Played some low stakes STTs on Merge last night... some Turbo and some Std (OMG!). The Std blinds are 7 minutes vs 5 on Turbo, so not that different really.
New blind levels take some getting used to. I do like the blind timer right on the table. Play was soft, but that was probably as much to do with buy-in as network.
There is NO volume. I played several different STTs just to get a few going at once. One STT takes almost as long as a set of 16s took to load on Stars.
Also, I do NOT like being unable to see the buy-in without going to the lobby. If I'm playing multiple buy-ins at once, knowning buy-in would help in some decisions.
Had trouble with HUD last night, but think I got it fixed this morning. Otherwise, it's game-on.