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Originally Posted by C_Bomb
Yeah but until someone comes up with an idea that makes more sense to management (ie makes them more money) its not helping the discussion either.
Everyone complaining needs to try and come up with an idea that works for both sides, not just one
Fair enough...
the main difference between FTP and STARS VIP system was the focus group that profited the most. For PS it is the SN and SNE heavy volume grinders, for FTP it was the "recreational grinder". Somebody posted the old grpahs earlier, you could see that FTP benefits peaked at about 500ish points a day and then went down (percentage wise) PS gradualy increases benefits as people increase volume. I think what people are afraid of right now is the loss of diversity, the message to FTP should be "keep the recreational grinder in mind". There is no need for PS2, because the original is already quite good...
With what we see so far of the programme from FTP it just got worse for everyone, high volume players have no incentive to switch and lower volume players also seem to get better rewards at stars... I would also like to bring up that (at least with tournaments, i am not sure about cash but i am sure somebody can comment) FTP had slightly higher rake than stars. The VIP system brought it down to slightly lower (for the right demographic); if now the VIP system gives out less value the effective rake on FTP will just be higher than PS while providing less liquidity; honestly as a final result in three years time of development that might be an unsurprising development, but starting out that way? I am really curious how they think liquidity will come to the site, all grinders will come, clear the midyear bonus (assuming it is better value than stars at the time) and then go back to stars, leaving 4 fish sitting in the lobby waiting for a game, for reference see various ROW poker rooms... I fail to see how aggravating the liquidity providers pre-launch can be good for FTP...