Hey @Winningbird! Sorry to hear this, but hopefully this will come as some form of consolation to you in regards to how Wild Swarm works.
The number of bees landed on a max swarm has zero impact on the next bee being the trigger. Push Gaming were very smart with this game, as the whole design makes people fall into the trap of thinking each bee matters, and therefore they up the stake accordingly based on how many bees it’s been.
Each bee landing, and not triggering the swarm, is nothing more than a two scatter tease on Book of Dead. It’s the same thing! There is no ‘pity timer’ built in to the programming as far as I’m aware.
The max level swarm means nothing really – it’s pretty much just the start point for being able to trigger the swarm (with the exception of the instant swarm on the pick bonus). The RTP drops significantly in the base game as the lion’s share is held for the swarm being released. Just another devious way in which Push Gaming developed this slot.
I guess what I’m saying is, you could move to another site, start from zero bees and trigger it with the same likelihood as you would have done on K8! Only downside is you may have to start from level one if you haven’t played before.
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