Grayling, MI
I've never heard of, or seen a single person abuse one of my machines any more than I do... which isn't much at all...
(Topic ID: 106886)
Linked Games
The Walking Dead (Pro)
Stern, 2014
Topic Gallery
You're currently viewing posts by Pinsider tamoore.
Click here to go back to viewing the entire thread.
I'm a cronic lock-down-bar slapper. I don't wear rings or anything, but it's a habit I learned, and I can't shake. I'm quite sure nothing harmful is happening at all to the games I play, but I do this. I just slapped Astorpin's A13 a couple times last Sunday. That stupid bitch of a game!
Quoted from Excalabur:And that's the point of this whole thread, really.
Yes, putting your hand through the glass or kicking the legs can cause damage.
But hitting the lockdown bar? The thick metal thing attached to some other metal things? That's supposed to be a problem?
Really? Exactly what damage do you think that'll cause?
Same question for sliding a game on tiles--what problem do you think this will cause?
I think the reason you see operators of routed games move the game around more or 'abuse' them more than home owners do is that they understand that pinball machines aren't made out of paper. The wear-and-tear from these behaviours just isn't relevant.
Just because someone puts plastic plates in their china cabinet doesn't make them as fragile as china.
Agree.
I'm not sure who you some of you guys have as 'friends', but I've invited strangers into my arcade four different times, and other than one drunk girl who was obnoxious (not in regards to pinball, just obnoxious in general), I haven't had a single issue that I thought was abusive - especially abusive to commercial arcade equipment that is designed to take quite a bit of abuse.
These people were a mix of vid people, pinball people, and people who had little or no experience with any of it - and all managed to remain in control - even under the influence of plentiful free beer.
If I did have a friend who I thought was being abusive to a machine. I might mention it calmly a couple of times before kicking their heart through their chest, though.
I'm a pretty mellow guy, though. No anger issues here. 
Promoted items from Pinside Marketplace and Pinside Shops!
You're currently viewing posts by Pinsider tamoore.
Click here to go back to viewing the entire thread.
Reply
Wanna join the discussion? Please sign in to reply to this topic.
Hey there! Welcome to Pinside!
Donate to PinsideGreat to see you're enjoying Pinside! Did you know Pinside is able to run without any 3rd-party banners or ads, thanks to the support from our visitors? Please consider a donation to Pinside and get anext to your username to show for it! Or better yet, subscribe to Pinside+!
