lots of free time. by the way, i play on an iPad. PC or other platforms may vary. [/QUOTE]
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