Suggesting that Zach and Josh are going to line their pockets with this money is ridiculous.

I've solved it !

Get the Pinball Pussies (and their undeserved income) to sponsor it!

They have more mods than any pinball machine i've ever seen.

This is the simple stress-free way to handle it. Costs "lesser" players nothing more and the top players (who are getting oh so rich from tournament money) get a little less prize pool. If there is no money in your tournaments, then no WPPR's .

Keep in mind that the IFPA has been giving us a system that makes pinball more fun and is helping pinball thrive on location. Try this adjustment and see how it goes. Do what's easiest for yourselves.

It is kind of weird that for about the cost of one play on a new Stern game (per player) , there would be such a backlash. The "principal" of the thing might be looked at from IFPA's side. The part where they give us (and have given us) cool fun rankings and the events to go to like States and Nationals. The guys running it just happen to be great pinball players.

Taking a less aggressive approach in your criticisms would be the way to go. The only thing sinister here is the April Fools part. Although , how does Josh afford to keep flying back and forth to Pitts. #AuditTheIFPA

Not everyone was born into WPPR privilege.

These guys took it upon themselves to create this and it provides something fun to track your progress. Now they are asking to help them raise the awareness of pinball by helping fund larger prize pools for their system. Maybe it's the worst idea ever. But maybe it will do something.

Obviously people care about the WPPR's because they would not be here protesting. I am willing to accept this idea as a way to help out the guys who have helped pinball by creating this. The WPPR system is part of the fun , whether people admit to it or not. I guarantee most of the people saying they don't care are looking up their ranking. I know , because i am one of them.

You have been getting something enjoyable for free. Kick in a buck! Or just go about your business playing pinball.

That is exactly what i do!

I 2nd the motion.

Keep on these guys! The conspiracy will reveal itself. I'm not saying it's Aliens BUT ....