Quoted from Wolfmarsh:

Theme wise, I would love to see the following:
- the Milano
- Knowhere
- Yondu and the ravagers
- dancing groot topper
- an amazing licensed soundtrack with hits from starlord's walkman
- Cosmo the space dog
- Nova corps
Gameplay wise, I am hoping for:
- No ship on a bouncy spring.
- Physical ball locks in either Knowhere or the Milano
- A couple fast orbits
- A ball trick like Mist multiball where you have to knock the ball loose like attacking the Dark Aster
- Sounds from the actors or at least a good impersonator
- Actual movie clips
If it's movie based, which is probably is, I'm not sure how the villains will go. Ronan the Accuser is a decent villain, but you can't really combine that with the GotG2 movie. I also don't know if the parts of the Ego storyline they used for the movie will really fill out a full pin experience.

Quoted from DaveH:

I'm already disappointed in Stern's implementation of GotG. The best they will do is stick a small toy on it. The code will be "complete" by their standards, but will lack heart. It will be SPIKE, which is cheaper for Stern and more expensive for the customer. It will include ever cheapening cabinetry and sub-par playfields. Maybe they even decide that those shitty pegs are so shitty they shouldn't be there. Another reduction in leg thickness.
I'd love for the game to be great. But I doubt it will be. I love my Stern games, but I can't buy on just hope. I need value, and they stopped providing it. I really am expecting them to say they have custome voice work in the game... but by Groot, so every single call can be "I am Groot".

Quoted from cscmtp:

God bless you guys who can still get excited about a NIB Stern. Unless they do a 180, there isn't any way I'm buying a new Stern pin. And this is coming from a guy that grew up collecting comics, has owned IM, SM, Avengers, and Wolverine pinballs, and has a theater room filled with Marvel stuff. They had 2 amazing themes in Avengers and Star Wars and crapped the bed with both. So my confidence in them doing right with GOTC isn't very high. I hope I'm wrong and its a killer game.

Quoted from Aurich:

Why would you post something like that? Because yes, that's how you get people in trouble. Things told to you in confidence at shows aren't meant to be blasted onto the internet where Stern reads them.

Quoted from Hazoff:

I do and I'm glad I did, they are amazing, if ur one of the "world under the glass" geeks then ok I guess I get that but thats the last thing of my list as to what makes a pin fun or not. I don't care for TSPP, just doesn't do anything for me, DI looks great and plays well but another games that I just care for, IM, Tron, SW, GOT all pretty simple and as you put it "generic" but way more fun to me than many full featured pins out there.

Quoted from ExtremePinball:

I was one of the 8% who voted "take my money".
Why? Because I'm an operator, not a collector. I "speculate" that this TITLE will earn very well in my tourist locations because of the license/franchise. And although I love the movies, I have absolutely no emotional investment into this.
Therefore, I'm willing to "risk" my money today, on the future earnings of this title. I would suspect that other, likely larger, operators might agree.
To my point, just based on the current votes, it would appear that at best, 10% of the respondents are operators, while the remaining 90% are collectors who are tired of seeing themselves, or other collectors, suffer from ongoing disappointment.
The collector market continues to be shifting to JJP and other boutiques, while Stern obviously has no competition at the near $5k operator level, which is where I purchase my operator equipment.
I just don't think Stern can survive on operators alone, so they really need to step up their quality to retain/regain the collector market.
Of course, I could be completely wrong too. But I'm buying a pair of pros anyway.

Quoted from Hazoff:

Looking at SW is ur first mistake, play SW and u will be very happy.

Quoted from jgentry:

I really doubt any of this is true. SW pro seems to be selling very well and doing great on location. They also I'm sure are doing well with AC/DC again. The most logical reasons are GOTG is not quite ready yet or GOTG was not even slated to be the next game. It's very possible that Trudeau was next in line as all of the rumors of stern not having a game at expo started shortly after his arrest.
Besides, Borg's games are typically loaded, especially at the pro level and JJP can't come close to competing with that price point.

Quoted from Shapeshifter:

Listening to the albums and imagining playing pinball I would like these tracks - not going to happen though but hey, let's dream
David Bowie - Moonage Daydream
The Runaways - Cherry Bomb
Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky
ELO - Mr Blue Sky
Sweet - Fox on the Run
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah - Lake Shore Drive
Cheap Trick - Surrender
The Sneepers - Guardian Inferno
Wonder if we will get any??!
Not long to wait.
If all of above were in, I would break my Stern embargo and buy

Quoted from jgentry:

To be fair he owns a lot of stern games. I would probably agree with the exception of AS that the games are not quite as good since Met. Not bad games, but Met and AC/DC set a new standard of code and gameplay. It will be hard to live up to either of those but I have a good feeling about GOTG.

Quoted from Rarehero:

LOL I guess Who Dey is still coming up with brilliant arguments about why my opinions on Stern's don't count? I don't see his posts so, whatevs. I can't even see this thread, but someone linked to it in another. Block loopholes hehe. He can check my collection and history. I've owned a good chunk of Sterns in my day and still own 7 now.

Lyman's on Elvira. From what I've heard, Tanio is on GOTG, which prob means Waison, too. Not sure who the lead is. I just hope they make it funny and fun and PINBALLY - not with "video game logic" which is Waison's instinct (X-Men original code, WWE).

Quoted from jefryan:

Wow, 333 posts thus far for a game that may not even be the next Stern release. I hope it's Iron Maiden myself.

Quoted from mnpinball:

Pics and press release I'm told is next week.
Sounds like a Funhouse 2.0 Groot eats balls. I'm looking forward to seeing it but after Alien and JJPirates I'm tapped.
With everybody stepping up their game you're going to have to make one hell of a good game with good toys that's worth money for me to buy something for my collection.

Quoted from CaptainNeo:

so your saying nobody learned anything and will go back to buying games they havn't played.

Quoted from Shapeshifter:

As time goes by those words from Gary about being able to sell SW's even if you only had lights in an empty box make more and more sense. Deliberate strategy in my opinion.
GOTG needs to be loaded as it won't sell on licence alone.
And competition is slowly taking bigger pieces of the pie.
Looking forward to the reveal, although sound/music may not be apparent this week as pictures only.

Quoted from Blacksun:

Thank you for the link, Large Groot head ehhh...... Wonder if his head will be like the Hammer on Metallica Pre. Honestly hope the game doesn't revolve around Groot.
Well, can't wait for the reveal as I'm in for an LE.

Quoted from Neal_W:

So GOTG appears to have the 3 magnets in the center like Addams Family and Groot and Rocket figures.

Quoted from colonel_caverne:

yes! i think there is a least a third flipper.
i can see it on the video on the back of playfield. 8-9s.
if so can check, would be cool
upper right i think

Quoted from pin2d:

Here are the rumors I've heard:
- The game is rumored to be shipping in November
- It is rumored the game will be at IAAPA in Orlando which takes place November 13-17th
- Rumors that John Borg designed it and Christopher Franchi is the artist
- Rumored to have three flippers
- Rumored to have three ramps
- Rumored to have a large Groot head that is possibly like Rudy on Funhouse and possibly eats pinballs
- Rumored that an upper flipper is used to hit the Groot head
- Rumored to have one of the best toppers ever
- Rumored to see the full reveal tomorrow
http://thisweekinpinball.com/twip-guardians-galaxy-rumor-round-jjp-pirates-new-info/

Quoted from pin2d:

FYI - changed the number of ramps from three to two on this post, as my source changed his/her mind