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Originally Posted by Katipo
Am I fully comprehending the new rewards system?
1. Entice players to signup and work hard to reach the 35% rewards tier. Promise them it will carry-over to next month too.
2. Next month, go back on your commitment and kick your highest raking players to 15% without notice or compensation. Make sure to do it so suddenly that they have no chance to convert their points at the higher 35% rate.
3. On a whim, destroy any sense of fairness or transparency by making the tier these players previously earned and should have still had INVITE ONLY. By not having clear requirements and not disclosing how to get an invite, choose to give this tier to far fewer players than before regardless of merit.
4. Take more rake, treat the players badly and expect that they will continue to trust you and play on your site. Increase short-term profits!
5. Get a lot of bad PR and lose a huge chunk of players by taking a mutually beneficial relationship and making it completely one-sided. Players are disgusted with your behavior and move to sites that show them some respect.
6. See step 1.
It gets worse as I read the fine print.
For example:
"Aced reserves the right to move players in and out of Reward tiers at our sole discretion and at any time."
"Aced reserves the right to terminate or amend the entire Rewards Program membership and benefits at its sole discretion and at any time."
"Players on Aced, Aced Plus, Aced Elite are currently limited to five (5) Reward Points for cash exchanges per calendar month."
So even in their crippled system, there is no peace of mind. I thought I was being a little harsh but it looks like I was barely scratching the surface.
Last edited by Katipo; 10-05-2013 at 04:58 AM.