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#20 6 years ago
Quoted from pin2d:

October 21st, 2017
Robert Mueller and Jeremy Packer (Zombie Yeti) speak for the first time. Jeremy verbally agrees to sign over the rights to the games in exchange for undisclosed consideration.

Good for ZY.

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#199 6 years ago

That's a shitload of overhead sitting around right there!

Nordman def raises the bar.

That one dude front and center looks like Trudeau.

#396 6 years ago

Isn't it kind of pathetic that DP is using the Jpop Houdini layout and re-theming it? What a F ing joke that is.

I'm sure Jpop the genius already has a few dozen other layouts in the pipeline. Use those.

Stick to trying to make MG, RAZA and AIW work first and let Nordman and Ousler do their thing.

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#454 6 years ago
Quoted from brucipher:

True, but it appears deeproot has pretty deep pockets to pay all these people, without taking money from the community. That's also a step in the right direction.
I get all the anger, but really, what does anyone have to lose at this point? Why not give deeproot a chance and then get angry if they don't live up to their words. They have promised more than anyone up until this point (outside of Jpoops original promises).

I agree with this. Let’s see what happens

The blowback hatred is directed at Jpop and most Pinsiders can’t imagine why anybody would be so stupid to take him on

They are counting on a pinball world outside of the current base of players

I only had $4500 in on Raza and Aiw and I’m wondering what records Zidware has if any?

Either way, it’s something and at the very least Pinside loves some great drama

#540 6 years ago
Quoted from flynnibus:

I'm convinced more and more this guy is trying to build a company to be bought... more so than build a lasting pinball company.

I just put my claim in. Now i have to go back and search bank records because Jpop didn't keep any? Maybe in lieu of we can get an affidavit from John to DR? He loves me.

Building a company to be bought by whom?

Realistically they are going to have to knock out a few competitors with whatever advantages they think they have somehow. And it better come on pricing and increased quality. So much easier said than done.

The amount of overhead burn without revenue is crushing. You better sell a shit ton of pins to get any kind of ROI.

Pinball is never going to go back to mainstream arcade or HUO. Its just not.

Why did Bally/Williams drop out?

I'm looking forward to seeing what happens

#543 6 years ago
Quoted from rubberducks:

Also, since this would obviously be a rubber mallet, what exactly would it prove re: the hardness of the clear or dimpling? Not really on the same level of index of hardness as a steel ball bearing.

He said a couple of times on the interview, no misunderstanding, "sledgehammer".

Either way, current pf's are fine.

#544 6 years ago

In a public SEC.gov Reg D filing, Deeproot pinball filed to attract "accredited investors", minimum amount of $25,000, up to a total of $6 million in securities issued.

Why not self fund instead of using OPM?

Consider me impressed with all the effort and money blown so far.

#546 6 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

I'm just amazed that they probably think there are more than 100 people that will buy their pinball product.

When it comes out 18 months down the road after all the overhead burn? I will say JJP nearly went down the tubes because they overestimated revenues and underestimated costs over several years.

Is this a labor of love? Is the "executive" crew taking a salary? Self funded?

It all makes a difference imo.

#551 6 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

Good point LTG. Why do any prototypes, when you can work on four different titles at once.

It's pretty clear all the RAZA and AIW $$$ went to John's doodling efforts with ZY. And other misguided BS. Steve Marsh was his main asset.

I'm happy that Jeremy is gonna get paid for "eleven sketches" with our funding. I really don't care. Chump change or "crumbs"

Maybe John can actually create something that works with an entire team around him. The massive ego balloon is bound to have shrunk a bit after all this.

#553 6 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

I'll admit, I'm really excited.

Did RD just run through your screen door again?

#555 6 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

No, but a little birdy told me instead of Houdini there is a good chance we might finally get that Egyptian Magician pinball machine before the end of the decade.

So you are saying by 2020?

#558 6 years ago

There is a field on the claim form that asks “what is owed” based on the contract with John

I don’t owe shit. I’ve paid in. He owes me “crumbs”

Waiting on the smart ass remarks?

#567 6 years ago
Quoted from deeproot:

We are going through them one at a time. There were a lot of claims filed and some of them with volumes of proof. We appreciate your patience.
—Robert dT

Why don't you and John swing by my office down IH-10 so we can get some in person verification? That should save some processing time. You know where I'm at.

#568 6 years ago

As an "advisor" I'd love to hear what you have to offer for my clients since there is nothing like it in the world. Call my office to schedule appt

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#569 6 years ago

Offer and acceptance

So for example, in my case, I'll be receiving a refund check of $4500 x 50% = $2,250?

OR, I could add an additional $500 and receive "one deeproot tech machine of my choice". Got it

"For RAZA/AIW customers: the benefit depended on the TOTAL amount of payments made on either, or both, RAZA/AIW. Each Plaintiff could pay additional money, to deeproot Tech, to receive greater benefits.
For RAZA/AIW customers who paid under $5,000 by a certain date (combined deposits between RAZA & AIW), they would receive a monetary refund of one-half of the total deposit.
For RAZA/AIW customers who paid at least $5,000 by a certain date (combined deposits between RAZA, AIW and/or additional payments), they would receive one deeproot Tech machine of their choice (shipping and taxes extra).
For RAZA/AIW customers who paid at least $9,500 by a certain date (combined deposits between RAZA, AIW and/or additional payments), they would receive two deeproot Tech machines of their choice (shipping and taxes extra).
For RAZA/AIW customers who paid at least $14,500 by a certain date (combined deposits between RAZA, AIW and/or additional payments), they would receive three deeproot Tech machines of their choice (shipping and taxes extra).
For Plaintiffs who paid at least $5,000 by a certain date, in combined deposits between RAZA, AIW and/or additional payments, the unused excess RAZA/AIW deposits for such Plaintiff would be applied towards the retail price of a separate and additional deeproot Tech Game."

#576 6 years ago
Quoted from HeavyMetalBalls:

Can anybody at least acknowledge that deeproot signing John was a good thing for the zidware customers? You all hate deeproot for what JOHN did to zidware customers. But bitch at a company who comes along and tries to fix it

I think if you read the comments in this and other threads most people think it will be a good thing for everybody, including Zidware customers, if DR is successful.

When you associate yourself with Jpop, whom many people that experienced the whole ordeal from start to finish and felt defrauded and lied to, like Ipeters said, "caution is warranted".

Especially when you come off the way they do before actually accomplishing anything other than spend money, they bring a lot of the BS on themselves.

If they make it work and prove it, that's great.

#601 6 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

I did. Or more specifically, I risked it for the Biscuit Head.

That is F ing hilarious Frolic! Yet so true.

We know how the story ends here.

You can't change who people are.

#605 6 years ago

Deeproot 575 Fund, LLC per SEC public filing

Filing is as of 8/8/17. You can see plenty of $$ has been raised so far for this "alternative investment"

42 total investors of which 16 are "non accredited" and at an average investment of approx. $159,000 per investor

Gotta give em credit for promoting and raising those funds

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#607 6 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

Nothing to sneeze at. Without seeing a business plan, no idea if its a smart bet or not, but 42 people thought so. And jpop is glad to get a paycheck again.

And that's as of last August so good or bad, genius or stupidity, these guys will be around for awhile to give it a go.

The idea that they tried to buy Spooky pinball is somewhat baffling other than they needed something to show for investor $$$.

If you are getting a claim satisfied you have the investors to thank for it.

They obviously needed "big name" designers with a track record and IP assets and a team to support the venture, including Jpop with a history that could be sold without the dogshit and biscuit head stories to unknowing investors.

It's certainly a different approach to pinball.

#631 6 years ago

My proof of claim is the Pinside thread I started years ago. I didn’t go through yrs of BS for the fun of it

I can’t go back and get canceled checks from that far back

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#642 6 years ago
Quoted from Roostking:

Sooo, you got out lawyered. Nice.

Nope, DR has been really good and responsive about the claim. They discovered my payments through John's info. I only had $4250 in RAZA and AIW and had written that off long ago.

I'm on team DR now! Hoping for the best and success in this new venture.

#667 6 years ago

The possible difference this time is that John always needed somebody to ride his ass, organize and channel him towards progress

Maybe DR can do it. And John’s massive ego surely has been taken down a peg or two

My feeling is John will do anything to restore some semblance of his pinball legacy. If DR can get MG, AIW and RAZA out AND they work and play great then I can see John going back into strut mode

It’s been a LONG journey and we got a long ways to go

#683 6 years ago

Trusting Jpop was stupid in hindsight

I own it and cut my pmts off early on

I fully paid for TBL though because you bought in that expo Aurich with those Dutch dipshits

Thank the lord Philgate happened shortly thereafter

We all should own our stupid mistakes. I have no problem with it.

As for Alien, only have $1500 into that shitshow

Fast forward, nobody is getting Fed on pre pay model anymore. So that’s a good thing

Live and learn

#709 6 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

you know, i was feeling shitty today. a good laugh is so healthy for you. I'm pissing myself looking at these pics, even though I made them.

LOL Frolic. Lmao!

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#748 6 years ago

Sell a ton of pins?

Jimmy Buffet

Get it done

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#831 5 years ago
Quoted from Mr68:

What if Nordman were to leave for personal reasons like if his wife were to become ill or any life changing event?
I'd hate to see unfair conspiracies coming from Pinside based on the superficial... And please know that it wasn't just Nordman abruptly leaving Heighway, it was his somewhat ambiguous answers as to why he left.
I realise everyone is trigger happy right now but let's not jump to conclusions based on recent Heighway Pinball events.
As far as people filing a claim for what they are owed, I really don't see the issue at this point. Each of us needs to do what is best for ourselves and if I had not been a part of the lawsuit, I would be filing a claim. I'm not saying this will have a good outcome as I don't know but realistically, it's your best option right now, IMO.

A voice of sanity and reason!

#832 5 years ago
Quoted from Jvspin:

The problem I see with tearing a company down prematurely is it can create a self fulfilling prophecy. The people at risk are the employees and the investors.
Until they start asking for pre-order money, I don't see their angle in ripping off the pinball community.

Look, Robert needs to work on his personal skills, I wouldn't take the Mike at Homepin approach when trying to sell pinball machines. And embracing John and being pompous about it was/is unwise.

That said, there are good people at work making pinball machines and getting paid for it. In other words feeding their families.

Secondly, there are good people with hard earned $$$ invested in this project, passive investors, that hope to receive a return on their investment.

So while it may be fun to blast Robert as he keeps putting his foot in mouth, and oh by the way, Gary Stern doesn't have an ass left its been chewed off down to the bone now, I'm anxious to see what happens here and hope for the sake of pinball, investors and employees that they succeed.

#839 5 years ago
Quoted from Astropin:

The difference is Gary is and has been running a successful pinball manufacturing company. You should be saying and doing all the right things when tying to get off the ground...and NOT hiring persona non grata employees.

It’s the mistake of a pinball newbie. Won’t be the first or the last

There r a lot of things that he shouldn’t be saying and doing

Pinheads are a finicky bunch. If he starts acting like a salesman and less like a DB lawyer then things could turn

They still have to produce. If not, the guy will be destroyed. No pre payments

#842 5 years ago

Well, well, well....Kman seems to think I'm shiliing for DR pinball?

Can you be any more hypocritical? This guy was a shill for Totan, MG and a lovefest for it AND John while AP was trying to build his game and make it right.

So YOU Kman, while i love you man and your passion, are the hypocritical crybaby complainer here.

I don't wish for doom and gloom and failure. WTF. That's petty and BS so I think many folks need to get the F off their own high horse.

So take your own advice, take a F ing breath and enjoy your weekend and have fun brother.

Root for failure? That bad karma is on you F ers.

Some of you need to get a grip on reality. There are different interests at stake here and the HATE angle is BS.

NOBODY has one F ing dime into DR pinball. Can anybody F ing understand that?

IF they deliver WITHOUT a pre order deposit AND some of the former Jpop buyers get made somewhat whole, and you hate that, then F you.

#844 5 years ago
Quoted from Astropin:

I have no issues with a new pinball company coming along...none. But when you hire JPOP I now have a problem. He should not be working in pinball ever again...ever. We should not support him. On that note we should not support a company that supports him. That's my take.
Had they come in and hired a bunch of industry people and got to work and said all the right things...great, I'm interested. Let's see what you can do.
But not now...I'm out. (Unless they fire JPOP and change their tune...then I might be back in).

Can you support Nordman, Barry and the rest of the crew?

So what if Robert acts like a dick. He has to answer to his investors. Do you think i would buy a Jpop game? No way. Hypocrite Kman will, he loves him as an "artistic genius".

No preorder $$$, a lot of people here have nothing to lose and something to gain. That simple.

Peace and love baby! Make it happen or not. Nobody is out a dime. There are some thick headed M fers that can't seem to grasp that.

Whatever, don't buy anything here. I respect everybody's choice.

Btw, my IMDNLE is arriving next week, so all is good in Pinball world. I didn't flip it.

#846 5 years ago

"llegitimi non carborundum". My civil procedure professor (former judge) always reminded us in law school, "Don't let the bastards wear you down"

The thing about Pinside and previous pre order scumbags is NOBODY took the initiative at the time to actually go and find out wtf was really going on until it was too late.

Bitch, whine, moan and complain here. What good does that F ing do?

Get your arse over to Robert's office if you care that much and/or it offends you that much and call him out face to face.

The only people man enough so far are the plaintiffs that actually flew to Chicago to stick it up John's ass. Where were the other burn em at the stake cheerleaders? Podcasting?

Once again, DR hasn't taken a DIME of anybody's $$$. Yet if you are so butthurt that they are trying to make pinball machines and don't like it then go picket in front of their offices or some BS.

Create some # movement

#848 5 years ago
Quoted from wcbrandes:

Sorry Ice , I have a legit reason to protect my IP Derppoop now thinks is automatically theirs by hiring John. So couple that with the attitude and the way he treats fellow pinsiders, personally, I cant disagree with you more. If they had the decency of reaching out and not coming on here spewing lies and calling me dishonest which I was 100% not then perhaps I could see your points. I would never expect people to stay at a hotel that the owner pissed in his guests or potential guest's cornflakes, so if this guy wants to piss all over his potential customers , then I just have no desire to support anything he's selling.

