*** Unofficial Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) Thread ***
03-21-2016
, 09:41 AM
03-22-2016
, 06:25 AM
03-23-2016
, 07:08 AM
03-23-2016
, 09:36 AM
Hi Alex, as far as I can see, there are the following limitations on how MPN operators can promote themselves:
1. The VIP cashback can't exceed 30%.
2. The return from deposit / reload bonuses apparently can't exceed 20% of rake (except Ladbrokes when they were on the MPN
).
3. The network apparently decides the total size of promotional prize pools given to an operator (or group of operators run by the same company) to spend in a month.
But are there any other restrictions, in particular, of the frequency of reload bonuses? I thought operators were otherwise free to promote themselves the way they wanted, it's just they can't give too much to regulars because the True Value system makes a $ of a regular's rake less valuable.
1. The VIP cashback can't exceed 30%.
2. The return from deposit / reload bonuses apparently can't exceed 20% of rake (except Ladbrokes when they were on the MPN
).3. The network apparently decides the total size of promotional prize pools given to an operator (or group of operators run by the same company) to spend in a month.
But are there any other restrictions, in particular, of the frequency of reload bonuses? I thought operators were otherwise free to promote themselves the way they wanted, it's just they can't give too much to regulars because the True Value system makes a $ of a regular's rake less valuable.
03-23-2016
, 10:20 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex Scott
It’s obvious that winning and losing (and, in a more indirect way, depositing and cashing out) impacts your real value during a session. But there are lots of other ways to impact other players value. For example, you can increase an opponent’s value by:
Being a fun or exciting player to play against
Chatting and making them feel welcome, thus encouraging them to play longer
Playing a loose style – i.e. getting involved in big pots with them
Starting a new table – giving them an opportunity to play when there might not have been otherwise
Playing quickly
Doing many other things we haven’t thought of yet
You can decrease an opponent’s value by:
Abusing them in the chat – causing them to quit or play shorter sessions
Playing excessively slowly
Making them feel targeted or predated upon (for example, parasitic tactics like using a seating script to instantly sit with the fish)
Cheating against them (for example, colluding with a friend)
Playing an extremely tight style
Being a dull, unexciting person to play against
Doing many other things we haven’t thought of yet
Being a fun or exciting player to play against
Chatting and making them feel welcome, thus encouraging them to play longer
Playing a loose style – i.e. getting involved in big pots with them
Starting a new table – giving them an opportunity to play when there might not have been otherwise
Playing quickly
Doing many other things we haven’t thought of yet
You can decrease an opponent’s value by:
Abusing them in the chat – causing them to quit or play shorter sessions
Playing excessively slowly
Making them feel targeted or predated upon (for example, parasitic tactics like using a seating script to instantly sit with the fish)
Cheating against them (for example, colluding with a friend)
Playing an extremely tight style
Being a dull, unexciting person to play against
Doing many other things we haven’t thought of yet
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex Scott
In the last ten years we’ve changed the way we value players several times:
Level 1: Hands or hours played
Level 2: Dealt rake paid
Level 3: Weighted Contributed or Winner Take All rake paid
Level 4: Dual Layer systems like True Value, Essence, and SBR
It’s time for us to move to Level 5, and factor in everything about a player’s impact on the ecosystem.
Level 1: Hands or hours played
Level 2: Dealt rake paid
Level 3: Weighted Contributed or Winner Take All rake paid
Level 4: Dual Layer systems like True Value, Essence, and SBR
It’s time for us to move to Level 5, and factor in everything about a player’s impact on the ecosystem.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex Scott
The good news is, we already have our data scientists (that’s right, we’ve got data scientists!) working on a quantifiable way to do exactly this. The intended result is to value players correctly, factoring in not only the rake that they generate but also their impact on the lifetime values of everybody they play with. We can then reward players far more intelligently than the industry does now, and in a way that doesn’t penalise winners simply because they are winners, or reward depositors simply for depositing.
I was dreaming for so long to see any poker site incorporate chat activity and timeout frequency into VIP rewards.
Last edited by coon74; 03-23-2016 at 10:25 AM.
03-31-2016
, 10:25 PM
