Grand Slam Of Slots II

[Gremmyboy]

I've been given a free ticket to GSOSII and was wondering if it is worth playing?(Appreciate the ticket BTW!)

Just looked and it has 999 rebuys each with 5 continues and both at a cost of $20 each.
So $100 per round you play.
(Do rebuys cancel your last score or is it the highest score out of all the rebuys you purchase?)

I don't have very deep pockets and can't afford to do more than a couple of continues or rebuys and after reading a lot of threads here about the MG Tourneys and a winning position being able to be bought I am wondering if it's even worth trying or will I be wasting my money as someone with tens of thousands of dollars will buy the winning place?

If so then I won't bother.....
(It is a very unfair structure for a tournament if that is the case? Only the rich have a chance to win something big and will get richer....Always the way! RTG tourneys you get one shot at it....No rebuys or continues....So it doesn't matter how much or little money one has! Much better IMO!)

Cheers
Gremmy



















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[Repro]

Only the highest score counts.

A rebuy means you can completely restart the game, without losing your highscore. The buyin for the GSOSII is $200, the rebuys are $20. Rebuys can be done "unlimited".

Continues mean you can extend your play, keeping (and improving) your score. Continue can be done 5 times (each round) and also cost $20.

The best advice i can give you is play (and rebuy) until you got a very good score. When you hit that, most of the time it is a very good idea to use continues to get the best possible highscore. If you are not satisfied at the result you can always rebuy afterwards.

I understand that it looks like you have to got deep pockets for this, but remember it's a $320K tournament and still increasing with every rebuy. There is a lot of money to be won.

Of course you ALWAYS play the ticket, because it's worth $200 and you won't get it refunded in cash!

Good luck!

BTW... Why so much empty space in your post ?

 

[Gremmyboy]

Put a full stop further down the post when I edit because I hate the edit post thing appearing under the main text in a post.....Call it a quirk! lol


Cheers
Gremmy

 

[De Beuker]

Ofcourse its worth playing!

If I remember right, the first 290 positions pay, so if you hit a nice wildstorm or a few decent freespinrounds, big chance you'll end 'in the money', as there are only 1500 players.
Just wait with buying continues until the last day of the tourney, and only buy them if you have a realistic chance of improving your position.

Who knows, you might hit a 5 reel wildstorm and walk away with the top prize!
$111.500.- and counting.

Good luck Gremmy, kick some a$$!!!

 

[Jasminebed]

I've been lucky enough to be given a ticket also. Watch for me as Hippolucious, ty Wayne and RedFlush.

I've been wondering who else is playing (either through purchasing or a win) and under what Aliases?

I don't think my pockets are deep enough to take home top dollar, but I'd love to see some of our CM friends finish in the money!

I do miss there being odd places for prizes like last year's grand slam of slots, and it's only top scores that will win.

 

[Simmo!]

It is a very unfair structure for a tournament if that is the case? Only the rich have a chance to win something big and will get richer....

It's no dfferent to a lottery really. The more tickets you buy the greater the chance of winning - and the higher the win-pot goes for everyone

I've been wondering who else is playing (either through purchasing or a win) and under what Aliases?

Keep your eyes peeled for Muppet_man

 

[roygen]

I've been wondering who else is playing (either through purchasing or a win) and under what Aliases?

Free Ticket From 32 RED - Thanks

Alias - genaroy

Current Position - 256th

Winbox - 174300

No Continue Plays left

 

[Jasminebed]

Free Ticket From 32 RED - Thanks

Alias - genaroy

Current Position - 256th

Winbox - 174300

No Continue Plays left

Surely you haven't used all 999 rebuys, gl

 

[maxwall]

Buhuhuhuuu :sob:






Go Go Go RUSTYROO Go Go Go RUSTYROO
:notworthy

 

[Repro]

2 wildstorms, 2 x zero/nil/nada

This actually is my 8th zero in a row on the wildstorm...

Does anybody else have problems playing all the chips before playtime is over ?

 

[Gremmyboy]

I received a free Ticket from 32Red(Didn't think it was polite to say so seeing as there was a thread with a tournament to win a ticket and I was given a free ticket by Mark! Thanks Mark!)