Go for it Bill, you deserve it, like I've said. That's your call, one person who deserves a whole lot better. John really stuck it up your ass and i don't blame you one bit for wanting to take a pound of flesh. If you can get it, get it. It's all the other drive by looky lou mfers that have zero clue and are hypocrites.

The rest of us, we are gonna see what happens. Nordman and Barry. I haven't given them a DIME. It's happening anyway and I don't really care whether i get a game or not, other than i hope it works for the employees and investors. I wish you well!

He has been a dick, no doubt, dug a deep hole with his stupidity, he's had my friend/his lawyer call me re things i said before. Whatever.

What are you/we out? Chump change/peanuts as California Pelosi would say right? Actually, I acknowledge you are out a whole lot more! But don't let the negative doomsayers with ZERO in this weigh you down. Life is too short brother.

Peace and love to you!

AND I'm less interested in flipping LE's for a profit versus seeing the hobby thrive and succeed.

#852 5 years ago
Quoted from Astropin:

And who qualifies as this?
I didn't lose a dime to JPOP or SkitB. From Heighway I actually got a game. But I'd never buy a future game from JPOP, Kevin or Andrew. Or anyone who supported them.

They know who they are, not referring to you Astro but you came out of that era quite nicely if Alien holds up, congrats. I would most likely have eaten my $1500 and not paid the rest for that pin.

I don't recall the uproar when AP was finishing off John's MG pins with the $$$ that the rest of us contributed to and got nothing?

I was happy for those people that got something for all the grief.

I don't care who buys what or who supports who.

I, for the reasons stated before, hope that DR succeeds.

If other people want to throw grenades and pray for failure that's on them. That's different than just saying you won't support them by buying a game.

Lotta hate flowing and being ginned up by some.

I'm excited about what's coming for pinball, including DR

I GUARANTEE you that if they make great pinball games with Nordman and Barry, people will buy it. You know, just a bunch of "chumps".

#859 5 years ago
Quoted from NYP:

Damn Ice, you sure have the right ingredients for a lawyer, an overabundance of hot air and totally pompous and arrogant, carry on!

Thanks, coming from a New Yorker I get it and appreciate the comments!

Anybody put any preorder $$ down? No? Didn't think so.

#862 5 years ago
Quoted from Frax:

Sure.
When they choose to seek employment with more reputable employers? Or hell, put up another Kickstarter. I'll support that before I support anything I've seen out of Deeproot up until now, which is to say more hot air than Old Faithful. If nothing else, I hope for Barry's sake this garbage turns out legit. Not like...Heighway Legit, but Chicago Gaming / Spooky / American Pinball legit.

Eh? I posted on this thread or somewhere else that I'd see if I could make a trip down there on my vacation week this summer if they wanted to give me access to some kind of proof they're a legitimate company with real, provable licences and rights to do the things they're claiming, and not simply just pissing all over people. Got no response at all. I'm not wasting my vacation on these tw--s unless I have an official invite and explanation of whatever NDAs they want me to sign upfront though...lol. I don't even have anything to do with MG/Jpop. I just think they're full of it.
5 games at once..LOL...what a beautiful way to commit business suicide. There's no way they're going to produce 5 games at once in any kind of volume all at the same time. Even Stern isn't THAT stupid. Even if you CAN do it, you're just cannibalizing your own sales.
I guess I'm not as "Kool"(uris) as Kaneda?

You should make a trip down Frax. I’ll go over there with you to meet those guys

#864 5 years ago
Quoted from Frax:

Have....have we ever even met in person? LOL. I'm godawful terrible trying to remember who is who on here.

I don’t think so. Let me know if you make it down though.

Forewarning, I’m the arrogant A hole attorney

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#938 5 years ago
Quoted from Jvspin:

Consider that if they're on the up-and-up and are successful, they're offering some form of restitution to all the buyers who had money deposited with JPOP and aren't part of the lawsuit.
Maybe Jpop's involved because they wanted his IP and patents for their machines, can't think of any other reason.
I'm hoping they succeed for the sake of myself and all the others who were and are presently involved.
As someone else mentioned, as long as they're paying their employees and not asking for money, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and get past JPOP's involvement.

Hard to believe the patents are worth anything

Maybe new stuff they are trying to integrate into pinball

I’m not sure how the slot machine technology works on displaying content on the glass but that would be really cool

#969 5 years ago

When you are spending other people's money, and a whole lot of it, it's all in, balls to the wall.....no choice

You have to create the possibility of success for the investors that dropped in the coin.

Will this pinball venture work out? Who knows, but the only people that have their ass on the line are Robert and crew that took OPM.

As far as I'm concerned, i love competition and i hope DR can make it work with the talent assembled.

Whatever it is, let's hope its NOT the JJP model. Great pins but $10k per isn't going to cut it long term.

#976 5 years ago
Quoted from Jvspin:

Yes, but what if you expected nothing and someone gave you a Yugo?

Exactly. And all of these "what ifs" remind me of "if pigs had wings they could fly".

We had ZERO, now maybe we at least have a Yugo

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#1003 5 years ago
Quoted from JodyG:

I don't get why all these manufacturers are always bragging about hiring these old dudes that made games 20 or 30 years ago. I want to see new, young design talent discovered. They are out there, and you probably can pay them less than these old reheated design ideas from the same 5 people.

Probably because you can't afford to F up when you are spending millions of other people's $$$

Where is the "young new design talent" that understands pinball?

Probably making more $$ doing something else.

#1011 5 years ago
Quoted from CrazyLevi:

Stern is hiring people based not upon stuff they did 30 years ago, but on potential.
TNA is a huge hit and I've never heard of the guy who designed it before.
Deep Root is pinning it's hopes on Magic Girl, Gorgar 2 and Dr Dude 2 and AP brought the band back together for those of you who are big Lost in Space fans.

Lets wait and see what they actually produce before getting all bent out of shape over nothing. It's called keeping an open mind!

Scott, Eric and Keith are all new designers doing a great job so far.

And i don't see DR being another retread pinball company, they appear to bringing new innovation to the pinball world. We know the sound/audio/animations are going to be off the charts with David and crew.

Oh btw, Stern is gonna sell 12k pins this year, mix in the tax cut and they can afford to hire "potential".

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#1058 5 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

If nothing else, this could end up being one big tax write off for deeproot.

It wouldn’t help DR necessarily. I guarantee you investors don’t want a tax write off Odiner

They want to pay a shitload of tax. Means they made a shitload of profit

#1061 5 years ago

As for the lawyers. I get why some went that direction and I applaud them for standing on principal.

It doesn’t surprise me this is where we are at with Jpop

Counter sue. Drag it out and lawyers win again

Just like all the wasted legal fees DR spent trying to cut a deal

If you chose not to settle then you expect to get your $$ back out of Jpop, not DR after the fact

#1062 5 years ago
Quoted from CrazyLevi:

Not anymore. MASSIVE TAX CUT baby!!!

Now you are gettin Levi!

#1064 5 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

Sure, but when a company throws a shitload of good money after bad and then the vision fails and they decide to cut their losses, at least it becomes beneficial at tax time.

What I’m saying is the loss would provide very little to zero benefit to DR and Robert

The shareholders/investors get the benefit of the loss and only at $3k per yr plus offsetting other gains

#1065 5 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

I expect to see pictures of new pinball machines for sale from new companies on pinball forums. Not this same old song and dance.

I do too. Supposedly that’s coming

#1067 5 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

Better than that final poke in the eye with a sharp stick!

I agree with that! Because Jpop already poked one eye out

#1132 5 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

The vast volume of machines American Pinball has shipped really showed that the depths of Houdini Pinball are inexhaustible.

How many Houdini’s are out there?

DR has a passion for pinball and a nice team in place

We all know how horrible pinball companies are at marketing. I’m assuming they will use social media to expand into the non pinhead world

I’m skeptical it will work on a big scale but def excited to see it play out

It’s just pinball after all and I’m not sure how many crazy people like us are out there

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#1218 5 years ago
Quoted from ZNET:

The preorder price for an Emerald City LE WOZ was actually $6,500 back in about 2011, as I recall. Many enthusiasts deemed that price point to be outrageously high, even though the game was packed with endless high-end features. Oh. . .the good old days. . .

Amen to the good old days! Still, 7 yrs later its hard to believe how far pinball has come back, and high prices along with it.

I bought a LOTRLE Nib for $5200 that year, my first pin, needed something while we waited for Woz.

Never intended it to turn into a dozen pins and growing after all these years. It's been a fun ride!

#1259 5 years ago

"Cheap pinball" has left the building.

So has the nostalgic past of Dmd's and other inferior options.

Last time i checked TNA isn't "cheap". I don't care how good it is.

It's a unique one off. Like everything else, the bloom will fade off that rose too.

#1284 5 years ago

The LCD effect will eventually be part of the glass

A world on the glass

Think about slot machines today

Deep root probably already has it implemented

#1350 5 years ago

I was coming home from the Medical Center here in SA, visiting a friend in really bad shape, and decided to swing by Deep Root on the way home.

It's a huge facility in the SA business park that has been around for decades. It has to be a massive amount of overhead to cover. Not sure how many square ft. but its quite large like i said. Major cash burn with labor included.

Not a car in the parking lot on a Saturday.

It's definitely all in with these guys.

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#1389 5 years ago

Small world. I’m redoing a Will and Trust Robert did back in 2004 for a new client that came in today

I told him he needs to look into the pinball hobby

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#1435 5 years ago

As of this time last yr according to the SEC filing DR had raised $6.2 million roughly

Haven’t seen 2018 disclosure

The money is coming through investment advisers selling this project to accredited investors. Obviously as a high risk alternative asset class

The advisers got paid over $400k for raising that $ or what looks to be an 8% commission

Either way, they are funded quite well and like I said the facility/offices are substantial and ready to pump out a large quantity of pins!

We could have another major competitor here

#1454 5 years ago
Quoted from Brijam:

No.
It's highly unlikely that any of their employees are also accredited investors (meaning they have a net worth of a million bucks or more). This is a federal requirement:
https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=&SID=8edfd12967d69c024485029d968ee737&r=SECTION&n=17y3.0.1.1.12.0.46.176

Or $200k single $300k joint income

And it’s basically just you disclosing you meet the criteria so the advisor who is selling these things is off the hook liability wise Red D wise

However, advisors still have other potential liability issues

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#1616 5 years ago

Isn't a DUMB AND DUMBER pin a good fit for our crowd?

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#1728 5 years ago
Quoted from knockerlover:

This seemed woefully unprepared and last minute. No slides/video or even a static image projected and seemingly loose agenda/message. I would expect with such a powerhouse team and seemingly infinite budget, that at least some slides could be put together. David Thiels presentation that he did himself on Q*Berts audio blew this entire presentation out of the water.

It's pinball, its horrific marketing, messaging and presentation. What do you expect.

That looks like a F ing criminal lineup, especially Jpop!

Are those his big balls laying on the floor? My god it takes some major stones to sit up there and "tell your story".

#1732 5 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

I'm must say I'm impressed with the presentation! I want one of each.
Where do I send my money?

LOL. Send your Deposits to the Russian conspiracy campaign. You get a free pinball machine

#1825 5 years ago
Quoted from wolfemaaan:

Sounds like a bunch of butthurt haters in here. The fact there is a thread dedicated to J-pop is all you need to know. When I meet him I’m gonna hi five him twice. Once for all the great machines he designed and the second for pimpin all your money .
I saw nobody in line for Deadpool, Midevil Madness not Monster Bash, but all his Pins were non stop people waiting to play
So keep pretending he’s not the MAC. He got all your money and hasn’t skipped a beat and will have another great Pin out next year.

Bye bye Kaneda. LOL

That MG box of shit you bought isn't going to turn into anything but....

On second thought, the spelling leads me to believe its some entirely different idiot, Kman isn't a total dummy.

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#1941 5 years ago
Quoted from flynnibus:

If you assume distribution makes at least 10% on sales... and an even 'average' price of 5k USD per unit. That means they need to sell 500 games A MONTH @$4500 to distribution just to break even month to month.

Well i think they are planning on selling at least that many games a month.

Next question, how do you go from zero to MAKING 500 games a month and getting them out the door?

Stern does about double that with 325 employees. Do the math.

The biggest absolute CRUSHER is delays while you have that kind of cash burn.

Noodling and doodling to be the best is one thing but man you gotta stop the BURN.

#1942 5 years ago
Quoted from Robotoes:

$750k/month spend is likely a made up figure to puff themselves up/make themselves look bigger.

I'd say that isn't BS. I've seen the local facility and they have another one in Utah.

You know what they say, "you gotta spend money to make money"

This will either pan out before they run out of money OR it will be an epic failure. If they survive it will be a long journey out of the hole.

#1953 5 years ago
Quoted from Bud:

In the end, if he has tons of money (his own, not investors)

It's "investor" money looking for a return. He's raised at least $13 million from what i can tell by the SEC filings. Investment Advisors are selling this idea to their clients.

I agree with Lloyd, i hope they make it, would be great for pinball.

#2008 5 years ago
Quoted from Rondogg:

deeproot Pinball
Announced/Confirmed
Fire and Brimstone | Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland | Magic Girl | Alice in Wonderland | Dennis Nordman Unlicensed | Dennis Nordman Unlicensed 2

Reminiscent of Nordman telling Andrew Heighway to pound sand re his BS claims.

The "leadership team", probably Nordman, put things on a more realistic timeline.

Who else in that group has more experience making pinball machines?

#2034 5 years ago

If it’s 3D or VR I have no interest. My PlayStation VR goes untouched these days

What could be interesting is video on the glass like they do with slot machines today

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#2162 5 years ago
Quoted from benheck:

Spooky made all 150 AMH's in a pair of units under 2k Sq ft total. Not all that different than a garage.
As I've said a zillion times the difference between early Spooky/Scott and Jpop is Spooky had to SHOW A REAL GAME to get any money. People don't work very hard for money that's already in the bank.

Which is stupid and makes no sense if you want to remain viable

The idiot Jpop figured he could just doodle around until some investor came along to save his ass.

