Nothing says Camping Under the Stars like more stars!
The Star Generator doesn’t have a timer on it, but Deca confirmed that it will expire on 18 September (last day to collect Star Dust).
This is definitely on my wishlist. I would buy it even if it didn't give the Zodiacs boosted earnings. It looks great and I love the idea of falling stars. 😊
Has anybody else had weird cloning issues in co-op? I know rng is a fickle beast, but I feel like my accounts have been jinxed for certain dragons and I’m not very happy.
Case in point: We were trying to double parent clone an Aisa yesterday. Aisa has about 20% odds. I did at least 40 breeds and eventually gave up. It was unbelievable. A friend tried with the account I was breeding with and got Aisa first try.
We dp co-oped Brood. Another 20%. I must have done over 40 breeds for it as well. I did eventually get it. We were slow, the other account was checked regularly to accept twins and we made sure all twins were gathered and the game was off before I sped up the Brood. It never appeared. After I did over 40 breeds to get it.
Now, with a separate account, I just gave up on Starshine. I wish I’d been counting. I spent over 500 gems. Easily 40+ breeds. Probably 50. Starshine has 10% odds with two of them. I gave up and tried it with my main account (which does not need a twin Starshine) and got it first try.
I’m flabbergasted and really very annoyed. I easily spent 1000 gems on my alt between Aisa and Brood. Yes, I could have stopped any time, but what kind of rng is that? It doesn’t seem possible. I also restarted a few times because I thought it might somehow reset… something.
We also tried for Dawn for a while and I gave up after a very large number of Storm and Hail fails (and a few rainbows), but it’s only 5% oddsish.
Did anybody else have this issue? I just can’t believe it. We have a ticket out for the three twins that account lost this weekend, but I can honestly say I’m pretty turned off. I don’t know if there’s any point in emailing Deca. They’ll probably just tell me it’s luck. But this seems like a bug. adlerist any thoughts?
Since no apologies are needed for opinions i will make none for mine. i have been playing since September 2011 and i definitely realize that doubling the number of dragons available accounts for many of today's problems, but i also realize that by refusing to make any adjustments because of that, a much easier path towards Pay-to-Play is made painfully clear. Like others, i am happy and thankful when small player-positive changes are made but they are not enough and utterly fail to address the main problem.
i recently decided that i am no longer a gotta-have-em-all player but will pick and choose which dragons i will attempt to breed. Even so, just breeding for 3 or 4 dragons per event has become almost impossible without spending lots of gems. The Rift is broken, the constant events make playing a chore, there is no time anymore for anything but fruitless breeding.
Now, i am in a corner. What to do so i can recapture the joy of playing DragonVale? My only recourse is to once again, change the way i play. Upon reflection, i can actually see a positive path! The Original Creators made a game that can literally be played in a wide variety of ways. i have 4 parks, 3 at Max level all fully decorated, and the 4th is a small one i use to sign in. It's growing though! When i paused and thought about what i wanted to do with my parks, i realized that there are so many things that i want to do that there is enough for years of play.
Upon planning to just erase this, i have decided to leave it here. Perhaps there are others like me who love DragonVale and need to see that we do have options.
With Love, peribee
DragonVale Forever!!!
I can definitely see where you're coming from, though I definitely don't think DV is pay-to-play. Certainly, if you want to complete the Dragonarium quickly, it's pay-to-progress, but that's a choice that someone can make. I've never spent a penny on it and I'm only about 70 dragons from red fire now. I think the problem is more likely that it's a luck-based game, but that's a core mechanic of DV that's been around since the beginning.
I also personally don't think that it's lost its Sandbox-like nature. You can still choose to ignore the things you don't want to do, like how I'll be stopping at red fire or how you'll be playing more casually from now on. I do think that FOMO definitely plays a part and it may be intentional on DECA's part, though they've got to encourage us to play somehow; and if you know you don't want to complete the Dragonarium, that helps with ignoring the FOMO. I wasn't playing as much when BF were still in charge (and I was quite young anyway) so don't remember whether FOMO was as prevalent when they were around, though I'm guessing it was for Dragonarium people (even if not as much as now when there are so many dragons). If the Dragonarium is your goal then DV's always been about luck and patience; I just think that it's more prevalent with so many more dragons. I definitely wouldn't want to be starting DV right now with the intention of getting all of the nearly 800 dragons.
I'm interested to know what's made you say the Rift is broken (as that's how I used to think but I don't anymore), though adlerist prefers it if Rift comments are put on the Rift thread.
Just a gentle reminder to check your gifts for twins and I hope all remembered to take dragons out of gifts so you didn’t reach the 10 mark of received twins. If you are friends with dragonglow I sent out quite a few twin Zodiac dragons over the weekend. Thank you to all who sent twins.🦋
Thanks for the reminder. I checked my gifts this morning and found several nice twins that I didn't know I had received. 😊
I'm interested to know what's made you say the Rift is broken (as that's how I used to think but I don't anymore), though adlerist prefers it if Rift comments are put on the Rift thread.