I'm GMBLNMAN....I've had one turn so far and have not re-bought or continued.... Will do that next week if I feel I have a chance!

Cheers
Gremmy










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[LaHutti]

936 atm ... and only gonna drop ...sorry guys, you'll have to find someone else to finance your winnings
Don't like the way these tourneys are set up at all, and was only in, because I won a ticket.

 

[Nifty29]

936 atm ... and only gonna drop ...sorry guys, you'll have to find someone else to finance your winnings
Don't like the way these tourneys are set up at all, and was only in, because I won a ticket.

I agree completely.

It should have been called High Roller GSS II.

The big prizes will be taken by those with big pockets. I was offered a free ticket but refused, as it wasn't really a free entry as I would have to spend $100 to have any chance at all.

I would be happy to pay $100 for a ticket if it was one entry per player, no rebuys or continues but not when others will spend $10k+ and have 100x more chances.

 

[Gremmyboy]

I agree completely.

It should have been called High Roller GSS II.

The big prizes will be taken by those with big pockets. I was offered a free ticket but refused, as it wasn't really a free entry as I would have to spend $100 to have any chance at all.

I would be happy to pay $100 for a ticket if it was one entry per player, no rebuys or continues but not when others will spend $10k+ and have 100x more chances.

That was the point of my OP!

Was wondering if it is worth blowing $200 on a tourney that someone will spend $10k to $15k knowing that they will win $100k+

Even if I had it I wouldn't spend $15k for a tourney online as there's always the chance you could get some really crappy results through all the rebuys and continues and still finish not in 1st place.

Cheers
Gremmy

 

[Gremmyboy]

Another thought....

If someone by some miracle wins the bonus prize how is it paid?
I can't see them posting $2,000,000+ worth of gold to my address and me having to walk to cashies with a sack truck to trade it in for $'s!

Seems like a stupid prize and $2,000,000+ in cash would have been better!

Most people(such as myself!) wouldn't have a clue what to do with $2mil in gold or even where to take it to get money?(DO you go to your local Zamels and try and sell it to them?) Where do you even pick up your prize?(and who supplies the armoured truck and security guards to cart it around?)

I know that my local Woolies doesn't take gold bullion as payment so it is pretty useless to most of us as a prize!

Not that anyone will win it anyway as I have played TSII for over 2 years and have never hit 5 wilds or scatters and the likelihood of hitting all achievements in 5 18 min continues is probably below zero!(I Have more chance of resurrecting Princess Diana, courting her and becoming the new King of England!)

Cheers
Gremmy

 

[Simmo!]

Was wondering if it is worth blowing $200 on a tourney that someone will spend $10k to $15k knowing that they will win $100k+

It's really all about getting the Wildstorm wth 4 or 5 reels. You can buy as many rebuys/continues as you like but chances are, whoever gets that wins. Like any slot tourney, it just takes one spin...

 

[aceking123]

GS2

200 spins ive played on it so far , first go , not one bonus round or not one set of 5 wins , took 1 mintue for just the first spin then went alot quicker , judging by 200 spins & not a set a 5 OAK is it worth wasting funds on it?

 

[LaHutti]

200 spins ive played on it so far , first go , not one bonus round or not one set of 5 wins , took 1 mintue for just the first spin then went alot quicker , judging by 200 spins & not a set a 5 OAK is it worth wasting funds on it?

imho no.

 

[Repro]

200 spins ive played on it so far , first go , not one bonus round or not one set of 5 wins , took 1 mintue for just the first spin then went alot quicker , judging by 200 spins & not a set a 5 OAK is it worth wasting funds on it?

Personally i wouldn't continue with a score less than 100K, maybe even 150K.

 

[aceking123]

hi thx people , think maybe a need to do a rethink on it , poor start , problem is should i have a go at it or should i just stick with normal play & just play normaly , on one hand i very rarely play any tournaments so would be a change for me , but i can afford to throw some money at it on the other hand i could split these funds & play at 10 or 12 different casinos , spreading my bets as such or do i just chance it & give it a good go ?

 

[09237653]

Are all the bonus games available or is it like single player where you have to unlock them one by one?

 

[pianoman]

Are all the bonus games available or is it like single player where you have to unlock them one by one?

Bonus games are normal procedure - starts with the 10 free what'sherface, then 15 Loki spins, then 20 the birds thing...
AND it's 5 of each before you progress to the next one.
In 2 complete rebuy and continuation sessions, think I got to Loki once!
Little chance of reaching Thor's rolling reels I'd reckon.

However ... don't let that stop you

Got a doozie of a screenshot to post (itchin - but will save it for now.)

 

[09237653]

Bonus games are normal procedure - starts with the 10 free what'sherface, then 15 Loki spins, then 20 the birds thing...

Ah this sucks, never gonna reach Loki in only 195 spins (The only feature that can pay well in my experience of TS2).

 

[threescatters]

Ladbrokes are not carrying this tournament right?

 

[pianoman]

GSOS? just Do it!

Ah this sucks, never gonna reach Loki in only 195 spins (The only feature that can pay well in my experience of TS2).

After 4 years dabbling, this might be my farewell note.
Determined to quit slots play for good, my final "shot" was to try for a GSOS entry.
Forget the 2.4 million carrot. Absolute joke that is!
But at $290 grand and 290 prizes, I reckoned it's fair value for someone who's a loser anyway!
Finally got in.
4 years of slots online and nothing to show for it, other than the callouses on my bum from so long sittin here watching the wheels go round n round...

Did ok on Thunderstruck 11 early in May but no luck lately. Down maybe $800 on it for the month?
Anyway, deposited my first $100 for GSOS. Nothing!
Then another $200 - having sort of set myself a limit of $500.
Would I stop there? Should I? Will I?
God knows.
Prize pool is already $70,000 higher than at start - and a third of the players registered haven't even begun playing yet!!!

One Freebie, 3 Buyins, 9th Continuation. $240 worth already.
Whammo!
GSOS has me reasonably well placed (for the moment at least)

Reluctant to post a screenshot, but whenever a decent tournament comes our way, I see a people mouthing off about how unfair it all is and how "deep pockets" virtually "guarantee" the big prize.
That's baloney boys n girls.

You assume that $10k worth of purchases is definitely gonna turn up a jackpot along the way?
And it will be the winning spin for them?
What if it only manages say 5th or 6th on the ladder?
Big bankroll just as likely to leave them with as mediochre a score as anyone else ...
And how many hours would you need to assign to the project?

You can't BUY luck!
4 days in and indeed, many are trying.
But we get just 195 spins for our $20 buy in.
Up to 750 spins for each $120 session - merely offering a chance to beat your previous best score; But remember, you start afresh each time!

Biggest surprises come when least expected and I sure wasn't expecting this one... never saw anything like it in normal TS11 play (rough guess; 100000 spins last 2 years)



Ol' Pianoman had top spot for a little while there.
Not expecting to maintain my present position either!

Maybe Nifty'll play that free entry he "rejected"?
Or will it be You that jumps ahead of me?
Sincere best wishes if you wanna try.

And of course, your contribution to the ever increasing prize pool will be much appreciated by the 290 sharing the loot.

That's all folks!

 

[Pulver]

What are the odds for VinylWeatherman winning this one?

Otherwise I agree with Nifty, the winners are gonna be those with the deepest pockets.

 

[vinylweatherman]

What are the odds for VinylWeatherman winning this one?

Otherwise I agree with Nifty, the winners are gonna be those with the deepest pockets.

Don't hold your breath. I have a mere TWO tickets this year, and BOTH casinos have had the WORST server lag I have EVER experienced with one of these tournaments. I was booted once, and simply could not get back in until the timer ran out. If I tried any kind of strategy as suggested, or had a couple of decent bonus rounds, the lag would have crippled my chances of making the best of it.

Far from fixing this long standing issue, it is now worse than ever.

If this lag issue had been fixed, I WOULD be "going for it". Sadly it has not been fixed, and I may well not bother with this, given the very expensive rebuys and continues.

The ONLY improvement this time around is the fact that the pool grows as players spend more money. Forget the gold bullion prize - can't see any chance of this being won given that there is less than 1000 spins, and no room for "certain tactics" that would increase the chances of getting more achievements because of the time limitations.

 

[Nate]

I tried... Server dropped my connection on the last 4 minutes. Lost that time trying to reconnect whilst the Casino software hung ...

Maybe I'll pop a few $$ into the tourney but I could not even muster a 5 OAK in the 14minutes I spun. The RTP is either very low, or I'm very unlucky

Nate

 

[vinylweatherman]

I tried... Server dropped my connection on the last 4 minutes. Lost that time trying to reconnect whilst the Casino software hung ...

Maybe I'll pop a few $$ into the tourney but I could not even muster a 5 OAK in the 14minutes I spun. The RTP is either very low, or I'm very unlucky

Nate

Why can't they afford a decent server for these tournaments. The main casino servers are not perfect, but are orders of magnitude better in terms of reliabilty.

There are ONLY 1500 PLAYERS registered for this, yet the server keeps buckling under the load, whereas the main casino servers run smoothly.

After being lagged & booted from this tournament, I played a lobby slot. Pretty much PERFECT performance, NO lag, NO getting booted.

MGS should stop trying to shave a few bucks from the costs, and implement a proper solution, like any PROPER event organiser would do for such a high profile tournament.

You would NOT expect a B & M tournament with a prize of several million to be held at a service station on the M1, but at a 4 star location with good transport links, and plenty of "perks".

If I can liken the main casino server to a 4 star London hotel, the GSOS II server is the seedy boozer in the suburbs.

These tournaments would get a LOT more players interested if they did NOT keep on having all these problems almost every time they took part in one.

If MGS don't know what is causing this, they should INVESTIGATE, not ignore, the issue. A starting point would be to look at the differences between the main casino server setup, and the tournament servers. The former works FAR better, yet both ought to be delivering the SAME levels of performance to players.

If the problem was "my end", then ALL casino games would be showing these symptoms, not JUST the tournaments.

 

[sagera]

free ticket from 32Red

alias sagera

currently 9th (dropping daily)

no more continue plays

got lucky and got to Loki

 

[09237653]

Played my free ticket from Redflush, got 4x bonus rounds, end score of about 51k, all coins wagered, currently sitting in 887th. No server lag though. (played on Casino la Vida)

 

[Repro]

Why can't they afford a decent server for these tournaments. The main casino servers are not perfect, but are orders of magnitude better in terms of reliabilty.

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If the problem was "my end", then ALL casino games would be showing these symptoms, not JUST the tournaments.

Same trouble here.

After about 10 spins it got laggy and eventually stopped for 2 minutes a few times. With about 1 minute (and 40000+ coins) left i got the Wildstorm. When the time was up it didn't even start making the reels wild...

I filed a complaint about this, because this was the second time in a row this happend at this tournament and i've only PLAYED it two times.

I don't accept $220 being drained because of this. MG already got my pc-specs and said they are fine. When everything works great EXCEPT for the tournaments they CANNOT deny it's their fault.

I hope they find a solution very soon, because i'm not amused.

 

[asianeyes]

Pity no Mg casino rep/reps care to respond? Honestly though, i think mg software has gone down the tubes and isn't worth any £££.

 

[Repro]

Pity no Mg casino rep/reps care to respond? Honestly though, i think mg software has gone down the tubes and isn't worth any £££.

The only thing the casino's can do is forward problems to MG. They are not able to solve those problems themselves since they didn't make the software.

I think the operators should make a fist against MG and DEMAND a solution. Point is that if they stop offering tournaments they "lose" money on fees, so they don't have a good motivation to do this.

Personally i think MG should have made efforts to fix this a loooooong time ago, instead of putting this on players.

 

[Nifty29]

Same trouble here.

After about 10 spins it got laggy and eventually stopped for 2 minutes a few times. With about 1 minute (and 40000+ coins) left i got the Wildstorm. When the time was up it didn't even start making the reels wild...

I filed a complaint about this, because this was the second time in a row this happend at this tournament and i've only PLAYED it two times.

I don't accept $220 being drained because of this. MG already got my pc-specs and said they are fine. When everything works great EXCEPT for the tournaments they CANNOT deny it's their fault.

I hope they find a solution very soon, because i'm not amused.

IMO you are entitled to a refund.

I tried the 32 red free ticket tourney but gave up after 3 mins and about 5 spins. Really poor form on the part of MGS.