Honestly, the first sign of absolute stupidity was making you Ben a central figure in RAZA. No offense but that was as ridiculous as both of you coming to our houses to do the personal builds.

It was an excellent con game on his part. That ended in disaster.

#2181 5 years ago

Jpop is bad karma. Period.

Only the lawyers win.

#2199 5 years ago
Quoted from CrazyLevi:

I guarantee you on some laywers' forum there's a whole 500 page thread of people bitching about unpaid JPOP legal bills.

And why on earth they took the case in the first place

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#2234 5 years ago
Quoted from flynnibus:

"deeproot Pinball plans to give away a FREE pinball machine for each designer to some lucky winners!! Designers include Robert Mueller, Dennis Nordman, Jon Norris, Barry Oursler, and John Popadiuk. You get a FREE deeproot machine of your choice by that designer! The designer will also help set up the machine, discuss the design process and the game, and play your game at your place of residence!! You can invite up to four friends. These giveaways will take place after deeproot Pinball officially launches!! (Reasonable restrictions apply. Subject to change.)"
Oh my.. where have we heard this before...

Lol. This can’t be serious

Designers include Robert......?

#2260 5 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

So other companies are giving TWIP t-shirts and translites to give away to promote their brands, and Deeproot is giving away 5 machines and paying for the designer to get on a plane and set it up in their house.
My "This doesn't make sense" rule is kicking in here.

Feels like deja vu all over again right Frolic

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#2345 5 years ago

I believe in forgiveness and redemption.

I think John got himself caught up in a situation of taking people's money and being a horrendous business person and steward of our funds.

I believe he thought he was "entitled" to noodle and doodle for YEARS and that the effort to get games done would be good enough and that's just how business works.

He clearly misrepresented many things regarding his efforts and progress towards completing his job. He lied.

While lying, he continued to take $$$ for AIW and other payments knowing full well he was neck deep in a pool of shit.

Fast forward to now and i'm willing to see how this whole journey plays out. His massive ego has been humbled many notches yet......

He still to this date hasn't shown any contrition or simply said "I'm sorry".

#2385 5 years ago
Quoted from Rondogg:

Thing is, based on their $ burn rate, even an amazing product delivery may not keep them afloat. In my estimation the pinball hobby is definitely still growing but not at a rate fast enough to absorb 5 new titles at once, with 5+ other manufacturers also releasing titles this year.
So far, pinball growth has seemed organic and sustainable.
I hope it works!

I totally agree with this. I mean as you are modeling this thing out month to month, with that burn rate, how many pins would they have to sell and deliver to get to breakeven? There is already a shitload of sunk costs with zero revenue.

Can they even produce enough to meet that number in the time period they need to? Either way its going to be a long haul and hopefully a successful one.

The demand has to be there first off. Man i'm excited about the possibilities but i'm not sure how the math adds up here.

Plus, the investors are expecting a certain ROI.

They are currently hiring "assemblers" here in the area so I'm assuming we will find out shortly.

#2424 5 years ago
Quoted from Brijam:

If their burn rate is $9mm per year (as was posted a few months ago) and their net profit is $2,500 per pin, their breakeven is about 10 pins a day every day of the year, or about 14 pins a day running their factory 5 days a week with a two week holiday.
Of course that $2,500 net is pure speculation on my part.
Anyway, that's for breakeven at the current run rate.
Keep in mind that they may not have to pay their investors back for years if their play is to go public or be acquired.

I don't know. What kind of volume does Stern do per day? JJP? American? Does anyone know that can say?

We know Stern delivered about 10k pins in 2017. Let's say they delivered 11k pins in 2018 at an avg gross margin profit of $2500 ea

That means that they delivered on average about 31 pinball machines PER DAY, every day of the year!

$2500 x 11k pins gives you $27,500,000 to cover fixed overhead and net profit.

They did that with 300+ employees and a manufacturing machine!

You gotta "keep the line running" constantly.

Look at what JJP has to charge just to stay in business. Have they ever turned a profit?

#2425 5 years ago

And if Stern sold and delivered 11k pinball machines over 240 work days then that is 45.8 pins per day.

So regardless of what you want to believe, its a shitload of pins on a daily basis.

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#2493 5 years ago
Quoted from brucipher:

Because at this point they have not taken consumers money, so why not give them the benefit of the doubt. If nothing ever shows up, oh well, nobody loses, and on top of that some old guys collected some paychecks.

The "losers" will be confined to the investors.

I don't know if they can sell enough pins to ever cover the cash burn but I'd like to see it happen.

#2529 5 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

Reminds me of a scene from Silicon Valley where a receptionist is offering the boys some fancy coconut water while they waited for a meeting, and his response was "I get it, you're funded."
Tech, however, can scale to massive size which is the bet everyone makes on it. Pinball manufacturing, well, we have a pretty good grasp of the potential of that and endless cash burn is not a recipe for success.

Let me spell it out for you guys again..............

The last figures i saw was around $13 million raised on a Reg D filing. Probably more now?

It's public record via the SEC. They raised the $$$ paying "Investment Advisors" an 8% commission to get their clients to buy into this DP venture.

It's speculative and the investors are "accredited" and that's what this type of venture is all about.

And the operative phrase is like Frolic says, "can we scale up" once we get these pins out there and on the line for sale.

I really hope so. This could be an exciting venture that provides competition to Stern especially.

But they have to sell a shitload of pins and time is not on their side. Let's get moving!

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#2597 4 years ago

Isn’t PF swap what Multimorphic does sort of?

And Heighway was theoretically heading in that direction

I can’t see it myself.

Gonna have to swap a pf out every few games when you want to change it up?

I don’t care how easy it is. Doesn’t sound appealing

But that is obviously how they are trying to bring cost down

#2599 4 years ago
Quoted from benheck:

Keep in mind a transparent LCD glass can only darken things it can't add light. Unless it's OLED but that would be unaffordable at this time.
Also you'd have to use a camera to track the players head and eyes to render the correct perspective.

Could you incorporate slot machine animations and graphics that appear on the glass now?

Not sure how it’s done but it’s really cool

#2625 4 years ago
Quoted from CrazyLevi:

Yes. I’m convinced. Your insane idea that I can one day buy 4-1 classic Williams widebody kit for $10,000 is indeed a good one.
Consider my stance changed.
Speaking of beverages, what in God’s name are you and ICe drinking down there in Texas. Is there something in the water?

Must be the tequila talking with my friend Adam

The problem with DR it would seem is that they don’t have years of runway like you had/have Gerry for people to adopt to whatever it is they are doing

They need to come out of the gate selling a shitload of pins to cover that overhead

That’s the biggest risk. The smell of cash burn is not a good one

#2636 4 years ago
Quoted from gstellenberg:

Having a lot of money to support the risks associated with innovation will certainly let them hit the ground running faster than we did. Lack of money made us implement our ideas with passion and personal investment. If they have half the passion that we did (and still do), then I'm sure they'll deliver some really cool things. Hopefully this seemingly well-funded company can break down more walls people seem to have around innovation in this industry. If they do, we all win. I personally wish them luck.
- Gerry
https://www.multimorphic.com

Well as another fellow Texan I wish you best of luck as well.

The longer you can survive to see the dreams come true is important

Finances and operating budgets matter

Thus so does the runway to success

#2638 4 years ago
Quoted from CrazyLevi:

I beg to differ but I’m an open-minded guy, id love to be convinced. It certainly makes Zero sense for the pinside crowd.
“Hey who wants to come see
My rad pinball collection?”
Vs.
“Who wants to come see my one game and stack of playfields?”

Well you and Kaneda of all people should love this concept with the limited expensive space you have in New York City

#2643 4 years ago
Quoted from CrazyLevi:

I don’t know about him but I got 15 games set up to play.
Not an issue for me.
Besides have you seen how we live?! Where am I gonna store a bunch of playfields in crates?

Chris would like to store a few games with you Levi!

If you have 15 games set up you can store about a 100 PF's in crates, no brainer.

#2694 4 years ago
Quoted from CrazyLevi:

I love how people read something like this and then say:
"I can't believe you wouldn't be into a swappable playfield! It makes so much sense! Give me one reason it's a bad idea!!!"
Err...ok...

What if people are too lazy to swap out a PF? You know if it takes more that 2 or 3 connections people start freaking out.

OR, more importantly, what if one drops and destroys the PF while drinking?

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#2773 4 years ago
Quoted from Netzley_Crunch:

The last day of MGC my spouse and I played a three player game of Black Knight with David Thiel and I asked about the Deep Root projects. He was kind and friendly.
We missed his panel so I assume what he told us he told everyone during his panel, that Raza will be the first game and he’s been working on it. He said the whitewood is being worked on now, he expects a prototype to work on in two months, and he can only guess at how long it will take to set up a factory line to produce the machines as that hasn’t even started yet.
His best guess was a machine 14-16 months from now contingent on the manufacturing guys making sure everything works. Sorry if this is cumulative with all knowledge already out there.

Say what?

No F ing way

If Raza isn’t about ready to hit the line after all this time and $$$ AND the head start of years of Jpop doodling then stick a fork in it

He had to be f ing with you

#2789 4 years ago
Quoted from daudioguy:

I was trying to be noncommittal on the day. If whatever I said was understood as as estimate of time let me clarify: I really have no idea and my NDA would prevent me from telling anybody if I had hard facts (which I don't).
I work 2100 miles from where the games will be manufactured and I am laser focused in my NW studio on creating the best audio I can make for Deeproot pinball machines (yes plural).
David

No problem David. We forgive you!

Btw, thank you for the best audio package on a pinball machine ever in Alien.

DR def did one smart thing in bringing you on board!

#2832 4 years ago
Quoted from flynnibus:

its as if... you can hear the money jumping out of people's pockets already... FFS

$$$ already jumped out of my pocket for Raza

Happy to see it happening with my credit. Never thought Raza would see the light of day

But yes, let’s actually see a game ffs

#2839 4 years ago
Quoted from John_I:

I am pretty darn negative on Deeproot because of their work with Jpop. That said, I am a huge fan of Dennis Nordman both as a person and a pinball designer. Neither of those two points are what made me post in this thread tonight though. I'm posting because that video posted on the previous page is DAMN impressive. The production value is miles ahead of anything JJP or Stern has done. If that is even close to the level of production that actually incorporated into their games, I could see them really hitting the ground running. Also, I like the widescreen. This will hopefully allow them to have a full backglass/translite unlike the screen on JJP games that is way too big and hogs the backbox. Hopefully the display is above and not blocked by ramps and playfield components as some are speculating. That would make no sense.

Well they should have the sound covered with David Thiel. Combine with fantastic animation and its an excellent start.

After all these years of doodling I'm expecting a layout masterpiece as well!

#3095 4 years ago
Quoted from gstellenberg:

Correction... There's:
Lexy Lightspeed - Escape From Earth
Lexy Lightspeed - Secret Agent Showdown
Cosmic Cart Racing
Cannon Lagoon
Grand Slam Rally
Hoopin' It Up
ROCs
Barnyard
HeadsUp
I've heard very few people claim to not enjoy the innovations. On the contrary, the innovations and the industry-leading price per game are the things people seem to love the most. The biggest knocks on the P3 are the lack of popular theme and the need for better art design (which we hear and have taken big steps to improve).
Back on topic, DR is starting with one thing that we didn't start with... money. Good on them. They've leveraged that money to pull big teams of people together, and that seems to be a major reason why everybody's got so many expectations for their products. Whether or not they turn that into corporate success and fun playing pinball machines... we all wait to see.
- Gerry
https://www.multimorphic.com

Great job Gerry. Didn’t know you had a Hoopin it up

$16 million raised as of last Aug is a few bucks more than you started with?

The fact that Robert has come out of hiding and is chiming in again must mean games are right around the corner

#3101 4 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

Wow. I thought the number was $7. No risk of the cash burn ending anytime soon.

Sec Reg D filing. Public record

Updated every August

So lots of burn/runway

#3105 4 years ago
Quoted from adol75:

Any idea about how much JJP raised ? I'm curious to see how this compares although JJP already had a foot in the market when they did their raise.

The difference is Jack has a single deep pocket investor to keep going to the well if necessary

Being a private transaction nobody knows but the bailout after TH had to be millions

In DR case 88 individuals/entities ponied up $16 mill as of last August, an average of about $181k each

DR will/should hit the ground running versus the multi year JJP slog

#3141 4 years ago
Quoted from CLEllison:

What's your proof/source for this? I seriously haven't heard/read anything like this.

Maybe you can call Jack and ask him yourself

#3142 4 years ago
Quoted from Mr68:

I’ve been trying to collect my thoughts about the Jpop hate in this thread. For me, I’m mostly over it and I have better reasons than most to be angry. I’m continuing along with my lawsuit against the man and I do seek justice. But at this point I’m weary of my posturing in the past and I’m especially tired of these useless, drive-by, Pinside out bursts of hate. Example, the non-sequitur comment a few pages back about Deeproot needing to fire Jpop.
One of the reason I mention this is because I sense an evolution of improving attitudes here towards Jpop. It seems to me that more and more people are now speaking up in supporting John. And I get it, as I see reasons to support him and Deeproot too.
Anyway, I find the recent attitude change here interesting from where we began long ago, along with my own evolution.
Whether I collect my judgment against Jpop in time or not, I intend to purchase a RAZA or other Deeproot machine, pending inspection and production of course. - Do as you like but those are my thoughts.
Note: I still hate Whysnow. Hopefully I can maintain some street cred with that.

Lol Kim!

Glad you got out of your Magic Girl with a profit. That is a small club of people.

I hope we ALL can move forward and benefit. At least DR is trying to make it right after all these years.

Only the lawyers win. Still true years later. Nobody is ever getting a dime out of Jpop. Still

#3147 4 years ago
Quoted from Roostking:

So Kim is a lawyer too?

No but he stayed at a Holiday Inn last night!

He "led" the lawsuit group which in my opinion is a waste of time and money. Years later and nothing.

I and others chose the DR "credit" route that Robert offered.

#3149 4 years ago
Quoted from Mr68:

The lawsuit was filed years before Deeproot Pinball existed and long before a credit was even an option. To present them as an, either or, is misleading, which you often do on Pinside. And without the lawsuit, the offer might never have come. - Would I change things with the benefit of hindsight? Maybe.
Some of us are men of action while others prefer to flap their gums on the internet.

