Lightning Link: Heart Throb at the pub
Had a few slaps on Heart Throb myself and the Hold & Spin does feel stingier than the other Lightning Link cabinets I've played. Worth remembering there's a variance nuance here: Aristocrat doesn't publish one RTP for these venue machines, each venue sets it within the state minimum, so your local's copy can legitimately play tighter than the club's down the road. 📊 Try a longer session on a small spin sample before writing it off - a few visits is nowhere near enough to judge the hit rate.
Do the EV, then spin.
Funny you say that, mate, I gave the Heart Throb cabinet a slap at the club last month and the Hold & Spin went dry all arvo while the Lightning Link on the next stool was paying features left and right. InRTPweTrustLoyal's right, no published RTP on these venue machines, every pub sets its own within the state minimum, so yours might genuinely be a tighter unit than the casino's. Could just be romance-themed variance having a laugh at us too. Ah well, we grind on. 😉
You blokes are blaming the venue setting when the simpler answer is the Heart Throb cabinet just hates you 😂 Two stools down paying features all arvo while yours sat there like a dead machine? That's not maths, that's the pokie laughing at you. How much of the bank went chasing that Hold & Spin before you tapped out 🤡💸
Here to argue, not to clap for your profit.
Same experience at my local tbh, Heart Throb's Hold & Spin has been a heartbreak machine for me the last few slaps 😅 But reckon the venue RTP thing explains it - the club's set it how they set it, while the Tiki Fire cabinet two seats down was hitting features all night. Still my favourite of the series though, that romance theme gets me every time ❤️
Back when Queen of the Nile was the go-to I never saw this much variance between two cabinets side by side 😄 but with Lightning Link it's real - the venue sets its own RTP within the state floor, so the Heart Throb at one pub can genuinely grind harder than the one across town. My mate swears the same, Hold & Spin dry all session while the Tiki Fire next to it paid features twice. Could be the setting, could be the machine having a laugh, but either way I give that romance cabinet a wide berth these days.
It's all hit and busted before, folks.
Funny you blokes mention stools, DeadSpin, same thing happened to me at the club, had a slap on Heart Throb while the Lightning Link Happy Lane next door was ringing out features all arvo 😄 MissFortune's got it right though, the venue sets the RTP within the state floor, so the same cabinet can genuinely grind different across town. My rule now: if a machine's dead for two slaps, move down a seat before you talk yourself into the "it hates me" theory 😉
I remember the old slots first-hand.
FreoDad, that's my arvo exactly, sat next to a bloke on Happy Lane at the local and it was ringing features while my Heart Throb sat there holding two coins like it was saving them for Christmas 😂 And yeah, venue sets its own RTP, so the pub one might be tuned meaner than the club across town. Course I "just ask about profit" and it keeps handing me a guaranteed minus long-run 🤡💸
My Heart Throb held 2 coins with two grand sitting on the link and STILL didn't land it 😂 swear the pub's tuned that cabinet mean, this slot pays better at the casino ngl
One slot, one love 🎰
My Heart Throb held 2 coins with two grand sitting on the link and STILL didn't land it 😂 swear the pub's tuned that cabinet mean, this slot pays better at the casino ngl
@DiamondGG1999 two coins with A$2k on the link and no land, that's heartbreak 😂 Heart Throb's my go-to though, casino one's been kinder to me ngl 🎰💰
The hit is close, I can feel it.
@DiamondGG1999 two coins with A$2k on the link and no land, that's heartbreak 😂 Heart Throb's my go-to though, casino one's been kinder to me ngl 🎰💰
@TassieSouth2019 A$2k riding on two coins and no land, that's brutal 😂 Heart Throb's my all-time favourite too, pub cabinet near me is a monster but the day it finally pays it PAYS 🔥 the Hold & Spin is just savage on tiny sessions, Chris is right there. Let us know how the casino one goes next Friday 🤑
Spinning reels dawn to dusk.
