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<blockquote data-quote="invitro" data-source="post: 244819" data-attributes="member: 446"><p>Well, the main reason for doing this is to keep games from lasting hours and hours, as the finals of real-pinball tourneys are on a pretty strict time schedule. Since we are limited to 20 minutes in TPA, I don't think much would be gained. However, allowing EB's does have the effect of making the skill of keeping the ball in play a not very important skill for many tables, which I think is a negative. As with other suggestions, I'd like to be able to try out a no-EB version of the regular TPA tournaments. I'm just unsure if that format would necessarily be better, or if it would be better for all tiers (it seems reasonable that it would be more likely to be better in Gold).</p><p></p><p>I'm generally an advocate for allowing limited EB's in competitive pinball, as so much of the strategy on many tables is focused around getting EB's, and that would just disappear if they were completely disallowed. And yes I know that most of that strategy is gone in the current TPA tourney format for many/most tables.</p><p></p><p>(PS: I don't know why I'm rambling so much on these issues right now. I like talking about pinball tournaments I guess. I won't be surprised if I feel embarrassed and delete all these posts later... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="invitro, post: 244819, member: 446"] Well, the main reason for doing this is to keep games from lasting hours and hours, as the finals of real-pinball tourneys are on a pretty strict time schedule. Since we are limited to 20 minutes in TPA, I don't think much would be gained. However, allowing EB's does have the effect of making the skill of keeping the ball in play a not very important skill for many tables, which I think is a negative. As with other suggestions, I'd like to be able to try out a no-EB version of the regular TPA tournaments. I'm just unsure if that format would necessarily be better, or if it would be better for all tiers (it seems reasonable that it would be more likely to be better in Gold). I'm generally an advocate for allowing limited EB's in competitive pinball, as so much of the strategy on many tables is focused around getting EB's, and that would just disappear if they were completely disallowed. And yes I know that most of that strategy is gone in the current TPA tourney format for many/most tables. (PS: I don't know why I'm rambling so much on these issues right now. I like talking about pinball tournaments I guess. I won't be surprised if I feel embarrassed and delete all these posts later... :o) [/QUOTE]
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