Wizard of Oz
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I'm glad I was an early adopter. As somebody who came back to pinball because of WOZ and bought it as his first NIB, the RGB board problems, fuse problems, and shaker motor problems forced me to learn how to fix my own machine. What used to look like the flight panel of a 767 jumbo jet now makes sense to me.
I'm still an idiot, mind you...just a smarter idiot.
I'm also glad I made the plunge because I've met a ton of great people through this and JJP's message board. Patient people willing to give their own time to help somebody new to the hobby. You just don't see that everywhere you go, and it's been a wonderful and unexpected part of the WOZ experience for me...
...and then there are all the people that have me set to "ignore" that will never see this. F them! 
Quoted from PinCrush:I have one of the very first. "Early adopter issues" are greatly exaggerated. Honestly, I seem to have far fewer problems than some that received theirs much later. Just like every other NIB I've purchased, problems seem more luck the draw than anything else. I'd do it again without hesitation.
They're not greatly exaggerated when they happen to you.
Quoted from thedarkknight77:This thread is making me consider cancelling my Hobbit preorder.
I wouldn't if I were you...I think you'll kick yourself somewhere down the road. I'm in the top ten in terms of problems I've had with my WOZ. After three months and many repairs, it's finally settling in with only minor hiccups, which are to be expected. When you're an early adopter of anything, you've got to expect bugs, and I'm still glad I was an early adopter. It taught me how to fix my own machine, and if the JJP tech support wasn't as good as it is (which is a 10 in my book!), I'd be singing a different tune right now. It's astonishing to me that there are people out there that volunteer to work for JJP and give of their time on the weekends and holidays to patiently help people out. And their service record has made all the difference for me in deciding whether or not to continue my Hobbit payments.
I'm still in on the Hobbit without any reservations at all. I know it'll be a great machine, and I know they'll learn from their mistakes on WOZ. Sometime in 2015, I'll have TWO amazing pinball machines! 
...and you wonder why I think you're awesome, Lloyd!!! 
PS - Enjoy the cold up there in Minnesota...and stop sending it our way in Jersey. -5 degrees on Thursday night... WHAAAAAT??? 
Yes...keep in mind that there must be close to 1000 WOZes out there by now...and it seems like only about 2-5 percent--if that--are having chronic problems. Mine was one of the unlucky few, but with JJP's awesome support, my machine has finally stabilized (knock wood). Now that I said that, of course, it should crap out in the next 24 hours...
Quoted from PW79:Remember when WOZ first shipped & there were no videos of gameplay?
Wonder why?
People were too busy having fun playing it to film the damn thing. 
PS - Videos were out on YouTube pretty early - there's even a video of the first one being delivered by Jack, so I have no idea what you're talking about.
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