If he didn't have this to bitch about, he would be double and triple bitching in all the other threads he's bitching in.

I love GB. Congratulations on your new game!

A properly setup GB Prem I loved playing but a non setup location GB Pro is really no fun to keep pumping money into on cheap drains and air balls. Agreed that this is a tough location game.

the games not too difficult ....i luv it

Agreed, I bought a premium with 69 plays on it from a guy who did nothing to the game. How it played when I bought it and how it plays now is vastly different. Once tweaked, it is a ton of fun and the cheap drains are seldom...no more than most any other game out there. Congrats to the OP on pulling the trigger, you made a wise choice.

Apparently the Pinside Purge hasn't happened yet.

To OP: hope you love owning the game... really fun when you land a major want into your collection!

I think some bitching is good and healthy and generally like his posting but the GB thing just seems like he's trying to get a rise out of people. Hmmmm....maybe I fell into his trap.

Maybe, but as many times as he has posted that exact same rant, it should come as no surprise any more.

Great game. Love my Pro and it's set up without the center post and it really has helped me to be a better player in general.

On a side note, there are some real internet hardass dickheads on Pinside. Get a life and go outside.

good call, ghosties is a bloody fun game!

How much? Trades?

Welcome to the club!

I think it's a great game. It definitely has its days where I play a few games and I just can't handle being punched in the noots anymore so I walk away or I play another game. But for the most part when it's set up right and you have a gonzo game it's the most exhilarating rush I've had playing pinball for 35+ years.

Edit to add: I bought the center post, played three games with it and give it away. Not for me.

I play GB quite a bit on location and I still hate it. But if you like it I salute your purchase! If you enjoy it who cares what others think. I like KISS best out of the pins that were available when I bought NIB last November. I almost changed my mind to GB after reading all of the glowing GB reviews. I'm so glad I trusted my own decision making process. So as long as you've played GB and love it best you can't go wrong.

Somebody jostle Rare..... his record seems to be skipping.

I'm with you, OP! Hoping to find someone local that doesn't like their GB Pro so that I can enjoy it

It's my schtick! Isn't it fun!?!?

No? Alrighty well it's out of my system. I'll shut up about it.

Maybe

Maybe we need to start a kickstarter for someone to show rarehero how to play or help setup his game. Anything to keep him going into every GB thread and repeating himself over and over and over...

Seriously, time to move on. We get it.

I'll believe it when I see another GB thread pop up (give it 10 mins) and you're not in it. Not holding my breff.

Serious question, not a flame in ANY way, is GB kinda like Avengers in that when it first came out, tons of issues and required tweaks? I had an Avengers LE, tried doing all the tweaks that were recommended, but still felt like the game was just not right, like physics of the table were off or something. Just curious if anyone has felt that way, and did that change after tweaks?

Night and Day with Avengers...not even close....

The physics for the right ramp on the Premium/LE are definitely off because it's a smoother shot when you backhand it, and you have to put in a shorter post to make it well, makeable. But it still works, just doesn't have the best angle at the entrance for the left flipper. You could compare it to the BW ramp, but it's more reliable.

As for tweaks, there's a decent list but they're all easy. I've not had the problem with the right orbit/gate like others have, and didn't have to adjust Slimer from dragging, so how much you have to do is somewhat random.

If I buy a new game, I shouldn't have to buy air ball protectors, lane jump preventers, and center posts. That sounds terrible.

I want to play more of the GB on location near me though. It looks fun.

If Op wants to buy a GB, maybe he should look into preowned games that already have those mods and where he can check how the playfield is holding up.

Your right, one shouldnt.

However, one can add foam, add two rings and improve by about 60%, the overall game play.
Cost about $1.
Or the Plastics needed at a total of $45.

But you are right.

I recently helped my daughter buy a new car.

We bought some door gaurd protectors and a Trunk Mat, Youd think that for 20K, One wouldnt have to buy
those either!

