the title says it all
the title says it all
it's only 5 pts lol, i have no idea if you are joking or not though
hah..
Im trying to add a 4th (And possibly 5th) game.
Been emailing Cake to get 'something' back up there.
Started an affiliate account at Lock Poker (But no point in starting there until US players can make a new account)
As soon as my affiliate manager is back from vacation i'll add the 4th.
I protest the 5 points also!! But, I also need to pay for the tourneys :P
haha ya im just joking ill take it down.
thinking u got issssssssssssssssssssssssueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssss
I made the next tournament 144 pts to honor your protest :P
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Originally Posted by thinknhurtz
It's fine hehe you can leave it up.. all in good fun
Yeah Zab, what the heck! Jk you do a great job running this site in and treat your users well. Keep up the good work!
i woiuldnt mind it all either really:) if i coiuld just get all the points radium owes me;;; i was thinkin casue more people playin a lot now, andmore tourneys,, maybe cost coudgo DOWN sooonnn, i guess i was wrong LOL :))
Haha what doesn't it matter? It's not like he increased another 100 :D
I was wondering if that was a typo, an error or what....now I know why the next Carbon tourney is 144. Thanks for saving us all a point with the protest!Quote:
Originally Posted by Zab
I'm glad you were joking. I think it is great that the site offers free rolls and we only have to use the points we get for free! Thanks!
5 points is nothing compared to 50 pts.. be grateful.. (o=
thnk about it is this way....yea 5 extra points ......sure it takes u time to do surveys...do posts....play in the client w.e it is.....but this is 1 of the few sites right now putting out freerolls.....either way its still a good little idea to get people active....
so far i love this site and its a way to help usa players get cash on carbon, during these hard times for online poker.. i have built a bankroll off 1 to 2 dollars in the past off ps and fulltilt, so all you need is good br management and a little skill and luck you can go far.. i just wish carbon offer more small stakes games all day..:cool:
i agree inflation is bad
i think it should be 100pts for the tourney fee
If we can get 60 people in each tourney i'd agree with you :)Quote:
Originally Posted by poowoo12
Also don't forget, with the kill the sneaks promo, 75% of the time you are winning 10-50 points per tournament
We should have a kill the leak promo, or at least plug the leak.
This is in no way approved by Zab, this is just my opinion as to why raising the cost of tournament entry is pretty OK.
OK, trying to discuss why the cost for entry goes up is more of an economics discussion than anything else. Think about this, the price for gas and food go up all the time, why? Supply and demand is the most basic reasoning (though not always the full reason). During the summer months, people go on more vacations and need gas so to effectively handle supply, the price goes up. This means that less gas might be purchased but the supply can keep up with demand.
In this case, having the cost of entry go up for these tournaments may not be so bad. Think of it this way, we are consistently getting between 35-40 people for our tournaments now. When do you think you have better odds of making a final table? When there are 30 people playing or when there are 40 people playing? Raising the cost of tournament limits (theoretically) the amount of people who may enter making it more likely for those who are in the tournament to hit cash. We should be clamoring for more expensive tournaments and larger prizes! Asking Zab to lower the entry cost is like asking your gas station attendant to lower the cost of fuel. It would be nice, but is not realistic.
Now for the important part. What does 145 points actually mean? With a $25 prize pool, knowing approximately what your 145 points are worth will tell you if it is still worth it to play. Well lets see: The cost for $1 at Carbon (from the "Redeem Points" tab") is 580 points. That means that your 145 points is worth approximately $.25 (145/580) which means for Zab to "break even" on his tournaments in this model he would need to have 100 people enter the tournament. More importantly, the rise in cost of 5 points doesn't even amount to a full penny ($.086).
Now I am sure that this thread was originally started to be funny but this is for those who may be actually angry about this. :)
I didn't know raising it 5 points would be that big of a deal :P
I was just trying to offset the costs to include more tourneys.. The FTP Freerolls were 200, 175, 150, 170 then 155. I changed them all the time ;)
Carbon was 140, 150, 140 now 145.. I always try to find that balance.
I didn't mean to make it into a big deal. It is always hard to tell where people actually fall on an issue with text, it is hard to tell true emotion. I just posted that to hopefully settle those who are actually concerned about a 5 point rise in cost (again, equivalent to less than $.01)
Considering it takes like 20 seconds to post a comment in the forum and get 5 points i wouldnt even notice the difference. Or you could watch a video for 5 pts or even just hope to get lucky in the lottery ticket.
i like that prawney!!! Zab has always been fair 145 is no problem for me!!! I also love all the new things kill the sneeks, and back2back. Those are well worth the 5 points!!!!!!
Yeah when someone offers 200pts in bounties every tournament. And however many points for leaderboard and speedway out of his own pocket it doesnt take a genius to work out the 5 extra points are not for personal gain.
bring it down to 135!!! sign here if u agree.
/me Signs here
omg 5 points.. what the hell has this site come too!! i dont think i can survive knowing this information.. FML
I hope the cake ones starts. Smaller field, smaller buy in, I liked it. I only need a $1 prize to get me excited.
I've emailed Cake :|Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBeesKnees
Alright if they dont wanna budge we will say lower it to 125!!! that will teach them for not negotiating with us more reasonably. anyone who wants it dropped to 125 sign here
The 5 point increase doesn't bother me at all. Like the person above said, it is only a penny.
i hope cake ends up making a mac client....my windows laptop is dying a slow death and i only use my mac
waah, 5 points more thta unbelievable=)) by the way what about the plans for setting up tourney with PArtyPoker ?
i dont really like cake at all anymore,, and i dont mind th e points thing too much,,maybe we could once in while get like 30 dolla freroll then tooo or soemthing:):) when u having trouble any good points anymore,, whats 5more reallly.....
its pretty easy to earn points on this site..
you all should be gratefull for all the hard work zab has put into this site..
i would rather play with people i am familiar with on here in a freeroll for much higher points
i like small freerolls.. i would pay extra points for a smaller field..
pay 140 pts for 40+peez fr, or 175 for 20 peepz fr... which would u choose..
i often wonder where u all would be, if this site didnt exist? be grateful we found zab
five points is no big deal a hundred would be something to complain about
OK, I think we all get the idea. 5 points is no big deal and we've all had some fun. I think I'm gonna close this thread so people don't get the wrong idea. If you have a problem, or a question send me a PM :)