That's not true actually. You still had the opportunity to settle with DR and chose not to. That was your choice. You now have the lawsuit and no credit.

A "man of action"....lol. And a big "winner" too.

The fact that you would gloat about being a "winner" for getting a MG and selling it for a big profit while the rest of us are the "losers" is kind of pathetic and "small minded" Those are your words to me, not misleading or otherwise. So as you sip your bourbon tonight you can smile and thank all of us "losers' for funding that MG.

It still doesn't change the fact that John was a terrible person for what he did and now he's seeking redemption.

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#3151 4 years ago
Quoted from Mr68:

And you don't know the details nor any privileged information of those dealings. But here you are once again, making assumptions and acting like you know it all.

Actually, you and i had private discussions about those "dealings" a while back. So i do know what you told me AND it doesn't matter other than where we are at today. You got greedy and made the wrong choice and led others down that same path.

Life is too short, keep knocking out that lawsuit and i hope it makes you feel better about yourself.

#3153 4 years ago

You are so full of shit!

Lighten up Francis

#3197 4 years ago
Quoted from frankmac:

[quoted image]

Classic John.

Self proclaimed “hardest working man in pinball”

Paying himself with our $$$ to doodle all day

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#3199 4 years ago

Anybody know TRC73 that likes to follow me and others around to downvote everything? Just joined

Nvm, he's done.

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#3201 4 years ago
Quoted from Chalkey:

I don't know but I like his style. You've been consistently thread shitting for about 5 pages. Maybe sit out from pinside a few days.

So it was you with the dupe account? LOL

Kim and I have squabbles and then its over. Sometimes under the influence. EDIT: Nvm, not over, so sad and my feelings are really hurt

Thanks but no thanks on the advice

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#3211 4 years ago
Quoted from Mr68:

I'm pretty sure the Deeproot logo is modeled after Linda Lovelace.

What are you 2 yrs old?

Robert isn’t going to appreciate that

Stick to your private going nowhere litigation group

One of the dumbest waste of time and money efforts ever!

Had we lost $300k each big boy then sure but what a F ing waste

#3213 4 years ago
Quoted from Fulltilt:

I don't think there is a lot to loose in this case. Could be wrong. No disclosure.

You aren’t in the lawsuit are you Fulltilt?

Hopefully you took the credit?

#3215 4 years ago
Quoted from delt31:

that is a sick pin. Wow

Delt, it’s a cardboard box of Yeti artwork

That had no chance of actually working like MG

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#3220 4 years ago
Quoted from hank527:

The credit is still nothing unless something gets made. Robert has not paid Cointaker like he promised, so I'm pesimistic on the entire thing.

I don’t blame you Hank

Bobby/Tommy Boy needs to deliver after spending a shit load of OPM $$$

And if you bought into that load of crap that Kimmy was selling then it was a big mistake

Big mouth BS means nothing. Bobby or Kimmy. And if pins don’t start rolling off the line soon then you will be correct in your pessimism

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#3221 4 years ago

Just a reminder

Kimmy called us “losers” Hank

He got his MG, made his “profit” off of you and me Hank and Fulltilt

Whatever. He told me he was a “winner” and we were the losers?

Hmmmm. I wonder if Mr transparency wants to post the PM?

Who cares, life is too short to worry about that garbage

Chump change for chumps

Regardless, a “credit” is worth 1000x more than some BS lawsuit

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#3222 4 years ago

And for the record

There is ZERO chance that Bobby is going to deliver on his contract by the end of June

#3224 4 years ago
Quoted from Fulltilt:

Nope.. waitin’ On the credit. (:

“So you say there is a chance”. LOL

You are in the right boat brother

If you spend $20 plus million and can’t get a game out then it still sucks but you weren’t part of the “investor group” that helped make it happen and lost all that $$$

June 30 is around the corner

This is pinball. Lies and broken promises

#3228 4 years ago
Quoted from SirScott:

Yeah, the last thing that we would want is to hurt Robert's feelings.

Sarcasm missed

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#3233 4 years ago

Looks like DR is planning on "delivery" starting by June 30.

I just received the "Goodwill Agreement".

"By the delivery date, DR will offer at least three different titles....."

It looks like the standard pricing on these games is going to be $5k

Very nice!

And we will have the ability to tour the factory to play and select games.

#3237 4 years ago
Quoted from RobT:

I'm completely out of the loop. What is the "Goodwill Agreement" and what are you getting from DR? I assume the Goodwill Agreement has something to do with RAZA/MG/AIW/JPop fiasco?

Some people like Kim and his group opted for litigation.

Others took the DR offer to get fully reimbursed via a DR pinball machine for whatever deposit monies were put down on Jpop games.

I had a claim/credit of $4250 from RAZA/AIW that goes towards the purchase of a DR game.

I received an email reminder to finalize the "Goodwill Agreement" that was sent out a while back by May 31st.

The agreement has the terms i mentioned above. Thus, to meet the contractual obligations delivery is set to be done by June 30th.

We shall see Rob

#3238 4 years ago
Quoted from f3honda4me:

Not sure if serious

Wtf is not serious about it? Whether DR will deliver?

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#3248 4 years ago
Quoted from f3honda4me:

Like when they said they’d ship more pins than all other manufacturers combined in 2019? :p

Does it matter to you? Good lord dude, you are like the guy assuming the position with a football.

You have been here for less than a year and post like a ..... so check yourself

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#3251 4 years ago

Is there something wrong with you? It's non stop and you have NOTHING to do with Deeproot.

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#3253 4 years ago
Quoted from f3honda4me:

Nonstop what? This is literally the first thing I’ve ever said bad about deeproot, and you attacked me personally for some reason.
Also, just because I didn’t get screwed by jpop, this means I’m not allowed to have an opinion about deeproot?

You post non stop in about every thread re JJP and Stern and waded over here. And you don't have the experience with DR or Jpop to post an educated opinion. That's my opinon.

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#3255 4 years ago
Quoted from f3honda4me:

So you’re upset that I... post a lot of the forum? That’s what people do on forums. Post and discuss things with other people. I’ve been following the deeproot thread for a while. I like many manufacturers and post in many threads. Stern, JJP, CGC, spooky, AP, b/w, data east, other old pins, etc. I am also an editor here on pinside and make key posts when I see them so I read through a lot of threads even if I don’t post.

Ok great.

You just have no clue re the history of Jpop and now DR. It shows in your snarky bs posts

"not sure if serious"? That dumb comment started the whole fiasco. You should go back and "edit" that.

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#3257 4 years ago
Quoted from f3honda4me:

I’ve read the entire history. It’s all over the place. Anyone can read all about it.

That's pathetic. We lived it for years.

#3269 4 years ago
Quoted from DS_Nadine:

I'd like tat to be true but how come your lover Chris did not yet make a podcast out of this?

"Delivery Date. deeproot Tech shall begin delivering pinball game machines (“hereinafter deeproot Games”) by June 30, 2019 (“Delivery Date”), or as may be amended by deeproot Tech to any earlier date. By the Delivery Date, deeproot Tech shall offer at least three different titles and shall identify all titles of deeproot Games that may be elected under this Agreement at least thirty (30) days in advance of the Delivery Date. deeproot Tech does not guarantee it will make any of the Subject Games. Should deeproot Tech elect to manufacture or sell any of the Subject Games, deeproot Tech has the sole and absolute right to alter the nature of the Subject Games (i.e. title, theme, structure, graphics, or layout) and the quantity produced of the Subject Games. The Delivery Date is the date deeproot Tech shall deliver the respective deeproot Game(s) to Customer (if in person) or to a third party shipper and is not necessarily the date on which a Customer shall receive the deeproot Game(s)."

Defaulting on the delivery date means the "Customer" shall receive a refund of the full deposit amount within 30 days of the Delivery Date deadline.

A. A game or games get delivered; OR

B. Deeproot pays the claim; OR

C. You can elect to carryforward your "deposit" if the deadline is missed

Either way it goes everybody that signed the deal is a winner. That's a good thing and a real thing if people can actually get made whole from the Jpop years.

#3270 4 years ago

Apparently John took deposits on a "Space Mission X" game that is part of the claim?

#3275 4 years ago
Quoted from SirScott:

I think you are getting a little ahead of yourself with the "winner" comment. None of those things has even happened yet.

That's ok.

We know there is big $$ behind the DR effort.

It's hard to see how they spend all that money and generate nothing. I guess it could happen, but highly doubt it.

Thus, lots of "winners" coming

#3294 4 years ago
Quoted from Richthofen:

Why would you doubt it? They literally hired a designer who did just that, raised a ton of money and blew through it without generating anything. “This time it’s different.” The most expensive words in investing.

You aren’t able to see the difference between the two ventures?

Jpop didn’t have $20 million to blow

And like Aurich said it’s not just him doodling now

But we will see what happens.

#3300 4 years ago
Quoted from TreyBo69:

The nice thing about pessimism is constantly being proven right, or being pleasantly surprised.
As far as I'm concerned, deeproot doesn't matter until there is a game I can pay cash for and immediately load up in the car.

I get what you are saying, but for a lot of us deeproot matters now and gives a lot of people a chance to be made whole from the Jpop fiasco, a huge Goodwill gesture on their part....

And hopefully pinball gets a new company with some great new innovative pins!

btw, my apologies to f3honda4me for hammering you unnecessarily

#3308 4 years ago
Quoted from f3honda4me:

Sorry I pushed your buttons. Hopefully we get some good news from deeproot soon!

It's all good Matt! And all on me, i acted terribly out of frustration so let's all carry on in good fun and peace brother.

Robert confirmed receipt of my Goodwill Agreement so it seems like some news is around the corner for us all. Thinking first of June after deadline of May 31st to get claims finalized?

#3328 4 years ago
Quoted from deeproot:

I can’t believe I have to remind users here on Pinside, or listeners of podcasts, to assume anything posted (or disseminated) as fact by anyone other than me (personally) is guaranteed to be nothing more than unsubstantiated speculation. Letters went out to a few Zidware customers that said nothing more than (paraphrasing): get in the contract sent to you last year by May 31st or else your claim will be denied.
We plan to make a statement on or about June 1st regarding the Zidware claims. A statement will also be made as to the launch date of deeproot. A date we’ve spent a lot of time ensuring will be met this time.
Lastly, I agree with Kaneda that it is not fair that people are holding money back from making other purchases (pinball or otherwise) expecting us to imminently launch. We won’t be. I’ve said two things from the beginning. Pinball is easy; everything that goes into making pinball is not. We will launch when we are ready, and no sooner.
— Robert, dT

Well if delivery isn’t coming by June 30 then I’m rolling my claim to whenever it is.

I’m sure most people appreciate the “goodwill” effort and so do I

After all, it’s pinball machines that we want

#3347 4 years ago
Quoted from JodyG:

If I ever get to a point in my life where I have nothing better to do than to get hammered 5x a week while picking fights on Pinside, I hope someone just takes me out behind the barn and puts me out to pasture.

#3348 4 years ago
Quoted from spfxted:

TWIP: As part of the Goodwill Terms on the web page, you state “deeproot Tech will deliver elected game(s) no later than June 30, 2019″. Is that when we can expect to see a deeproot pinball machine for sale?
dr: When the masterpiece is ready, we will let everyone know. By the very terms, that would be the latest date permitted.

There is actually a clause in the contract that would allow the credit to roll forward if you don't choose the cash option.

#3350 4 years ago
Quoted from littlecammi:

Then if you did not like any of the initial Deeproot game choices offered, you could wait and apply the credit to a later game.

Or maybe this is not true, since this information did not come directly from Robert.

DR has to "deliver" games either in person or to a shipper by June 30th. 3 games are supposed to be presented for selection 30 days prior.

If "delivery" doesn't occur by June 30th then "customer" is entitled to compensation in the amount of the "cumulative deposit". Customer will have the option within 180 days from "Delivery date" to roll the credit forward by submitting the request in writing.

I'm just reading directly from the contract. Pretty simple.

Robert actually reached out to some people like myself to get the agreements in before May 31st, which i had forgotten about. And he didn't have to do that.

#3353 4 years ago
Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:

The way you described things there is no penalty for Deeproot being late. Either they return deposits or hold deposits at owner’s request for later pin. In this case the best play is to request your money back. Once money is in hand, consider using it to buy a game that physically exists - one from JJP, CGC, Spooky, AP or Stern.
My understanding of the Deeproot agreement is much different, although I am not a claimant. In addition to your money returned, you are entitled to one of the games. So the penalty was Deeproot losing your $4600 deposit while still providing you a game a few weeks following availability. It was their promise to deliver said product by said date and this penalty provided confidence to those claimants, many of whom then ponied up $4k to Deeproot.
I could be dead wrong about this point, but it seems like a question mark. I also recall the agreement was about ten pages long and it contained much jargon (I was thinking while reading that maybe I wasn’t smart enough to be a Deeproot customer). Do we know how many claims were received? Guess 100 claims @ $5k per pin is $.5M of deposits to be returned and a penalty of $.5M when those games are eventually built.

We started out with nothing until DR came along and brought in Jpop like him or not

If one had $5k with Jpop, you get your $5k deposit with him from DR per the agreement

That’s a lot better than a poke in the eye

#3357 4 years ago
Quoted from fosaisu:

Isn't there also an option to just have DP pay you back your JPop deposit if they're not shipping games on-schedule??

That’s upon default of non delivery by June 30th. Within 60 days. Full cash refund

I prefer a pinball machine regardless of having to wait. I’ve gotta a lot of experience in waiting

#3359 4 years ago
Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:

What’s the line on the races today? I want a $3 trifecta ticket on what gets delivered first. You have production schedules, right? I’ll bet Alien fully redesigned and with B/W parts followed by Deeproot Pinball #1 followed by TBL shipping to EA’s - all crossing the line by Christmas 2019. I figure if the odds are 1 in a million, $3M ought to be enough to retire. On the other hand, I can afford to lose $3 and realize I am flushing money down the toilet at the onset.

Yeah, who knows

#3370 4 years ago
Quoted from RobT:

Even if that's true, that does not explain what the consideration given by Zidware buyers to Deeproot is.

