I played the LE and had the exact opposite impression. First off the LE armor with sufficient ambient light is actually a burnt Orange—not Red.

Regardless of opinion, objectively speaking there is no denying that the PF & light show are NOT ORANGE. If anything they are mostly in the purplish hue (mixture of blue & red = purple).

Add to that the ICONIC GNR CROSS on the Backbox (and the fact that the entire album art is MISSING on the LE) and I for one had no choice but to get the CE.

Yessir. But not #12. Had to go with my kid’s bday instead.

No you won’t.

"The armor" laughing out fucking loud.

Is it like, Glen Benton armor?

You're a broken record dude.

If they extend it to 600 nobody is going to drop out.

All the people buying games to flip them will! I am stating to think just make more to keep people happy.

Congrats. Me too!

It’s 4:40 PM in Taipei.
Catching up on all the latest news while you guys sleep!

Playlist on Spotify of the 21 songs in the game

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2UInWuy6ILD7qYA5S4Bbij?si=085Z-YCISn6aa7NsfYZ7Gw

#jjp-guns-n-roses-ce

So did you get a CE Ritchie? #12??

JJ from Game Exchange posted to FB that JJP is working with distros to find anyone who ordered multiple CEs and limit them to 1 CE, comparing sales lists. I love that. Flippers suck.

Flippers paradise this one.

I was just waiting for some gameplay before deciding.

Happy to hear that you like the purple by let's not spread lies about the color on the LE. I played the game and the color is not orange. It matches the look of GnR no question and the light show it's all over the place. To say the purple matches the light show more is crazy. But again, you like the CE more and got it. Well done.

More importantly.....how’s it play?????

I am officially on the wait and play it first train.

I used to love GnR but have moved away and more into Floyd, Led Zep, NIN honestly GnR is pretty far down on my playlist anymore. I started to listen to AFD again the songs are that good (for my taste).

I was looking for CE but after they are sold anyway, I have no urgent need to buy one until I can play it first.

I like the layout, lights and ball locks etc.. but not quite sure about the rules.

I am in the same boat as you Rai. I really wanted to order the CE but given the investment on an LE/CE I needed to see more to order one. Unfortunately the CE's are gone but I am looking around to see if someone has one available still after they sort out people that ordered more than one. I owned a WoZ RR for quite some time buying before playing it and liked it but didn't "love" it so I ended up selling it. GnR looks amazing and congrats to everyone who got a CE that wanted one!

Game plays great but for 3k simply put the game in the middle of your lineup and the art won’t be seen and the sound bar can be purchased for 60$ at Target. LE is the same Great game. Been playing all day no regrets.

LE also looks cool, the red roses on the apron and the red rails, awesome. Mods will be there for all kinds of things.

I have gone back and forth in my mind and feel if JJP oversold CEs by 100, then it would be ok to switch their plan to 600 total units and then give anyone a chance to cancel their order if they are upset. This needs to be done right now, as haste makes waste. This blip won’t lose them any future game sales.

If JJP oversold CE’s by more than 100, they should stick with the 500, previously announced and be happy they met their goal, while pissing off distributors. Or they could increase # to 600 and delete all sales over that, thereby pissing off 750 people (# of people who thought they’d ordered a CE). Oh boy, what a mess. This will lose them future game sales.

I prefer artwork and purple trim on the CE, but can only afford LE. (Unless one of you gents wants to be my sugar daddy and swap their CE for my LE). The playfield artwork and sculpts make GNR easily the best composition i have ever seen. JJPGNR is flamboyant, flashy and a real showstopper.

Anyone hear any word from jjp about this fiasco?

I really hope there will be an opportunity to still purchase a ce for those of us who need to think more than a minute about a large purchase.

I think if they just asked for full payment or even half right now a bunch of people would drop out. Free it up for the true hardcore fans.