A quick word about Rift conversations on the event thread and why it’s discouraged
The Forum receives complaints when the event thread is filled with people discussing and/or complaining about the Rift. Many players read the event thread for info or to hear other players' thoughts about the event. They are not looking for opinions about the Rift. In addition, some players like or appreciate the Rift — all the more reason to skip the negative comments. Rift convos on the event thread tend to span for many days. This results in a lot of scrolling to find posts about the event. And worse, it dissuades other members from posting about the event.
I am not asking members to post on The Rift thread to silence them or to dismiss their thoughts. Apologies to obijuan if it came off that way. I am asking members to post on The Rift thread as a courtesy and on behalf of other members who are not interested in reading about the Rift.
Thank you so much for your understanding, everybody!
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Has anybody else had weird cloning issues in co-op? I know rng is a fickle beast, but I feel like my accounts have been jinxed for certain dragons and I’m not very happy.
Case in point: We were trying to double parent clone an Aisa yesterday. Aisa has about 20% odds. I did at least 40 breeds and eventually gave up. It was unbelievable. A friend tried with the account I was breeding with and got Aisa first try.
We dp co-oped Brood. Another 20%. I must have done over 40 breeds for it as well. I did eventually get it. We were slow, the other account was checked regularly to accept twins and we made sure all twins were gathered and the game was off before I sped up the Brood. It never appeared. After I did over 40 breeds to get it.
Now, with a separate account, I just gave up on Starshine. I wish I’d been counting. I spent over 500 gems. Easily 40+ breeds. Probably 50. Starshine has 10% odds with two of them. I gave up and tried it with my main account (which does not need a twin Starshine) and got it first try.
I’m flabbergasted and really very annoyed. I easily spent 1000 gems on my alt between Aisa and Brood. Yes, I could have stopped any time, but what kind of rng is that? It doesn’t seem possible. I also restarted a few times because I thought it might somehow reset… something.
We also tried for Dawn for a while and I gave up after a very large number of Storm and Hail fails (and a few rainbows), but it’s only 5% oddsish.
Did anybody else have this issue? I just can’t believe it. We have a ticket out for the three twins that account lost this weekend, but I can honestly say I’m pretty turned off. I don’t know if there’s any point in emailing Deca. They’ll probably just tell me it’s luck. But this seems like a bug. adlerist any thoughts?
I have an alt park that also seems to be plagued with bad luck. It is strange that it took so many breeds for you to clone a dragon. I would highly recommend keeping track of your breeds in each park. Then you’ll know the exact number of breeding fails and how the different parks are performing. It will also provide valuable and interesting data that you can use in the future.
I tracked all my breeds in the Vale and Rift. That’s how I discovered that breeding with all the elements, like Rainbow + Double Rainbow, will result in no regular hybrids. It’s common knowledge now, but back then it was very controversial on Reddit.
The results can also seem worse if players combine breeding fails across several parks. For example, breeding 6 times unsuccessfully in 3 parks sounds reasonable. But if someone combined the numbers and said they didn’t receive the dragon after 18 attempts, it sounds like 18 consecutive fails in one park, and that’s more surprising.
I’m not suggesting this is what you’re doing, just noting that it’s frequently done, and it skews the perspective.
It sounds more like you experienced a bad bout of bad luck than a bug. I think most players can relate; I know I can. I had similar problems with Brood in the Rift. So I wasn’t surprised to see your Brood results. 😁
I am so sorry this happened to you during Twin Weekend! I hope you were able to obtain some twins and that the next one is more favourable. DragonVale luck can be extreme.
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The Star Generator has a 20% boost for Zodiac dragons. That’s why it has a cap of 1. It’s like the primary element boosts.
A 20% boost for Zodiacs means the Zodiacs will be quite the money-makers!
This makes the Generator extremely well worth the 5,000 EC. It’s the best buy in the event market.
The Star Generator doesn’t have a timer on it, but Deca confirmed that it will expire on 18 September (last day to collect Star Dust).
Since I inflated my EC with all the speedbreeding I at least Goldened my Dragonarium
Agreed the Star generator is worth it my only complaint is the 1 limit when only 7 of the 8 giant zodiac habitats can fit on one island LOL
Thanks again all especially Adlerist,Minya,GW and Isiscat twin list is down to 23
23 twins left is just a Twin Weekend or two away from blue fire! Incredible! 💙🔥💙
It would've been nice to have another Star Generator, but players would put both on their Zodiac island and increase the dragons' income rates by 40%. I know I would’ve done that. Maybe if Deca lowered it to 10% and let players buy two it would’ve worked. I wish the other permanent generators were 20%.
But I love how the Star Generator paved the way for more epic generators. I can’t wait for the Dream Generator!
Oh my, the possibilities for a Dream Generator are racing through my head.
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I noticed the Time Skip Token icon has appeared on Ma Goody’s Magical Greenhouse and the treat farms. But when you click on the Harvest button, there’s only the option to speed up with gems. At the Greenhouse, the usual pop-up indicating when the treats are done shows. The tokens cannot be used in either location.
I’ll report the bug and inquire if the tokens will skip time for treats at a future date. I think the treat farms were initially part of the feature, but I’m not sure about the Greenhouse since gems cannot be used to speed it up. Maybe that’s causing a problem here.
