My 1979 Gottlieb Pinball Pool early ss machine has been a tank for me over the past 4 to 5 years or so when bringing it to TPF and to Hou Arcade and Pinball Expo for the free play areas. No issues.
Most people don't beat up the machines too badly.
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My 1979 Gottlieb Pinball Pool early ss machine has been a tank for me over the past 4 to 5 years or so when bringing it to TPF and to Hou Arcade and Pinball Expo for the free play areas. No issues.
Most people don't beat up the machines too badly.
Quoted from jp1985:With the way people were behaving it’s no wonder why so many machines were out of service.
Rough use is a factor in this, but another big factor is some people bringing games in crappy condition.
On the first day of a pin fest/expo when you start scoping out all the machines in the free-play area, in general, you can play a game on a machine for example and you can tell if it feels nice and tight and playing great, or if it feels worn out, loose and sluggish, and perhaps it hasn't even been shopped out.
Some machines have something crap out on the first day, and often not because of rough play.
Even more disappointing is someone bringing a machine that they know has issues and needs repairs done to it, but brings it anyhow knowing that they can get a skilled repair technician to work on it, basically for free, and at most have to pay for parts. They take advantage of the fact that expos/festivals that are well run events, hire techs to help fix machines over the weekend. I can't prove that this happens, but it's my gut feel in some instances. This does not apply to the vast majority, as most people that bring games enjoy bringing a machine that plays well and like seeing others having fun playing their machine.
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