<div dir="ltr">hah! i noticed the captive ball thing too. i just assumed it was set to extra extra extra hard, just to discourage anyone from actually playing pinball on that machine.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 3:15 PM, The Bob via FSPA <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">(captive ball shot not registering) That's because the switch is missing a screw. :) I'll try to get up there tonight and replace it.<br></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 2:35 PM, Paul Liam McGlone via FSPA <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space">Oh, yeah, BTW, there is something wrong with the Captive ball shot on Bob’s GB. It doesn’t seem to light the storage, no matter how many times you hit it. I’ve had 3 or 4 balls moved up, but storage doesn’t light like it used to. <div><div class="m_-535520544070918293h5"><div><br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Feb 20, 2018, at 2:09 PM, Kevin Stone via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912WordSection1" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">It is a risk reward. As Dave said if you miss the skill shot, you’re in jail and captive ball is only worthwhile shot. <span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span>FSPA [<a href="mailto:fspa-bounces+pinball=kevinsplanet.com@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">mailto:fspa-bounces+pinball=k<wbr>evinsplanet.com@fspazone.org</a>]<span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><wbr>On Behalf Of<span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Dave Hubbard via FSPA<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, February 20, 2018 1:24 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span>FSPA main discussion list<br><b>Cc:</b><span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span>Dave Hubbard<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [FSPA] Videobusters<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">It's still a risky strategy, unless you have it setup with more or less perfect physics so a full plunge around just bounces right in. If anyone does have it set up that way, don't do that. :) If you fail to start video mode, you are in serious jail. Also, a well played right-orbit tree is worth way more points in the end. So it's kind of medium-game strategy - a couple of video modes will probably beat 75% of competitors as Kevin said, but if your competitor does well on a mode tree, you WILL lose.<u></u><u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">That being said, it's still stupid and I hate the game for competition. Love it for casual play and theme.<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> --- Dave<u></u><u></u></div></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 1:18 PM, Dan Reynolds via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Good luck. I've been trying to sell mine, but getting no interest. <u></u><u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">yeah that's right ... I own the stupid thing. i know how to play it. my high score is about 6 billion. but in competition, the best strategy is still "avoid starting modes and play video mode". bleah.<u></u><u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u> <u></u></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">hopefully some new code drops soon.<u></u><u></u></div></div></div><div><div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 1:11 PM, Edward Most via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WOW... not feeling my GB atm. May be time to sell it<span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Edward Most<br><a href="mailto:edwardmost@verizon.net" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">edwardmost@verizon.net</a><u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">-----Original Message-----<br>From: Stephanie Traub via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a>><br>To: fspa <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a>><br>Cc: Stephanie Traub <<a href="mailto:stephsharer@gmail.com" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">stephsharer@gmail.com</a>><br>Sent: Tue, Feb 20, 2018 1:09 pm<br>Subject: [FSPA] Videobusters<u></u><u></u></span></p><div id="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912m_-8845277342065994152m_-7363435454701618376AOLMsgPart_1.2_f52e9a83-29c6-4f11-b68d-b12b6ce4a1e7"><div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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.<span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 10:06 AM, <<a href="mailto:fspa-request@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fspa-request@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Send FSPA mailing list submissions to<br> <span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a><br><br>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br> <span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://lists.fspazone.org/mailman/listinfo/fspa" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://lists.fspazone.org/ma<wbr>ilman/listinfo/fspa</a><br>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br> <span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:fspa-request@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fspa-request@fspazone.org</a><br><br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br> <span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:fspa-owner@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fspa-owner@fspazone.org</a><br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of FSPA digest..."<br><br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. Re: VBH banking fun today? (William F. Wulf II)<br> 2. GB at CarPool (video mode) (Dan Reynolds)<br> 3. Re: GB at CarPool (video mode) (Kendall Van Pool)<br> 4. Re: GB at CarPool (video mode) (Paul Liam McGlone)<br> 5. Re: GB at CarPool (video mode) (Kendall Van Pool)<br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "William F. Wulf II" <<a href="mailto:psyque@gmail.com" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">psyque@gmail.com</a>><br>To: FSPA main discussion list <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a>><br>Cc: Sergio Johnson <<a href="mailto:dusty@charm.net" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">dusty@charm.net</a>><br>Bcc: <br>Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 08:12:45 -0500<br>Subject: Re: [FSPA] VBH banking fun today?<u></u><u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Preplay scores have been entered, Sergio. <u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></span></div><div><div><div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">William Wulf<br>Lunaria, Ltd. Consulting<br><a href="mailto:psyque@gmail.com" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">psyque@gmail.com</a><br><a href="tel:(443)%20305-9853" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">443-305-9853</a></span></i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 12:31 PM, Sergio Johnson via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Hey,<span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Anybody out there interested in getting together this evening at VBH for some practice/bank scores? Let me know directly if you are,<u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thanks!