The only players that left were those who relied on the quirks of the old FOD for thier wins. The new design repairs a lot of game physics flaws, and adds a few things that would be dealt with on a table in real life. like cue elevation to shoot over a ball that blocks the cue ball. there are a few flaws in the new design, but overall, this java based game beats out almost every other pool sim I have ever seen, both on the web, and in boxed games. As players get better at using the new system, more people will come to take up the space. So dont stress too much, even the ones that left cant go without thier FOD fix for ver long. :D