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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CC13" data-source="post: 49646" data-attributes="member: 1151">We've all had our frustrations with FarSight's inability to get big licenses on a whim, but what licenses does it make the most sense for them to target?  Here are my own thoughts:-Batman: This is the archetypal "pricy-but-you-get-what-you-pay-for" license for FarSight.  Batman has spawned three pinball machines over the years, with DE's Batman usually being seen as slightly above average to good, Batman Forever as good to great and TDK as great to excellent.  If the rumors about WB Interactive being FarSight's new publisher are true, then this could fall into FarSight's lap more easily than we expect.-LotR: This one will also have three tables based on it before too long, including Stern's 2003 table, Jersey Jack's upcoming sophomore effort and Atari's Middle-Earth deck.  Again, it might be costly, but LotR is one of the few tables very many people would consider paying $9.99 for, so FarSight should work hard for this one.-Star Wars: This one actually gave rise to 5 decks, if memory serves, including one that, for better or worse, is definitely a benchmark: Star Wars Episode 1.  This is definitely one for quantity over quality, as the three best-known tables here all suffer from having the center shot be both very important and very easy to hit.  Still, the Star Wars brand could be useful indeed to FarSight, especially since the voices in my head say to keep watch for an Episode VII pin when that film comes out...Am I on to something with those licenses or should I just burn the money for all the good it'd do?  More to the point, what licenses would you guys say are the best use of FarSight's money and time?</blockquote>

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