Quoted from mechslave:

What you mean you don't like watching players stand and time out modes?
That seemed to be the strategy in ST today. Play Space Jumps, try to bring 3rd mode into multi, and time out modes to reach Kiwasaki multiball. I've brought up concerns about ST software in three different threads, and everyone keeps ignoring how simple and stale the software is right now.
I think you should be forced to complete a mode to get credit for it. Needs a lot of rule enhancement but that'd be a good start.

Quoted from mechslave:

Yep, but they were still doing it. They play 2-3 modes, maybe a 4th during Vengence MB. If you aren't in Super Ramps or a multi, then they'd time the other modes out. I know, your jackpot total will be less. But that's what was happening. Re-read the thread title to see what we're discussing.

Quoted from mechslave:

I don't understand the 2 and 3 deep modes, like Space Jump II and Space Jump III.... what's the advantage to going 3 deep? You'd get Super Ramps but you also get it with the normal 3 in a row, which gets you that much closer to Kobayashi?
Of all the matches yesterday, the games on ST were definitely the most boring, and every player (I believe) timed out modes in their games on it. Every game on ST looked to roughly go the same strategy towards Kobayashi, by way of Space Jumps/Save the Entr/Prime Dir, bringing a mode or Super Ramps into the main multi, and then timing out the final 2-3 modes on the other side of the triangle. Definitely more "boring to watch" than the other games, no doubt, and since all the games followed roughly the same strategy involving timing out modes, it felt stale.

Quoted from Purpledrilmonkey:

I truly don't mean any offense in this statement: have you actually played the game and gotten to warp 9.9?
It's insanely difficult. 18 shots - if you make it, it gets faster and harder to control; if you miss, you brick off the lock targets at full speed into the right outlane.
If you can consciously get to 9.8 as a strategy and use the add-a-ball properly, you are a much better player than I sir. I saw many a game at expo in person with many great players and I have yet to see 9.9 achieved in 3 ball play, let alone used as a strategy.