I really like Sterns and the ones I have. But after seeing the cheapness of the pins versus what they used to be and getting burned on my last two NIB from them I just can't and won't. On top of the coding issues. I just added a Houdini and love how solid and packed it is. Which definitely has me more interested in Octoberfest these days. I would love to add a MET back in the house but after two bad playfields just on that one I'm just to afraid to try.

I would be happy if they could make a pin that Didn't have bad playfields or cabinets.

Or some vodka and pinside. After all it's five o clock somewhere

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I just wish they would work on the quality. A multiple thousand dollar product that doesn't last will be their downfall if people do as I have.

Quality shouldn't be innovative but it would be for Stern.

Very simple but I really like color changing lights like some other companies are using. ST LE is the closest example of this.

It is true that you can read about any machine having some problems and some not. But playfield and cabinets seem to be a problem for one. Toys, boards, switches and stuff are just part of a complex item like pinball.

A pin that would allow you to play against someone somewhere else that owns that same pin. When it's their turn your pin plays in front of you just like they were there minus the crop dusting. Plus it would make for cool videos of pins playing on their own like they were possessed.

Or how about playing against a computer player even. I think Joust was a cool concept and linked NBAFB. Some thing to give a social environment without being social. But worked better than pinside.

My MET playfield chipped all around the sparky magnet. It took 2 years of constant tries to get it fixed. They sent me a new MET and GB playfield. I swapped them out and traded MET after 25 plays to an arcade. A year later it has a sunken circle around the magnet after a year or less. When your an operator they don't do anything to fix them.

They make affordable games with new shiny catchy themes that get people in the door. But if they fall apart it's to risky for me. At least anything but a playfield is fixable. I'm sure my 14k a year isn't causing any lost sleep.