UPDATE! What’s with making the suggested buy-in amount 50 Big Blinds?

April 5th, 2008

UPDATE March 6: The automatically suggested buy-in/rebuy amount is now 100BB on all NL, PL and FL tables.

You will find the initial statement from yesterday below this update….

One of the good things about being an Ombudsman is that you have the privilege of poking people in the eye and ask WTF when something is clearly not pleasing the gaming community.
So that’s what we’ve spent the day doing. The good news is that you can expect this change to be revoked in the near future. The bad news is that we don’t yet know when. But since no one seems particularly comfortable with having our fingers stuck in their eyes we doubt it will take long.

Now, for the reason why this sudden change came to pass, it, as is often the case, a little more complicated than Ongame Network sitting down and deciding to do the exact opposite of what is perceived to be the wish of the gaming community and the Ongame Network partner sites. And that basically goes for some of the related complaints that have been voiced as well. “Working on it” is about the lamest term in the universe, but that’s what’s happening.

We can only assure you that we keep poking eyes and keep making sure these voiced complaints are heard.
Thanks for taking the time to post your complaints and by doing so providing us with the ammunition we need.

Respectfully,

Ombudsman
Ongame Network

The opinions of the Ongame Network Ombudsman may not necessarily reflect those of Ongame Network Ltd.

Original Statement dated 2008-02-20:

We’ve received some inquiries during the day concerning a recent change in the poker software we supply 25 of the world’s top gaming brands with. One effect of the change is that the auto buy-in amount is now set at 50 Big Blinds regardless of game type (Nl/Pl/Fl) instead of the previous 100 Big Blinds for Nl/Pl and entire bankroll for Fixed Limit.

Please await a full statement about the change that will be published here in the Zone tomorrow.

Ombudsman
Ongame Network