Quoted from DickHamill:If we had a big enough install-base (and maybe we do already)
IMO the greatest aspect of Pinside is that it is a repository for information. What you do now will be picked up again and again over the years. I still get PMs every few months about my Jungle Lord home ROM I made 6 years ago. I have no doubt that your project will be greatly appreciated by lots of pinheads for a long time!
Quoted from DickHamill:see if the modification is popular.
My personal opinion: Basing your game design on popular opinion runs similar risks as "design by committee". Community input is great, of course, but if you want consistency I think you should follow your own nose. What you are doing is a huge amount of work and I think that your most important goal should be to have the most enjoyable game the you can get for yourself. I think that this will make a strong game that other pinheads will appreciate. I, for one, would never have considered Stars for my (necessarily small) collection before. Now I do.