I like the LE way better with colors and art for my taste
I’m sure extra mods will be offered on this game
Sound bar $60
Skull shooter $125
Topper $150

I feel bad for CE buyers but I’m sure people will put these up for sale In future
So just all sit tight and wait

Hoping all three items will be available in their store, but expecting higher prices, lol. Would CE buyers be upset if any of these items were offered by JJP, while you are getting them for free? The sound bar looks pretty generic and might be their standard for future titles. The topper is a piece of acrylic and a light strip that are plugged into a control board. Nothing special, so will this one be a problem? The skull shooter housing might be more controversial because it is BA. I’m sure mod community would step in with something pretty good if that is the case. Should JJP offer the sound bar, topper and skull shooter on the web store?

For all CE buyers who did not get one and had to go LE it would sure be a nice consultation
And great gesture from JJP

This wouldn't upset me but you can't say the CE owners are getting those for free.

If they extend to 950 no one will drop out

And how much would you value the signed drumsticks? CE buyers got a bargain I think.

I was against this at the start but with the band having such a massive following, I think JJP should make one for every order. The damage done to future sales of collectors will bite them down the road. Saying no to people that want to drop $12.5K on a toy is not good business.

Promising to make a limited number and make it a true collectible and then raising the production run dilutes it’s true collectibility. Reneging on promises to your customer base also is not good business.

Stern’s reputation went down a notch after I bought my Munsters LE and they quickly increased production to 600 units.

My guess is someone will make an over-the-top skull shooter. I think it will be phenomenal beyond belief, but also maybe over $125.

Personally I wouldn’t give a sh*t. I just want the nicest version of the game. Couldn’t care less if it’s limited. Quickly grew out of that mindset when I realized I could only fit 7 games at home. For me, Games are to be played and admired, not to sit there like a museum piece for 5 years until they appreciate in value.

Was a bit on the fence about the performances shown on the screen, I wathced some of the concerts on youtube and Axl is not always the best voice. The instrumental part is ok. But it looks like they remastered his voice in the studio, from what I can hear on the stream from Buffalo and others. It looks like his voice is more like the original recordings from the records that we all know and love instead from the recent live concerts. This is a good thing. Wonder if anybody played the machine did notice anything about this.

Was thinking that also.

They synced the live video to the original songs.

Really? Wow. That’s attention to detail.

Just so I’m clear.....I can drop by your plumbing shop and play pinball as if I’m in an arcade? A ”Plumbcade” if you will. Buy a p trap and play some pinball. Interesting Never really occurred to me that the two formats would mix.

Would be nothing new for JJP. I was a day 1 Woz and Hobbit order, both of them had second , third LE runs that diluted the original number, all because of profit. Stern has done it with Munsters, and i think 1 other. CGC originally was doing 1k MMRs, and after 1 day sellout, announced a standard run, then a royal edition. so its nothing new for any of these companies

A true GnR fan will be happy with any version !!

Take the 12.5K, non-refundable, at the time the order is placed and all of this bullshit is eliminated.

They will have this shored up for the next launch no doubt about it. You always learn from firsts

I like this idea. Flippers would jump ship. Not to mention flippers are the reason we’re in this situation. Flippers are the reason games sell for 12,500.

Company’s watching joe shmo sell their game for 30% more a week later.

They should take a page out of fords book and limit the 2nd hand sale of their games within the first year.

Don’t follow the rules your black listed

after only putting down a deposit no less, while never actually taking possession of the game. Kinda like ticketmaster.

Completely agree with this..

JJP could offer the CE versions for sale direct for the first 72 hours after the release for those willing to pay for them (non-refundable) at that time. Do you limit this to one per person -- that's debatable. I would say yes. However, I can understand the argument against that. Many will land on both sides of that argument.

After the direct sales period, the remainder are provided to the distros to handle accordingly. I would suggest non-refundable deposits like JJ was going to do. This keeps people from jumping the gun and taking spots from those who really intend to buy the game but need time to arrange the funds. This again will stir up some debate. I agree with non-refundable deposits but others will not.