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Ep 124: Fair Warning, Scott's Ticked

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Rumors, TWIPYs, and the state of the pinball industy are just a couple of things we discuss this episode.

Highlights

  • A specific person has repeatedly threatened and bullied community members, including calling for doxing and targeting people's jobs.
  • The This Week in Pinball content creator database was taken down in response to toxicity.
  • False narratives spread claiming content creators were being punished or that a 'positivity clause' existed for the Twippies.
  • Pinball game leaks consistently occur 2-4 weeks before official announcements, almost like clockwork.
  • People at Stern Pinball have been fired or are at risk over game leaks; leak timing can pinpoint which employees are responsible.
  • Jaws has been rumored for approximately two years.
  • James Bond 60th Anniversary was priced over $15,000 in a 'name-your-price' situation, making it unattainable for many buyers.
  • Early announcement of multiple games in advance could hurt sales by causing buyers to defer to upcoming games they prefer.

Notable quotes

You're a bully and you're a coward because you're doing it online, okay? And so the bottom line is, if that's what you wanna celebrate as a Twippies voter, then go ahead. I have zero interest in that level of toxicity in the hobby.
Scott Larson
You're a succubus on people's souls. Okay?
Scott Larson
Get some therapy. That's what I want you to do. I want you to get some therapy and get over your narcissistic delusions.
Scott Larson
The thing that upsets me the most about all this, it's not – the drama is every year. So I guess I've become desensitized to it, which is kind of depressing, right?
Josh Roop
When you say – when you think Twippies and the number one thing you think of is drama over content creator, that's an issue. If you think Oscars and the number one thing you think of is Will Smith slapping Chris Rock, that's a problem.
Josh Roop
People get fired or fired over these leaks... if you look at the window of when the leaks are being released, it actually pinpoints the employees.
Josh Roop
I don't know how much I want to touch on this. But I'm gonna. I'm gonna. I know there are people in Chicago that work for people that listen to this podcast, okay?
Josh Roop
Are we so rumor hungry in this hobby that we can't wait two weeks just to see a finished product? Two to four weeks?
Josh Roop
They use these tactics. But what I am saying is it's a common tactic in the industry, especially when you're trying to create an illusion of scarcity. And right now – we're going to get into this – but the pinball market has significantly cooled down.
Scott Larson
If they're like, well, I'm not really interested in Venom and I know that, again, allegedly, Jaws is coming out next and it's my dream theme. You're just going to say sayonara to Venom.
Josh Roop

Entities

  • Flippin' Out Pinball· company
  • Jersey Jack Pinball· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Pinball Expo· event
  • Twippies Awards· event
  • Godzilla· game
  • James Bond 60th Anniversary· game
  • Jaws· game
  • Venom· game
  • Loser Kid Pinball Podcast· organization
  • This Week in Pinball· organization
  • Emoto· person
  • Josh Roop· person
  • Keith Elwin· person
  • Kerry Hardy· person
  • L1· person
  • Scott Larson· person
  • Will Odding· person
  • Zach Minney· person

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