Just had a chance to play JP2 for the first time on location. Neat layout, ramp shots are really satisfying. Don't love the skillshot, and the overall theme integration is a bit lacking beyond generic-dinosaur-adventure.

Not sure how long it's been there, but it also has some unfortunate chipping in a number of locations. It was in a lineup of modern games and you could see similar failures on Wonka, Guardians, Munsters. The only newer game that didn't seem to have any playfield issues was Deadpool.

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It still bunches up, just not under the posts. This is my JPLE, and I imagine most are the same way. They didn't actually fix anything in the process, just masked it by moving the art and thinning the clear.

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It happens on both sides.

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It's not a clearcoat issue. It's the ink not adhering to the wood when force is applied. The clear isn't pooling, it's just lifting up as air gets underneath.

I think they deserve less sympathy on this because it's been a known issue for years. They've had multiple chances to address this issue before turning the line back on, and have made a calculated risk that it's not worth the time and/or expense to really fix it right. Perhaps this has now crossed the point where it finally comes back to bite them and they really do have to shut things down while they bring up a new supplier/process, and make existing customers whole.

If it's truly "indefinite", then they shouldn't be in business. Perhaps it is time for them to just shut the whole thing down and go home.

There's a known path back to old materials + processes, but they seem unwilling to invest the time and/or cost in building those supplier relationships (or have already alienated everyone who could help). Alternatively, they could bring it in house and iterate until they get it right.

I had several similar spots on Mando. I think it's areas that were missed in final polish vs. something that scratched later. I didn't get anywhere with Novus 2, but Novus 3 followed by 2 shined it up nicely.

Didn't take any before pictures, and after it really just looks like the rest of the playfield. Turned out great, and really not worth making a big deal out of something like that.

I did have some clearcoat chipping under the left sling. This was a bit nastier, but also not hard to fix and looks 100% now. Details here: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/this-is-the-way-the-mandalorian-owners-club/page/35#post-6511047