Heres a solution for all you Stern chaps out there. Its obvious that some don't mind waiting for code updates while some do. As for the continual car analogy, its utter tripe as a series 1 car is still a complete car.. you don't take it in for updates so the thing will drive another 100klms do you?
Anyway... new Sterns are now some $12K... that's an awful lot of moolah. Sterns marketing ploy is that IF you want to own a title you have to buy incomplete to secure it ( its a pretty shithouse situation). So we end up with people like Nino who have to buy in order to own whether they like it or not. LE's are just that.. well, meant to be limited edition. In all fairness, these games should come fully coded... but they don't.
So a 12K machine is sold for $10K and if you want code updates then you buy them from Stern.. complete code is $2K. Or you can keep your $10K version as it is.
No hang on a minute.. that wont work as it still means Stern have to have completed code as an added extra and completing code is Sterns achilles heel.
Ok - plan B.
You all pay a deposit to secure a game..LE..Pro whatever but don't pay the full amount till code is finished and then you get your game... now this is fair to both parties because at the moment Stern are taking your money for something they don't have.
Oh.. forgot, its pinball and this is accepted practice.
Ok everyone, move along, nothing to see here
