It's still the honeymoon phase so hard to tell. That said, last week the code felt stale and repetitive. And while the code needs work, I've been finding new techniques and strategies that have me loving this game.

Code and rules will define this game in the long run. It's off to a great start, but deep games don't always equate to last ability. TRON IM and MET are great examples of not so deep games that have a huge replay factor. Sometimes a deep game can hurt its last ability factor because it becomes more of a work load game than fun.

Totally agree. There's a fine line between deep and fun. I owned LoTR for 6 1/2 years. Now if I see one, I'm like 'cool LoTR' and just keep walking. If I do happen to stop and hit start, I usually regret it 25 mins later when I'm still playing. Still a classic and top 5 in my book though

Completing 3 deep missions awards a shot on the pf worth 2X. The problem is that 2X shot doesn't stack with combo multipliers and the default factory settings have it so if you lose your ball, you lose the 2X shot. Turn feature adjustment #33 to NO (which I recommend) and this reward will carry over ball to ball and make it a more relevant award. The problem is that this 2X shot doesn't stack with a combo multiplier so getting this award to increase other level 1 mission points, hence increasing your KM JPs, is irrelevant.

I don't know if the 2X pf award counts towards super ramps or super spinner - I would think so.

That all said, I have been having fun going 3 deep with destroy the drill which lights the warp ramp 2X shot which is good for the Klingon super JP and if you're good at making consecutive warp shots.