You’re right to be cautious about the social feed. Other players’ cashouts don’t tell you anything reliable about the next round, and seeing a few large multipliers can easily make it feel as if another one is likely to follow. I’d treat the history as a record of previous rounds, not as a prediction tool.
If you’re new to this format, I’d start in free mode and focus on learning the controls before paying much attention to the chat. Auto cashout is probably the main setting worth understanding because it lets you choose an exit point before the round starts instead of making a decision while the multiplier is moving. I’ve been taking the same approach with other casino games too and recently used an aztec blaze demo just to understand the mechanics before deciding whether I even liked the format. Demo mode is useful for learning how a game behaves without adding the pressure of real money.
For multiplier games, I’d also decide on two limits before starting: how long you want to play and how much you’re prepared to lose if you eventually switch from free mode. Once either limit is reached, stop regardless of what happened in the previous round. The speed of these games is what can make a short session turn into a much longer one without you noticing.
I’d mostly ignore the chat at first as well. It can be entertaining, but copying somebody else’s cashout point means abandoning your own plan based on a stranger’s decision. Learn the controls in free mode, set your limits in advance, and remember that previous rounds don’t determine what happens next.