Quoted from musketd:I really like pirates a lot but it seems like almost every owner on here has had problems out of the box; very disappointing and discouraging when the game cost so much; this should not be happening; hopefully JJP steps up their quality control
The handful of people on here are rightfully expressing their concerns. You are not hearing from the other 100(s) that are busy playing their games. Like with all initial runs of anything, tweaks will be made by the manufacturer for issues that have been found. Anyone getting an early run should understand this and for this reason I strongly encourage my customers to wait until a few batches have left the factory before receiving theirs. That said, I have delivered 8 machines now and only one of those is having an issue (which we are taking care of as I speak).
I wish every game came out of the box in perfect working order, but these are hand built machines and I have yet to find someone who is perfect at their job 100% of the time.
Be patient, things get better with every game that is built.