Quoted from Phbooms:

dont change them they wont look right. the GI is color coded and goes all red, white, or blue during different modes and hurry ups

Quoted from Pinhead1982:

Watching video now
Can someone tell me what time in the video the Death Star explodes
Thanks

Quoted from MattS:

This all makes perfect sense from a business perspective and I agree 100%. BUT.....for most of us, pinball is not a business, it is a hobby and hobbies cost money.
It is interesting to me how this hobby has a different thought process then most other hobbies. Everyone (me included) would like to get most, if not all, of their money back when they sell a machine after playing it for X number of months/years. On used machines, sometimes you can find a deal that allows you to play it for months/years and make some money. NIB machines sometimes go up but that is rare and should never be counted on.
Almost all other hobbies where the actual item you "play with" guns, cars, motorcycles, etc. cost a significant amount of money compared to pinball. By cost, I mean when you sell the item, pinball machine, gun, car, etc.what was the cost of ownership vs the amount of fun you had with it.
Example: you buy a rifle, take it to the range a few times a month, and shoot a couple hundred rounds each trip. Range fee+ammo+targets+gas+travel time to the range = cost that you can never get back but you had fun. Value of the gun itself is probably similar to what you paid for it in most cases.
Cars : you like going to the track (dragstrip, road course, doesn't really matter) you will go through tires+brakes+fluid changes more often +gas +any mods you decide to do to make it faster/handle better+as a rule, most all cars depreciate at some level= costs that you can never get back but you had fun. The car will almost certainly be worth less than what you paid for it in most cases.
Pinball: plug it in and play it + mods if you want +little to no maintenance (on a new machine in the short term) = you had fun (assuming you liked the machine you bought) and sold it for a price lower that what you paid (remember, a pinball machine is not an investment) but you had fun, hopefully shared it with some friends, and start looking for your next machine.
The pinball machine will be worth close to what you paid for it, some cases more but I would never count on that. How do you put a value on the fun you have and the friends you make in this hobby?
SWLE is approximately $1200 more than a premium. Is it worth it? I don't know, haven't seen one in person but I like the pictures. Will I like the way it plays? I don't know, Jack Danger and crew sure made it look fun TO ME. Will I lose money if and when I decide to sell it? I don't know but I am excited to play it, I have been a Star Wars fan since I was a little kid so if it costs me money to find out, I am OK with that. My hope is that I love it and it stays in my collection for a long time.
With all this being said, am I happy about paying $8500 for it at this time? No. Do I feel BM66 SLE was worth $5000 more than the LE at this time? No. Will I continue to buy at these prices? Unsure at this time.
I am fortunate enough to be able to afford these machines and share them with as many friends as I can but I feel for the people that are being/have been priced out.
Sorry for the long winded post but I feel sometimes the greatness that is pinball as a hobby gets lost in the bickering over price and value. What has value to you, 90's Williams games for example, doesn't have value to me, I don't like playing most of them (not directed at anyone specific, just a general statement). That's what makes this hobby so great, there are enough choice out there to make everyone happy!
Hope everyone has a great day!

Quoted from MattS:

Don't kid yourself, we are all crazy for paying as much as we do.
Back to Star Wars, I vote for no depreciation!

Quoted from PW79:

Agreed.
I'm @ home today trying not to puke.
There's a NIB en route to my house today.
Will it arrive safely? Will it arrive on time? What about concealed damage? Will it ghost? Is the cabinet going to split? Will the software & bugs get taken care of? What about node boards?
The life of a pinball idiot is a difficult one

Quoted from Chambahz:

It does NOT shoot out a hologram, or project anything.

Quoted from fosaisu:

I heard it was more of a "cutaway" design, as well as a touching tribute to Kenny Baker. Leaked prototype pic:

Quoted from TheLaw:

Simmer down now....that's an early proto leak.
Obviously that's a little too much BOM for a paltry 5-600USD. They are in fact including the Styrofoam in the background and there will be a "cut away" where you can put a picture of yourself or Gary or a bottle of gin whatever.

Quoted from TimberOne:

I have only played a couple dozen games and just noticed all the divots already! This is my first NIB game, is that to be expected? I have newer IM and see some divots there too but really surprised at this. The playfield is beautiful and hate to see it. Do the divots just blend together as time goes on? I have other old games like DESW and dont see any divots but maybe the whole field is one big divot? I did read some rants about the stern clearcoats. Is this a poor quality issue or an inexperience with a perfectly new field?

