[FSPA] Videobusters

Tue Feb 20 10:12:56 EST 2018

I tried having David Barber disabling this mode on the Ghostbusters LE at
Lyman's, I was there when he tried.  It was determined that video mode
CANNOT be disabled.

On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 10:06 AM, <fspa-request at fspazone.org> wrote:

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>    1. Re: VBH banking fun today? (William F. Wulf II)
>    2. GB at CarPool (video mode) (Dan Reynolds)
>    3. Re: GB at CarPool (video mode) (Kendall Van Pool)
>    4. Re: GB at CarPool (video mode) (Paul Liam McGlone)
>    5. Re: GB at CarPool (video mode) (Kendall Van Pool)
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> Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 08:12:45 -0500
> Subject: Re: [FSPA] VBH banking fun today?
> Preplay scores have been entered, Sergio.
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> On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 12:31 PM, Sergio Johnson via FSPA <
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>> Hey,
>>
>> Anybody out there interested in getting together this evening at VBH for
>> some practice/bank scores? Let me know directly if you are,
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Sergio
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> From: Dan Reynolds <daniel.j.reynolds at gmail.com>
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> Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 09:24:58 -0500
> Subject: [FSPA] GB at CarPool (video mode)
> 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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> From: Kendall Van Pool <kendallvanpool at gmail.com>
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> Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:00:52 -0500
> Subject: Re: [FSPA] GB at CarPool (video mode)
> I would agree with this suggestion if you are taking votes.  I would
> probably lose more than win by this suggestion, but this isnt a video game
> league.
>
> 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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> From: Paul Liam McGlone <dwifairfaxatty at gmail.com>
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> Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:03:09 -0500
> Subject: Re: [FSPA] GB at CarPool (video mode)
> You should learn to shoot the ramps.  Very fulfilling.  Really, though,
> there are other strategies, but it is hard to play much without
> “accidentally” starting a mode.
>
> I’m thinking this type of change has to be done between seasons.   I say
> that without looking at the preplay list, but really that shouldn’t make a
> difference.
>
>
>
> > On Feb 20, 2018, at 9:24 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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> From: Kendall Van Pool <kendallvanpool at gmail.com>
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> Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:05:51 -0500
> Subject: Re: [FSPA] GB at CarPool (video mode)
> Im good with the change happening after the season.
>
> On Feb 20, 2018 10:03 AM, "Paul Liam McGlone via FSPA" <fspa at fspazone.org>
> wrote:
>
>> You should learn to shoot the ramps.  Very fulfilling.  Really, though,
>> there are other strategies, but it is hard to play much without
>> “accidentally” starting a mode.
>>
>> I’m thinking this type of change has to be done between seasons.   I say
>> that without looking at the preplay list, but really that shouldn’t make a
>> difference.
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Feb 20, 2018, at 9:24 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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