I'm curious what the gold trim will look like. Can't wait to see more pics.

I've never played an MM with a shaker and am curious as to how well it integrates into this game since it was not originally coded for it. I suppose it shakes on castle hits and explosions but, what else? The only game I can think of that wasn't build for a shaker but, still is really adds to the game is STTNG.

Never played an AFM with a shaker either, so you may be correct.

I see really zero incentive to purchase a standard at this point. You pay the exact same as for the LE but, get less options and quality (referring to the cab upgrade). The only incentive I can possibly see it waiting for the consensus of the first wave of buyers, in case there are some unexpected problems. I really don't see this being an issue at this point as PPS appears to have a solid support system in place. At least with Stern and JJP the standards were cheaper so the incentive for getting less features\options was saving money, in this case there just is very little logic in going standard.

You sir are a big ... haha just kidding pez, its always temping to go Pinside on someone for no reason. Anyway, I agree with you on the perks for early adopters but, at the same time if PPS is really serious about selling standards, they are going to need to drop the price a bit for it to make sense for the potential buyers. It's just hard to imagine people willfully paying the same price for less, if nothing else then just out of the pure principle of doing so. At least that's how I feel about it.