So it's not exactly a "lack of upvotes" that's causing the issue. It's the lack of "valuable" upvotes. Most of the posts about the Freerolls are collecting 70+ votes. That's not a lack of participation. That's just a lack of value.
Anyway, I understand the idea that you're not trying to run so far into the negative in a business venture. You've gotta b doing OK with the rake on the new buy-in tournaments at least?
Most of those tournaments, while potentially suggested by another player, don't seem to be supported in any way by those players. What I mean by that is the tournaments are self-funded based on the buy-ins / minimum number of players that are required for the tournaments to begin.
Anyway, I understand that there are more than just the cost of the 30 SBD freerolls involved in keeping the tournaments going. There are server and other back-end costs as well. Would it keep people more involved if the freerolls are every-other day?
Also, I'm biased, but I prefer the weekday tournaments than the Weekend Tournaments (and I'd prefer a later start time by about an hour on the weekdays - It's challenging to start a tournament at 6:00 PM EST during a weekday; 7:00 PM would be preferred).
In addition, I'm biased in that I would prefer a faster progression through the blinds. Maybe with a couple of minor tweaks we'd be able to get more community participation and upvotes?
Have you considered lowering the payouts to 20 SBD from 30 SBD? Or modifying the payout structures so a 50 person tournament pays fewer than 19 winners (as an example)?
Correct.
There is no rake account, it simply reduces the payouts.
We did that last week on the tourneys we ended up canceling this week.
We had this setup in place until recently. Players seem to prefer the new larger payout structure and it gives more people chips for buyin games.
Thanks for the feedback and suggestions!