I have both STh and DP sitting next to each other and I enjoy them both...probably equally at the moment.

Rules on STh force you to think about how you want to start and stack things. Its easy to start TK with a mode, but a little harder to stack TK with a mode + DD+DG.

I think you can also stack TI with a DD and/or DG (not 100% sure though)

There is a more MB stackability in STh than DP. With DP, you can stack some like Ninja MB on a quest, but no mechsuit stacking.
Of course, DP has the team-ups, which adds depth too.

I have tried stacking in Stth, but other than the TK + mode, I do not find they really help.
The first DD mode is horrible, too long and boring and usually avoid it if I can. lol

Owned DP for 2 years and I am not a tournament player. Love Marvel and DP theme. The animations, art and code are great, well done, very clean. Love the shots too. It just got boring after awhile and I find STh code to be much deeper. Fighting bosses twice (with Sauron added in background) in order to progress just gets super repetitive.

I’ve gotten to where I enjoy the first DD mode. The music is cool, and stacking it with the DG multiball is great because every shot is good for points, whether you miss or not. You can also rack up points by rebounding off the 2 middle targets over and over. And don’t forget double scoring.

yeah I need to change it up for sure.

are the pink monk flipper fans a must buy for this game?

not in my opinion but others like them... I don't have them nor seem to need them.

Best way to decide this is to play for a few hours at your preferred angle and flipper strength (or invite some friends over). If you don’t see a problem, it’s not a problem.

On my machine the fans were required as the demogorgon, even after fixing, was not hittable after 45 minutes of play. At 20 minutes it was getting harder to hit. I play my machines for hours each day though so your mileage may vary. If you don't play a lot of back to back games and the machine has time to cool down between them then you probably will never see the issue.

I agree completely about loving "feast or famine" games.

I currently own both DPLE and STHLE, both are great pins in their own ways, but they are very different. DP has a lot of going for it in the call outs (way better than STh), the artwork (again, way better than STh) and definitely humor (disappointed in the complete lack of humor in STh).

Personally I think that DP is on the shallow side. You really only have the five main modes to complete, then some sub modes and mini wizard modes. The funny thing is I read about people saying that DP has long ball times, but DP can kick my ass pretty regularly. I don't feel like I have any particularly impressive scores on DP like I do on pins that are considered more difficult (like R&M, IM, and even STh for example).

I've had DP for almost 2 years, so I obviously like it, but I am having more enjoyment from STh currently, and I do not remember being anywhere near as addicted to playing DP even the first couple of months of owning it as I am with STh.

Hey! That was the spoiler that I was talking about!

Man I don’t think my STh wants to be played tonight haha. I just played 7 or 8 games and I swear there were high powered magnets in the outlanes and SDTM. Absolutely brutal. Weird how some games just get mean some nights. Everything else is playing nice. Still an absolutely killer game and I’m going in for more, wish me luck.

That’s how it shows love. 7 or 8 games under 100M to warm you up, then one big game over 500M to show you that it was worth fighting for. I’ve never said “this is the LAST game” as much as I have with STH.

That’s what I thought too, but nope, more kicks to the ding ding. Walked over to Rick and Morty and it was even nastier. Maybe I’ll just scroll Pinside for a bit

what's everyone got autoplunger set to? Really weak and really strong are both dicey.

Totally agree with this assessment as someone who owned DP for 2 years.

Prophet thanks so much for showing it off! Looks awesome

150. I got tired of the skillshot-to-drain combo.

yeah I will adjust this too. It is very annoying to get the TK lock, and the auto plunger drain it for you or any other combination of auto plunge/drain

To make it a real skillshot, the game should reward you for using the plunger instead of the action button, e.g. make it worth 2x as much. Of course the best way to get the super skill shot is to soft plunge to the right flipper (or bounce pass from the left flipper) without hitting a switch, then nail the saucer. Not easy to do, but very satisfying and safe.

Funny you should mention that. At one point, I was making the MXV shot 2-3 times per game with the auto-launch. I felt like that was cheating, so I changed the auto-launch power.

So many questions about this post.. My daughter was Eleven for Halloween and well that memory is now ruined in my mind.

Yeah, but did she cut her hair for the role? Let’s see who was more committed.

To answer those questions:

1. To make my friends laugh, and to fulfill a league tradition for new games.
2. The largest size they make
3. I burned it and threw it away

I do it somewhat regularly

New socks, thx MustangPaul

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The best feeling I get when I play STh is when I have a mode...demogorgan running and I hit the ramp to lock the final ball and see all 3 balls hanging on the back...the van flipping over and all 3 balls drop from TK...then go on a jackpot rampage is such a good feeling...The TK lock is very unique as well...I like how you cant tell if you have balls locked or not until you hit the ramp to see if the ball jumps to the TK... which is one reason why I tend to not backhand the shot without knowing due to TK mechanism engaging then you know you screwed up...such an awesome game!

you can also try to short plunge into the scoop thing for 10 mil base. That one you can just short plunge to the left flipper, dead bounce to the right, then flick it in for the 10. Nice thing about that one is if you don't touch any other switches you can try again. Just don't do it at league night lol

The drops are like the easy lit upper lane skill shots on many machines. Just hit the flashing one to collect but not worth a ton.

Ahoy there ! Joined the club yesterday with a Pro ( UV kit + Cleland sound)

Huge Things fan so didn't take much for my buddy and I to crack open the beers, sprint home from our shift at Scoops Ahoy and have some pinball fun.

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I had a few consecutive 500M games last night, getting closer to my 1B goal... I guess I just suck at pinball as others have an easy time getting a high score.
I had fun with it, I think I starter seeing improvements after changing my strategy, would be curious to hear others:

rather than building up the ramps x3, I focus first on getting burn it back lit, secure the right outline and then work on my progress from there depending on where the game take me, if I am not close of starting a mode, I would continue building burn it back to try to get X2 PF multiplier.

At this point I typically have 1 EB already secured and if I continue building Burn It back, I can sometimes get 2 EB on Ball 1. If I get to this point then I will take from there...

But I think the key is to build up that burn it back orbit as much as possible, or I otherwise tend to drain to quickly.

I also managed to play TRAMP'EM quite deeply a few times, resulting is several round of demos, I do this by making sure I have at least 1 TK lock so I can re-start the mode with swipe a ball (only in the premium)..

All my setting are stock by the way...

If you have other suggestions for stacking and or strategy please post them!

That's bullshit!