📈📊📉 RATE A DRAGON: TROVE

[joie1974]

1. 5
2. 5
3. 5
4. 3.5
5. 5
6. 5
7. 5

[amos]

1. 4
2. 3
3. 3
4. 3.5
5. 5
6. 4
7. 3

[freitag]

1. 4

2. 3

3. 3 - I find it rather long for the kind of body.

4. 3 - I'd buy it to complete the collection, no other reason.

5. 3 - not sure what it's doing there if you took away the name.

6. 3 - I got grossed out, but that's just me.

7. 2, I think. Maybe 3...

[crumble608]

1. Animation: 4
2. Rift trait: 4
3. Size: 4
4. Price: 4
5. How well does Trove fit the theme: 4
6. Design details: 4
7. How much do you like Trove?: 4
8. Comments/feedback: not spectacular but better then medium in all categories

[bricetwice]

TROVE DRAGON


1. Animation  3


2. Rift trait  5


3. Size (if you don’t own Trove, please check a friend’s park)  5


4. Price (13,500 Doubloons)  4


5. How well does Trove fit the theme  5


6. Design details  5


7. How much do you like Trove?  4


8. Comments/feedback for Deca (optional)  i really like his face he so angry & always in bad mood. it make me laugh! . he is cute in a angry way!
i dont like flat animation when he turns tho. hope deca stops doing this please.

[MinyaZ]

TROVE DRAGON

1. Animation 5 Love how his belly fills up when he gobbles up the coins

2. Rift trait 5 The metal trait looks great - mine has a light trait which is not as nice

3. Size 5

4. Price (13,500 Doubloons) 4

5. How well does Trove fit the theme 5 A rat on a pirate ship

6. Design details 5

7. How much do you like Trove? 4

8. Comments/feedback for Deca (optional)  Not my favourite dragon and while the diseased rat on a ship works well with the theme, when I first saw him, I thought that he would make a great Apocalypse/Halloween dragon.

[braff20]

1. Animation: 5
2. Rift trait: 4
3. Size: 5
4. Price: 4
5. Theme: 5
6. Design: 5
7. How much do you like Trove?: 5
8. Comments/feedback: Love the treasure chest,

[BagMom]

TROVE DRAGON
1. Animation 3
2. Rift trait 3
3. Size 4
4. Price (13,500 Doubloons) 2
5. How well does Trove fit the theme 5
6. Design details 3
7. How much do you like Trove? 1
8. Comments/feedback for Deca: Not sure why we needed a scrawny, anorexic dragon, but I like the idea of the treasure Trove. Maybe there is some reference I'm missing as to why it looks like this, but I am not a fan of this one.

[k5wc]

TROVE DRAGON


1. Animation. 5/5


2. Rift trait. 5/5


3. Size (if you don’t own Trove, please check a friend’s park). 4/5


4. Price (13,500 Doubloons). 3/5


5. How well does Trove fit the theme. 5/5


6. Design details. 5/5


7. How much do you like Trove? 4/5


8. Comments/feedback for Deca (optional)

[samiam]

TROVE DRAGON

1. Animation: 5/5
His full belly is very funny a good contrast to his angry face 😄

2. Rift trait: 4/5
There could be a little more but it’s not bad.

3. Size (if you don’t own Trove, please check a friend’s park): 5/5

4. Price (13,500 Doubloons): 4/5

5. How well does Trove fit the theme: 5/5
At first I didn’t think he fit well, but I like how he hoards the gold and rats were really common on ships.

6. Design details: 5/5

7. How much do you like Trove? 4/5

8. Comments/feedback for Deca (optional)
Trove can take a little while to grow on you. But I think he does fit the pirate theme and I like his expression a lot.

[crusty]

1. Animation
5

2. Rift trait
4

3. Size (if you don’t own Trove, please check a friend’s park)
5

4. Price (13,500 Doubloons)
4

5. How well does Trove fit the theme
5

6. Design details
5

7. How much do you like Trove?
4

8. Comments/feedback for Deca (optional)
reminds me of the Pirates of the Caribbean!

[Sofie]

Trove
Please rate on a scale of 1 to 5. 1 = worst, 5 = best.
1. 4 (animation quality)
2. 3 (rift trait placement and look)
3. 5 (size)
4. 3 Too pricey for a stowaway! (price 13.500 doubloons)
5. 5 (fit with event theme)
6. 4 (attention to detail design)
7. 1.5 (how much do you like)
8. / (opt. additional feedback)

[ladyj]

Trove
1. 5
2. 5
3. 5
4. 4
5. 5
6. 5
7. 5
8. I love its animation of digging up the treasure, and of course the treasure chest. 

