Unfortunately I think the only solution is not to play. I've pretty much given up playing now, maybe once a month for a small deposit, if that. I said a few months ago that the combo of streamers peddling unrealistic expectations along with the resultant increase in HV/UHV slots would be extremely damaging, perhaps irreparably so as more and more average Joe's get, at first frustrated, then simply annoyed with high levels of zero play. Once you lose players it is extremely difficult to entice them back and I cannot think the influx of new players, who themselves will quickly grow tired of the lack of play, will make up for this.
For those who say that these slots are released because players want them. Sorry, horses**t. Will not deny that they are likely getting a lot of play because of the carrot dangling monster hits of some YouTube channels but if you honestly are telling me that most players, over the long term, want these sort of slots I struggle to believe you. It is the reason why there are dozens of new slots released each month. Hardly any will get played once people have cottoned on that they often are yet another HV/UHV effort.
Interestingly Bonanza, despite its rock hard to get bonus, is still popular. It has a very respectable 76% or thereabouts in the base game. Whether you find the slot boring or not is another thing but your balance does often last a while and it is capable of sticking in the odd few hundred x win in the base game.
Key thing is, despite what some think, most play slots for fun. In the same way you invariably pay for any sort of entertainment. Yes, you hope to win big once in a while but mostly accept losses and modest wins because it has been fun. Now it's just 2000x this and 5000x that and "this slot is rubbish because it never pays out 30,000x" as if that should be some sort of marker.
