I've had a Warrior table for about 18 months, the men are counterbalanced. It's a great table for the price. Play is fun and rivals a Tornado. However, the bearings tend to get loose during heavy play and require a pause to tighten. Lubing the rods usually fixes this but with quick office pick-up games we don't always have time to lube the rods before play. Table is easily leveled, the goal corners are dead spots and tend to need a finger save, but I prefer that to a three man goalie rod. For the price I would highly recommend the purchase.