Yah I was just in the same boat. At the last minute I switched to DI LE from a SW Prem.

The main thing that convinced me one way or the other was sitting down and watching tutorial game play for each. Ultimately I felt that the SW Prem I wanted was really geared towards tournament play. Really geared. So probably guys really focused on that, or just want a piece of awesome SW furniture go that way.

Then I watch the same on DI LE. It was fun, amusing, easier to understand. I have a 9y/o and 5 y/o. And we're a 1st time pin family. The DI comes across almost as a mini amusement park. Takes itself less seriously. And just seemed like a better game for the casual player.

Don't get me wrong - I'm a hardcore SW fan, and if the SW game had the same "fun factor" to me and less emphasis on being a serious league game I'd go that way. But as it is, I felt I would have less fun with it.

We're a one pin house for now. If we get a lot of use out of the $9K DI LE, then going to 2 is an option.

Sales wise - I would think SW would ultimately kill a DI LE in overall sales. You just can't compete with a license like that. And 90% casual players prob don't dig deep enough to discover what DI LE is all about. I totally rejected it the first week of looking into this because I'm 1) Disgusted by drones (yah a snobby RC Heli pilot, that thinks dummy drone pilots are ruining RC), 2) My kids are just saturated with phones, screens, emoji's etc and I hate to have a game that reinforces that.

Above 2 posts really I think strengthens my opinion that SW is a great "tournament" game, where mastering ways to achieve high scores adds a lot of depth to playing in those situations.

But that scoring depth and complexity is what ultimately sent me away as a casual gamer wanting a super fun long lasting pin. It's great they went for making the ultimate modern tournament machine. But as all of you have said the open fast layout looses a lot of the mass appeal that would perhaps have attracted more to it.

Anyway - maybe this was the vision from the start. Or maybe after the public reaction to it, they changed gears and focused on making it a great tournament machine.

This thread was helpful to help me choose what's best for me. If I fall in love with the hobby, I could see getting a SW to seriously develop skill. Maybe it will be one of the best to practice with.

All fair. I'm a total noob trying to pick my first home game. All I have is the videos posted demonstrating the game play. Watching sw unfold in the videos didn't look fun to me. And ended up redirecting me to a "theme" I liked less, but looked more "fun".

I'm the average consumer here with some money to burn. With no access to actually play either machine. So I just go by what you guys write and the videos I can find.

Yay my first down vote!!

A lot of logic went into the thumbs up only world of Facebook. Now I just feel sad.

Yah the new machine is in route. Also I have a 9 y/o girl and 5 y/o boy. Somehow Emoji's and selfies are endless entertainment. LOL.

Read a big bulk of it, and I think I understand most of what's been noted. Thanks!