Party is so confusing.

[Pog0]

Been playing on the poker network since I started in February. Looks like Party's rake is about half of that of the poker network and there's better game selection and I want to switch over.

Now I'm getting a headache trying to figure out the best way to go about this. Should I contact party and ask them to hook me up so I don't have to sign up with an affiliate, because surely they'd like that, or are they not smart enough to make direct deals like that? Or should I shop around for an affiliate and try to get Reward Bonuses and then combining that with Party's VIP club, I'll be in good shape? Or are VIP offers intrinsically worse for someone under an affiliate because they count their reduced MGR numbers for you after paying the affiliate?

I wish it wasn't so hard for me to figure out the best way to start up with party! Help please!