With all of the issues Stern has had with the autoplunger, especially with Avengers, it looks like they've done a redesign for Star Trek. I wonder is this will carry over to the new titles, or if this is a one off for Star Trek. It seems considerably more stable with the pin extending the full width of the plunger vs the previous design where the forks hang off the side of the pin.

Here is the previous design from METLE.

METLE Plunger.JPG

And here is the one in STLE.

STLE Plunger.JPG

The old one is in the top picture. Trying to get it properly aligned can be time consuming. It was especially a problem in Avengers and seems there are some issues recently with AC/DC needing adjustments. It is a very different design from their recent releases.

Since Luci is based on an older playfield and the bracket appears to have a different mounting pattern, I don't know what that indicates about new games. The metal is thinner, but it forms a complete box which helps to stabilize it. With the mounting pin going the full width of the plunger it seems to have less rotation and side to side movement.