I grabbed a ST Premium instead because it was in stock. Will most likely grab a GB Premium next year after all of this has blown over. Just got tired of waiting.

Normally a container of LE arrives today in france , wait and see

They should have a live stream of their factory floor on their website.

Sounds like a good plan. Buying a premium once the code is done sounds like the best approach. You can avoid the wait. You can see how it plays. You can hear what others who own think. All positives. Going in before it's out seems like the more risky move. Enjoy that ST Premium! It's a magical pin.

Hey man!
Yes … it is "unlisted."

Here is the topper unboxing:

And the recent Blades / Armor unboxing:

I did the same and what a great pin! I am still in line for the LE but I got sick of waiting and needed a fix. This has been a good marketing ploy for them People are buying more in stock machines.

No. I figured it would be a long wait for my Premium. I added a TWD Pro two months ago to my collection and I'm having a blast with it. My mantra is that GB will arrive when it arrives. Though, it would be great if Stern was a little bit more forthcoming with a target date other than giving us its boiler plate "contact your distributor for information" reply. My distributor said yesterday that Stern's target shipping date for the Premiums is July.

During the wait I picked up a Meteor and I made a deal on a couple of wedgeheads. It's pinball life as normal while I wait, but now that the game is fully paid off, I am bugged that there's no reliable estimate of when to actually expect the game to ship.

So somehow you missed POTC, FGY, SM, IM, Tron, ACDC, and Met?

I'd pass on FGY and tron

POTC is lame. FGY is decent, not great. SM, IM, AC/DC, and Tron are all fantastic. MET is good, but I think I already like GB more. GB definitely sits high on the list.

Your loss.

Just because you animate the show doesn't mean the pin is any good.

It's a fantastic Pat Lawlor design with great code by Keith Johnson. The last thing I want to see when I get home is anything FGY related...but I'll still play the pin - that's a testament to what a great game it is. I still feel that it's one of Stern's most "Williams" feeling builds...shoots great, features are great, toys are great, sound package is great, code is great...and COMPLETE

Anyway - getting off topic...point is - Stern has had plenty of great games during the past decade.

Of that list, I've played them all and the only two I like are TRON and MET, and now GB. Obviously it's all subjective - plenty of people like different stuff, so YOUR opinion doesn't change HIS and you shouldn't present it as FACT.

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You guys think you have it bad with the wait? I am not even on the first wave of premiums. I am a little late for the party but who knows what other QA issues happen as they units are played over time. I am envious of the folks that have the patience to sit and wait a year.

It really hasn't been that bad of a wait (yes, I want the damn thing now!!). I'm willing to bet 9 out of 10 people here would say take another month or two and get it right. Verse just give me my game now and if it has issues I'll deal with it! I think the ghosting issue has been blown out of proportion and it's not like it's effecting every other pin rolling off the line. I have a feeling most of these are smaller isolated incidents. I have faith that Stern will make it right for those people and do what they need to fix this problem. As for this taking a year... it won't be that long. In a month or two people will have their games and we will be talking about how the flippers on GB are the most bastardized thing on this game...

That's true, but luckily the pin is really fantastic.

PS He's a director, not an animator.

I spoke to my Distro today... he said Prem's coming late July.

Unfortunately, it seems to change weekly. One day sooner than later they will arrive!

Ok, let's make a gentlemans agreement here- no more posting what their distributors say. Stern doesn't tell them shit, and they are pretty much just guessing at this point. Wouldn't surprise me if they are just relaying crap they read here on Pinside either. Stern needs to communicate better, who knows when they will ship to be honest. Could be until Aug/Sep at this rate.

Stern definitely had no problem telling the distributors to pay in full for their machines and ask us all to send cash, but they sure as hell won't tell them anything else. Their marketing people would make great bill collectors though

I agree on all of those - and I'd add GOT LE/Prem.

I've been waiting since first week of January,for 4 sheets of PDI glass,no word on that yet either!!