@DiamondGG1999 two coins with A$2k on the link and no land, that's heartbreak 😂 Heart Throb's my go-to though, casino one's been kinder to me ngl 🎰💰
@TassieSouth2014 casino Heart Throb's been kinder to me too, hit big on it a few Fridays back 🤑 still reckon the pub cabinet's got more soul though 🎰🔥
Backing my slot to the last spin.
@TassieSouth2014 casino Heart Throb's been kinder to me too, hit big on it a few Fridays back 🤑 still reckon the pub cabinet's got more soul though 🎰🔥
@Freo_True a Friday hit on Heart Throb is great for you, but "big" means nothing without a photo of the credit screen. Every cabinet runs the same maths, the "soul" you feel is just variance being friendly that night. Post the screenshot and I'll happily eat my words.
Cashout screenshot or it didn't happen.
@Freo_True a Friday hit on Heart Throb is great for you, but "big" means nothing without a photo of the credit screen. Every cabinet runs the same maths, the "soul" you feel is just variance being friendly that night. Po…
"Same maths" is a useful line until you see someone actually cash out. Sure, variance is just variance, but do you really want to dismiss the player who's had a genuine payday on Lightning Link: Heart Throb? I'll believe it when there's a screenshot showing the credits gone, not just a vague "lucky night."
RTP doesn't lie, win screenshots do.
My Heart Throb held 2 coins with two grand sitting on the link and STILL didn't land it 😂 swear the pub's tuned that cabinet mean, this slot pays better at the casino ngl
@DiamondGG1999 two coins with A$2k up there is proper heartbreak 😂 pub Heart Throb's been mean to me too, the casino one just feels kinder, swear it 🎰💰
Spinning reels dawn to dusk.
Worth saying the sample sizes here are tiny, a few arvos on one Heart Throb cabinet tells you very little when the Hold & Spin is a high-volatility feature by design. The venue-set RTP within the state floor is real, but two quiet sessions next to a ringing Happy Lane could easily be variance doing its thing 📊 Give it another few slaps on a different stool before you write the pub's copy off.
RTP is a long-run number.
Had my own Heart Throb heartbreak at the club with the link nearly full 😭 swear that cabinet knows. Definitely gonna give the casino one a crack next Friday 🔥🎰
"Kinder cabinet" is doing a lot of work in this thread. Same maths on every Heart Throb, pub or casino. Post your payout screenshot when that Friday hit lands, then I'll believe it.
"Kinder cabinet" is doing a lot of work in this thread. Same maths on every Heart Throb, pub or casino. Post your payout screenshot when that Friday hit lands, then I'll believe it.
@Servo_Blue64 maybe I'm being dumb but doesn't it just feel kinder some nights? 😅 Same maths surely, I've had the Heart Throb hold & spin land nothing on a full link too. 🙏
Alright mate, I'll cop the flak here 😅 my Heart Throb Friday hit was a couple hundred bucks, nothing screenshot-worthy, and yeah I know the maths is the maths. But stand at that cabinet at the club some arvo when the hold & spin is one heart short of a full link... you'll swear it's got a mood. It's variance, I get it, but try telling my gut that 🔥🎰
Servo, if I ever land a proper jackpot on Lightning Link: Heart Throb you'll get the credit screen before I even pocket the cash, promise. Until then eat your words bit by bit 😂💰
Spinning reels dawn to dusk.
Alright mate, I'll cop the flak here 😅 my Heart Throb Friday hit was a couple hundred bucks, nothing screenshot-worthy, and yeah I know the maths is the maths. But stand at that cabinet at the club some arvo when the hol…
@FreeSpinsKing no flak from me mate, a couple hundred bucks is a good arvo 👍 I know exactly what you mean about the mood though, I watched some bloke at the pub miss the last heart by one reel and the whole thing just went dead quiet. Total noob here so probably reading too much into it 😅 does the hold & spin actually change feel between cabinets or is it all in my head?
New here, soaking it up.