That's what I figure the reason is. When my friend got his ACNC the first thing I noticed was that they cut out the art around the slings, and as a TNA owner I knew exactly why lol. It's a better route to go given the shit show the potc sling issues caused. Though with TNA Spooky was super responsive and helpful, unlike JJP seemed to be with Pirates.

I'm sure I'm the 1000th person to say this, but that just screams they're not letting the clear harden on these. Anyone who gets a replacement should leave it for multiple months so it can fully cure/harden. It really is a bummer that they're not replacing PFs for free, considering Stern has replaced populated playfields numerous times for customers.

A lot of credit card companies do as well. So if they paid with any credit card they should call their provider and see if they have any sort of additional warranties or protection on purchases. One of my CapitalOne cards offers an additional 18 months of warranty on purchases, though I'm not sure what the fine print is there.

One thing just came to mind... Considering most people bought their Wonka and POTC through a distributor, wouldn't going the credit card route (dispute, warranty, etc) just hurt the distributor? Curious if JJP would even see the hit from that unless the person bought it from them directly.

Woah I had no idea that was a thing. That's absurd. You'd think they'd send out some sort of upgraded boards to the early adopters...