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Monday 14 May 2018 at 20:58
Quoted from QuarterGrabber:It only blocks view of the playfield when it crosses over to the wolverine side apparently. I wouldn't know because any LE I've ever played has had it disabled for that reason.
Correct...it doesn't block any view when it is in it's "home" position which is the vast majorit...
Source: http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/x-men/page/224#post-4397437