When JPop is such a mid-class Designer of som B-games, how come people actually gave him any money?

And if you give money to somebody how exaktly is that money 'stolen'?

It's not like he ran off with it, the money is gone because he is just an illusionist with no business capabilitys at all,... wich is common for many artists, wich I indeed think JPop kinda is... and a sissy.

That doesnt excuse anything and no I don't wanna say that it's your own fault for throwing money at him. I myself would have done so, if I had that amount. So I woud be pissed as well but there is only one way to get your money back and that is if JPop has it. You can't pickpocket a naked man. For that you should wish him the best of luck that he is indeed designing this other pinball game an gets tons of money for it.

Of course you are correct, I just refered to "robbery". And yes, he can't keep the money but he can't give it back either... because he isn't keeping it. It's just gone.

So as said earlier, the people who lost money in this should hope for him that he gets any.

I personally -if in his shoes- would still see some possibilitys to get this game made in one way or another, but JPop allready made clear that he is not capable of doing any business decisions, that he is not willing to do any compromise to his personal beliefs in favor of his customers and kinda blames everone but himself.

Uh,... KISS? Ok, just HOW MANY PINBALLS did this man announce while not finishing ONE?! o.O;

That woudn't have worked out. Dreamers aren't made for self-employment and if it would still be his company, he would call the shots at the end after all. He had the opportunity with Stern that made him an offer helping him out and he neglected out of pride.

In the Netherlands you make people stoned, yes.

Best way to make a website that is running 100% stable everywhere and superfast.

Why, they can see him in court all they want.

Front row should be for JPop Fan Club.

Watching those seminars there's usually not a lot of people in the audience and even if some people come especially to see JPop (in bad terms) I hope they can behave and not riot onto the stage.

The situation is seriously... 'special' and I am intrigued to see how Deeproot and JPop himself wants to adress this. (And how Magic Girl turns out to be honest.)

While you're propably right, we'll see...

I definately would'nt use past tense yet.

I just got in the hobby (through TotAN on Pinball Arcade) when I luckily „missed the opportunity“ to preorder Magicgirl.

If Dutch is making it, it will eventually be readily available at distributors, so I‘m looking forward to it.

TBL is in stock at distributors here and I live one hour or so from the DP factory, so I‘m confident I‘ll get to see one eventually… just not ‚soonish‘, but hopefully less then 10 years.

Just sayin‘ I‘d give it a try when I get to see one. (No preorder whatsoever.)

I‘d guess it‘s because they propably have to fill up a whole container to ship overseas.

Easier to deliver 1 or 2 machines to the surrounding area.