I like the updated egg being more than the normal version, but it doesn’t really matter if you still can’t ever win. The amounts need to be lower or more winners per draw unless the max per day is higher. If you collect every single day for a complete year you would still only have enough shards for maybe a 33-50% chance on most of the dragons that are rare or epic. Riptide is listed for 20,000 right now. At that rate the dragon draw building is still only a decoration for most parks.
20 shards x 365 days only equals 7,300 shards.
7300 is enough for some of the flash spring dragons which have not been getting enough shards. I think it is a feature not a bug. I think they have found a way to make it matter to people who don’t want to spend money and to incentivize those who do.
PS. I have not gotten any shards today if they need another park to look at.
I like the updated egg being more than the normal version, but it doesn’t really matter if you still can’t ever win. The amounts need to be lower or more winners per draw unless the max per day is higher. If you collect every single day for a complete year you would still only have enough shards for maybe a 33-50% chance on most of the dragons that are rare or epic. Riptide is listed for 20,000 right now. At that rate the dragon draw building is still only a decoration for most parks.
20 shards x 365 days only equals 7,300 shards.
While I see your point, it's not like those low odds are only for one person. Everyone's only getting 20 per day, so everyone's stuck with those low odds, unless they choose to pay for more shards. Yes, that means Dragon Draw is still biased towards people who spend money, but it's always going to be. The fact is it's less pay-to-win now, even if ultimately it's still the case that the more money you put in the more you're likely to get out of it.
If the caps were decreased enough to make 20 shards meaningful then we'll have the issue of draws ending right after they begin, so that's pretty much out of the picture. If draws were ending pretty much immediately then the lower caps wouldn't mean anything; it would basically be first-come-first-served. I do however think it wouldn't hurt to raise the daily shard limit to 25 or even 50, but the fact is Dragon Draw 2.0 is a massive improvement on original Dragon Draw, so I'll take what I get 🤣 Multiple winners per draw might be nice, although it would contradict with the lore of the Dragon Draw. But I don't think it should be more than 3. Or at least, that's what I'd suggest if DECA asked; I doubt they'd go with more than that. But again, Dragon Draw 2.0 is miles better than the original.
The only real downside over the original is that it's now not as weighted towards newer players, because people can now get twins and rifts so pretty much everyone will have something they want from Dragon Draw rather than just newer players looking for more dragons. But that's also a positive depending on whether or not you're on to collecting twins and rifts.
I like the updated egg being more than the normal version, but it doesn’t really matter if you still can’t ever win. The amounts need to be lower or more winners per draw unless the max per day is higher. If you collect every single day for a complete year you would still only have enough shards for maybe a 33-50% chance on most of the dragons that are rare or epic. Riptide is listed for 20,000 right now. At that rate the dragon draw building is still only a decoration for most parks.
20 shards x 365 days only equals 7,300 shards.
It’s supposed to be a draw — a dragon draw. You’re not supposed to have enough Shards to reach the reserve and instantly win the dragon. Players are supposed to be contributing Shards with other players, like a raffle. So Deca really can’t lower the reserve for dragons; otherwise, it’ll be impossible to enter the draw because you’ll never have a chance to put Shards toward a dragon. It’ll instantly be won. This occurred earlier with @metaphoricalrobin, when a dragon had a reserve that was too low.
I think Dragon Draw is a fun feature for newer players that don’t have all the dragons. It has been nice seeing a lot of different players win dragons lately. Previously, it was almost impossible because you couldn’t save / hoard Shards. And of course, allowing players to win twin and traited-twin dragons, finally opens up the feature to all players.
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PS. I have not gotten any shards today if they need another park to look at.
Deca has identified the source of the bug and are working on a fix. Players will hopefully be able to collect Shards later today, but they should be providing us with an update on the situation.
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Soul Shard collection is current not available again. Hopefully it’ll be available soon…
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Soul Shard collection is current not available again. Hopefully it’ll be available soon…
I saw a notification on the Dragon Draw thread and knew instantly what it would be. 😂
Would it help DECA if they put the Dragon Draw on maintenance mode for a few days while they work out the issue, or would that cause more issues (such as the fact that people obviously wouldn't be able to use the draws) than good?
