I put up two proposals in the Stars meeting thread:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/28...8/index16.html
1) I would like to see the VIP tiers re-adjusted. The regular VIP level requirements increase in 3x to 5x increments. I don't understand why there are only two annual VIP levels, and they are 10x(!) apart. Once you get to SN, there is not that much of an incentive to grind more than you need to. You only get an extra 1,5% per 100K vpps in rakeback, after all. There needs to be some kind of 300K-400K intermediary annual tier. This way, you can preserve the 3+x multiplier between levels. Perhaps you can bump the FPP multiplier to 4x. I realize this is going to cost PS money. But just as PS makes money from people going for SN and SNE, I think you will find additional activity from people going for this new reward level - give players a reason to play more!
2) Rather than impose restrictions on table selecting, I like the idea of rewarding people who DON'T table select. You can change the behavior of players on the margin by changing the reward structure. Currently, you offer a 5,5x VPP multiplier (per $ rake) on most tables. Why don't you offer only "4,5x" VPPs on a "regular" table and "6,5x" on Zoom and if someone uses table starters and STAYS on the table? This should work well on Zoom. It's not clear to me if table starters tables will die out faster in the current system. So you may need to implement a "random seating" feature (also paying 6,5x) that will fill in any empty seats on a table starter that has started to break. You can obviously adjust the numbers as necessary to keep the total rewards about the same, or retinker to have the "table selectors" pay for part of Suggestion #1.
The second suggestion, in conjunction with the first suggestion should help maintain an environment where the players are incentivised to play as much as possible. And the people "paying" for all these benefits would be the aggressive table selectors.
Can you +1 if you like it? I can't see how anyone would have an objection to #1.