Quoted from rai:I told my dealer I'm not buying the LE and if Stern asks him for feedback (he's a major distributor) I said tell them the artwork is not well received.
His reply was he'd tell them but he thinks they already know.
Of course they already know. Stern reads Pinside. Steve Ritchie reads Pinside! And I'm sure he's feeling like shit right now with the bashing that has taken place. Either way, they know the opinions that are being thrown around here, and probably on their FB page as well (despite removing many of the comments).
Quoted from Aurich:I'm not trying to dog Steve Ritchie, I love that guy. I feel like he got a raw deal here, the art team wasn't backing him up. No designer at Stern deserves that, they're all good guys, who can make good games.
Just like the guys who did the code on ST weren't backing him up either (until Sullivan came in later). So he's got a raw deal twice in a row now. Not to mention the decision to not team him up with Lyman again. WTF? How do you not pair up the team that created one of the best pins ever made in AC/DC for either of his 2 subsequent pins?