YES, Steve Ritchie is a straight shooter thats for sure. I like that, the world needs more direct and blatantly honest people.
It is becoming more and more apparent that the lighting, together with the software, and the voices coming from the hell area, that Steve's design has incorporated all of these things in his decision making. Accordingly, it gives me 100 times more the confidence that the LE is going to even more special, and what some think is bland now down in the bottom playfield, (only cause we have pictures only to see) when the LE turns up in person, its going to be a WINNER. I would trust Steves call on this, hence them redesigning a red horns plastic down there etc.
Trust in the King of Pinball, and he shall deliver. ! (The Pro IS special, the LE will be EXCELLENT as well.
*Now i know more from the email Pete shared, I have changed my mind about the look of the bottom playfield. Its just too much a stretch to judge the LE yet without seeing the thing in person, just like the Pro and the Angus head, the Angus head looks great. I think the LE will look great too ! Steve Ritchie is a legend !