Well I'll let Robert chime in if he wants to, per the agreement, I'm not gonna quote the exact language.

#3391 4 years ago
Quoted from RobT:

So it all comes down to goodwill. And that's great, but man, it sure seems like they are paying an awful lot for that goodwill.

There really aren't that many claimants i don't think. I think the max was 85 per their count? No idea how many took advantage of it. Maybe 15 or 20 at the time i sent mine in?

"$10 and other good and valuable consideration" The sufficiency of consideration is not an issue in the State of Texas. "Parties agree", a meeting of the minds"/

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#3456 4 years ago
Quoted from LTG:

At least he didn't charge you for using you or your likeness. Not to forget you and him delivering or setting up games.
LTG : )

My all time favorite Lloyd. Ben and Jpop were going to come to our homes for the DIY kit game and help set it all up!

Hey Ben, no offense but your "likeness" on a pin isn't something you can take to the bank

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#3630 4 years ago

Stern, JJP, Spooky, AP, DR...etc.

They are all here, in the pinball space, to make a PROFIT

That's why JJP has pulled back from WOZ despite Jack saying this will be the "beginning and everything after will be much better"

This is NOT Pinball socialism. They aren't here to do our bidding and kiss our collective asses and hand out FREE SHIT. F ing comical

Gerry and P3, with all the transformational pinball change hasn't made a dime of PROFIT yet. I hope they succeed. But the "paradigm shift" most likely isn't going to happen in time.

The idea that Stern makes games for $3k and is ripping off people is STUPID, and comes from people that don't have a F ing clue about numbers and financials. Stick to marketing because you flunked accounting classes. LOL

Use some COMMON SENSE people, sales have to BLOW UP to have a chance to succeed and make a PROFIT with DR or any other pinball machine manufacturer.

The "FIXED OVERHEAD" keeps clicking and ticking every day, 24/7

It might be "laughable" to some, but the numbers have to add up and accountability can be a bitch when the day of reckoning comes

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#3631 4 years ago

There is no magic silver bullet to make this shit happen. It's not a "mystery".

Show me some financials as a potential investor today?

RAZA has been promised for 5 yrs now.

Is it really that difficult to get one game out there? Spooky does it.

DR better sell a shitload of every "ten's of pinball games" they make.

How is it that everybody F ing hates Stern, JJP, Spooky etc. and DR is gonna roll in and save the day?

I don't know, show me the results, not the bullshit rhetoric.

"ROI" equals Return on Investment.

Is that "funny"?

#3635 4 years ago

YouTube is worth max $5 per 1,000 views

Seems like it makes sense to get out WAY beyond the current pinball universe.

#3639 4 years ago
Quoted from LTG:

Darn.
I'm here for the free shit.
LTG : (

If anybody deserves "free shit" its you Lloyd for all you do to help everybody!

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#3746 4 years ago
Quoted from Methos:

How exactly would deeproot Capital Management benefit from if they fail? How do "sleazy accountants" make this work?

They don't. Some of the most idiotic commentary on Pinside.

Is it surprising? No, because there are some dumb ass idiots on here.

DR better sell a shit load of pins or there will be a lot of people F ed.

The "write off" angle is pure stupidity.

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#3919 4 years ago
Quoted from benheck:

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Why criticize your former partner Jpop?

I’m staying in myself for the reasons I started out with from day one.

I’m a pinball guy and it’s been a LONG journey

I’m ready to see what RAZA will turn out to be

#3923 4 years ago
Quoted from benheck:

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Btw, it’s easy to chime in now

The time to say something was years ago before people got F Ed

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#4073 4 years ago
Quoted from wcbrandes:

Stay out of it Robert. I consider your comments to be providing shitty human behavior without a license!

Robert obviously is clueless on the PR front Billy. I agree, he should keep his mouth shut

Yes he had his IP lawyer, my old friend’s firm, call me a few yrs ago to tamp down the online rhetoric

I don’t take it personal and could care less

What they did was offer a lifeline to all the Jpop survivors

I and many others will be made whole

The litigators will NOT. EVER. Thx to a stupid strategy they took

I have chosen to roll my measly $4500 into a game instead of taking the cash

So I don’t care if he’s a dick or not. It’s not personal

#4074 4 years ago

The secret litigation group have NOTHING except wasted legal fees as I advised yrs ago

I feel bad for Bruce Z because he’s a lawyer and at least gave it a shot

The other nameless dopes that led people down the wrong path should be ashamed of themselves

#4077 4 years ago
Quoted from Kerry_Richard:

I rolled the dice and deiced to wait it out (agreement signed). I'm originally out $4,750, however, Robert & Co. have some cool things on the horizon.
So... I'm in on the the 2nd round.

Smart move. And we had a CHOICE didn't we?

#4078 4 years ago
Quoted from LTG:

That is what I hope for. You and the others get great games for your money and for your wait.
LTG : )

Well i had written it off a few years ago Lloyd. Thx for the well wishes.

I could have gotten a full refund of my initial $$ paid to Jpop today, like everyone else

That's a pretty damn good deal imho

#4081 4 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

I'm going to reframe this.
The litigation group WON their judgment against John. He's the deadbeat who won't pay, and countersued them. John deserves all the jeers he gets at any pinball show he appears at.
The lawsuit was with Zidware and John, not deeproot. John lost.
My RAZA game order is with Zidware. John spent all of my money and lied to me about the progress until it was too late. I didn't sue him, but he still deserves all the jeers he gets at any pinball show he appears at on behalf of customers like myself who lost their money that was paid to him in good faith.
There's only one person who should be ashamed of themselves. Not the victims.

Have to disagree with you Frolic

The point is Deeproot gave Jpop people a lifeline

If you didn’t take it you have NOtHING

If people were butthurt because they hired John then so be it. At least they tried to make us whole

You can still hate John and get paid back at the same time

#4085 4 years ago
Quoted from fosaisu:

I know you're waiting on deeproot to make games, but have you heard reports of anyone that took the cash back option receiving their refunds? Assuming that's happened, what an incredible outcome for them. Meanwhile you're still coming off as a dick to the people that decided to sue JPop, when you should probably be thanking them. Think deeproot would have made the offer it did if it wasn't trying to bail that deadbeat out of the legal mess he made for himself?

Well, this has been YEARS in the making and the raft of shit that i and others have taken over Jpop spills over the edges every now and then. It's the longest running and most toxic drama arguably in pinball history. A lot of shit has been said and slung over the years.

It's rooted in personal past discussions and many prior comments directed my way and the "dickish" comment was aimed at really just one person, based on that entire history and body of dialogue!

I am EXCITED and HAPPY for everybody that will get restitution.

As for receiving actual funds, the form that everybody received gave us the option on how to receive it if we chose that option, bank wire, check etc...

Elections have to be in by the end of the month i think.

#4086 4 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

From reports there’s not that many zidware customers getting anything from Deeproot. If the offer was meant to rehabilitate John’s reputation some way it will be about as successful as John rehabbing his reputation from shipping magic girl.

What do you mean there "aren't that many zidware customers getting anything from Deeproot"?

If you had spent money with John you are getting back in the form or cash or a game/games

#4089 4 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

We know that the lawsuit group is not included and then we also know that people like myself who chose not to sign legal forms when nothing had been shown. And still nothing shown And the offers ended last year.

Why would you not sign up with nothing to lose?

Quoted from wcbrandes:

Ice, that's not entirely true!

Well Billy, your situation is certainly somewhat unique!

At least we will actually see a RAZA game at completion after all this time?

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#5019 4 years ago
Quoted from adol75:

I agree on that. Promising cash AND giving it to the people JPop screwed shows some very goodwill and is quite unheard of in the long history of pre orders screw up.
It doesn't leave much doubt on Robert's pocket depth. Where there is questions, I believe, is in his ability to build pinballs (And I won't even enter the consideration of building pinballs that relegates every single pinball maker to the stone age, and their clients to be suckers who bought crap).
I guess, writing a check is easy, unlike building pinballs !

Well I had the opportunity to receive a check or wait for a game. I chose the game because you have to respect the effort these guys are making.

It’s public record under the Reg D filing with the SEC and as of last week they have raised over $32 million dollars thus far in their equity raise

It’s capital creation and jobs with “accredited investor” money that was sitting on the sidelines. That’s a good thing

Pinball might be hard but with all that talent and money I’m hoping the results will be worth the wait

#5021 4 years ago
Quoted from adol75:

So they have raised another 15 million recently ? I’d be curious to know at what valuation.
What’s becoming clearer is that they dont plan on only making pinballs otherwise putting 30 million on the table to sell pinballs is a total nonsense.

Yeah not bad since last years filing.

It obviously can’t be all about pinball. The original offering was for $35 million and it looks like they upped it to $37.5 million

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#5142 4 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

deeproot investor talking to his tax advisor-
"So how much of this can I write off anyway?"

Put the pipe down Odin.

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#5215 4 years ago

How many of you have paid a deposit on a DR pin?

How many of you have gotten reimbursed on the Jpop disaster from DR?

I took the pin versus a lesser cash benefit. Others took the cash and got PAID

Anyone bitching about DR coming soon has ZERO credibility other than they are either bored to tears like Odiner with nothing else to do all day but opine on Pinside.

It's not long now. The pitchforks are just getting warmed up for the haters no matter what. F ing hilarious because all you geniuses know wtf is going on.

I'm LMAO right now while i eat a bowl of chili.

#5226 4 years ago
Quoted from vicjw66:

You don’t have to hope. Iceman’s definitely drinking beers with that chili, and almost certainly harder stuff as well. His liver has filed numerous restraining orders on him.

Lol. I NEVER drink the harder stuff. Maybe tequila once a year. My liver is great, along with all of my other numbers

Beer and chili are Texas staples as Pinballmaniac knows

Throw in some jalapeños, on everything, and you’ll live a long time!

Nobody disputes Robert acted like a grade A jerk early on. He’s a lawyer, I think he’s learned his lesson

#5245 4 years ago

I was in area visiting a client and drove by DR offices today

Def not in manufacturing ramp mode

#5254 4 years ago
Quoted from CrazyLevi:

Hey when is that Alien Vault coming again?

Next week. Lolololololol................!

Yet you won't allow me to double up my original beer bet because you are a hater and STERN apologist and Supreme lover!!!

Don't disappear on me big boy. Announced and delivered before yr end.

#5255 4 years ago

I did see a few Illinois plates. Approx. 20 cars front and back in that HUGE facility.

#5256 4 years ago
Quoted from iceman44:

Next week. Lolololololol.................suck it!
Yet you won't allow me to double up my original beer bet because you are a hater and STERN apologist and Supreme lover!!!
Come on CRAZY. That vault is going up your ............... so grab your ankles LOL
Don't disappear on me big boy. Announced and delivered before yr end.

WHERE ARE YOU CRAZY! LOL . You are the big mouth target i want to hit. That's what i thought. All talk.

#5259 4 years ago
Quoted from Micky:

Have you been partaking in a few beverages again?

Nope, been waiting for CRAZY to go crazy so i can hammer him.

Loving pinball right now. He stoked it and will totally disappear because he is WEAK! LOL

Put up or SHUT UP LEEVEEEE. This is a DR thread.............

#FACTS MATTER

#5261 4 years ago
Quoted from Fulltilt:

Oh Lord... this is going South quick.

LOL Fulltilt. He's gone. Back to DR and what's coming.

I'd go to the Visitor's entrance but they wouldn't let me say what i saw via NDA so let's all sit back and see what is going to be announced next week.

#5264 4 years ago
Quoted from BigT:

What’s next week?

Stay tuned for all kinds of "what's next" this month.

#5271 4 years ago
Quoted from PinballManiac40:

Did you get to see a few potential games you can choose from?

I didn’t have time to go in. But will try this week

You are no fun Levee! Geez. I still love you man!

Let’s get excited fellas. The Oracle of Pinball is on fire!

Pinball is rocking right now

Woohoo. You grouchy Mfer's can't bring me down!

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#5277 4 years ago
Quoted from wcbrandes:

Don't let the negative Aholes bring you down Ice! I for one love your banter and 6 pack posting! Your always positive compared to many on this here thread! Keep it buddy! love ya!

I’m with ya Billy!!! Love ya too brother

If you go to TPF this year we will knock some down for sure!!!

Well I had a celebration of life yesterday With the family after my 88 yr old father in law passed after a long steady decline in health. So I had quite a few for that reason ✌️No condolences necessary.

As an estate planning attorney I deal with death on a regular basis and in helping folks plan their lives and achieve peace of mind.

My goal is to grab every ounce of fun out of whatever life I got left and pinball is def a part of it

The banter is just for FUN and most people here know it after 9 years.

For some, Let’s change out of the grouchy pants, drinks on me.

Yours truly, the Oracle of Pinball!!!

#5321 4 years ago
Quoted from vicjw66:

Why bother showing a watered down, mech missing prototype?

I feel they have to show “something” but yeah it’s a head scratcher as to why they don’t have one complete game yet

#5474 4 years ago
Quoted from brucipher:

Per the article/interview the art is not final.

I'm hoping its FAR from final. Gotta be.

My comparison is to CGC's MBrLE, the whole package. It's not comparable thus far.

#5484 4 years ago
Quoted from SantaEatsCheese:

Yes... but if it is half as good as MBrLE, and runs at half the price, would it get your dollars?

Well i already have a RAZA coming from DR's generous fix the Jpop screwup rebate.

I paid $7500 for my MBrLE. If this game goes for 1/2 that? They are gonna crush it!

#5597 4 years ago
Quoted from JohnnyPinball007:

So how long before o-din changes his avatar from Supreme to Deep Root?

Anything but that crap Odiner. Come on man

You want one don’t ya

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#5904 4 years ago

I too hope that DR doesn't let Jpop take an entire company down again. I took the RAZA instead of the cash payment.

Thus far, not very excited about what i'm seeing, although certainly subject to change after playing it.

I'm gonna chalk it up to just not close to being ready for reveal and let's see where its at in March.

I don't get why these Jpop games take MANY years to complete, so many resources spent on them, and yet its still not done.

I want to see what else DR has to offer with the other designers.

I've been living with RAZA for 6 or 7 years now. Get it out there and move on quickly to the next game.

I hope you aren't hanging your hat on RAZA success.

#5916 4 years ago
Quoted from CrazyLevi:

I know you like to let it ride, but at this point wouldn’t it be wise just to accept whatever the first functioning machine is that rolls off of their line? It’s been a pretty long road bro, and there’s no guarantee there’s a #2.

Oh yes. Raza is coming to my home regardless of what’s next for DP

I see this boutique game, limited in appeal, selling 500 to 1000, depending on price. If it’s a Stern pro then maybe more

Derek I love you man but you’d buy anything.

Keep the positive attitude

#5917 4 years ago

If DR is modeling their sales forecast on some subset of the population that never bought a pinball machine before then I’d be a wee bit concerned.

Yes, Pinside is THE main barometer as to how this is going to go

Satisfying the home and location buyers at the same time ain’t easy.

Which begs the question. Like em or not, where are the LE’s?

No LE? A Raza pro is meh.

But hey, what does Stern know? Pumping out 50 games a day

#5950 4 years ago
Quoted from CrazyLevi:

What’s most odd is how this whole thing is so decidedly un-deeproot.
We went from “five days of deep root” to this?
It’s a “soft reveal” on par with cosmic carnival or Team Mafia.
I was at least hoping for the game to descend from the sky, or at least for some pyro.

Have to agree 100%

A little better than the above two mentioned games but not by much

After all this, I don’t get it. But like I said, I’ve been waiting 7 years.

Can you make an assessment from video? Absolutely, we have two eyeballs to see what we see

#5957 4 years ago
Quoted from razorsedge:

Got that right, and some here still cant comprehend that what the vast majority of what is written here in this rubish thread is of no value as "feedback".
Shit lighting and cameras, but people somehow think the way it looks from their armchair is how it will look to the eye. Think that watching noobs have a brickfest gives them more clue about how the game plays than someone whom actually played it.
Pinside is completely irrelivant for deeproots development cycle at this point. Even if some are crying about that fact, and in denial.

And yet I don’t hear people screaming “take my money”

Just comparing it to Alien, which will be for sale at the same time, my past Sterns, CGC and JJP?

How does this compete? I don’t care what it costs

The DR development cycle needs to be way beyond this. Maybe it is

#5959 4 years ago
Quoted from razorsedge:

Why would they scream take my money? .... looks shit from where I'm standing... in pinside.
That is the point, it is not being promoted, or covered.
That does not mean it is shit, just that I have nothing valid to review.
The only posts in here worth Anything opinion wise are posts from people whom have PLAYED IT!
:LOL:

The ONLY guys opinion I take worth anything who has played it is the guy from Oklahoma that knows what he’s doing

And with that, I judge it myself on the “eyeball test” for me. Thus far, it ain’t passing it and I’m not wrong

But I’m playing one of the best pins of all time right now in JPLE so it’s tough to measure up to that. LOL

They better raise the bar BIG TIME. Are there even any animations to speak of. They look terrible.

If this is gonna end up being a stripped down $5k Stern pro I’m not interested. Seen that and that’s what it looks like to me

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#5962 4 years ago

Anyone that plays it that hits both flippers on every shot....please don’t review it!

#5964 4 years ago

I am looking forward to Oursler and Nordman with Thiel on the sound

#6019 4 years ago
Quoted from zaphX:

Back at ya Iceman, hope to have a beer and talk/play pinball sometime soon w/ us being fellow Texans!
There have been plenty of games I didn't like this year, btw. I just don't take time to shit on them, or to tell others they are wrong for liking them.
I'm a maker of things myself, and I have great respect for all these pinball projects that make it to fruition, even if they don't speak to me personally. There are 10000 micro-decisions that go into a project of this scope. Many frustrations, disappointments, and successes get the thing from being an idea to a real product someone would buy and use.
When I evaluate a product, I try to remember the real humans on the other end of the wire who put their blood sweat and tears into making it. If that makes me overly positive, that's a character flaw I think I can live with.

Real humans make it a labor of love no matter what.

I respect blood sweat and tears like you do

Living the positive life is a great attribute.

So whether this fails or succeeds there is no doubt many people made the effort to make it great.

Sometimes it doesn’t work despite the best of intentions.

At the moment, i don’t feel like it has come together yet

They have the assets to make it happen

I will always give DR a look just because of Thiel and the enjoyment I get out of Alien

So I gotta believe great things are in store for the future

#6064 4 years ago
Quoted from Potatoloco:

I felt the same in person as well about the music!
The flippers just weren’t great. They started to have a lot of give by Saturday night and the rubber was tearing off. Hopefully that’s more of an indication of it being played a lot rather than just bad parts.

After watching that video and the ramp rejects i don't even get the point of a makeable ramp shot in that game. One ramp, returns to the right flipper if you can make it. In other words, see JPLE for creative ramp shots that mean something to the game.

The spinning disc looks like its just thrown in there and in the way.

I don't know, maybe i expected way too much after 7 years?

I was expecting more of a POTC type reveal that blew me away and made me want one! I'm sure Raza will end up ok but just expected much more i guess.

#6098 4 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

I'm trying to imagine what it might have been like if jpop showed up with THIS game at the 2014 expo instead of just empty cabinets. But that was the same expo that DP blew everyone away with Lebowski, and I think Lebowski again would eat RAZAs lunch.
2019 this RAZA isn't moving the needle at all. imo.

Yep. That was 5 years ago when it all started to crumble down after that Expo. We were right there on the front row pushing and prodding Jpop right after that debacle weren’t we.

Hard to believe 5 years have blown by since then Frolic!

Jpop, on his own, had ZERO chance to deliver anything other than a box with random shit in it.

#6172 4 years ago

All of the reviews are great.

Two questions that matter most. How much will it cost?

How much would you pay for that game?

#6180 4 years ago
Quoted from HookedonPinonics:

If it was cheaper than a Stern Pro I would still buy a JP over it. That's just me.

Isn’t that the problem for them?

Can’t look at the game in a vacuum.

I would think Stern pro pricing would sell a bunch of these but you need to see the “value” that DR talks about

That means a Stern premium for the price of a pro to me?

#6189 4 years ago
Quoted from CrazyLevi:

Jesus Christ, relax dude. We all know it's a PROTOTYPE as they couldn't possibly expect this to sell more than a couple dozen of these games in it's current state.
Deep Root wants to play with the big boys? Well, knee jerk reactions from Pinside are all part of it. I'm sure they understand that.
This is nothing more than roasting the new guys. It's all part of the fun, it's what Stern gets every single sneak peak pre-release, and it's what they signed up for when they decided the world needed yet another pinball company. We'll see how it goes! I'd love to have more good games to play, and look forward to seeing this in its final non PROTOTYPE state. But yelling PROTOTYPE over and over isn't going to protect them from people forming early opinions on it.

Nothing to do with Pinside hate

Stern gets beat to death daily 24/7 yet they sell a shitload of pins! My ElviraLE nib just got delivered an hour ago. I don’t get my panties in a wad because some people hate it

I have a Raza coming so I’m happy for all opinions.

Let’s lose the whole prototype nonsense. The game isn’t going to undergo some magic transformation after 7 YEARS

DR better start worrying when we don’t post or critique it. Then nobody cares and they are in deep shit.

Everybody’s opinion will differ depending on price point. $5k they could sell a lot. $8k? Not so much. I’m guessing $6500

#6195 4 years ago
Quoted from PinballManiac40:

Do you have a potential arrival date already?

No just what DR says. June of next yr at latest

I like the widescreen. Sound and animations will be great.

Code should be clever and deep.

Artwork should be killer. No excuses there.

Because it’s a non licensed theme it has to be that much better overall

BM66 isn’t a wow factor layout. But it’s got the theme and everything else

#6376 4 years ago
Quoted from CrazyLevi:

Christ, he's got beef with Steve Marsh too? Steve's a teddy bear!!
Is there anybody this guy won't get in the ring with?

Steve's a great guy and i'm pretty confident he ain't worried one iota about some supposed NDA violation. LOL

#6379 4 years ago
Quoted from CrazyLevi:

Oh come on, everybody knows I'm angling for a job at Stern.
Though Texas BBQ sounds way more attractive than Chicago winters.

You know it is Levi! Come on down brother

#6381 4 years ago

What's the point of doing an interview with Chris? His audience is the "Pinside sewer". He did steal that line from Steve Ritchie.

Not sure why he's trying to one up the Homepin guy?

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#6476 4 years ago

Let's clear up some simple math here for the mathematically challenged!

"BOM" or Bill of materials is also known "COGS" or Cost of Goods Sold

These are the direct costs of making a unit, direct labor (line workers) and materials (parts, cab, mechs, etc.)

If the BOM on a Stern Pro is $3500, or whatever it is, that is NOT the only cost of making the pinball machine!!!!!

You have to add all the indirect costs and Fixed overhead.

Salaries, sales, factory, equipment, insurance, administrative, etc. etc. etc.

Let's say Stern's indirect or Fixed Overhead is $15,000,000 per year regardless of how many pinball machines they run across the line.

Let's say they are now up to 15,000 pins per year, that would add another $1,000 to the cost of each pin.

That is why they have to "keep the line running" because the fixed overhead never stops running.

Sales Price $5,500
-COGS -$3,500
Gross Margin $2,000
-Fixed Overhead -$1,000

Equals Net Profit $1,000 per machine x 15k machines is $15 million overall profit. I'm guessing its probably 1/2 that due to other cost factors such as distribution and warranty Net profit margins are more likely in the 10-15% range.

Who knows, but that's how the basic math works. If they were at 10k pins in 2017 and Dwight said they have grown at a 25% pace the past two years that is how I'm getting to 15k machines.

#6561 4 years ago
Quoted from frolic:

Is it possible to "disrupt" the pinball market with another mid to high tier manufacturer? We already know Stern Pros outsell everything else by a large margin, and everyone else is fighting over a small piece of the pie.

And they make FUN games. I'm loving my JPLE and ElviraLE.

Frankly, the RAZA theme itself is just ok.

I've decided I'm waiting for Alice in Wonderland or Magic Girl.

That interview that i just listened to was interesting to say the least. I just sent an email to get my factory tour so i can see Raza in person.

I don't get the marketing efforts of these people, Stern included, calling Pinside a "sewer". Yes it certainly can be but if you don't think Pinside is your market as a pinball manufacturer then you are completely F ED!!!

#6578 4 years ago
Quoted from LTG:

We need a cool embroidered patch to wear at pinball events to show our membership. Like the biker gangs 1% patch.
LTG : )

Lol Lloyd! I’ll be wearing some Pinside Sewer gear to TPF

#6640 4 years ago
Quoted from Richthofen:

The SEC filings clearly show an Deeproot Pinball LLC offering $6 million in equity in 2015.
https://sec.report/CIK/0001642564
https://sec.report/Document/0001642564-15-000001/
I guess why did he submit those securities offerings to the SEC if he was just using his own money?

Keep reading. They are up to $30 million raised or thereabouts thus far

#6651 4 years ago
Quoted from wcbrandes:

This really sounds fishy to me Ice. Its well known, start up pinball is not a money maker and the majority go under. How the F do you raise 30 m for a start up that is in an Industry that 90 percent goes under in the first two years? Certainly there are not that many dumb people handing this kinda money over to a well.... promoter. I,m being kind

It's sort of amazing isn't it Bill? They are operating under Reg D and file annual updates with the SEC. If you go onto SEC.GOV and search it you'll find the details right there.

Investment advisors are putting their "accredited clients" into this investment. Looks like an 8% commission.

However, nothing wrong with Reg D, idle capital sitting on the sidelines going to work in the marketplace creating jobs and opportunity. Usually high risk high reward.

Here you go, public records. Actually up to $32 million raised and filed for a new $37 million offering once they reach $35 million on the first one.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652459/000165245919000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml

#6679 4 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

9 years ago we were in an economic recession. Tends to happen after periods of economic boom.

The “wealth effect” consumers are feeling along with much lower tax rates for profitable pinball companies along with more competition make today the best of times for pinball given the constraints of location play versus the 90s

#6681 4 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

Timeline-
10 years ago, deep recession, new pinball almost vanishes from the face of the Earth.
5 years ago, recovery well under way, pinball is feeling a rebirth and new companies start popping up. Prices of new and old machines start to climb like never before.
Present day, market crash of 2008 comepletely forgotten, "wealth effect" in full force, consumers spending money like there is no tomorrow. SuperLEs crack the $15k mark and sell out.
Tomorrow, ????

Like you said, a recession is coming. Just a matter of when. My point is it's hard to imagine it getting any better than it is right now.

Robert Schiller, Harvard economist and creator of the "Cape Schiller Index", thinks it could go on for quite some time despite the ratio being at "concerning levels" for the reasons described below.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/20/shiller-recession-likely-years-away-due-to-bullish-trump-effect.html

#6691 4 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

It wasn't trying to come off as some kind of worry, because I am definitely not. It was more an observation. I'm looking forward to seeing how it plays out. From where I'm sitting it's kinda like a game of beat the clock.

Lol. You have set yourself up to be recession proof. Smart thing in retirement.

There are a WHOLE LOT of people and companies trying to "beat the clock" but they need some certainty. If things go in a different direction then companies like DR are up the proverbial "shit creek". Pinball needs a strong consumer and economy. Period.

The entire market is trying to decide what the risk is and how its going to play out.

#6695 4 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

In plain english then- a recession that seemed to last almost 10 years. And the only thing that pulled us out of it was mortgaging the future to do it. I don't need to teach history, but it does tend in one way or another to repeat itself.

We have been mortgaging the future since the year 2000 and accelerated to hyperdrive in 2008.

Just the facts.

https://www.thebalance.com/national-debt-by-year-compared-to-gdp-and-major-events-3306287

#6697 4 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

There is no plan to ever pay it back, but when payment comes due, it's gonna be a bitch.

Amen brother. 2+2 is 4 last time I checked.

The math has to add up. Massive tax hikes are coming, social security and medicare are getting "fixed" like it or not, and there isn't enough to make a dent by hammering the 1%, even by taking it all.

So get prepared like Odiner, the future is coming for you if own anything.

