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Stern Stranger Things

By pinmister

4 years ago


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“Are you interested in a Stern Stranger Things pinball machine?”

  • Yes, I am interested if it plays well and has polished code 492 votes
    40%
  • No, I am not interested 439 votes
    36%
  • Maybe, not a huge fan of the franchise but maybe if it plays well 100 votes
    8%
  • I like pizza 202 votes
    16%

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Post #972 Stranger things video Posted by halflip87 (4 years ago)

Post #975 Stranger Things screen shots Posted by Rascal_H (4 years ago)

Post #1751 Feature matrix from Stern. Posted by twenty84 (4 years ago)

Post #1774 Pro features video. Posted by proco (4 years ago)

Post #1775 Trailer with intro from Duffer Bros. Posted by johnnyutah (4 years ago)

Post #1793 First shipping confirmation photo. Posted by Tilt (4 years ago)

Post #1829 Pics of official Stern accessories. Posted by RebelGuitars (4 years ago)

Post #1835 Brian Eddie podcast link on game. Posted by C2CPinball (4 years ago)

Post #3236 Nice game review Posted by delt31 (4 years ago)

Post #3275 This Week In Pinball deep dive. Posted by pin2d (4 years ago)


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#6430 4 years ago

All the premium and LE owners can be disappointed that their games didn’t come factory with this add-on. But the head hunting of stern, claims of “unfairness” and “false advertising” are ridiculous. Even Kaneda the so-called “marketing expert” is blinded by fanboyism. And many of you have seemingly become a thoughtless echo chamber.
You were all presented with a description of the product you were buying, as well as a comparison features matrix, along with an MSRP. No where in any of those descriptions was this UV reactive playfield, or software feature for UV lighting during certain modes. You all elected to buy it without this feature, at less than the advertised price. None of you even knew it existed until a few days ago, and would have carried on bitching about unmakeable ramp shots, crappy coil stops, and failing lock posts.
Anything being offered for sale above and beyond what was in the product description or the features matrix is, an add-on. Yes, the limited editions are known for having the “most” features in the feature matrix but have never had “all” features. It isn’t possible given the three product line differences and choices, and is purely perception.
Some real world examples that none of you bat an eye at, high end trucks like a Ford “Raptors” and Dodge Ram “Rebels” include most optional features as standard. However there are still factory made and install-ready add-ons available from SVT and MOPAR. Tesla, actually installs mostly the same equipment in many cars but their full capabilities such as “ludicrous” mode are only limited by software.
You the consumer can choose to either buy the add-on, or not. But it is common practice, it is fair, and it is not false-advertising.

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#6455 4 years ago

Are you also going to hate on spooky for upcharging customers of the blood sucker LE edition for.. shaker, knocker, rgb lighting, painted coin door, dbv reader coin door, coin box and lid, butter cabinet, etc? I mean the shaker and knocker code is in the game AND they make you pay extra? #sarcasm

#6775 4 years ago
Quoted from robotron:

go to the rick and morty thread and see how happy customers are to get a free topper from spooky. that was a good thing.

I think spooky probably felt guilty about 700 fang club memberships..

#6823 4 years ago
Quoted from robotron:

that was 45.00. seriously a smart marketing move not a cash grab like stern selling BK sor music for 100.00 that they could have thrown in the box for free.
spooky is a much smaller company than stern and they could have got 350 dollars for their topper netting them over 200k.
i aint hating on stern only stating facts that uv kit for sth was a slap in the face to their loyal base.

You are entitled to your opinion.. but you should look up the definition of the word “fact”. Nothing you said is a “fact”

#6959 4 years ago

Here’s a fun little parallel to the UV kit topic.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/electrek.co/2020/02/15/tesla-rear-heated-seats-model-3-ota-upgrades/amp/

A few Tesla model 3 owners with the “partial premium interior” started complaining back in September that they used to have rear heated seats, but a software update removed their ability to use them, unless you bought the premium interior.

Now, everyone with an SR or SR+ was told every car actually has rear heated seat hardware and they can be activated via software for $300.

So imagine your stranger things had the UV kit installed and “accidentally” enabled for a few months. Then a code update removed its use, then for $300 you could get it back.

#6970 4 years ago
Quoted from Darscot:

The big difference is Tesla told them up front. Everyone knew it would cost Tesla more money to make different versions so all cars had the same seats. Tesla agreed to the lower price so they honoured it. They do the same thing with batteries if you really want a tiny battery they will sell you a car like that. They don’t actually waste the money building the tiny battery for the handful of people. The just give them the same battery and limit it with software. They have done this for years.

Some of the forums and even that article if you read it, claims some early owners had it enabled.. then they removed it via software.

#6981 4 years ago

The excitement about getting 119M (4th highest of all time) is exactly why I reset my high scores on location.. people love to be on the leaderboard even when the score is poop.

#6983 4 years ago
Quoted from CrazyLevi:

Do you reset all of them including the GC?

It depends on if I like the GC or not..

#7046 4 years ago

Quality Control - ensures through testing and sampling that products meet the intended baseline standard within an acceptable threshold.

When it comes to cratering and dimpling of playfields, the problem isn’t their quality control, the issue is the new baseline is all playfields dimple and crater excessively.

And guess what, everyone keeps buying these games (myself included albeit as an operator only) so why would they change? Yes customers are complaining, but the market (through purchasing) is telling Stern, cratering playfields are fine!

Here are some other issues that are systemic and in my opinion unrelated to quality control, but indicative of a new standard in pinball machines as overpriced consumables!

-Coil stops that fail after less than 100 plays because entire batches were improperly assembled.

-Lock posts that come out of their assembly after less than 400 plays on every game.

-Wireform gates that are slightly too small, and come out of position under 100 plays.

-Ramp flaps dimpling within a few DOZEN plays

Quality Control could be attributed to, something like a handful of demo ramps being improperly made yet still installed. This should be caught in sub assembly inspection.

Code quality could be attributed to the Phantom left ramp awards.

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