The Avengers tho.

lane gate - meh

cracking death star - been done before. (however, an effect like Namco's Quick and Crash's exploding cup would have been insanely awesome

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hyperspeed loop - ok, now that's pretty cool. I hope they integrate it well.

jump gate - believe it or not, this is probably what convinces me to get a Prem over a Pro. Destroying the death star in DESW is such a satisfying shot - jumping off a ramp into the death star will be even better!

I put in an order for a Premium earlier today.

I thought the Premium/LE looked a bit sparse and boring. Then, I saw the Pro.

I hope I'm wrong.

From Stern...
 

We are beginning production of Star Wars Pro now, and games should be coming off our line in June.  The LE will begin early in July, with some export Premiums in July also.  Then we will continue production with more Premiums.

1500 sold thus far x $9000 is $13.5 million roughly. I have no doubt DI will sell it's 2500 units when it gets more out there for people to see and play it. The LE model with Invisiglass, shaker, lit ramps, powerdercoat, etc is strictly 2500 and done, standards are obviously unlimited.

After reading the SW thread I gave up my SW LE and am buying Hobbit.

Make sure that you like Hobit first. We were keen on a Hobit until we played it. Not for us.

pinballaddicted are u addicted to anything else, I'm thinking something powerful, its Hobbit with 2 b's and he was joking.

All good! Thanks. I am not so good with sarcasm.

Pinside/collectors market easily accounts for more than 5% of games sold, every time I hear that comment it makes me laugh

I think you misread his post - he was in agreement that Pinside buys a lot of the LEs. I think Gary had made a comment in the past that Pinside buyers only account for 5% of sales, but I don't know if that was specifically in regards to LEs or just in general. Regardless, it's a dumb statement because it's impossible to determine the actual percentage.

5,200 I think.

don't forget that a lot of operators are also members here.

I think that's a pretty good ballpark. On SW I think WAY more are going Premium this time.

If I ever decided to buy a NIB It would be the Premium as I like that the most as far as the artwork however I think I would use the PRO backglass as that has the most classic picture of all the characters.

I hope to make a decision after the expo. I hope they have pro and premium but am leaning towards the pro. Mainly because I really don't want to spend the extra $$ and I like the backglass and cabinet the best on pro. I own other pro's and are happy with them.

...because the LE is so pretty.

But honestly, even as an LE buyer, I think the premium looks wonderful and I'd be proud to own it. BUT...the only thing I don't like is how different the right side looks compared to the front and left side. So much darker...like it doesn't belong.

I agree, so much so that I really pondered spending the extra cash for the LE... But in the end settled on a premium, you won't see much of the side in my room anyway.

I was thinking the same thing as Boob and jrock above then I came to my senses and realized that an extra $3k for art I want is crazy talk and $2k extra should indeed come with a kick-ass right side as well.
Hence the pro purchase which is awesomely balanced. (Dark and Light.)
If the gameplay of the premium ends up being "the best thing ever", I can always sell my pro and upgrade later.
At least I'll have two to three months of actually playing SW under my belt before I have to decide.

I have a deposit on an LE, but I do think the pro artwork is the best out of all 3 versions. All models are really nice, except the LE translite is kind of boring. It's grown on me and I don't dislike it like I first did, but I'd still swap it out for one of the other translites.

Rob

I thought Steve said something yesterday they may do something to lite up the LE back box better?

I am not holding my breath on that one.

Cointaker will be all over that...

In for an LE but I think I prefer the sling plastics on the Pro model, with C3PO and Chewie.
They're in just about the right place on the playfield, near the 4 selectable personalities, that it rounds out the "team" a little more. Fingers are crossed they might be included in the goody bag.

If the goodie bag is anything like GB's, I'd wager most SW fans will be packin' a partial chubbie after they lift the PF for the first time and see that glorious pile of pin-plastic booty!

Added over 7 years ago: Edit: Nope! Big fat "screw you" for SW goodie bag.
The only cool keyfob is the X-Wing which would probably break immediately. Everything else is barely phoned in.
Bummer.

Stern is certainly packing a partial chub on this one. This thing could look like Bantha fodder and play like a crane machine and fans would justify buying one.

So who is breaking out their dusty action figure case and modding the crap out of it?

I went back to the video and saw that too. But yeah, definitely no promises there, but it's nice to see they will at least try.

Rob

I don't know if the plastics shown are LE or Premium... In any case, they seem kind of indistinguishable in most of the pictures I have seen. Is it the art style or just bad pictures?

Rob

I'm in on an LE as of now, but really keep thinking if it's worth it or not over the premium. Its a $1300 difference. We actually like the Le back glass better and the side rail, but really that's it. What are the odds a custom siderail is made for premium and what is the typical price on those?

I would say if you're on the fence, hold off for a Premium. The LE models don't really provide good value, it's more about the fan-fare of having it first, and getting the "top model".
Probably if you're questioning the purchase, you're wise to wait and grab a Premium.
My opinion anyway.

Yep very bad idea. The hobbit is a snooze fest at best. Owned mine for 3 weeks and wasn't easy to flip either.

Respectfully disagree. Hobbit is a blast, and more code coming soon. One of the most immersive games ever IMO. I can only hope SW has the same level of immersion. Hobbit isn't for everybody though and I can respect that.

You made a good choice. An Le is an Le. It's limited. Not sure why some people are thinking it's not so good a purchase over the premium. They will making premiums and accompanying mods eg rails indefinitely. The premium art is also the worst art package of the 3. Nothing works visually there.

At first release, I was going premium after originally seeing the Le. I was like most, expecting a sith Le package and was disappointed. Was happy thinking I would save money with a premium. Then, after really looking at images better, something about the premium just doesn't look right. I can't figure out what, but it just doesn't. Found myself really liking the Le the most. Asked wife, and she admitted she liked the Le the most. I'm sure I'll stick with the Le as it just really visually appeals to me the most. I don't care about it being limited, but more about what I want a SW pin to look like I guess.

8600.00 in TX, my distro is telling me July for delivery

800 really isn't limited. They should have went 400 dark and 400 light LEs. At least they would be a LITTLE more limited that way.

400 are 60 hz and 400 are 50 hz so there's that.