[FSPA] GB at CarPool (video mode)

[The New Pinhead .]

But yeah it's the same problem at Lyman's league. People there call it
video-busters.

On Tue, Feb 20, 2018, 10:59 AM The New Pinhead . <daabamusements at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I've tried at Lyman's. You cannot disable the video mode. I may have
> missed it so of course double check. You could always try to roll back the
> code lol.
>
> David
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 20, 2018, 10:49 AM The Bob via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>
>> I don't know offhand if video mode can be disabled.  Nothing would change
>> until after the season, that's a fact.  I agree though that it tends to
>> cheapen the experience.  For example when I had it at home I never went for
>> video mode.  If I'm falling behind 50-60 million in a league game though
>> you bet I'm shooting for it. :)
>>
>> I'll investigate the settings next time I'm there.  Maybe getting video
>> mode can convert to a point reward like extra balls on tournament settings.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 10:22 AM, Edan Grossman via FSPA <
>> fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Can the video mode be disabled in the operator settings?
>>>
>>> If it can be disabled, I wouldn't disable it during this season, because
>>> of all the preplays that had been recorded with the video mode enabled. If
>>> the SLO decides to disable it, it shouldn't take effect until next season.
>>>
>>> -Edan
>>>
>>>
>>> On Feb 20, 2018 9:25 AM, "Dan Reynolds via FSPA" <fspa at fspazone.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey folks. Just an idea / suggestion:  would anyone be opposed to
>>> disabling the Video Mode on Ghostbusters at CarPool?  It's really dumb that
>>> 90% of the games are won by whoever gets the most video mode skillshots.
>>>
>>> There is a lot to do on that game, but in competition, pretty much
>>> everyone just goes for Crossing the Streams, and nobody has a particularly
>>> fun time doing it.  Video Modes are fine, but when it becomes all anyone
>>> does on the game for points reasons, I think that's a problem.
>>>
>>> It's gotten to the point where some good players have started actively
>>> avoiding starting any of the modes on the game, because it gets in the way
>>> of playing Video Mode on their next ball.  In my opinion, avoiding progress
>>> on a pinball machine just so you can play the video mode over and over is
>>> an awful, unfun way to play pinball.
>>>
>>> I'm not making this suggestion to help myself, by the way.  I won group
>>> 1 two weeks ago by doing Cross the Streams three times.  I accomplished
>>> literally nothing else on the game.  I don't think I made a single ramp
>>> shot or started a single mode.
>>>
>>> In my opinion, winning a round of pinball should involve playing pinball.
>>>
>>> -Dan
>>>
>>>
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