Dragonvale Tips & Tricks! (NO Friend Requests!)
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phibes74
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karma_musings said:
I did the same thing but then I got my answer.... I started to keep some of the new hybrids and used them to breed and then I started to get some of the harder dragons... Example sandstorm I was using air and mud over and over ... The same pair. I kept on getting mud... Instead of selling that one I feed it to lv4 put it in with air and a couple breeds later sandstorm.... Now I am not saying that it is guaranteed to work but it is definitely worth a shot...
Just keep trying.. I have noticed that with some people rares come in pairs..
Hope this helps
Sent from. Tricia xoxo
TommyB
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Poppy, you're spot-on overall. I'd like to make some suggestions and responses.
First, we need to recall what it was that really got us hooked and coming back for more, especially in the beginning. Those are the core things that need to be addressed and/or expanded on, rather than introducing whole new mechanics such as shrines. What hooked you? How has that scaled? Poorly.
Second, especially for high-level players, there is a discrepancy between hard-to-get dragons (Rainbow, Moon, Sun, Panlong) and easy-to-get dragons (everything else). And that discrepancy is huge. More "normal"ish dragons that are hard to get, such as sandstorm, bluefire, frostfire, would help. So, initially, you have this huge list of neato hybrids to get, then to seem to rapdily switch over to where they all just show up halfway by accident, which takes all the specialness out of them. Meanwhile, you give up in frustration over rares. Needs to be more middle ground.
Third, a huge impetus for enjoying design as you mentioned was seeing others' islands. I spent a lot of time early on visiting random islands and getting ideas and enjoying others' creations. As coin gets easier to acquire, the islands get smaller and smaller. Bigger islands and more themed decorations would make design a lot more intriguing.
Along these lines, the social aspect could be explored and enlargened, really driving that creativity. Either BFS could have a Park of the Week/Day/whatever function, or a Hall of Fame, or something, or perhaps a player could start a blog/site where islands/parks can be shown off, addicts can vote, etc. I know we can post screenshots here, but something more organized and formal would really catch on, I think. There could be in-game benefits for sharing, getting votes, etc., I dunno, lots of possibilities there.
Fourth, though this would seem pedantic to some, more achievements/goals might help folks. To some, achievements are an insult. To others, they really drive you on! And I don't mean just "hatch a blahblah egg." I mean interesting things, like putting certain dragons together, or design-related achievments, upgrading this or that, having only cold habs, I dunno. Weird stuff for fun.
But, yes, things can stagnate quickly. New dragons and associated flavor buildings are fantastic, and need to keep coming! But part of the problem we are seeing right now is that we just had one extremely hard new dragon added (Panlong), which everybody scrambled (and still does) to get. And then a very easy one (Love - relatively speaking way easier than Panlong, with very short breeding/hatching times to boot). So we went from this dogged determination that resulted in cheers of excitement when it finally came (or frustration), to a very easy prize that didn't involve much effort and yields a "meh" feeling.
Finally, more ways to decorate. More themes. Someone suggested being able to spray paint your island with snow, or sand, or whatever, depending on its theme. Wonderful idea! More themes would be great, too, kind of like the couple of asian-ish decorations that came with the Panlong, etc. Could do a set of castle/medieval pieces (decorations and functional buildings), a set of desert/oasis (not just a cactus), a set of winter wonderland, a set of this or that, to really differentiate the islands. Lastly, in this category, variations on the habitats. Maybe you want your water hab to look like a desert oasis, to fit in on an earthy island. Or snowy volcanos for your Oregon mountain island. A Japanese tea garden version of the plant hab. Stuff like that would really set the parks apart.
Just my thoughts. Love the game, love the dragons, love everybody's parks, and love new ways to decorate mine.
First, we need to recall what it was that really got us hooked and coming back for more, especially in the beginning. Those are the core things that need to be addressed and/or expanded on, rather than introducing whole new mechanics such as shrines. What hooked you? How has that scaled? Poorly.
Second, especially for high-level players, there is a discrepancy between hard-to-get dragons (Rainbow, Moon, Sun, Panlong) and easy-to-get dragons (everything else). And that discrepancy is huge. More "normal"ish dragons that are hard to get, such as sandstorm, bluefire, frostfire, would help. So, initially, you have this huge list of neato hybrids to get, then to seem to rapdily switch over to where they all just show up halfway by accident, which takes all the specialness out of them. Meanwhile, you give up in frustration over rares. Needs to be more middle ground.
Third, a huge impetus for enjoying design as you mentioned was seeing others' islands. I spent a lot of time early on visiting random islands and getting ideas and enjoying others' creations. As coin gets easier to acquire, the islands get smaller and smaller. Bigger islands and more themed decorations would make design a lot more intriguing.
