Do you like or hate Royal symbols on bitcoin slots?

[Goodluckmate.com]

Hey mates,

I hope I have an interesting discussion for all of you slots fans here.

I'm wondering whether you think Royal symbols should not be used anymore? Do you perhaps like them instead? Or do you not even care? 

If you're not sure what Royal symbols are - These are the symbols represented by cards. Casino game developers usually include the highest-ranked ones – Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and 10. Sometimes, you may even find random 9s and 8s all over the reels.

One of our iGaming experts discusses that these are a lazy solution, especially in heavily animated and themed video or 3D slots. Guy Hasson seems to agree through one of his interviews. He's an iGaming veteran who worked with iGaming giants Playtech and Playtika. 

The main ideas why Royals should remain in history are:
- Lazy solution
- Don't contribute to the thematic experience
- Ruin the possibility of players to fully immerse into the storyline
- Slots without Royals are more 'graphically rich'
- It's better for providers to invest the time creating Royals into creating themed symbols

How do you feel about it? Until recently, bitcoin slots were quite simple I'd say. Nowadays we're seeing some cool and creative solutions. Are you in for the payouts only or do you care about the looks too?

I'd love to read your points of view! 

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[ralle14]

With so many games including these symbols I agree that it's a lazy solution but at the same time it's not that bad since you already know what symbols are low paying and which ones are the premiums.

I voted for no since I find games more enjoyable without royal symbols like reactoonz, rich wilde tome of madness, razor shark to name a few. Don't get me wrong I still enjoy games with royal symbols but for me playing with symbols you don't know kind of enhances the experience.

[paxmao]

As you say, these seem a lazy solution and not really imaginative. However, I think some players that actually play to different betting games, e.g. poker, d find royal symbols interesting and familiar, so they would actually have a more engaging experience with these. In any case, it is pretty simple to run an A/B experiment on this, so if you are seeing royals around is because the betting house is actually making profit from it, since the development cost of including other graphics is not that much anyway.

[Bitinity]

I'm slot lover, frankly speaking I do not really care about symbols or even the theme of the slot as long as the game offers nice features and nice gameplay then I'll play it as long as I want. Royal symbols is indeed almost anywhere, and it is the most used symbols by most providers. I cant say it is as a lazy solution from the providers but I would say it is to keep the game easy to understand and easy to remember especially the payout of each symbol.

[Kong Hey Pakboy]

They don't seem to be a problem for many so I don't think there's anything to change with it plus if we start changing now, we will have a hard time adapting since we are accustomed to the Royal Family.

[Kittygalore]

They don't seem to be a problem for many so I don't think there's anything to change with it plus if we start changing now, we will have a hard time adapting since we are accustomed to the Royal Family.

I agree, there is no problem for it as a symbol, to be honest the only thing that we should worry about is trying a different iteration of the traditional Royal symbol. For example, instead of a Standard King Symbol, you can redesign it to be a Japanese Emperor or something in the Feudal Japan.

[iv4n]

I don't really care! I don't have any special feelings about "royal symbols", I either like a slot or not!

People play all kinds of slots, and there're so many of them... with or without "royal" symbols! I like more animated slots, with more lines and mega ways, but from time to time I play some simple slots as well!
I guess there will always be people who will like traditional slots, so they will not go to history! As we can see all new casinos have this kind of slots in their offer...

[swogerino]

I don't care about the symbols in a slot machine.The only thing I care is for the slot to have a high RTP,more than 96% and to have a beautiful and addicting bonus round.On top of that it should also have frequent payouts and medium volatility.As for royal or non royal symbols I don't have any problems with that.

[Wexnident]

Not really one to nitpick on it tbh. I don't actually mind seeing royal symbols, heck I'm more used to them since it's been used by almost all kinds of slots since, well, forever. Can't really say that it's a lazy solution but rather the market has just adjusted to seeing it so much, that it's almost quite natural to see it. To the point that any complaints about it are almost non-existent since it's already a "natural". Though I would appreciate something new, it isn't really a necessary change.

[Timelord2067]

If there were a theme (such as the Pharaohs, or, the Romans or some other period in Antiquities) that had relevance for *just* that game, then yes, placing Royal motifs such as crowns, swords, shields etc would be appropriate.

However, just having a crown and a court jester are lazy, even if it were for an historical figure such as King Henry the eight, Elizabeth the first, or Richard the Third or some other relevant monarch.

[$crypto$]

I'm slot lover, frankly speaking I do not really care about symbols or even the theme of the slot as long as the game offers nice features and nice gameplay then I'll play it as long as I want. Royal symbols is indeed almost anywhere, and it is the most used symbols by most providers. I cant say it is as a lazy solution from the providers but I would say it is to keep the game easy to understand and easy to remember especially the payout of each symbol.

