It's interesting that higher variance is by far and away the most popular choice here on CM.
Both an operator and a developer have suggested to me on separate occasions however that the CM membership is far more knowledgeable than regular players and only forms a small fraction of the playing community, with the inference being that we are not necessarily the "norm".
Thoughts?
Agree re: CM membership knowledge levels in comparison to regular players. I know how naive I was in regard to slotting prior to joining CM 3 years ago. 3 years on, I can proudly claim to be erm...."less naive" (still need to master the art of pressing that cashout button sooner rather than later
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Agree re: CM community not being the "norm" - in my opinion, we at CM take our slotting a lot more "seriously". You only need to look at some of the content. Video reviews, threads (such as this one right here) all helping to make the CM member much more learned than your average slotting Joe.
We can see how often players (newbies and experienced players alike) want to make well-informed choices when it comes to knowing what games are good for big win potential, what games will keep you interested, what games are to be avoided because they will bore you to death, what games are good for grinding out WR etc etc. At the end of the day, knowledge is power. Better to have it than to not have it.
As for the higher variance being the most popular choice....I am not the slightest bit surprised. Yes, we play for entertainment. But we also play to win. We may all be more likely to lose (and more frequently) by choosing HV, but it's also our best chance to win too. Given the amount of screenies featuring DOA, Rhino, JATB, IR etc, it seems to be a "trade-off" that we here at CM are very willing to accept.
Low variance games DO have their place and their uses, but for me, they will never be "go to" or "starter" games. Let's face it, who is going to make a deposit and then start playing by loading up Munchkins or Gift Rap?