yep, i think 15seconds is more than enough, i hate people who don't choose an option at all and I have to wait 30seconds + to close the window

Steve please change the policy regarding not having a chop option.

i only just saw this thread. i fully support this whole thing.

i currently do not play on stars, but if they start offering a ftp like leaderboard , i will be more than glad to rejoin. and i'm definitly not the only one. i can name at least ten regs that changed with me to ongame after ftp went down, and they would ALL love to change when given a better option.

5 sec is enough imo

Anything between 5 and 15 would be a lot better than 30 anyway i think. I think 5 is prob too little cuz there are people who multitable a lot, 10 secs is prob enough for someone 4~5 tabling though.

Chopping option id like to see even though tbh i havent chopped more than 5 times in a few months.

Wow awesome thread. Great timing too.

An option to disable the pop-up before every game (do not show this message again).

When lobbies are full I often sit a reg to get the lobby but before I get it another reg has the lobby. So I'd like an option, which allows me to get directly the new lobby without showing it as empty.

This would be a benefit for people who sit other regs.

I think that people are not complaining more about the lobby system because they are afraid of being criticized by others on here and labeled as a "bumhunter". Many people however are requesting a chop option which is a direct result of the flawed lobby system. It is flawed to the point where people are now using programs to be able to autoregister for games more quickly (which I cannot believe is even allowed).

I can't really remember anyone complaining about FTP's lobby system. They had way more overall action for HU sitngos then Stars even with half the total players on the site. The system they had was unlimited lobbies and you could register for as many as you wanted with only one lobby with your name showing up at a time. With this system, you can still join anyone you want and if you find a reg in particular you want to play it actually makes it easier because their name will show up in the lobby more often. This isn't comparable to HU cash because you cannot deny action once someone joins your lobby. Another benifit to this system is that you can set up matches with someone ahead of time. Currently on Stars for example: If you are playing someone in a $100 game and agree to play for $200 it is very difficult to meet up because the $200 lobby will almost always be filled.

Would anyone else like it if Stars had 4 man hypers?

I dont think stars should change the lobby system. even though on prime times you sometimes have to play 5 regs to get one fish its better for the poker economy. think about how the lobby would look like if they would change it. there will be 10+ lobbies at the 200/300/500$ level.

its survival of the fittest... and a massive rake machine for stars - so they wont change it anyway.

Advertisements for husngs - Def advertise this game more Stars you are def losing money not doing so recreational players love HUSNGS and regs love HUSNGS the only ppl who seem to not like HUSNGS are the poker sites themselves I don't understand why Even without any advertising at all HUSNGS are still currently one of the most profitable formats on Pokerstars. Why do you guys hate HUSNGS so much?

Leaderboard - Yes Plz this will encourage more grinding and be better for stars and grinders so def a good thing

chop/deal options - Umm no I could care less about this I don't chop

add another table option(against an opponent that we are currently playing) - Yes Plz, more rake for Stars more volume for me a Win Win For Us All

hide account balance option- Meh I could care less about having this

More Lobbies - I don't Think This Is necessary the lobby system is fine there just needs to be more action at the higher stakes so the lobbies don't stay clogged for as long. Stars you could easily generate more action for HUSNGS by advertising HUSNGS more and offering promotions for HUSNGS. Also please lower the rake at the $100s+ this will encourage more Reg On Reg Play the main reason why most regs don't sit one another ATM is because we know that we won't beat the rake longterm but if the rake was slightly lower to the point that stronger regs could beat the rake by sitting weaker regs there would be much more Reg On Reg Play and battles for the lobby and they won't stay clogged for as long.


4 Man Hyper - Please Add This Format!

I agree with att.

I think a lot of players do talk about wanting unlimited lobbies at the $100-300 levels in particular, but many of those players also admit that it is probably not the best thing overall for the games or for PokerStars.

I've rarely heard anybody disagree with 3-5 being better than unlimited.

After all, we don't want this to turn into heads up cash, our "you sit down and play anybody who sits with you" component is unique and extremely valuable in my opinion.

That said, when people are building $500 programs to auto register you milliseconds faster than the other regs, perhaps an extra lobby or two will balance things out (or lower rake in the higher stakes game, encouraging more regs to play each other while waiting for non reg action).

The part in parenthesis I'd just default to Stars viewpoint, because if they feel like they would make more money from regs having more incentive to play in the high stakes with lower rake, then it would obviously make financial sense for them to make the move, so they are well aligned in that regard with players and we can just not worry about that aspect of things and focus on other points in this thread.

Hide account balance - Why do people want this in particular?

Being able to look at your account balance and keeping it from impacting your play negatively is a skill I'd want to keep in this game personally. Besides, if you allow blocking of account balance, the next degen to lose his bankroll will end up blaming this feature or worse.

This feature is only for the rematch window.
On default it should be off and there should be an option in the menu to activate it. So its the problem of the degen

I think if stars makes this as an option there is nothing bad with it.

and i think people want this because short term variance in Hypers is sometimes tilting if you see the money dropping away after each game

+1 to longer rematch window time. Sometimes I sit for the full 30 seconds weighing up the options of whether or not to rematch and I just feel rushed and never confident about my final decision. 5 minutes should do it, as long as you can't close the rematch window until the other person accepts or rematches. Thanks.

this looks good, not sure about the hide account balance though as it may create some difficulties for recreational players and problems for stars when fish bust their accounts without realising

Leaderboards please! Give me a reason to play 100% on Stars and not split my time between sites.
Multiple lobbies please! Not because I don't want to play regs, just because I usually 4 table and it's annoying trying to register for that 4th game when I already have 3 running. Oh, and get rid of that popup too!

I guess I don't understand what you mean by "better for the poker economy". How is playing 5 regs to get one fish and Stars having a massive rake machine better for the poker economy?

I believe Stars currently has far more players then FTP did pre Black Friday and there were still more games running at $100+ then on Stars currently. I am not sure it was definitely because of the lobby system but this was the case even before leaderboard or any other promotions could have impacted it.

Does anyone agree that the time bank for turbos and hypers should be 45 or so seconds?

I feel like the small time bank benefits benefits the fish especially if the reg is multi-tabling.

no, we don't want changes that give more of an advantage to regs and make fishes games less fun

I was actually thinking less time per decision would be better. There is nothing more annoying then playing someone who is taking 5-10 seconds each decision in a hyperturbo because they are multitabling. It surely makes the recreational players who are usually only one tabling bored and less likely to return as well. However I will admit I am biased since I usually only 1 or 2 table.

That is a good point, though I don't think adding a bit more to a time bank will slow the game down that much that fish will leave. Its just that there are spots that come up where 10 seconds in not enough.

+1, The main thing we need for HUSNG to be more attractive is to get more HUSNG promotions like a leaderboard.

Like how the discussion is picking back up and I tend to agree with shaneo a bit on the lobbies thing. It's VERY hard to reghunt at stars and was actually much easier in the FTP lobby system.

That said i'd be ok with 4-5lobby system as opposed to infinite