Blackfaer
05-18-14, 02:13 PM
So tickets are at a premium, and as I've leveled up and encountered better and better players, it can get more frustrating to spend tickets due to running the table.
So I've saved up or spent money to get tickets, go to play a game, and my opponent breaks, pockets one on the break, and then proceeds to run the table. I sit here and watch for 5 minutes or so and then lose. I have no impact on who gets to break, so even if I'm good enough to run the table (which I have yet to do, though I've gotten close) based on the digital flip of a coin as to who breaks, I take the chance every time I spend tickets that I won't even get to play and will get credited for a loss.
At the VERY least, if your opponent runs the table you shouldn't be credited for a loss and you should get to play a rematch immediately with you breaking for no tickets. There are plenty of ways to handle this possibility, but the current situation is just irritating. Why would I spend my money on a game where there's a chance I won't have anything to do but watch someone else play? At least if you're playing pool in a real hall, if your opponent runs the table you'll get to play another match and have an equal shot at running the table yourself. And in the real world, you have some idea of the s**** of your opponent, so if you know there's a chance they'll run the table, you can say "no thanks, I'll play someone else." In this game, all you know when you choose to play a match is that someone will play against you.
So I've saved up or spent money to get tickets, go to play a game, and my opponent breaks, pockets one on the break, and then proceeds to run the table. I sit here and watch for 5 minutes or so and then lose. I have no impact on who gets to break, so even if I'm good enough to run the table (which I have yet to do, though I've gotten close) based on the digital flip of a coin as to who breaks, I take the chance every time I spend tickets that I won't even get to play and will get credited for a loss.
At the VERY least, if your opponent runs the table you shouldn't be credited for a loss and you should get to play a rematch immediately with you breaking for no tickets. There are plenty of ways to handle this possibility, but the current situation is just irritating. Why would I spend my money on a game where there's a chance I won't have anything to do but watch someone else play? At least if you're playing pool in a real hall, if your opponent runs the table you'll get to play another match and have an equal shot at running the table yourself. And in the real world, you have some idea of the s**** of your opponent, so if you know there's a chance they'll run the table, you can say "no thanks, I'll play someone else." In this game, all you know when you choose to play a match is that someone will play against you.