[swimmom248]

TROVE DRAGON


1. Animation - 3


2. Rift trait - 3


3. Size (if you don’t own Trove, please check a friend’s park) -4


4. Price (13,500 Doubloons) - 4


5. How well does Trove fit the theme - 5


6. Design details - 5


7. How much do you like Trove? - 2 Not my favorite.


8. Comments/feedback for Deca (optional)

[Smarty]

1.) Animation: 2
(Not greatly done. lots of just smaller imperfections really.)

2.) Rift Trait: 5
(This guy has just the right amount of surface area as trait.)

3.) Size: 5
(I think the size is fine. No complaints in this department.)

4.) Price: 3
(Price is fine, but only because its possible to breed.)

5.) Theme Representation: 1
(The idea of a treasure hoarding dragon I get, but honestly I don't see how it fits the theme too well, if at all.)

6.) Design Details: 5
(Personally, I think its a good design. I think that it is supposed to look nasty and irregular on purpose.)

7.) Likeability: 1
(I personally don't like this dragon, mostly based on looks. Just isnt something Ill want to go look at constantly lol.)


8.) In general, I think this is a good dragon, It just needs a few tweaks and corrections to get it just right.

[nightshadow]

1. Animation - 4. Don't care for the eating of treasure.
2. Trait - 4
3. Size - 3
4. Price - 3
5. Thematic accuracy - 5
6. Attention to detail - 5 Like the scurvy looking rat look
6. How much I like it - 3

[adlerist]

TROVE DRAGON


1. Animation

5/5 Not sure why he eats his gold coins, but I’m glad he didn’t cough them up like all the other dragons from the Spectacular Spectacle.


2. Rift trait

5/5


3. Trove’s size

5/5


4. Price (13,500 Doubloons)

4/5


5. How well does Trove fit the theme?

5/5  Gotta have a stowaway on the pirate ship gobbling up all the gold.


6. Design details

4/5  It’s two dimensional quality really shows when he turns. No need to make dragons paper thin!


7. How much do you like Trove?

4.5/5 He’s so crabby, it’s difficult to not like him.


8. Comments/feedback for Deca (optional)

I really liked Trove’s nose-dive on the splash screen. It’s a missed opportunity to not include that in his animation.

[singleimage]

TROVE DRAGON


1. Animation: 5/5


2. Rift trait: 5/5


3. Size (if you don’t own Trove, please check a friend’s park): 5/5


4. Price (13,500 Doubloons): 4/5


5. How well does Trove fit the theme: 5/5


6. Design details: 5/5


7. How much do you like Trove?: 4/5


8. Comments/feedback for Deca (optional): At first I didn’t make the connection of Trove being a rat on a ship or a stowaway, but it does make sense and lets him fit the theme. But I liked his snarled face from the moment I saw him!

[ilovdragons]

TROVE DRAGON


1. Animation 5 liked the coins & digging 👍🏻


2. Rift trait 5


3. Size (if you don’t own Trove, please check a friend’s park) 5


4. Price (13,500 Doubloons) 5


5. How well does Trove fit the theme 5


6. Design details 5 - not one of the elegant pretty ones but looks like what he is - rat & stowaway


7. How much do you like Trove? 5


8. Comments/feedback for Deca (optional) loved the animation - good job ! As said above not a pretty fellow but he is a rat & a stowaway so he should look disheveled & sneaky

[xDragonLoverx]

Two posts from me in one day? Yup, I'm still gliding through these Rate a Dragon threads. Gotta meet the deadline!

Here we go!

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1. Rate Trove's animation quality: 4/5

Oh how I love dragons with quirky animations, and the Trove dragon comes with plenty of them. All of its animations are fantastic showcases of its greedy and stealthy personality. Almost everyone has brought up the buried treasure animation, and I love how the dragon's belly expands as it eats the gold coins in the chest. It's a nice touch! I'm also a huge fan of the one animation where the dragon stops in the air, sniffs a bit, and then swoops down. It truly brings out the scavenger side of the Trove dragon that makes it special. Overall, I'm very impressed, and these animations are a step in the right direction after what the Lazuli dragon had--or rather, what it didn't have.

So why the 4 out of 5? Well... it may seem a bit nitpicky, but there's a few animation errors in some of the Trove dragon's animations. A few members have pointed out how the dragon's stomach sometimes glitches out of existence before popping back in again. While this isn't a glaring issue, it's still noticeable, and thus I have to make note of it in my rating process. Additionally, the animation where the Trove dragon slowly walks forward, turns around, and then turns back again is also not as smooth as it could be. Both turns are done too quickly, making the dragon seem rather flat. I understand that DragonVale is a 2D game, and that the dragons are animated by using animated puppets, so there are of course limitations regarding what can be done. However, I think maybe if these turns were animated a bit slower, the Trove dragon would seem less like a Paper Mario character. Always be sure to review your dragons before you release them so you can check for errors and assess things like what I've mentioned.

