Ladera Ranch, CA
Quoted from Tribonian:Swappable upper 1/3 intriguing. My concern about the hardware is that the geometry on the lower 2/3 will never change, so if you master the nudging, it could make for some long ball times.
This is my same concern.
Let me start off by saying I like what Multimorphic is doing and I'm pulling for them. Pinball definitely needs technological innovation and with what is available today compared to say 90's DMD's we should be seeing some truly amazing things.
The issue for me is that you don't have physical interaction with targets on the screen like you do with say bumpers. It's virtual with the ball rolling over.
For example, you can not do Hobbit style pop up targets on the playfield due to the screen. They would have to be virtual targets. You also would not be able to do a Big Lebowski style lower playfield. Again, it would have to be virtual. This pushes things toward video game aspects rather than physical pinball.
I would love to see more targets or bumpers or anything really on the screen area. The teaser videos do show potential but we have yet to see actual implementation.
I wish Multimorphic the best and look forward to trying the P3 in person at some point. The potential for community made games is huge. In theory, you could start a pinball company by producing games for the P3 platform. I just wish the screen wasn't a limiting factor on the lower half of the playfield.
