Quoted from TreyBo69:

I watched the stream the other day
They did a much better job with the LCD screen than I anticipated. The live footage quality is about what I expected, but the rainbow acid drip art adds a lot of style. That said, the animations seemed sparse overall (maybe a minutes worth total). And of course it’s mostly just a bunch more Zeppelins.
I couldn’t really follow along too much with the rules, but I’m sure the colored arrow inserts are simple enough to follow.
The expression lighting effects were neat, but the choreography wasn’t always obvious (music sounded like crap on most of the stream which may be why. They should really just make a whole new video)
The center toy is ok. Not very Led Zeppelin but it’s different. I liked Tim’s rules for starting a it’s MB. Hope to see it utilized in more interesting ways as code matures.
I don’t like games with complicated multiplier rules. These seem complicated on a surface level, but they didn’t seem overly powerful. So it strikes a balance of its there if you want to engage with it.
Tim pointed out the symbols of the band flash when you hit their respective areas to build them up, so you know who is what. I’ve said a lot about the blandness of the art, but it’s another way the art could have been better. Put pictures of the band member near their targets instead of just randomly on the playfield. But whatever. Dead horse
The shots look fast and fun. It’s a Steve Ritchie game. He knows how to make a fast and open playfield
Didn’t see anyone make the center ramp from the upper flipper or sweep the drops.
Overall it seems fine. It’ll definitely play better than it looks. I’m still a bit disappointed though.

Quoted from rai:

Anyone have link to stream

Quoted from Shapeshifter:

After watching stream, the game has a RS vibe about it.
Is it the same guy doing call outs on Zep as RS?
Psychedelic footage is cool.
Early indications are that the multipliers are really the key to playing this game well.
I know that could be said about many games, but it reminds me a little of the SW multipliers.
Look forward to playing one!

Quoted from mnpinball:

Stern’s website and it’s free just click the link
https://sternpinball.com/account/?utm_source=constantcontact

Quoted from DeadFlip:

So here is the breakdown.
Facebook nukes copyrighted content live, and pre-recorded. (Need an appeal after the fact to hope to make it viewable)
Twitch you can play copyrighted content in the moment (for now), but cannot keep the vid on their platform.
YouTube is a coin flip if your content is just gonna be demonetized or blocked, but you can appeal to hope to make it viewable.
As I mentioned earlier, Facebook was the platform of choice from governing parties. LZ was aware of the broadcast and had say in how it went down.
We’re getting one to the studio so we can give it the clear audio, fingers crossed, don’t go to jail or lose my channel, DeadFlip treatment.

Quoted from kermit24:

If the license holder approves of having a demonetized video on YouTube, why wouldn't YouTube allow it?

Quoted from DeadFlip:

The automated bot don’t care who you are. If they hear something, it gets flagged.

Quoted from John1210:

I can't say I agree 100% on the flow... it does flow dont get me wrong but it was brick city on the posts around that spinner. Just an observation unless I need my eyes checked. Will be interesting to flip.

Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:

Haven’t seen worse artwork on a pin since No Good Gofers. Could LZ art package get worse? Well if you said no, you are going to be surprised. I give you the Stern topper sitting atop their pinball machine. The topper shows a giant zeppelin in a style and colors of a tropical drink. The translite has a classic zeppelin line in black and white line art. Who thought it would be great idea to show 2 zeppelins stacked atop each other? The person designing the topper either had no idea what the translite would look like or knew but he didn’t care.
We know the person doing the cabinet artwork didn’t care as he put a zeppelin on both cabinet sides, both head sides and the cabinet front, for a total of 5 zeppelins. The playfield guy didn’t care either, but he cared less, as he only gave us 3 zeppelins between the center playfield and 2 apron cards. I kind of feel bad for the designer of the translite now as he was only able to add 1 zeppelin. There is a molded zeppelin flying over the playfield. As mentioned the topper designer added 1 zeppelin. So my constructive design critique is, don’t put 11 fucking zeppelins on a single pinball machine. Also if you have 10 zeppelins that look one way, don’t add another in a style that doesn’t match.
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Quoted from kermit24:

So there is no process to get with the platform before the stream and have it whitelisted?

Quoted from DeadFlip:

Content ID on YouTube is the closest thing to a whitelist but again is not fool proof ESPECIALLY with live. Coinflip. Live is a whole different beast.
It’s damn near impossible to let the social platforms know ahead of time that you have the rights to stream a certain content.

Quoted from jellikit:

I think it is time for DeadFlip streaming service. And you can bring some of your Twitch friends, streamers, and everyone else for the ride!

Quoted from Shapeshifter:

After watching stream, the game has a RS vibe about it.
Is it the same guy doing call outs on Zep as RS?

