I know because I was the sucker when WOZ and TH were released (at least I got good discounts). Learn from other people's mistakes.

Hell ya it is!

You people will accept and defend anything. This is why Skit-B or J-Pop happen. Nobody wants to hold people accountable for poor behavior. It's absolutely nutty.

I am on your side about preorder money funding pinball production, it is nutty and shouldn't be happening anymore.
But $250 isn't funding production. Its probably not even going to JJP.

We are talking about 250 dollars here. If it was 2500 I understand.
Where do you draw the line? is $100 'unethical'? how about $10
How does a proper pinball company gauge interest in a title? Stern is the biggest and they made 500 x GBLE, and 700 x GOT. They got it the wrong way.

How do you order parts if you don't know how many machines you are going to make? What do you suggest they do?

Are we even talking about the same thing here or am I confused?

Well said Chris!

Great feedback. You will sell a lot of DI!'s I believe. Thanks for the distributor view.

These latest videos solidify my opinion of the game that I first had when playing it at Expo. The playfield layout is very cool, but it is definitely a long ball time game. I'm hoping it can be made to play much harder, or it won't be something I'll be looking to add to my collection.

I set my games up to be difficult. I've yet to find a game come through my collection that can't be made fairly hard.

Agreed... ive made all my b/w pins very difficult so im sure u can make dialed in....

Lots of Di play here

http://funwithbonus.com/dialed-in-at-free-gold-watch/

OMG... DI is at free gold watch?! So going there next week.

My buddy went to fgw today says dialed inn is off the hook he's buying one

yeah pretty fun - only played one game on it since it was team league night but got like 587,000 - scoring is low on this but it was pretty fun. Wish the flippers were a bit snappier but this isn't a production game. Looking forward to exploring the game more but definitely pretty fun right off the bat and much easier feeling of knowing what to do than previous JJP games IMHO... Will be at FGW for a bit so stop by (then play my Iron Man in the way way back - shameless plug

You can turn up the flipper strength in JJP games?

yes, you can actually adjust the strength of each coil individually. there is a warning screen that advises you do not adjust them unless you are having issues though.

it is in the menu under coil settings.

Looks like the first batch of playfields have arrived. Looking good!!!

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Thanks for this. Great video of the game in terms of watching a pretty good pinball player using her smartphone to operate the flippers in lieu of the flipper buttons. Great idea to connect with the younger Urchins and also to keep their grubbies off the machine....

Okay... this weekend I'm committed... finally going to visit Free Gold Watch AND get hands on time with Dialed In. Super excited!!

Thanks for the photo. Great news.

Free Gold watch is awesome! Great row of top games, ended up playing for about 4 hours (2-3 on dialed in) there and met up with some other awesome pinsiders.

My wife is heading up tonight so I will go back tomorrow or Saturday with her to get some more time in on Dialed In.

The game is a lot of fun and according to the guys at FGW, its been getting near constant play since arriving. The magnet action is totally wild, gotta keep the middle of the playfield clear during multiball otherwise magnets get dangerous. The kickback save seemed pretty generous to the point where the left outlane didn't feel like much of a risk (Adjustable I'm sure). Flipper attack is cool... its not enough to completely loose control but enough so someone can't sit there holding the ball.

The rules seem simple yet there are lots of modes... Didn't get enough play to know if there is stacking or wizard modes or anything like that... it felt like we were just scratching the surface of the game and its going to take some time to learn it all. Combo ramps are awesome and my god, theres so many paths the ball can take up there in the top half of the play-field.

I honestly have not yet made up my mind though. I probably would jump on it except for having had played AS last weekend which was also a blast and my wife already fell in love with it.... although next to a DI I think would look pretty bare.

There may only be one solution... get both. We shal see... in the meantime I think I will always be open to dropping a pocket full of quarters into DI.

Are you seriously considering buying this game to sit next to AS already? It's like 20% prototype at best. Seems a bit early to get excited. Also, not a good idea to 'assume' left kickback is adjustable, as someone mentioned Pat Lawlor has this game set up the way he thinks is best which concerns me that he envisions this game to be for children. Easy... Long ball times.. Handy-Manny Theme.. Tiny flipper shocks just to tickle you for giggles but not affect ball much. I implore you to wait 7 months. If Im wrong, then buy it. As always, I hope I'm wrong!

Everything is adjustable to make things eaiser or more difficult just like they always have been?

20% prototype? Dialed In looks much further along then 20%.

It is.... and code is really awesome anf not done yet. Gonna be a great game imo

Dialed In is done. According to Jack code is at 95%. Playfields are in in and games are likely going to be rolling off the line in a little over a month.

Also I did not say I was considering them side by side... Itwas a joke that the solution to deciding would be to buy both (otherwise I wouldn't be deciding). And yes having seen and played both in person AS would look pretty sparce next to DI. Thats not bad... they are both fun in different ways.

Not adjustable? Obviously your not at all familiear with JJP's game platform... everything is adjustable down to obsurd detail. However nobody really knows yet so I left it as an assumption.

Anyway got a good amount more play in today and and much better games... even got within a breath away from the top 8.

