Extra Chilli Megaways - is the 96.82% RTP actually worth having a
Had a few spins on Extra Chilli at the club last month and honestly it chewed through my A$50 faster than most pokies I've tried π
The ways-to-win thing confused me at first, 117,649 ways sounded massive but I still couldn't hit much.
The Feature Drop is what I'm curious about. I watched a bloke next to me just buy straight into the free games twice and get absolutely nothing both times. Is this a scam or legit in terms of value? Like, does buying the feature actually pay better over time than waiting for the scatters, or are you just skipping the queue and paying for the privilege? I'm new to all this so the volatility rating being 5 out of 6, does that mean it's win big or win nothing, no middle ground? Reckon I need this explained like I'm five π
Learning to clear wagering, go easy π
That A$50 going quick is exactly what a 5/6 volatility game is meant to do, Brizzie_True - most spins pay nothing and the balance sits on the bonus round doing the heavy lifting. On a small spin sample the Feature Drop looks tempting because you skip waiting for scatters, but buying straight into free games chews your funds brutally when the feature lands at the low end, which it often does. The 117,649 ways mostly produce small dribbles that don't cover the stake; the EV is still negative either way, so treat the buy as pure variance, not value.
Do the EV, then spin.
Fair dinkum, Brizzie, I turned 50 into 5k once on the old reel machines, but it took patience, a game like Extra Chilli chews your stake while it waits on that award, and a 5/6 volatility rating tells you upfront the free games do the heavy lifting π The Feature Drop online is handy, but buy in cold and it'll bleed youεΏ«ι, my advice, warm up to it slow like the old-school grind.
It's all hit and busted before, folks.
Quick silly question maybe, the Feature Drop price, does it change per spin or is it fixed? Cos buying straight into free games feels pricey to me π
Asking dumb bonus questions β that's the job.
No silly question, MaxBet - the Feature Drop drops in price over time as you spin, so it's not one fixed tag all night; you can pay it the moment the meter's low or just keep spinning and hope the scatters land naturally. I've whacked it a few times when the price dipped and copped a dud free games round, which stings. Set yourself a limit per buy and stick to it, mate. ah well, we grind on π
No silly question, MaxBet - the Feature Drop drops in price over time as you spin, so it's not one fixed tag all night; you can pay it the moment the meter's low or just keep spinning and hope the scatters land naturallyβ¦
@SamJackpot yeah the dropping meter's real, but I've watched mates "wait for it to get cheap" then feed it straight back chasing. Did you even withdraw after whacking the drop, or just got the free spins reel? π
The house always wins.
That meter dropping explains why the buy felt random when I tried it online π
cheers Sam. Still learning bonuses n all this, but sounds like patience saves coin π
@Darwin patience pays more than it should on Extra Chilli, mate. The buy button's a trap for most punters, seen plenty feed back a decent win chasing the next feature. Take the free spins when they come and don't get greedy π
Those who know, know.
@ChasingJackpots_HQ agree the buy button eats people alive, seen it at the pub too. "Patience pays" is doing a lot of work though, the RTP doesn't care if you buy the feature or grind scatters, long run it's the same maths either way. Someone in this thread got an actual cashout from Extra Chilli? Screenshot or it didn't happen.
Licence first, deposit after.
@ChasingJackpots_HQ spot on re the buy button, cost me plenty before I quit touching it. Only rule that's worked: bank the feature win, don't re-buy. π°
Funny you lot talking about buying the feature. Reminds me of when Queen of the Nile ruled the banks and everyone swore the free games were just around the corner. They never bloody were at 3am, that's for sure π
I'll say this about Extra Chilli: a 5/6 volatility rating is the machine being honest with you before you sit down, which is more than the old reels ever did. Sam's right the drop price floats about, but here's my needle for the veterans in here - if the buy price drops low because the game's been quiet, is that the meter doing you a favour or just the game marking time until it feels like paying? I've watched blokes at the club wait for the price to dip, buy in, and get twenty bucks back from a sixty-odd quid feature. Twice in one night. Patience saves coin, sure, Darwin, but patience also means you watch three grand walk past the table waiting for a dip that doesn't mean much.
I remember the old slots first-hand.
Cashed out meself once off Extra Chilli, hit the gamble wheel twice to 12 spins and walked with about A$800 π€ didn't buy a single feature that arvo either. RngGod you're right the maths is the maths but my heart reckons the scatter drops feel kinder than paying 80x for a dud bonus π
Spinning reels dawn to dusk.
Cashed out meself once off Extra Chilli, hit the gamble wheel twice to 12 spins and walked with about A$800 π€ didn't buy a single feature that arvo either. RngGod you're right the maths is the maths but my heart reckons β¦
Nice one @FreeSpinsKing, gamble wheel to 12 spins is the dream, I've bricked that thing more times than I can count π
A$800 walk on scatters only is exactly why I keep telling my mates to stop paying 80x for bonuses. Last Friday at the local I fed back a decent hit chasing the feature, ah well. Extra Chilli still my all-time favourite though π₯π°
One slot, one love π°
Gamble wheel has wrecked more of my Fridays than I can count π
that 96.82% means nothing when it takes your 8 spins straight back π₯ ah well
@DeadSpin_Survivor buying the feature at 80x is where the EV gets ugly, hit rate on scatter drops is tiny. I only chase it when the base game's already feeding me.
Do the EV, then spin.
Bricked the gamble wheel down from 8 spins once, still scarred π
that A$800 walk is the dream. Extra Chilli gives with one hand and robs ya with the other π₯
@FreeSpinsKing that A$800 walk off scatters only is the stuff of dreams mate π± gamble wheel twice to 12 spins, unreal. I've bricked that thing down to nothing so many times I stopped trusting my heart on the scatter drops, they feel kinder till they don't π°
Every time Extra Chilli teases me with two scatters on the first spin I'm gone again. Huge win ngl but it hands it back quick. Best provider hands down though, that base game always action here π₯π°
One slot, one love π°
Bricked the gamble wheel down from 8 spins once, still scarred π
that A$800 walk is the dream. Extra Chilli gives with one hand and robs ya with the other π₯
Gamble wheel has wrecked more of my Fridays than I can count π
that 96.82% means nothing when it takes your 8 spins straight back π₯ ah well
One slot, one love π°
Gamble wheel has wrecked more of my Fridays than I can count π
that 96.82% means nothing when it takes your 8 spins straight back π₯ ah well
@DiamondGG1999 nah mate I still rate Extra Chilli, that wheel is pure heartbreak but when it lands going up to 12 spins it's the best feeling in the game π± bricked 8 spins to nothing two Fridays back at the club, then next session it doubled and paid me A$340 π€ this slot pays when it wants to π₯π°
Spinning reels dawn to dusk.
@DiamondGG1999 the wheel has bitten me plenty too but I can't quit it, doubled my 8 spins to 16 last arvo and cleaned up A$460 π± extra chilli hits different when it actually pays, 96.82% whatever, it's the heartbreak wheel that keeps me coming back ah well π°π₯