Quoted from Who-Dey:If it's a dream theme for you it seems like you could overlook the short ball times
I feel like you're ignoring one of the things I hate about it: The linear rules & cheap drains. If the ball times are short because the drains are cheap...that's not fun. Since the rules are linear, short ball times mean the only GB content I ever see is the same few modes over and over and over.
Take any other game and set it up for short ball times...you can still enjoy different content each time. If I set up my LOTR, TSPP, FGY, AC/DC, etc super duper hard...I could still *at least* see a different mode on each game. Imagine playing AC/DC and you can't enjoy any of the song modes except for Back in Black every single time you hit start. That's what GB is like to me. I just highly dislike how they conceptualized the gameplay. There's no way around it.
Quoted from Who-Dey:I know everyone isn't like me and I don't expect you to be but how much time have you actually spent playing a GB Premium?
I've played a ton of different Pros, LEs and Premiums. It's always the same experience. Remember, I ordered & paid for my game in March 2016. Had I kept my order, I wouldn't have received it until September 2016. I had PLENTY of time to play lots of GB while waiting...and I was conflicted about whether to stay or go for months. My girlfriend said "just cancel it if you don't like it!" but I kept hoping the code would change my opinion...and while I like the changes Dwight made to make the game less annoying (restarting and replaying the same mode 3 or 4 times in a row was horrible)...I still didn't like the linearity or cheap drains. Then came "insertgate"...so I told Trent to put a hold on my order. The final decision to bail was when I played two brand new Premiums while visiting Portland...and both had ghosted inserts. I cancelled my order at that point.
Quoted from Who-Dey:It's just weird because I play it and feel like it's one of the best pins ever made.
There are just too many negatives for me to ever join you in that conclusion. It's one of the best LOOKING...absolutely. That's as far as my positive opinion goes. And look...again, why is this a "me" thing? There are plenty of people in plenty of GB threads with the same exact opinion. I know tons of pinball friends who feel the same way. Plenty of people here on Pinside have posted about buying the game and selling it quickly. It's absolutely polarizing.
How many do I have to give it!??!!? As someone who loves the theme and wanted to love it, I wish I felt the opposite. I've tried.