Tourney 2015-12-14: CftBL, FH, HS, Pin*Bot, SST, Taxi, WWater, Xenon

[invitro]

Can't see any scores for TAXI in the leaderboard (Android).
Is there an issue?

Yes... apparently Junk Yard is Taxi's substitute. The web page tourney leaderboard shows the correct eight tables for each platform. But in TPA, you can play Taxi on mobile, and you can play JY on PC/Steam (and probably on PSN?). Workaround: don't play them.

 

[Tarek Oberdieck]

The web page tourney leaderboard shows the correct eight tables for each platform.

No, take a look at the steam bronze group. They play Junkyard instead of Taxi.

 

[invitro]

No, take a look at the steam bronze group. They play Junkyard instead of Taxi.

Wow. Thanks for the correction. At least clicking on a player's username shows the right eight tables.

I wonder why Farsight did this? A mystery!

 

[Tarek Oberdieck]

At least clicking on a player's username shows the right eight tables.

NO!

 

[invitro]

NO!

But isn't this the correct list for Steam Bronze? He's got a score on JY, and his points for it count.

It looks like Steam Bronze, Mobile Gold, and Mobile Silver are playing JY, and the other six divisions are playing Taxi. Whew! I think someone swapped the tournament ID for Mobile Bronze and Steam Bronze somewhere.

I still wonder why JY is used as a replacement for Taxi on any divisions. It's just Farsight being Farsight I suppose.

 

[invitro]

I am having serious difficulty with High Speed. I have played it several times now, I feel like I've whipped it pretty good, but my 13.8M is still only #5. I don't expect to match Tarek or Dizzer, but there are two other peeps with a 16.7M and a 14.3M. I must be missing something. I've read the instructions again and have tried to pump up the jackpot before scoring it, but it's hard to avoid making the ramp -- a few shots that hit the standups just rebound up the ramp. And I've thought about draining often, when I've got max bonus, but that doesn't seem right. Maybe I just need to try harder.

 

[suffocater]

Does anyone know the user Far**** in silver? Nr.1 overall at the moment, scores look legit, but the nick makes me wonder.

 

[EldarOfSuburbia]

Does anyone know the user Far**** in silver? Nr.1 overall at the moment, scores look legit, but the nick makes me wonder.

I'm going out on a limb here to suggest that this is the same "user" that went by a different name in previous tournaments, and was subsequently erased from existence.

That fact that it got 800 in Bronze last time through was suspicious enough.

 

[Tarek Oberdieck]

I am having serious difficulty with High Speed. I have played it several times now, I feel like I've whipped it pretty good, but my 13.8M is still only #5. I don't expect to match Tarek or Dizzer, but there are two other peeps with a 16.7M and a 14.3M. I must be missing something. I've read the instructions again and have tried to pump up the jackpot before scoring it, but it's hard to avoid making the ramp -- a few shots that hit the standups just rebound up the ramp. And I've thought about draining often, when I've got max bonus, but that doesn't seem right. Maybe I just need to try harder.

Well you have to play it with high speed.
All I can say is that fast shots to the san diego freeway and the ramp are important. And yes, boost up the jackpot before collecting and drain multiball after to enable a new MB with jackpot.

 

[Tarek Oberdieck]

I still wonder why JY is used as a replacement for Taxi on any divisions.

Good question.
My personal christmas wish this year: Replace Starship Troopers. My latest favorite in TPA. Sounds and table physics make me sick.

 

[Voof]

My request... Don't replace starship troopers, I finally figured out how to play it! the sound can go though...

 

[Extork]

My request... Don't replace starship troopers, I finally figured out how to play it! the sound can go though...

Do you just go for orbit multiball and boosting recon to 6? Or try to nuke a bunch of planets at once?

 

[Voof]

All of the above? Get klendathu with huge bonus multiplier is nice too.

 

[Flipperdeflip]

That fact that it got 800 in Bronze last time through was suspicious enough.

Why is that suspicious? According to http://pinballarcade.com/Tournaments would none of his table scores be in the Top 5 of the Gold Tournament.

I thought you guys had learned after falsely accusing Dizzer of being a cheater.

 

[andyy119]

Just played taxi (im in pc silver) and the table is in 3d, i dont have 3d glasses or the skill required for this but it sure looks freaky

 

[Ayrton12]

What's wrong with Starship Troopers? One of the best soundtracks with awesome effects and the lightshow is great as well. Only that Littlefinger [!] still confuses me all the time

 

[invitro]

Just played taxi (im in pc silver) and the table is in 3d, i dont have 3d glasses or the skill required for this but it sure looks freaky

Really? Can you take a screenshot and post it? I've never heard of this one.

 

[EldarOfSuburbia]

Why is that suspicious? According to http://pinballarcade.com/Tournaments would none of his table scores be in the Top 5 of the Gold Tournament.

I thought you guys had learned after falsely accusing Dizzer of being a cheater.

Seems Farsight agrees with me; the scores have disappeared.

 

[L33]

Ah man...just spent ages on JY only to find no score appearing. Was well chuffed with the game I played. Does anyone know if this game doesn't count in the tourney for some strange reason?

 

[Flipperdeflip]

Seems Farsight agrees with me; the scores have disappeared.

Farsight aren't known to make just or neutral decisions, it's not the first time they remove genuine scores from the leaderboards.

So, who of the fans here complained to Farsight?