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special programming for ball saves?

By raycasual

1 year ago



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    #1 1 year ago
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    raycasual

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    10y 25,150 63 6

    full disclosure - i'm a weak player but I own a bunch of pinballs bc I love playing...I set all my HUO pins to the longest ball save times, so my question is...

    i've noticed some ball saves I most def didn't deserve on various machines I own (they're all post-2010 pins)...well past the full 15sec option I chose (and the light isn't flashing anymore). is there special programming that gives extra consideration when you choose longer ball save times? I mosdef appreciate the extra chance but I notice that my newer pins are extra generous (star wars in partic!).

    pins are:
    elivra hoh prem
    stranger things prem
    batman66 prem
    avengers iq prem
    star wars pro
    tron pro

    cheers yall!

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    #2 1 year ago
     
    MDM

    Black_Knight

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    US Blue Ridge, GA

    9y 115K 3,065 109 33

    They sometimes give you more grace if you haven’t hit a switch for a few seconds and it goes down the middle.

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    #3 1 year ago
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    raycasual

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    Quoted from Black_Knight:

    They sometimes give you more grace if you haven’t hit a switch for a few seconds and it goes down the middle.

    very cool! that makes sense. i'll pay closer attention the next time the pinball gods give me mercy

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    #4 1 year ago
     
    DIA

    mrossman5

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    Most new games have grace periods for the ball save and many other shots such as getting a jackpot a few seconds after going down to 1 ball after multiball.

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    #5 1 year ago
     
    JTD

    StoneyCreek

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    Quoted from mrossman5:

    Most new games have grave periods for the ball save and many other shots such as getting a jackpot a few seconds after going down to 1 ball after multiball.

    *grave period* try to avoid that! LOL.

    And timers can be paused if in a saucer, or lock, or even (TSPP anyway) rattling around in the pops.

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    #6 1 year ago
     
    DIA

    mrossman5

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    Quoted from StoneyCreek:

    *grave period* try to avoid that! LOL.
    And timers can be paused if in a saucer, or lock, or even (TSPP anyway) rattling around in the pops.

    Haha sorry, *grace* period.

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    #7 1 year ago
     
    MAB

    mbeardsley

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    5y 68,800 2,390

    It seems that some newer Sterns have some ball saves when you drain right from a scoop kick-out.

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