Quoted from djsolzs:

I paid in full to Cointaker - and for that I’m hoping I get one of the first kits. Or I’ll be proven a fool.
Where I do agree is what is the issue with pinball companies and communication. We don’t need the whole story - just an update to keep us going.

Quoted from Lopa:

If anything I would dispute the charges. I had high hopes even though I know better.

It’s irresponsible for a company to suggest a ship date and show a seemingly “polished” product only to avoid actually showing the real product in any meaningful manner and not being able to deliver.

Quoted from jetmechinnc:

Once I placed my reserve order on planetary pinball, I received an email saying I was on the list. Plus no money exchanged. I know Cointaker has a preorder as well that requires only $1.
No idea when this will truly come out. But I am patient. Want it to be correct out the gate. Plus need time to restore my game, only just got the new playfield in!! Also preordered a Godzilla premium and was told it may ship March of 2023! Yep, very patient, and so far, out zero cash.

Quoted from Wariodolby:

Has anyone else got confirmation email? I still have not.
Did it first day asap !!

Quoted from Lopa:

The point is that I feel that Pedretti is setting an irresponsible precedent.

Quoted from MC35:

Is there a published wait-list. I have yet to receive confirmation that I'm on it.

Quoted from UVAJED:

I suppose I will chime in and simply say hello first
I'm not a spokesperson for anyone...just a hard working beta tester for this. I have put in 100+ over the last 2 1/2 weeks; as I'm sure the other beta testers have as well. I'm happy to report, that I; and the amazing Funhouse (and Rudy) held up against all odds.
It was 'good' when we received our kits, but we (know the game inside-out/code/electronically..etc like you too) won't settle for anything less than almost perfect because neither should you.
Every suggestion all of you have made on this post has been taken to heart.
It would be much easier to pay for a finished/polished product than want it just as bad as I/we do, than also have to work and wait for it too. So, relax and get yourself a hot dog. We all have your backs.

Pedretti Gaming and Co. is listening to all of you and all of us. Once you get this kit you will see why! Maybe they jumped in the deep end too fast / maybe they didn't?!?
They have the same intentions in the end, as all of us did when we first saw the promo video, for all of us.
Does anyone honestly want this sort of rejuvenation of an old school fkn awesome pin to go away? I don't, anyway, and will continue to work tirelessly for it to keep going and give them a chance/hard time until it's a golden egg....and have...smfh....patience.

Everyone who put his/her name on the 'waitlist' by entering their email, is on the list to get their kit asap (as soon as possible<<btw). This is not necessarily a limited run, but the initial demand will meet as close to the initial supply as possible (from what I know), and keep going as long as there's a demand.
I am absolutely exhausted and need to sign off for now bc of non-pin related things...too. I sincerely hope I helped answer some of your questions/concerns. Post away and I will hopefully be able to chime back in tomorrow evening and help/give some heads-up the best I can.
"Give care" till then.

Quoted from Lopa:

The point is that I feel that Pedretti is setting an irresponsible precedent

Quoted from UVAJED:

I suppose I will chime in and simply say hello first
I'm not a spokesperson for anyone...just a hard working beta tester for this. I have put in 100+ over the last 2 1/2 weeks; as I'm sure the other beta testers have as well. I'm happy to report, that I; and the amazing Funhouse (and Rudy) held up against all odds.
It was 'good' when we received our kits, but we (know the game inside-out/code/electronically..etc like you too) won't settle for anything less than almost perfect because neither should you.
Every suggestion all of you have made on this post has been taken to heart.
It would be much easier to pay for a finished/polished product than want it just as bad as I/we do, than also have to work and wait for it too. So, relax and get yourself a hot dog. We all have your backs.

Pedretti Gaming and Co. is listening to all of you and all of us. Once you get this kit you will see why! Maybe they jumped in the deep end too fast / maybe they didn't?!?
They have the same intentions in the end, as all of us did when we first saw the promo video, for all of us.
Does anyone honestly want this sort of rejuvenation of an old school fkn awesome pin to go away? I don't, anyway, and will continue to work tirelessly for it to keep going and give them a chance/hard time until it's a golden egg....and have...smfh....patience.

Everyone who put his/her name on the 'waitlist' by entering their email, is on the list to get their kit asap (as soon as possible<<btw). This is not necessarily a limited run, but the initial demand will meet as close to the initial supply as possible (from what I know), and keep going as long as there's a demand.
I am absolutely exhausted and need to sign off for now bc of non-pin related things...too. I sincerely hope I helped answer some of your questions/concerns. Post away and I will hopefully be able to chime back in tomorrow evening and help/give some heads-up the best I can.
"Give care" till then.

