eh? there is no 'new scoop protector'. We've had what is in effect, v3 for quite awhile. It's the 'ears' bracket plus cliffy we've had for sometime. It's just using black rubber while the first show iteration used blue.

Awesome. Thank you! I will order the loop mod. ESL is out of stock unfortunately.
Thanks for your help. I can’t wait to get it and see it person. It does look amazing. My wife and daughters love the steam punk art. Saturday can’t come fast enough.

Which one did you order?
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Do the assist set, to ensure you’ll have what you need. Some people’s machines work well with one of the two pieces, other use both pieces. I have the two piece set on mine, and works flawlessly.

Ok, I haven’t seen the ‘ears’ bracket yet.. the one I played was an LE and just had the cliffy type protector and that’s it, not rubber or anything so not clear on the version or the appearance differences between them.

ESL will be back in stock soon, hopefully next week.

We only added the flat piece as an individual item because we've found that this same piece also can be used to reduce/eliminate the rattle you sometimes get short plunging for the skill shot, which keeps the ball from getting out of the shooter lane and kills your skill shot.

Awesome. Thank you Sterling! Owner said he added some felt pieces and that did the trick. But rather have the clean look of clear plastic.
Did you also order his ramp guards?

May 4th 2022 build date with 105 games 340 balls.

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Awesome. I will wait till the ESL is in stock again. Do you do local pick up? I am in San Tan Valley. Going to get your ramp guards also.

The black looks better than the blue, makes it look like a tunnel.

..but that's not how Borg intended it to be!

Thanks for posting.. I think it looks great! I understand it might be a slight design change but if mine comes like that? I won't touch it and just watch it closely. I have a Ninja for backup so no worries. Can't wait to get this game.. haven't been this excited about a pin in a while since I played it.

I just installed this today (Ninjacamp inner loop mod) and the inner loop mod worked 100%. I did install previous a piece of felt, mrs switch and a plastic cover over the area and nothing worked all the time.
This works every time.

Awesome mod.

Bought the ramp guards(make sure to have blue Loctite on hand), full scoop protector, scoop sleeves, inner loop assist set, rollover protectors(though it can trap slow moving balls), and the Exit Stage Left mod. They have great instructions with their products. If needed, message me and can help walk you through, or at least give you extra tips/tid bits I learned while installing mine.

All great products, along with many other mods that are out there. NC didn’t offer the spinner protector at the time, I would have loved to had that before playing. 10 games in, I blew my spinner apart. Over a month later, still waiting on replacement from Stern.

This game is so insane. Last night I had 7 million going into my third ball. Finished with over 900 million. Also, I'd never managed to complete La Villa Strangiato before. Not only did I complete it but did it on the first attempt.

“It only takes one ball…” Congrats! That is what makes Rush so fun and frustrating as well. Cheers!

Got my “Exit Stage Left” mod in last nite!!!! Sooo much nicer to be able to see all the upper loop shot inserts without struggling! Bless you Ninja Camp!!!

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I'm so sorry sir, I didn't realize there was a list of approved questions that I'm allowed to ask here, despite being on Pinside for 11 years.

I'll also be sure to provide a thorough reason for any question I ask in the future.

Blue is “V3 Limited Edition”. But I may email Stern to ask for the black rubber, it does look better.

I'm hearing that the next Rush update is going to be a BIG ONE. Figures crossed.

Perhaps, but they both look ridiculously blocky and restrictive when you're used to playing with open scoops adequately protected by NinjaCamps's protector.

Is it possible to order the Lift Ramp Optos from somewhere while I wait for the Stern Warranty to come through ?

I just want to play Rush again.
Game has been out of service for 10 days now.

Haven't followed your issue, but is it just the optos or your board? The optos are standard spike parts @ Marcos 515-0215-00 tx & 515-0215-01 rx.
They wont do you any good if the node 10 is bad though.

IN!
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Congrats! Picking my LE up on Saturday.

It's Rush. Buy a pinwoofer. You'll not regret it, game sounds amazing.

Just had some killer games this morning. Didn’t get a high score, but just a lot of satisfying smooth flow and combo action. Just feels so good. I’m really appreciating how there are song-specific callouts…I was in Limelight & Alex said “That’s a penalty for insufficient tact” lol

I found a minor bug, tho - if you’re playing a song & it ends/starts over, the Expression Lighting effects turn off for that song. Probably not something most will experience, but prob an easy fix.

Not an owner but got to play this twice over the last two weeks. Figured I’d post this because I was damn proud of it. Had insider connect too which was cool! Great game! I want one now hahah Top score on the game was 720million or something like that. I didn’t know until I was done with my game. I was SURE I had the GC! Ah well another reason to go back.

