Q: I understand that my status as a US or RoW player is based on the address in my Full Tilt account as of June 29, 2011. Is there anything I can do to change that?

A: No.

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29...imate-1254733/

If anyone noticed they stole my idea from a post I had in this thread about a running clock :P coincidence they put one on their website a day or two later? Guess they liked the clock idea lol Can I get credited in real money for that Idea? J/k:P

If they are listening to only you high_set. Please mention rakeback in your next post. Then they might do something about it. Thanks.

Enlighten me. Please explain how I am wrong. Do you not realise how small a .gif avatar on this site actually is? Do you have any idea how insignificant 100 posts of text from a forum is to even the slowest of internet connections? Do you not understand that this is a poker forum where people...y'know, play online poker which requires at least a DECENT internet connection which certainly has to be at least capable of not dying under what isn't exactly the ULTIMATE test of network strength (ie. loading up one page of a forum thread).

But I guess I'm wrong.

http://www.rakeback.com/full-tilt-po...ing-news-2556/

If this is true, this is absolute horse$hit. So pissed off...

You are. I live in a 3rd world country. If there's anything I know about is slow connections. /end derail

Has any ROW player with pending withdrawals over 3k(i had 5k) that where approved but never reached the bank account received and email from FTP?

I'm starting to get worried.

Sorry if questions like this are not meant for this thread.

Shyam

Please make the new rewards system fair for all players. Effective cash rewards to 27% contributed rake sounds fair

Bye, bye Full Tilt...

Only the recent one. I didn't get one a month or so again which was meant for people with over 3.5k....assume everything will be sorted out!

Pokerstars are you having a f***king Laugh?

NO RAKEBACK AND a stupid system for multi 50 million table grinding nits?

bye FTP pokerstars are a joke and screwing small stake players

No rakeback is a stupid move - who in their right mind would want to grind up a new VIP system? Withdrawing my balance and not playing on FTP if this is the case

Mehhh....

I loved rakeback but once I have my money I coldnt give a ****.We are lucky to be getting it back so its a bonus at this stage.

Everyone saying **** you pokerstars or whatever are wrong.Rakeback was cool but it was a huge bonus in a company that was printing money and went broke eventually.

Maybe pokerstars feels at the minute they dont have the confidence in the new full tilt in insure that giving everyone 27 per cent rakeback as the numbers will be low at first.


Also, not everyone gets rakeback and the point of it is to get it because you were reffered to them by a partner..They cannot give it to everyone so if they bring it back its highly unfair on a lot of people .So i can see why they did it

I want my rakeback!

Pretty disapointed if the no rakeback is true. Deffo not going to play there if that's the case.

What about people who are banned on stars but not on FTP?

You could mail FT and you were given rakeback, even if the account was quite old.

it's true obviously that not everyone knows about rakeback. Hell, i even didn't know about rakeback in my fishy years.

But, all it took me, was a simple email and i got rakeback.

No need to overreact until we know all the details.

Hi all,

Some of the biggest remaining questions are being answered today.

At the beginning of this year, well before PokerStars entered the picture, we had begun work on a new rewards program that would combine aspects of Iron Man, Black Card, and affiliate-paid rakeback. The three programs had their advantages, but overall it was too many programs, and they were confusing to many players.

By the time the PokerStars deal came along, most of the major work on this new program was done, and it was just a matter of deciding whether or not to go with it. This was not a trivial decision, but in the end we decided that the benefits of having a unified program were worth the change. So when we re-launch on November 6th it will be without Iron Man, Black Card, or affiliate-paid rakeback.

We aren't quite ready to give all of the details of the new rewards program, but the general idea is that it will be available to everyone, and the main benefit of the program is weekly cash payments that are based on the number of Full Tilt Points earned that week. The program tops out at paying $2.50 for every 100 Full Tilt Points earned (which works out to 25%).