Quoted from pinballinreno:

Newby's Lol....
I waited 7 years for a Diner playfield and bought it sight unseen...
Waiting 4 years for a Stargate playfield and will buy it sight unseen....etc...
Buy it, dont buy it, Whatever, lol

Quoted from Lopa:

You think that since you had to endure such foolishness that it’s acceptable moving forward? That’s a weird flex but okay.

Quoted from pinballinreno:

Thanks Rick for getting us new eyeballs for this amazing game (at least 10 years in the making), those translucent ones look WAY COOL!

Quoted from Pedretti_Gaming:

Hello to everyone!
Sorry Lopa but I don't follow you... Pedretti didn't asked a penny or open a "Rush" for buy limited sport etc.
The whole project is paid by us not with preorders money. IF you paid money are not here.
We just said the project is true, we are working on it and we are going to finish in the end of December.
I speak clearly and honestly always. We send monthly newsletters to distributors... If there are problems about lead time etc ask to they.
We are on 14th of Jan and (with a delay of 1month) we can say kit are approved and at the final stage (code wise)
Our company is working hard and daily on the project to provide kits as a reasonable price and the best experience from day one.
No, we are not going to have a stereotype Italian voice, CALLOUTS are made by MARC SILK well-know voice actor (He Made TMNT Stern too).
Next week Beta testers are going to upload videos pictures etc.. Patience a little more.
I think is fair wait 1Month more for have a better product from day one.
We choose to work with Pinsider Beta testers because we care about community.

Quoted from Pedretti_Gaming:

Hello to everyone!
Sorry Lopa but I don't follow you... Pedretti didn't asked a penny or open a "Rush" for buy limited sport etc.
The whole project is paid by us not with preorders money. IF you paid money are not here.
We just said the project is true, we are working on it and we are going to finish in the end of December.
I speak clearly and honestly always. We send monthly newsletters to distributors... If there are problems about lead time etc ask to they.
We are on 14th of Jan and (with a delay of 1month) we can say kit are approved and at the final stage (code wise)
Our company is working hard and daily on the project to provide kits as a reasonable price and the best experience from day one.
No, we are not going to have a stereotype Italian voice, CALLOUTS are made by MARC SILK well-know voice actor (He Made TMNT Stern too).
Next week Beta testers are going to upload videos pictures etc.. Patience a little more.
I think is fair wait 1Month more for have a better product from day one.
We choose to work with Pinsider Beta testers because we care about community.

Quoted from Pedretti_Gaming:

Hello to everyone!
Sorry Lopa but I don't follow you... Pedretti didn't asked a penny or open a "Rush" for buy limited sport etc.
The whole project is paid by us not with preorders money. IF you paid money are not here.
We just said the project is true, we are working on it and we are going to finish in the end of December.
I speak clearly and honestly always. We send monthly newsletters to distributors... If there are problems about lead time etc ask to they.
We are on 14th of Jan and (with a delay of 1month) we can say kit are approved and at the final stage (code wise)
Our company is working hard and daily on the project to provide kits as a reasonable price and the best experience from day one.
No, we are not going to have a stereotype Italian voice, CALLOUTS are made by MARC SILK well-know voice actor (He Made TMNT Stern too).
Next week Beta testers are going to upload videos pictures etc.. Patience a little more.
I think is fair wait 1Month more for have a better product from day one.
We choose to work with Pinsider Beta testers because we care about community.

Quoted from jetmechinnc:

What? Translucent? Who makes that? Or was that from the past? Would love to have that on my restoration.

Quoted from jetmechinnc:

Ok saw it on the funhouse thread and ordered translucent and regular from planetary pinball. Sweet. Should look great lit up!
Nice they already have the grommets installed. Mine does not have them.
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Quoted from jetmechinnc:

Ok saw it on the funhouse thread and ordered translucent and regular from planetary pinball. Sweet. Should look great lit up!
Nice they already have the grommets installed. Mine does not have them.
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Quoted from jetmechinnc:

Ok saw it on the funhouse thread and ordered translucent and regular from planetary pinball. Sweet. Should look great lit up!
Nice they already have the grommets installed. Mine does not have them.
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Quoted from Pedretti_Gaming:

No, we are not going to have a stereotype Italian voice

Quoted from Lopa:

The point is that I feel that Pedretti is setting an irresponsible precedent.

Quoted from wcbrandes:

Or perhaps they heard all the feedback and are making some changes to satisfy a bigger percentage of people which in turns makes for a better game? I for one am happy they are taking their time and getting it right the first time!

