VIP status displayed on Stars

#1 14th September 2008, 3:01 PM

Did everyone notice the VIP status now displayed on players on Stars?

What do you think, more information is good IMO. Is there a way to opt out of having that info displayed on your icon?

#2 14th September 2008, 3:20 PM

If you click on the symbol saying "My VIP Status" in the main window of Stars, you can set this to work basically any way you like. And yes, you get to decide if you want the information available or not.

#3 14th September 2008, 3:50 PM

Thing is....I'm a bronze star...and it means NOTHING, I cannot win an MTT, I can usually cash. I cannot consistantly win cash games, but I can usually hold my own....SnGs the same way.....I can cash in 3 or 4, then forget what BRM is.

On the other hand....how many people play 4 5 dollar SnGs at a time and only cash in one of them?? Those people are getting pokerstars and pfft....I just don't think that pokerstars really tell you how good someone is. I also think most really good players will keep them turned off because....more information is good....

#4 14th September 2008, 4:37 PM

I could see it working both for and against you. There would be some amount of intimidation if it marked you as a successful player resulting in some of your hands not being called. But there is also the possibility that some people might come gunning for you. a target as it were. My opinion is the less information you give the better unless its misleading.

#5 14th September 2008, 4:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wonka22

Thing is....I'm a bronze star...and it means NOTHING, I cannot win an MTT, I can usually cash. I cannot consistantly win cash games, but I can usually hold my own....SnGs the same way.....I can cash in 3 or 4, then forget what BRM is.

On the other hand....how many people play 4 5 dollar SnGs at a time and only cash in one of them?? Those people are getting pokerstars and pfft....I just don't think that pokerstars really tell you how good someone is. I also think most really good players will keep them turned off because....more information is good....

You don't get VIP pokerstars for winning, you get them according to how much you feed the rake, win or lose. You can 'buy' a gold star by donking out of ring games for a month, if you really want one. Most people with advanced VIP status are competent players tho, who play at higher limits.

#6 14th September 2008, 4:45 PM

ultimately i think it's going to be irrelevant. If it happens to be some sort of a tell I think it's going to be too hard to figure out what it's a tell of for each person individually.

Personally? Mine is hidden and will stay that way.

As a corollary I have already seen people daring each other to "show their status" in some sort of fight to "prove" who is "better". Thought that was amusing.

#7 20th September 2008, 12:26 AM

I am a bronze star too, and you can choose to have ur status hidden.
Its in options if you want to show or hide your status,,
Its gonna take me a bazillon years to get to the next level because bronze was only 10 points silver is well over a 1000 i believe?
But,,, im bronze, and i show lol but if ya dont wanna u can hide your status

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