The New TILT!

Back in the day (you know, when someone said "spreadsheet" they were talking about making the bed), I once worked in a pinball arcade. Great job! I had the key and could flip credits whenever I wanted, and played a great deal after and before we opened. There were always some serious pinball players. They would come in after school and start pumping those quarters in. Hours they would play. And they were serious about their high scores, let me tell you! That was the first thing they checked when they came in. And if their high score was topped, they worked at it until they got it back. Many people would say "Get a life!", sometimes to their face, sometimes behind their backs. They didn't care. They played and played until they were "the best", then protected their title whenever it was lost.

Now sometimes, beating a high score could be frustrating, and after hours of playing and pumping in those quarters, some players would get so frustrated that they would go beyond the occassional nudge and tap of the machine and actually shake it to the TILT!.

Remember TILT!? That's when you shook the machine too much and it shut down. That's right, the lights would turn off, the flippers would die and the ball would drop. Gone. No more playing for you, mister Gotta-have-the-high-score.

Needless to say, this would anger some of the players to the point of obnoxious behavior. That was when it was my job to invite them to leave the establishment.

Nowadays, things are a little different. But not too, too much.

Today, TILT! is spelled T.O.A.

That's my take on the whole "Ensidia" drama going on now.

Sure the bug shouldn't have been there in the first place. But just because a car is unlocked doesn't mean you have the right to go for a joy ride. It's wrong and has consequences. Now for uber guild Ensidia to say, "We didn't know....."?

Come on. Get a grip.