Stars v Party Where to Play (LC)

[daveymck]

This is borderline Internet forum stuff but I am more interested in the NL game quality side of it.

I am still at the beginning of my NL 6 max days currently at NL100 but will be looking to move up asap rather than making a living from the game at this level, I would hope to be a regular at NL400 6 max by year end. I tend to be 1-2 tabling and focusing on trying to improve than just knocking hands out for profit.

However I am still unsure which site is the best for me to focus on. I play 1000-7000 hands a month so am not going to get to VIP status on Party and will be struggling to maintain Silver status on Stars.

There are probably three main areas I want to consider to sway my decision each way.

1 Player club, Points on party suck for a NL player however I have unmentionables there as well VIP club is doubtful so no bonuses, Stars I can get more points but may struggle month on month to maintain status, there may be bonuses in the future. Does unmentionables make this an obvious decision?

2 Quality of games, I play UK evening so tends to be at times between 12-6PM EST. Both sites seem busy at this time , I dont have any datamined hands for this level but it always seems easier to spot mutlitablers (prob 2+2ers) on Party than on Stars, any opinions on difficulty of the games on each site?

3 Moving up, which site is better for moving up the limits, does one site have a big jump in quality at a different time to another, are the games significantly different/ better available on one or the other sites, particulary at the off peak times I want to play.

Or should I consider other sites to make my main one?