A pinball wealth tax is certainly in the future.

#6702 4 years ago

Warren Buffet says

"When it's raining gold, reach for a bucket, not a thimble".

Get while the gettin is good.

#6758 4 years ago
Quoted from CLEllison:

The end of that article NAILED it. "DR doesn't owe anyone anything so we'll have to wait and see what happens."

Yeah I think they owe a lot of people a whole lot of great profitable pinball machines.

Pretty sure the investors are expecting a reasonable return and not a total loss.

That would require production of games we want to buy.

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#6855 4 years ago
Quoted from thedarkknight77:

After seeing Spooky’s Rick and Morty thread blow up, I am reminded how difficult a battle it will be for Deeproot with non-licensed themes. Spooky hasn’t even showed their game and they already have 20X the reaction/press.........and it’s positive. I also went back and listened to the Robert and Steve Bowden podcasts and is it me or do they genuinely sound uninterested. Clearly that reveal did not go well in their mind. Maybe it’s just me???

I think they have hugely overestimated the pinball market.

Especially as a secondary player needing to sell Stern type numbers.

#6904 4 years ago
Quoted from doghouse:

I had a similar experience, and honestly I'm embarassed 7 years later about the drooling fanboy post I made after my visit to Zidware. https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/jpops-magic-girl-and-zombie-adventure-shop-tour#post-530376

Just curious, not trying to stir up trouble here, but you didn't take the deal from Deeproot to get 100% credit for the money you lost to Jpop, or you sued Jpop and are ineligible?
I'm asking because personally I'm going to take the damn "free" machine Robert's offering to compensate me for the $'s I lost to Jpop and forget about all the sad bullshit I went through with John.

I took the "free credit". Although it doesn't feel free and i don't really care about the $$$.

I want DR to succeed due to everything that is on the line with investors and people's jobs.

But Jpop seems like a fraud. RAZA reveal was not what i envisioned 5 yrs ago. Still seems undone.

It's been how long since his last game? Pinball in 2019 has left him behind. He has extremely LIMITED capabilities. Unlike BW in the day, it doesn't look like even DR can save him.

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#6979 4 years ago

At the moment, Deep Root is in Deep Shit. Raza is a dog.

They better go 50 days of Deeproot soon.

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#6982 4 years ago

The statute of limitations on the "fraudulent conveyancing" has long left the train station.

Considered it, wasn't worth the time, effort or money.

But hey, keep fighting the good fight. Who knows what might happen

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#7042 4 years ago
Quoted from wcbrandes:

Deeproot will never make money if the monthly burn is what Robert says it is. The investors are either forced or too dumb to care. Do the math figure out what the burn is and how many games they would have to sell a month just to break even. give them a 2k profit per machine I don't care its virtually impossible. Now add that monthly burn up for their current existence and spread it over say 10,000 machines a year...it's a joke. Msybe they will compete with the big content providers or video game developers etc lol, give me a break they cant even come close to release dates of one machine let alone the amount Robert was spewing off at the mouth. Also how many people have they pissed off that wont even look at a game or support due to negativity he projects on all other pinball companies. I have never seen a business so poorly launched in my life.

Reality is about to hit hard Billy.

Investor cash burn for months on end and going on two years now.

At this point i would be praying to get to cash flow neutral to stop the bleeding and then you have time to dig out of a very deep hole.

Not sure how that happens when you float RAZA as game #1.

It's just about $30+ million of Reg D investor money. Roll of the dice. All it is.

#7055 4 years ago
Quoted from Rondogg:

Robert clearly said several times that there are no investors and it was all "his" money.

100% incorrect. Just go to sec.gov and read for yourself.

They have raised over $30 million of “accredited investor” money

Investor advisors putting their client into this alt investment

#7068 4 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

Is that all for their pinball fund, or does that include any of their other funds?

Here is my post from earlier. Just click the link. 35 non accredited investors, 126 overall. Deeproot 575 fund, LLC

So good for them.

"It's sort of amazing isn't it Bill? They are operating under Reg D and file annual updates with the SEC. If you go onto SEC.GOV and search it you'll find the details right there.

Investment advisors are putting their "accredited clients" into this investment. Looks like an 8% commission.

However, nothing wrong with Reg D, idle capital sitting on the sidelines going to work in the marketplace creating jobs and opportunity. Usually high risk high reward.

Here you go, public records. Actually up to $32 million raised and filed for a new $37 million offering once they reach $35 million on the first one.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652459/000165245919000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml"

#7070 4 years ago
Quoted from Rondogg:

Thanks. Is there some technical/legal reason he can say it's all his money and there are no investors? Serious question.

Where did he ever say that? I don't get it either.

#7100 4 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

I see all that but am missing the part in the document that this $32 million is for their pinball fund.

See the address? That’s where pinball headquarters and manufacturing are

The prospectus? What else do you think these people are throwing money at?

It would make sense if there was more. I’m thinking the Utah group has something to do with both pinball and non pinball

#7110 4 years ago
Quoted from flynnibus:

If you don't understand a business' function, motivation, or constraints... you are bound to be surprised by their actions.
Pinside loves to act like total whores that don't care about anything as long as they get their toy/mod/whatever... and ironically go ape when things go off the rails and not how they think it should have been. What an interesting reality some people chose to live in...

Amen

These same people whine and bitch every time prices are raised a nickel without a clue as to why or a thought about the business aspects

The non stop 24/7 rage against Stern yet still they have grown 20% each of the last two yrs

Robert made it very clear, “value” to DR does not mean undercutting Stern pro pricing yet most people expect that

He said they want to give us more value for the $9k we are spending

Raza thus far? I don’t see it. Maybe it’s coming on other titles

To his credit, DR attempted to make us Jpop people whole. Why, he believes in Jpop long term, or did.

Not that it matters to me but do you seriously believe that money came out of his pocket?

Or the huge monthly cash burn?

Ask my friend Bill Brandes how fast you cut the cord with your own $$$ when it goes against you

#7114 4 years ago
Quoted from DS_Nadine:

It‘s hard to get the overview compared to Stern over those totally mech & molded toy packed playfields of Stranger Things or Star Wars Pro.
Deadpool Wiggle toy, I poop my pants in delight.
Raza isn‘t the „Wow“ machine we hoped for, but it‘s full of little mechs. Each one would make a Stern Pro.

And yet no one is likely gonna buy it? 300-500 is my guess, if that.

I'm not into a ramp shot that is designed to be made half the time, if that. Come on.

The Raza and MG allure went away long ago. They were "limited" in theory and non-existent in reality. A mass produced game of those titles? I don't think so.

As a business person I'm interested in the business of pinball, all the facets of it. Some people don't give a shit, until we have something else to talk about around TPF time its better than playing tiddly winks.

#7116 4 years ago

Another possibility is that you could own 100% of a company, acquire some assets like Jpop IP, or what you thought was an asset at the time, talent etc. and then issue a bunch of junk bond convertible debt, paying a huge interest rate on that debt.

You own 100% of something that is leveraged to the hilt, with no personal liability, and a company with a valuation of what?

#7117 4 years ago
Quoted from DS_Nadine:

That has nothing to do with your statement I refer to.
You‘re mental leaping all over the place.
Value is allready there. Not the giant mech we assumed, but a whole lot of small stuff all over the place. If you can‘t see that, you‘re blind.
Will it sell?
Well, that‘s a totally different story.
Stranger Things looks... bare.
But it is no doubt fun to shoot.
Raza has to keep up in that regard from what we‘ve seen, no doubt.

Will it sell is ALL THAT MATTERS! What i see is a cobbled together mess of small stuff all over the place. If they think otherwise they are lying to themselves. Maybe a whole lot changes before TPF.

"Fun to shoot", its not a no doubt for me. Ramp shot blows.

#7134 4 years ago
Quoted from DS_Nadine:

RM? Robert Müller Popped up in Stranger Things?!? (Srsly, I don‘t get it.)
Stranger Thinks looks fun to shoot, but it (at least the Pro, the others have my benefit of the doubt) lacks a whole lot. I don‘t have to name it the thread is exploding of it.

This isn’t the STH thread. So shut up

#7136 4 years ago
Quoted from Yelobird:

Agreed. Don’t give a yank about their financial position but I Am going to be a buyer of that game. Finally something a bit different and a little throw back to fun times. Like what I see.

You don’t give a yank as you have said 10 times. I do. And that’s what we got to talk about now.

And I’m not gonna be a buyer of that game based on what I see.

See how that works?

#7137 4 years ago
Quoted from DS_Nadine:

How‘s Alien coming along?

Not the a Alien thread either. Just fine

Drive over and see for yourself

Btw, this thread is a Deeproot pinball thread. Not just Raza

#7139 4 years ago
Quoted from DS_Nadine:

Not the financial speculation thread as well good sir.

It’s a “Deeproot pinball thread” sir

#7149 4 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

Based on their website, doubt that is where they are selling their insurance based funds out of.
And of the original offering of $6 million equity at $25,000 a pop into their pinball funds also doubtful IMO that has now reached $30 million. More likely at least most of that $30 million is in their insurance based funds.[quoted image]

Lol

Nope

That’s history, the insurance fund, long ago

I like the intellectual curiosity though Odiner

He said at one point the cash burn was $750k a month on “pinball”. Now I doubt that, but do the math

It’s at least $250k I would guess. The pinball facility itself rent has gotta be 75-100k per month ish?

Like I said, this is most likely a debt offering under Reg D to fund operations

Edit: #9 on sec doc. It an “equity” offering.

#7151 4 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

Well, if it is as he supposedly said that it is his own money, then that makes him the eccentric millionaire or billionaire with a super expensive hobby, the likes of which pinside perhaps has not seen before. I do still seriously doubt many if any invested in the pinball division.
But throw in "it's company money", then that could mean quite a few things.
I don't really care because it is not my money, but am interested to see how this all plays out once the dust settles.

Wealthy people get wealthy and stay wealthy by risking OPM

That’s “other people’s money”

Poor people and startups too use OPM to get rich . Or stay broke trying

#7203 4 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

I applaud deeproot for making good and offering a free trip to the one J-pop customer that didn't take the refund and stayed the course.

I’m the second one

But got the Shasta shaft!!

#7208 4 years ago
Quoted from Extraballz:

They are sending you on a free trip to Jersey to talk to Deeproots accounting dept. They thought you would be more interested in the 5 Days of Numbers package. On the upside they might have Fanta and chips/salsa.

#7224 4 years ago
Quoted from mrbillishere:

Correction: There are at least three. fulltilt and I are in similar positions w/r/t the Zidware G/W Settlement.
I'm very interested and extremely appreciative of their warm gesture. Can't say yet if I can make it due to a conflict with an annual ski trip in Breckenridge. Matter of fact this is why I've never been to TPF... bad timing. But this may very well be the year that changes.
Not sure I mentioned it before but I did go to the Houston expo this year and played the RAZA prototypes. Realizing that not many pins tick everybody's boxes, my gut says RAZA will develop a cult following and bring pleasure to many.
Now it's time to go work on convincing the Mrs we should add a stop in Dallas to our itinerary...

As you know, the snow is great just got back from Breck.

Same for me with TPF, Breck and spring break!

This year we did Xmas break so if I’m not in Vegas for NCAAA hoops tourney I’ll be at TPF

Agree it’s been a nice gesture all the way around by DR

#7269 4 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

I truly do believe deeproot IS trying to finish a game. Within 66 days.

After years and millions of dollars i hope so. One game would be great!

#7270 4 years ago

Here is my pledge right now.

If i want a DR game in the future i'll buy one myself.

I want my $4950 that i lost to Jpop, refused to file a lawsuit against him, and got a credit from DR, to go to pinball charity guys, Ken Cromwell et al

Send a game or the $$$ if DR will agree to it. I see the airfare, hotel rooms etc. going to deserving people but i'd like to give my lesser amount to charity versus airfare, hotels and whatever else

Can we make that happen?

#7272 4 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

I thought you already wrote if off as charity.

I did. But they gave me credit. Email sent.

I've written a shit load of stuff off as charity and feel good about it. This feels right

Hotels, airfare etc. I'd like to put it better use

I will post whatever Deeproot replies to me

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#7275 4 years ago
Quoted from wrb1977:

Anything is possible if you put your mind to it.

It's "possible" if THEY want to f ing do it? Get it?

Wow, the stupidity of it all is sometimes mind blowing. Really not. Par for the course

#7287 4 years ago
Quoted from wrb1977:

Hey Ice...I got it...let’s see if you can “get it”. Sorry for whatever you went thru with Jpop, it’s unfortunate. But honestly, I don’t care about your pledge, whether or not you go to the launch event, whether or not you like what they have to offer, whether or not you buy a future pin from deeproot and if you do how you pay for it, whether it be your deeproot credit or out of your piggy bank...don’t care...get it? I am legitimately excited for what they are about to show us in just over two months. The industry needs a legitimate competitor to Stern which will benefit all of us. Stern is basically a monopoly with a few other companies fighting for the scraps. I love Stern pins but they can be so much more both in innovation and quality but have no need to change as they are currently manufacturing at 100% of their capacity. They need challenged and right now deeproot is the pinball industry’s best shot. Sorry for counting down the days until deeproot launches and sorry for being excited. Carry on with downvoting my excitement for deeproot and what the future of pinball may have in store for us because of them. I know I just wasted my time as I’m sure it’s just more stupidity in your eyes...carry on.

You don't care, so don't make a f ing smartass comment on what i was attempting to do then......Get it? I'm thinking you must care though with that reply. LOL

I have supported Deeproot much longer than you have, along with Jpop, and continue to do so! I'm also excited. That's why i didn't take the cash payout.

I have pinball machines coming out of my ass and figured it would be a nice thing to do.

Btw, Deeproot has already gotten back to me so that should be a good sign for "customer service" in the future. And what they have already done for former Jpop customers. All good.

So...carry on

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#7301 4 years ago

I’m thinking about hosting a pre TPF kick off party on Wednesday at my house for the locals and any of the Deeproot people coming into town for that event and any other “non VIPs “ that want to come

Food, drinks and pinball! You won’t be disappointed

I’ll be in Vegas weekend before for March madness

Let’s see what kind of response I get and I’ll update later

#7306 4 years ago
Quoted from cjchand:

Presuming I have free time outside of covering the event, I’d be happy to take you up on that offer. Tentatively planning on getting there Tuesday evening and heading out either late Wednesday or early Thursday.
I live about 15 minutes from where they hold TPF, so debating whether I want to fly or drive to the DR event.