2. Rate Trove's Rift trait placement and appearance: 5/5

There are a few different ways that the Trove dragon's Rift trait could've been handled, but out of all of them, I think the version we got is the best. All of the beige parts on the dragon's body are given the Rift treatment, making for a consistent overall placement. Nothing gets lost in the design, something that makes me happy. It's never fun to have a dragon whose design is ruined by a poorly placed Rift trait, so it's nice that the Trove dragon doesn't suffer from this. Additionally, because of how the Rift trait shows, the Trove dragon actually looks good in any trait! That's an awesome achievement for a dragon to have under its belt. Very nice work here.

3. Please rate Trove's size: 5/5

The Trove dragon is a sneaky stowaway dragon, and for such a case like that, it helps to be small so as to not be discovered. Additionally, rats in real life are not terribly large, generally able to be fit in your hand. The size of this dragon is perfect, both in terms of logic and general appeal. I wouldn't make it any bigger or smaller than it currently is.

4. Rate Trove's price (13,500 Doubloons): 3/5

The prices keep rising like the sea at high tide. Another Epic-class dragon, the Trove dragon is particularly hungry for doubloons. Breeding for this dragon is quite tricky, as it requires the Misfortune and Electrum dragons. The Misfortune dragon in particular is quite a challenge to breed, therefore making the Trove dragon elusive for those who don't have the required parents. This combined with the fairly high price tag on this smelly beast means that players who are unlucky may be forced to pay a hefty sum if they want their hands on this dragon. This is especially problematic for players who may have purchased the previous limited dragon: the Lazuli dragon, which was also a pain for many players to obtain. I think the Trove dragon's price could've been lowered a bit to accommodate for all of these little things.

5. How well does Trove fit the theme of the event?: 5/5

A lot of people have already brought up how the Trove dragon is the dreaded stowaway, and even its in-game description mentions this. While that alone already makes it fit the event theme nicely, I would also like to point out its appearance and personality. Pirates in media tend to be depicted to be dirty, greedy, and often pretty unsophisticated in mannerisms. The Trove dragon checks all of these boxes, which makes it a very wonderful--albeit unwelcome--addition to any pirate crew in the Vale. Very well done, Deca Games!

6. Rate the attention to detail in Trove's design: 5/5

Dragons that have features based on common real world animals tend to get mixed reception, and for good reason. Too few animal features, and a dragon doesn't make much of an impact. Too many, on the other hand, can land a dragon in the dreaded "just an animal" group. Luckily for the Trove dragon, there's a perfect balance between dragon and rat features! I can easily tell that this dragon takes inspiration from a generic rat, but it's not in-your-face about it! It's still very distinctly dragon-like, and I like how the rat parts of the design are amplified by the fact that the Trove dragon is, well, meant to be a dragon. I also like the way that its body is structured. It looks like it's constantly sneaking around, and it's even hunched over with its claws together, almost like it's plotting something--which I'm sure it is, given the ending of its in-game description. Overall, the Trove dragon fits perfectly in the Vale, even if its residents would probably prefer it not to.

7. How much do you like Trove?: 5/5

In my opinion, there are two types of ugly character designs: those that are simply unappealing, and those that are intentionally ugly in a charming way. To me, the Trove dragon fits the latter group. It's not meant to be pretty or attractive, and I can appreciate that. The entire theming of the dragon is that it is a nasty stowaway waiting to pounce and take advantage of unsuspecting treasure hunters. I think the design team captured this perfectly with the Trove dragon. The visual design, the animations, the very concept... perfection. While it's definitely not nearly close to being a top favorite of mine, I can say with confidence that the Trove dragon is a great dragon.

8. Additional comments and feedback

It's always exciting when the official DragonVale Facebook page shares concept art for newly released dragons, and the Trove dragon in particular was especially thrilling to see its concept designs for. Sure, the dragons that simply showcase alternate color palettes are nice, but the Trove dragon's concept art collection has multiple designs that are all completely different! How generous of you to share them! Getting a glimpse in the world of Deca Games' production team like that is such a treat! Personally, I like the design that we ended up with out of all the ones that were shown.

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Hm, that was pretty easy. Maybe there is hope for me to be able to rate all of the dragons in time after all!

[jengrqkH#4979]

1. Animation 3


2. Rift trait 4 I like the placement of the rift traits in general


3. Size 3


4. Price 3 because it’s close to my 15 k threshold including the pedestal


5. Theme 3.5 fits because it digs up treasure but eating it is strange


6. Design details 3


7. How much do you like Trove? 2 this was my least favorite dragon. Looks emancipated and has too much going on with the colors

[gweny]

1.  Animation. 5
2.  Rift trait. 4
3.  Size. 4
4.  Price. 3. Again pricey
5.  Theme  4
6.  Detail.  4
7.  I like this dragon but not as much as others.  4