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Hey there's no birthday party for me in here.

Is this the part where I anonymously stand up and introduce myself ?
Been waiting for 3 years to join this club. This machine is the most fun I've ever had on a pin. Like Eddie Money, I think I'm in love.

Just wondering, did the earlier (2013) Premiums come with a plain black speaker panel ?
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Crappy phone pic.

Just been bashing balls all week, no strategy really ; just trying to figure out shots and jammin. Anybody gotta link for a ruleset ? So is the soft plunge rollover drop in the most awarded skill shot ? Violent Steves nose bone is ridin on this question.

Thank you. I figured that, but wanted to make sure.

By most awarded I mean highest scoring skill shot off 1st plunge. Isn't left orbit most bank ? I can smell his nose bleeding.

Next dumb question : only when I added MET did I notice a difference in height. I feel like Im missing something glaringly obvious here, but how are my front legs raised up on MET, yet it's still lower than my other 28.5" legs ? JP not included, of course, 28.5 legs on that beast too.
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Account deposits.

Took my Polk sub from the Mustang and although it sounds great on Mustang (better Stern speakers in 2014 ?), not loud enough on MET. Need speaker upgrade immediately.

Been diggin those leg lights Paul. Need those and shooter rod in purple. Speakers 1st buddy.

Bugs me how the M is on right speaker too. Should be an A. Recommended speaker cover replacements ?

One eyed, one horned, flyin purple pussky eater.
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My wife told me I could only put Metallica songs on MET. Knew I married her for a reason.

I need it LOUDER !!!

Disposable Heroes. In.

Well that's a piss poor attitude Rob and I will not settle for a sub-par sound system in my crown jewel.

This is an A+ game and it deserves an A++ sound system. I probably misread you brough.

Damn Tuna, that baby is gorgeous ! Sweet line up too.

That's GREEN HELL Gweem baby !
"Here in this place lies the genie of death
Touch it, see it...
GREEN HELL !!!"
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Yeah I need some new cards, but I am LOVING this paint job.
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So nice I posted twice.

Still waiting on my Cliffys, but have the mirror blades, Red Tremor, snake fangs/decal, and glare guard to put on. Does Back Alley Matt do custom Sparkys? Then again, I don't see myself shutting machine down for 4-6 weeks though, so scratch that I reckon. I'll "just manage" with average Joe Sparky. DO need Sparky air ball protector ; this game can get so damn fast...LOVE IT !!!

Gonna put a Megadeth t-shirt on the little bastard.

Or King Diamond. Thinkin Mustaine though.

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Got it from Brad and Lonnie at VP Cabs bud. Awesome deal. Lucked out on timing.
Everything in its place.

Nother dumb question...do I collect fuel at the fuel shot ? I'm thinking yes obviously, but the few times I lit it, I couldn't figure out how to collect.

Gryszzzs dumb question of the day :
Where can I get some mylar at, and should I mylar my shooter lane ? Obviously the magnets and ball drain, anywhere else ?
And can someone tell me how to collect fuel ? Not sure how I'm even getting it, but would like to get it....keeps eluding me.

Thanks Gweem. Shouldn't have messed with green hell.

Piston lane...the shot just above the left outlanes ? When you hit it the engine revs ? I figured it was a combination of fuel letters and that target. How in the holy hell can that shot even be made ? Shoot up the outlane ?! Thank ya Time Bandit !

Thank ya much fellas. What a great club.

LOL. My 547 black metal t-shirts (and fashion sense in general) prohibit me from joining that club. But I did put 14 Morrisey tracks in already.

Does Joanie love Chachi ?
Does a millenial love some handlebar moustaches ?
Does a bear eat you and your entire family and then shit you all out in the woods ?

Dude I was frothing at the mouth for 3 years to get into this club.
Who ya gonna call ? Trent. To order yer MET.

You have chosen wisely young Edward.
Hammer of justice all the way. Ive had my Premium for 2 short weeks now, and cannot stop playing. I turn it on before I feed my kids breakfast.

Finally got my 1st ciu !!! Have no idea how. Then proceeded to immediately drain.
4 way combo on ramps best Ive mustered. Get too excited.
But crikey...when that cross rises and MoP and that light show start...ddamn !!!

Ok guys...my led in my left spotlight keeps coming out mid-game. Can I put a small amount of glue on side of led to prevent this ? If not, how do I fix ? Like the 4th time its happened. Not a big deal ; just annoying.

Well look what the cat dra....er....the snake puked up. Morning, Dick.

Thanks Dug !

I eat downvotes for breakfast. Got any more coffee with the next one pal ?

Been laughin on that shit all day. Good one Jay.

Well that figures. My Titan clears 2" set just arrived. Couple months ya say ?

