Who builds everyone else's PFs?
Seems simple to switch suppliers, it's not like Mirco's prices are cheap or anything.
Who built Bally's back in the day?
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Who builds everyone else's PFs?
Seems simple to switch suppliers, it's not like Mirco's prices are cheap or anything.
Who built Bally's back in the day?
Not to defend Mirco..... but it's understandable why he was doing TOTAN 2.0
It's not like JJP doesn't know there's a problem, they're just waiting until they have another option (IMO). It has to be the bane of their existence to hear over and over from their customers that the PF's suck. If it wasn't for that one issue, they'd have it made. They have to know this better than anyone.
Mirco has to know once their largest customer is gone, they're finished. Time to pivot and go into some other niche (2.0 games). He can't fix his own PF problems or he'd have done it already. The writing is on the wall and he knows it.
Quoted from meSz:I think you're giving him too much credit. TOTAN 2.0 was a flop at TPF. Reading the post that the game wasn't even playable for the vast majority of the show.
As stated above, playfields aren't his only product that he has QC issues with. RadCals and TOTAN 2.0 also have their issues.
Granted JJP is his biggest customer but JJP also is still putting out one game every two years. Up till GnR they weren't exactly blowing games out the door. POTC production was low and only became a big deal once no one could get them anymore as JJP said they wouldn't make them. Wonka sat at dist. till FOMO set in!
Yeah but, essentially: If it's printed, Mirco can't make it properly.
I have just seen so many rats try and jump off the ship at various companies they destroy.... it makes me think the same thing here.
What would be curious (to me) is: If we removed his reputation, PF's, etc.... and it was someone else with the TOTAN 2.0, would people be excited and patient for it? Probably yes.
If Mirco's printing business is going down the drain imminently, then it makes sense to try and diversify to survive.
There has to be some pinhead who is looking at this problem and thinking to themselves "yeah I can fix this problem and make some money off it" and start a new company to kill off Mirco.
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