It took a long time for the MET code too, in the end the game is passable be could be really epic with a solid update. I have faith that Stern will try to blow us all away they still have Premiums and Pro's out there they want to sell...

Hey maybe people are getting it and sending a message as Mustang sales are not great right now... Thou IMO it has more to do with theme then a total revolt on NIB code updates... I really hope the wait it worth it like it was on MET... I know for myself there will be no more NIB purchases for me until the machine has a solid code update. Glad I just bought my ACDC BIBLE as it makes a big difference when you have a machine that is complete, just no love for ST right now until we get a massive code update to improve the rules... However, IMO if they actually listen to some of the suggestions on the boards the update will be awesome, like the MET one was...

I totally disagree MET was sub-par before the update, there were many comments to this effect, and many people who were actually dumping their machines essentially the new coding saved it...

Ya for sure owning a ST may impact that but IMO MET was lacking but the code really put it over the top, ST has awesome flow, has finished modes just doesn't have a very solid ruleset on it right now. It plays good but if you are a descent player it plays pretty easy and with there not being a lot of difference in the modes can feel a bit of the same ole thing. I found MET just silly with the running joke of a 500K mystery scoop, and just no real purpose until the crank it up and end of the line modes came into play... I may not own MET but had around 50 games on it before the update happened and in my opinion was not as good out of the box as ST was...

Yep did hit seek and destroy and it was definitely something to do in the game thou especially in tournament play not really something you went for in the game IMO, it was just Sparky all day long to rack up points... I agree that the snake shot is very satisfying just like the warp ramp shot is in ST... Again I am not bagging on MET at all, I think the game was okay before the update, but feel that ST is a little more polished in the initial code than MET was. It took a long time for the MET code to come out and my hope is that when ST comes out it get the same treatment.