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I suck at competitive pinball. But I still love it. Am I insane?

By wizard_mode

8 years ago


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#45 8 years ago
Quoted from Whysnow:

I tried to make a device which allowed me to wear headphones that attach to a bluetooth microphone that I would attach directly to the speaker. In other words a device which would allow me to listen to the game sounds and also block out others, but so far I have not found anything that works for this. Soem games have the headphone jack but that is far and few in route play.

I wonder if just putting on headphones and tucking the cord into your pocket would help cut down on interruptions while you're playing? Of course you'll never hear the end of it once people figure out what you're doing ...

#63 8 years ago
Quoted from TheLaw:

It's a Sport, that makes it the right place buddy!

If you wants to go full-McEnroe in the PAPA finals then whatever, at least the stakes are high (and your freak out will be recorded for posterity). But going ape when you drain at a local tournament is just embarrassing, like watching someone go crazy about a dropped pass at a flag football game or a pop-fly in a charity softball game. It makes things less enjoyable for everyone else. People should work out their anger management issues at home or on their therapist's couch! The rest of us aren't interested.

#65 8 years ago
Quoted from TheLaw:

The part I don't like is assigning value of something to someone else. You local Angry Joe probably isn't going to make it to PAPA finals...so this is it for them.

Fair point, the guys at PAPA should probably try to behave like human beings as well.

Quoted from TheLaw:

When I'm playing against people I also really don't give a shit aboot their enjoyment level or if they are interested in what I'm doing....I'm there to beat them

You don't have to actually care about other people to treat them with basic decency. Pretending works perfectly well in this context!

#70 8 years ago
Quoted from Kawydud:

Competitive pinball by itself doesn't suck, it is the people involved that can make it crappy.

Quoted from TheLaw:

Same thing we say aboot home players

Ha! If you're playing at home by yourself and you can't stand the company...

(Thumbs-up for the Canadian spelling, however).

#71 8 years ago
Quoted from wizard_mode:

You mean 17 years?

Easy now, that trophy was for pinball not math.

#75 8 years ago
Quoted from jonnyo:

Here's a vid of my friend Mads getting a bad ball at CAX. He was playing Bowen, so obviously no cake-walk match, and how awesome would it be to say, "I beat Bowen." Anyway, he was so pissed at himself he went off in Danish!! hahahaha
» YouTube video

Is that the right clip? If so kind of a disappointing rant, looks like he took a moment to compose himself with his head resting on the lockdown bar after a tough house ball, and then politely shook hands with Bowen! If that's the type of behavior we're complaining about here I agree that's hardly objectionable. I was thinking of something far more loud and disruptive.

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