Luckii
New member
First of all, this is all my personal opinion, and should be taken as only that, an opinion. I understand that different people like different things, and I respect that.
Ever since BTG started licensing their Megaways concept the market has been flooded with uninspired, repetitive games that just tack on the Megaways label, without bringing anything new to the table. Just think how many different Megaways games Blueprint has released this year, where most of them follow the "Megaways-4 scatter bonus-Unlimited multiplier-Mystery symbols" formula. It's been done to death, where every new game is just a reskin of the old one. I admit there are some exceptions (Return of Kong, Primal Megaways) but most of them feel exactly the same.
These Megaways games just keep coming, and they are taking away from the innovative slots, that providers put time and effort into. One of my favorite slots, Reactoonz, is a good example of a provider putting actual effort and thought in to making an exciting and unique game. Some providers have put the Megaways formula into good use, and made interesting (maybe not good, but still) games, like Flower Fortunes Megaways and Temple Tumble Megaways. It's good to still see that providers like Play N Go and Thunderkick haven't jumped on the bandwagon, and keep releasing new games.
Then to the other thing: Bonus buys. I'd like to think that it was White Rabbit that really put the bonus buy feature on the map, since most of the bonus buys or Big Bets on old WMS games just gave you chance to win the feature, and not to trigger it automatically. In my opinon a game having a bonus buy automatically takes all the fun away from playing it normally. What is the point of playing a game for a bonus, when you can just click a button and get it right away? Again, there are exceptions (Extra Chilli and Vikings Unleashed, where buying the bonus and gambling for spins/multiplier can actually be a viable and fun strategy), but just paying 100x your stake just to get the same bonus you could pay for makes no sense.
I really hope that we could start to moveaway from these kinds of slots and go back in to making games where the fun comes from playing it, not paying money for an instabonus and hope you make your money back. I'd really like to hear other peoples opinion on this matter.
Ever since BTG started licensing their Megaways concept the market has been flooded with uninspired, repetitive games that just tack on the Megaways label, without bringing anything new to the table. Just think how many different Megaways games Blueprint has released this year, where most of them follow the "Megaways-4 scatter bonus-Unlimited multiplier-Mystery symbols" formula. It's been done to death, where every new game is just a reskin of the old one. I admit there are some exceptions (Return of Kong, Primal Megaways) but most of them feel exactly the same.
These Megaways games just keep coming, and they are taking away from the innovative slots, that providers put time and effort into. One of my favorite slots, Reactoonz, is a good example of a provider putting actual effort and thought in to making an exciting and unique game. Some providers have put the Megaways formula into good use, and made interesting (maybe not good, but still) games, like Flower Fortunes Megaways and Temple Tumble Megaways. It's good to still see that providers like Play N Go and Thunderkick haven't jumped on the bandwagon, and keep releasing new games.
Then to the other thing: Bonus buys. I'd like to think that it was White Rabbit that really put the bonus buy feature on the map, since most of the bonus buys or Big Bets on old WMS games just gave you chance to win the feature, and not to trigger it automatically. In my opinon a game having a bonus buy automatically takes all the fun away from playing it normally. What is the point of playing a game for a bonus, when you can just click a button and get it right away? Again, there are exceptions (Extra Chilli and Vikings Unleashed, where buying the bonus and gambling for spins/multiplier can actually be a viable and fun strategy), but just paying 100x your stake just to get the same bonus you could pay for makes no sense.
I really hope that we could start to moveaway from these kinds of slots and go back in to making games where the fun comes from playing it, not paying money for an instabonus and hope you make your money back. I'd really like to hear other peoples opinion on this matter.
My experiences is that buying bonuses usually gives you lower wins than if you get them normal. Im 99,9% sure you choose from another pot of bonuses when buying them, so the chance of hitting a better paying bonus in normal spin is better than buying.
