dead base game

getting real tired of slot base games paying nothing for ages. like, i know we talk about volatility and long-term rtp but how dead is too dead? i don’t mind some dry spins but when it’s 200+ spins with literally nothing over 3x, i start wondering if it’s even coded fair. had one today that was all dead spins, not even teasing a bonus, just eating balance like a black hole. got so bored i almost started reading the weird little flavor text under the reels, which is usually just typo central.

i know high variance is supposed to mean long stretches of nothing with rare decent hits, but feels like some base games are just designed to be totally lifeless unless you luck into a feature. does anyone else just skip the base and buy features outright, or is there actually a point to spinning normal? feels like base game wins are extinct on some slots, seriously.