Edit: I didn't get any shards from my first four parks but just got some in the last small park that I logged into. I will update if I get any from my main park and/or once I've logged in to my other parks again to find the eggs.
Edit 2: I got some from my main park. I imagine I will get some in my other small parks, but I'll update if I don't.
Soul Shard collection is current not available again. Hopefully it’ll be available soon…
PSA: Shard collection has been restored
We’ll see what happens tomorrow…
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Soul Shard collection is current not available again. Hopefully it’ll be available soon…
I saw a notification on the Dragon Draw thread and knew instantly what it would be. 😂
Would it help DECA if they put the Dragon Draw on maintenance mode for a few days while they work out the issue, or would that cause more issues (such as the fact that people obviously wouldn't be able to use the draws) than good?
Edit: I didn't get any shards from my first four parks but just got some in the last small park that I logged into. I will update if I get any from my main park and/or once I've logged in to my other parks again to find the eggs.
Edit 2: I got some from my main park. I imagine I will get some in my other small parks, but I'll update if I don't.
Deca considered Maintenance Mode, but decided it wasn’t necessary at this time. It’s better for them to monitor Dragon Draw and see if there’s any bugs. They do a lot of testing in a separate environment, outside the game, but of course it’s always a lot different when you have tens of thousands of players using a feature on a variety of devices.
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I can confirm that I am receiving Souls Shards in both my parks this morning. 😊
In Dragon Draw, I have been voting for the dragons I want to see - twins I would like or those I have a twin of that I'd like rifted. The dragons are cycling through Dragon Draw so fast, I never get to see the dragons that I have voted for - they have always been won by the time I check Dragon Draw again. This is a bit frustrating, but it will probably settle down in a few weeks.
But it is 100% better than it was. Thank you Deca! 😊
. I never get to see the dragons that I have voted for - they have always been won by the time I check Dragon Draw again.
I was thinking about this just this morning. Could DECA add the option to receive notifications (either in-game, on your device, or both) when a dragon you'd voted for is currently in a draw? Or would that be too much work for something that isn't a huge issue?
. I never get to see the dragons that I have voted for - they have always been won by the time I check Dragon Draw again.
I was thinking about this just this morning. Could DECA add the option to receive notifications (either in-game, on your device, or both) when a dragon you'd voted for is currently in a draw? Or would that be too much work for something that isn't a huge issue?
This has been suggested. It might be on the list for the next update. But I wouldn’t expect it anytime soon.
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Loving this new Dragon Draw. Glimmerwing just keeps coming’ back around. Maybe someday I’ll win it. Har.
Anybody else not getting the ‘you didn’t win this dragon, better luck next time’ pop ups anymore? Did Deca can them or is it a glitch? I mean, I always figure I didn’t win, but it was nice to see the confirmation.
Loving this new Dragon Draw. Glimmerwing just keeps coming’ back around. Maybe someday I’ll win it. Har.
Anybody else not getting the ‘you didn’t win this dragon, better luck next time’ pop ups anymore? Did Deca can them or is it a glitch? I mean, I always figure I didn’t win, but it was nice to see the confirmation.
I didn’t realise the pop-up occurred (to be honest, I never contributed Soul Shards in the past, because we couldn’t win traited-twin dragons). I’ll ask Deca. Thank you so much for letting me know!
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PSA: DV version 4.28.1 is available in the App Store and Play Store
This latest update should resolve the problem of missing Soul Shards while collecting from habitats. If you do not update, you will not receive Shards from habitats.
Please be aware, the update is not available on Amazon yet.
No idea why the game is called 'DragonVale: Dragon Farm Island' now!
Android’s version — 'DragonVale: Hatch Dragon Eggs'
Last Edit: Mar 27, 2023 11:39:17 GMT -6 by adlerist
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PSA: DV version 4.28.1 is available in the App Store and Play Store
This latest update should resolve the problem of missing Soul Shards while collecting from habitats. If you do not update, you will not receive Shards from habitats.
Please be aware, the update is not available on Amazon yet.
