Scoring strategy. Yes.

I think for this pin, you do have to enjoy the music. And yes, that face is hurtin.
Lastly, the pin has to be setup near perfectly or that SDTM drain can be too frustrating.
All that aside, once you understand the rules, it's amazeballs.
No pin gets my heart racing the way ACDC does.

i think you should try one from a collector, mine is perfectly tunes in.
i went to a local theater the other day, saw one and i didn't want to play it, it was in pretty bad shape and dirty as hell.

different games for different taste.

One of my all time favorite pins.......I actually (yes really) like it better than the premium version and I am not the only one......although I will admit that is a minority position. I know someone who bought both.....kept them both for a long time and then sold the premium and kept the pro.

Mine does not do that......very, very rarely and normally when it does happen the "ball saver" feature keeps the ball in play. I'm guessing that the machine you played was not level.

What to like? Well for one I think it does help tremendously if you do like the theme!!! It's a game based on a rock band and plays 12 of their songs non-stop! You better like their music.

Speed. Classic Ritchie speed. I "tink" the glass more on this pin than any other I've ever played.

Flow. Ramp to ramp, outer lane over and over and right back to ramps again......speed and flow and a great light show!

Rules. It's a pretty deep pin. I haven't even approached Encore yet!

Do an LED conversion and throw in a big subwoofer and new backbox speakers and you have a spectacular pin.

I'm sure there is more.

Oh......and here is what the "mug" on mine looks like:

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You wont understand how great ACDC is after playing it one day. And yes the Premium/LE is much beter then the Pro.

its a decal covering up the ugly Angus face...

What are you missing? Playing time. How can you even write this review with such little time on the machine?

It's a Mylar sticker that you can get from one of the members here (Aurich).

Also.....I really don't think it's fair for you to rate a pin after playing it on one occasion. Especially one that was clearly not set up correctly. Draining down the middle is not typical of a properly set up AC/DC. Plus there is no possible way you could even have an inkling of the rules after just a handful of games. I would ask that you pull your rating until you've played a properly set up one and understand what is going on rules wise..........just my humble opinion.

Fine........then you shouldn't (officially) rate it on Pinside.

I never rate a game on here until I've put my time in on it.......and after I fully grasp the rules. I've been playing pinball since the 70's but I've only rated 23 pins on Pinside.

I get the issues with the art, it is one of the reasons I wouldn't buy a Pro, but the giant face on the playfield disappears from notice after a while. The main reason people like it is because after 50-100 games you begin to appreciate the deep and complex ruleset that makes you keep coming back to it.

I had a Luci...hated it and traded it less than 2 months later...

Sure!

My first encounter with AC/DC was a Pro on location. Old code, music off, SDTM all the time. Unsurprisingly I was not very impressed. Now one of my favorite pins!

Oh I wasn't implying that you are the only offender.......or even breaking any rules. Just throwing out my own personal feelings on the matter. I hold no ill will towards you. I Just wish everyone would only rate pins after they understood the rules to the game and have played it enough times to see how those rules come into play.

It is very true that you can update your reviews anytime.....and I have done so myself after getting even deeper into a particular title......sometimes to it's benefit.......sometimes not.

I played one with the decal and noticed it that it might change the ball's behavior...ie: speed and trajectory. Can you guys chime in on that?

Yeah unfortunately there is no good way for Pinside to handle it. Look how many people visit nearby Pinsider's homes and play their pins all the time. I do that myself. So lot's of people play games over and over that they never own. Plus, even if Pinside did put in that rule there is nothing stopping people from simply saying they own (or owned) the game and then rating it......even if they never did. It's all on the honor system. I guess in the end it sort of works itself out..........sort of.

I can't say that I've noticed that on mine.

Is there anyway to take it up and cover angus up any better?

Sorry......what? It covers the Angus Face perfectly.

Ok, here's the deal. AC/DC is weird. A "normal" game you can go up to and start gleaning the rules on your own. add to that fact that Stern sometimes spoon feeds the rules to you. AC/DC just doesn't do that. There are so many different strategies and options, and they are not wrapped up in typical modes. The game is all about risk vs reward making huge scores. Unless you are playing the game with someone who can explain it to you, after 10 games you're still just batting the ball around. It just isn't like other games. I'm not saying that everyone has to like it, and I'm not invalidating your opinion. I'm just saying that I just batted the ball around in that game before I had someone actually explain it to me and walk me through it a bit. It really is a fun game. Though I hugely prefer the Premium.

I played a pro at expo when it came out, shots felt good, I was thinking its okay... played the premium and it looks killer, again I was like meh for $6k, then I really put some games on one, and wow, it is really a neat way to intigrate scoring, and strategy, you have to keep track of a few things while playing, first one I found within an 8 hr drive of my house and I grabbed it at a decent price.. wow, what a game.. you may feel different after a while, I know I did....

I looks like the Angus horn is showing on the left side.

And you will still get a bias. Owners will either:
- rate it high because they truly love it
- rate it high because they want to sell it

My advice: Read Caucasian2step reviews and forget the rest.

Robbie,

I had a chance to play one at Monster mini golf in Edmonton while taking the kids there. Game was in pretty good shape and it was the pro. Not as good as the Premium, but still very respectable.

If your do not like ACDC this machine is not for you. The rules are to deep for me and I prefer Metallica to ACDC.

If your don't like the band, you probably will not like the pinball. I had many bush parties in the 80's and loved ACDC blaring on the best car stereo while partying hard. The band brings me a ton of memories and after seeing them live in Edmonton at Commonwealth the concert was a blast!!!

Some pins are for certain players and some are not. If you did not enjoy playing it, you probably will never like it. It is one of Sterns top pins in my ratings. The only thing I hate is the big face on the playfield which you can cover.

I used to be in your camp. There was a pro on location where our league plays, and I always DREADED having to play AC/DC. After watching Bowen's tutorial, I realized that I didn't understand the game (and the one knock against it is that the rules are so dense that you almost have to read a rule sheet to understand it).

I played a few games on a premium, and I started to understand. When Luci came out, I hemmed and hawed, and decided to get one, figuring I could easily sell it if I didn't like it.

And then I played it. And played it. And played it. Slowly, I started to get a grasp on the delicate risk/reward. I started learning how to keep the ball out of danger. And when I did everything right and got that 245 million jackpot, I was hooked.

Now, I play AC/DC more than any other pin in my collection. It's hands-down my favorite pin, and one that will never leave my collection.

So yes, I understand where you're coming from. I was there. But now that I understand it, there's nothing else I'd rather play more.