Quoted from jeffro01:

If you think whining about layouts based on your own opinion is being "level-headed" then more power to you...

Quoted from spooky_dj:

It does solve a *lot* of issues putting all your LEDs on a panel. Fast, cheap, *and* easy for manufacture/assembly. Plus it reduces the number of connectors that the 5V power has to pass through, reducing voltage sag on long strings of LEDs. The one downside I think people might point out is that if an LED dies, the whole panel needs to be replaced. If that happens, 1) if you are comfortable with surface mount soldering, you can actually pretty easily just swap the bad LED out, or 2) these boards are cheap enough, just call us up and we'll probably just send you a replacement for free.
That being said, the LEDs are quite robust; the chances of one burning out are pretty low.

Quoted from littlecammi:

I'm old enough to remember when options on new cars were ala carte: you could pick and choose what you wanted when ordering. This caused problems when the "take rate" for various options was drastically different from what the manufacturers anticipated. For example: with the debut of the retro-styled Mustang in 2005, Ford added an option called MyColor which allowed the driver to set red/green/blue levels and change the color displayed on the instrument cluster. Ford forecast and ordered parts for a 15% take rate (thinking 15% of customers would want it), but it was new and "cool" and more than 80% ordered it. Ford had to contact buyers and make them choose between dropping the MyColor option and getting their cars promptly, or keeping the option and waiting several more months for the additional parts that had to be ordered. Individual options are logistics problems for manufacturers to forecast, so now equipment packages have replaced individual options on automobiles.
If you look back, Spooky offered several individual options (such as target decals) on previous games besides the butter cabinet. It looks like Spooky has learned the same lesson the automakers did, and is making those things only available in the Scooby-Doo CE (effectively an equipment package) and not optional on other Scooby-Doo versions. This will make individual parts ordering much easier for Spooky. Offering a non-glare glass option would just complicate parts logistics when Spooky is trying to simplify it. It seems like the only things a buyer will get to choose when their game nears production is if they want a butter cabinet and if they want to pick up their game or have it shipped.

Quoted from brerspidur:

I have a 2021, and it's very common in the order process that when your order comes up ,many (even more post covid) options are not available (on constraint) and you either get skipped in the list, or you forego said option. It really throws a snag in the ordering process, I can see the benefit of just streamlining and limiting options

Quoted from Aurich:

I dunno how many rows of pins you have to pick the "cabinet art end pieces" for, but each row only gets two.

Quoted from guitarded:

Their hardware is so cheap it is unbelievable.
Still can't get over them removing things like the Jump-Up Ramp in LZ. There couldn't be much in savings involved there as there are no mechs involved, just the ramp and maybe 4-5" of habitrail.
But they pulled the most interesting shot in the game out of the Pro for almost no BOM savings. Insane.

Quoted from iceman44:

I LMAO at the guys that chime in with “have they sold out yet” or “I put 30 in the buy it now order and I can’t believe there are that many left”.
Way too many FOMO’s still hoping to validate their purchase with a “sellout”.

Quoted from Hench4Life:

I disconnected the sub in my R&M and hooked up an external sub to the stock amp and it made a huge difference for that game. The back box speakers are good, but could be better if you wanted wanted to swap them. I don’t know what kind of filtering they have for those speakers, but there’s one part of R&M that distorts the mids cause lows are to low on what I assume is a band pass filter.
The audio itself seems to be top notch on those titles, can speak for other spooky games as those are the only two I’ve owned.

Quoted from BKPitmaster:

Upper/under playfields. Love them or hate them? I personally enjoy the variety of having that in a game in my home arcade for the variety but wouldn’t want the majority of my games to have that. I like the upper in BKSOR. I like the lower in ACDC/Muensters. I still think Scooby Doo will flow fine with the fan layout. Thoughts?

Quoted from Zablon:

I feel the gimmick is the point. Some are funner than others. I personally like the variation of the AC/DC lower pf. I think they probably could have done more with it, but it is what it is. My favorites are Haunted House and Black Hole though. I love the upper pf in TZ as well. There's only so much variation you can do with a pinball layout, and most of it has been rehashed. I wonder if people thought the first ramps were gimmicky. (not sarcastically)

Quoted from brerspidur:

Not mad, but still genuinely interested (for future consideration) in how you ended up with a number in the 30s (VIP is typically 1-50) You mentioned ordering direct from spooky, did you order exactly when orders opened? wondering how you ended up 20+ spots further up that some others that got our orders in within seconds of the site opening. .

Quoted from jakedistel:

Have never owned a butter cab but I can share that the decal art on Halloween (which I do own) and other Spookys I have played elsewhere is amazing and very well done. I'm certain it looks amazing but not certain if it is worth it at the end of the day for me personally. AS many have shared it is difficult/impossible to repair (although I imagine for hardy) and you, frankly, don't really pay much attention to the cabinet art once you have enjoyed it for a few days. Home guests/patrons will ooh and ahh the first few times but then its all about the game play. AND on Scooby I am looking forward to AMAZING game play. Spooky has this. Honestly you can't go wrong with either if you have the extra cash but going to save those dollars for some extra decor/reno in the game room. Haha.