Quoted from transprtr4u:

Never owned an AP? ... built like tanks , great playfields, hands down best customer support in the industry period..
Lots of new/old blood in AP now thinking they will make more high quality innovative games !
Interesting times in Pinball .

Quoted from underlord:

Latest is 1-3 months before release. Does that mean ready in box or basic info about the game features?

Quoted from Jcamm:

Can you only get a LE from PPS or can my local distributor get them as well?

Quoted from Medic:

Did it say Nevada pinball as a sub-reseller? I want to make sure it’s a legit email

Quoted from Medic:

Did anyone receive payment confirmation email after sending the deposit yesterday?

Quoted from Doug_Duba:

As publicly announced at launch, we have not decided if we will sell the Wild West Shootout Topper separately. I have had related discussions with most of our dealers and a number of customers. I will provide a clear answer on topper sales within the next two days. I fully recognize either decision will result in a number of people being upset.
Resale value of our games is important to us which is why we haven’t released LE features on previous projects. This is the first time an LE feature has affected the experience of game play which is why this decision requires additional consideration.
We work hard to deliver great product at fair prices to people that love pinball. I am troubled by scalpers and a few dealers holding back inventory to later sell at a higher price. In the future, we will do a better job getting LEs to loyal customers at intended prices. A number of your suggestions were helpful and will be used.
It takes great effort and a large amount of capital to develop and manufacture pinball machines. Many days of my life and the lives of all of our team members went into this project. We could have shipped CCr nearly a year ago but took the additional time to make this game to the very best of our collective abilities. Hopefully this effort is apparent. Because we have expended the effort and risk the capital we are afforded the right to make decisions on how we sell our products.
I appreciate having the opportunity to read most everyone’s opinion on both sides, it has been helpful. I need to disregard the few posts that border on bullying as I believe they are not representative of the pinball community.

Quoted from jfh:

When I contrast that with having no idea on what Toy Story will be, JJPs refusal to address their playfield issues, rapid decline in customer support and gutting the basic warranty it was a far easier decision for me than it should have been.

Quoted from jfh:

Warren Buffett has always said that one of greatest assets of a company and one of the highest measures of success is reputation.
"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently."
"Lose money for the firm, and I will be understanding. Lose a shred of reputation for the firm, and I will be ruthless."
Jack and Doug have taken very different approaches with their company’s reputations.

Quoted from Doug_Duba:

It’s not a matter of smarts, it’s just profound luck. I’m extremely fortunate have the opportunity to work with these guys and other exceptional people including, in the engineering team, Sam Zehr (there would be no remakes without Sam), Sean Wilson, and Dave Oermann. There are plenty of other great people that also helped make this all possible.

Quoted from CoolCatPinball:

On the subject of LEs and Collectors, I run with a group of old school pinheads here in Knoxville, who own many machines in their own collections. And they personally laugh at the idea of someone who runs out and buys every LE offered calling themselves a collector. One of my friends said not too long ago: "you know what I can tell about someone who's collections consist of brand new LE games? They have more money than sense". His words, not mine. But, it got me thinking, if all a person is interested in is the exclusivity appeal of the LEs, are they really a pinball enthusiast? Or just swinging their wallets around for everyone to see? I dunno. I've bought NIB, and obviously am doing it again (SE), but my true love of pinball are the late solid state and early DMD titles I grew up with in arcades. I enjoy finding a deal on a players machine and fixing it up. Anyway, I digress. I'm grateful for the growth in the industry, but also saddened by the direction this hobby has taken. To credit my old pinball friends, it's definitely apparent that there is a portion of new pinball "collectors" with very deep pockets that will continue to fuel this LE frenzy. Whew..... that's about it I guess.

Quoted from CoolCatPinball:

I personally don't care who spends money on what. I bought a GnR LE new for the same reason you said. That was the version I wanted. Sorry, I didn't mean to infer that only people with money buy LEs. My main point was that there are definitely people with very deep pockets willing to pay well over MSRP sight unseen for new LE games. And that in large part is what's driving the price insanity.

Quoted from jfh:

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Quoted from pch3727:

Growing up we had a WH20 in our game room. I played it constantly. It was the only pin we had and I loved it. When I was about 14 years old I just stopped playing it. No idea why but just lost interest. Fast forward to the end of my college years, my dad calls and tells me they are moving to a new house and there isn’t a good spot for the WH20. What happens next is one of the biggest regrets of my life…
He asked if I wanted it to keep it or at least put it in storage. My answer was, “I don’t really care, do what you think is best…”. My dad sold it back to the distributor he bought it from. Fast forward years later and I’ve become a pinhead. Now I’m in my mid 30s and am trying to build a collection of pins. I think about it constantly. I had every opportunity and just let it go. No one to blame but myself. Now if I want one I have to pay $10k!!!

Quoted from Medic:

I wonder if pinball will still be popular. Not sure if new generations will like them. I can’t get my kids to play

Quoted from TeamUp:

Guy's I played it last night!
Congrats to everyone who is in on Ccr!
CGC knocked this one out of the park. I'm betting that CGC are about to change alot of negative opinions on this title and i say that with confidence
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Quoted from Only_Pinball:

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Quoted from Pinzap:

Consensus on the mirrored backglass? Anyone received it and have a Yay or Nay vote as to whether I should order one or not?