Had this as an aside at the bottom of my Wizard of Oz post but it ranted on too long. Went to the Playdium. Was looking to try out the new Avengers table, but as another post on PinRev indicated, it ain't there anymore. I knew it was gone, but I had the day free so I went anyway. I found that all the Playdium machines are in various states of ill-repair. Iron Man is the most beat up, yet every machine had something wonky (except the Rolling Stones table...guess nothing can break if nobody is playing it!). Its good and disappointing at the same time---good because it means people are playing the tables...disappointing because, after paying my money, I'd like access to a decent representation of what the machine has to offer. Maybe I've shot the wrong villain here...perhaps this is Stern's product not being able to withstand the rigors of an arcade. Maybe a Stern is better suited for the home environment where the plays keep to the thousands, not tens/hundreds of thousands. I won't be back to Playdium and I don't think I'll ever own a newer Stern, so it looks like I'll have to weasel my way into an invite to one of your places to have a go at your well-kept, free-play IMs or Trons!
