We are still waiting on our BM66 pins to show up in the UK so that certainly makes the code wait easier and I totally get what many are saying in this thread that PinMonk has repeated his frustrations multiple times but I totally see where he and others that are not happy are coming from.
This is Sterns anniversary pin and we all know it was revealed/released 5-6 months ahead of schedule but this was also marketed as Sterns anniversary pin, a celebration of their 30years in pinball and in many ways a thank you pin to all of us that helped them reach that milestone through the dark times when they could have easily gone out of business.
BM66 should be a priority on all fronts (quality control, code, communication) for Stern, this was the pin to show a new Stern that communicates and appreciates their supporters/customers and to also show the Stern that will be moving forward with quality issues resolved and setting the benchmark once again for not just cornerstone releases (Pro, Prem, LE) but setting a president for future SLE releases, clearly non of that has happened and it's resulted in turning customers like PinMonk and his Operator colleagues away.
We all want the same thing and that is for BM66 to be a gem that marks an amazing achievement for Stern, thanks to Lyman it probably will be but it would have been nice to see Stern push their first SLE tiered release with new found professionalism and pride.