Im in the same position kind of. I loved woz but havent played a hobbit. And chances of getting to play one in Aus arnt great.
So i can only go on others opinions and game play videos etc. There is a distributor that could take my money today but im not going to risk it based on reviews and opinions.
It does seem there are too many cons over pros to take a blind plunge. Some code but the right flipper is a big issue for me. It looks useless and code can't fix that.