Next Stern - Star Wars it is
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I wonder if ICE visited Elk Grove Village lately...or if they put a state of Indiana flag in the building.
I am also wondering if they use temporary employers to which they don't need to pay them state minimum...
I honestly don't know Stern's employment practices, just an observation of the numerous factory visits before they moved to Elk Grove.
IIRC, the last building move was unplanned. the Data Centre next door bought them to relocate to a bigger warehouse "at the same cost" as the previous one (on Lunt). They didn't need "that" much space, but with the extra inventory that they have, it helps can store them in house.
Yes they can produce more and yes, COVID time was still prevalent in late 2023, but things have changed significantly since then...
A lot of collectors made money (at the pinball manufacturer's expense) during the machine shortages selling them over MSRP (and not only machines, cars, homes, etc.)...Stern decided to bring up the cost to take their piece of the pie...and overload the supply...and now it's backfiring.
It'll be interesting to see the pinball manufacturers financials and inventory in the next 12 months...
I wouldn't be surprised if Stern decided consolidate both of their buildings into the Busse building to save $$$.
dos.reboot
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Gonna wait for the "100th Anniversary B&W Han Shot First" vault edition with playfield glitter.
shinynick
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If any one is looking to get a SWFOTE Limited let me know! hoping to get a good allocation on this one.
Thanks
Nick Angel
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Thanks
Nick Angel
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Steve Lennox
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shinynick
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From what I’m hearing there will not be a price increase on Star Wars! If anyone is interested in this title, please let me know ASAP especially if you want an LE!
Chris Bardon
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It does seem a little strange that there's already a spike2 star wars game, and yet they dipped back in. It's obviously a different game with different rules and pf, but does that just speak to a lack of confidence in being able to re-run the last game? I was never a huge fan of the rules on the last SW, so maybe this one will be better? It would be nice to finally have a killer Star Wars game. The playfield doesn't look like anything overly special honestly, but perhaps that's just being used to things like Jaws, UXM, Kong, Foo Fighters, etc doing strange and interesting things with ball paths. Wide open pop bumpers staying around are good to see at least. Hopefully Nick gets one in soon-I'd like to flip it and see how the new speakers sound.
As the pro's are always lacking in features compared to the Prem/LE, Some titles don't have "that" much of a difference as per features and gameplay.
I feel after seeing the videos and matrix that the pro is lacking considerably on this one. I figure there will be many mod makers to add the missing pieces on the pro but not having the magnetic ball save sucks. Also don't like the pro setup that you cannot install expression lighting (like Foo).
I also anticipate there will be a race to create a sticker set for the pit. It looks so...clear...
My $0.05...
I feel after seeing the videos and matrix that the pro is lacking considerably on this one. I figure there will be many mod makers to add the missing pieces on the pro but not having the magnetic ball save sucks. Also don't like the pro setup that you cannot install expression lighting (like Foo).
I also anticipate there will be a race to create a sticker set for the pit. It looks so...clear...
My $0.05...
kool1
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Game looks fun. Will play at Expo but if I buy it will be a pro. Shots all there, the AT-AT doesn't do much and I don't need the magnet ball save. Can add a couple of sculpts. Death Star ball lock is still there.
The lack of an EL cutout sucks for sure but probably not the end of the world.
Looks like a phoned in Costco model. Consider the effort and creativity in a game like Godzilla then this generic fan with a few dollar store bobble heads. No good mechs. May still be fun as hell. But looks like a location game.
Can't wait for a few years to buy a matured UXM. What a difference to this blandness.
Can't wait for a few years to buy a matured UXM. What a difference to this blandness.
Chris Bardon
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Gameplay stream from the Stern team. Still not a great sense of how to dig into the rules, but it does look like that magnet can do some fun stuff: