Nifty29
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- Jun 20, 2001
I think Dunover is being done a disservice here, his points have validity, R&D does the best it can and beta testing does also but mistakes do creep out into the wild. The game source code being swapped is just techno speak and irrelevant, its like the black magic that car repair engineers speak when there's a fault with your car.
Software patches are released quite frequently to games not only for the potential of abuse but for safety reasons, speed of play and multi-platform operating system considerations including internet browsers.
I don't think Igor is dismissing him out of hand.
He obviously has actual experience at all stages of casino software development and implementation, whereas AFAIK dunover does not (with all due respect).
He's making the point that these things don't just happen overnight or via a "quick patch". We aren't talking about sound or graphic tweaks, we are talking about the actual "guts" of the game engine, which I assume from my reading here over the years is a different kettle of fish.
The interesting thing is that it is not necessarily a glitch that APs can exploit....at least with any certainty....and without any reasonable expectation of consistent profit, it is not worth the APs time. I've seen some stats via PM from someone playing the game prior to the update, who attempted to take advantage of the glitch, and found that in many cases they were in the RED and, overall, ended up no better in terms of profit vs bankroll than they would have playing normally I.e. their RTP was under 100%.
The problem is with trying that exploit is that you have no idea when the free spins will trigger, nor how much they will pay. The only way to really make it work is if you could trigger the free spins instantly...which you can't. One example would be playing .60 for many spins to build up the free spins etc, then switching to $3 spins...and waiting 200 spins to trigger (quite possible) and getting 100xbet (a decent hit). You're down like $300+. In that scenario, you have to get 200+xbet to just break even, which is no mean feat. The figures I was sent show a long wait for free spins was not unusual.
In a way, the current method is better for those playing high bets, as you can reduce a fair bit if your bankroll is dwindling and still get a decent return possibility if you get the feature.