Quoted from e4mafia:

I'll admit as an owner I have a bias, but hot damn, this is the best machine I've ever played. I've hardly touched my other two since I got this back in October. So challenging yet addictive - and I think thats really the holy grail for play. It walks the fine line between too hard and "god DAMMIT, ok just one more." I love that. I love the calculated risks you take when going for the drops or the stabs. Do I left orbit just one more time to build up the pop bonus? Do I try and build up the 2x timer some more or collect it now and get the points? Nearly every shot seems to require an evaluation of risk. Code is brilliant already in my opinion, and only going to get better as it gets fleshed out a little more.

Quoted from gweempose:

It is my understanding that since this is a known design flaw, Stern will replace the harness even if the game is out of warranty.

Quoted from markmon:

Woot

Quoted from dasvis:

Is that the tower next to the barn?

Quoted from NPO:

Had a pretty awesome ball 1 today. 256 million - man, what a rush!! Did it by going for bloodbath, then got Barn going, and remembered Bowen's video saying that if you have Bloodbath going then progress for Prison MB, and after that stackage occurred, WellWalker MB was not far behind, and I lit that up as well!
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Hit Horde for the first time, and man, that was really exciting! The music is awesome, and the "dread" as the mode happens was just fricking great!
Ended up with a score of 311 mil with 54 walkers killed. Crazy to know I didn't even get HALFWAY to Last Man Standing. Man, that is just insane. Some games are 1-2-3 house ball games, but then man, the stars align on one game, and "it happens" and TWD is just....man....great game. So great.
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Looking forward to having this one for a long, long time.

Quoted from dasvis:

Humph plays on 10 ball.

Quoted from iceman44:

You have to light Tower with the Prison door stab targets and then hit the tower shot 8 times I think, it shows your progress as you go, so essentially you have the 2 walker kill EB's and tower.

I thought the same thing, how the heck am I going to get another 115! And then I did it, one time, kills come fast and furious in LMS with the add a ball. Once you clear those it starts counting again from 115.

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Quoted from kpg:

Love the ColorDMD in my Premium !! Modernizes this game completely even though there's no color-specific ROM data yet for it. I have a Sigma cable connected to it so it changes colors interactively with the speakers which is cool. The animations really pop and honestly I couldn't tell what was happening very well until now. I won't own another pin without a ColorDMD.
Also in this shot you will see the translite letters "The Walking Dead" are not nearly as bright. Behind the glass is where I cut out printer paper to dim the lighting the shows through as it caused a lot of reflection and glare on the play field glass
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Quoted from kpg:

You can definitely swap the display to other Stern (and maybe WPC games too) and just download the ROM into it, if one is available for that game. Metallica has a custom colored ROM available, TWD does not and may not for a long time (Randy at ColorDMD stated no one is currently working on the game, sucks!). The good thing is ColorDMD running in HiRes mode looks WAY better than dots on TWD even without a custom colored ROM so its still worth it to me. Installation is super easy too, but make sure you get the clear display shield and standoff kit ($25 on ColorDMD.com) as you need that to mount in newer Stern cabinets for MET and TWD.

Quoted from kpg:

I couldn't wait for ColorDMD.com to get more stock - so I ordered from PlanetaryPinball.com.. no tax if ordering in CA too, unlike ColorDMD.com.
If for some reason the site doesn't show stock, email [email protected] and tell her Kris sent you. She really took care of me - package was stuck in USPS mail center somewhere, she even offered to immediately ship me a new one even though it was only delayed by a day. Awesome experience and she said they have ColorDMD's for Stern's in stock. Just make sure to get that clear shield + hex standoff kit at ColorDMD.com

Quoted from NPO:

Won't be much longer....
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Quoted from NPO:

It is starting to happen.
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Quoted from Chambahz:

I completed my own trifecta today:
Bought a TWD Premium to add to my...
Met Premium
ACDC Premium

Quoted from kpg:

Finally broke 500M tonight, hit Horde mode and just had so much fun. It took some dialing in, but my machine is perfect and I don't get frustrated with it any more. It's so much more balanced now with the Yoyocopter Lane extenders- my wife actually wants to play it now, I have actual fun games and am not frustrated, and it's soooo damn difficult still - it's crazy, but in a good way. I just can't see myself ever wanting to part with it. MET rarely gets touched at all now.

Quoted from dasvis:

Keep working on that MET Grand champion score Humph.

Quoted from JJ101:

Long time lurker, first time poster. Joined the club today..so nice I had to have it twice? Lol long story...the other is going.

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Quoted from gweempose:

I installed the full set of Pinbits protectors on my LE. They are clear. I highly recommend them.

Quoted from kpg:

I have this turned down from 12 to 8 jackpots and still have never hit Siege- I've hit Horde a couple times, but getting to Siege seems impossible for me at my current skill level, maybe I'll switch the game to 5 ball

Quoted from IdahoRealtor:

Thanks for the feedback! I've been using Cliffys carbon fiber magnet rings with great results, but wasn't sure if they were needed for TWD considering the new magnet design. It sounds like they're not.
Just to be sure before I send them back, has anyone seen or even heard of playfield wear around the TWD magnets?

Quoted from billsfanmd:

what are the best aftermarket plastic protectors ?

Quoted from steigerpijp:

Im thinking of getting some super slippy teflon feet machined for serious side to side action ..

Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:

Since this is s fan club thread ... if you like the fish tank topper and think one would look good on your TWD, I have one listed in the market.
TWD is a fun and intense game. Really enjoying playing it and the rules are fantastic! My problem is that I haven't figured out a good way to make 100+ kills to start LMS without using ALOT OF BALLS. I am stacking modes and starting multiballs but so far unable to tame this beast. I'd like to be able to do this a few times on 3 ball, but ....the game definitely has that one more game appeal.

Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:

I am talking about LMS. After you kill 110 walkers, LMS is lit and mode begins. Surrounding the LMS insert are 40, 30, 20, 10, 5,4,3,2, and 1 inserts. You'll notice they add to 110. As you now have started the mode, it is time to kill 110 more. As you tick off kills the inserts begin to unlight, showing how many remain. After you win and watch the dmd, the LMS insert should stay lit. I finished off the mode but LMS insert did not stay lit.