I agree it's changing. And some models are changing what they do in public, too, and not always for the better. And the member base has definitely changed for the worse.
For example, one model I used to hang with a lot (until she pissed me off, I mentioned before about the calling out my reward points in public right after I had tipped her, I have not been back to her room since) used to have no problems getting her countdowns for topless and naked. They were never huge, and the price has always remained roughly the same. But she never used to do public shows, mostly because she could almost always count on a good 4-5 privates a day and 3+ groups with at least 5-7 people per group for the whole time in a day. Now she does public shows and is rarely in group or privates (though, to be fair, her privates that she is in are often long and many are true privates-- I still see her on my friends list, so I see when she is in public group or private if we are on at the same time).
However, the more she started doing in public chat, the worse her attitude became. And I'm not the only former regular that noticed this. She started calling out on regulars that had been there for a year or more, very nearly getting to the point of complaining if we didn't tip her hundreds of tokens a day, each. And, not all of us can afford to do that. She used to be fine with us hanging out and tipping when we could... and when I stopped hanging in her room, it was very nearly like she expected some of us to tip her entire countdowns every single day.
Another girl who used to work for an American agency/studio but now is on her own account... and has been top 20 for a good few months... Well, while she's hot and does very good public shows... her attitude is horrid at times. I have literally seen her scream at the room for not finishing a countdown in what she deems an acceptable amount of time and then log off, furious. Granted, she's young, she just turned 19 a few months back, and is making far more money than most 19 year olds do (consistent top 20 is definitely a good income). But, she hasn't yet grasped that just because she's hot doesn't mean people always have the ability to get to the around 10k goal she sets to go topless, then nude, then public show within an hour or two of logging in every day. Hell, some models would be thrilled with getting a single 10k day, but she
expects it within a short amount of time and then gets into rage mode if it doesn't happen. Needless to say, I haven't bothered hanging in her room lately, either.
Not every model is a Shyutza or an AspenRae, each of whom can pretty much expect big tips every single day (or tons upon tons of smaller tips). But models like them are the exceptions to the rule, not the norm. I know Shy used to have some big sugar daddy members, some of whom would tip her thousands of tokens at a time, but MFC's crashing problem last year drove many of them away. But, she can and does still have some members that drop 1k+ tips frequently. Aspen... well, she's Aspen. And while I don't often check her out, I know she brings the tokens in. Maybe it's her attitude, she always seems very upbeat when I do check her out. But it's something she does that brings the tippers in.
But the thing is, for the most part, these and other really popular models haven't really changed what they do in public chat all that much. Shy still doesn't get naked in public, though she might go to a hand or hair bra every now and then with an occasional "oopsie" flash of a nipple-- especially at the end of a pay period. She has started doing groups again, something she hadn't really done in like 2 years, though-- and when she does, it generally turns into 20+ people in no time flat. But her attitude has also changed to a more relaxed and fun attitude (I'm sure we all remember the old jokes about her being miserable and condescending to people all the time). From what I have seen, Aspen hasn't changed a lot, either. Other popular models also seem to be pretty much the same from when I have checked them out.
But, since there can be literally a thousand or more models on at a time, it is harder for the less popular models to gain a foothold. I remember when seeing 3 pages of models, when you had your homepage set to 250 models per page (the default, I believe, I never changed my settings), was a rarity. Really only at the end of pay periods. Looking right now, there's over 3 pages of models not set to away. That's over 750 models trying to work right this very second, with page 4 starting at models with 154 camscore and page one ending at 867 camscore. So that means there's 500 models on, right now, with camscores ranging from 155-866. And that's over 500 models who will most likely not see much room traffic; since we know it is very rare for people to check beyond page 1. That's hundreds of models a day who might get 0 tokens the entire day.
Switching to the members... there are a shit ton more freeloaders than there used to be. Sure, there were always freeloaders, guests, basics and premiums. But the sheer amount of freeloaders over the past few months has grown astronomically The most popular room right now has 1624 people in it... and over 1000 are guests (I popped in to check to see how many). There's maybe 200 premiums in there, and for the few minutes I was there, just a single tip towards the topic. 1600 people in there all waiting for someone else to tip towards whatever topic she has (I left already).
Obviously, guests and basics can't tip. But you can join a room with a hundred or more premiums and not see a single tip for a half hour or more. But the people not tipping are pretty constantly begging or demanding.
I think the scourge of the $20 basics has arrived. Guys tired of not being able to talk in rooms who finally ponied up and spent $20 just so they can't get silenced when begging/demanding with no tips unless the model bans them. I just checked the regular lounge, and there's almost 550 members in there. Even the lounge 1000 has almost half that many people in there, and I remember when it was a shock to see 100 people in that lounge.
Also, the general attitude of members has gone down. So many more people expect more for less... or nothing in the case of freeloaders. The amount of people I see saying what models should do for someone else's tips has gone up a lot lately. The amount of rude members has gone up. Well, when I'm in rooms, that is. I generally just talk to and tip my favorites from PM windows, anymore. Some of them have asked why I am never in their rooms anymore, and I very bluntly say "because I can't stand the other members of the site."
Insofar as the good members of the site... well, they should do what I do a lot, I think. Go private more, thus removing the model from the freeloaders. Join groups for their favorites. Send ninja tips that specifically say in the tip notes that they are not for topic (well, unless they really want the model naked
). Keep showing that they're the members the models want to keep around, even if they can't tip. Don't even bother dealing with the freeloaders, rude members and beggars... just start putting them on ignore if they get too annoying.
So many people seem to take the free part of MyFreeCams literally. It's free in ways some other sites aren't, like allowing the girls to do things in public or even talk to members in public (not every site allows this). It's free in that you get more than a 30 second preview of the model without taking her private. But it's not MyFreeShows, which is what some members seem to think it is; as in they show up and expect the models to start fucking themselves in public chat for nothing.
I might be rambling.... it's after 4 AM my time...