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Let's go!!!

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Congrats!!

It has the pinnovators external amp kit so that should do well. I have had it for all my sterns. Definitely a good improvement if you have some Polk subs doing nothing but collecting dust.

My day-one Premium order arrived today!!!! Arrived in great shape, minus one rusty ball. I need to order a set of better balls anyhow. I also need to adjust the shooter rod - as-is, it barely makes the upper loop while the auto-launch is dead-on. I also need to replace that PSU fan - I can hear it on the other side the room!

Gonna start learning the rules, then once I've got it dialed in it'll be time for sound mods!

June 23rd build date, updated code, updated scoop protector, updated lock switch.

Congrats to those getting they’re pins !! I really liked the premium art on release (the LE is not too shabby I can’t wait to see one in person .Very unique in my eyes .My advice , don’t worry about the rules for a couple a weeks , just let er rip !

Pinnovators are great, but its incredible how well pinwoofers work, not so much volume increase, but the clarity. I hear sounds I didn't hear before, on every pin I've put them on. All I can say is once you hear and experience them, you'll find out it's the best mod for the money.

Do you have a link? Music pin definitely could be worth the extra $$ to spring for pinwoofers. Thanks!

Has anyone else had a problem with the ramp diverter not firing during gameplay? In particular, I push the action button to divert to the left flipper, but it almost never happens after heading up the left ramp. (It sometimes works the first time or two during a game, and then never again.) In manual and auto tests, the diverter switch (or coil?) fires. And the optical sensors appear to trigger reliably when I wave my finger in front of them. Any suggestions for more troubleshooting ideas appreciated.

Congrats! Picking up my LE tomorrow. Played the pro a lot and loved it. I offered a Guy I know locally to see if he wanted to by my EHOH because I wanted to get RUSH. He said he would have to sell his RUSH LE first.

I said do you want to do an even trade? He said sure. Love Elvira and the theme, but RUSH is so much more fun. So many satisfying shots that I did not get with Elvira.

Just time to move her on.

Just a quick question that may have been answered... I like to reduce the flipper power on this game, but whenever I recycle power I have to go to the setting and reset the flipper strength again. Pisses me off amd I dont recall other games resetting the power setting every time you turn it off. Anyone else have that issue? Hopefully next update will address it.

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If you're not sure what to order, call him after the holiday, very helpful hands on operator.

Mine with the same manufacturing date (hehe) had the posts to the lowest holes. I suppose it's the easier setting.

It seems like they put it at random.

Can't say if there is an issue with yours but I can say the diverter does have autonomous intended behavior. Meaning it will sometimes make the decision which way it diverts for you depending on what the next shot in the combo is. There is a frequency setting for this in the menus.

Nice. My best has been 500 mil the 3rd game I played. Over 800 plays later if I pass 100m I call it a breakout game.

I haven't been able to get through la villa on the pro. Getting the ball on the left flipper for the first shot is a pain in the ass. Even when I get it there that right ramp is a finicky low % shot. I don't think I've ever hit the spinner with a purposeful trapped snipe, either. Another weird bit of geometry there where the ball just wants to go left or right of it and seems more dependent on random ball speed rather than flip timing.

I love it (a lot) but this game has some of the toughest most frustrating shots all around that I have seen in a while. Hats off to you guys who are getting through these modes.

I need to play around with the flipper power settings and see if I can't get some better natural angles coming off the flippers.

Wait, you can control the diverter? What's supposed to happen when you press the action button? How are you supposed to know? Nothing seems to happen when I push mine (unless the Weapon is activated). Maybe mine is broken and I don't know it?

You can tell which side it's going to by which side flasher is lit. Also, you can't just smack the button to get it to switch. You have to hold it a second.

You control it with the action button and the lower left and right flasher lamps indicate which side it is currently directed to.

See Diverter section on page 12 of attached Stern RUSH rules doc (click on pic below to open it).

Read it. Know it. Live it.

Stern Rush-Rulesheet.pdf

Thanks, I have to try that out!

And thanks for the doc. It is probably time I read that - even though I'd rather play than study. Lol

Rush is definitely worth the investment BallyKISS1978 ! Give a shout if you have any questions:

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Dan
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It's a quick press to change the diverter, long press for weapon now.

I have a problem where my diverter comes down on top of the ball, then seemingly gets stuck that way for a while. I disabled the diverter until I get around to troubleshooting it. I’ve enjoyed the flow so much that way, I haven’t made time to fix the diverter.