An intriguing feature to explore here: Started unlocking phone upgrades, noticed it would award a single letter in Dialed In, not yet sure what else it unlocks. Also found a couple more multi-balls. It definitely has that one more game factor as we kept getting drawn back over to it.

I think DI does have more lasting power however DI is also about 60% more expensive than AS. Is there 60% more to the game? Yeah I think so and more... yet I'm still torn.

So to add my wifes take on it, she put it like this....

How did you like Dialed In today?
Dialed In was a lot of fun...

What about it compared to AS?
You know... with Aerosmith, its very fun and the trunck lock is really super cool but also the game is in general pretty predictable. With Dialed In it is also a lot of fun but also there are so many things going on all over the place that walking up you have no idea what is going to happen. Also there seems to be a lot more different goals, ways to achieve them and additional things to discover. Is that what you would call more debth?

I believe her journey to the dark side is now complete.

Great take imo.... cant wait to get my dialed inle and discover all its cool shit. It has 5 magnets and tons of features and mechs plus a very cool and out of the box
quirky theme and code is looking great and very neat

I've played both and they are both great games but I'm sorry Aerosmith is almost 3000$ cheaper and honestly there is not just one element to a game and that is where Aerosmith is better then dialed in. I'd say just off the top of my head the music, artwork and bob the builder vs Jackie well all bob the builder is mick on the stick and Jackie is one of the best toys ever in a pinball machine. Aerosmith has got it all and dialed in just doesn't especially at 8 or 9k

I played dialed in at fgw for hours had a blast the game is off the hook imo then on my way home i picked up my areosmith pro at the shipping yard came home set it up played areosmith and hated it sold it two days later i didnt like the music at all just one song i kept trying to force myself to like it unfortunately never happened i know a lotta people will enjoy areosmith but dialed inn ruined it for me

Had a chance to play Dialed In at the French Flip Expo event where Zpeakaboncks.fr had brought it. There was a constant line all weekend to play the game, but thankfully only about 2 4-player games deep, so waiting time was acceptable. Had a blast playing it. Managed to eventually get highscore #1 with 959.020 points. Great variety of modes, stackable multiballs, what's not to like? Best pinball game in years!

I had the chance to play DI and AS back to back, as well as bunch of other machines in the same location.

I found AS to be a lot of fun - which surprised me. I really enjoyed the game play, the art and the LCD screen. The trunk lock / ball launch thing is a blast! That said, even though I had fun playing it, I seriously dislike the theme and the music would drive me nuts for anymore than 10 minutes of playing. Not a fan of the band so that makes sense I suppose. Not a title I would buy simply due to theme and music.

DI was odd to me. I didn't really "bond" with the game play and this disappointed me. I wanted to like it as I really like JJP, but it just didn't sing to me. Certainly a lot going on with the layout, but a connection wasn't made. Honestly don't see myself being a buyer of DI unless I get some more time on it and my perception changes.

AS had that "one more game" appeal. DI did not. Just my opinion. Hopefully my opinion will change if I can get some additional time on DI to get a better feel for what it's all about.

Really would like to grab a DI, but not sure I could justify selling two pins only to bring back one.

Any update from JJP on when these are going on the line. If they will ship in June then likely some time in early May?

Jack reiterated 2nd quarter still being on track a couple weeks ago on the jjp forum so should be soon.

There is a Dialed in coming to PAGG (Mid May). It will be interesting to see if it's one of the prototypes currently circulating or if it's a production machine.

Love the Game, just wish JJP was more present since Expo, with some output to potential customers, to keep us excited....
I hate having to hunt down little tidbits.

Any idea how long the Seattle pinball museum still has it? Would hate to miss the opportunity to play DI, I think it's pretty awesome

May 1st ish

Got an opportunity to play this at PATZ this weekend. The game is pretty damn good. I really enjoyed it, as did pretty much everyone i talked to.

Can't decide between MET PREM, AFM LE or Dialled In,

Haven't played Dialled In yet. Used to own an AFM, played MET s bit..

Which one should I get!?

I've played or owned all 3. Afm is great, many friends nearby have it, I sold mine, don't miss it much. I presume that's why you sold yours? Kind of done with it?
Met premium - love it, play it when I see it, but never bought one. Getting an AS prem instead between the two.

DialedIn. Played several times; different and fun. I'd go here next - good fun factor, at least a couple years of discovering things. I own woz and hobbit, no doubts this is well built with good code support.

You've also got Alice cooper, total annihilation, Houdini and thunderbirds (homepin) coming in next 6 months - do dialed in over Met and AFM, review come Fall 2017.

So you went and bought an Aerosmith pin and had no idea what any of their songs were? I don't even know what to say.......very strange though!

Well maybe he's a classical music aficionado... or a jazz purist. And maybe when he's out and about and hears some rock or pop being played he simply puts his fingers in his ears

Stranger things have happened I suppose.

Anyone know if the playfield art changed inbetween introduction at expo and production? Looks generally the same but not sure if they made any tweaks; shrunk down the cell phone dude, etc.

Nothing has changed (art) since it's reveal at expo.

Enjoyed playing some DI at Seattle pinball museum. Great to see Charlie and Cindy....not the best of scores, but I'll take it.

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