Quoted from rue_:

I feel like backing out on buying now. It's a shame cause I feel the same about Rick N Morty, it's got great call outs and whatever but actual play sucks.

Quoted from SpookyLuke:

Those rods can be spread out super easy man if there is a small tight spot. You do not have to pull your upper playfield at all even to replace the whole thing. I think you need some rest man.

Quoted from Guidotorpedo:

No thanks.... I don’t want to lose a location because I’m a guinea pig and the game breaks every 5 seconds.
Back in the day, Williams would test games at a location a couple months prior to selling them. They would tweak rules, inserts, mechanisms, based on feedback and tech issues that popped up during test. Keyword here is THEY.... wms would send THEIR techs, engineers, even designers out to do the tweaking.
It’s not my job to do any of that. My job is to buy and put stuff out on route that works initially. If I have to do continuing work due to wear and tear, so be it, but I’m not here to help a company DEVELOP their product.

Quoted from BallyKISS1978:

No it’s just jerk on her who think I should not post any issues and email spooky only. I posted on her to get some help and also point out problems so Spooky can see the issues. Yes I was stressed and my daughter just had brain surgery last Wednesday and I wanted her to be able to play it before she went in.
Then I had some more issues to deal with that made it unplayable like a ground wire that was only hanging on by one strand of wire apparently and I had no idea where it went to because the action button, launch button, and right flippers would not work.
The green habitrail ended up tweaked when put in the ball would get stuck.
One of the coin reject buttons LED light socket ground wire was not soldered on.
The start button did not have an LED in it.
The launch button LED was dead.
The rear left microswitch was missing the threaded end bracket to screw it to the bracket, so it was hanging down.
The right upper flipper was down too low causing the ball to get stuck on the upper playfield. Was not fun tightening that down but figured it out myself on what needs to be done.
My point is this stuff should have been caught at the factory and I was told they were trying to get the game out. Even though mine was born on 12-22-2022.
I love the game and I support spooky, but this was things that should have been caught. Down vote me anyone if you want. Just don’t be a fanboy or try to make me look like I hate spooky. I paid over $10k for the game, but if Stern had issues like this you wouldn’t tell me just to email Stern.
Owners threads are to report problems and possibly solutions to them. And also any code issues, which I did and still got down voted by a troll.
Enjoy your game everyone.

Quoted from kevster:

Alright folks, I might need some talking down.
I'm currently in line with SD #401. I've never bought a NIB pinball before. Obviously, reading through this thread has been a wild ride. Lots of issues, which doesn't seem too surprising as it's early. But some of the build quality issues are alarming. And that was just heightened by a podcast episode I listened to.
I recently started listening to "Bro, do you even talk pinball." I find it entertaining with generally good info. On their recent episode, they both just laid into Spooky as a pinball manufacturer. And I mean, they let em have it. Talking about issues their past pins have had, things not working out of the box, shoddy soldering jobs, all sorts of things. I'll be honest; it really got me worried. I know Spooky is active on here and everyone says how good their customer service is, and that's awesome. But how concerned should I be that these build quality issues keep coming up on all of their releases?
Believe me, I WANT to be convinced to stick with my pre-order because I think the game looks very fun. But 10 grand is A LOT of money to throw at a company that doesn't appear to be learning much from their past mistakes.
I don't mean to be so negative. I've been hyped about this from the time I first learned about it. I'm hoping to hear some positive things that will convince me to get hyped again. Hearing what I did in that podcast was a bit shocking though. Am I putting too much stock in the opinions of just a couple dudes?

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Quoted from SlapDrain:

I run all my games off a few APC LE1200 Line-R Automatic Voltage Regulators. I'm taking no chances with that.

Quoted from RussMyers:

Another option is to have an electrician install a Whole House surge suppressor in your main panel.
Protects the whole house, including stuff you can't unplug during a heavy thunderstorm.
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Quoted from centerflank:

Unplugging them costs 0 dollars and is the most effective pull out method.

Quoted from GranpaDave:

Nice surprise today.
Instead of hanging out at TPF we are in Baltimore (visiting daughter and in-laws)…
Daughter surprised us with a visit to Holy Fijoles- a downtown Baltimore bar with 20 pinball tables (and Mexican food!).
The pinball collection crosses several decades with many top titles. Just yesterday they received their Scooby Doo!
So I had to buy a bunch of plays…
SD is definitely beautiful. Shots need to be dialed in and the upper playfield can be a little tricky. Yes you can keep firing the ball up the middle to get to the upper playfield and the background music can be monotonous. However, the modes and shots are pretty cool and you get well rewarded for finishing a mode.
Ball speed was on the slower side and ball play tended to be a little long (but not outrageous by any means).
I did keep putting quarters in…
Summary: beautiful game that is a winner. Should do well on site from a theme standpoint. Home owners will enjoy. Look forward to playing more!
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Quoted from Var1AbL3:

I can't believe they would WANT to be responsible for a $10k box if they can just give it to you. I know R&L is always really anxious to get it out of their hands ASAP. The longer they have it the more likely they will be on the hook for damages.

Quoted from mooshue:

Deco Flip & Games on Facebook makes these incredible glass covers. They have a websitr too but none of this stuff is listed there or at least my french isn't good enough to find them.
Thick foam with high resolution matching artwork. Well worth the $, approx $100.
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Quoted from Pinball-Cruiser:

Ok, I'm on the fence about to fall off, so sell me on getting a Scooby Doo. I'm all-in on the theme, just never had a Spooky before and I can only go by what I read and hear. Apparently there are are some concerns with reliability and some say it's not so easy to maintain with limited access to certain areas of playfield. Again, love me some Scoob, but hope some actual owners can chime in. Thanks.

Quoted from curban:

Sorta disappointed to see spooky go for the topper cash grab.
That said…it looks pretty cool.