Indeed. Here's my response from that thread:

Casual players wouldn't notice it. Folks in the industry told me what an "a-ha!" moment it was to have the action button start a game, because so many noobs can't see the giant backlit START button on front of the game, even after putting money in the coin door.

Pretty sure an operator posted a video of someone pressing the action button to start a game, again to launch the ball, and continuing to smack it, trying to flip. They had no idea there were buttons on the side. This is the level of location ignorance Stern has to overcome. The QR camera has to be in your face.

(I know, casual players won't have an insider account or a QR code anyway. The point is to get them in the door.)

Is this a trick question? Uh, because I'm not two feet tall. Did you take that photo from a standing position?

Because it's not your business to fathom how unobservant the average person can be. Stern's job is catering to them.

Sad but true. I think it was Josh Sharpe who told me that some players literally didn't know what to do after putting money in, until Stern added the action button.

Yup, already done.

What's funny is there was a near-riot when Stern dared to remove one coin slot from the Tron LE coin door. Which is actually a bit less of an eyesore? The real issue is fear of change.

(I know operators need two slots. I'm talking about all the people who were just mad it didn't match their other games.)

Funniest thing in the thread so far.

Epilepsy warning is a bigger eyesore to me, but we all got used to it.

Guys, it is not. that. bright. I hate distracting light sources, play my GZ all the time, and I literally never notice it. Like, it's hard for me to even imagine/recall what it looks like on the apron. I'm completely oblivious to it.

Sounds like a good solution to your problem. Stern didn't spend years developing IC to change it for one guy who started this thread and has 45 of the 165 posts in it.