I gave up on PDI glass and went with Invisiglass. Cheaper, ships next day, and just as good as PDI. I've seen them next to each other and I have 20/15 eyesight (thanks to LASIK) and couldn't tell the difference. But I sure as hell saw the price difference and how quickly my tracking number was emailed to me

Oops. Time to schedule a follow-up with the eye doctor.

I've been waiting since November for my PDI glass. If mine doesn't arrive with this next shipment, I'm gonna cancel my order and just drive to JJP to pick some up.

I might have one to sell you in a few weeks if you want to save some cash. Or if you're going to Pintastic, I think they'll be selling some there, perhaps a little cheaper.

I've seen that video a couple of times, there just isn't a noticeable difference like that video shows when actually on a machine in real life. There's literally no difference.

In my game room, with my pins beneath ceiling lights, there was so much of a difference that my wife thought the invisiglass and regular glass were both the same thing. The PDI game looked like it had no glass on it.

Just last week, she looked at my AFM with PDI and said, "There's no glass on this?" and couldn't believe it when she saw there was.

that's crazy because invisiglass looks like there's no glass to me. I literally saw them next to each other and couldn't tell the difference, but to say you saw since a huge difference is just crazy to me. You sure that u were comparing to JJP's Invisiglass and not something else ???

I have both right beside one another and there isnt really any noticeable difference when the pons are one and im very happy with both products. I do like the smooth and rounded edges on the pdi glass tho

I know this probably wont help much but one pin has invisaglass and other has pdi.... i dont see any noticeable difference. I have 3 pieces of invisaglass and 4 of pdi and both are great and huge improvement over original glass. 20160623_224340_(resized).jpg20160623_224350_(resized).jpg20160623_224409_(resized).jpg20160623_224458_(resized).jpg

Yeah...in hindsight, I wish I'd just taken some footage of it at the time. There was one time when I had three machines side by side. One invisiglass (WOZ), one regular glass (congo), and one with PDI (LOTR). What I said actually happened, and because of comments like that from my wife and other people who visit, my machines now all have PDI.

I have both and can definitely see the difference. I prefer PDI, but when Invisiglass is on sale, I have bought it and been satisfied. Just not to quite as good as the PDI to me.

I'm glad I'm just fine with regular glass. A few times people have come over and asked me if my games had invisiglass. I'm like "nope...jut Windex"

Eleven minutes of the Ghostbusters LE embarrassing me at SFGE a few weeks ago.
Beautiful game, though.

Today's Stern live factory stream just showed both LE and premiums on the line. Seeing domestic coin doors on the LE's also. =)

https://www.facebook.com/sternpinball/videos/10154264664769244/

How nice

Ball stuck up there in the bent wireform

Such BS they haven't fixed this shit!

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What a bunch of Smug A-holes, honestly. All these delays and still no explanation as to why really. Just a cute little video of how the factory is running and Ghostbusters are being "made". Kind of over Stern at the moment. Hope they are happy pissing off their customers that have kept them in business for years and supported them like myself cause right now really not digging their vibe.

Completely agree.

Yea, as much as I like seeing the games finally on the line, I still stand by my earlier statements that they need to find a way to communicate better. They are going to get crucified either way, but they could at least eliminate a lot of guessing and rumors that do nothing to help their reputation. First thing I would do is to fire that smart-ass that administers their Facebook page, and maybe put out a weekly statement or a very broad schedule of some sort that they update occasionally. There is no real competition....yet.....so they really don't have that point to worry about.

Got notice today:

I don't have an exact time yet but GB LE is "supposed" to be next week and the Premiums will follow after that. If you haven't sent in your remainder now is the time to do it to avoid delays in shipping.

So there you have it. Not confidence from the distributor but stay tuned

I just put a machine with standard glass next to the Hobbit. After playing the machine with standard glass my wife tried to touch the playfield on the Hobbit and was surprised when her fingers hit the glass.

Simple answer -> Don't pre-order games if you can't stand delays.

And? Did it arrive?

Yes, they will be ready to be shipped this tues/wed

Could it be they are redoing all LEs on new play fields ?