 

[Repro]

IMO you are entitled to a refund.

I tried the 32 red free ticket tourney but gave up after 3 mins and about 5 spins. Really poor form on the part of MGS.

You should file a complaint at 32RED. They can forward it to MG.

The more complaints there are, the better chances are they finally look in to it and find a solution.

It a $200 buyin, not some freeroll!

 

[vinylweatherman]

The problem is that we have ALREADY been complaining for THREE YEARS about this, and NOTHING has been done. They are DELIBERATELY ignoring the issue as a "player PC problem". When there is feedback, it is ALWAYS to blame "the internet", "your ISP" or "your PC". The evidence to the contrary is always ignored, and if the proper tech people looked at this evidence they would KNOW this was a capacity issue at THEIR end.

32Red have particular problems through being based in Gibraltar. The main internet link out of Gibraltar is sometimes problematic because it was never designed to be used as heavily as it is now that there are casino servers there. This bottleneck often affects the lobby games, and the 32Red website, as well as the tournaments.

It was 32Red that booted be completely, and was the most "laggy" throughout. My other ticket at AllSlots was often very laggy, and it was a real struggle, and gave me no confidence in this tournament, so I didn't rebuy.

The previous GSOS was not a problem because we were given so much more TIME than in this one, and although it was also "laggy", it didn't matter - you had loads of spare time to recover from a burst of lagging, and even from getting booted altogether. As a result, I did PLENTY of rebuys, and most were at 32Red.

 

[pianoman]

LOOK WHO'S PLAYING...

I tried the 32 red free ticket tourney but gave up after 3 mins and about 5 spins. Really poor form on the part of MGS.

Hey Nifty..
Your values changing?

You spend your time here defending this, defiantly challenging that, telling people with whom you disagree to pull their heads in; At present, happily dissuading players from participating in such events as the Grand Slam because - according to you, they're only for (yawn) Deep Pockets players, huh?

Nifty!!! How could you?
Did you not say just 2 days ago:

I was offered a free ticket but refused, as it wasn't really a free entry as I would have to spend $100 to have any chance at all.
I would be happy to pay $100 for a ticket if it was one entry per player, no rebuys or continues but not when others will spend $10k+ and have 100x more chances.

Yeah Right... And now?

I tried the 32 red free ticket tourney but gave up

Oh: so you DID play the freebie after all ?!?
But now, you don't like the software.
Uh huh.
And had you scored say 350 thou for instance -
having left the scene, never to return, then what?
Come back here and tell us all about how you're compromised by MGS or whatever?
How the tournament format stinks and how others have it in the bag...... ?

Up to 999 buyins @$20 avail. Great!
ALL added to the prize pool as they are used.
And so too are the $20 add ons (continuations).
There's almost 100 grand more in prizemoney now than when it started - and still a few hundred players yet to begin their tilt.
That 1st prize has gone up $30,000.
Wonder how much the lucky lady leader will take away?

I won't win it. Can't imagine anyone getting near her!
She's been way up there since day one actually.
Won't stop me having another go. Maybe two. Three ?

And of course Nifty's already "in". Still has the same options, doesn't he?
It's ok mate.
We don't know your alias - we'll be none the wiser...

 

[vinylweatherman]

I MAY have a second go, but if I get the terrible lag problems again, I will give up. This one is too expensive to chase unless these problems get solved.

If MGS think this is all "our end", we need to know WHAT we have to do to cure this. I have been trying for ages trying to tweak things at my end to no avail. I have 10Mbit broadband, and a decent PC (not "entry level"). I SHOULD be able to play with this level of kit and broadband with no problems - but I can't.

The problems do vary, and some tournaments ARE playable, but the problems have been particularly bad with GSOS II.

It may be worth having another go nearer the end, when fewer players are playing, but not RIGHT at the end, where everybody will be having that "final push".

 

[Repro]

The problem is that we have ALREADY been complaining for THREE YEARS about this, and NOTHING has been done. They are DELIBERATELY ignoring the issue as a "player PC problem". When there is feedback, it is ALWAYS to blame "the internet", "your ISP" or "your PC". The evidence to the contrary is always ignored, and if the proper tech people looked at this evidence they would KNOW this was a capacity issue at THEIR end.

