Quoted from RandyV:

My thoughts exactly. People have become so conditioned to expect licensed (and familiar) themes that when someone finally does something original it's dismissed.
I think this Oktoberfest is a great theme and I, for one, am excited to see what they can do with hit.
I applaud Joe and American Pinball for doing something new and creative for us.

Quoted from Tuna_Delight:

Creating a festive "Oktoberfest" atmosphere to help promote a new Oktoberfest themed game seems like a marketing natural to me. This doesn't even require AP staff to personally wear any authentic garb. Just hiring a few folks to represent the characters from the game, such as "Otto" the bartender guy and some traditional beerhall waitresses, could really help enhance the game's overall presence at the show.
I'm sure the AP team is already on top of this though! In the meantime, the anticipation builds ...

Quoted from PinMonk:

Please consider making the targets more old-eye friendly. Those letters are REALLY small.
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Quoted from rubberducks:

Regardless of whether it's final or not, it's a gigantic improvement.
Hope they give the playfield and plastics the same attention.
Whilst they're dealing with cosmetics ... PLEASE PLEASE remove that horribly ugly AP decal from the middle of the backbox. Have some little metal headbadges made (the colour logo doesn't look great anyway). They'd cost less than a $ per machine, and it'd look so much better and more professional.
Nobody but nobody liked it on Houdini, and replacements were sold.