please read if you are a supernova

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1) That since the number of SNs has increased the value of the $50k has decreased per supernova. This is true. Who cares though? The Freeroll represents less then 1% of the value of being supernova so it is hardly a major issue.



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The point is that it is a major issue for those who factored the $300 + value per month (as it once was) into their decision to play enough at Stars to get to SN status. Whilst I freely admit that represents in absolute numbers a minority I think it does apply to a fairly significant number of players. That being said I agree with you in general that a more equitable solution should be found, but if Stars suggest that the freerolls were designed with 1000 entrants in mind I imagine (and of course I am speculating) that number was itself based on a large proportion of the projected number of SNs entering. The point I continue to make is that with increased numbers of SNs the number spent on the promotion whatever shape that may take should also increase. I can't imagine why this is consistently seen as entirely unreasonable by many on here.

[1p0kerboy]

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The point is that it is a major issue for those who factored the $300 + value per month (as it once was) into their decision to play enough at Stars to get to SN status.

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The value was only as high as it was for you because others weren't playing and you were taking their equity. This is not Stars' fault.

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The point is that it is a major issue for those who factored the $300 + value per month (as it once was) into their decision to play enough at Stars to get to SN status.

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The value was only as high as it was for you because others weren't playing and you were taking their equity. This is not Stars' fault.

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It's simple enough though, Stars offers a promotion for getting a set number of VPPs, the number of entrants in the freerolls is clear for all to see in the client, therefore an informed decision could be made as to the expected value of playing enough to get those benefits.

I don't know where Stars got the 1000 player per freeroll estimate from, but I would still assume that they based it on a fairly high proportion of expected SNs playing. Even that calculation allows for $200 per month. Now the numbers of SN at year end or even currently are likely to be higher than Stars initially predicted, but that is not a burden to them, it is a boon, all I am saying is that the value they offer in this particular aspect of the promotion should not be slashed.

[Alobar]

I dont like option B, it's giving up to much value, and I actually look forward to playing in the freerolls every week. It's the only donkaments I ever play and after "working" all week, I dont usually play on the weekends so its nice to just wake up on sat morning and sit in front of the comp with my breakfast and donk around in the tournaments. Plus the play is so terrible it's not hard at all to cash in them.

oh, and to the original OP, having the supernovas automatically registered is a TERRIBLE idea.