Quoted from craigj:

Wow, it was a joke buddy. There are more uptight people on this forum than anywhere I've ever seen. I think the 3 year wait is getting to all of you, haha.

Quoted from lowepg:

Maybe. Or maybe Jack would have had to risk his OWN money.... or borrowed.... and developed a product, built it and sold it when it was completed....like companies have done for centuries before crowdfunding because stylish.

If you feel dumb for pre-ordering, that sounds more like YOUR issues, not mine. I was simply making a point to refute the morons who insist someone MUST have tied up their money for 2-3 years to have interest on the progress of this machine.

Na. Maybe on WoZ, but taking preorder money on game2? Not so much....
To be fair, I also didn't "thank" the Predator or Magic Girl preorder people either, so don't feel bad.
Frankly, I think folks tripping over themselves to prepay for stuff at some point becomes counterproductive for pinball.
And I'm not picking on JJP here:
I feel there same way about people that "prepay" for Stern LE slots
People that buy Stern machines on day 1, KNOWING the code isn't complete
etc, etc.
It incents the wrong behaviors from the manufacturers.
Anyways, I'm not saying you or anyone is stupid, (well, you might be, but not necessarily JUST as a result of being a JJP customer*) it's your money. However, neither JJP (not DP, not Stern, etc) gets my money without being able to deliver a real product.
*tongue-in-cheek comment. Specifically noted for the thin-skinned, those with poor reading skills and/or those lacking a sense of humor.

Quoted from lowepg:

Meh... I agree people can spend their money the way they like....
I feel the same away about people that obsess over playing Lotto....
The issue I was responding to was this sense of arrogance by some who throw a hissy fit if a nonbeliever, er, non-prepayer wants to get involved in the discussion about a game....
But I agree with your point, its your money.
I personally think pre-paying for game 2 and beyond is counterproductive- thats just my opinion.
Others think Im an asshole- just as valid opinion

Quoted from xbloodgreenx:

Are you taking pictures with a potato?

Quoted from Goronic:

and a few other things

Quoted from PoMC:

I saw the photos of the broken ramps on Hobbit and wondering what the thought is on them breaking? I'm restoring a TFTC and the left metal ramp had a broken weld just the the Hobbit, but TFTC is over 20 years old and this one has had thousands of plays on route. Should a ramp weld break so soon? Even if the idea is to get a few out in the wild and playtested, could a stronger ramp be manufactured at this point if it's determined to be an issue?