I went DI, happy with the rules and love the overall fast flow of the pin. That said I had the debate you are having. Happy with the choice I made.

At least POTC wont look like this in 20 years lol

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DI is pretty Damn good due I didn't vote because I haven't played a POTC yet.

Dialed In -- I've played it in its "final" form and really enjoyed it.

I was able to play POTC at the Ohio Pinball Show with working spinning disks and enjoyed it -- would want to play again in its modified form before choosing to bring it home, so it gets second place.

I have yet to play POTC, but I do own Dialed In. So, I may be slightly biased. Everyone that plays Dialed In loves the lighting, shots and layout. I understand some don’t like the selfies and cellphones, but it is a fun pin. I’m impressed with the quality of JJPs machines and would love to try out POTC when it finally ships. For now I’d have to go Dialed In.

DI is my favorite game, so I voted for it. Though, I am looking forward to getting some game time on the new JJP POTC even with the disk changes.

DI if you want a (slightly) linear mode based game.
JJPOTC if you want a stacking, breadth-like, strategy style game.

I like both but prefer JJPOTC, but highly recommend waiting to see how production games hold up. So maybe DI now, and sell it in 6-12 mos and get pirates then?

DI now, POTC later.

I this is another thread.

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I had preordered a POTC LE, was very excited to get it and that after the recent changes decided to order a Dialed In LE instead. After everything I've read about Dialed In as well as playing both POTC LE (older prototype with original disks) and Dialed In LE I knew Dialed In was the right purchase for me at this time.

There's a few other reasons I went with Dialed In over POTC

1. The latest build Dialed In's come with all fixes / hardware tweaks versus early production games. Nearly all new pins go through some minor changes early on and its nice not having to deal with those headaches when spending $9k+ on new pin. Early build POTC games versus those made next year will likely have some minor differences. If I do get a POTC it will be a later production build game.

2. There's no need to be disappointed about a lack of certain assets with Dialed In. The lack of actor audio and actor video is still a complaint of mine with POTC. For $9500 a movie based pin should have all of the, or most, of the films assets. Dialed In is a completely original design and therefore no comprises had to be made anywhere in terms of audio and animations. The theme integration of Dialed In is some of the best I've seen in pinball.

3. After the recent POTC changes I feel like I'm getting more game with Dialed In LE for $500 less

4. I prefer Dialed In's ruleset design over that of POTC. The modes in Dialed In feel more substantial and better integrated with the theme then those in POTC. Every mode in Dialed In has it's own unique animations and callouts. In POTC there are 125 modes but they are not filled with audio lines from the movie and video clips (or unique animations). In POTC you are hitting character shots from one of the movies scenes and repeating that for all of the non multiball and non wizard modes. Since there are no actor audio and actor video assets in POTC I find it difficult to feel engrossed in the games world. I also find Dialed In's multiball modes to be more unique then those in POTC. The multiballs in POTC do not feel unique to each movie in my opinion as there are no assets to be used from them and as a result I think they are very similar.

Dile is really top notch and id be very happy if it was my only pin.

DI may well be Pat's best ever.

Ive owned most and the only one even in the same ballpark is tz imo.

I own both. I think TZ was the best (and best possible) machine for its time, and I still adore it, but its time was 25 years ago.

Think of comparing a state-of-the-art TV from 1993 (NYT headline from October of that year: "In TV's, the World May Soon Be Flat") to today's wall-sized 4K marvels.

TZ will be hard to beat, and hasn't been done yet

Totally agree.. i sold my tz few month's ago after a long relationship . Great game but i like the speed and flow of di ....and all the lighting and lcd screens.

Not even thinking of selling mine - it's still my "one last game before bedtime while I finish this beer" relaxation machine.

Mom jeans will never be cool......POTC all the way.

Get a Dialed in now, play it for a year, then get a potc. Call around, distributors have them in stock (i have a few myself) and ready to ship.

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