Quoted from RA77:

Sad to say that I am now out for my first CGC
The wait was too much.
If CGC spilled some real CCr teasers , the hype may have remained strong in me.
Godzilla will take my last available space for a machine.
I guess the release information will come tomorrow now, lol
Im sure the game will be awesome !

Quoted from Bublehead:

During that last announcement/slide deck presentation, Ryan said no CCr CE's, only SE and LE models will be available. Why do people keep thinking a CE edition is coming?

Quoted from Jodester:

Where exactly are you seeing that? All I have seen is that there would be no classic MMr. I also see the Aussie distributor posting features for all 3 models.

Quoted from epthegeek:

You know the M&Ms bit was so they could see if the venue read all the directions, right?

Quoted from JSC:

Agree - I have never bought a pinball machine based of a PowerPoint presentation. Game looks awesome, that’s all I care about.

Quoted from Yoko2una:

Exactly. He could’ve gone up and said “It’s Cactus Canyon. You already knew this”, farted into the mic, walked away, and still all LE’s would be sold out this weekend.

Quoted from djsolzs:

Not the point - people traveled paid for plain tickets and event tickets to see these seminars. Did you see the room of people? Waste of time why even do the presentation just open up the slot for someone else. It wasn’t about buying the game.
That said - your right the game has been seen before and pinball sells itself.

Quoted from Mr68:

Oh come on, nobody is going to base their decision on his lackluster performance. The game will sell itself.
But he is their spokesman and the public face of the company. If he doesn't give a shit about his job, that makes all of them look bad. A fish stinks from the head down and this guy is a Vice President?
I appreciate the good natured Lloyd trying to spin this but I'm embarrassed for CGC right now.

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Quoted from underlord:

Presentation was lackluster.
Pin looks amazing.
I’m still buying an LE.
Pin sold itself.
That is all.

Quoted from DBP99:

I like your avatar. My dad worked for GM for 30 years and my two brothers and I waited every year for the BooBerry, Count Chocula and Franken Berry that my dad would bring home!! I hadn't seen those for a while and started seeing them again a couple years ago. Bought some for my brothers. Brought back a lot of memories. LOL!! Made me put a smile on my face. Thank you!!

Quoted from Lhyrgoif:

I simply don't get the limited run business model, the only thing it creates are drama and upset people.
Every business goal is to earn money, so why refuse to take all that money from us customers? Wouldn't it be better to sell a shitload of LE and SE for a mountain of money instead of limited their runs? What do they as a business earn from this, it baffles me...
Let's take the infamous cargument: lets say Volvo is releasing their new family car model but limits
the run to 20k instead of the usual 400k that they easily could sell worldwide. Isn't popularity, big sales and happy customers good? Don't say pins are a Ferrari and therefore should be limited, pins only exist because operators wanted to earn money, they weren't limiting them to a exclusive few bowling alleys back in the days but wanted as many as possible to get access to them.
If everyone could get the pin they wanted then everyone would be happy, scalpers would have 0 business, no FOMO whatsoever and manufacturers would swim in money. I don't see any downside with this model at all.
The few hundred collectors that would be disappointed they can't have an exclusive pin will buy the darn pin anyway if the game is good enough and if they don't, all the other people out there will but it in droves anyway.

Quoted from Doug_Duba:

Special thanks to those of you that have had our back through all of this. Your support helped me get through this.
On Pinside there have been several orders of magnitude more discussion over what we got wrong than what we got right. In contrast, the tone at Midwest Gaming Classic this weekend couldn’t have been more positive.
There has been far more concern over who can have the topper than appreciation of what I feel is our most innovative topper yet. Throughout it’s development, I felt it was borderline ridiculous to put so much effort into a topper.
At launch we stated we were considering selling the topper. It was discussed here early on.
For those of you discounting the value of the additional LE features (LE lower arch, LE medallion, mine cart, train tracks, art blades, shaker motor and longer warranty), we will learn how the free market values those features in the near future.
I’m proud of the work our team did on this project. Lyman is the final piece of the puzzle that will make this game all it can be.
Our pinball division’s mission is to deliver the highest quality games in the industry while providing the best value to people that love pinball.
We are focused on customers that love pinball not scalpers or those concerned with making a quick buck. I know there are many disappointed customers that fall into this first camp but suspect those weren’t the loudest voices.
We have been remaking great Williams/Bally pinball machines to provide people access to games which had become unaffordable to many.
Manufacturers are testing the waters with games retailing for over $25k and the marketplace has responded by saying more please. In time, this trend will exclude the majority of buyers from the coolest features on future games.
We build a large number of LEs because we want everyone to have access to the features we have developed. The value of our LEs is derived from their additional features more than rarity.
The goal from the beginning has been to provide people access to the best pinball machines. This decision was in line with that goal.
Sales greatly exceeded expectations. Did we price the games too low? I believe we priced the games fairly in a market where many pinball machines have become overpriced.
Did we make mistakes? Absolutely, I can own them and learn from them. We will do better next time. I apologize for the drama this has created.
It’s time for me to return my focus to building games.

Quoted from LTG:

The numbered plate didn't ship with the game. They were sent to distributors later. Many distributors or ops threw them on a shelf to be forgotten. So hard to track down the right one for your game.
LTG : )

Quoted from jfh:

925 were planned and that’s why that number was on the plaques when those parts were ordered. 903 were actually produced because the line switched over early to RFM (presumably because distributors had enough unsold inventory). If you got one late it’s possible Robinson got their plaques and put them in the box. I would have to find my notes from 1999 to confirm but believe the original plan was that they were to be attached at the factory.
I still kick myself for not buying CC on close out for $1700 (maybe $1900, can’t remember). My dealer at the time said they didn’t have any plaques, but for that close out price I didn’t really care. And the reason I didn’t buy CC then was because I thought “who is going to want this game when I’m done with it? Everyone will want Pinball 2000 instead”. Silly me.

Quoted from LTG:

The plaques weren't ready when shipping started. Very possible games made late had the plaques with the game, or distributor stuck it in there.
LTG : )

Quoted from Only_Pinball:

I picked one up for $1899 and was bummed when the next month it dropped to $1699. Wish I bought a half dozen.