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Metallica (Premium)
Stern, 2013-
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Stern, 2013
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Quoted from Triumvirat73:There was no indication that the game was far from finished when I purchased it. Saying I should be "willing" to wait months for updates is no better a defense as far as supporting them is concerned.
There never is any indication of when the code will be complete. It usually takes 6 months to a year for it to be at what most would consider polished. My point is that its not like this just happened out of the blue starting with Metallica. Its been their model for years now.
Quoted from Triumvirat73:If I buy a car that has "twin turbo" plastered on it, I'm going to assume that it does, in fact, have twin turbo.
If I buy a pinball machine that has "END OF THE LINE", and "CRANK IT UP", AND references to those modes plastered on the playing area, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect those highlights to see the light of day before the next title release. (or the one after that)
Do you?
I understand your frustration, Just making a point its nothing new from Stern. If it is bothering you that much sell it and move on. When the code is at a level that you like you can always buy it again.
Quoted from Triumvirat73:I do actually understand what you're saying, and agree to a certain extent. If you look back through the code-crying threads you will see that my involvement has been minimal. I've always wanted to give this title the benefit of the doubt, but of course it's just the same nonsense.
I guess getting a bill for $100 today from my distributor for a faulty DMD that was under "warranty" was enough to tip me over to the other side of the fence...
Very expensive lesson learned.
I would definitely contact Stern & ask why you were billed anything for a faulty DMD, That should have been taken care of. As for the rest i'd just hold tight and keep playing it since its still a very fun game as it stands right now.
http://sternpinball.com/downloads/ACDC_LE_readme.txt
http://sternpinball.com/downloads/TRN_LE_readme.txt
Here are a couple examples of the timeline it took Stern to get their code to a acceptable level for 2 of their most popular titles of the last few years. I'd expect about the same wait for Metallica especially since a lot of their early work needed to be applied to getting the LE/Premium Lock assembly to work at a reasonable rate.
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