Case's Arcade Forum

It seems to me that after the last pin mods were implemented the pins seemed heavy like lead.  But I have noticed since then that they have been relaxed and I'm guessing Case "loosened the screws" on them a bit.  In our league we love the pins now and I generally get two 300 games daily (sadly not usually during tours LOL).  In our league we don't really care that much about chasing 300 games.  It's more about fun and comradery for us.  I've seen virtually no complaints in our league room by league members.  300 games are still rolled in our tournaments daily (although someone other than me usually gets them LOL).  So they are not IMPOSSIBLE to achieve.  And my average has only fallen by 2 pins on the new mods so that's not much.  Perhaps it might be a good idea Case to have selectable pin sets.  As for our league we're happy with the way they are currently.  Thanks!

the new pins are bad ball hit the pens and bounced of like the pin was a pole and it dint matter how i play strikes are in and out

hi case
The reason I`m dropping my membership has nothing to do with the way the pins are. And I never realize we could vote on any changes that were made to any game. I have yet to see the voting booth where we can vote yes I like change or no I didnt care for it. My beef with the membership is that I dont have $75 dollars I can pay out all at once As I have REAL bills I need to pay each month. So I pay by the month and because I pay by the month I get none of the perks that the $75 dollars a year people get and then a picture beside my is all I get for $8 dollars a month... I`m sry call my cheap but I would really like to have a little more then that for 8 dollars a month. I dont pay pogo that much each month and I can play any game I want ever the new releases w/out waiting a week. And I got a feeling the badges will only be for plus members also.So get it right I wasnt trying to tell anybody a lesson I just feel paying 8 dollars a month just to have a pic beside my name really not worth and I wish this site all the best bowling was mostly my only thing and now that it gone what the point. good luck to everyone else tho

Here my thing...I dont get 300`s all the time or do I care if I get 300`s...I do care that the pins are not the same now and when I could pick up the 7 9 split I cant with new settings...It not sliding anymore like it did.

I think some people are bowling for fun and to chase 300s and others are playing with tournaments in mind.  In tournament play I think people are wanting a higher level of difficulty so that if you miss one strike you aren't instantly knowing you are done.   We may make changes to allow rooms to adjust pins to their liking so they can have tournament and fun play settings.

Case

this is like ridiculous keep changing the pins and always testing them the way the pins were a couple days a go was great people crying over cause they couldn't get 300's all the time shouldn't be getting 300's all the time that is so boring to me I think it would be exciting getting 300's once in awhile then getting them all the time if that is the vase with the game I will be bowling less cause it bores me  RailwayLil

Hi all,

I have done another pin update and had some regulars test it this afternoon.   It is live now.  This version of the pins more closely matches what was happening with the old pins, just with tweaks to hopefully reduce pins standing back up and sliding too far while trying to preserve enough pin movement for good action to pick up strikes and spares.

I realize it has been frustrating for many of you as we make changes to the games.  It is not our intent to forever keep making changes but I think everyone agrees there has been room for improvement.  I am sorry we don't have the magic wand that gives us the best settings right from the start but with the wide variety of playing styles, computer speeds, etc sometimes it does take a little while to get things to the sweet spot.

Our goal here is to be player supported by you guys without relying heavily on advertisement or sponsors to do so.  And while I totally respect that some players feel the need to "vote with their wallet" after changes I hope that many of you recognize you are all part of helping to build a great gaming site.  That means sometimes for a day or two the game might not be just as you'd like it, but over the long term we hope to get better and better as we grow.  The only way to do that is to take feedback from the players and keep trying to make it right.

I definitely encourage everyone to help test in the Bowling Test Room when we are trying new changes.  That is the best place to get us the feedback we need without it disrupting the main game.   In the case of the most recent updates we had received very good feedback on the changes that went live this week.   We may look at a different way to handle that in the future to make sure more players have a chance to test changes.

Thanks,
Case