...

The previous GSOS was not a problem because we were given so much more TIME than in this one, and although it was also "laggy", it didn't matter - you had loads of spare time to recover from a burst of lagging, and even from getting booted altogether. As a result, I did PLENTY of rebuys, and most were at 32Red.

I still don't understand the use of the very limited playtime. Since it's (almost) impossible to play all your chips in that time, they should have reconsidered this a long time ago instead of FORCING people to rebuy.

If you look at the 32RED "$250 Avalon freeroll" there is plenty of time. Once i had 5 freespinfeatures (including retriggers) in one game and STILL i had 45 seconds left. No lag at that tourney btw.

 

[vinylweatherman]

I still don't understand the use of the very limited playtime. Since it's (almost) impossible to play all your chips in that time, they should have reconsidered this a long time ago instead of FORCING people to rebuy.

If you look at the 32RED "$250 Avalon freeroll" there is plenty of time. Once i had 5 freespinfeatures (including retriggers) in one game and STILL i had 45 seconds left. No lag at that tourney btw.

32Red seem to allow plenty of play time in their own local tournaments, but GSOS is run by MGS, so they call the shots.

If MGS made more time available, it would at least negate the effects of these problems on the players' abilty to compete on a level playing field. As it is, the playing field is NOT level, because some players play at times where there is less lag, and these all seem to have managed to get through all their coins. The lag is still an annoyance, but it doesn't make a difference because there is enough spare time to allow for it. The last GSOS allowed 30 minutes per session, and this gave PLENTY of time, whatever the degree of lag and "booting off" experienced.

 

[Jasminebed]

I believe the time was probably limited to prevent people from choosing to bet less than minimum, getting more spins and maybe carrying off the bonus prize

 

[Repro]

I believe the time was probably limited to prevent people from choosing to bet less than minimum, getting more spins and maybe carrying off the bonus prize

That could have been a reason if it was possible AT ALL to receive all the achievements in the limited time. AFAIK nobody EVER completed them and they have been playing the game daily for MONTHS.

Funny thing is that in the email i received from 32RED about the GSOSII they gave away some "tactics". One if them was that you have to choose if you want to play maxbet or bet less to get more spins... If i'm lucky i can bet 75% of the chips on maxbet, so my "choice" is clear

If they really want to limit the spins they just have to let everybody use the maxbet. That way everybody has got the same chances and amount of spins.

 

[vinylweatherman]

That could have been a reason if it was possible AT ALL to receive all the achievements in the limited time. AFAIK nobody EVER completed them and they have been playing the game daily for MONTHS.

Funny thing is that in the email i received from 32RED about the GSOSII they gave away some "tactics". One if them was that you have to choose if you want to play maxbet or bet less to get more spins... If i'm lucky i can bet 75% of the chips on maxbet, so my "choice" is clear

If they really want to limit the spins they just have to let everybody use the maxbet. That way everybody has got the same chances and amount of spins.

This PROVES that the operators just don't have a clue about the problems being faced by players. This tactic is often mentioned in tournament guides, but it CANNOT ever be used, as the ONLY workable tactic is to play max bet, and spend as many coins as possible so as to get the highest score.

If these were not timed, there would be far wider scope for tactical play, and this would make the tournament much more enjoyable.

They could STILL have rebuys and continues, but based on coins alone, and the overall length of the tournament could remain the same.

 

[Repro]

This PROVES that the operators just don't have a clue about the problems being faced by players. This tactic is often mentioned in tournament guides, but it CANNOT ever be used, as the ONLY workable tactic is to play max bet, and spend as many coins as possible so as to get the highest score.

If these were not timed, there would be far wider scope for tactical play, and this would make the tournament much more enjoyable.

They could STILL have rebuys and continues, but based on coins alone, and the overall length of the tournament could remain the same.

Funny thing is that at the RTG tourneys there is ALWAYS plenty of time. Only ONCE i didn't get to play all my chips, but that's when i got a bonusgame that retriggered 6 (!!) times

You would expect if RTG is able to offer a very decent timelimit MG also should be able to do this. Overall i would trust MG over RTG, although that's slightly changing these days.

