An abbreviated reply, Howard, but I completely agree ... The 6/4/2 paytable augment adds 2 coins, per coin wagered, for each level to which a win on the current line potentially can advance you.
In factoring a STP mulitplier to assess optimal strategy, you can either multiply the current level paytable by the STP multiplier and still add the same 6/4/2 addition -or- just keep the same current level paytable and scale back the 6/4/2 addition by dividing it by the STP multiplier ... both achieve the same result.
What's not clear from your reply is your take on the suggestion (from a prior post to which I replied) to apply a simple tactic of applying standard strategy to play with any 8x+ STP multiplier (it may have been intended that this is the combination of STP and MS level multiplier).
Again, not having actually stepped through the details, it's my guess that this leaves an uncomfortable amount of EV on the table and that if one were to pursue such a simplified strategy, it would be more appropriate to adopt standard strategy at a lower STP multiplier (perhaps as low as something like 4x+).
- H.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "pyiddy" <pyiddy@...> wrote:
>
> A good approximation is the 30/20/10 (6/4/2 * 5 coins per line) divided by
> the STP multiplier when one comes up.
>
> vp_wiz wrote:
> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 4:19 PM
>
> I'm interested in the logic of the switch at a multiplier of 8x vs
> some other value. (It should be clear that the switch to regular strategy in
> regular MS has nothing to do with the multiplier on the top level
> ... it's simply that there's no further possible advancement, so
> regular strategy applies.)
>
> I don't have access to good paytables for this game, so I'm not inclined to
> sweat the math right now (preoccupied with getting our Philly home on the
> market!) ... that said, I would think something like a 4x or stronger STP
> multiplier might be sufficient to strongly shift strategy on all lines to
> standard strategy.
>
> Keep in mind, the 6/4/2 MS strategy serves to optimize the tradeoff between
> the value of a strong hit on the current level being played and the
> opportunity opened on higher levels by ANY hit.
>
> As you strengthen the value of a hit on the current level (via STP
> multiplier), you lessen that comparative advantage of advancement relative
> to hitting big on the current level ... thus biasing play toward standard
> strategy.
>
> - H.
> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vpFREE%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> Jean Scott" <queenofcomps@> wrote:
> >
> > <<I do, and like regular MS, switch to regular strategy at any 8X
> or higher hand.>>
> >
> > Oh, so you would switch back to regular basic strategy if you had
> a 10x multiplier on the first 3 lines (with no free ride)???? That
> makes sense!!!!!