Quoted from fosaisu:

I'm going to try one of these when my Premium shows up:
https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1082-pin-mods/01064-nudies-clear-shooter-lane-eject-protectors

Quoted from japespin:

OK, now that many of you have had your SW pins at home for some extended time now, I'm curious to know...
PRO owners: Do you regret not spending the extra cash for the Premium?
PREMIUM owners: Do you feel the hyperloop and exploding Death Star justify the extra $$$ spent?
After playing both on location over the last few weeks, I'm truly torn between the two. Admittedly, my initial reaction to the Pro was that it was rather bare, while the Premium had more of an initial wow factor to me at first sight. I'm just not sure if it's $2k+ worth of wow. LOL Regardless, after spending more time on both, I found them both equally fun. I'm just trying to figure out which one to pull the trigger on.

Quoted from Pinzap:

Ok... the posts about getting to the Death Star exploding had me wondering one thing? Is this similar in any way to getting to DTR in LOTR? The light show and flipper craziness is one of my favorite things ever in pinball, but I've only done it like 3-4 times in the last year. Is it similar in difficulty to get to it? And is it similar in how the pin reacts once you do? If the answer is no for both, I can't help but think it's a lost opportunity... but admittedly I don't own SW yet so have very little clue about the overall rules and gameplay. Forgive me if this is like comparing apples and oranges... or Hobbits and Jedi.

Quoted from beelzeboob:

I actually have only one question left about this game: Where the f**k is the overpriced topper???

Quoted from konghusker:

So I'm curious on the hyper loop. How often is it utilized? Are casual players able to walk up and get it going to? Trying to figure out if it's worth it over the pro.

Quoted from japespin:

OK, now that many of you have had your SW pins at home for some extended time now, I'm curious to know...
PRO owners: Do you regret not spending the extra cash for the Premium?
PREMIUM owners: Do you feel the hyperloop and exploding Death Star justify the extra $$$ spent?
After playing both on location over the last few weeks, I'm truly torn between the two. Admittedly, my initial reaction to the Pro was that it was rather bare, while the Premium had more of an initial wow factor to me at first sight. I'm just not sure if it's $2k+ worth of wow. LOL Regardless, after spending more time on both, I found them both equally fun. I'm just trying to figure out which one to pull the trigger on.

Quoted from Behnendl:

Does anybody know where or how you can purchase the back glass art work for the various models? I have a LE but would like all the art work for each model.

Quoted from konghusker:

Curious what owners of Le/premium think at this point? I'm still considering a premium but was hoping to see more code updates at this point. How's the fun factor and lastability feel at this early point of ownership?

Quoted from VirtualMayhem:

Hi Everyone,
I just received my SW Premium today and am in the process of unboxing and setting it up. I have a couple questions, this is my 2nd NIB pinball ever and the 1st one was a while ago so I feel like a newbie
* What is the black plastic cover for below the start button? It is to the left of the coin door.
* Is there anything I should be looking for during setup others have encountered on this pin? I'll do the standard check on plugs, wires, etc before I turn it on. I felt the legs on this pin don't quite snug up really close to the cabinet the whole way down the front of the cabinet compared to the other 2 I have. Doesn't look to be a flaw, just an observation all legs were the same.
* I saw in another thread the removed .92 code, sounds like it had some issues so I'll hold off on that (can't dl it anymore on the website)
Just waiting for a friend to come over and help put the rear legs on and I'll get this baby cranked up!

Quoted from VirtualMayhem:

I have it up and running, I have it level and the only thing I'm noticing is that the mystery shot when the ball ejects it seems 90% of the time to be right down the drain. Sometimes it will hit the edge of the left flipper but it is rare.
In terms of closing up the drain lanes - do you just take a wrench and loosen the nut and slide those down?

Quoted from jrockne:

I got an email yesterday from my distributor telling buyers to not install code .92, but said .89 and .91 were OK. Has that changed, should we be rolling back to just .89? At this point I may just wait until they have an official fix...

Yeah, I think that's the board for the fork. and the problem with the fork burning out...

Quoted from japespin:

I like it. I was thinking of picking up this mod as well. Can you post a pic of the whole playfield with the Star Destroyer lit up? Would love to get a full view of how it looks with the rest of the playfield elements.

Quoted from mittens:

As much as I like Star destroyers, (imho) its a bit too large and looks off. Though I thought the falcon was also a tad too big.

Quoted from konghusker:

I actually like that star destroyer. Not sure about the glowing effect yet, but overall I like it. Nothing else is correct size on table like falcon size of death star, so I think it works well.

Quoted from jar155:

The fork ramp is a mess. I hate it. I've played several premiums and an LE. It never fails to be dumb for a variety of reasons.