High variance NetEnt slots?

[ChopleyIOM]

I quite like the four game tiling feature that NetEnt supports, even if it does tend to get a bit crashy and clunky after extended periods with certain games. (Downloadable client please, instead of relying on bloody Flash in a web browser!)

Anyway, for my next Redbet session I'm going to take on four high variance NetEnt slots simultaneously, only problem is I can think of just three obvious candidates.

REEL STEAL

PIGGY RICHES

DEAD OR ALIVE

Is there another one along those lines that can fill in the fourth slot?

It has to support autoplay and not be a progressive.

Thanks!

 

[rainmaker]

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Nordicbet does have a downloadable NetEnt casino. Not sure why so few casinos are offering this solution together with instant play, as I have heard that many players enjoy this alternative. I think that NetEnt launched the downloadable casino module in Dec 2009, but very few casinos have actually integrated it.

Not the highest variance, but how about Kings of Chicago? I have seen that you have played that a bit lately.

 

[Seventh777]

Is Piggy Riches high variance?, I would have put that one down as medium .

 

[Simmo!]

Is Piggy Riches high variance?, I would have put that one down as medium .

Me too as it goes.

Try the Dragon Island game, Flowers or the one with odd little Egyptian characters and expanding wilds I can never remember the name of I don't think Net Ent have any seriously high variance games myself - medium/high is about the best you can findin my experience although there are a handful I haven't played very much to be fair.

 

[ChopleyIOM]

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Nordicbet does have a downloadable NetEnt casino. Not sure why so few casinos are offering this solution together with instant play, as I have heard that many players enjoy this alternative. I think that NetEnt launched the downloadable casino module in Dec 2009, but very few casinos have actually integrated it.

Not the highest variance, but how about Kings of Chicago? I have seen that you have played that a bit lately.

Indeed, I'm sure I've seen some NetEnt casinos offering downloadable clients, just wish Redbet had it as well. I assume it offers superior performance to the web based experience?

(My PC is not lacking grunt as it's my primary gaming PC, i7 CPU (overclocked quad core with hyper-threading), 12GB RAM, 2GB GTX670 graphics card running Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate - I think running four graphically intensive slot machines at once is just more than Flash and a web browser was ever intended to do.)

I had a very late session on Friday night at Redbet, (well, very early, finished at 3:30am Saturday morning ), and I had four games running at once for hours on end. Now in all fairness it was mostly OK, but it did bomb out completely at one point and killed all four games simultaneously, and I did have quite a lot of 'mini-hangs' whereby every slot would stop responding for about thirty seconds, then three of them would resume OK and the one that had caused the hang would have to be reloaded.

It was pissing me off a bit towards the end of the session, I have to say.

However, I did get lots of footage out of that session and it's all edited together now, going to upload to my channel overnight tonight, so should be live sometime tomorrow morning

Not the highest variance, but how about Kings of Chicago? I have seen that you have played that a bit lately.

Yes that's certainly a possibility, although the paytable on that really is a bit 'all or nothing' Not a bad suggestion though, cheers!

 

[ChopleyIOM]

Me too as it goes.

Try the Dragon Island game, Flowers or the one with odd little Egyptian characters and expanding wilds I can never remember the name of I don't think Net Ent have any seriously high variance games myself - medium/high is about the best you can findin my experience although there are a handful I haven't played very much to be fair.

Cheers Simmo.

Egyptian Heroes is the slot you're thinking of there I think, I did play a few hundred spins through that and it certainly does have some big hit potential with the expanding wilds, although I wasn't sure it was into the high variance category. Then again I'm still pretty green when it comes to NetEnt slots so I'm not too adept at spotting their 'design cues' as it where.

I also played Flowers, didn't get any mileage out of it but wouldn't have pegged it as high variance, where do the real big hits come from on that? Even with all five 'double' symbols (so 10OAK) in free spins (so 3x) the payouts don't look that dramatic, unless the expanding wilds kick in as well I suppose?

Dragon Island I had a dabble with, quite a nice slot overall so maybe I'll chuck that one into the mix

As for Piggy Riches, for some reason I'd just got the impression that it was considered to be a high variance slot, but maybe not!

