It's amazingly easy. No screws to remove, no nothing. If you're strong enough (or maybe tall enough) you can walk up to a game and lift the playfield out and set it on the floor without having disconnected or unscrewed anything.

You have to do it with the playfield down (not upright). The pointy arm with a spring you have pictured in the last picture is the main obstactle to overcome. If you pull the playfield out fully (as if you're going to raise it), the cylinder goes between the playfield and that arm, preventing you from lifting it out. To remove it, the playfield needs to be far back enough that the arm can clear that cylinder.

Pull the playfield out just enough that you can reach your hand behind the playfield and lift. It's heavy, but it's surprisingly really easy.

Here's a good discussion of the topic

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/how-to-remove-entire-playfield

It also contains a nifty video on a unique way to do it

https://www.youtube.com/embed/-gR8V3rJo8A?autoplay=1&rel=0

Legs off, cabinet on the floor. Don't try it with the legs on.

Hm. Didn't realize no Fear was like that. I have no familiarity with that kind of setup.

Way easier with 2 people I would imagine.. I've done several with the legs on and a low ceiling by myself. It is a pain.. those PF's are hefty and cumbersome with the system to get them out is very simple which is nice. I would make absolutely sure you've disconnected all the wiring though.. don't want to have it half way out and realize it's not going to make it to the floor because some wires are still attached. Actually more difficult to get the PF back IN (at least by yourself) I would say.

Ehh... no. Those cylinders on which the playfield pivots need to be removed.

You have to remove the PF BEFORE you unscrew the pivots and remove them. Could be catastrophic if you remove the pivots with the playfield sitting on them.

Yes you can C here (well kind of )

But i would never do it like this

So if I'm reading this right, the various answers are:

Pivot it up to 90 degrees
Pivot it up to 75 degrees
Don't pivot it up at all

Confusing!

I actually have done this by sealing off the Playfield and doing all the prep and decal removal except around those bolts, then support one side from underneath and remove that bolt, prep the bolt side and do the decal application then reattach and then support and do the other side. It's possible but I've also done it the conventional wall and prepping the cabinet is easier with the Playfield out.