Quoted from Rarehero:

SOMEONE is gonna buy them an enjoy them. They're not going to end up in the dump.

Quoted from Rarehero:

That being said - the design philosophy of B/W is usually a guarantee casuals will have fun.

Quoted from Rarehero:

Why wait for a $1k NGG when you can have mine RIGHT NOW for $10k!?!?!

Quoted from Rarehero:

To people like me, EMs are simple to the point of "what's even the point?". They're static, slow, and boring. Music, sound FX, voices, light shows, interactive mechs go a long way to make it more of a magical interactive experience. An EM is just like...a slab of wood with holes that makes doorbell sounds. . It's probably because I'm a child of the 80s who grew up with video games, so music & sound is an essential part of a game. I can't play Fortnite or Rocket League because there's no music...but I LOOOOOVE Splatoon! Amazing music that accentuates the gameplay!
I love TNA, which is kind of like an EM...but the music, lights, and rules really suck me in & makes for an incredible experience.

Quoted from Rarehero:

I bought my NGG from Marty Ingels - he did the voice of Pac-Man in the 80's cartoon...and he also had a MINT Pac-Man that he autographed. I probably should have bought that, too. I think he wanted $5k for it...which, at the time, just seemed like way too much for a Pac-Man, even a nice one! Might still be too much....but still, a cool piece of "Pac History".

Quoted from Rarehero:

Attention span isn't the issue...it's presentation. I think you need more of an attention span with modern pinball, especially games with crazy deep rulesets and scoring strategies. I just think most people just really gravitate toward pinball with a presentation that has personality. Personality goes a long way.
Think of your favorite movie with a really memorable soundtrack. Imagine watching it with no soundtrack. Same idea.

Quoted from Rarehero:

Any movie that John Williams scored...Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones. That music is BURNED in peoples heads and are an integral part of the experience of those movies. Without music, they wouldn't be the same.

Quoted from twoplays25c:

This is an "all thumbs, head down" generation.
It's how they like to live their day.
Asking them to use independent fingers, move their vision around a playfield by moving their head a bit more up or down - and to stay focused on a moving ball?
LOL - who we kiddin'?

Quoted from Blackwolf:

I was merely suggesting better messaging and possibly some optional "training" modes to help introduce newer players of any age to pinball - not to make the rulesets less complex. Unlike some people, I do think there is value in an optional mode on free play pins that you can select instead of standard game mode that feed you a ball and let you attempt a shot multiple times to figure out the angle without the stress of the lights and callouts. You wouldn't ask a top level athlete to only practice in live game situations so I'm not sure why suggesting this seemed so uncalled for. I don't want the games to be less complex, but modern games have a video screen that has an attract mode...