When Will the Free Spins Land?
Scatters fall where they fall, and no page can tell you how often three or more will arrive in a session, because that rhythm sits inside the random number generator. A high volatility rating and an RTP of 96.00% describe the long run, not the next hundred spins, and a single session can end well below or above what the percentage suggests.
The number that matters most is printed in the game rules panel on the reels, not on a review page. Versions of the same slot can carry different return figures, so open the rules icon and read the figure for the mode you are playing before the first spin. This page works from the 96.00% build.
A ceiling of x5,000 is a limit written into the maths, not a target the reels are working towards. It sits at the top of the multiplier chain during Free Spins, which is where the largest combinations are assembled, and most sessions end at a fraction of it. It is reached rarely and unpredictably.