Along these lines, the social aspect could be explored and enlargened, really driving that creativity. Either BFS could have a Park of the Week/Day/whatever function, or a Hall of Fame, or something, or perhaps a player could start a blog/site where islands/parks can be shown off, addicts can vote, etc. I know we can post screenshots here, but something more organized and formal would really catch on, I think. There could be in-game benefits for sharing, getting votes, etc., I dunno, lots of possibilities there.
Fourth, though this would seem pedantic to some, more achievements/goals might help folks. To some, achievements are an insult. To others, they really drive you on! And I don't mean just "hatch a blahblah egg." I mean interesting things, like putting certain dragons together, or design-related achievments, upgrading this or that, having only cold habs, I dunno. Weird stuff for fun.
But, yes, things can stagnate quickly. New dragons and associated flavor buildings are fantastic, and need to keep coming! But part of the problem we are seeing right now is that we just had one extremely hard new dragon added (Panlong), which everybody scrambled (and still does) to get. And then a very easy one (Love - relatively speaking way easier than Panlong, with very short breeding/hatching times to boot). So we went from this dogged determination that resulted in cheers of excitement when it finally came (or frustration), to a very easy prize that didn't involve much effort and yields a "meh" feeling.
Finally, more ways to decorate. More themes. Someone suggested being able to spray paint your island with snow, or sand, or whatever, depending on its theme. Wonderful idea! More themes would be great, too, kind of like the couple of asian-ish decorations that came with the Panlong, etc. Could do a set of castle/medieval pieces (decorations and functional buildings), a set of desert/oasis (not just a cactus), a set of winter wonderland, a set of this or that, to really differentiate the islands. Lastly, in this category, variations on the habitats. Maybe you want your water hab to look like a desert oasis, to fit in on an earthy island. Or snowy volcanos for your Oregon mountain island. A Japanese tea garden version of the plant hab. Stuff like that would really set the parks apart.
Just my thoughts. Love the game, love the dragons, love everybody's parks, and love new ways to decorate mine.
Millishandra
iPF Noob
Thanks! I still have 29 hours left. I agree especially with so many dragon to choose from never know which one will work
Birdmaestro
iPF Noob
That's hysterical! I guess I'm always guaranteed one visitor. I could move a tree. Nah.
Poppy
Brooklyn11220
iPF Noob
Ok I've been reading and reading ...... Now while I hear enormous amounts of great ideas you just have to remember 1 which is why you began to play this wonderful game and as for the shrine goals some just don't get it it's not a grind or a goal it's the simplest thing that escapes some people....... It's so that you have a pass time between the updates because the wait for each update can be 2 weeks to 1 month hopefully we will get more updates soon. Breed on and just enjoy for games sake. Breed on to the best forum on the net baby. Breed on!!!!!!!!!!
Vivipilou
iPF Noob
Well if the golden shrines are there just to pass time between updates, i would guess the next update is in 6 month or later Lol
VDL04
iPF Noob
ilUli said:
Ive been there iluli. I came back when they introduced the shrine concept and new islands. Im a creative person, so if i get bored with the game itself, i just redecorate my islands
As for the moon thing, i was the opposite. I hatched 5 suns in one week! Perhaps leave the sun hunt for a while and go on to something else. Then in a couple of days, hopefully u get ur sun
Tiffany xoxo
Fletch_smf
iPad Fan
You are correct.
They are doing okay. They still have 1 or 2 rares they're working on. But they both have reindeers and I don't, so I think they win.
Cox780770
iPF Noob
ilUli said:Thank you both so much. I know I will hang in there and one day it will come. Crappy weather must be getting to me too, it's raining here in SoCal...no sun here either
Your welcome ..... Hope your MIL docent give you too much grief if she does just feed her to your dragons lmao , and everyone on here PRAY FOR A SUN to come to iluli , I will be x x x
vicky x. GCID dragonville10
Birdmaestro
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When the gold shrines were first introduced I did an analysis and posted it here. My calculation showed that without spending any real money (a goal that has eluded me - much to BFS's delight, I'm sure) or jail breaking, it would take 5 years to get the seven gold shrines. That may have been a little pessimistic because I didn't have the strategies down that I do now. Some one else just did the same analysis on the DV Wiki and their conclusion was that it would take 3 years.
The rules that I have set for myself are to set a daily limit and to only buy gems - never buy gold coins or treats. That way I accelerate things but still have to do all the work (er, play) to produce results. The biggest accelerator for me by far was to spend about $140 (!) to set up the coin factory, which otherwise would have taken months by itself. I'm fortunate to have a very tolerant wife.
Once you have the proper strategy in place, there are only three ways to speed things up substantially: spend a lot of hours on the game, spend some money, or cheat. I opted for the first two because I'm just too impatient otherwise. And, as you know, my options are limited right now for things to do.
I have enormous respect for those who make steady progress without spending money and use skill and patience instead.
Poppy
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