I wouldn't call my TOTAN minty, but when a ball is on the magnet, it is solid until it gets ready to release it. Then, it purposefully wobbles a bit to add randomness to the release.

I have a MET Pro, so I don't have direct experience, but my guess is that the detection is still a bit flaky, and they want to avoid leaving the magnet on all the time and burning it up. I would guess they are doing this by lowering the pulse duty cycle, and in some cases, it is not enough to hold the ball still.

I don't have a Facebook but considered it just to post questions about when this code is getting released? Everyone in this thread should post until they give up some info.

Have you ever had sparky multiball with out the ball on the magnet. Well..... Same thing except on coffin the coil has to sense the ball is there before it starts the cycle. With sparky it starts the mode weather it's on the magnet or not. This is why the Prem/LE gets phantom hits it will sense the ball for a split second . If it's not on the coil and goes through the cycle the coffin switchs do not activate and you have to relock a ball of the magnet

No comparison

I think what he was asking is, what is the difference between the magnet at the coffin vs. the grave marker or sparky magnets? The ball sticks to the sparky magnet. The ball sticks to the grave marker magnet. Why doesn't it stick to the coffin magnet? We understand that if the ball isn't on the magnet the mode doesn't start. What is different about the coffin magnet that it won't hold the ball?

Think about the area you hitting. To hit the grave marker it rolls over and right back at and over the magnet pole , sparky is very confined and it could pull the ball from a close spot. On coffin the ball can be deflected on a much bigger path. On Totan it's vey similar to the sparky shot. I feel it more a matter of the geometry of the ball path

My 2 cents

Lyman's code could be done and we're just waiting for the approval on the new songs they were going to add, who knows.

https://www.facebook.com/Metallica

Looks like it's active at least.

Chillax. It was just a joke, and I'm far from rich. My current collection is a result of buying/selling/trading almost 200 pins over the last 5 years whittled down to under 20. I just set myself up in good position to drink wine on a beer budget, if ya know what I mean. No disrespect meant, glad you enjoy your game.

P.S. I still own my first high school car which is none other than... a V6 mustang
(hence my reference, lol)

^ Now that's funny
Oh, and it's got a body kit

The other two magnets in Metallica don t wobble? And the old software and magnet board didn't either. The detection method on the coffin magnet is the culprit, not magnets in general.

All that needs to happen is the magnet goes full power after it's been detected during its wobble. It's not that complicated

One of the top three worst new words in the english language

I don't want to siderail this thread too much, but my first car was also a Mustang, but mine was a V8. This pic is about 27 years old! Yikes!

When is the Mustang code update? Soon?

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It's new? I said that shit like 10 years ago? But on that same note, I will say that I want to punch someone right in the face when/if they say YOLO.

Ughhhh, whatever. I'll try to stay away from this thread anwyays. It's just depressing.

YOLO - So Borg knowing YOLO should get the damn code out so the rest of us can enjoy it in our lifetime

What comes first

This post getting to 2000 or code?

This post getting to 2500 or code?

This post getting to 3000 or code?

We should have a contest.

My vote is 2143 posts and then we get code. That should be about 2 more more weeks.

Every penny of my money is on post 2000 coming first, before post 2500 or post 3000. I will take all bets against.

My vote is 2499...

This monster thread is absolute about one thing. Nobody knows shit about shit when it comes to the new Metallica code.

I think the only thing that could derail this thread is the actual metalica code update itself dropping, has to be the staunchest thread going at the moment eh.

I'm with gambit3113, 2000 posts will happen before >2000 posts will

I'm just saying, maybe go bug Metallica about it.

That's a good idea. I bet Hetfield hasn't even started working on the code yet.

Wrong. I said it would be done when Lyman says it's done and I was right

I'm not so sure that this is right.

It is wrong, everyone knows it's not finished until a plump lady warbles.

Will be a sad day perhaps in early 2015 when this day comes.

Hate to see such a productive thread go away. At least we can then form the "Metallica code is broken" thread shortly thereafter.

I heard a rumour that the code is dropping next week !

Good rumor - and when we get to the end of the next week - we will do this all again! Long live hope!

Yes exactly.

Ive started sparky multiball and the ball fly off and over into the pops before. The game skipped the animation and light show and just launched more balls. In other words the mode still started eventhough the magnet didnt get the ball.

So obviously the opto and or the sparky target is starting the mode and not whether the magnet locks the ball.

Perhaps on the premium the mode doesnt start until the coffin trough registers enough balls. And since you cant get in the coffin unless the magnet grabs the ball.....

Sorry i was just wondering why the coffin was different. But it sounds like a software thing, not a physical magnet issue...

I hear he's a good coder. He just yells at the computer like a drunken sailor until it starts programming what he wants.

Ooooooohhhhhh Yeah-heahhhhhhhhhh

I like your thinking

Seriously just stop, this is becoming Groundhog Day

They say we're young and we don't know...

Yah I know, it will be done when stern stops coding it. We as players will decide if its a piece of crap or not. Currently it is an expensive piece of crap. That's why stern should make sure we like it or we send our business to someone who cares. Smart buyers will wait and evaluate (no rush to buy when you can buy at a discount later or not at all).

It's the most fun piece of crap I own! Seriously I'm still loving it - as strange as that is with all the missing stuff…I f*cking love it. Had a killer game last nite, picked One as my song…even with my new STLE in the room, I prefer playing MetLE - it just feels so good…the *schling* of the metal ramps - love the shot insert rules (choose, collect inserts, start hurry up, collect hurry up)….love Lady Justice, Fuel, the personality of the Multiballs…love the Fuel lane shot. After the update this game might be a solid 10…I can't even imagine!

Agree!! I play the hell out of ST but MET is my second game and just about as much fun as is.

LOL, funny movie!

Stern's Epic Announcement.

Metallica update coming to a theatre near you 2014

Good layout,and toys. Crappy rules.... mystery is what again?

It is what it is. Mystery award doesn't make or break a game for me. It will clearly have more prizes when the game is updated.

TRON scoop awarded 500K for a year and a half, and I did not hear 1/8th of this much crying about it.

I agree with this as well.

Maybe that's why it was a year and a half? Just sayin? .... Another term like chilax that needs to die.0

Every time I see around 30+ new posts on this thread, I check hoping the update dropped. Guess I should wait for 100+ posts.

It really should be a priority for Stern to finish the code on their games. It seems like they are always looking to push the next title. While it's pretty obvious that it hurts their bottom line when buyers become bitter and stop buying their products, what might be less obvious is that all of these unfinished games getting re-sold on the secondary market are also hurting their sales. The people buying Metallica second hand were potential buyers of a NIB Metallica that Stern has lost another sale on. If the code was finished, or even getting regular updates, you wouldn't see nearly so many getting dumped right now.

if stern really cared about met code, and their customers, they would have deployed the resources to finish it in a timely manner. period.

YES WHY DID THEY NOT CLONE LYMAN?

+1

Splice Lyman and Keith's DNA and clone the result.

+1

What Stern should do is get a half dozen college intern programming geniuses to help Lyman and just pay them in weed and munchies. What's the problem?

Pull a few all nighters and have it done over the weekend.

Help Lyman or create Facebook.