Ottawa, ON
I am thinking of making this my pin#2!
What model should go for pro or pre?
Is the van multiball and the glider the 2 only things that are diff on the pre?
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1 year later
I played a pro for the 2nd time and I can see myself owning this one.
Not sure why people hate it! It is a tough super fast game!
Definitely interested.
2 months later
I want this game but all the complains about code really bother me.
I also heavily dislike low scoring games.
Layout and shots are amazing, but the low scoring and unfinished code kill it for me.
time for a younger generation to take over this job? He might be too stuck in the old Bally/Williams/DE ways of the pinball world where code never got finished and machines were delivered with a barely working machine, just good enough to make $.
Players today want to finish a game, people own these at home and work to complete the gam and to explore the code rather than a casual play in location that is only barely scratching the surface of the code - which is what happened in the 90s - . I think this old mentality might be hurting the games he works on?
Elwin, manages to deliver and complete all his games, so this is obviously NOT a Stern problem and could be perhaps a team lead problem and I presume the lead is usually the designer, who calls a game complete 'enough' when it is released. It almost feels like he abandons all his projects.
Sorry if this comes across a bit harsh, but, I believe to be somewhat accurate in my assessment.
1 month later
I am considering picking up a Pro after seeing the latest code updates.
The 2nd market price on this game is terrible though, just seems a good idea to buy used on this one it seems.
Quoted from Esoteric_rt:I had a break from playing my Pro for a month or so. Gave it a good blast over the weekend, it really is a great game once you get it flowing. I think you have to be in the right mood to play it. If you have a game where you miss your shots, its a drain monster and pretty frustrating
I think you described pinball in general lol
Quoted from Rob_G:Some people define a 'terrible' price if they can't sell it for 110% of what they paid for it (new or used). The only reason mine hasn't sold is that I can't ship at the moment. I had several more than fair offers though.
Rob
Tempting for sure!
I like the Pro though.
Quoted from System-J:Wow! Did you build that room to fit exactly 5 pins side to side?
Jokes aside Deadpool and Rush pro's are pretty great too. Stern in general is having a really good run of games. They seem to have a good formula while still allowing their talent to explore new things.
Not saying others aren't. Actually, we can probably thank the new Pinball companies making good games for this last good run for Sterns. Competition is good.
Let’s say that while everyone wlse is playing catch up, Stern-Data East-Sega-Stern is putting 50+ years of experience to work, and with talented young designers plus seasoned 90s programmers still on board.
Printing money!
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