I really, REALLY wish software providers would just tell us what the bloody variance of their slots is so we can make an informed decision about what we want to play. Why is it considered irrelevant and/or a secret? It's totally mystifying to me.

 

[Balthazar]

It has to support autoplay and not be a progressive.

lol
Not to hijack your thread but I never thought someone would dislike progressive slots and purposely avoid them until I watched a few of your videos. I was avoiding some progressive slots because sometimes the general payout sucks (outside of the progressive jackpot obv) but not because they were progressive. I understand why you're doing it, though.

 

[rainmaker]

Indeed, I'm sure I've seen some NetEnt casinos offering downloadable clients, just wish Redbet had it as well. I assume it offers superior performance to the web based experience?

The download casino is pretty good yes. Runs fast, the game looks a bit better etc. But I personally mostly prefer the instant play alternative. It is possible download the casino at Nordicbet and play for fun without signing up.

Looking forward to your next video

I agree with Simmo/777 regarding Piggy. I would say it is medium+ and not high variance. I also used to classify it as a high variance game. Probably because it can be quite bitchy sometimes he. Although it has a great potential. My best hit is about 1300 X bet.

 

[Jazzbaz]

If you are looking for high variance at net ent, Gonzo's Quest is among the highest, imo. I just don't like to play it myself cos I get murdered each and every time I dare to dabble a bit. I much prefer another high(ish) variance slot that also has the "avalance" feature i.e. Fruit Case. I have had a few hits in the 500-700xbet range on that one. The best symbol (strawberry) pays not so impressive 2000 coins with a 5oak, but if you happen to hit it with a wild that has reached the x8 multiplier, you're in the money, especially if you hit that in free spins (x3 multiplier on top of that -> (2000 coins x8) x3).

 

[ChopleyIOM]

lol
Not to hijack your thread but I never thought someone would dislike progressive slots and purposely avoid them until I watched a few of your videos. I was avoiding some progressive slots because sometimes the general payout sucks (outside of the progressive jackpot obv) but not because they were progressive. I understand why you're doing it, though.

I have nothing against progressives in and of themselves, and I'm happy to chuck a few hundred spins at them here and there.

However, one has to remember that the chances of hitting a decent progressive are vanishingly, pitifully small - so there's really no point lumping away at them for any significant amount of spins IMO, 'cause all that's going to happen 99.9% of the time is you'll simply give away whatever contribution of the RTP is to the progressives, and be left trying to scrabble decent wins from whatever's left on the base game.

15,000 spins and nothing over 80x stake on Tunzamunni was the last time I really set about a progressive in anger https://www.casinomeister.com/forums/threads/tunzamunni-load-of-bobbins-stats-shocker.50961/

 

[Balthazar]

15,000 spins and nothing over 80x stake on Tunzamunni was the last time I really set about a progressive in anger https://www.casinomeister.com/forums/threads/tunzamunni-load-of-bobbins-stats-shocker.50961/

See, that's exactly the kind of progressive that I'd never play. The progressive is 38k and then it drops to $250 and then $50. Even if the 2nd highest win is 1000x stake, with a 0.25 max bet you have no chance of hitting anything decent unless you actually hit the progressive.

On the other hand, with slots like TDK or Mega Moohla, you don't even have to play for the progressive as the base game offers plenty of opportunities to win "big" (which is the point of playing high variance slots: go big or go home). But that's just how I perceive things, maybe the number of "opportunities" makes no difference.

 

[rainmaker]

15,000 spins and nothing over 80x stake on Tunzamunni was the last time I really set about a progressive in anger https://www.casinomeister.com/forums/threads/tunzamunni-load-of-bobbins-stats-shocker.50961/

I see that the Tunzamunni jackpot you were chasing has still not been won. It is now at £/$54,640 according to Jackpot Graphs hehe

 

[rainmaker]

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And here it is...Chopley's new NetEnt video

 

[Redbet-Andy]

I enjoyed that video.
I did put my headphones on after the first "J***s F*****G C**t" though, some sensitive souls in the office
Brilliant. Nicely done.

