they didn't miss anything, what do you think part of the price hike is for?

The challenge I have in agreeing with this is that you are also the most negative individual on here, bashing Stern for their recent price hike, as OP of a thread entitled “F you Stern!”.
None of us like the increased price but we’re still managing ways to enjoy pinball (including the new IC technology).
But here’s another thread complaining about the new stuff Stern has produced and low and behold… guess who?
So seems to me you’d have better luck if you’d presented the query in a slightly more positive manner?

"Fuck you stern I hate you you've ruined my life with your greed and your shitty QR reader that I hate and that you'd have to be a brilliant mechanical engineer or brain surgeon to figure out how to disconnect or cover up!

Also, why is pinside such a negative cesspool?!?!?"

I've got boosters. Our problem is dsl can only carry so much bandwidth. And with so many people working from home, we have times where we are under 1mb. I'm waiting to hear if Elon musks starlink is as good as advertised.

You did kinda shortchange its capabilities with that description. The goals, achievements and recordkeeping are far more interesting, you should have mentioned those.

Your rant was doing alright til this... I count one thread? Y'all are giving him WAAAAY too much shit for simply asking how to disable a scanner. Does everything you post have to be a sarcastic rant?

100% this.

It's amazing how fast Pinside went from "QR reader is the dumbest thing ever." to "Just IGNORE IT YOU NOOB"

But it's such a dumb question, of course it deserves a rant.

You'd really, seriously, type out a question like that if you weren't just trying stir up some outrage? You'd seriously - as someone who has opened up a pinball machine before - ask how to disable something? With a straight face?

Look, this is mr. "F U Stern" we are talking about, it's not just "one thread," and he's made similar comments about how offensive it is that Stern is forcing this on to the innocent pinball buying public.

Not sure why you are giving him the benefit of the doubt. Why are you trying to be so edgy and cool?!?!

According to the press release, the game should have came with "cover up art" if you don't want to see the QR reader.

"Today, right now, we are announcing our next cornerstone game, Godzilla. It is our first game manufactured already equipped for Insider Connected™ with QR reader and dongle. (It can be played and operated without connectivity; QR reader cover up art is provided.) "

After going through the settings and finding no options, I absolutely would if the light was annoying.

The other thread was about pricing, after his two preorders just got bumped $1200 higher. This thread is a specific technical question.

Because I know the guy? Calling out assholes like you isn't being edgy, BTW. OTOH, your constantly sarcastic comments are starting to cross from edgy to cringe.

Seriously, just stop. Dude just asked a question. It's not cool to always be a jerk.

If you know your customer is never gonna use it, I guess... but you basically ignored the main features when you described it to them. Never know, they might like the goals.

Go for it, can’t be any worse of a player than I am. Probably help my stats.
FYI, i signed into the new Call of Duty today and it asked that I use a Google Authenticator to confirm my identity. Pinball is still lagging far behind.

Calling someone an asshole certainly isn't edgy nor cool, it's the last bastion of someone without wit or even a thesaurus. Maybe stop stalking me and nursing some 20 year old beef and you won't have to resort to such nonsense.

I'd say you are better than that but you've never demonstrated anything beyond being just another guy around the online pinball community for decades. Honestly, beyond your tired and recent "edgy and cool" thesis I can't think of a single thing you've said or done over the past two decades, while you've apparently been taking daily notes on my behavior. Way to make an impression!

Some of us read multiple threads?

There isn't a bag stapled to the inside of the cabinet, on the left hand side, about half way up?

LOL no beef, just that I know Scott and you're wrong about him. I actually like a lot of your posts, but not these where you wanna go off on someone for no good reason.

you can still manually update godzilla. i did on mine before i had it connected to the interwebs...

Then help your buddy Scott figure out the herculean task of disconnecting the QR reader on the game that he doesn't and supposedly will never own.

It's easy!!!

I mean say what you will about this thread, but it's pretty clear his question was answered several times over. The rest was just extra gravy.

what, the "F U Stern" thread or this one? Either way, you're correct in ways you clearly didn't intend.

Some people are so emotionally invested in the hobby that they seem to have a difficult time making the distinction between wants vs needs, and businesses vs companionship.

Yeah Scott. I think the goodie bag is supposed to have the cover up art. But I’ve heard not everyone had them in their goodie bag. Probably can get stern to mail you one.

Ha ha ha!
That’s a fair statement. You never said you wouldn’t a) steal one, or b) buy one used.
One point for Mr Weir!

Pinstadiums QR Reader coming soon...

Thats silly. I rip mine open right away. Anyone worried about the goody bag on resale is silly.

You'll get it, but it will cost you....

This is off topic, but seeing WeirPinball posts so much lately. When is it time to retire the Who-dey avatar. It gets me every time.

My "list" of select individuals got longer tonight. Wow, some class acts in this thread. I'd really love to see some people talk face to face the way they do here (spoiler alert: they wouldn't).

This is one of the best "going off before knowing the whole story" situations I have ever seen. His customer who has the LE is a solid 1 hour drive away. He doesn't just have the game next to the computer he is using to log onto Pinside. And before you come up with some quip about how his customer should just open up the game, trace the wires, find a (possible) connector, and simply disconnect it - maybe his customer doesn't have the confidence to do that.

Then don’t hook it up to the internet if they don’t want it.

I agree with the OP and I am not interested in the QR reader. I do think it would be a distraction while playing and Stern should have an option to at least turn off the light. Who wants to look at a distracting light on the apron while playing? -But it tracks your progression and gives you goals-boloney sausage. Having to cover it with a card is cheesy, just have an option in software for disabling. The Stern QR reader is almost as bad as the camera on JJP games-almost.

I actually had the afterthought that Stern should move the qr reader to the front of coin door so it is not a distraction, I honestly scratch my head why they would put it on apron-annoying.

CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER!!!!!

Going to restaurants recently- 'Sir you can scan our menu on your phone' -me 'Ummmm yea can I just get an old fashion menu to look at?' WTF

-Still drive gas guzzling cars and trucks(no Tesla here), do not wear Ray Ban sunglasses, and do not own any Apple products-holding on to the 80's is totally awesome-no need for tech!

There is an Ethernet cable attached to it, lift the playfield on to its service rails and unplug it.

Close thread.

Sure that will turn off the light?

What's worse-being blinded playing JJP GNR or having to stare at Stern's QR reader while playing?

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Couldn’t you just remove the bulb? Or just put a piece of tape over it?

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Meh I give up. Cant post fun gif’s here

Like the "Check Engine" light on a car; black electrical tape works well to cover it.

It took me awhile to figure it out, you have to change the res in the upper right corner to PDF/GIF before you upload one.

Ha ha! YaY

Well until Stern allows for the QR reader to be disabled in the settings, I have considered this dramatic need for a fix and have taken upon myself to provide a fix for the low low cost of $49.99. You now can buy a kit that will allow you to cover this blinding light.

-Hurry supplies are limited(5 left in stock)

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