PartyPoker spikes my interest once again

My first ever poker room was Poker Room, but that doesn't really count since I only played maybe two play money games and that was about it.

After that I finally settled on PartyPoker (that was 3 years ago) and decided to deposit real money for the first time (ah, the days where VISA would just work!).
I deposited $50, ran it up to maybe $100 grinding micro-stakes SNGs, went on my first downswing and monkey-tilt down to $30. Then stupidly tried cash gaming at $0.25/$0.50 and ran that up to $130 in just a few days. From there, went through another downswing before going busto. Never redeposited again.

I had had enough of the Party software and gave Full Tilt and PokerStars their shot and never looked back. They had so many features that Party could not even touch (auto-centered view please? Customizable skins anyone?).
And tomorrow, everything could change. PartyPoker is set to unveil its new 'ground-breaking' software, and from the looks of it, it seems 'ok' but still a lot better than the crumsy old software.
Of course I will give it a try, but the new look is not the reason why I am thinking of depositing again.

How many times have you been on a US poker forum and heard someone say "I miss Party"?
Well I've seen it many times, and all those US players miss the action and the fish they used to get from Party. Of course those were the old days right around the boom, when most players didn't have a clue about poker in general, so who is to say that Party's crowd didn't get better now just like every other room?

That was my thinking until I read on a blog earlier stating that the country leading in terms of cashes at the WCOOP is the US, and it's not even close. Are Americans really better than Europeans when it comes to poker? And it so happens that Americans are only allowed to play on both sites that I play on, Tilt and Stars.
I might be dreaming here, maybe that statistic is skewed given that the WCOOP is geared towards a certain time zone but I doubt it would stop Europeans from playing in it.

Anyways, if the new Party software convinces me, maybe I will give it a shot again and see where the competition stands. Launch date is tomorrow.

ronee