Bride of Pin.Bot: 1 Billion Points Shot

[JoeSlow]

To get the last achievement (Meisterziele) of 'Bride of Pin.Bot' I need to shot the 1 billion points.
I think it is very hard to get.

You have to shoot to the completed face and if you're lucky (the billion is only lit by chance) you can go for the billion when you shoot the heart ramp within 12 seconds.
12 seconds is a very short time especially when you miss the heart ramp and shoot the ball to the right ramp.

Did you often get the billion?

One thing I don't know exactly is:
Does the big wheel starts turning when - after a metamorphosis - both balls are in play and you shoot to the face?
When only one ball is in play the big wheel won't start anymore?

[Axlsgolden]

Yes, you need both balls for the big wheel and the billion shot and yes it´s tricky to get it.
The machine is relative easy to play in my opinion. But the billion shot is a challenge (short time frame). I missed it until now (but absolutely accurate)
When you loose one ball, the "story" starts from the beginning.
"voice activation, optical link a.s.o."
She says :"Oh no, I`m turning back.."

So both balls keeping in game is important to progress.

[JoeSlow]

I like to play this pinball machine very much, so it's OK for me to try a little bit longer.
It was important for me to know that I understood the rules correctly.

[balloon pikachu]

I've been trying and there's no way to 'luck' it you actually have to know exactly where to shoot. It seems hard but doable even for a nooby like me. Thankfully it's not hard to get the objective set up so you'll be able to practice a lot.

[RedRaccoonDog]

Believe me, once you get to The Big Wheel spinner the table goes downhill fast. After you land 20+ Big Wheel Spins with only 4 billionaire shots landed after an hour of gameplay, you will see. Its a very fustrating table where you can spend whole hours scoring regular points and shots that dont even total up to a billion. Scoring big on this table is all luck. I think this table is the very definition of grinding in pinball.

[Gimp_Gamer64]

I only got it one time I think on PS3.

[SpaceJunk]

The spinning wheel is chance and the quickness makes it though, but the heart ramp itself is really easy to hit. The sweet spot is in the middle of the flipper when the ball is rolling down from the outer lanes. A pass to the opposite flipper to slow the ball down might make it easier if you have the time to do that. If it's rolling down inside the table on either side, at a slight angle, time it so you hit the ball near the end of the flipper.

[Psiklops]

I've gotten lucky on the xbox 360 version and hit it twice in a row. I think RedRaccoonDog is right about the scoring. The big wheel is the only thing really worth hitting. Fun game, but not a lot of depth once you master that shot.

[MWink64]

With some practice it's really not that hard at all. When the balls roll down from the face it's not that hard to hit them right up the heart ramp. Also, when they're coming down the heart ramp it's possible to hit them back up the shuttle ramp. Sometimes I feel like these shots are a bit too easy. My advice is just keep practicing. You'll get it.

[RobertMeans]

For whatever reason I find the billion shot very easy to make (once its lit). Just like MWink64 I hit the heart ramp right when the two balls come down from the face and then hit them up the shuttle ramp again for the big wheel. I've been having more problems with the jackpot shot. The right loop is a hard shot IMHO, plus, once you've completed the loop to light jackpot, the ball is not served neatly on the right flipper to make the jackpot shot.

I also think that the scoring on the Bride is somewhat unbalanced. Once you've made the billion shot, all other shots seem irrelevant. 200,000 skill shot...lol. Even the 1 Million loop shot seems undesirable. Other than that, the Bride is a great table. I particularly like the challenging multiball rules.

[Psiklops]

You're right. Often I don't bother trying to hit the jackpot shot. It's easier to get same/more points elsewhere with less risk.

[Roo]

Originally posted by RedRaccoonDog:

Believe me, once you get to The Big Wheel spinner the table goes downhill fast. After you land 20+ Big Wheel Spins with only 4 billionaire shots landed after an hour of gameplay, you will see. Its a very fustrating table where you can spend whole hours scoring regular points and shots that dont even total up to a billion. Scoring big on this table is all luck. I think this table is the very definition of grinding in pinball.

+1. Worst scoring system I've ever seen in a pinball table. Once you know about the billion point shot, there is no reason to go for anything else. Really stupid.

Sad too because I was having fun with the table until I learned about it. But it's no fun to play "normally" (doing a variety of different things) for like 30 minutes and know that that score can be beaten in about 3 minutes because of one shot.

[SpaceJunk]

Originally posted by Roo:

Originally posted by RedRaccoonDog:

Believe me, once you get to The Big Wheel spinner the table goes downhill fast. After you land 20+ Big Wheel Spins with only 4 billionaire shots landed after an hour of gameplay, you will see. Its a very fustrating table where you can spend whole hours scoring regular points and shots that dont even total up to a billion. Scoring big on this table is all luck. I think this table is the very definition of grinding in pinball.

+1. Worst scoring system I've ever seen in a pinball table. Once you know about the billion point shot, there is no reason to go for anything else. Really stupid.

Sad too because I was having fun with the table until I learned about it. But it's no fun to play "normally" (doing a variety of different things) for like 30 minutes and know that that score can be beaten in about 3 minutes because of one shot.

You're right if your end goal is competitive play. Other than the scoring system, the table is well designed and is still fun if the scoring disparity doesn't bother you. It's a great introductory table with some style. It's a classic.

[MWink64]

I agree that the scoring is extremely imbalanced on this table but it doesn't change the fact that it's one of my favorite tables in TPA.

[phoerber]

Here's a strategy: You can get up to 4 extra balls at a time so try to build those up first. Next, use nudge to get as many heartbeat and lit ramp shots into the shooter lane and keep building the shooter multiplier. Its crap at first I realize, but once you have it built up to x100, x150, x200 and you hit 100k or 200k well..you do the math. It does start over to x1 after x255, fyi. The billion shot is made artificially rare by the game's software somewhere around 10-12 billion, so it then becomes a game of numbers. Personally I say get to face 4 and then perform either a two ball trap on each flipper with a post pass, or consecutive heartbeat shots and then keep nailing the left ramp shot. You really do have to grind it out to score big on this game, literally days for me to top the leaderboard w/26 B and that score has now been bested :(

Way to go wizard7424, congrats.


phoerber
Seattle, WA

[Psiklops]

Wow, I don't think I've got the multiplier past x30 or so. Guess I won't have to worry about rollover for awhile.