Quoted from Jvspin:

Sending full payment went it isn't required sounds like a personal problem to me.

Quoted from Lopa:

If anything I would dispute the charges.

Quoted from Pedretti_Gaming:

Hello to everyone!
Sorry Lopa but I don't follow you... Pedretti didn't asked a penny or open a "Rush" for buy limited sport etc.
The whole project is paid by us not with preorders money. IF you paid money are not here.
We just said the project is true, we are working on it and we are going to finish in the end of December.
I speak clearly and honestly always. We send monthly newsletters to distributors... If there are problems about lead time etc ask to they.
We are on 14th of Jan and (with a delay of 1month) we can say kit are approved and at the final stage (code wise)
Our company is working hard and daily on the project to provide kits as a reasonable price and the best experience from day one.
No, we are not going to have a stereotype Italian voice, CALLOUTS are made by MARC SILK well-know voice actor (He Made TMNT Stern too).
Next week Beta testers are going to upload videos pictures etc.. Patience a little more.
I think is fair wait 1Month more for have a better product from day one.
We choose to work with Pinsider Beta testers because we care about community.

Quoted from djsolzs:

When it first went up it was the only option through Cointaker- not a personal choice

Quoted from arcademojo:

I have my whole $1 down payment with email from CT. I'm in on this 100% even if it takes until the end of the year. Do not rush it out. Take your time and make it right. Pinball has been a waiting game for years. Most of us can wait.

Quoted from Jvspin:

I'm confused...
Strange that Cointaker required full payment at that time when no one else was and then didn't require full payment later.
If that was the case, I'll take back my "personal problem" comment and make it a "distributor problem".

Quoted from djsolzs:

Yeah they changed it from full to $1 I think because people complained about taking full payment without a delivery date.

Quoted from PPS:

For those on the Planetary Pinball "RESERVE" list for the RUDY NIGHTMARE Kit:
Just wanted to let everyone know the process for PPS once the product is given a go ahead:
- PPS will start taking deposits for the game in a few days(?) - just waiting for the message from Pedretti
- we will be asking for $300 which is refundable (30 days max if request to refund)
- We will send a message to all those on the RESERVE list indicating that the DEPOSIT (not the kit) is now available
- This means the DEPOSIT is now available to 'purchase' on the store (not the kit ... yet)
- For those on the reserve list we will ask for deposits by Jan 31, 2022 - again thru the store
- After Jan 31 anyone not sending in a deposit will be removed from the reserve list.
- When deposit is received you will be offered the kit as they come in in the order where you are on the reserve list
- We cannot tell you a good answer on 'where' you are on the list due to allocation as well as not know how many reserve people will follow thru
- When we know kits are inbound to us within about 1-2 weeks we will ask for final payment in order of where you are based on the reservation list.
- Then the kits will be shipped.
- Anyone can 'order' the DEPOSIT, and will go at the end of those on the reserve list that follow thru.
I expect most dealers need deposits to give Pedretti a 'hard' numbers of orders and PPS will do it this way and will input these numbers to Pedretti of how many kits +/- we will need to order. A reservation (past experience) is not sufficient to determine a good number of those who are serious buyers.
We expect a smallish number of kits to be shipping in the next couple of weeks, and then a large batch in Feb. As we don't know exactly how many reservations will translate to real orders the hope would be a few months up to 5-6 months to get all the orders shipped. Note, that Pedretti will be allocating kits between all of their resellers internationally, so it's not clear to any reseller how many kits then will get in each batch.
Sorry if this is confusing but it's a function of deposits and the reserve list which we are going to preserve, as well as the allocation of available kits against the total purchased.
I can say that it sounds like there is good news on having all of the major components of the kits in the pipeline, also that the game having had a little time to get alot of beta testers has evolved into what I believe to be a solid enjoyable upgrade to Funhouse.
Team PPS

Quoted from mollyspub:

Hoping that a real game play video will be shown within the 30 days of submitting a deposit.

Quoted from EricHadley:

I’m chomping at the bit for this upgrade

Quoted from transprtr4u:

Mickey wants upgrade !

Quoted from Lopa:

I purchased my kit early on day 1 and it’s been radio silence since the “gameplay” video.
We were told originally the kits would ship as early as January. I’m really disappointed with the communication on this release. I can understand why manufacturers early release whole machines before the code is done but the process Pedretti is using makes no sense to me.

Quoted from Zablon:

Just got my invoice for the deposit as well.

Quoted from Jvspin:

Would be excited to see gameplay video. Requests for money without it, not so much.