Quoted from donkadelic:

Stranger Things about 2 days old. Tons of dimpling the surface appears to be like putty. Particularly pronounced in a game with a ramp shot that airballs all over the playfield.
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Quoted from PanzerFreak:

That's a good example of a lot of dimpling blending together.
The pic below is from a Batman 66 premium that was on location for probably 6 months. Something at Stern has changed with either the wood or clear coat process as the dimpling looks more severe (deeper dimpling) than that from games made 20 years ago.
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Quoted from Who-Dey:

I don't think that I could force myself to play that game enough to even the dimples out.

Quoted from Who-Dey:

Umm......what a minute. I thought people were saying that TSPP didnt dimple?? Hmm.....

Quoted from PanzerFreak:

That looks like a fine Stern Prime playfield, lots of marbling!
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Quoted from Extraballz:

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Quoted from PanzerFreak:

Yup, but we may be in another steady state again lol. I took your advice from a while back and just bought a GoldenTee 2020 to put in my last pin spot. No dimpling, and no weird QC issues. Just finished setting it up tonight and having a blast so far.
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Quoted from jp1985:

The easiest way to stop cheating would have to be timestamped and game id stamped camera footage available via cloud to verify any games in question. Of course any sensor (like pitch) could be altered to show different readings.

Quoted from PanzerFreak:

Some comments from Joe Kaminkow on recent playfield quality when asked about it on the Super Awesome Pinball show.
https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/12947717
"...the clear coat is not glass, it's paint, it's a ball, it's a piece of wood, it will roll, big deal"
"It's a pinball, they wear out, they're mechanical things"
Super Awesome Pinball Show "You haven't noticed a change from before to now in playfield quality"?
"I'm sure from batch to batch the poplar wood changes from what tree was cut down or what the amount of moisture was in the air or the amount of time the hard coat did or how somebody mixed the hard coat with not enough of something, too much of something else but you know it's a pinball machine"
"To quote Gary we are not making heart and lung machines, we are making pinball machines"
"We used to make games where the hard coat would wear out within 90 days"
"For those at home in their underwear and in their wife beaters and drinking PBR and bitch in the words of William Shatner get a life"

Quoted from Lermods:

Why not just put a playfield protector on all games at the factory? Id imagine it would not cost very much buying in bulk. Over time, as they wear, the owner could replace them and still have a nice new pf underneath. I've had one on my mmr since day 1, looks great, not a whole lot of difference in play. Easier to replace a pf protector than an entire pf.

Quoted from pinballaddicted:

What you can do to a bare playfield, you can do to a playfield protector.
Wax, polish clean, etc, etc. If the ball is running over a thin film of wax it does not matter what is underneath, the ball will behave the same.
We have some games with protectors (most of the new ones) and some without.

Quoted from wesman:

Is there a reflection or glare at all from a protector?
I've considered them, but also felt putting things in plastic, take away the experience of using something, versus not. Like shelving a game, movie, etc. Like pinball is meant to be played, not have a condom wrapped around it.
Dunno really....

Quoted from jdoz2:

I would be thrilled to have just dimples. I have noticeable wood grain on majority of my playfield on top of some chipping and bubbling.
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Quoted from Who-Dey:

Great stream last night and You hit the nail right on the head Nick. Im sure that your stream wont actually get Jack and Gary to take care of their customers any better but i bet it at least has them sweating a little bit. Great job for real.

Quoted from Rensh:

For this sent to me in a local app group. Don’t know where it comes from but clearly shows a GnR
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Quoted from Oaken:

That reminds me, the McRib is back too.

Quoted from Multiballmaniac1:

I finally got my word on my JP premium. An unpopulated playfield.