I am sure Jack & Co. read the boards and am confident they get it.

Ha! only if they fit on the back of my Harley. No "chew" either. Never could get past the gross factor.

Nice how you only quoted one half of my point. My complete thought says worried because of all the threads on pinside already regarding high price. If the price goes up I worry pinside will be flooded with more outcry threads. I think the hobby is better served by more cheergul threads of course!

I wont be buying. Not because UI cannot afford it...it is a matter of principle and also a matter of lacking perceived value at that price range.

I will let you get back to your cocky twisted fractional quoting of Pinsiders like me

not a theme about phone but, an regular joe walk in front of the machine, see a phone on the pf with the title dialled in, i'm pretty sure his first impression is a pinball machine with a phone theme and i'll bet anyone.

i don't doubt the machine plays great or the rule is great but it still say phone to me, it's taking selfies and ringing and calling you....
theme is not for me.
joe lighting going left to right a la big buck rollingshhhhtones is not for me.
price is not for me (canadian price is insane), the only way i could (but i doubt it) buy one is if the price is 5-6k for a standard (equivalent of a pro/premium).

i hope JJP and stern realise that they've reached the max with their crazy prices or it's gonna hit hard in the coming years.
i think the pinball community have enough of this B.S. it's time to come back to earth.

Yeah, I guess I stole a page out of Hillary's playbook.

Please accept my apology.

Anyone have a show list of where Dialed In will be? I'd like to play it before I commit to order one. Doesn't look like one is going to HAAG sadly.

i believe IAAPA is the next one.

http://www.iaapa.org/

Wow .The name is changing

Home run! Loads of Fun, and I hope and expect tons to be sold!

Makes me wish I had bid on that pf at the expo auction

There are very little people in the world that pay MSRP for Cars or Sterns; Do you and/or JJP plan to charge MSRP to collectors and/or operators?

Layout looks like it is really fun to shoot! Great flow, and smooth shots.

I find the callouts, sound effects, and music to range from annoying to mediocre. Supposed to be a modern/futuristic theme, and the sounds are old school. Artwork is also the worst of JJP pins thus far. And I still think the theme was a very poor choice.

Add to the above the price of admission, I wouldn't expect "tons to be sold" IMO.

Agreed but presumably the callouts, sound effects and music will improve as the game code matures and more is added. I think they got the message people aren't fans of the phone ringing all the time, so I'm sure that will be reduced shortly.

And that is the trouble in trying to be 'different'.

One of the modes is Alien Invasion.

I think most of us would have been happy if the theme had been Alien Invasion. Oh well, it is what it is.

Is the comic book available to purchase with the Standard model?

More of an issue with the name rather than the theme then? The theme is cataclysmic city disaster.

Adding more callouts etc. will only make them less repetitive, not necessarily better if they are from the same cloth as the stuff we've already heard.

I agree that the annoying cell phone ringing will more than likely be addressed given all the negative feedback. JJP does listen and will improve when they can. Apparently this includes a name change, which personally I don't even think is needed.

Im sorry we missed each other playing at Expo!

I agree, its not for everyone, just Thankfully we have 4 choices of new games.
Certainly something for everyone.
Id love to own each of these, somewhere down the road, and see whats worth keeping.
I just find it hard to judge some things until I would have more time and the code matures.

No masterpiece on playfield art, but Stuff above the playfield, I find top notch. I find the opposite in the Hobbit.
I agree, we would love both, like maybe Ghostbusters, but then theres critique there.

Sound, Im going deaf, so maybe Im a bit biased, but I couldnt hear much at Expo, so I guess
a vid is out showing a mode, and Ill respect that.

I am hoping for tons sold, because it means more games will come.

Personally, Ill sell a couple games, I hope, and look for this next.

Doesnt mean an Alien, or anything else wont derail me!

Anyone looking to buy one of these from Joe.
I won a 250.00 gift certificate from him,I can't use. Stupid border
I will take 150.00 for it,you still save 100.00.

