Press both flipper buttons prior to animation completing, and it usually pulses the magnet instead of dropping itSDTM.

TWD feed from the pops is a great nudging trainer for those that don't nudge much, or haven't developed the skill of nudging/slapping the side of the cab to get a ball to "come off," typically used on ball feeds from orbit shots to get them to avoid the top of a sling and return to the flipper. No software compensation is needed for this aspect of TWD.

I understand what you're saying, and it's not good for people walk away from pinball frustrated... without someone telling them how to do something differently (that is not difficult) that will change the outcome next time around.

Based on my experience of teaching other new/novice pinheads some of the basics of pinball or how to play a particular pin, I suppose I don't view a side nudge as all that difficult to execute or teach.

I don't think it needs one to be a good pin for competition at this point. Yes, there's the chance for a few scores to blow it up via CDC and Arena, but the impact on the competition is neutralized by the PAPA ticket qualifying format.

If there's a new release for PAPA, recent history suggests it will only be released for the tourney, and often times, the official published new code comes much later. This is what took place with ACDC at Expo 2 years' back.