Quoted from mnpinball:

Brendon Small does the callouts, same guy that did sparky in Metallica and Jacky and Aerosmith.
He’s vocally pretty versatile and is the singer for Metalocalypse and Dethklok.

Quoted from BallyKISS1978:

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I miss the 70’s

Quoted from SLCpunk2113:

Spooky playfields are the only ones that don’t get complaints.

Quoted from RandyV:

Oh dead God. I think I had the green suit for church.

Quoted from Greaseman:

I registered yesterday for the free Stern insider. There appears to be a glitch as I also could not formally submit the form - clicked submit 3 times and nothing happened - it just stayed on the sign up page. I tried logging in anyway and it worked so my account was created even though I never received an acknowledgement on their site. I did receive an email acknowledgement. Seems to be a recurring issue I've seen in some posts so thought I'd share this. For those still having issues, trying submitting a registration again and then try logging in.
I watched the stream on Stern's site with no issues. Also discovered an interview with the Led Zeppelin design team which was cool to listen to. Gave some additional insight.

Quoted from DeadFlip:

Content ID on YouTube is the closest thing to a whitelist but again is not fool proof ESPECIALLY with live. Coinflip. Live is a whole different beast.
It’s damn near impossible to let the social platforms know ahead of time that you have the rights to stream a certain content.

Quoted from mnpinball:

Brendon Small does the callouts, same guy that did sparky in Metallica and Jacky and Aerosmith.
He’s vocally pretty versatile and is the singer for Metalocalypse and Dethklok.

Quoted from PinFever:

you missed counted ,Add plus one . The Insert on the playfield also has a Zeppelin with a question mark which was probably for Will you find more Zeppelin !! NEED MORE ZEPPPELIN !!!!!!!!!

Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:

Don’t forget to count the zeppelins on lcd screen. That will add another 3 or so and game should meet your quota. THERE ARE NOW MORE ZEPPELINS THAN SONGS !!! Arregggghhh.

Quoted from JY64:

Why do you think bash toys are right up the center they are there for you to drain

Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:

Don’t forget to count the zeppelins on lcd screen. That will add another 3 or so and game should meet your quota. THERE ARE NOW MORE ZEPPELINS THAN SONGS !!! Arregggghhh.

Quoted from Sako-TRG:

English accent call outs are pants.
You cannot even place the accent anywhere in the UK, trust me. I've lived in this shit hole all my life

Quoted from Psw757:

To us blokes over here in the US it sounds close enough.

Quoted from Elvishasleft:

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Quoted from pinballwil:

Only in your dreams.
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Quoted from Elvishasleft:

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Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:

Thanks for the link. I tried to use it to sign up for a free account but it never allowed me submit the form. So that didn’t work and just as I was ready to give up, I found link to page with LZ video and found I could watch it. Warning - after introductions are made sound is totally off. Wonder if paid membership includes sound? Lots of blinking lights. Here you go to https://sternpinball.com/account/

Quoted from RandyV:

Oh dead God. I think I had the green suit for church.

Quoted from chuckwurt:

American pinball playfields are the only ones I haven’t seen any reported issues.

Quoted from kermit24:

How many American pinball games have been sold? How many of those have a ton of plays?
I’d suggest that the sample size is far too small.
All games can have issues. No playfield is perfect.

Quoted from bobukcat:

I've seen Houdinis that have been on route for years and aside from the normal wear around the scoop they have all been perfect. Granted the sample size is smaller than Stern just based on shear number of games but they also now use Bader for pfs and I don't know of any other company currently using them. Of course any manufacturer of any product can get a bad result every now and then but if it is caught in QA or remedied properly (replaced) after the fact it's all good.

Quoted from Elvishasleft:

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Quoted from kermit24:

If the license holder approves of having a demonetized video on YouTube, why wouldn't YouTube allow it?

Quoted from kermit24:

How many American pinball games have been sold? How many of those have a ton of plays?
I’d suggest that the sample size is far too small.
All games can have issues. No playfield is perfect. It’s a natural product with variations.

Quoted from chuckwurt:

Across all three games probably 2-3k
I guess a better comment would be I’ve never see a Bader playfield with issues.

Quoted from kermit24:

Spooky had issues with some TNA playfields.
As far as I know they did resolve it. But it did happen. neilmcrae

Quoted from pinballonthemark:

After you click the Submit button it doesn’t look like it goes anywhere and the button temporarily grays out, but I refreshed the page and then was able to login through the login link on the Stern homepage. I experienced this same issue you dealt with. Seems like after you sign up for an account it should direct you to a page to show you successfully registered, but it doesn’t.