The pockets are tighter for sure, and i agree testarossa that instead of these changes i would prefer to see the touching ball rule and nominating a colour introduced instead of pocket animation thet effects how tight the pockets are.

the pockets are definitely tighter but i havent had too many problems

i just roll a ball in on the bottom pockets cos there super tight, i tried to hit it with full power it looked in the middle of the pocket and it missed.

If they are indeed tighter, it sounds like a good thing to me

Personally for me this has put me off playing arcade and has spoiled the game for graphics.

As said earlier, the animation effect and the pocket jaws changing are distinct changes. The ball rolling in the pocket has not effected whether the ball will pot or not.



Don't be so melodramatic.

In a way I got to agree with Tinnie (Not in the sense being out of arcade I think the new ball thing is great) I was playing in tourny earlier potting black fine went from a different angle and it just stayed on the jaws and it was 100% perfect aswell lol

But maybe I moved when I went for shot other than that happening twice now still potting black fine

There's a minor distraction out the corner of my eye when it drops but it's got nothing to do with missing shots, its a great addition and think Nick needs to be thanked for doing it!

sure does, i hardly play arcade so i haven't experienced that yet.

Yeah every shot I think omg I missed to find out the ball just rolled down to pocket lol

Also yeah I think bounce outs would be a fun part of the game also along with miss cues and swerve the leves snooker could have

Nick, don't get me wrong, i think the updates are great! Can the free ball rule be added though? A referee is definitely not needed for that! Fair enough with the miss rule. Touching ball would also be a nice addition.

Also, is it possible to remove the aiming cross inside the ghost ball crosshair? It gets in the way, particularly in Powersnooker.

yeah realistically harder you hit the cue ball onto object ball more chance of missing but on here you can hit it at 100 mph if you wish and would still drop lol.

i think tht the new way the ball drops was a good idea in theory but have played a few games with it now n i find it realy distracting. + 2 me wen u play a powerful shot in2 the pocket it doesnt giv u the same feelin

ok nick i won't cry anymore because your game is soo perfect with the mucked up ranking points and the mucked up pockets.

rank points aren't mucked up, higher you are, more you lose, simple.

yeah sure it is ok i forgot this game is perfect.

Don't be like that, to be fair, we're being provided with a free online game... must be pretty hard to even keep it up and running

lets look at it logically.

your a virt and you play a 700 ranking...

Arcade -

Normal - about 4-6 points
Tournaments - Doubled

Regular - about 6-8 points
Tournaments - Doubled

Original - 10-12 points
Tournaments - Doubled

i see you enter a lot of tournaments so could be why.

Dont jump of a bridge over it! Sure its only a matter of time before you get used to it.



You depressed?

now i think about it, bounce outs would make this game even more realistic.

harder you pot the ball more likely it is to bounce out so it will be harder to make maximum breaks as you have to keep position 100% of the time, any power shot could result as a bounce out and end of break.

the only other thing to make it more realistic is to not use backspin when tight on the cushion but we know that isn't possible on here.

touching ball rule would be good too, re rack option where both people would have to agree (friendly games only), free ball i am not sure if its implementable or not.

what you think?