I have to be honest, I find it a little amusing how some people seem to regard the Vegas Slot machines in our Las Vegas casinos. Frankly, they're pointless, beyond that Hot Slots achievement for having people play your slot machine 1000 times.
A former friend of mine once suggested to Zynga, on their pointless and now defunct Get Satisfaction platform, that we should actually be able to CLOSE our slot machines if we chose. I thought it was a great idea, but of course Zynga ignored it completely. But really, why CAN'T we close our slots? I already have my Hot Slots achievement, so there's no reason for people to waste their spins at my slot machine when there are plenty of others who still need the achievement.
Then there's the wall garbage you gotta deal with. Some people really don't like it, and the only purpose these posts serve is to "let someone know" that you played their slots. Whoopty-do. I can see that information in my player updates, if I care enough. People have offered various "reasons" for posting these, but they're all pretty insignificant.
If you already have the achievement, don't think you're doing anyone a favor by posting your slots to be played. Nor is there a point to "thanking" anyone when you "win". Take a look at the pay table. Outdated loot. Yay. Vegas chips--kinda pointless since the Vault has a limit and hasn't been expanded since Vegas was released. The only boosts here worth anything are the Inside Tips...but those are kinda paltry in light of the huge energy costs of cities like Brazil and Chicago.
Yes, I'm aware that spinning slots goes towards the Helper part of Family Progression. So? I meet the Helper in full every day simply by playing normally. There are many other ways to earn Helper.
So don't thank me! And hopefully one day we can shut the dang things down when we're done with them.
