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NOOB question about ball travel on playfield

By Atrain

5 years ago



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    #1 5 years ago
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    MAG

    Atrain

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    US Detroit, MI

    6y 57,300 109

    I have been playing MET Pro and just recently AFMr SE. To me it seems that the ball acts completely different on the AFMr lower portion of the playfield than the MET. The ball moves in more arcs and seems to get "drawn" into the flipper and the side slings more. Not sure if I am giving good descriptions of the ball action but it seems totally different. So first, does this make sense? And if it does, what makes the difference?

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    #2 5 years ago
     
    DAV

    InfiniteLives

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    several things could affect ball travel

    are machines level?
    pitch of machine?
    cleaned and waxed?
    raised/cupped inserts (although the two titles you mentioned shouldnt have this issue)
    bubbled mylar (although the two titles you mentioned shouldnt have this issue)

    some Sterns you want to nudge the machine when the ball is leaving the orbit to return it back to the flipper, MET is one of them (if your talking about how the ball returns to the flippers)

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    #3 5 years ago
     
    LTG

    LTG

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    One thing to consider is the ball is rolling and spinning.

    Harry Williams said, "The ball is wild".

    LTG : )

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    #4 5 years ago
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    Atrain

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    US Detroit, MI

    6y 57,300 109

    The ball is wild for sure. I was wondering if there was something in the playfield that was added to make the different movement. I have played games before with the same feel as AFMr. I just can't describe it very well. Maybe it is the difference of angles the games are set up at and that does it.

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    #5 5 years ago
     
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    zacaj

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    US Rochester, NY

    11y 158K 10,396 88 122 1

    They could definitely have different types of clearcoat. Different amount of play on the clear can also affect it, as well as how recently they were cleaned and waxed or how clean the balls are

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    #6 5 years ago
     
    ODZ

    davjoszie

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    US Kansas City, MO

    11y 41,550 452 4

    One of the coolest things about pinball for me is how differently games play. Even the same titles can feel like an entirely different game depending on the factors mentioned above.

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    #7 5 years ago
     
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    InfiniteLives

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    OP
    Quoted from Atrain:

    The ball is wild for sure. I was wondering if there was something in the playfield that was added to make the different movement. I have played games before with the same feel as AFMr. I just can't describe it very well. Maybe it is the difference of angles the games are set up at and that does it.

    check the bubble in the shooterlane

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