I agree, it was best to leave it out and compensate else where. The other downer I sometimes find on modern pinball is the toy/gimmick is really cool in the beginning, but then seems a little annoying when the novelty wears off and you just want to get on with playing pinball.
Afm I think is good enough the way it is.
+1 I've only played it a couple of times but thoroughly enjoyed it. It didn't need any more toys or gimmicks IMHO.