I don't think anyone expected YOU to pull any punches. 
Barring some sort of intervention of Christmas spirits from the past, that is just not how you roll, at least in regards to this particular subject matter.
First my wording was not good at all. Instead of saying "Should (definitively) play rated", I should have said, red chip players are the only ones that should even consider playing rated.
But even at that, you make a good point. Most casinos are just so tight now, offering nothing for red chip play and little for even higher limit table play, that it probably isn't worth it, unless you have an unusual circumstance.
Back in my red chip days, playing Atlantic City, the comps I got for my red chip table play were important to my situation. I was living on a shoe-string budget, trying to build my BR and the little bit of food comps meant I didn't have to spend actual money on food and got a little something to eat more nutritious than mac & cheese and PB & jelly sandwiches which were my food staples for a year or two. When I started getting some (weekday) room comps, that saved money (and time) on my travel back and forth from Philly. And a few matchplays just helped build the BR. Comps were money to me. And while my red chips days really were not that long ago, 11-14 years ago, things are far different today and probably not worth it for most players for the little bit (if anything) that you get for that level play.
As a matter of fact, I think you could take it a step further and recommend that newer players not even play red chip at all. Skip that level, even if it means waiting a year or two to build a bigger BR. In Today's world of BJ play and surveillance, database technology, who knows how long a player really has time-wise to play. With a finite number of years, why waste a couple years (as I did) playing red chip and burning out your face and name for peanuts.
Barring some sort of intervention of Christmas spirits from the past, that is just not how you roll, at least in regards to this particular subject matter. First my wording was not good at all. Instead of saying "Should (definitively) play rated", I should have said, red chip players are the only ones that should even consider playing rated.
But even at that, you make a good point. Most casinos are just so tight now, offering nothing for red chip play and little for even higher limit table play, that it probably isn't worth it, unless you have an unusual circumstance.
Back in my red chip days, playing Atlantic City, the comps I got for my red chip table play were important to my situation. I was living on a shoe-string budget, trying to build my BR and the little bit of food comps meant I didn't have to spend actual money on food and got a little something to eat more nutritious than mac & cheese and PB & jelly sandwiches which were my food staples for a year or two.
When I started getting some (weekday) room comps, that saved money (and time) on my travel back and forth from Philly. And a few matchplays just helped build the BR. Comps were money to me. And while my red chips days really were not that long ago, 11-14 years ago, things are far different today and probably not worth it for most players for the little bit (if anything) that you get for that level play. As a matter of fact, I think you could take it a step further and recommend that newer players not even play red chip at all. Skip that level, even if it means waiting a year or two to build a bigger BR. In Today's world of BJ play and surveillance, database technology, who knows how long a player really has time-wise to play. With a finite number of years, why waste a couple years (as I did) playing red chip and burning out your face and name for peanuts.
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