Some notes:

• Unlike affiliate-paid rakeback, there are no deductions of fees (store purchases, promotions, etc…), so the 25% mentioned above will almost always beat the 27% that rakeback was giving.
• Because the weekly cash payments are now based on points earned, FTPs will now be earned using the Weighted Contributed method instead of the Dealt method.
• The weekly cash payments don't use up the FTPs earned, so you can still spend them in the store. This means that, depending on how you spend them, points add an additional 4-5% to the program, giving the top level of the new program a giveback of up to 30%.
• Since there are no fee deductions, all FTPs are worth more to former rakeback players than previously, which increases the value of promotions like Happy Hour and Take 2.
• We will have a transition from Iron Man and Black Card to this new program, so long-term players of both promotions will likely get a leg up in the new program from the start.
• The top level of this program is significantly easier to achieve than Black Card was.
• The Black Card store will be changed so that anyone in the new top level can use it. This means that many more players will be eligible to purchase cash bonuses in the store.
• If you qualified for the 2011 Iron Man Mid-Year Bonus, you will still get it when the site re-launches.
• The Black Card program will return (not at re-launch, but eventually) in a brand new way. Expect a little news about that soon.

An email will be going out today to anyone that was in Iron Man, Black Card, or had affiliate rakeback, although the email itself will be less detailed than this post. I expect there will be a lot of questions and comments about this (quite large) change, and I will do my best to answer what I can. Many more details will be announced before re-launch, including what the levels are and how to achieve them.

To the questions:

1. Is the countdown on the website also counting down how many days until we can download the software?

- Actually, no. The current plan is to allow players to download, install, and even log in before November 6th. We want to make sure the 6th runs as smoothly as possible, so there will be some heavy testing time built into the re-launch.

2. Will the rakeback we were due to get paid be in our accounts when it re-opens?

- Yes, that last week in June will be still be paid out. Expect an email in the next couple of weeks detailing any changes to your account balance since we went down (because of various promotions that are going away or were interrupted, or tickets that expired, etc…).

3. Will the log-in PIN (not the name/password) still be used and unchanged?

- Yes, any additional security you were using will still be in effect when we come back up.

4. Could you expand on why you're discouraging moving money from FTP to PokerStars?

- Sorry, that was a joke. I just want all the players on FTP, that's all. I definitely expect plenty of money to move back and forth fairly freely, especially when big promotions or big tournament series are running on one site.

5. Can you please make heads-up games king of the hill?

- There are no plans for that specifically. However, we've given heads-up games a lot of thought, and we do have something in the longer-term pipeline that I hope will have a positive effect on those games.

6. Will the new FTP lobby will have information about players countries, like in PokerStars now?

- There isn't a new FTP lobby. It'll be pretty much the same as when it went down. We've actually shown country information for players for a very long time and there are no plans to change that.

7. Will there be accounts in both € and $ like on PokerStars?

- Not at re-launch, but there is a project to allow for a multi-currency cashier.

8. Will Full Tilt Poker start on November 6th at midnight?

- No. The actual start time on the 6th hasn't been announced yet, but it won't be exactly at midnight.

9. Has it been confirmed that the site to site transfers will be up at re-launch?

- That hasn't been confirmed yet. I can say that it's looking likely it will be ready in time, though, so we have high hopes the feature will be available at re-launch.

10. Will there be a fulltiltpoker.eu similar to pokerstars.eu?

- Yes, that's the plan. It won't be there at re-launch, but it's one of the next highest priorities, so expect it in one of the first couple of real updates after re-launch.

11. Are there any plans to allow US players to redeem their points for merchandise or for anything else?

- Assuming the current US laws don't change, the only way a US player would be able to redeem their points is if they move to a country that allows them to play on fulltiltpoker.com for real money. Once verified, they'd be able to make use of the points still in their account.

12. What will the process be for pairing Stars and FTP accounts?

- The exact process hasn't been announced yet, but it will be as quick and painless as possible. It will involve logging into both sites and using a "pairing code" to link the accounts.

So when we re-launch on November 6th it will be without Iron Man, Black Card, or affiliate-paid rakeback.

k thx bye...

Some good news anyway.

Will you have a reload or new deposit bonus when FTP comes back?
And if so can you/ somebody say something about the conditions.

and first glance, the new program sounds pretty good for me (medium volume midstakes mtter, who previously did not have RB)

Sucks for micro players who continue to get ignored quite rudely. I am not sure how a Micro player who plays tournaments is going to make 100 points in a week. I obviously don't know how these points are earned in this new concept. I guess one can only wait and watch on how it actually works. I don't think anyone should worry, If the new bonus system sucks. They WILL change it. Thanks for answering questions Shyam.