No idea why the game is called 'DragonVale: Dragon Farm Island' now!
Android’s version — 'DragonVale: Hatch Dragon Eggs'
LOL! Hatch Dragon Eggs makes sense, but Dragon Farm Island!? 🤣
I hope they change it back soon. I didn’t realize I wasn’t getting shards today. Thanks, I’ll update.
Loving this new Dragon Draw. Glimmerwing just keeps coming’ back around. Maybe someday I’ll win it. Har.
Anybody else not getting the ‘you didn’t win this dragon, better luck next time’ pop ups anymore? Did Deca can them or is it a glitch? I mean, I always figure I didn’t win, but it was nice to see the confirmation.
I didn’t realise the pop-up occurred (to be honest, I never contributed Soul Shards in the past, because we couldn’t win traited-twin dragons). I’ll ask Deca. Thank you so much for letting me know!
Seems to be fixed with the update! A bit laggy, but it popped up eventually! No surprise - no Glimmerwing for me 🫠
I didn’t realise the pop-up occurred (to be honest, I never contributed Soul Shards in the past, because we couldn’t win traited-twin dragons). I’ll ask Deca. Thank you so much for letting me know!
Seems to be fixed with the update! A bit laggy, but it popped up eventually! No surprise - no Glimmerwing for me 🫠
If you wanted, I could put my Glimmerwing dragon in Co-Op for you. Or do you need a Rift version?
(Can people get Rift versions of Galaxies from Dragon Draw? It's definitely not a reasonable way of getting them if so but it's kind of better than the Galaxy EoM.)
Seems to be fixed with the update! A bit laggy, but it popped up eventually! No surprise - no Glimmerwing for me 🫠
If you wanted, I could put my Glimmerwing dragon in Co-Op for you. Or do you need a Rift version?
(Can people get Rift versions of Galaxies from Dragon Draw? It's definitely not a reasonable way of getting them if so but it's kind of better than the Galaxy EoM.)
Aww you’re sweet, but ya, I’m hoping someday I manage a traited one. I’ve given up on galaxy eoms for the moment. I’m up to 82.5k iirc and only have half traited to show for it. The new Dragon Draw mechanic gives twin traited in the usual way after twins, so it’s just another, cheaper, avenue to try. I’m not holding my breathe lol
If you wanted, I could put my Glimmerwing dragon in Co-Op for you. Or do you need a Rift version?
(Can people get Rift versions of Galaxies from Dragon Draw? It's definitely not a reasonable way of getting them if so but it's kind of better than the Galaxy EoM.)
Aww you’re sweet, but ya, I’m hoping someday I manage a traited one. I’ve given up on galaxy eoms for the moment. I’m up to 82.5k iirc and only have half traited to show for it. The new Dragon Draw mechanic gives twin traited in the usual way after twins, so it’s just another, cheaper, avenue to try. I’m not holding my breathe lol
That is a good idea. I must vote for the Galaxy dragons that I don't have with a trait. In one of my parks, the Galaxy EOMs are up to E 225,000 - which used to be the cap (and was too expensive then).
We really need a better way to get traited Galaxy dragons.
Aww you’re sweet, but ya, I’m hoping someday I manage a traited one. I’ve given up on galaxy eoms for the moment. I’m up to 82.5k iirc and only have half traited to show for it. The new Dragon Draw mechanic gives twin traited in the usual way after twins, so it’s just another, cheaper, avenue to try. I’m not holding my breathe lol
That is a good idea. I must vote for the Galaxy dragons that I don't have with a trait. In one of my parks, the Galaxy EOMs are up to E 225,000 - which used to be the cap (and was too expensive then).
We really need a better way to get traited Galaxy dragons.
Same. I keep voting for Gravity to obtain the traited-twin. But the dragons are won so quickly, the chances of me catching Gravity when it’s in the open draws is zero percent.
If the Galaxy Egg of Mystery didn’t provide duplicate traited Galaxy dragons (unless you owned all of them), it would easily resolve the traited Galaxy dragon problem. But so far there hasn’t been a positive response from Deca on this suggestion.
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