I did ask,he won't ship here.
I did use Jay Richardson for my Hobbit SE,and WozECLE.

Beyond a real limited blinged Collector model, why not simply have the ability to build your own game off a base model?
I guess to turn a profit that has to start at exactly 8k.

Are they considering this? I think that'd be a good move...the existing name is not a deal breaker for me but just Quantum City or something would make a big difference.

I hope they do improve the sound quality. My guess is they will revisit some of it beyond just the cell phone ringing with more feedback.

Right now this is the game most likely to get my NIB dollars for 2017, assuming I like the feel when I actually get to play it.

Yes, Jack said they are going to tweak the name, but it would still retain the words "Dialed In", because those words are still very central to the original design.

In order to appease Pinside, I'm guessing the new name will be something like:

"Quantum City Disaster: Dialed In! (Please note, this is not a cell phone theme!)"

Pretty neat how all three models include the shaker! I really did not expect that

How much does a a shaker cost wholesale? $40? Maybe less.

Why would that make a big difference? I just don't get it. But I realize that I am in the minority and that Pinside is up in arms and have declared "Dialed In" the worst name in the history of pinball.

And as mentioned, Jack said that they are tweaking the name, but it will still have "Dialed In" as part of the title.

I am sure the shaker is a key element to be immersive in many of the disaster / alien invasion modes. Wouldn't be a good idea to remove it from any version.

My wifes shaker motor may also come standard if I deposit without playing first!

Yeah but for the unsuspecting or non-frugal retail shopper, it could set the pin owner back $150-175 easily. That is uninstalled. I am fond of features being common on all models. Especially when they dramatically add to the pinball playing experience...like a shaker does (for most people anyway)!

It wasn't mentioned on the stream when the code will be at 100%.

Someone proposed Dialed In Enterprise... D.I.E. would make an interesting acronym.

I like that one mucho! Definitely has "hang time" (ability to remain easily in short and long term memory). Just for kicks, I wonder what tge odds are that JJP might be inclined to change the name! 50/50 would be cool but me thinks it may not be even close to that

My vote for sure goes with D.I.E.

so it's an extra $3,500 for signed manual, signed certificate, mirror, different colors and special plaque?

I want to know how I got to the point where I'm thinking if the Dialed In LE was $7500 I'd be all over it like it was a deal...$7500 is a big chunk of change! Shoot, it wasn't that long ago I was passing on MB and AFM at $3500 because that was too much. My IJ and TAF were both bought in the low $2ks. MM at $4k? Too damn much for a game, right? I paid double that for a remake a year ago and think it's justifiable because they were all $10k+ at the time. Pure madness.

I'm kind of glad the DILE isn't $7500 to be honest.

LOL, plus more to come!

This part is still baffling to me, why in the world would anyone do that. I'm all behind this game but this CE is just ridiculous with little substantiation for that huge price difference.

Awesome interview on the podcast. Thanks for all you do for charity!

what podcast is that? I'd like to see it.

Yes Joe great interview. I don't think we are allowed to post a link.

he ing unny

Not wanting to waste time listening to that when I could be reading Pinside and listening to metal or playing pinball Could you recap one or two things learned or something particularly funny? I istened to an episode once that was supposed to be a good one and quit after five minutes. Couldn't stand the whining or ridiculous logic used. Yesh, five minutes I won't be able to unhear.

One particularly touching story of a nurse at a hospital crying after a pin was donated to her hospital. She was brought to tears at the sight of her young prosthetic leg patient getting out of his wheelchair excitedly to play pinball ... this after all previous attempts to get the patient to walk on his new leg were met with resistance. Great stuff. Worth the listen.

Super interesting to hear how Joe became a distributor and how he takes care of his customers. Worth a listen for sure.

You want to "see" a podcast? Only thing you might see is a little fellow sleeping under his TMNT sheets wearing jammies (I assume).