Re:Maybe it's just this company (Score 3, Insightful)

I agree. I'm an avid player on multiple sites, and here's the why I think Party's user base is shrinking: * First, and most important, they have the highest percentage rake in the industry - taking it out in $0.50 intervals. Everyone else take out $1.00 intervals. A $30 pot on Party costs you $1.50. Everywhere else it's $1.00. The smart players realize this and move elsewhere. Even brick and mortar casinos in Vegas and AC don't charge that. * Party's interface is very clunky compared to others like Paradise and Fulltilt * Party does almost nothing for their users. Paradise has a million dollar freeroll going on right now. Fulltilt rewards you for knocking a pro out of tournament (and they have lots of freerolls). What's party got? I deposit bonus that makes you play an absurd amount of hands within 1 week to get it...(the others trickle in the deposit bonuses, so they can still be earned if you don't meet the total hands within the specified time...and the other give you months , not a week...) * Party doesn't have customer service that speaks English that a mere mortal can understand. (That's a big spoiler for many folks.) There's dozens more, but these are probably the most important reasons. For those of you who say the industry is shrinking, you should definetly look around. A year ago Paradise averaged around 50000 players a night, now they are around 12,000. Fulltilt was at about zero, now they are around 5000. I don't think the industry is shrinking, I just think there's more competition, and Party's not really competing...