Is it certain that to create a new pool would spread the players too much ? I mean I am sure it can be proven with a mathematical calculation if it’s feasible or not.
But in fact it’s a useless interrogation, as if players are waiting too much in one of the pools (5-minute, 3+2 and 3-minute), then they can click on another one of the three that would be available! So I don’t think it’s an issue to create a new pool, people won’t wait longer than if there were only 2 blitz pools. There would be more diversity in the art of practicing chess blitz! ![grin](https://www.chessclub.com/assets/images/emoji/grin.gif)
Maybe admins are also afraid it would confuse people to see so many ratings categories…But there are already many, so 11 instead of 10 rating categories it’s not a problem either, and people are used to it on the ICC. Personnaly I see it as a strenght to the server rather than a weak point.
So as many people are begging for a pool with increment (3+2), I think ICC staff has to create it and not to remove one other pool!
People would be happy : everything would be for the best in the best of all possible chess worlds, right ?!
I have to add just one thing: If despite my perfect reasoning(!!) on the subject, the 3+2 pool is not created, then another solution would be to encourage blitz tournaments with increment on the ICC.