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Also the idea that "'1% roi is considered good' is a joke" is bad. 1% is $180/hr. Who in 2012 makes $180/hr ?
Thing is, its only the very top regs that will be able to make even 1% ROI. Id say the average reg will make <0% ROI. And any game where that is the case is a pretty big joke imo.
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So would you somehow prefer players to be winning at 2%? What does that even mean, so they are going to win $240/hr? Where does this money come from (in 2012 where there is a lot of competition and 4 or 5 regs to every 1 or 2 fish at each table.) Stars doesnt decide the roi through rake, the market does through competition.
The money comes from the lowered rake.
The argument you (an some others) keep making about lowering rake will not better the games because the problem is not rake but the reg/fish ratio is just stupid, and would only be the case if the reg/fish ratio could get any worse. The reg/fish ratio has gotten progressively worse over the years and no matter how much money PS throws at it this is not going to get better. IMO we are at a point now where its likely not going to get worse, so the only thing that is going to make the games better is to lower the rake.
You really think the reg/fish ratio will ever get significantly better from PS spending more money on promos and advertising? U think they dont spend a **** load already?
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Just asking for a rake cut isn't going to do anything because right now PS has no real reason to lower the rake without any rework of the VIP club (nothing in it for them)
Like others have pointed out, the effects of lowered rake will create a situation for people to play more/move up faster etc. And why does there even need to be something in it for them? PS nets a ridiculous amount of profit every year from ripping us off.
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If rake was 0% the game can still be dead. Think about why.
This is prob the dumbest thing u have said itt.
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As for 0% rake that is not true. Just to make it obvious, if PS offered 0.1% rake backgammon how many people do you think would play? Games are formed around fish. Maybe when a game runs it is profitable, but I consider a game dead if almost noone is playing.
Games run around regs, not fish. When the regs leave, so do the fish. Why u think the 9mans never go off anymore? Because regs arent open sitting. Its a know phenomenon that fish rarely open sit games.