Name seems like a mouthful, from a marketing standpoint. I get that they want to leverage their existing Insider thing, so maybe "Insider Connect" instead, save a syllable? Ship has sailed either way, so this is just Monday morning quarterbacking.

P.S. Hi ZY! Looking forward to some monstrous art this fall.

The last few were played on the exact same machine at different times, and composited to appear live.

Of course he is, he's been trying to shoehorn QR codes into pinball since Transformers.

No offense to GG or any Stern folks reading. I know time marches on, technology waits for no man, whatever. I just think QR codes and apron scanners are ugly.

Yup. Low-res venn diagram of people without smartphones who care about online tracking of pinball play: OO

Will pros have metal aprons going forward to house the scanner? If so I’m gonna miss my plastic bounce lazarus balls.

Picture above shows the BM66 apron doesn't have instruction card cutouts on the right side, due to the collectible card mount.

Ditto. Stern, are you reading this?

Oh crap I just created a new one. Now I'm double screwed.

Speaking on behalf of idiots, they could've made this a bit more idiot proof. People don't read stuff.

Fraxxx!

It's a clever protest; more high profile than a post buried in a thread, and no one can directly reply to it. Pretty sure he doesn't expect any takers at that price.

Oh, it's definitely that stuff too.

Agile methodology! Deliver the MVP (minimum viable product) and iterate from there. You guys are accustomed to being the guinea pigs for normal code anyway.

Eternity2M83

Seth, if you're reading this, welcome to the madness. Get ready to be blamed for every change going forward. We fear change.

My assumption is the board attached to it is proprietary, like other node boards. But who knows! I'm no engineer.

Unfortunately no. You can't even get into the IC menu without all three hardware components (scanner, micro SD card, wifi dongle). Seems like logging in as a home team player is exempt since that bit of functionality is outside of the IC service menu.

Would love to be able to update without the (seemingly irrelevant) scanner.

8/7/6/5 PM (east to west) is a horrible time to reset the "day" in what I assume is by far your largest market. How's a bar supposed to run an IC promotion that ends on a certain day?

Is that orange door a restroom? Hang it over the toilet. I'm only half joking.

Maybe on the wall to the left of the door? Won't be easy to see when someone's playing the closest game, but at least it'll be eye level. Could even go portrait mode there.

I heard from someone who shall remain nameless that they are happy with the loophole and have no interest of closing it, since they want as many games online as possible.

In person.

This is another loophole I wish they'd open. No reason I know of why the scanner node board is needed for network code updates. It's just a blanket no-can-do for the entre IC service menu without all three physical components.

I've just been told that this will work. Set it once with the scanner connected, unplug scanner, auto updates continue. Haven't tried it myself yet.

RJ45 is the sole connection for power & data. It only looks like ethernet.

Sure, but what about the salaries of people who design them? There's an entire team just for video assets, not counting the traditional pinball design team. Another group of folks working on IC (whether we want that add-on is a different discussion). It's a probably a full-time job for one person just to crank out what passes for a manual these days.

Customers demanded video and innovation. They got both; now they're paying for it.

Can't you just like, not login? I know, imperfect solution, you don't get achievements, but like ectobar said, I wouldn't hold my breath for an official solution. So many bigger fish to fry.

Oops, game I played wasn't updated.

https://www.pinballlife.com/mechagodzilla-chillin-in-the-apron-window.html

Godzilla Apron.jpg

You'll need at least one game or full kit with a scanner that you can borrow long enough to get IC setup on the other machine. You have to install a wifi dongle and micro SD card in the new game permanently. Once IC is up & running, remove the scanner and give it back to your buddy, or Godzilla, whichever.