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Yes folks, that nice Saturday afternoon tournament a few of us liked to play has been transformed into a dreaded rebuy!!! Thanks for that Sky.
So in the 1st hour a maniac who will call with any two can still do their normal play, but if they miss, rebuy and do the same again! probability says they will hit one out of two times. Is this a way to attract new players to deposit and play for real?
Are some of the upcoming passwords going to be 'suckers', 'bingo', 'tax the poor' ??
And before all the normal brigade come on here to berate me moaning about a free roll, the micro players will understand my point whereas the bigger BR players will just not get it as they don't need to.
Very disappointed in this but I know nothing will change as Sky need to come up with more and more ways to finance the 'improved' structure and TSP.
Comments
however...
this..
Are some of the upcoming passwords going to be 'suckers', 'bingo', 'tax the poor' ??
is hilarious
xx
Steve
If you Sir, do not agree with any of this and have a issue with my posts/threads....
DONT EFFFFFFING READ THEM!!!!
Sky Poker is a business, they want to encourage people to spend money so the rebuy option in freerolls is completely understandable imo. There are shops that give away free samples, but they want you to buy what you are sampling. Its the same principle. Sky Poker are not a charity, they want people to pay for their service.
However, i do understand that having a rebuy option in all freerolls takes the enjoyment out of the game for some loyal low stake players and community members and obviously this is regrettable... the solution? I have no idea, but possibly (non rebuy) private freerolls if you earn a certain number of poker points in a month or something?
applying to those who earn under 1k points a month i would suggest... also the old community freerolls were good where you got in if you make a certain number of posts...
You may not like rebuys which is fair enough, i dont like Morissons so i shop at Sainsburys. I have made other suggestions in my earlier post about other non rebuy freerolls that can be introduced for loyal players and community members, and I have also explained why i believe that sky have made a business decision to introduce rebuys in freerolls! They need to encourage new players to spend their money HERE at sky poker so having affordable rebuy options makes perfect business sense. It gets players used to spending money!!!
However, why not just scrap the free rolls then if they are going to all turn into shove fests?. If it was a min buy in of say 50p or a £1 for a freeze out tournament then this would overcome the, IMO, the dressing up of tournament 'freerolls' when only players with a BR (no matter what size it be) will realistically be able to participate in them and go for the win.
I do agree with your point that the loyal smaller BR players be rewarded somehow by Sky Poker though.
Freerolls maybe for those who reach 150points-350 points per month.
Regards,
Alan
At least I won't have that last minute scramble to find the super 6 password anymore - not too fussed if I miss it from now on.
Shame, it was one of the best freerolls on the internet.
Now there are so many better "non-sky" options available to help boost the BR
I'm still very much in Sky's corner but it pails into oblivion against other sites for catering for the micro player. Most of my play is now on another site which is completelty freezeout in its freerolls and only last month I was able to turn zero into $70 - it was a grind but that's the life of a micro player trying to build a BR. I'm on there so much I even forget ToT on a Monday night and completely missed Rich's Multiball tourney start because I was on a couple of final table elsewhere.
Take your eye off the site for the freerolls and you tend to lose the habit of visiting at all.
I completely understand what you and others are saying about the principle of rebuying in freerolls. But, it is still free to enter and there is no obligation to rebuy. I also agree that there is a lesser chance of winning if you don't take the option of the add-on (which is usually alot more than the starting stack to encourage add-ons) So the playability and enjoyment point is accepted and understood.
However, if you don't have a BR at all, bearing in mind as a new player these days you do get a free fiver and all sorts of new player bonus options, Then it is a bonus to be able to play in anything at no cost imo and to be unhappy about the playability is just something you will just have to stomach imo.
There is still free money if you can survive the donkey shove stage and get to the break with enough chips to not worry about having to add-on. This is possible by the way, i have done it several times in freerolls on here myself.
This having all been said there are some things i would like to be introduced/reintroduced for the benefit of existing regular players who have low bankrolls.
1. non rebuy freerolls for regular micro stake players who earn at least 100 points per month for example. if you fit into 100-200 you get an automatic £50 private freeroll at month end, 200-400, £100 freeroll and so on, up to 1000 points.
2. non rebuy community freerolls every month to encourage more people to post on the forum. (this worked great before!)
Can,t remember the saying- if its not broke it doesn,t need fixing or something
Basically why de-value a respected freeroll for a few extra pence to Sky and as Maxally said it does spoil the game for the players who arn,t gonna rebuy
EDIT - just seen greggs post 2 above - 2 ideas there worth looking at - but will they even get a mention or discussed by the suits - I think they should
The effect that introducing rebuys to the super6/facebook freerolls will have in terms of the amount recouped/ vs player retention is not something we can easily predict. I can only assume that the sky suits feel that it is a benefit to them (they will make more money in the long run !) based on several factors. They will keep it this way to quote Sky Jordan "for the forseeable future" and i guess if it doesnt work they will put it back to how it was or remove/update replace with whatever they like.
If we dont like it we can express our views here or we can vote with our feet. All i know is that Sky do listen and they will make necessary changes in the future, but as you know they can't please everyone!
:-)
EXCELLENT IDEA GOOD FOR SKYPOKER GOOD FOR SKYPLAYERS ,
HOPE THIS GETS PASSED ON TO THE SUITS .
WD GREG
It's rather like buying a tesco value tin of beans for 9p and saying i dont really like salty beans with a weak poor tasting sauce. You know the answer, save up for a tin of Heinz beans (yummy but expensive) or continue eating cheap and nasty beans but accept them for what they are!
P.S thanks for the nice comments guys i do understand people who play for money (no matter how small) have frustrations with the rebuy option in freerolls and the effect this has on enjoyment, but it is what it is. Its free!
sky is a bussiness its here to make money.i dont realy think they will mind if we play or dont play.
there will always be people who deposit and spend. if it isnt us that plays there will be others.
yes i agree this may sound silly to say .
but i have been playing on line poker for about 9 years i been on prety much every site you can think of
probs even some you dont know about. its always the same they keep it cheap untill they get enought players then you find it starts to become more and more exspencive.