Quoted from Pin_Guy:

There are protectors around the scoop hole and while they do frame the hole, the top of the bracket is below the surface which will still allow the ball to strike the corner edges of the opening.

My concern is the ball hitting these edges will chip away at the clear coat around the hole. The lighter colored area I have circled could be the clear coat separating from the surface due to multiple ball impacts to the same area.

Quoted from markmon:

Its 4 total spotlights with our special new bulbs and 2 strips a white in front and blue in back. I also replaced all the warm white gi with cool white but that step isn't necessary so much.

Quoted from Manic:

Strobe multiball fail. As are the clear inserts that show all the LED's under the PF. And those cheesy "car speaker" cutouts... who makes these decisions anyways?
Ah well... still a fun game to play.

Quoted from NPO:

Good to know! It is one of the best gimmicks in the game, so I am glad to hear that!

It's always difficult being an "original" owner to not come across as someone "jealous" of either everyone getting the game you have that was once so coveted, or people getting a game that has improvements that make your original seem "so 25 years ago". I have definitely made sure I have expressed how happy I am for the community that they have a chance to purchase this game now on a wide scale.
That being said, I am interested in the next couple of games coming from PPS - possibly CC or MB - and how AFM comes out heavily weighs my decision on paying the $tupid money we pay for these game$ now. Just 5 years ago, we were all declaring how none of us would ever spend over $8000 for any game, and now there's so many options at that price range and this community cannot stop hemmorhaging money. If I'm spending that level of money, it needs to be 100% dead on perfect. Strobe MB is my only real nit-pick at this point. Yeah, it may be able to be modded, but at $6500 minimum, ask yourself: should it HAVE to be a mod....?
Some of us are here with originals keeping a tab on how things are going. I am very happy to see this game getting spread out over the community; I just want to know when they get to a release I really want that it's going to be perfect. Indications of how probable that is come from the games built before it.

Quoted from venom112:

Not sure I will check when I get home the boards under the playfield are different. I could be wrong but the GI on AFMr can be changed I think the inserts are still Soldered into the boards. One other thing I forgot to mention is the sound. The sound is very clear and this game has nice bass it is definitely enhanced and far better than on MMR. Don't get me wrong MMR is great as well, just noting the differences between them. The shaker motor is also well done and is obviously most noticeable when you take down the saucer.

Quoted from BagAJellyDonuts:

Unboxing?