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Originally Posted by laberrababer
how come ftp seems to have cooler ideas? i mean don't get me wrong home game is a really good idea. but i doubt it will attract the fish.
btw I love you guys at Pokerstars. The software is the nuts. I can have the client open all day and it won't slow down my computer. but please cater to the fish. like ftp did with rush.
I've been thinking about this. There is much less chat than there used to be, even at the micros. I know that part of it is to prevent collusion, such as stopping chat when a DON is down to 7 players. Still, I can't imagine it's any fun for an excited new fish to get on and start chatting, and get shut down 10 minutes into a tournament.
I try to be friendly when someone wants to chat, if I'm not too busy with other things or multiple tables. I actually had a guy a few days ago type in chat, "I don't want to knock you out. You're the only one who talks!"
Another idea would be to add some (optional) bells and whistles--maybe literally. Maybe some kind of sound and/or virtual confetti when someone wins a tournament (even an STT). And/or something happening when a player gets to the final table--even if it's only a 2-table tournament.
In larger MTTs, you could even put some kind of countdown notice (visual or voice, or both) on the screen to build the excitment:
"900 players remaining"
"800 players remaining"
(then maybe count down by 50s starting at 250)