 

[steveyboy]

on my way passing vinylweatherman i finished my continues and due to lagging and slow play still had over 20.000 coins left just when i was on a run when time expired feel a bit peeved to put it mildly.

 

[trade]

on my way passing vinylweatherman i finished my continues and due to lagging and slow play still had over 20.000 coins left just when i was on a run when time expired feel a bit peeved to put it mildly.

I thought of "thanking" this post, but I thought it might be more appropriate to "I am sorry" it.
Perhaps we need a new option Byran re. empathy?

Seriously Steveyboy, sorry you had this experience. It is a major "drag" in more ways than one!

 

[pianoman]

GSOS problems. PROBLEMS ???

Old Pianoman says:

If you refer to my earlier post you'll see that whatever the outcome, I'm intending to quit slots after GSOS.

What puzzles me - if what you geezers post about "lagging" and "slow play" and "software that sucks"... about winners having "deep pockets" etbloodycetra is true, what puzzles is:

How come the majority of 1500 participants are "active" and pouring money into this thing like there's no tomorrow
Pool was $290k - now it's $420,000! Are the players having such doubts?
Are they/we experiencing the "problems" you jokers are having either with your connection, your malware affected pc, your internet service provider or what have you?
Apparently NOT!
More than half of those in the top 60 (...even top 200 if you care to look) have ZERO balances displayed alongside their scores.

Others, with unused credits, may well be beneficiaries of time spent in the free spins zone and thus unable to reduce their balances to nil before time runs out?
Happens mate!
I've seen some irritatingly slow spins, but no real panic here.
On 4 separate occasions the game has stopped altogether.
Takes 30 secs to shut the casino down, log back in and resume where you left off.
So ok, you lose a bit of game play.

Reason to complain? NAHH! You're an ONLINE gambler.
Just wear it and get on with the game mate.
Stop bitchin and accept it for the hiccup it is - or GO GET YOURSELF A NEW SYSTEM.
Or stop doing slots and get a Real Life!
Go do some voluntary work for the needy?
You might end up feeling good about yourself.

This slots stuff is for the birds.
I should know (just another long term "loser" here)

But then, this time I'm on the first page in GSOS results and in 2 days time "GSOS" (...the game that plays SEAMLESSLY on My wimpy lil 4yo pc way over here in Oz with the world's most pathetic broadband service) should deliver a return of some sort.

Maybe that'll even cover the thousands spent in pursuit of the "BIG WIN" over the last few years.
Me? I'm spending too.
Hundreds already. Yep, on GSOS I'm goin after the bigun with the last of my neteller accumulated bankoll.
Deep Pockets? Hardly! Gambling money's what it is:
$2000 won in another tourney 18 mths ago.
Win, Lose, Win, Lose - spent nothing of my own since then.
Quite a few Rebuys in GSOS. Disastrous! (must be somebody elses fault?)
Will that stop me? Nope!
One particular "continuation" got me onto the top 20 leader board...

After millions of spins in some years - a tangible chance at last.
But what absolute nonsense.
What a waste of life it's been...
I'll never get that precious TIME back again!
Will you, if you follow the same path?
Think about it, do the best for yourself. Play if you must...

Meanwhile, you GSOS detractors - stop misleading others likely to assume that maybe you're some sort of "authority" on Microgaming software or whatever - and who act according to what you say.

Thank God* I didn't listen to you lot.

(*) imaginary friend for grown ups. (de Niro)

 

[Repro]

Just look at the remaining playtime and coins left.

My first rebuy has been returned to me by MG. They still don't admit it's their fault though...

After this tourney i started playing this game in funmode without changing anything. It ran smoothly for about an hour, after that i stopped playing. A new complaint has been filed at MG.

 

[pianoman]

GRAND SLAM "complaint" ...

MG. They still don't admit it's their fault though...

After this tourney i started playing this game in funmode without changing anything. It ran smoothly for about an hour, after that i stopped playing. A new complaint has been filed at MG.

So you got another go...
and then you played practise mode and then you filed another complaint?
Confused.
With whom? MG or the Casino where you competed in the tourney?
I have no trouble at 32red...
Maybe those with the glitches troubles could identify the casinos location?