I think there is a better than 50/50 chance Stern just learns the lesson to send out blank (or Stern logo stencil sprayed) cabinets. Black for Pros, White for Prem's, Silver for LE's and Gold for Super LE's (so elite!).

AND they will spin it as a win for consumers, as they will "reinvest the decal money into the playfield, to keep bringing you great games!".

Mr. Gomez, you can send me a royalty cheque for this million dollar idea. Honestly now that I typed this out it seems inevitable that they would go this route given the exteme penny pinching.

Stern Star Wars Pro: now with blank cabinet and a $300 price increase. That just seems like business as usual at this point... depressing.

Crappy move, and who needs a new GB cabinet at this point? (who would not be eligible to get one anyways). Some unlucky op?

But I remember reading someone in one of these threads saying they were waiting to hear from Stern regarding both a playfield replacement and regarding the possibility of a cabinet replacement... uh at that point what is right with the game?

And the majority of the current pinball consumers just seem to suck it up? If I had a game where I thought both a cabinet replacement and a full playfield replacement were warranted I would just either want a full brand new game or a full refund. I didn't drop that kind of money because I thought I was buying a DIY project.

Yet this is the current state of Stern pinball where this is happening at least at some noticeable frequency (I HOPE this is a rarity).

I can appreciate that, but then why buy another game? I don't know what people are doing, but it seems like some of these guys are still jumping on the next must have Stern game?

And if what you said above is really the reality, is everybody else either just oblivious to these issues, or totally okay just rolling the dice and seeing if they are more lucky than luckless?

It just boggles my mind. Even if I had $10K+ ($Cad) to drop on a new Stern, and had literally boatloads of cash to the point I could buy another game "no prob" if I was screwed on the first one, I still don't think I would send my dollars to a company that would treat me that way.

But what do I know, I'm just an armchair guy with no perspective whatsoever!

Both what? I admit I am lost, both WoZ and ?

Thank you for making the time to respond; If I had to guess, that is what I would have guessed. Hopefully Dialed In will be more robust, but I wouldn't blame you for letting others be the beta testers on that one!

100% understand your perspective on this, but from the amount of posts I have seen where Stern seems to be selling DIY kits... is it reasonable to have this expectation when buying NIB Stern at this point?

I mean it is a reasonable expectation for any new product I can think of... but with ALL the problems for the last few years taken into account... it seems Stern expects YOU to be their QC, alpha/beta testers, and final assembly staff...

Yes, I know what you mean.

And congrats on the game, I am glad your daughter is digging it, and fingers crossed things keep moving on a positive path.

Jason

That isnt their way!

Maybe he meant "dog years?"