Cool. Come on over. 15 min from DR HQ

2 weeks later
#7358 4 years ago

David Thiel is working at Deeproot

Just got off my Alien. He is a HUGE asset

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#7551 4 years ago
Quoted from wrb1977:

You have a very good point regarding time, but in this particular case time is not as big of a factor as is with a typical startup. What’s so exciting is I believe they are building everything from the ground up and have the time and financial resources to do it “right” and really change the industry in a positive way. Deeproot pinball is only one future source of revenue for the deeproot family of companies. This group currently consists of four separate companies: deeproot Studios, deeproot Tech, deeproot Capital, and deeproot Funds. Notice the last two. I do not have any first hand information about these companies but am speculating that they are more than profitable enough to support the pinball division for whatever time is needed until they become a profitable entity within the deeproot family.

Yeah the "speculating" you are doing is incorrect. Raising $35 million is gonna give you a long pinball runway.

If they can just start getting games out soon, which appears to be the case, and get cash flow positive at some point, they will have the opportunity to grow into a pinball company that can compete with Stern one day.

It takes Stern 300 or so employees to produce approx. 15k pinball machines out the door each year, and that number is growing.

Scaling up to meet demand isn't gonna be easy, ask JJP. Competition is a great thing!

#7567 4 years ago
Quoted from wrb1977:

I believe RAZA will go beyond just a pinball machine.

Check out Sec.gov. Don’t take my word for it

#7571 4 years ago
Quoted from Brijam:

For what, exactly? I found this from 2015 showing them with a 6mm offering:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1642564/000164256415000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml

Well. Keep looking. It’s 2020. They file updates every August

#7573 4 years ago
Quoted from Brijam:

Would you kindly give a slightly better hint than that?

I’ll post the public link when I get to my computer. On my phone now

I think I did it a while back in this thread ?

#7575 4 years ago
Quoted from wrb1977:

Sure...sorry I wasn’t very clear. What I meant is that I believe RAZA will be a brand/franchise. With the amount of detail they put into the backstory and character development, I feel this had to be done for more than just the pinball machine. An animated series, video game, movie, app, lunchbox (lol), etc. are all possibilities in my mind.

You would think right but who is gonna buy it?

It takes a TON of $$$ to market a story like that in the mainstream and while they have big money for pinball it’s chump change to do anything else

2 weeks later
#7766 4 years ago

We have hosted many virus patients at Lackland AFB here in SA

Should DR cancel the show due to virus concerns?

#7773 4 years ago
Quoted from cjchand:

I read the let someone out without proper testing. Sucks, but I’ll be headed down there all the same.
Is the invite to hang out at your house after the launch still open, or would you prefer folks like myself who would have been recently on planes not stop by? I totally respect your decision if you’d prefer not. TBH, I don’t know the timing of everything and whether I’d get to stop by anyway.

I’m now worried about the virus !!!!

Not really, gonna try and work it out

#7777 4 years ago
Quoted from LTG:

No.
Just havin a little fun.
I do know people that are going. I hope they have a great time. Parts of it will be streamed to public on delayed broadcast. And as I recall those in attendance may have to sign NDA's, so they'll get some insights others won't.
Deeproot's event. Their rules. No problem there. Especially in their building. I look forward to their display at TPF.
A great time for all.
LTG : )

Very disappointed that you aren't making the travel squad Lloyd.

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#7911 4 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

I'm sure their investors are a lot happier they put their money into deeproot pinball instead of the regular stock market.

I’m HIGHLY doubting that Spicoli since it happened long ago

For example, Apple was trading at $145 around Xmas of 2018

Now, today it closed at $277 a share

So, if we do the math Spicoli, what do you think Mr. Hand would say?

Then again Mr Spicoli I’m sure math was never your strong suit! But a few tasty buds and waves bro....

#7913 4 years ago
Quoted from DS_Nadine:

"You're a wanker"?

Lol. I’m a realist. Germans don’t call people wankers!!! Wtf

2 weeks later
#8098 3 years ago
Quoted from razorsedge:

People keep ignoring that Robert Is the investor. His words.
Alternatively, I guess, they are suggesting he is lying.
Either way the box will probably eventually flip open.
Maybe it's just a bit like Schrödingers cat .... lol

Once again, all you have to do is look at the Deeproot SEC filings

As in Securities and Exchange Commission

#8102 3 years ago
Quoted from LTG:

No. They've made it this far. A little farther won't hurt.
I don't wish anything bad for anybody or any manufacturer in these trying times.
LTG : )

Well said Lloyd. Why would anyone not root for success especially now?

I suspect they will do fine as soon as they launch. Just need to slow the cash burn and at least get to cash flow neutral

#8115 3 years ago
Quoted from BMore-Pinball:

I don't think anybody is not rooting for them .....
Just being realistic about the possibles of what the future may hold for them going forward in the post virus world of a recession/depression

The reality is that post virus "recession" is only a technical term, 2 quarters in a row of declining GDP growth, which will all turn around in a big way in the 3rd and 4th quarters, according to many economists and common sense.

The term "recession" means nothing in reality other than what's happening temporarily due to the virus shutdown.

You guys can believe whatever you want, doom and gloom, blah blah blah, but the economy is coming back much faster than you naysayers and experts think.

So while it's not going to be a convenient process for anybody, it sucks, but looking forward all pinball will bounce right back too, including location pinball.

#8117 3 years ago
Quoted from toyotaboy:

It took almost a year for the economy to recover when the SARS virus hit, and this seems way worse. I don't ever remember a virus being so bad it required people to stay home to prevent the spread. Define "much faster"

I don't agree obviously because we were coming off of the back end of the dot.com bubble bursting and SARS really had nothing to do with it.

Goldman Sachs, the most negative outlook on Wall Street, is predicting a 19% increase in GDP in the 3rd quarter, which would mark "the fastest recovery in history" and not making a prediction for the 4th, which should be even better, after a horrible 2nd quarter coming up. That's beginning in July.

Everything is still in place on the positive side 1) Tax policy 2) Fed policy 3) Fiscal policy 4) Trade policy etc.

#8120 3 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

I'm glad to see you are still the pillar of optimism Iceman.
How long can most companies survive after being shut down for a few months?
How long can most people survive and not find themselves out on the street without their normal income for a few months?

Well its called the $2 trillion bailout and unemployment package that was just passed. Some will get paid MORE on unemployment than they made working for the next 4 months. Just a fact. No hourly employee who gets laid off is missing a paycheck. Not to mention the helicopter money handout coming as well for millions of qualifiers.

Companies are receiving grants and loans to survive as part of that $2 trillion, to keep employees working, to get through this temporary government induced shutdown.

We can argue all day over whether or not its the right thing to do or not, and i believe it's NOT, but it is what it is until the end of April.

The people modeling this thing are basing it on the data from New York, New Jersey and Italy, as if the rest of the world will be on the same scale, which is ridiculous on given the demographics and population density.

Based on the model presented TODAY, we are currently at 3700 US deaths, 42,000 worldwide and their "shelter in place model" is predicting a death toll range of 100k-200k by the end of May.

Even a non-math major can figure out that would be going from 3700 total to 50k deaths each of the next two months. They had a difficult time answering that question and blamed on modeling data.

This is all setting up for an early May "back to work" mantra because the government did such a fantastic job of keeping the death count so far below 100k, so they will say, the curve flattens and decreases and it's simply time to go back.

This will end up being like the 1987 selloff and v shaped recovery.

It will be time soon for PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY and not Government control. 1). Sick? stay at home. 2). At risk, take precautions and/or stay at home 3) Social distancing and wash your hands.

#8121 3 years ago

For some factual perspective, go to the link and the main site, scroll down to the "Health" numbers

Look at where China and South Korea are at now. We are handling it much better.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

HEALTH
3,229,136 Communicable disease deaths this year
120,935 Seasonal flu deaths this year
1,890,724. Deaths of children under 5 this year
10,572,792. Abortions this year
76,884. Deaths of mothers during birth this year
41,678,536. HIV/AIDS infected people
418,156. Deaths caused by HIV/AIDS this year
2,042,923. Deaths caused by cancer this year
243,990. Deaths caused by malaria this year
12,799,595,043. Cigarettes smoked today
1,243,484. Deaths caused by smoking this year
622,134. Deaths caused by alcohol this year
266,741. Suicides this year
$ 99,510,119,398. Money spent on illegal drugs this year
335,780. Road traffic accident fatalities this year

#8123 3 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

It will do good for me, but what about all my neighbors with house payments?
Oh that's right, people in the USA don't have debt or live check to check.

How were they making house payments before? A job? Did they lose their job? Unemployment, helicopter money and forbearance.

There will also be "forbearance" measures implemented as well by the banks and mortgage companies. NOBODY is getting kicked out of their homes due to this government induced shut down.

Sorry Odin but the doomsday scenario isn't happening. The shutdown will have to end soon or there won't be a government left to dole out handouts in the future.

#8126 3 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

With their cush $80,000 and up salaries. It also helps pay their kid's college and their fancy Lexus's and the second mortgages, and all that good stuff.
Unemployment stimulus from Uncle Sam is $600 a week. And yes, in case you haven't heard a lot of people are not working anytime soon.
Also all these businesses not making money now taking out loans from Uncle Sam will have to find a way to pay it back on top of getting their businesses back on there feet. At least those that will try.

Small business won't have to pay the loans back if they keep their employees hired.

I agree, some people will stay unemployed rather than go back to work, a 4 month paid vacation.

If you are talking about the "upper class" folks losing their jobs with big houses, second mortgages, a lexus and kid's college then if they don't have some savings in place then they are idiots but i'd say hang around and wait for the rebound. They aren't losing either house and the kids can now get student loans to eventually get wiped out for FREE.

#8129 3 years ago
Quoted from toyotaboy:

Are you crazy or being sarcastic? The government did a TERRIBLE job. We saw how the virus spread across europe for months, and they played it off like this was no big deal, it's just the flu, no way that's going to affect us or come over here (yet they didn't shut down international travel until it was too late). Currently we are at more than twice the cases of china, more deaths already than China (with 1/4 the population). Hell, I bet new york state alone surpasses the number of cases of China by tomorrow:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

First of all, its a testing issue with the comparison of the US and China. The government, as they say it, stopped up to 2.2 million deaths, according to the health expert projections, by stopping implementing xenophobic policy of shutting down the inflow of people from the country from China in January. Now they say that by executing the "shelter in" strategy, the max death toll will be 100k-200k.

The US is over reporting now. Anyone that dies of any type of death that had the virus at death is counted as a coronavirus victim. Also misleading stats.

The REALITY is that it won't even come close to those numbers!

The entire world of 7.8 Billion people for the past several months has 42,000 deaths. Do the math.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

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#8131 3 years ago

The Federal, State and Local governments are doing their best to destroy the economy in the process.

This is what you get when you let scientists and health officials run the country, along with the media.

Where were they screaming at the top of their lungs when it started in China? Nowhere, because as Dr. Birks said today they thought it was more of an isolated event in China like SARS was.

A bunch of BS excuses. At ALL levels of government.

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#8132 3 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

It's too late to stop the snowball effect now.
This open everything back up end of April is about as realistic as opening back up at Easter, or just being shut down for two weeks. As long as hospitals are full and healthcare workers are struggling, it will be just as it is now. End of April will be here so fast, they will be talking end of May soon.

Wrong. Look at the facts and data. Can't have it both ways. And it's not what the charts showed today per your revered health experts. Peaking in 2 weeks and then downward. Can't save everybody, time for some PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY the Sweden way.

Can't whine about no jobs, no economy and keep everything shut down. It's coming one way or the other, doom and gloomers!

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#8134 3 years ago
Quoted from o-din:

They are not mine, but last I checked, they are talking 100,000 to 200,000 dead in the USA alone doing just what we are doing now. We aren't even close to that yet.

And we will NEVER get close! That's my point! 100k is not even reality. Even Fauci and Birks walked it back. The government talking heads everywhere will scream victory at the end of April claiming they did a phenomenal job because the death toll didn't hit 25K. Currently 1,550 deaths in ground central New York. All i used to hear was 500k deaths minimum. Based on what?

The models are a BS guess based on worst case.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-its-so-freaking-hard-to-make-a-good-covid-19-model/

The misleading insufficient data is confusing and scaring people along with the media. A new study puts the death rate at .66% and going down if you include all cases.

#8135 3 years ago

As for Deeproot, they should have plenty of cash to weather the storm.

Back to the topic, sorry to get it off track

#8199 3 years ago
Quoted from Extraballz:

Well Ice couldn’t show his face in the actual COVID thread due to his early comments on the subject. Figured it would come out somewhere. But the DR thread?

Let’s go DR! What’s up?

#8210 3 years ago
Quoted from okgrak:

Anyone else looking forward to the Netflix release of Pinball King next fall? Could be fun to see the cast of crazy characters behind deeproot.

Somebody needs to shoot that documentary.

Would crush the Tiger King.

#8222 3 years ago
Quoted from BMore-Pinball:

This is just naive, there are people that lost their jobs for the long term. There are businesses that will snap back, and many others that will take a very long time to get back to where they where. The economy will absolutely return with a vengeance, but not to Feb 2020 levels. That's the real fact.

I think that's a bit naive Bmore, you can't say "it won't and that's a real fact" because nobody really knows.

Like today, i make my bets accordingly, not with travel & leisure, but by Feb 2021 travel & leisure will be back, maybe not fully but a longs ways, vaccines etc . The good news will get better and better and the positive reality will set in. But hey, whatever you think man.

As for Deeproot, it wasn't a good sign when Nordman left Heighway but maybe he just doesn't get along with others?

As for NIB pinball machines, that type of high dollar consumer discretionary, yeah it's gonna be tough for awhile.

It's a shame the shutdown hit for DR when it did, along with for every other small business.

I think they REALLY need to show something. Surely its ready because they had to have it done as of TPF?

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