Okay, to preface: this is not a bash JJP thread.
This is to address what I consider a stupid default setting.
Regardless if you are playing casually or competitively, this is a horrible setting; Especially if you do not know it is set that way.
I would say like 75% of the JJP machines around me are set up to the normal 2 warnings then tilt setting per ball, but a few are set up with the B.S. 3 per game.
Recently I played an updated Hobbit that was previously set to 3 per ball but with the new code the default setting reverted back to 3 per game and no one had changed it yet. I know it should be on the onus of the player to know where they are at with this, IE cycling thru the screens to see how many warnings they have, but its still lame, especially if it is a casual player who has no idea. I am sure they come away feeling ripped off or think the game is broken or cheating them somehow.
It seems like a cheap way to shorting the game and get more coin drop. What other reason would this be the default setting? It is so odd as I don't know of any other pinball game that has warnings built in that does this.
I played in Pinburgh where the games are set up for short ball times, and I played their Hobbit with lightning flippers, no rubbers and no ball save, but it was on 3 per ball not 3 per game, which saved my butt on ball 3 where I took a double danger to save the ball and came back and won the match.
I don't care if locations want to use this setting, but it seems like it should be something you change, not the default and should be displayed for the player somewhere prior to the start of the game (whether by JJP on the screen or by the op; maybe on a card like the ones that say 3 ball game [3 warnings per game] or something).
//end rant