That would mesh with the news that the Pro is being pushed back to late May. Bummer.

Wait, what? Since when? What about the LE's?

Hearing June for the LEs.

That's fine...let'em work out the kinks with the pros

So...they're waiting for the game to be "fine tuned" before they release any video? They say that like the game can't be played until production games are made.

I would bet they are most likely trying to put together something very professional looking, like the teaser video. Deciding what they want to show, how they want to show it, editing, approval, etc.

This blows being that my distributor took the FULL AMOUNT of my cash, and now they can't ship for 2 months?

What other industry takes $7500 of your money and makes you wait months before your actual product ships? (I know someones going to be a smart ass and tell me, but you know what I mean!)

Eh, we're not talking WOZ-esque delays. If it takes another month to ship it right, so be it. I'd rather that happen than see it rushed out the door like Avengers.

better be worth the wait

so it's money well spent

then the wait won't matter

I'm sure Stern could crank out some video if they really wanted - but why? Demand for this pin has exceeded expectations. Why do anything that could potentially put a damper on that? Sure they may still be tweaking a few things - but I'm guessing the video delay is more 'strategic' than functional. ...unless there's some serious game play issues.

Also, like Sparky said - they'd be foolish to release some crappy half-assed video that could potentially damper the existing excitement and damand.

So crossing off one of my must do's at Allentown this weekend:

Play Metallica PRO.

Bummer ....

Those were all pros. They may be waiting for an LE to show.

they made promo pictures right ?

then why cant they just film a sample machine

unless those are just dummy machines that dont actually function

not worried about a wait to be honest yes i had a mental date

but its life

Let them work things out, if they posted a half ass video people would bitch about that, if the codes not finalized -well more bitching... let them make this as good as possible!!

I think you have the only distributor then that required full payment. Most/all the rest just require a refundable deposit.

so at this point in time they don't even have ONE working pin?......WOW

In my case it was 2k down, but the second shit hit the fan with pre-orders getting pulled I made sure to pay up in full.

If I had to guess, I would guess that one or more of the custom toys haven't arrived yet. This game has a lot of custom toys. It's okay to take still pics of proto parts not in use, but not video. The video has to match what ships.

http://www.teslamotors.com/

Exactly the same here. 2k down...on the Monday before the trailer release. After the shit storm I sent in full payment

If I had to guess, I would think there is a play issue with the game. Ball stuck, or something not staying together. They are probably adjusting and play testing to see if they can replicate the problem and resolve it. They don't usually have such a long delay between releasing the title and getting a video out.

Maybe they're learning that people will crucify them if there's something misleading in the video....say something that doesn't make it into final production games...

Also, people complained HARD about the lack of polish on Avengers playfields (rightfully so) so perhaps they are trying to dial this one in better.

All they did was announce a "coming soon"......I welcome any testing / tweaking /polish / rules development BEFORE shipping. Better for everyone.

By no means am I complaining. Just eager to see the video. I like that they are doing their due diligence and getting it right.

well i got my FB message answered lol

interesting that in another thread borg sent a msg stating pros left (possibly Europe) and they had 9 games being played tested at Stern (cardboard and bubble photo)

just keen for a video - maybe they will surprise us at the end of the week

Bingo. Best pinball news I've heard this week. I've waited my whole life for my teenage & grown-up obsessions to collide; I can wait another month or two for quality.

Interesting situation for Stern. They're making a pin themed around people who actually like pins.

I would assume if they did what they did with X-Men..they would probably get a hell of an ear full from Metallica themselves.

They better spend a couple more weeks and make this one right. Can you imagine if the people that bought LEs through the fan club started bitching about... (Insert item here..Aux board...Hulk ball jams..ACDC cannon...etc)