It's just because it's a hard game with the wide flipper gap...
Leading to 'cheaper' drains.. and people feel bad after a while because the game is too hard...
You can't make stupid flips or control attemps on this game or you are punished immediately.
Gameplay is more than ok, it just needs some balancing. Scoring, skill shot importance, and an overall layer on top of it making everything count (hurry ups, scoleris, gears, ghosts, modes, ...)... towars something that could be called "are you a god"