A person roughly designs a mod.
The mod gains momentum as people get on the "list".
The mod evolves as the designer gets people to test, test, test.
The list gets fulfilled, in the order the list was made, much like early adopters on Kick starter with tiers of who gets their mod when.

Guys, we were ahead of our time.

Has Robin ever thought about incorporating a feature/section dedicated to something like a Kick starter clone?

The profiles for the modders could show:
Feedback score
Number of mods made (with links to the threads)
Relevant video links, maybe pictures of the mods installed on peoples games

Right now, this doesn't really give me any idea of what they make mods for game wise. No content. Just words.

https://pinside.com/pinball/biz/directory/1026-mezel-mods

Plus, the best mods seem to come from one-off users (with exception to a few). Not companies.

I think this might help to document what has been made. So if some one bails on the hobby, we don't lose their contribution.

Lots of potential there. Does any one think this would be cool?

#2 3 years ago

PBP

PopBumperPete

Pinside+ Frequent

12y 99,300 4,035 8

I think there are a lot of members who create great things in their sheds
it seems to work how it is, why mess with it?

#3 3 years ago

DJP

Chitownpinball

Pinside member

Aurora, IL

11y 102K 7,312 5

Quoted from PopBumperPete:
I think there are a lot of members who create great things in their sheds
it seems to work how it is, why mess with it?

Well, I came upon a mod recently that I had no idea existed. If some one hadn't mentioned it in a thread, I would have never have known to dig super deep into the club thread to find it.

#4 3 years ago

DK

Pinball Naples

12y 155K 4,861 129 1

OP
Quoted from Chitownpinball:
Well, I came upon a mod recently that I had no idea existed. If some one hadn't mentioned it in a thread, I would have never have known to dig super deep into the club thread to find it.

You've peaked my interest. Which mod?

#5 3 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

Pinside+ Addict

Ann Arbor, MI

12y 162K 48,038 19 30 1

OP
Quoted from Chitownpinball:
Are we NOT the original Kick Starter?

No because kick starter has been around longer than Pinside has worked like this. Pinside just used to be a normal business model of someone made a mod and then sold them. Recently it has changed into more of what you're talking aboot.

#6 3 years ago

DUG

trilogybeer

Pinside+ Frequent

Elkhorn, WI

11y 150K 8,873 14 1

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#7 3 years ago

DJP

Chitownpinball

Pinside member

Aurora, IL

11y 102K 7,312 5

Quoted from DK:
You've peaked my interest. Which mod?

The Shadow battlefield illumination mod. Pretty killer mod, dude did a really nice job. It amazes me the knowledge in this hobby!

#8 3 years ago

GUM

pinlawyer

Pinside+ Frequent

Paradise Valley, AZ

11y 122K 2,199 4 59 2

Where did you find such a mod?

#9 3 years ago

RVM

robin

Pinside founder

Alkmaar

21y 192K 7,918 94

A pre-order feature for Pinside shops is in development, which will be very helpful to kickstart cool pinball ideas.

It essentially works like this. You come up with a mod/idea that you can produce. You open a Pinside shop, create a listing for your mod/idea and mark it as "pre-order". Then you communicate about it on the forums and let the community know about it. Pinsiders can now order it and pay a small percentage of the full amount. If the mod is ready for shipping, the shop owner will request the additional payment. If the project fails, the prepayments will be refunded automatically. Well, at least, that's the plan. Like I said, it's work in progress.

#10 3 years ago

DJP

Chitownpinball

Pinside member

Aurora, IL

11y 102K 7,312 5

Quoted from pinlawyer:
Where did you find such a mod?

Pm me for more info

Quoted from robin:
A pre-order feature for Pinside shops is in development, which will be very helpful to kickstart cool pinball ideas.
It essentially works like this. You come up with a mod/idea that you can produce. You open a Pinside shop, create a listing for your mod/idea and mark it as "pre-order". Then you communicate about it on the forums and let the community know about it. Pinsiders can now order it and pay a small percentage of the full amount. If the mod is ready for shipping, the shop owner will request the additional payment. If the project fails, the prepayments will be refunded automatically. Well, at least, that's the plan. Like I said, it's work in progress.

Sweeeeet!

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