Maybe you played a lemon, I don't have any issues playing ghostbusters and regularly putting up high scores. Maybe you should play easier pins for your novice skill level.

They fixed the issues with lane jumps, and the center post is for children. Do you buy games that need cliffys or is that too much to ask of you?

Great pin!! Congrats, you r gonna love it.

20 lemons? ...and there's the insults again. (comment removed) I'm no novice. My issue with Ghostbusters isn't scores. It's lack of fun, poor design and linear mode rules. Sorry to the rest of you - I wasn't planning on doing this again, but Msch insulted me.

Please play another pinball machine on the planet. Please! So many actual GOOD designs out there.

Ghostbusters defenders can't help but go to personal insults and low blows...why is that? I haven't forfeited anything.

Just curious... what's the foam for?

Okay, who brought the dog? Having to play and defend a linear game has them irritated?

Look, I 100% agree with Rarehero on GB. Every copy I've played does nothing for me. However, I'm glad the OP got the game he wanted. Just because I don't like the game doesn't mean he can't. Today he has that exciting "first day" with a new game in his house. That is almost always a blast. Enjoy the game!

Man Bra

Your a smart man,but you need the last word?

Buy what you like right?

FINALLY SOMEONE WITH SOME SILVERJET BALLS! lol

...now if I wasn't so certain that holograms weren't going to be the communication tool of the future I'd buy that brick phone of a pin Dialed In lol.

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Tell us all about your super jackpots bro.

According to a lot of people every game NEEDS a Cliffy, but Cliffys aren't a necessity. I've never bought a Cliffy but I do understand their purpose.

Cliffys also don't completely change a game's playing experience. A lot of people here are saying Ghostbusters is a terrible location player without the mods. With the mods it's a total 180 degree difference. That's sad if that truly is the case. There's always going to be some setup and tweaking when you buy a new (or used) game but if adding $50 of parts right out of the box is the only way to make it enjoyable something's wrong.

Congrats on the new game OP. Have fun!

I immediately thought of Tom Petty's "Damn The Torpedo's" when I saw this thread title...

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Congrats Hawkeyepin!

Don't listen to all the haters, Ghostbusters is awesome and if you enjoy it nothing else matters. Ghostbusters has become one of my favorite games and it is not that difficult of a game. I have not done one thing to my machine other than superbands and adjustments in coil power settings. Mine is stock and it plays great, with little issues with air-balls or sdtm drains. Great theme, art, layout, sound- Haters going to hate.

I do admit if I never have to hear "ok who brought the dog" again, I'd be a happy man.

Abouy 7 months with my premium. LOVE the game! Art, Sound, Light show all are awesome! Sure it kicks me in the nutz most games but like others have said you get the game going and it's a rush like none other! Excellent purchase.

2x and 3x targets, if one doesnt want a plastic protector....not as good, but a few dollars saved, since the complaint was about having to spend $$ after purchase cost.

According to Gomez, will be one of Stern's biggest selling pins.

Why? Because it kicks ass and its FUN!

There are a few loud mouth crybaby whiners that have their panties all bunched up. Clueless haters.

Well you now Ice, its no fun chasing ghosts around the playfield with a Spinner, as the highlight, only Stars!

How did you lower the right playfield? Any pics?

the poster who is ranting (rarehero) has been ignored by me for months now and I can't tell you how many times I get "ignored user post" in threads and he's always causing a fight with someone. Do yourself a favor, block this guy b/c he's poison on these forums. I'm hoping the purge takes him out. One of the best websites out there but you always have people like this trying to bring it down.

"User Ignore" is a beautiful thing.

You take off the hex spacer on the right ramp at its peak and replace it with a shorter one. Makes a HUGE difference. I'll try and find which size i used.

This.....Every time I am even near a GB I hear this repeated over and over...worse repetition I can think of....Im not totally against linear games, I loved roadshow (well, except for the country music) but Im not sure if I can have a GB in my house.

shoot for different mode stream no? I love that line in the movie so it never gets on my nerves.