Quoted from extraballingtmc:

This is some bs right here. Months ago the word was the ce was going to have different play fields that were better, even the newest run of les supposed to be better. Sadly it appears they are worse than ever.
Unfortunately with people paying 20-35k for faulty pirates and 20k for gnrce jjp has little to no motivation to do anything about it. What happens when a group of investors runs a pinball company

Quoted from ThePinballCo-op:

OP, is it because their assembly line workers are clamping down too hard on the playfield?

Quoted from Dr-pin:

The printing not adhering to the pf cant explain why the clearcoating is soft as peanutbutter.

Quoted from Dr-pin:

On most photos you can see the clear rising above the post and/or washer. = soft.
Btw i have clearcoat in my garage, where i park cars with spiked tires in the winter. Not a mark.
If it was mirco clearcoat, i would have clearcoat slimes all the way to the motorway.

Quoted from Asael:

That makes it all even worse. If there was testing, they should have found that there is a problem. There is chipping after just a few games on some machines. To ignore it and to lie about it is committing a knowledgeable fraud.

Quoted from Asael:

That would be really interesting to see.
Mirco demonstrated in the 2020 Expo stream how his playfields would hold up when you over-thighten a playfield post on his playfields. And after seeing this I was convinced that he has solved the problems, he said in this stream that every playfield that he delivered to pinball factories would hold up in this quality.

Quoted from cooked71:

I thought JJP made a big deal early on in GNR production that Mirco had fixed the playfield problems going forward and to prove the point, Mirco had installed a special "test point" to verify quality of individual playfields.
I know the test point is there. Is it not being used?
Was there any change to the Mirco process at all?
The whole thing just sounds like it was BS - Mirco put in the test point to make everyone happy, but did f*ck all to fix the underlying problems.

Quoted from Chisox:

Yeah the Spooky playfields really have me scratching my head because, even though I remember a couple of hiccups during TNA (that’s what she said?), their playfields are sooo much better than every other I’ve had. My ACNC and R&M have like 4 dimples combined after hundreds of play each.

Quoted from ShrimpPimp:

We were lucky enough to secure a G&R CE with a serial number in the 90's range. We took delivery the last week of February and as of today have nearly 2,000 games played. It is one of our favorite games to play, and it probably helps that my wife and I are big G&R fans.
I've followed this thread and the other G&R threads to learn about tweaks and issues. I removed my glass this morning and went over the playfield with a flash light. The ONLY blemish I could find regarding pooling, lifting or chipping was around this post to the left of the scoop. I already have the 3/4" clear washers mentioned above and I'm hoping that installing one will prevent further chipping as the arrows point out.
I guess I should feel lucky that there is not more damage with so many hours on the game. Maybe it's possible that some of the pooling issues and worse seen by others won't creep up in my machine?
My wife and I are fairly new to the hobby but we play every night and enjoy our games. Just like the hot rodded 48' Chevy in my profile pic that gets driven everywhere. We're both nearly 50 and while I love having nice shiny toys, I know that with use you will get some minor dings and bump ups here and there. I have friends with hot rods they never drive and guys who have guns which are "safe queens" and never get shot. These friends who never really utilize or enjoy their possessions puzzle me. That would be similar to me telling friends not to play my G&R because "I wanna keep total plays low for possible future re-sale value." For me unless I hate the game, if I buy a pin and love it I will probably keep it forever and put it in my will.
So if there are documented issues with the manufacturing process as pointed out it seems the entire playfield could be compromised. However in MY case is it possible that what you see in the photo is normal wear and tear from 2,000 plays? Could it be similar to dings in your paint from driving your car normally?
I'm hoping it's attributed to normal wear and tear because I would hate to think that over the next couple years every high impact post will start to look like this one. People have a right to be frustrated and upset for the amount of money we spend on these games. I totally get it. In my case though I will play the game until the legs fall off because the overall experience for me exceeds the worry of a couple clear disks on the playfield that you don't see with the light shows going full blast.
I've been a lurker for months but just wanted to post my SN range and pics so the OP can cross reference his experiences with one more.
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Quoted from JodyG:

Maybe JJP should consider undermounting that post through a close fitting hole in the PF. Here is what I am thinking-
This does not fix the crappy clear issue, but its one of the most beat up posts in a game, and would make long term sense to look into doing something differently. [quoted image]