Tuna there might be a support group. Maybe you'll even stand up and anonymously introduce yourself.

"Hello. I'm Tuna...
*45° pivot into Sarahs eyes, whispered*
.....Delight."

Where's that MET ruleset Big Daddy ??!!
Your last one was grrreat !
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Sumbitch. Mid game something is triggering a drain, lights out, then game comes back. Occasionally followed by 2 balls launched into shooter lane.
Any help appreciated.

Thank you guys. Reseated everything, was fine till ball 3 of course. I forgot...when ball 3 drains it can never find it..just keeps searchin like Cheech and Chong.

Will re- re- seat everything.

Last night I only re-seated the front plug. Today lifted pf and did the other one and voila ! Back to awesome. Feel like a total noob, my 1st Stern, but that's ok. Noob droppin that hammer.
Thank yous guys for the help !

I would jump off my house and end it before I ever get hot glue anywhere around my MET.

Well that's why their name is Stern, and mine's J.

Fuck. I'm a big Death Magnetic fan, but not liking this. Something in the guitars has changed. Not sure if its the amps, or production, but Im really missing that hardly-produced-at-all sound of Kill em All. Think Jimmy needs to go back to drinkin. Hoping the rest of album sounds better than this "That Was Just Your Life" rehash. Still a die-hard fan, but the thrash bar has been raised REALLY high since 1986.

More importantly ; I've noticed my plunger is too far left, causing balls to jump outta the shooter lane sometimes. Is this an easy fix ? Thanks.

Well that sounds pretty doggone easy....thanks Gweem !

To elaborate on my post up there ; the guitars actually sound very Death Magnetic....which I loved...on that album. Now I want the old ESP to Tube Screamer to Marshall (?) sound back. Hard to explain....maybe it was that Rick Rubin magic...can't put my finger on it.

JACK FUCKIN POT ! Finally heard it ! Man when ya get 3 multi-balls stacked plus a couple CIU's going the blood just starts boiling ! Damn I love this machine....this is one crazy-ass game !
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Grrat way to start the day !

Never would question Jimmys playing. He's one of the most bad-ass rhythm guitarists to ever walk the planet, and my personal favorite. He IS a monster, no doubt. BUT...his guitar tone has changed. I can't tell if its his shitty ESP pick-ups, or a new amp set-up, or lame super compressed production,... but his sound has absolutely changed. It used to be razor sharp,...now it's more "brown" I guess. I dunno. I've only listened to it twice, so I shouldn't pass judgement just yet. I'm not a fair weather fan, not gonna start now. Good news is it's supposed to be a double album, so there's bound to be some greatness on there.
Metal up yer ass !

Actually starting to like this new track.
So much hate on it, shoves me right the other way. Fck a whole lotta group-think.

So you guys think leaving the block in will nick the balls ? I'm not having that issue...yet. But Ive only put a months worth of games on mine.

Dude. HUO Premiums are probably the best deal in pinball right now. Last month there were 2, barely used at all, for $6300. Which means they could be had for $6-$6100. With mods. Hell Gwaxt had one for $5800. That's a squeal of a deal right there ; especially considering huo Pros are pretty constant at 5+. Haven't seen one in the 4's for over a year. With all these pf issues, why would you buy nib ? I would not.

Thats cause Gary saw yer avatar Jay and personally inspected yours himself.

Tallica Sux.

Pinbits sold out of Sparky protectors, unless you buy $40 full kit. Not sure about the inlane/slings being one piece though. Anybody have a pic of the full set installed ? Need Sparky protector BAD. 2-5 airballs every ball. Guess I'll probably just buy whole kit. But then it says to add yer own washers, lockdown nuts. Do I just count the holes ? Yes it's dumb question Wednesday.

Thanks for the reply Ita. Did you get yours from Pinbits ?

Pinsider j.m. just offered to send me his extra Sparky protector for a beer at Expo.
This is why I love pinball.
THANKS BROUGHAM !!!

Thanks Topper. I'm liking all that green. May just buy whole set. If I do I will send the one j.m. sent to me to someone here who needs it.

Yep...he already mailed it. What a cool dude. Worth atleast a beer and a half.

If I can get that kit without the slings and outlanes connecting I will get it and send j.m.'s to you man. Will let ya know.

After a few listens I realized this cover really sucks. But the Ramones version is unfuckwithable. Oh well...

Lars and Niko do a lil ditty...

Sloppy Seconds-Hit the Lights-extra nasty.

Wow. I really like the no spotlight look. Never thought about it but looks GREAT ! How hard is it to re-mount those (for an unskilled lazy fella) ?
Also...anybody elses Sparky keep twisting his head to the left all the time ?
The little masochistic bastard isn't content with gettin fried everyday ; he likes his neck wrung too.

