alfadog85 said:
If there are no freerolls, this is not a reason not to play poker). Freerolls are needed in the first place to learn basic rules and strategies. Next, the person decides whether he needs poker or not.
Let's say an example, you go to play bowling, you will pay for the game. So in poker, if you want to play - then you need to pay.
Freerolls don't exist for people to learn the basics... they are there for promoting the site & hopefully enticing players to deposit & start playing there.
Personally I think the site's might attract more depositors by eliminating the regular freerolls & instead just offer 'deposit freerolls' & other promo freerolls that players can gain entry by completing some play requirements (ie. Gladiator promo on PartyPoker, deposit freerolls on
ipoker sites). I don't think a lot of the 'freerollers' (ie. check this thread out) ever have the intention of depositing (although some likely discover that they'll need to if they're hoping to make a withdrawal of $'s from the site).
In other words... No. I won't leave. I think it sucks that rakeback deals & VIP stuff has been cut back so severely. I wish they could discover a way to have another BOOM of sorts in online poker (& live poker as well). Maybe if they cut tournament fees in half... charging just 5% on something like STT SNG's... & bring back how it once was (ie. like back on Fulltilt around 2007, 2008). Unfortunately reality seems to be >>> turn it into more of a luckbox bingo game, hyper KO stuff, 3-man sng's, etc. sigh
