Low end Supernovas looked over by new VIP program.

[ryanghall]

I'm sure there are some people that are very happy about the new VIP program. I'm really disappointed. As a player who made it to 200K VPPs this year and was going to aim for 300K VPPs next year (no point now), I was excited about rumours of a new VIP program and hoping there would be something special to aim for.

All that Supernovas at the 200K VPP level get now that is different to last year is a $2K bonus that you have to pay almost $1K in FPPs to get...

At the 300K VPP level (and you have to contribute a *lot* of rake to get to this level), all they get is a $3K bonus that you need to contribute almost $1K in FPPs to get.

This is not only about the fact that we haven't had much additional added to the program, but the only good freeroll (the Supernova freeroll) has been taken away! In freerolls where it's Goldstar+ and Silverstar+ there will be thousands of people. The value of these freerolls will be much lower than it looks to you now, I can assure you.

So essentially my value from the program (along with other Novas from 100K yearly VPPs - has actually gone down and has apparently been given to the Elkys of the world. I'm not saying that someone who gets 1 Million VPPs shouldn't be rewarded but not at other Novas expense.

What a disappointment. So many neat things could have been done to give me the drive to play this year. I've never played a big land based tournament and I was really hoping that the 300K VPP level would grant entry into a land based $5K event or an EPT or something. Something to actually aim for poker-wise rather than boring small cash bonuses which 2p2ers constantly beg for. I can't speak for anyone else but an extra $1K for a hard year of grinding won't motivate me to play. I hope Stars sees the folly of their ways and rectifies the situation. To their credit they always have in the past.

Ryan