Hi, @Wizard @Stubbe-Unibet
so i don't really agree that bootcamps are bad and attract nitty regs, i would say its quite the opposite, atleast on NL200/400.
In my experience ( 2M+ hands NL200 & NL400 last 4 years on unibet) during bootcamps there are always a few regs including myself sometimes lol, playing
way out of line, trying to VPIP to many hands especially butons, too many tables and chasing rewards, playing for too long and spewing etc.
Therefore traffic is always great during bootcamps, alot of table starting, many tables usually run just regs without recreationals--pokersites dreams :).
The promo itself is designed to encourage volume and looser
play, it makes sense if you see how some points are given:
-Reach the flop with at least three other players
-Reach the flop in two consecutive hands
-Play a hand for the button and win or split the pot
-Be dealt a straight flush
I understand some people don't play much, or mix stakes and can't win alot if anything from bootcamp, but thats how most promos work.
Of course someone working more and risking more is gona be rewarded more. Even if we have promo like random prize drops, someone that plays more
is going to have better chances of getting prizes, thats just how it works.
No promotion is perfect, i agree that there are downsides like if you play stake in between like nl200, its harder to compete vs guys who play nl400 only.
And the recs are unlikely to make payouts.
But if we care for recs, what do we think its best for them, if they play during bootcamps against like 50 players in pool,
who are playing poor in general, making alot of mistakes, or is better without bootcamps, lower rewards, where everyone plays less tables,
focused, primarily targeting recs only ? Isn't that way worse for games/recs ?
If we keep lowering RB, rewards and even promos that encourage higher volume and rb play, then longterm its very likely traffic will fall alot,
and tables will run only around recreationals like on most main sites, well atleast legit ones. Games are getting tougher and tougher every day so why
else would regs play eachother only on many tables, if not for good rewards/promos. And im afraid promos like "rake 7000 get 350" won't be enough .
Love it or hate it, i would say bootcamp is probably the best and most successful promo for what is supposed to do-encourage volume and looser play.