Quoted from iamabearsfan:

I have played it several times. Clearly is faster than WoZ. That to me is the big difference. The open play field and longer ramp shots allow the ball to flow so much more than WoZ.
To me if you like games like CV and TZ, WoZ is likely our JJP game. If you like Attack from Mars or some of the longer shot legacy games, you will like TH.
I agree with the comments on the code. It is a work in progress. I am confident that they will make the code much better over time. JJP seems committed to that. They have gone up and above with WoZ.
Quality of the overall machine (TH or WoZ) is unprecedented. TH could arguably be one of the best looking machines ever made. Probably because it is so open it allows the artwork to pop so much. I also think they did a much better job integrating the LCD aesthetically.
9K is a lot though. I am hoping their 3rd machine is more of a balance between the two styles of games.

Quoted from bhwolf:

I liked WoZ much more than I though I would.

Quoted from balboarules:

I got to play it yesterday, I thought WOZ was a deep, well designed and well built game, and very interesting to play.
I am NOT trying to start a war, I have no agenda against JJ and you can check my post history if you do not believe me, but I am just going to say I did not care for the game even a little bit, and neither did my buddy who came with me, It just seems like a LOT of wide open space, with the shots being too far way, a few things that pop out of the playfield, now I fully admit, I do not know the rules, or what your trying to do on it yet, but I just did not like it at all, If I was looking to spend 8-9K on a game, no way would it be Hobbit. I would do WOZ, even though I do not like the theme, I felt there was so much more to do on that game, and a lot more innovation..
Again, I have no agenda here, just offering my opinions on what I thought of it.

Quoted from Msch:

Weak layout, bad design. Balls get stuck, fly off wore forms, weak flippers, worthless third flipper, shooter rod not strong enough. The hobbit is a turd sandwich.

Quoted from Hitch9:

The Hobbit has 4 programers working on it now, not two like in Woz. I watched Woz turn from a game that not many people liked, to something pretty special. I believe the code updates will be a lot faster with 4 people working on the game. I also remember a lot of people bitching about how Woz was set up, just like people saying that code won't fix the Hobbit. Pffft...
I just like the "feel" of Hobbit. I can still bail on it, as I only have a deposit on it, but I'm going through with it. I already like it, and I think when it is all said and done, it will have a real polished feel to it, Just like Woz is today. Heck, they have Keith Johnson and Ted Estes on it. Two of the greats. Pumped.