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Idea for a Multi Williams Plus panel.
1500points:
ha, enough to feel like an inadequate mortal....
back to the 4 way restrictor. yes all 4-way games that used wico's used the diamond shape to guide the actuator. it lets the NSWE hit but the straight angle keeps the angles from triggering both contacts. ie no NE, SE, SW, NW.
frenzy, berzerk, xevious need 8 way. most maze games are 4 way, pacman, rallyx, pengo, dk, etc.
jimmer:
--- Quote from: RandyT on February 06, 2013, 01:46:11 pm ---I'm not sure you noticed, but his play style has 4 shots on the screen at all times when there are targets closing in on him. If you don't think that has anything to do with doing well with the game, you either haven't played it much, or have played it so much, you don't need it.
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Indeed, which equates to a constant 120ms fire rate(or less, I haven't calculated it yet). So I don't need to be able to float my contacts at 50ms
RandyT:
--- Quote from: jimmer on February 06, 2013, 01:52:45 pm ---Indeed, which equates to a constant 120ms fire rate(or less, I haven't calculated it yet). So I don't need to be able to float my contacts at 50ms
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First, your calculations are a little suspect if you think you can calculate those speeds from a YouTube video :). And second, you are correct, you don't need to do that. But there is a fatigue issue with Defender, Joust, Stargate, etc. The more up and down action you need to perform on the fire button to sustain those speeds, the more tired you become. What you can do in a few short bursts is quite different than what you will be able to do after 10 or 15 minutes. Microswitches are the worst in this regard, but a real leaf switch is unbeatable....well, outside of cheating and using a rapid fire circuit.
Also, don't forget to take into account that some of those shots in the videos are actually laid over one another.
1500points:
Spriggsy replied about the firing subject which should lay that one to rest since he is one of the extreme masters on the planet-
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Those defender videos were shot when i was using my ASCII playstation stick, not a keyboard. The stick had microswitches, which means you can actually fire faster than leafs if you have the dexterity to do so
However a new homemade panel feels more authentic (accurate button layout and goldleafs). I cannot fire or reverse as quickly on my new controller however it is more authentic, so i am starting to prefer it.
The only benefit to quick fire is if a pack of swarmers is heading quickly toward you, or you have mutants up your ass and you need to quickly reverse and pick off as many as possible. The new controller is forcing me to play with more control than speed, which is taking time to get used to but it will be better in the long run.
That is Mike’s skill : it’s all about control and firing accurately, rather than hit and hope.
jimmer:
I'm sure it's not over yet!
It could be, if one of the code dissasemblers tells us that it's not posssible to fire faster than XX.
I do see the advantage of having a super-rapid fire in your set of skills (even though I've not spotted it yet in any of the top players)