Los Angeles, CA
Quoted from Av8:Do not count on it. One ramp? It's an Avatar. .
Avatar's ramp is simple and always goes to the right flipper. This ramp has a flap so the ball can go under. It has multiple divertors on top so it can go to the whirlpool, right inlane, or left inlane. There are a lot of outcomes from that one shot.
Quoted from Av8:Zero flow.
Not true...it has two controlled gates and all the ramp options. Could be flow city. Shoot under the ramp, flow around, then shoot up the ramp, flow to flipper, shoot another orbit, etc.
Quoted from Av8:Expect huge airballs off hazard drop targets like TF.
TF had the "flexi" white target...if this has the black targets like 24, Avengers, or AC/DC, it will be fine.
Quoted from Av8:Sorry Stern your pricing your self out of the market.
What's "the market"? Pinside? We're like 5% of pinball sales, if that. We may be passionate and loud...but if WE were the only buyers of pinball, pinball would be dead. I have zero interest in Mustang, but I have zero problem with it existing. For the sake of argument, lets say it doesn't sell as well as other games....it's actually not a big deal, because Stern's business plan has been solid. A new game keeps the line busy, and they STILL have 4 other titles currently in production...and those 4 titles have Pro & Premium models available for different customer bases. If Mustang's sales were mediocre, they'd be fine as they have other titles selling & another coming up. However, as JJ said - there's massive interest in this title outside the hobby. Stern sold a TON of Mustang Pros at that Ford show alone. Sales are sales - they don't have to all come from "us" ...they CAN'T all come from us...we only have so much space/cash to throw at new pins....we can armchair quarterback all we want, but Stern's business decisions have clearly allowed them to thrive and expand, despite Pinside protest.
I think we're potentially a bigger % of the LE market...and that % diminishes with Premium and especially Pro.
