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shorthair:
DB: yes, to both of those.

In general, I prefer VP cos of it's ideality. Worn components just pisses me off - for any kind of machine.

Shardian: it's a cluttered table, with a high learning curve. Of course, as with many of the tables, it's difficult to get the length of the playfield right, given that most people are using 4:3 displays. Definitely a rotated widescreen would be killer, and is a well-discussed concept at VP forums.

MPTech: strategy? Maybe that I don't like chess will give you a clue. I just try to keep the ball from going down the centre. Oh, and I cheat: I put walls up to close out the outlanes. HAHAHAH. You know those were just limitations designed in to help ensure they'd make money. Then again, since the bumping is limited, I think it can be justified, here.
KenToad:
The major difference I've noticed between playing VP tables and their real-life counterparts is the tilt sensitivity.  You can probably adjust it, but it seems like the tilt on real machines varies a lot from one machine to another, even for the same game.  Finding out the limits of the tilt sensor is one of the many delights of playing on a handmade, unique table, as opposed to a well-made simulation.

FWIW, I love Attack from Mars on VP and I think it plays very similar to a real table that's not too beat up, specifically one that has been circulating a few of the pinball spots around town the last few years.  :)

I had the guy who has the top three scores over to try it out on my bartop and he agreed that it was amazingly similar, which was nice to hear, considering the experience he has with that game.  Also, he clued me in on a few tips for playing and showed me on the VP version. 
shorthair:
I can understand it, but I don't identify with it. I disable (set to 0) the tilt sensitivity on VP tables. The only reason all my tables aren't that way is cos it ain't easy, or isn't possible in some cases, to find it in the script. However, on TZ, I hadn't even looked so it was a factor in play.
CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on May 11, 2007, 11:22:03 am ---
Yep... I like VP, play it fairly frequently, and enjoy it for what it is... it's not real, so I don't expect it to play as real.  I'm heavily considering a VP bartop in the coming months if I can discover a way to rotate the image for a widescreen monitor (I haven't looked into it yet, maybe it's already possible).

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