I keep seeing posts about the game maybe not being deep or hard enough. Personally what do I know, I only have a couple older machines so I am excited for the day when my more modern LE will arrive. Out of curiosity, could someone give me an example of what some of these more deep titles are? I would think that just because a game is deeper it does not mean it is more fun so I would be interested in the games people are comparing this to.

Thanks to all that shared their thoughts on depth of game. After CCr I have room for about 2 maybe three machines so I am taking the time to evaluate how to fill it in over the next couple years. I started my collection with a couple of older machines that were near and dear growing up. Probably want to add a classic chime machine (Mata Hari SS maybe?) and then something deep for me so I appreciate all the comments. I am very excited for my CCr LE!

I am kinda new around here and this will be my first NIB. I put my deposit down at the beginning of the year and one thing the delay has done for me is allowed me to divert some funds to doing some other things this summer! Super excited for it to arrive but fine to wait. As others have said, when you look at the price of other machines and based on my research of their past releases, glad I got in on an LE regardless when it arrives.

+1 on Spotted Cow, it is a perk of living where I do! I will say on my only trip to Australia I did love Tooheys New and tried Tooheys Old. The people I was with were glad Foster's was an export. But the real champion of the trip was the chicken salt.

Here is all you need to know, delicious!

https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/what-is-chicken-salt-australian-article

also

https://www.americastestkitchen.com/articles/3025-what-exactly-is-chicken-salt

It would be cool if the topper was part of an attract mode

I agree Josh, that has me concerned about the viability of the only thing new here long term. Could be a maintenance and operational problem. It is hard to test for time in the field and it looks to me like they have a few units and maybe not enough to get a true sense of long term success of the mechanics.

Engineering is hard.

Agreed

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it looks to be pretty clear that we are not going to get any more LEs shipped until after the new year, maybe into feb/mar. I am definitely one of the new people on Pinside, finally reaching a dream of mine to own my own game a little over a year ago. This will be my first NIB and I am so eager to play something from a the generation beyond my two existing pins. As someone said pinball, engineering in general is hard, especially given the impact covid has had on supply chain and the workforce. Communication is not hard and I get it is frustrating, heck I expected mine before the end of the year.

Some people have stated that Pinside is toxic, but there are so many good threads I love like the vinyl, show us your game rooms, and smoker(BBQ) threads, the community has helped me for the machines I own.

Everybody is different, we all have our idiosyncrasies. Not trying to be an idiot here, or justify anything or anyone, but since it is pretty clear that we are not getting these for awhile, I hope we can turn our attention to other things and be supportive, at least until a delay past February.

From what I understand they make a good product when it does ship, people love the remakes and we got a screaming good price considering where the market went.

Probably going to give this thread a rest for a few, I hope all of you have a great holiday season and a safe new year, I am headed downstairs to shoot for deluxe.

Just got the call from my distributor, LE is in! Scheduling delivery hopefully next week!

#501 in the house! as with the other 2 machines had to remove the head to get it into the basement. First DMD game for me and she is a beaut clark!! Right now have her in a different spot than EBD and High Speed as only part of the basement has high enough ceilings. It is so close though so I might try moving her later. For now she just screams play me. It may have taken longer than expected but what a solid build, well done CGC!

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How do I register my game? May have missed it in the extensive FAQ, assuming I need to to be made aware of updates etc.

Are you supposed to get a response via email to validate registration is complete or do we just cross our fingers? Sent mine in weeks ago.

all this talk about Barts arms on the topper has me wondering what is the correct position or action. I say this because on my unit his arms are pointed all over the place. Not that I really mind to be honest but on my topper it looks to be kinda random.

thanks for the quick response. I know mine are not loose and I will need to check position tomorrow but pretty sure they are not in the down position at the start of the game. I will map the positions when I am back in front of the machine. pretty sure he has crazy arms haha.

definitely crazy arms, this is what they are at the start of a game

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I sent one in this morning and will see what happens.

Jim from support did a great job in helping me troubleshoot the arms issue on the topper, I raised the PCB after loosening the screws and it now works. Since I understand better how it is designed it makes total sense that the arm was spinning looking for a magnet connection, now it is raised so it senses it.

Super happy with speed of response from ticket.

We had to, or rather my dealer did it upon delivery, the typical bolts and harness releases but it worked fine

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On my topper the top right window never illuminates. Is it supposed to?

Thanks, that seems weird that one window does not light up.

Personally I love it, solid machine that gets a lot of play out of my small group of machines. Had one support issue and was solved quickly with steps I could do to fix the problem. Looking forward to the new code when it is ready but for me, plenty of fun till it arrives. The audio never ceases to bring a smile to my face. I also recognize people expect different things from their machines, I do not play mine to beat it as fast as possible, I just play to have fun.

Agreed, I was surprised how much I like it!

on the shooter rod question, mine sometimes is not very smooth either, does anyone ever use a silicone spray or graphite on them?

My understanding was a paid upgrade that consisted of additional code and a playfield element. Neither were separable and if people did not want it they currently own a functioning CCr.

Before this thread ends we will be at 10k, personally I hope it is way more reasonable than a topper but if not I can do without. It is fun as is.