I'm definitely getting a Premium and am as excited about the game as anyone else, but am waiting a year or so for the kinks to be ironed out, and expect a drama-free experience at that point (I have every confidence that Stern will fix whatever production problem is leading to these issues sooner rather than later). I have been well served taking this approach with pins, vehicles, and other major purchases of complex stuff. Delayed gratification is much better than immediate frustration, and experience has taught me that one rarely escapes the early adopter penalty when it involves a product as complicated as a pinball machine.