Welcome to pinball my friend. You are in for a heck of a ride !

LTG : )™

So how are you enjoying your Hobbit?

This is just so wrong
But so funny at the same time !!
On another note welcome and start making room for more !!!

Welcome to the jungle... Noob.

And I really hope you enjoy the crap out of it. These things are a blast. Don't get too hooked on the newest games. Some of them are fantastic, some of them are crap. I highly recommend a diverse collection. Don't limit yourself to just one style of games. Toss in some classics along with the latest stuff. Don't ever listen to popular opinion. Always judge games for yourself. Just because groupthink may say a game sucks doesn't mean you won't find it to be the greatest game ever. Get to know some local pinheads. Learn to solder. Because you work in software use your debugging skills. Learn how to diagnose them. You have to learn how to repair them yourself or you are so limited on what you can buy. Always listen to Lloyd (he may not give you a spoon fed answer, but what he says is wise and will help you learn how to solve the problem). Don't get upset when guys here are dicks (they are just doing it to get a rise out of you). Don't get too attached to one manufacturer (there are great games on all sides). And the most important, play some pinball!!! The games were built to make money, but they do that by being fun. So don't forget to have fun. Oh, and learn how to drop catch... People that drop catch well always kick my ass.

Welcome to pinside.

Flank is thick with sarcasm and always good for a joke.

Hobbit is in your current lineup but not out yet.

Locations are all over in the NW especially around Seattle and Portland metro Area.
It is still more fun most of the time to have them at home and invite over friends.

Welcome! There's a big pinball arcade in the Nashville area if you ever get out this way

We have all said we can live with only 3 pins...but that was many games ago!

Welcome to the hobby. Thank goodness we have sites like this where both new and old enthusiasts can get the information we need on games.

Just ignore the swamp pits with so many attitudes of buyers/sellers and enjoy the hobby. You will eventually see that only about 10% of us are dickheads. Most normal people do not post that much and don't get involved in the childish battles that we unfortunately see so often here and on other sites.

And don't be afraid to post any questions. You will get answers to any problems you might encounter.

Let me welcome you also and yes some here can be a problem at times but that's just like any other forum about a subject people feel strongly about. I hope Stern keeps making all 3 models because I can't afford a NIB Premium or LE so with the Pro (which I have several of) I can still enjoy a new game without breaking the bank. Hope to see more of you in the future and if your ever in the cities here your welcome to come and play my collection.

This is almost exactly what I have experienced over the last 6 months. I also first put down my $$$ for The Hobbit, after being mesmerized by WOZ.... but then I just couldn't stand waiting. So, first it was an IMVE that popped up NIB on Craigslist one day for a good price. Had never even played IM, but all the talk on Pinside had me sold. Wham! Then a month later, TOTAN -- loved this game on Pinball Arcade iPad app, but had never actually seen one. Bam! And most recently I just went ahead and bought one of the last spots for a WOZECLE from a fellow Pinsider. It arrived less than a month later. Thank you Ma'am!

Similar to you, I had a 3 game limit... and still do! When the time comes, it will be hard to decide if I keep them all when The Hobbit delivery nears. Maybe I'll unload the TOTAN, it's my only non-HUO, non-NIB game. Then again, it's nice to have a classic like that around. Maybe IM? I dunno, it's my first game, and the others don't compare speed wise. No way I'm unloading WOZ. So, it's easy to see how easy it is for others to break their 'limits'.

Anyway, good to see you on here. I have similar feelings about the crap attitude of a lot of posters on here, but then it becomes quite obvious that it's actually just a few dbags without much going besides getting someone else to react.

Cheers!

welcome to the life. once you are in, you never get out.
as for the hot heads, many of us are just very passionate about pinball. some times we tend to take things a little to far. again, welcome to the family and flip away.

Don't exagerate - you know you thought you could stop at one or two!

Welcome to the hobby OP and remember there are far more options available than just buying the latest and greatest.

Welcome Goronic.

With the bad also comes the good. There are a lot of very funny people on here and you will enjoy the humor. Also good information abounds but you often times have to sift for the content. Topics will most often go sideways at some point. You'll get use to it. And even the drama can be entertaining.

My compliments to you for stepping up and posting. Many don't.

Welcome to pinside! I think you will find there's a lot to enjoy here. Sure, some people are dicks. But most people on here are actually pretty good. I have to give you credit for waiting it out on the Hobbit, in the meantime play as many titles as you can. I wouldn't be surprised if you end up buying something else as well while waiting. It usually starts with just one. (I had only planned to buy one. That plan was a miserable failure.)

I'm new to the hobby, too. I played a little pinball 20 some years ago but not much since. Played a little virtual pinball and quickly decided to get a pin. I'm not that impressed with most of the newer pins but you have to hand it to Stern. They were the only ones to survive a the downturn and still make them today. JPP is new and I think they took forever to get out Oz. I would like to see some better new games but not sure I would buy one because of cost.