Quoted from Pin-Pilot:Obsessed, I do not think so.
If you think adding that piece is ..... up your game then don't do it.
Adding this piece really improves the look of the area.
I can relate it to painting a car and leaving the hood or trunk unpainted.
If you do not want to add the piece you do not have to but I have a hard time believing anyone thinks it is better without it.
It is cheap, easy and a no brainer mod that really improves the looks. You cannot ask for anything more than that kind of mod.
It does not have to be lit.
I agree with you Pin-Pilot, but its ok, in every hobby there are purists who want to leave things 100% factory, and modders, either way I try my best respect both viewpoints.
To me, symmetry in artwork and the playfield design flow is something important and a focal point. A large chunk of stainless metal, sitting by itself in the middle of the playfield is well...undesirable for some, like me, who are ok with modding their machines, and there should be no concern about this, 2 minutes later it can be removed without issue, no risk.
I'd kindly and very respectfully encourage any purist to think about it this way. If Williams or CGC made MM with a lighted center lane piece, who in their right mind would remove the center lane piece, including the light, and in exchange install a bare chuck of unlighted metal that pretty much matches nothing else on the playfield? Lol, head scratch moment??? Better yet, would someone remove say the lighted factory plastic where merlin mounts and replace it with a unlighted piece of stainless metal with no plastic art cover? Again, why??? The thought alone in either instance seems relatively illogical to me, but hey...my kids teach me all the time that I don't know much. 
Anyway, maybe you see my point, maybe not, either way just enjoy your game however you like it and let's all try to be good stewards of the hobby.
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