Quoted from VividPsychosis:

Hey all, DeathSaveArcade (DSA) here,
I owned over 60+ titles, every JJP, Every CGC , every modern Stern in the lcd era, Taf, TZ, tron, LOTR, Tna, Rick and morty, every music pin, Alien, lebowski, and the top bally Williams games. I, unlike the others, have also played the game for 8+ hours. I have won monthly pinball tournaments in nearby arcades as I am a better than average pinball player.
In my 6 years in the hobby, with all those games owned. This is the best JJP game by far and provided me a better experience than any other game in pinball I have ever played. Period.
If you think this game doesn’t have flow, or strategy, then you simply aren’t paying attention. On top of that it provides a new, innovative and unique experience that simply put, has never been given in pinball before and far exceeds any toy, any simple magic moment found in any pinball machine before it.
I played this game for 7-8 hours straight. I’ve never had more fun, I’ve never been happier with how a game shoots and frankly, if I only kept 1 machine in my collection it would be this game.
Scores below are from the pinball bash event at cointaker in PA. After 8 hours of playing, with Franchi, Dr. and Mrs. Pin and many others, I ended up with the GC for the event. The score is also after missing a cash out for nearly 9.5 million on my encore song which would have put me over 17 million.
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Quoted from Tranquilize:

Wonkavision, wonkavator, gobstopper, extremely clever use of SEVEN magnets, captive ball... - insane Lawlor design with combos out your ass... No need for 700 multiballs.
I don't understand your dedication to fighting any tiny criticism of GnR. It has great assets and immersion and some "neat" things like high hats and drumsticks, but it's unlike all previous JJP releases in that it lacks any substantial ball interaction (mechs/toys whatever you want to call them) aside from a second PF and the headstock lock. To many JJP fans, myself included, this sucks. I'll take the mechs over the lightshow and concert footage any day. I'm not playing pinball to look at the screen, and crazy lightshows blind me when I'm playing in my dark dungeon. My DILE is the max I'd ever want for lightshows.
That said, I'll play this on location for sure, but I'd buy Wonka over GnR any day.

Quoted from zaphX:

See, if I had my GNR CE I could be upstairs playing it instead of arguing about clearcoat names
BTW I'm in the market for an LE placeholder, if anyone has one en route that wants to wait for a "Spectrum" version.

Quoted from Shmilder:

How long after purchase did you bring up the issue with them? I'm reading the current warranty and it's only 30 days.

Quoted from PinHigh1:

Anyone hearing anything recently from distributors about the timing of LE shipments? I've heard crickets so far.

Quoted from JY64:

With post like this you should expect less and less new playfields

Quoted from PtownPin:

Well thats a stretch, but some games are not for everyone....If you like flow games WW is your game unless u don't like the theme...in my house theme does matter

Quoted from screaminr:

Yes I am a fan of The Hobbit that's why I brought it .
The upper left sling does help to hit the drop Targets and stand-up targets on dwarf , the rollovers you need to lock balls and the pops are needed for modes .
Obviously you can't get your head around , these are things to shoot for .

Quoted from screaminr:

I know it's a GNR thread and I don't want to go off topic but when people say The Hobbit has nothing to shoot for , I will say something .
No one ever says Mediaeval Madness , Attack From Mars , Monster Bash have nothing to shoot for , but The Hobbit has nothing to go for ?
If you don't like the theme or the game I totally understand but to say there's nothing to shoot for is just wrong .

Quoted from screaminr:

The Hobbit has 3 subways with diverterters , a kickback , golum save ball , 31 modes , three mini wizard modes , one wizard mode , a talking dragon , and full video assets of all three movies .
I don't know why you would try to compare that to an EM .

Quoted from TheGunnett:

My game chipped last night after only showing the very slightest site of pooling. It was so slight I never posted it but it went from slight to bare wood in one round of games. I’ve contacted my distributor but I’m kinda disgusted. I had pooling on my Pirates and Wonka and sold them because of that and the games didn’t do that much for me, but I’ve been enjoying G n R and the pooling was only just beginning to become apparent. To go straight from fine to a chunk of art popping off really makes me wonder what the game will look like at 500 games or more.
It’s only chipped at the bottom of the left sling but I see at least two other spots that had the same slight pool around them.
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Quoted from kermit24:

Did you notify JJP when your Wonka started chipping?

Quoted from zr11990:

They fucking love you.

Quoted from konghusker:

The play field problems started with DI. Woz had an issue in pops first run, but got fixed eventually after LE run was done. My RR woz and hobbit are perfect after many years and plays. Wonder what happened after hobbit.

Quoted from KingBW:

I like the Lior version.
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Quoted from Yelobird:

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Quoted from PtownPin:

Million dollar question....apparently JJP doesn't feel like its necessary to communicate to its customers....its actually quite shocking that its been over a month and nobody has any idea when their getting their game...I'm in on a CE and its been crickets...

Quoted from Yelobird:

I'll give my opinion based on my interest as delivered 10/7. Note, I personally don't care Who the manufacturer is as long as my family enjoys the game. When we first got it I must say with all the RGB lights it was difficult to figure out the rules and direction. Taking some time to study, read others input on strategy, give the game time it suddenly made perfect sense. Had the same issue with POTC until the rules made sense for me. I personally feel this game has Many great shots that are very makable especially the inner loop which (like POTC) I can now repeat 4-6 times in a row with minimal effort. I have confessed already for some Odd reason I have trouble hitting that Big ass left ramp. Even backhanded I still suck. Excellent ball movement, the outer loop is massive and oddly seems to come back twice as fast as it went in! Do also note this game Needs to be properly leveled! Like most modern titles with complex ramps, diverters, skill shots etc, if the game is out of level So will be the design of these features. And I do Not mean the stupid bubble level. They should just loose that as it does nothing more then say your games not laying on its side.
As for game play, overall there are days I LOVE it and others that just frustrate the crap out of me. However, that is due to My game play not the game itself. All should know the Primary code design for this game is Risk-Reward. It's easy to simply start a song, its when you start to play with strategy that this title makes you smile or kick you in the ass. Starting a song without at least 3 balls locked feels like singing in the shower. Its an addiction to get ALL 6 balls locked!! Thats when the scores Skyrocket and those patches you collected along the way pay off. Then, even with those accomplishments you still have the test of Keep playing the song or Risk continuing and Loose it ALL!!! Everything!! lol Let me remind you the outlanes on this game are fricken Vacuums!!! And yes I did close my outlanes to sissy play they Still suck those balls down like... never mind. Minor issues aside, and not even being a mild GnR band fan this game is truly unique and a real blast to play. My one suggestion (which is fun anyway) is to have some friends over or play with family for a bit. Having a spotter guide you with All of the things on the screen and blinking Really helps. I hope Many more are able to play/own this game soon.