I really want to play on FTP, but I do not get any sort of rakeback... They keep promising me that they are working on getting me some sort of rakeback deal for non rakeback members, but nothing yet.
Keep at them. They gave me rakeback within a week or two of asking for it. As long as you didn't sign up through an affiliate and deposit within 60 days, I don't know why they wouldn't. I signed up with an affiliate link, but didn't deposit within 60 days, so they dropped the affiliation. I didn't know this little detail and assumed I would be forever denied RB, but on a whim just asked and was surprised at their explanation of how affiliation works and that I had no affiliate link on my account. About 10 days or so later, boom, I had RB.
I like Stars, actually starting out there and winning for awhile at 25NL and 50NL before almost busting on a major downswong (and not practicing good BRM by moving down in levels when it was called for). I took a hiatus then regrouped on FT and never really looked back, although I still stick my head in on Stars once in awhile. Now after scoring RB on FT, that cinches it as my primary site.
Sorry but IMO Ultimatebet sucks major hiney. I have a few bucks in fun money there and every so often venture into some low-stakes SnGs or MTTs, but I grimace the whole time I'm playing there.