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HENDRIK62
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This has got steadily worse and my volume on here has reduced to a trickle, playing on internet as I still cant download the client, have posted about this but got no response.
Really disappointed as I used to really enjoy playing here, have 2 tournaments running (any more it freezes too much) at the moment, can't play either of them because they freeze every 2 minutes, this is even worse than usual, giving up on them.
Really disappointed as I used to really enjoy playing here, have 2 tournaments running (any more it freezes too much) at the moment, can't play either of them because they freeze every 2 minutes, this is even worse than usual, giving up on them.
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Sorry to hear this Hendo.
2 MTT's & it freezes every 2 minutes? I'm well aware that multi-tabling can cause crashes but every 2 minutes sounds horrendous, & I'm sure that's not widespread. There are players who are regularly multi-tabling 10 or 12 tables, (more in some cases) & yes, they have crashes from time to time but not to the extent you describe.
Browser or DC?
How long has this been the case?
DC or browser?
Like Tikay said some people can play 10+ tables without issue, myself included, but that is on the client.
Why can't you download the client btw?
It will do it every time with more than one table open but sometimes does it with just one table.
I used to play up to 8 tables when I did lots of DYMs for years, even when I was playing predominantly MTTs here (maybe 3 or 4 max) I was also playing 4 tables cash on another site .
This has been an issue since the air update last year but it has been really bad for the last month and got to point tonight where I just gave up, as I say I much prefer this site than the others I play on but I can still multi table on them.
gtds missing all over the shot, no easter ukops, financial regulations clearly affecting numbers and the list goes on.
i know its poker wide but hurts more here as i class sky as my poker go to.
I do think guarantees often get missed on days when the weather gets better, particularly in the summer. This happens to all poker sites, online poker is a very seasonal business. Generally the guarantees get reduced and then they go up again in the autumn.
UKGC regs definitely hurt Sky way way way more because we're UK only. Sky has ridden many waves and it always persists, even if they have to downsize. This particular wave is more of a tsunami, tho.
Every year the doomsayers come along saying the end is nigh. It's inevitable. However the fact Sky Poker still attracts so many customers with this software is absolutely shocking and actually a big positive in my opinion.
2. True what you say about the better weather. However, the dip normally only starts at Easter. They did not go up last Autumn-they were (for the first time) going down, rather than up. At a time when Sky is normally considering starting to reduce Guarantees, the Guarantees are already down to the lowest levels I can remember. The Main is already down to a £5k guaranteed. Including re-entry. And missing that. I'm not sure how much lower it can go, while remaining viable
3. The Guarantees did not go up last Autumn. It seems optimistic to assume they will this Autumn. The Market is shrinking. The Squeeze on finance will accelerate that, as will the UKGC. Sky Poker has, under both its recent new Owners, invested £0 in software and advertising for the Poker-compare/contrast with the rest of Sky B&G.
I like Sky. I like the people who work for it, and are associated with it. I sincerely hope its Owners feel the same way.
But-if they do-they have a funny way of showing it.
I definitely wasn't arguing that the cost of living crisis, extra regulation from the UK Gambling Commission and the fact that people are not locked down anymore hasn't caused less people to be playing online poker on all sites than there were two years ago...I was simply saying that the recent missed guarantees are almost 100% to do with the weather.
On the other sites I play on they don't seem to have the same issues with guarantees which is a worry for lots of us who have considered ourselves loyal customers to sky for a number of years.
Obviously the software issues we already know about, some people tolerate them but others are starting to go elsewhere because of it. The main issue for me is that there just seems to be no ambition to reinvigorate the site and we don't hear very much from those higher up - people need to be reassured that there are plans in place to improve the site/poker experience and that its members are still cared for. Right now, it just appears that Sky are just accepting the current situation for what it is, and it's resulting in loyal customers going elsewhere to play their poker. I pretty much play almost all my online poker on Sky, but the current situation is quite unsettling.
In my opinion, not having the usual Easter UKOPS alongside the Vegas stuff was a misjudgment - I have seen a lot of people query why there wasn't one.
With the promo budget being taken up by the Vegas promos, if I had put on a typical series without giving away free entries we would have suffered a very large total overlay which I'd have to explain to the higher ups so I don't feel it was a misjudgement.
To the original point about the Mac issues I have passed it on to be investigated.
It is incredible that a smaller site like Sky offer better promos than some of the biggest sites that have tens of thousands playing at one time. I think people underestimate how generous Sky's promos actually are.
That said, all the doomsaying threads are prevalent on 2p2 as well and have been for a decade. Basically any poker forum has a % of threads predicting the apocalypse, and many people agree, but it hasn't happened yet.