How much does RTP actually matter to you?

[vegas_local]

A lot of players talk about RTP, but in reality do you really check it before playing?
Or do you just go for games you enjoy?

[Afi4wins]

@vegas_local This topic has been discussed here in this forum not too long back, so it may be a pain to repeat oneself!

Anyway, as for me, RTPs are for the stray cats! I couldn't be bothered whether my favourite game is playing with 92%, 94% or 96% RTP - what matters the most to me is how the game is playing? If it is not playing like it should be doing, then I won't play that game again at that casino, simply because something is not going right there!

No, I hardly ever check first on what RTP my game would be playing on!

[loceff13]

I check it if I plan to play serious volume on a slot, for the most part I only play on casinos that have the 96% variants of the major providers

[Fiekie247]

At the end of the day its all about luck, whether its 96% or 94%.

For me personally you can notice the difference in Game play between the 96% and 94%. Especially on Pragmatic play and mostly during the base game.

I feel 94% has a better chance of hitting it huge during free spins and the 96% has better base game wins and you see frequently smaller wins but the free spins are mostly small payouts.

Play n Go I prefer the 94%, however I do not neck the RTP but there are some casino where something just feels off with regards to Game Play.

[vegas_local]

23 hours ago, Afi4wins said:

@vegas_local This topic has been discussed here in this forum not too long back, so it may be a pain to repeat oneself!

Anyway, as for me, RTPs are for the stray cats! I couldn't be bothered whether my favourite game is playing with 92%, 94% or 96% RTP - what matters the most to me is how the game is playing? If it is not playing like it should be doing, then I won't play that game again at that casino, simply because something is not going right there!

No, I hardly ever check first on what RTP my game would be playing on!

Yeah that actually makes sense! I think a lot of players care more about the “feel” of the game than the RTP number itself. Like if a slot feels completely dead for hours, people instantly lose confidence no matter what the RTP says on paper.

I still check RTP sometimes out of curiosity, but I’m probably closer to your side overall.

[marius1978]

I always check it upon launching a game. Even in the casinos I use every day, because what was 96% yesterday, might be 92% today. If the RTP doesn't show in the game files, I won't play the game because for all I know, it might be set to 88% or something.

I sometimes get an urge to play a certain game - say Whacked! by Nolimit. Even after checking, and finding it on 92% I will still play it in order to soothe my itch, thinking it might just hit something regardless. Usually, 500 spins and -350x later, I will wonder what the ***** I was thinking. Of course it wasn't going to hit anything!

Say RTP was as straightforward as this: You do 1,000,000 spins on a 0.2 bet. On 96%, you will have lost 8,000. On 94%, you will have lost 12,000. Which one would you choose? Or say you buy your daily groceries. In one store, it's 30 for a cart of your essentials. In the store right next to it, the very same cart is 35. Which one would you choose?

We are all hoping to beat the RTP but let's face it: Very few are so lucky. So, in the end it only becomes a matter of limiting our losses where we can, and get as many shots at the higher wins as possible. The higher the RTP, the more chances at that you get. Why? Because it returns more to the player.