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Originally Posted by fish_but_lucky
why is there a debate about hud and notecaddy killing the game(or not), or how to keep recreational player happy and how , or how to "save online poker" etc? i think it was not op's concern in this thread but some people jump on the occasion to try to serve their own interset.
Guess we're kind of left to speculate about PS' interests
Was *trying* to think of what it is that had them interested in making some of those changes because ... is this the first time they've considered putting restrictions on software that's been permitted for a long time? If not the first, it seems like something that maybe doesn't happen all that often anyways?
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Originally Posted by iamblackornot
4. room 1st priority is profit, that's why while claiming to improve poker ecology they introduce and promote stuff like zoom, spin'n'goes that dry out sng and cash pools, reducing edge, killing "the spirit thing" (table dynamics) and slightly turning poker into a semi-casino. seems like they want to take maximum money out poker as quickly as they can and leave a dead corpse.
Guess if $ is the main concern and not fairness per se, maybe it's much less likely that PS'll be interested in ever banning HUDs, making tables anonymous, etc - because of the danger that there'd be less volume put in by regulars?
Even putting restrictions on Note Caddy seems like it might be a bit risky, when it's unknown how high-volume players might react in terms of putting in volume at the tables on PS?
But if they have other big concerns, guess there's always a chance the changes could wind up different from what's listed in the OP ...
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Originally Posted by Richas
The poker ecosystem is built on just one key group - losing players. They pay all the bills, they keep you fed, they keep PokerStars employees in work and Amaya shareholders invested. Without the recs/fish the whole thing collapses.
Maybe it's more accurate to say that recs are especially valued in this day and age because they've become more rare, which has put the system out of balance, or something like that? But that regulars are the backbone of PS's bottom line, so they matter too?
Like even though #regs > #recs, the reward system has been set up to give multi-tablers the best rake discounts ... although *sometimes* there's deposit bonuses. Guess it's a bit tricky because good players do scare away new players - but new players don't tend to play nearly as much, so ...
Oh, my tourney's starting ...
Last edited by TrustySam; 06-18-2015 at 09:16 PM.