Quoted from jalpert:Everyone here knows you have some sort of axe to grind with PPS. Can you take it somewhere else? Just because your friends moms cat was at expo and overheard someone pass a note about something doesn't make it remotely accurate.
You keep asking these ridiculous questions that no businessman in their right mind would answer, and see it as some sort of victory when they don't answer. Besides your questions, your statement are insanely incorrect. Stern building games from the ground up? Like every Stern game doesn't use the same boards? The same ball trough? The same transformer? The same cab? The same same lighting system?
Thanks for pointing out there is nothing wrong with making an honest buck LOL
Please stop trolling this thread. Thanks in advance.
Jalpert, if you want to have an actual conversation, I am happy to engage. If you just want to attack then feel free to put me on ignore and leave it be.
You seem to have misunderstood or not actually read the majority of what I read as your reply is not even in context of a conversation. You neither address the points I made or even make any sense with your attacks. Please at least attempt to discuss rather than always attacking.
I really don't think any of the questions I posed are ridiculous... Don't you as an owner want to here a new quote on when games are being built, when the last ones will be delivered (I think you are the one that has been promising all LEs would be to owners in 2014?), which trim options are running down the line first? These are important question for both current owners and potential new owners (heck, I may actually buy a standard or resold LE at somepoint to put on route so sure would be nice to know when and how quickly these are running off the line).
We all know you have a very vested interest in MMr but please don't let you ownership cloud your judgement on what are completely normal questions for anyone to ask.
To address your widely erroneous conjecture that Stern is not building a new game because they use the same boardset and ball trough...
Stern does in fact develop a completely new game from the ground up every 4 months. They use the same boards and core parts but they actually make all new game specific mechs, all new art, all new programming, all new design, all new ruleset, all new ...you get the point The amount of effort that goes into making a new Stern game (which is sold for nearly 50% of MMr) is likely more, but at least equivalent to what has gone into MMr.
Keep in mind that MMr had almost all the major mechs previously reproduced, ramp molds were already done, playfields were previously made, plastics already done, original coding all done, all artwork done, etc... A large chunk of the remake work for the physical components had been done years ago. MM remake is less total work than what goes into making a new game from scratch.
You neglect to address the comment on other startup manufacturers which are making entire games from the ground up and starting new businesses from the ground up but are able to build and now even deliver games for substantially less $$$.
Again, I am very happy for all MMr owners which appear to be getting their games very soon! MM is a fun game and I hope all of you enjoy it greatly. I owned an original a few years ago and enjoyed it for the year I owned it. I may even buy a remake a few years from now when the technology is more proven and they are likely reselling for much less than current NIB prices (like all non-limited games do).