Hi I have an off-topic question, but seeing how good several of you are, I think somebody can answer me.
My question is, when to use a drop catch technique to stop the ball and when to use instead a live catch technique.
Especially when playing real pinball machines.. Both of these techniques are described as having the same effect of stopping the ball, so what do you think?
the real drop catch is not possible on a vp table, cause you sure lose the ball, Drop catch will be properly executed when you release the flipper as the ball comes toward it decelerating the ball with the released movement and subsequent down-playerfield inertia of the flipper. The ball decelerates to usually an almost zero velocity, and then is available immediately for a shot. if i try this on a vp table i cant do it as well as in real pinball.
Ok, thanks but my question was slightly different.. i.e. I know theoretically what is a drop catch and a live catch, and how to perform those techniques. My doubt is when to use drop catch or live catch in a real game situation, considering that both techniques sems to have the same effect.. Ok Niliang telling it in italian: in una partita quando si usa il drop catch invece del live catch e veiceversa? sono due tecniche interscambiabili?
Well, in my opinion you could consider this guideline:
> 30% of the highest score published is a good score
> 60% is a very good score
> 90% is an excellent score:
So, considering jpsalas attack from Mars the highest score published is 185,565,571,330. Good score would be at least 55.6 billion.. Anyway this is only my personal opinion..
Best wishes
Fine, crush my dreams! I wish I hadn't read your post, and remained ignorant. Seriously now, is there quick chart of the highest ever scores somewhere?
So what if one person is light years better at a game compared to everyone else? Take Jackbot, for instance - on JP's table you have one person who posted a score of 45 billion and everyone else on the list is around 5-15 billion. Does that mean that they all suck (or just barely qualify as "good") simply because one person had a freakishly high score? Personally, if I was doing your percentage scale I'd be inclined to toss out first place in that scenario and just compare my score against the rest of the leaderboard. But likewise, that's my personal opinion...
Yeah, whoever got the best score is just a freak of nature. Doesn't count. I agree with this.\
I'm just playing around, guys.
I really just had one good ball. I was already satisfied with myself after that, so I probably lost some concentration. I haven't even tried 95% of the tables, so I usually just try them out and move on. It's a great Pin though.
Hi, if i crushed your dreams with those percentages, than have a look at the average score of those published and you can definitely shoot your dreams
. Much higher than a simple 30%
Hi I have an off-topic question, but seeing how good several of you are, I think somebody can answer me.
My question is, when to use a drop catch technique to stop the ball and when to use instead a live catch technique.
Especially when playing real pinball machines.. Both of these techniques are described as having the same effect of stopping the ball, so what do you think?
the real drop catch is not possible on a vp table, cause you sure lose the ball, Drop catch will be properly executed when you release the flipper as the ball comes toward it decelerating the ball with the released movement and subsequent down-playerfield inertia of the flipper. The ball decelerates to usually an almost zero velocity, and then is available immediately for a shot. if i try this on a vp table i cant do it as well as in real pinball.
Ok, thanks but my question was slightly different.. i.e. I know theoretically what is a drop catch and a live catch, and how to perform those techniques. My doubt is when to use drop catch or live catch in a real game situation, considering that both techniques sems to have the same effect.. Ok Niliang telling it in italian: in una partita quando si usa il drop catch invece del live catch e veiceversa? sono due tecniche interscambiabili?
Well, in my opinion you could consider this guideline:
> 30% of the highest score published is a good score
> 60% is a very good score
> 90% is an excellent score:
So, considering jpsalas attack from Mars the highest score published is 185,565,571,330. Good score would be at least 55.6 billion.. Anyway this is only my personal opinion..
Best wishes
Fine, crush my dreams! I wish I hadn't read your post, and remained ignorant. Seriously now, is there quick chart of the highest ever scores somewhere?
So what if one person is light years better at a game compared to everyone else? Take Jackbot, for instance - on JP's table you have one person who posted a score of 45 billion and everyone else on the list is around 5-15 billion. Does that mean that they all suck (or just barely qualify as "good") simply because one person had a freakishly high score? Personally, if I was doing your percentage scale I'd be inclined to toss out first place in that scenario and just compare my score against the rest of the leaderboard. But likewise, that's my personal opinion...
Yeah, whoever got the best score is just a freak of nature. Doesn't count. I agree with this.\
I'm just playing around, guys.
I really just had one good ball. I was already satisfied with myself after that, so I probably lost some concentration. I haven't even tried 95% of the tables, so I usually just try them out and move on. It's a great Pin though.
Hi, if i crushed your dreams with those percentages, than have a look at the average score of those published and you can definitely shoot your dreams
. Much higher than a simple 30%.
Obviously as in all things of life, theer are exceptions...
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