Game of Thrones (243) Really?

[lotusch]

Ok,

Was planning to post this for a few days now but just kept forgetting about it.
I wanted to post an example of how cruel and unbelievable f*cked up a slot can be sometimes.
And my question here is,who at Microgaming had ever the brilliant idea to come up with a concept like this.

Yes,we can debate how highly volatile this slot is and that is fine as I know it is.
But does that mean a slot needs to act like below example? Just because it is so ultimately high variance?

A few weeks ago I SUB'd at a new casino and when I do I always tend to try certain slots first,just because of their huge hit potential.
So amongst these slots is also Game of Thrones (243 lines).

When this slot was just released it was giving me the free spins quite regular as one can expect from their 243 lines range (I would say on average every 200-250 spins).

But the last couple of months it is nearly impossible for me to trigger the Free Spins and when I do no matter what FS feature I pick, it pays absolutely rubbish.

Now for the example,and this shows how bad this slot can be.

It took 1138 spins to trigger my first FS round which paid 32x bet.
After this it took another 522 spins for my second FS round which paid 44x bet.
Now the fun starts, to trigger my third FS round it took another 926 spins and I picked STARK with 3 multiplier.
It paid exactly 0x bet!!!!! Not counting the 3 scatter win obviously.
Another 433 spins after that I triggered my fourth FS round and picked STARK again and this time it paid 1x BET!!

So that is 3019 spins to trigger 4 FS round (Avg 754.75 spins) with a return of (Avg 19.25x stake).

I Twitter a lot with game devs from Blizzard, Ubisoft and Capcom because they have the balls and the courtesy to interact with their customers and end users and God I wish slot developers would do the same.
I would love to ask MGS what the hell is up with this slot.

I played this slot a lot on multiple casino's but boy it must be one of the hardest 243 liners to trigger the FS.
I assume there is only 1 Scatter on each reel,must be.

I love the 243 lines range from MGS but this slot is something else.

Weird thing is also, think I have had only 1 good 1000x + stake hit ever (Also on Stark).


Maybe a question for people who play this slot a lot also, is it maybe better to just keep playing the 8 FS x 5 multiplier?
As FS are so scarce maybe it is better to stick to this feature and hope for the best?

 

[goatwack]

I always pick the 8 x 5 multiplier myself but I have the sense to bail on this game after a couple of bonus rounds.

And normally I stick to a game to the bitter end, not so much with this one. Your stats are shocking though

It's obviously payback for your previous success on it. MG profits are down, and winter is coming

 

[Jono777]

I play it (although granted not major heavy) most sessions if the balance allows.

In recent times I share the same experiences as yourself, piss poor bonus rounds and a 3rd scatter which is so elusive!

In my opinion this slot pays out most of its RTP via the base game, those stacked wilds, well lets just say they are not as shy as they are in some of MG's other games (Jurassic friggin Park springs to mind as one example)

On the other hand, roughly a month ago, I was playing it at 32 Red and managed to trigger the FS feature a massive 5 times in less than 100 spins!!

You can imagine my rage when all 5 I picked the silver one (x3 Stark?) and all 5 were crap, highest of the 5 IIRC was about £5er from minimum bet.

Maybe its just me but I find with MGS games there are no short terms up's n downs, its weeks of pure shit and nothingness and then out of the blue they pay for a week none stop and there are screenshots galore on here.

 

[TheAddict]

I'd spend 45 mins trying to decide the feature, and get pissed with the result. Hardly ever play it but i found the fs came regular when it was first released compared to the latter visits. Probably just unlucky, some monster screenies of this that have to be paid for . Your 3rd set of stark spins for 2x bet should come sooner if the law of averages is applied.

 

[interlog]

My biggest win ever on this slot came in the base game. First 4 reels turned all wild.

I have seen Youtube videos with massive wins in the base game too.

The bonus rounds are most of the time a big disappointment.

It is a very high volatile slot but the potential is definitely there. You just need to bank roll to tide you over the near dead spins.

 

[CasinoBonusMast]

I have played Game of Thrones lots and lots, never had a decent win.. Stopped chasing the big win pretty quick... sigh

 

[lockinlove]

My story is much like the OPs.

Hard slot to get a great win on.

I usually get a 50x...then the slot takes it back plus more. Might hit a bonus that pays 10x along the way

Ive never seen a slot give out so many poor bonuses. Ive went 5-10 bonuses in a row on JP with like 3x. But then it will spit out a decent one.

Not this. Its just bad payouts all the time. My sample size on this game is huge too.

 

[lotusch]

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In my opinion this slot pays out most of its RTP via the base game, those stacked wilds, well lets just say they are not as shy as they are in some of MG's other games (Jurassic friggin Park springs to mind as one example)

Yeah I second that...
I do get a decent amount of stacked wild wins (they seem to appear a lot on reels 1,2,3 combined with a win).
If a premium symbol lands on 4 and 5 that is fine with me and it can be a pretty nice win.

But on the end it still bleeds you dry,even with these wins in between.

And good to see I am not the only one experiencing the same thing.

I have seen some insane monster hits on this on Youtube, so YES it can pay...Question is when..

 

[slotmaster]

It was the best slot for me in my last session, got the 50x scatter along with 2 or 3 okish hits.

 

[09237653]

It's a brutal game for sure, I will play it but not often, also usually take stark and get similar results, biggest win was also in base game 200 odd quid on a 30p stake.

 

[lockinlove]

It was the best slot for me in my last session, got the 50x scatter along with 2 or 3 okish hits.

I got that in my last 2 sessions!

 

[Jono777]

Best personal base game hit, No cashout thanks to WR and dead slots after this



Best every FS Feature (a good while back) and more dead slots after this hit, the mind boggles

 

[gambyx7]

I practicly gave up of this slot after it killed my 300 balanced in some 1300 spins. I got free spins after 1100 spins with misery reusult 10 or 15x.

I play it when streak on other slots is good, but only about 30 spins (more if it is in good mood).

Best game hit was 165x and I did have some 5-6 hits with about 100x wins.

Feature are quite week, best feature to me is Lannister where I have 3 hits over 100x (123x, 127x, 104x) and two of them are retriggers. Stark simply hates me, 47x is max result.

For all that reasons I switched to 15 line version which has less little wins, but I managed to get wildline once and 4OAK wilds few times. Also, features are much better (Lannister gave once 450x, Baratheon and Stark over 200x)....

BTW: I saw infos abaout variance: GOT15 high variance and GOT243 medium to high. I couldn't disagree more.

 

[xxshepxx]

Had some belter on this before...but recently scatters have been hiding.

2318 spins at one place and no bonus...had wagering to do and was curious so set it to 60p with no stop and it fucked me.

Ive done 800 on IR this month, 750 on Captain Venture & 900 on Jurasic Park all without bonuses and only 2-3 days apart.

Won a DC comics jackpot in Saturday night though so Not too down for the month.