Now that you got me lookin, I think a bag of clear washers is gonna make a nice difference compared to metal ones. Haven't put my clear slings on yet either.
Guess I really need to get tf offline and shop out my baby right ? Right.
Would be super awesome of you to throw up a pic or two of yer spotlight re-mounts.

Ever since I put Titans on the 1st skill shot plunge started activating the sling instead of to the left flipper. Assuming it was wrong size sling rubbers. So I've been practicing my soft plunge yet it's still fuckin up my mojo. So now the right sling just snapped.
What eggzachary is the correct sling size...2" or 2.5" ? Not sure if I'll get silicone or rubber now but leaning toward rubbers.

And...never been so happy to see someone get their machine. Been a long fvckin road. Fry that bastard.

Well I ordered one of their kits, so I'm* assuming* it was a 2" sling. Wouldn't that be the cause of the right one just snapping mid game--too tight ? Also think it made the left hyper sensitive so my plunge wouldn't make it all the way to the left flipper.
Ah well...2.5" ordered.

So where's the least expensive place to buy an extree Sparky ? On edge with no MET fix tonight and its only been 1 day. Thankfully my boy ForensicD has a pair of sling rubbers I can *borrow* until mine get here. Couldn't go a week with no Sparky no sir.

Anybody seen an actual ruleset ? Only thing I can find is that tiltforums one.

POMC-- go with Shortest Straw dude! Love that album. I've been wearing out the older stock tunes (Battery never gets old!!!). Time to donate and make it all Kill em All. I'm just so technology ignorant so I keep putting off. Today is the day!

Dumb question: when the spider insert is blue, is that your lit lane to collect the grave, Sparky, and snake? Then once collected, shoot the lane again? And what exactly does this accomplish? My scoring appreciates any help.

Thanks Gweem. I actually have that page bookmarked and have read it many times. I guess the confusion for me was the red spider vs. blue spider insert. I see the blue shots lit frequently, red ones hardly ever. Would really love to hear how you guys are racking up 400-500m. My shots are getting better, but I can't figure out how to score the big bucks on this beast.

Thanks RKG. So assuming that, why even bother collecting the blue lanes when I could just bash away for mb and ciu? And yes...love my MET. Was my grail game. Just want to get better than the measly scores I normally throw up. Ive watched Bowens video probably 15 times...can never make it all the way through. Guess I need to force myself to. Thanks for the tips.

Oh for fucks sake....

Yes. Hit the scoop. Twice though.

I can't figure out the damn inserts and here you come talkin bout some EOTL.
It's Tricycle Tuesday homie.
EOTL tips on Thursdays.

Red shots all night.... foxy girl sold em to me.

That's not the final edit version Blackstorm. I decided I wasn't just joshin with ya.
Blue or red?

Blue like John Lee Hooker blue?
Always.

Trout slayer if you go back one page Gweem posted the Tilt Forums link, like very last post. If you're looking for something more in depth than that, as I am, good luck and Lemmy know if ya find one. Cheers pal.

Well look at that! YES!!! I have been looking for months for a ruleset to print out. GRAZIE!

Well dog my cats.
Is that a Jaybird I hear whistlin?
HOW IN THE FUCK YA BEEN BROTHER?

So besides the cocaine what you been doin? GC any METs lately? Me neither.

We need to have a Midwest MET party. Everybody brings their Metallica.
I'm waiting on the all black and red Kill em All VE to be released.

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is John Lee Hooker doin in this thread?
He's leavin...goin to California.

Midwest MET party secret handshake also in the works.

Well page 208 so far off to a horrible start.
I'll trade you a secret handshake for a right cross motherfucker is the feedback I'm getting.

Whiskeytits all over yer pinball browser. Their studio/bandcamp shit is amazing.

Goodnight.

Apologies for cluttering up the thread last night. Grandpa's sauce laid on a little thick... sorry guys.

Anyone know a Pinsider or company on here that sells pin skates? Yes I've seen them on eBay but would prefer to buy from a Pinsider. Or is the Harbour Freight lift the way to go? Thanks.

Just played a game and was befuddled when I got to enter my initials....all my high scores reset. Wtf?
Last night during a game it stopped mid ball like a drain then came back on 2 seconds later. Also seems like the sub is fading in and out. Lectrical issue?

Thanks KG. That must be it.

Decided to swap out this green Sparky protector for a clear one. Since awesome Pinsider j_m_ sent me this one for free I'm gonna do the same. Whomever wants it just Lemmy know. Was it Rick in WV that sells the clear ones?
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Also... the auto plunge is getting weak. Not every time, but maybe 30% of the time ball's not making it out. I feel like there has to be a thread about this but didn't find it.