The retro series are pretty high variance next time you're looking.

Andy

 

[Christoff]

Have you tried Victorious? I quite like Piggy Riches though

 

[ChopleyIOM]

I enjoyed that video.
I did put my headphones on after the first "J***s F*****G C**t" though, some sensitive souls in the office
Brilliant. Nicely done.

The retro series are pretty high variance next time you're looking.

Andy

Ooops yes, sorry, pretty much all my videos contain a fair splash of swears.

Crime Scene deserved the insults I chucked at it though!

 

[ChopleyIOM]

Have you tried Victorious? I quite like Piggy Riches though

I couldn't really work Victorious out, is it supposed to have a sort of Isis vibe or something?

Couldn't decide on the variance either, although probably didn't play it for long enough to really do so.

 

[ChopleyIOM]

See, that's exactly the kind of progressive that I'd never play. The progressive is 38k and then it drops to $250 and then $50. Even if the 2nd highest win is 1000x stake, with a 0.25 max bet you have no chance of hitting anything decent unless you actually hit the progressive.

On the other hand, with slots like TDK or Mega Moohla, you don't even have to play for the progressive as the base game offers plenty of opportunities to win "big" (which is the point of playing high variance slots: go big or go home). But that's just how I perceive things, maybe the number of "opportunities" makes no difference.

I wasn't expecting to hit the progressive on it, but it would have been nice to get a £250/£50/£40 win in over 15,000 spins!

The problem I have with the Moolah slots is that the MINI and MINOR progressives are so small as to be practically worthless, and the chances of hitting the MAJOR or MEGA are so remote that they may as well be removed from the equation.

As such, all you're left with is a high variance base game where 3% or more of the RTP you're just chucking down a grid towards progressives that you'll never win.

 

[rainmaker]

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I agree with Andy. Great video as always Chopley

I have not played Victorious for ages, but I would think it is lower variance.

 

[KasinoKing]

I couldn't really work Victorious out, is it supposed to have a sort of Isis vibe or something?
Couldn't decide on the variance either, although probably didn't play it for long enough to really do so.

I've never played Victorious, but I remember someone posting that it's just a clone of Ghost Pirates.
Not sure if that's true or not, but if it is I would say it's low variance.
243-way slots which DON'T have stacked wilds are very unlikely to be high-variance IMO.

KK

 

[Redbet-Andy]

I've never played Victorious, but I remember someone posting that it's just a clone of Ghost Pirates.

KK

It's true.
It's a testament to how much graphics mean to many players - me included. I don't really rate Ghost pirates but I really like Victorious for some reason.
Always behaved like a mid-high variance slot when I've played it.

 

[incrediblestuff]

I had one of my best sessions on Victorious, when it was in a good mood, trying to replicate that a few times, has led me to believe its
most definitely a high variance slot.
It can pay huge in the freespins.
I like it.
Ghost Pirates is maybe even a bit higher variance, i had one good FS round, out of maybe 20, and that took a lot of spins, for sure
I have to post a winner screenshot of real steel soon, but im waiting for the 5 highest symbols, with wild, in FS....

 

[Redbet-Andy]

Ooops yes, sorry, pretty much all my videos contain a fair splash of swears.

Crime Scene deserved the insults I chucked at it though!

I sent the link to your video to a friend at NetEnt who passed it around - they absolutely loved it, apparently half the office was watching.

I can't help feeling a bit sorry for the team behind Scarface though, they must have got some stick when they reached that part of it...

 

[LiveNetCasino]

try Jackpot 6000 (Netent) 600X bet

 

[rainmaker]

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Yes, that game is certainly very high variance! It has a high TRTP but will still kill you on a good day. Although I have seen that players can have some amazing runs on it. Don't think I ever have played it for real money. Couple of times maybe, but certainly a game for those who enjoy high variance.


Chopley: I think you need to make a new NetEnt video when you have the time and opportunity. We want more. Great to hear that those NetEnt guys also liked it hehe...Don't think Microgaming would bother