It's true that we can't tell the difference here because the symbol has been around for a long time in gambling, so for me this is not a lazy provider, but with the characteristic royal symbol that it is a sign of very high gambling and I also don't really understand poker the slots that I often play if it's in the slot symbol is no reason for me this is still fun.
But people always think why the royal symbol is always associated with gambling maybe it's just history where they have proven that gambling has existed since centuries ago.

[uneng]

Well, for me the most important aspect of slots game is the house edge. The lower the better. The graphical figures used on the game by the developers stay on second plan and in fact royal symbols don't bother me at all.
I'm more used to see the letters (A, K, Q, J...) instead of the cards' images (king, queen, joker...), what is a good thing, as it's easier to mix the letters to the game's thematic than incorporating a king, queen or joker to slots which don't belong to medieval or renaissance themes.

[dothebeats]

I couldn't care less about the symbolism that they are placing on slots, but the royal symbols seemed to be the most acquainted symbols that denotes a value of a certain object, most especially on gambling. For example, if you see an ace, king, or a queen on your draws, you immediately know that it's of high value and could bring in good profits. Perhaps it's a personal preference to look for other symbolism on slots which you would enjoy looking at, but personally, the simpler the setup, the better it is—at least for me.

[acroman08]

I rarely play slots so it doesn't really affect or bother me or maybe I just got accustomed to it but as long as it doesn't negatively impact the gameplay of a gambler I say why not and just like what dothbeats says gambler easily recognize it and understand the value of it. there are tons of variety of slots game that gamblers can pick. if they are uncomfortable playing on a slot with a Royal symbol filler and it affects their gameplay, I'd say find another slot game that he could comfortably play.

[DoublerHunter]

I'm slot lover, frankly speaking I do not really care about symbols or even the theme of the slot as long as the game offers nice features and nice gameplay then I'll play it as long as I want. Royal symbols is indeed almost anywhere, and it is the most used symbols by most providers. I cant say it is as a lazy solution from the providers but I would say it is to keep the game easy to understand and easy to remember especially the payout of each symbol.

^ I don't even think just because of a lazy solution, royal symbol on any cards games or even slots they are commonly used because gamblers know those cards deck and the order in which each card suit goes and since these belong to the gambling culture and already accustomed by most newcomers in gambling. So I think it would not bother us if we gamble with images of Royal Symbols on slots online, it just a common image that everyone will know. The whole thing purpose of this is because the royal symbol is easy to remember by gamblers.

[Fatunad]

I'm slot lover, frankly speaking I do not really care about symbols or even the theme of the slot as long as the game offers nice features and nice gameplay then I'll play it as long as I want. Royal symbols is indeed almost anywhere, and it is the most used symbols by most providers. I cant say it is as a lazy solution from the providers but I would say it is to keep the game easy to understand and easy to remember especially the payout of each symbol.

Im having the same behavior as yours on where I don't really mind on what those symbols are or should I care yet what matter most that we do enjoy a particular slot that we do play on basing up with our interest.Its true that it will vary into each player since there are once who are really mindful on this manner but im sure
that majority wouldn't really mind much but only few ones.

[Goodluckmate.com]

Wow, thanks for all your responses mates. It's really interesting to read different points of view. It's fun that everyone is used to them and that most people don't want to learn new symbols or bother with remember what are high and what are low paying symbols.

I guess everyone has their preferences and all opinions are valid. But, so far, according to the results, it seems that most players actually like the Royals. That's surely an interesting outcome. 

[mu_enrico]

The "royal symbols" are easier to understand mate, therefore I like it better when the game mix the letter with the relevant icon. Users don't want to open (i) to study the payouts before spinning. I immediately know "10" pays low, and "A" pays okay, the highest paying for letter/number symbol. In fact, until now, I don't know whether red stones pay more than the green stones in Tome of Madness, for example. The best solution is to combine the "royal symbols" with the theme IMO.

[imstillthebest]

im not hating them but i dont play slots with a simillar theme or slots that have letters but i like slots with nice sprites

 It's better for providers to invest the time creating Royals into creating themed symbols

i thought you hate it ? you mean its better to invest their time creating a cool different theme than invest most of their time in creating basic themes or designs like royals

Ruin the possibility of players to fully immerse into the storyline

it can ruin if the story or the theme is different but they insist to put elements that are not related in the game

[hahay]

Have no problem with the royal symbols, but sometimes some of them replace them with other more thematic symbols and I have no problem with that either. Maybe more precisely, I don't really care which symbol will be applied, because the main thing is about the game itself because if the game is interesting then any symbols used will certainly not be a problem either, right?