We asked for innovation? I think we asked for toys, mechs, theme, sound, code and flow. But innovation is coming.
Online competiton won't be very popular, nor will leaderboards. Pinball will fit the online clan mode of social play very well. 49 other people around the world that own your game, that you chat and joke with over discord. Small easy maintenance tasks need to accomplished by the clan daily, (play a certain number of games, get a certain number of multiballs,) to unlock some very minor cosmetic screen feature, (like an extra star on the screen.) Many years from now goals and rewards could be more complex.
Sounds simple, and it is, but this sort of social thing ends up being fun. Easy to take it or leave it.