If you’re a manufacturer seeing this, do you consider locking an LE (or any NIB) to a buyer for a certain amount of days? Certainly with Insider connect now this could be a possibility. Just a thought experiment here, but:
-disallow spot transfers at the distributor level
-require the game be unboxed and connected/registered with the owner on file with the distributor
-for 60 days, the owner must unlock the game with their IC code each time it’s turned on, after which point it could be unregistered and sold to a new owner

I know it’s not a perfect solution, but it’s enough of a hassle to deter most people from stashing NIB inventory.

Game found the update via IC now.

Turns out my wifi network (even with an extender) isn't THAT strong in my arcade room, and it said it would take roughly 8000 hours (or 8000 minutes, I couldn't tell) to download the update via IC. So, I'm downloading to a USB stick now, like an unconnected peasant.

I FINALLY got my Pinwoofer put in, but it had some interesting roadblocks that led to me having a wonderful conversation with a very patient Dan on the phone this afternoon. The power board blew out after I had everything installed and was trying to deal with setup. I had changed the EQ filter mode, heard a pop, and there was no more sound. Dan says it's a coincidence that it happened at that very moment, since the current recommended settings actually tell you to disable that filter mode.

The good news is, I have an identical Pinwoofer KO kit in my Mandalorian, so I swapped the power boards and can now play Rush again. He's sending me a replacement board so I can have Mandalorian back up and running next week. I am absolutely terrible at disconnecting molex connectors from node boards.

Playing the game with actual bass is amazing. I don't have the perfect settings yet because I'm not willing to change the EQ filter again until I have another replacement board just in case it happens again, but it will be well worth the effort when it's done. And Dan was extremely patient with me on the phone.

Dan is great to deal with for sure, pinwoofer is a must for me. On the molex, use a small flat screwdriver and gently spread the tab up, wiggle side to side and it will pop right out. Just takes some practice.

Had that happen too, thankfully I had the USB flash going too.

Tried a test game on 0.89. Not too shabby! PB for me with my limited number of games so far

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My Wi-Fi is really good and it still says around 3000 minutes to complete, which is more than 2 days...

Just opened my game today. On my wifi, the update took about 45 min. I wasn’t in a hurry so no big deal. Some of that will be server side.
If I remember correctly, it takes me about that long to download, extract, transfer to usb and then install on a game.

I should note than on my same wifi, GNR updates very quickly.

Unless you let the updates download in the background, the update takes ~45 min depending on internet speed. Wasn't worth keeping the game down on route, so I'll get the update on my usb stick

weird! ya I was wondering if they limit how many connections to their server(s) so they don't take themselves down

Is there a rumor or ETA on the accessories for the game?

JJP uses delta upgrades most of the time - Stern still uses a full package for every upgrade. And now that Stern upgrades are so big, it's quite noticable.. 4+ gigs vs maybe 100megs.

711 in the house!

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Got my LE today. I had a late jump on setting up the game, so I just finished the update at 1 am. And, I was like, ok I'll have to try it to once before bed. So...I turned off all the lights, cranked the volume to 30, and pressed the start button. Oh boy, was I pleasantly surprised. This baby flows and just feels great to play. I was having a ton of fun, and I had no idea what I really doing other than hitting shots. An hour later, I'm finally going to bed. But, that was cool. I'll see you soon, Rush. Nite.

Game does have a pretty strong dedicated following I’ve noticed. It was consistently played most of the night except for a few minutes when the scoop caught the ball and had to shut it down while I bent it back.

One couple said it was on their shortlist for their next pin (they already owned Iron Maiden, Metallica, and Aerosmith), but the scoop issue was going to make it a deal breaker.

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Also, I adjusted the music attenuation. I changed it to -15. That seemed to work well. (Reminder. This increases the music volume.)

Out of the box, it seemed a little off. It was almost like It was going through a filter. Not the clear pop I would expect. Changing the attenuation helped substantially.

Beautiful collection!

My router is in the basement so even with a strong connection - 45 min sounds right. I just play other pins/games while it downloads.

I'm gonna need to start a shortlist on the side of adjustments - I'm not going to remember where all these posts are when my premium finally arrives!

Change speaker ohms, lower flipper and kickout power, manipulate lock settings for "actual" lock, lower sounds attenuation...

Keep em coming!

