Getting clarity on Wipe animations

When I first learned Storyline I was taught that wipe animations do not work, or at least do not work consistently, and that I should avoid them. Recently a colleague on a new project told me that he uses them just fine. As I researched it I still see many outstanding complaints about the feature, and I'm trying to understand when and where I can use it. I am using both Storyline 3 and Storyline 360, and browsers that must work with the current courses are MS Edge, IE, and Firefox. I am particularly wondering if the way we publish it makes a difference, e.g. what folks see on the Articulate Review site may look different when published as HTML 5. What have you observed?