[TemetNosce]

Common logic? I'm not trying to give you a hard time personally, but I think the logic is flawed.

The $5K bonus, itself, clears way too slowly. Especially at limits less than 3/6. That does not help retain players. If a player stays at the site with a slow clearing bonus, it's because he/she likes the software (e.g., Stars), customer support (e.g., Stars) and probably most importantly, juicy games against poor competition (e.g., Party & Skins), etc. The slow clearing bonus by itself does not induce any of these reasons for them to stay.

The "big" bonus will get some players there initially, but it's not the reason they stay. It's the reasons above. And after a while, many players will leave the slow clearing bonus for greener pastures elsewhere. A slow clearing bonus and very tight games don't appeal to many people.

Also, don't discount the "word on the street" factor. When people hear that the bonus is very slow to clear, that also keeps people from signing up.

There are a ton of players here on 2+2. Very few play at GG. Why is that? Because of all the reasons above. And because of these reasons, there is little growth at GG, so you have the same 30 or so players that are the only ones playing there. And when these players do clear the $5K bonus, how many do you think will stay when there is no bonus left to clear and all that is left is tight games?

If GG increased the clearing rate on the bonus, that would give them a much better chance of the traffic increasing. There are a ton of micro limits ($1/$2 and lower) players out there that GG is missing out on because of the very slow clearing bonus.

I just think they are missing the boat here.