<u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(136,136,136)">Sergio<u></u><u></u></span></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>FSPA mailing list<br><a href="mailto:FSPA@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">FSPA@fspazone.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.fspazone.org/mailman/listinfo/fspa" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://lists.fspazone.org/mail<wbr>man/listinfo/fspa</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Dan Reynolds <<a href="mailto:daniel.j.reynolds@gmail.com" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">daniel.j.reynolds@gmail.com</a>><br>To: FSPA main discussion list <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a>><br>Cc: <br>Bcc: <br>Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 09:24:58 -0500<br>Subject: [FSPA] GB at CarPool (video mode)<u></u><u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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.<span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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.<span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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.<u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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. <u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">In my opinion, winning a round of pinball should involve playing pinball.<u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">-Dan<u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Kendall Van Pool <<a href="mailto:kendallvanpool@gmail.com" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">kendallvanpool@gmail.com</a>><br>To: FSPA main discussion list <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a>><br>Cc: <br>Bcc: <br>Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:00:52 -0500<br>Subject: Re: [FSPA] GB at CarPool (video mode)<u></u><u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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.<u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">On Feb 20, 2018 9:25 AM, "Dan Reynolds via FSPA" <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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.<span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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.<span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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.<u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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. <u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">In my opinion, winning a round of pinball should involve playing pinball.<u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">-Dan<u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>FSPA mailing list<br><a href="mailto:FSPA@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">FSPA@fspazone.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.fspazone.org/mailman/listinfo/fspa" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://lists.fspazone.org/mail<wbr>man/listinfo/fspa</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Paul Liam McGlone <<a href="mailto:dwifairfaxatty@gmail.com" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">dwifairfaxatty@gmail.com</a>><br>To: FSPA main discussion list <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a>><br>Cc: <br>Bcc: <br>Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:03:09 -0500<br>Subject: Re: [FSPA] GB at CarPool (video mode)<br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br><br><br>> On Feb 20, 2018, at 9:24 AM, Dan Reynolds via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> 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.<br>><br>> 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.<br>><br>> 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.<br>><br>> 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.<br>><br>> In my opinion, winning a round of pinball should involve playing pinball.<br>><br>> -Dan<br>><br>><br>> ______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>> FSPA mailing list<br>><span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:FSPA@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">FSPA@fspazone.org</a><br>><span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://lists.fspazone.org/mailman/listinfo/fspa" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://lists.fspazone.org/ma<wbr>ilman/listinfo/fspa</a><br><br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Kendall Van Pool <<a href="mailto:kendallvanpool@gmail.com" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">kendallvanpool@gmail.com</a>><br>To: FSPA main discussion list <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a>><br>Cc: <br>Bcc: <br>Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:05:51 -0500<br>Subject: Re: [FSPA] GB at CarPool (video mode)<u></u><u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Im good with the change happening after the season. <u></u><u></u></span></div></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">On Feb 20, 2018 10:03 AM, "Paul Liam McGlone via FSPA" <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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.<br><br>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.<br><br><br><br>> On Feb 20, 2018, at 9:24 AM, Dan Reynolds via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> 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.<br>><br>> 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.<br>><br>> 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.<br>><br>> 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.<br>><br>> In my opinion, winning a round of pinball should involve playing pinball.<br>><br>> -Dan<br>><br>><br>> ______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>> FSPA mailing list<br>><span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:FSPA@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">FSPA@fspazone.org</a><br>><span class="m_-535520544070918293m_5358968768802502912Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://lists.fspazone.org/mailman/listinfo/fspa" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://lists.fspazone.org/ma<wbr>ilman/listinfo/fspa</a><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>FSPA mailing list<br><a href="mailto:FSPA@fspazone.org" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">FSPA@fspazone.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.fspazone.org/mailman/listinfo/fspa" 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