Jedi4

I have to agree, I think PP has a really high standard compared to how many games they're releasing each month. I currently love their Sugar Rush and Greedy Wolf 
If you compare it to Play N Go when they started releasing multiple games each month, I don't really feel they have done a good game in a few years. 
Another provider I really like is Relax Gaming, they seem to be doing some really innovative slots that are not 100% focused on the bonus buys like some other providers.

My strategy with a low balance is probably a bit different than most people.. I play slots that bonus often to try to spin it up a bit so I can go back and play high volatile slots for the big win potential:
Real rush: 1 in 80 spins to hit free spins
Ivanhoe: 1 in 80 spins to hit free spins
Wild booster: 1 in 87 spins to hit free spins
Street racer: 1 in 100 spins to hit free spins
Big bass bonanza:  1 in 113 spins to hit free spins
Eye of the storm: 1 in 120 spins to hit free spins

Hacksaw seems to build slots for streamers not regular players. Their bonus buys are way too volatile and only streamers can afford to play them long enough to get the crazy wins 

I'm one of the HATERS! 

I used to like Quickspin games but tbh, haven’t seen good games from them recently. Big bad wolf is still my favorite and older games like goldilocks, sticky bandits and tiger's glory I have had luck with getting several bonuses that pay between 50-200x within only a few 100 spins. But I never hit 500x plus on these games. I do see more interesting and innovative games from other providers like Elk, Pragmatic, Push gaming these days.

I agree with your opinion Jedi4.
Starburst is still a popular game for giving out free spins simply because IT IS CHEAPER for casinos...only 10 cents per spin...same as why Book Of Dead is also popular! Nothing to do with its nice colours, nice graphics, or nice music.

I really don't to be honest. There are lots of games with much better colours than starburst these days but starburst is still being used. In my opinion why starburst is so popular is because Netent invented free spins online, before starburst most netent games where 25-50 lines which meant free spins were really expensive for the casinos to hand out. At the same time starburst is a really easy game to understand (which is undervalued concept these days when you look at Nolimit and hacksaw games) so it was a really good game for welcome offers for players that were new to casino 

Big Bad Wolf from Quickspin

here we have a graph showing the top 20 games by distribution and no surprise to see Starburst (NetEnt) at the top... almost everyone that has ever played slots has played starburst at some point.
Gonzo's Quest (NetEnt) is still there in top 20 too.  and a couple of great slots by Microgaming too (Thunderstruck II & Immortal Romance). Just one slot from BTG is their most successful slot ever Bonanza.

The first thing is always the graphics can I stand to look at the slot and play it, but the math is what makes me stay on the slot can I see how to win big on this slot, and do I not feel bored playing it. New slot I normally always check the RTP and only play it if it is above 95%. I also normally stick to the well know providers when playing new slots since I know they get licensed and have a business to protect so I trust them more.