It's a leveling issue. I was told this and found it difficult to believe.
I was getting pop drains just about every other time the ball came out of the pops.
I checked level and my machine was leaning to the right.
I leveled my machine and have played at least 2 dozen games since with only about 3 pop drains total.

It's frustrating, but no where near what it was before. I was almost ready to give up on the machine before I leveled it. SDTM from the magnet happens sometimes, but I think code can fix that.

I really love this game, yeah it can be brutal but if a game is too easy I get bored quickly.
I have a BSD which has some brutal shots that will kick the ball STDM so maybe I am sort of used to it.

That's just pinball.

@TaylorVA - the fix kit is for the LE - it's some sort of padding for under the bicycle girl ramp to protect the PF

Also want to add that this is my first Stern machine. I was hesitant to buy one with all the Stern bashing that goes on, but I have no regrets. I love it, including the non-cast member call outs.

Way too much info. I just put a level on the PF and lined it up over a straight line in the graphics.
Very simple and it solved 95% of the pop drains

LOL - I have yet to come across a machine that does not frustrate me on some level

You should get over a mil every game, the skill shots add up to more than that.

I find that most pins on location suck.

I played a Star Trek on location at movie theater and my game was 30 seconds. Massive ball drains almost every time. Played it for a second time at a friends house and had a very long enjoyable game.

I leveled my TWD and I am completely amazed how it stopped 98% of the pop drains.

Have yet to break 100mil
Have mine set on 3 balls with a generous ball save time

You can get the well walker easily with the right flipper with no drain danger

I believe there is a game setting to turn off the magnet.

What's required to start siege mode and what do you do once it's started?

I don't get comments like this at all.
Who buys a game based on what it will be worth when they sell it?
I can't imagine selling it, but if I did in a year and lost $500 or more, who the frick cares?

I really like this game. My non-pinball wife who never plays any of our machines, played a dozen games in a row. She loved it.

I just don't get the point of posting comments like this.

since I leveled this game, all my frustrations are gone - of course except for my lack of skill

I still can't break 100mil

I just can't do 5 balls, feels like cheating to me. Only thing I have done is increase ball save time.

Yeah, I am guilty of taking the glass off, but I don't sAve the high score

The pro you played must not be level, once I levled mine pop drains went to about 3% from about 45%

Mine was doing the exact same thing. I could not believe that making it level would make a difference, but it did.

I love this game, but it really makes me want to shoot myself in the head sometimes.

If they were trying to capture what it's like to live in fear of Zombies, they have succeeded.
I am constantly in fear of ball drains while playing this game - it's fricken brutal.
The SDTM from the top magnet unless i hold the flippers, the random pop drains (not horrible but probably happens 5% of the time out of the pops), the bouncing off the slings to the gutters - game is just so frustrating and difficult - But I love it - can't stop playing it.

Sometimes I really wish I had some easy games, only easyish one I have is Whirlwind