I'm thinking I want to add a newer fast pin to my collection. The questions I am posing are...
What is the absolute fastest Stern you've played, regardless of whether you enjoy it?
What is the fastest Stern that you enjoy playing?
The answer could be the same for both questions. I haven't played all modern Sterns, but my answers are...
Question #1 - Star Trek Pro
Question #2 - Metallica Pro
Quoted from RyThom:Question #1 - Iron Man
Question #2 - Iron Man
I haven't played that one yet, but I've heard it's speedy.
Quoted from RyThom:Question #1 - Iron Man
Question #2 - Iron Man
I have to agree. Would love to add one to my lineup.
Quoted from stoptap:What do you mean by fast ?
Lots of flow or fast, low ball times ?
By fast I mean the ball whipping around the playfield quickly. Very little stop and go type gameplay. You have to really have quick reflexes. Crazy fast multiball.
Quoted from Jackontherocks:Star Trek is a blast as you nailed it, Metallica I want to like so much but really destroys me much faster but not as fast as Iron Man.
Star Trek was a game that really got my heart pumping. Multiballs are insane. I'm still leaning towards a MET Pro for my next pin, I'm thinking my kids will play it with me. They never used to play our Star Trek Pro when we owned it. They do play our Stargate all the time.
I don't think Iron man is a fast game. For one it doesn't have the super strong slings so the sling action isn't that peppy. Secondly, the ramps have some odd curves so they're not that smooth. It's true there are a lot of quick returns of the ball like shooting close up iron monger. But I don't feel it's that speedy.
Acdc has a lot of speed and smooth ramps. Same with star trek and Metallica.
Quoted from markmon:I don't think Iron man is a fast game.
Gotta be one, I guess.... 
Ironman...acdc pro...got pro...ironman is the fastest.....star trek is all around fast and smooth combine...and metelica is the best pin out of the newer sterns.....
Quoted from jar155:AC/DC Pro. Crazy.
+1000.
Quoted from RyanStl:With AC/DC what makes the pro faster than Prem/LE?
Standups vs. drops. Fast richochets for days.
Quoted from pcprogrammer:By fast I mean the ball whipping around the playfield quickly. Very little stop and go type gameplay. You have to really have quick reflexes. Crazy fast multiball.
TWD barely gives you time to think, especially in multiballs.
Quoted from pcprogrammer:By fast I mean the ball whipping around the playfield quickly. Very little stop and go type gameplay
Top Five
1. The Rolling Stones LE with ceramic ball-There is not a machine that even comes close to the speed-Winner for sure
2. Star Trek
3. Ghostbusters
4. IM
5. AC/DC
I'm surprised GB is on people's list here.
GB has lots of pauses. Pauses to start right-orbit modes, pause in the saucer (and wait video mode too), pause in the scoop, and the ball can spend forever in the pops. The captive ball feature also slows the ball. GB can be difficult and fun, but I've never thought it to be especially fast relative to some others.
Met is similar; it can be pretty fast at times (faster than GB I'd say), but there are lots of times where it gives you breaks.
IM only has one spot where the ball sits for a short time at the center spinner while the monger raises. The only other time the ball pauses is Whiplash but you can't take a break there as the ball can come out fast, slow or at some evil angle. All of the stand ups bring the ball right back at you and of course the War Machine kickback is there to top it all.
I can often take a quick drink during GB; I've never even tried on IM.
Quoted from BrewinBombers:I'm surprised GB is on people's list here.
GB has lots of pauses. Pauses to start right-orbit modes, pause in the saucer (and wait video mode too), pause in the scoop, and the ball can spend forever in the pops. The captive ball feature also slows the ball. GB can be difficult and fun, but I've never thought it to be especially fast relative to some others.
Met is similar; it can be pretty fast at times (faster than GB I'd say), but there are lots of times where it gives you breaks.
IM only has one spot where the ball sits for a short time at the center spinner while the monger raises. The only other time the ball pauses is Whiplash but you can't take a break there as the ball can come out fast, slow or at some evil angle. All of the stand ups bring the ball right back at you and of course the War Machine kickback is there to top it all.
I can often take a quick drink during GB; I've never even tried on IM.
That's a good point on GB. I guess 'fast' can have several meanings: how long a game lasts/ball time, how quickly the ball returns to the flippers, flow, ball speed, scoring relative to ball play time. GB does have pauses as you've mentioned, but I guess I'd still say it's fast. My ToM, for example, is somewhat fast but not as fast as GB, but it does flow much more -- not necessarily a good/bad thing.
Quoted from bhwolf:That's a good point on GB. I guess 'fast' can have several meanings: how long a game lasts/ball time, how quickly the ball returns to the flippers, flow, ball speed, scoring relative to ball play time. GB does have pauses as you've mentioned, but I guess I'd still say it's fast. My ToM, for example, is somewhat fast but not as fast as GB, but it does flow much more -- not necessarily a good/bad thing.
Yep, I was just going with OP's definition of 'fast' for the context. I really enjoy GB and MET. Not knocking them at all.
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