I'm pretty tall and still have to lean to see some of them. I've been thinking about a mod to mount a small strip of mirror above the lane

Mine only saw the 2.4Ghz SSIDs and the display showed 244 which I'm guessing is minutes. Said it was downloaded 1 of 5 but I ended up turning it off. Seems way quicker to just use a USB stick.

Might be a good topic for a standalone thread. Might add doing the updates to the list. (As I await my first NIB, I'm downloading and unzipping to a USB in fevered preparation, but am wondering where the usb port is on the machine. I mean, I'm sure I'll be able to find it, but always nice to have some idea where to look.)

The main CPU board in the center of the backbox. Unlock the speaker panel and flip it down, remove the translite, and you'll see one main board in the center. Very close to the center of that board are two USB ports - one of them will be occupied by the WIFI dongle for Insider Connected. Insert your flash drive in the other one, power on the machine, and you should be good to go.

USB updates are much faster for me, even though I have a router in my game room. I think if you want really fast updates you'd need to run a dedicated CAT6 cable to every machine. Rush is the largest update I've ever seen from Stern - around 8GB.

Thanks TBD, Much appreciated! Can't wait to see your DIy audio.

And I didn't even know we could hardwire these! I happen to have a handy ethernet port nearby....

ya it is 5 files at a few gb each..gonna take a bit :/

Thanks - the DIY audio will be coming this weekend.

Now that they've provided an "official" reason for running cables into your machine from outside (CAT6 cable for Insider Connected), I wish they'd provide a cleaner way of getting the cables into the machine. The only way I'm aware of is through the vents on the bottom of the cabinet near the back. There is a mesh screen stapled down and you need to remove a staple or two to get enough slack to slide a cable through. I do this all the time with external subs, but always wish there were an opening with a dust protector designed for passing cables in and out.

I've never installed a Stern topper but there must be some way to run wiring from the top of the backbox inside.

I love the one ad stating “Unfortunately I have to sell it....”
....but I’m asking $4K more.

Explain to me, the value these people have added to the game, to ask/expect $2-4K over MSRP. I know their reasoning(or can gather), but want them to actually explain how they added that kind of value to a machine that’s still in the box, lol.

Wet dreams I guess, there was one only a couple of hours from me, and had their price actually been based in reality, it would have been sold and in my house by now.

People aren’t here to financially support your overspending habit people.....

“Unfortunately I have to sell it....

1) Because I have another game coming
2) Just had some house expenses come up
3) I've looked at the gameplay and it's not for me

I'm sure there's others

Their backboxes have a roughly 1" hole on the top, with a black plastic plug in place to cover it up from the factory. Good spot to run a cable in, even if it is at the very top of the game.

Had not listened to Grace Under Pressure in a few years. Listened last night.

I know most people like the old stuff but what a f**king great album. Absolutely love it. Afterimage is burned in my brain today - can't stop singing it in my head.
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But I'm also adding $2k to the price because of this.

At this time I think listing to $12.5k is probably the highest to break even depending if you had to pay taxes and shipping. $11.1k + $900 tax ~8% + $500 shipping on the high end. Folks listing higher than that are seeking bonus IMO.

Tonight and tomorrow night at 9pm EST, we will be streaming our LE! twitch.tv/wilddogarcade

I need some tips and tricks to score big points. I suck. LOL

I was assured upgrading to a gold-plated garbage disposal would theme-integrate better with my cooking

Definitely an underated Rush album. Kid Gloves is my favourite. Alex has a great guitar solo that he professes to be one of his best ... as far as I know they have never preformed it live. Not sure why as it's a great tune!

Now that you mention - I've never seen live that I recall.

It is a great tune for sure. I wish there were more recent songs on the pin but I understand their picks.

That's just ridiculous.

It looks like the area well out in front of the scoop through the arrow is wearing badly or is that just a camera artifact?

Nope it’s wearing

Does this justify a new playfield? Lmao

YIKES.....

Maybe? Seems like the scoop exits should have had Mylar.

OK thats it. I'm not playing any more games. I just played my FIRST game and then stopped to look here. Ouch! Question.....I'm waiting on the code update.....and set it to lock all balls in the scoops but now when I drain, it goes in to ball search until it kicks it back out. Is this a bug in the original code?

Now I'm kind of glad my pro is being made last

Was that mylared at all?