Good points. I'm in the same boat. Sure WOZ is JJP's first game but they have been releasing steady code updates for the game throughout this entire year and are not only committed to finishing it but continuing to support the game down the road. That sells more games and already has me on board for WOZ and TH. It also helps that owners and those interested in the game get updates on the status of the code and that the programmers listen to feedback.

Stern needs to do a 180 and open a forum on their website to encourage discussion between owners / Stern staff and openly admit that they are committed to completing code as it seems like without code what's the point of spending $7k-$8k on a pinball machine other then having a nice box to look at? They did a pretty good job with releasing ACDC code updates and should do the same with their other games.

It's more important how you finish and JJP is releasing code updates regularly for WOZ and is committed to finishing the game. WOZ already has a very deep ruleset and you will need to look at the animated progress screens to inform you what to do if you want to progress through the game. I doubt many players would know how to progress through LOTR and TSPP without looking at status screens or asking others players in person / viewing guides online. That just seems like part of the deal with games with very deep rulesets that are more objective / quest based rather then focused on points / multiball. Just two different types of game types.

That's a good point. Stern (Lyman) did a great job with updating ACDC and I think that helped sell more of those games. If they had the same mindset with their other games I would think they would have better sales and more trust from the pinball community.