The pinball community is being taken advantage of by these manufacturers. No doubt about that. The clear on a lot of new machines is just wrong and doesn’t meet the standard for clear on a PF. It really is unbelievable to me. No other industry I know of wouldn’t say this bad clear is a defect and cover it under warranty. The cover and excuses the majority of the community gives manufacturers here is remarkable. They are only guaranteeing that the clearcoat on future games will also have these same issues. I guess when all anyone wants to talk about is code it gives the pinball companies an opening to lower build quality and increase profit margins. I mean why not when the community as a whole doesn’t hold you accountable for flat out major defects. Crazy to me.

Sounds like a great outcome. Good for Stern. I would hope all the pin manufacturers would do the same.