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<blockquote data-quote="shutyertrap" data-source="post: 271646" data-attributes="member: 134"><p>In our interview, Bobby indicated that SPA was going to be shifting to a 'free-to-play' style game. Tokens will be used and earned, and with enough collected you will be able to purchase a table. This certainly isn't going to please the early adopters of SPA, but it was pointed out that Ghostbusters sold way more, like not even close, in TPA as opposed to SPA. This is a business decision that will keep SPA alive rather than just abandoning it outright (an option I'm sure also would tick people off).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here's an idea, why not just wait and see? They probably bundled them to cut down on market entries. Also, they would prefer a bulk purchase as opposed to nickel and diming it. Zen repackaged all their tables too when they came out with FX3. Quit acting shocked. It's like a cable package; they know you only want Discovery Channel, but are going to package 8 other channels with it because otherwise none of the other channels would sell. Simple business 101.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No, it was not if you played it. It was if you owned it, and TOTAN was not available for purchase as it was the 'free' table. The new 'free' table I believe is Frankenstein. The license was pulled by WMS (Scientific Games actually). They felt that putting games out on the Switch was not part of the contract, and if FarSight continued to make it available they would just pull the license from every platform immediately. In case you haven't figured it out yet, FarSight is not the bad guy here.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Our BlahCade Pinball Podcast just posted an episode yesterday that has a 30 minute interview with Bobby King, Vice President of FarSight. Lots of answers, but I'm sure that's still not good enough for you. The pinball you love has not gone. If you bought the tables, you still own them and can still play them. You just will not be able to buy any WMS title after June 30th. The Switch is the only platform that was denied this option at all. Open your ears, read the threads, the answers are there for the taking. The only real question is whether Scientific Games allows anyone to recreate WMS titles digitally in the future. Also, don't mistake what your hopes and dreams were for TPA to what was always the reality. Say what you want about the UI, customer support, or bugginess on first release, but I and a vast majority of people have found the tables themselves to be far from poor. If you really felt this way about the product, you should actually be jumping for joy that FarSight can't 'ruin' your pinball anymore.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's actually been about a 10 year relationship, going back to the Williams Hall of Fame release. Also in that time, WMS was sold to a different company who does not care one iota about pinball or the license they hold. I'm not going to say FarSight is innocent in this whole affair, as I do believe they must have done something to sour the relationship over time. That being said, it has never been an easy negotiation with WMS even going back as far as between Season 2 and 3. Meanwhile FarSight has had an easy time negotiating with Gottlieb and Stern. My bet is WMS just didn't want to even be bothered again and had no intention of signing but that one last time. Oh, and by the way, WMS is the one that dictated which tables FarSight could do. There was some leeway here and there, but it wasn't carte blanche. WMS also determined when tables could be put on sale. So again, direct your anger where it belongs. As for SPA, that is an app Stern paid FarSight to make. Stern has to approve all decisions made with that app. I know it's easier to just lay the blame at FarSight's feet, but it seems no matter how many truths get dropped in front of those most critical of TPA and SPA, they only see red for FS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shutyertrap, post: 271646, member: 134"] In our interview, Bobby indicated that SPA was going to be shifting to a 'free-to-play' style game. Tokens will be used and earned, and with enough collected you will be able to purchase a table. This certainly isn't going to please the early adopters of SPA, but it was pointed out that Ghostbusters sold way more, like not even close, in TPA as opposed to SPA. This is a business decision that will keep SPA alive rather than just abandoning it outright (an option I'm sure also would tick people off). Here's an idea, why not just wait and see? They probably bundled them to cut down on market entries. Also, they would prefer a bulk purchase as opposed to nickel and diming it. Zen repackaged all their tables too when they came out with FX3. Quit acting shocked. It's like a cable package; they know you only want Discovery Channel, but are going to package 8 other channels with it because otherwise none of the other channels would sell. Simple business 101. No, it was not if you played it. It was if you owned it, and TOTAN was not available for purchase as it was the 'free' table. The new 'free' table I believe is Frankenstein. The license was pulled by WMS (Scientific Games actually). They felt that putting games out on the Switch was not part of the contract, and if FarSight continued to make it available they would just pull the license from every platform immediately. In case you haven't figured it out yet, FarSight is not the bad guy here. Our BlahCade Pinball Podcast just posted an episode yesterday that has a 30 minute interview with Bobby King, Vice President of FarSight. Lots of answers, but I'm sure that's still not good enough for you. The pinball you love has not gone. If you bought the tables, you still own them and can still play them. You just will not be able to buy any WMS title after June 30th. The Switch is the only platform that was denied this option at all. Open your ears, read the threads, the answers are there for the taking. The only real question is whether Scientific Games allows anyone to recreate WMS titles digitally in the future. Also, don't mistake what your hopes and dreams were for TPA to what was always the reality. Say what you want about the UI, customer support, or bugginess on first release, but I and a vast majority of people have found the tables themselves to be far from poor. If you really felt this way about the product, you should actually be jumping for joy that FarSight can't 'ruin' your pinball anymore. It's actually been about a 10 year relationship, going back to the Williams Hall of Fame release. Also in that time, WMS was sold to a different company who does not care one iota about pinball or the license they hold. I'm not going to say FarSight is innocent in this whole affair, as I do believe they must have done something to sour the relationship over time. That being said, it has never been an easy negotiation with WMS even going back as far as between Season 2 and 3. Meanwhile FarSight has had an easy time negotiating with Gottlieb and Stern. My bet is WMS just didn't want to even be bothered again and had no intention of signing but that one last time. Oh, and by the way, WMS is the one that dictated which tables FarSight could do. There was some leeway here and there, but it wasn't carte blanche. WMS also determined when tables could be put on sale. So again, direct your anger where it belongs. As for SPA, that is an app Stern paid FarSight to make. Stern has to approve all decisions made with that app. I know it's easier to just lay the blame at FarSight's feet, but it seems no matter how many truths get dropped in front of those most critical of TPA and SPA, they only see red for FS. [/QUOTE]
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