Good luck to those sticking with this.

I preordered because I felt comfortable after hearing their policies on certain things, including refunds. Now, I'm frankly much less comfortable loaning out my funds. I walked away from their seminar truly believing they have their shit together. Maybe they do, and there's just one dissenter, but I'm not willing to wager on that.

My reason for preordering wasn't the rug, or the chrome (I honestly don't like chrome, or "fingerprints LE"), I preordered primarily because this was a dream theme for me, and I'm insanely impatient. I just wanted my machine sooner than later. I also didn't want to get hit by a possible price hike after Expo.

At this point, I'm not willing to gamble that $500 on $8,500. I'll probably buy another game, and get the cash together for this one when TBL is ready. I really want this game, but I'm learning a lesson in patience.

At expo, they said anyone that ordered then should have the machine by Q3, 2015. I Think Q2 is pretty ambitious, but I was under the impression that they were ahead of schedule, and possibly setting conservative dates.

Hate isn't the word I would use. But yes, the music gets old. I avoid certain modes because of the song that will play. This was a real question I had before I bought ACDC. All pinball has music, right? I've never been tired of hearing music on any other machine I own.

No, I do agree with you. I want those songs ( the real versions) in the game. I'll still question whether I'll tire of them, but I definitely want them there. You're right that the whole soundtrack complements the theme, perfectly.