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Quoted from Whysnow:I am disappointed in you.... Have you EVER played a Pat Lawlor designed game before?
Every Lawlor after Addams has ball save.
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Quoted from gweempose:I wonder if Stern has a patent on the extended metal protector that they've been using on the magnets since TWD.
I never quite understood the exposed magnet cores...why not just put it under the playfield like Shadow and Addams...or even GB w/ the magna-slings. If worried about wood wear in that area, just put some mylar in that area at the factory.
Quoted from jar155:It must have to do with the way the magnet is used. An exposed core might be needed to stop higher velocity shots, but I'm not sure.
I don't think so - Shadow's under the playfield magnet can stop a fast shot. The magnet on the Ringmaster's head on CV (hidden under the lid on his head) usually grabs fast shots. I get the feeling exposed cores were done to either show the player there's a magnet there and something cool will happen...or to prevent the wood from getting worn by the pull of the magnet. Shadow's often have wood wear where the magnet is..but had they put a strip of mylar there to begin with, it would have been fine.
Quoted from gweempose:The hidden magnet on Shadow is capable of bringing a screaming ball to a halt. Of course, it generates a lot of friction on the playfield. I think that's why they generally choose to have the cores exposed instead of hiding them. I agree with rarehero, though, that mylar might be a better solution.
Yeah, I think they thought exposing cores would solve that wood wear issue, not realizing it brought other problems with it like wear around the core, mushrooming, and even caving in the playfield like on Stern IJ.
Quoted from BrianBannon:I wish that were true. Unfortunately, after a time, the wood under the mylar has similar problems.
Yeah? I touched up my Shadow and mylared it a million years ago...looks the same as the day I did it. Granted it's not on location...but I have played the hell out of it.
Quoted from Chrizg:I will route a DI once I see game times in the 2-2:30 time frame. I saw guys at expo play 20 minute games. Not much $ to be made on 20min games
I'd imagine expo players are better than the typical route customer.
Quoted from Mike_M:Clearly you weren't watching me play at Expo.
Hahaha....well, at the end of the day, an operator can make ANY game more difficult for shorter balltimes by opening the outlanes, turning off ball save, turning off extra balls, etc.
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