Also, there’s no word on whether the tokens will expire with the event. I asked again last week and will ask again this week. Hopefully, we’ll receive verification soon.
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I'm interested to know what's made you say the Rift is broken (as that's how I used to think but I don't anymore), though adlerist prefers it if Rift comments are put on the Rift thread.
A quick word about Rift conversations on the event thread and why it’s discouraged
The Forum receives complaints when the event thread is filled with people discussing and/or complaining about the Rift. Many players read the event thread for info or to hear other players' thoughts about the event. They are not looking for opinions about the Rift. In addition, some players like or appreciate the Rift — all the more reason to skip the negative comments. Rift convos on the event thread tend to span for many days. This results in a lot of scrolling to find posts about the event. And worse, it dissuades other members from posting about the event.
I am not asking members to post on The Rift thread to silence them or to dismiss their thoughts. Apologies to obijuan if it came off that way. I am asking members to post on The Rift thread as a courtesy and on behalf of other members who are not interested in reading about the Rift.
Thank you so much for your understanding, everybody!
No worries. Sometimes I see the dark at the end of the tunnel instead of the light from the oncoming train.
I'm interested to know what's made you say the Rift is broken (as that's how I used to think but I don't anymore), though adlerist prefers it if Rift comments are put on the Rift thread.
A quick word about Rift conversations on the event thread and why it’s discouraged
The Forum receives complaints when the event thread is filled with people discussing and/or complaining about the Rift. Many players read the event thread for info or to hear other players' thoughts about the event. They are not looking for opinions about the Rift. In addition, some players like or appreciate the Rift — all the more reason to skip the negative comments. Rift convos on the event thread tend to span for many days. This results in a lot of scrolling to find posts about the event. And worse, it dissuades other members from posting about the event.
I am not asking members to post on The Rift thread to silence them or to dismiss their thoughts. Apologies to obijuan if it came off that way. I am asking members to post on The Rift thread as a courtesy and on behalf of other members who are not interested in reading about the Rift.
Thank you so much for your understanding, everybody!
Just to be clear, I also realised this. I didn't mean to suggest that the Rift comments on the Rift thread is a bad thing or that it should be changed.
I have an alt park that also seems to be plagued with bad luck. It is strange that it took so many breeds for you to clone a dragon. I would highly recommend keeping track of your breeds in each park. Then you’ll know the exact number of breeding fails and how the different parks are performing. It will also provide valuable and interesting data that you can use in the future.
I tracked all my breeds in the Vale and Rift. That’s how I discovered that breeding with all the elements, like Rainbow + Double Rainbow, will result in no regular hybrids. It’s common knowledge now, but back then it was very controversial on Reddit.
The results can also seem worse if players combine breeding fails across several parks. For example, breeding 6 times unsuccessfully in 3 parks sounds reasonable. But if someone combined the numbers and said they didn’t receive the dragon after 18 attempts, it sounds like 18 consecutive fails in one park, and that’s more surprising.
I’m not suggesting this is what you’re doing, just noting that it’s frequently done, and it skews the perspective.
It sounds more like you experienced a bad bout of bad luck than a bug. I think most players can relate; I know I can. I had similar problems with Brood in the Rift. So I wasn’t surprised to see your Brood results. 😁
I am so sorry this happened to you during Twin Weekend! I hope you were able to obtain some twins and that the next one is more favourable. DragonVale luck can be extreme.
I most certainly will log them in the future. After I’d been doing Starshine for about 15 minutes, I started logging with ticks. I got to 9 and said to myself ‘this is ridiculous, how many did I do before this last couple of minutes?’ And switched over to my main and did that one breed. As you guessed, these were fails from singular accounts per dragon. Just trying to help my kid out since I have the gems to spare. I’ve had terrible luck with things like Brutiful before, so I’m no stranger to it, but this just seemed bizarre given the high odds. Thanks for your thoughts.
On a separate topic, adlerist, do you think Deca would consider a moratorium on the token icons over farms? I understand Deca wants to promote them, but boy, those icons are distracting. I keep thinking my farms are done lol.
On a separate topic, adlerist , do you think Deca would consider a moratorium on the token icons over farms? I understand Deca wants to promote them, but boy, those icons are distracting. I keep thinking my farms are done lol.
I'd personally prefer an option to remove the icons altogether. If I want to use a token I'll just check whether it's possible. 😂
I'd personally prefer an option to remove the icons altogether. If I want to use a token I'll just check whether it's possible. 😂
I wasn’t gonna push my luck 😂 but that’s how I feel too. As someone noted in Talk to Deca in Discord, they don’t have icons everywhere for gem speedups. I hope Deca considers it.
On a separate topic, adlerist , do you think Deca would consider a moratorium on the token icons over farms? I understand Deca wants to promote them, but boy, those icons are distracting. I keep thinking my farms are done lol.
I agree. Although I do enjoy the idea of using time skip tokens on treat farms (makes them much more worthwhile on meta carotene or fiery figs), the icons make me always confused.
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On a separate topic, adlerist , do you think Deca would consider a moratorium on the token icons over farms? I understand Deca wants to promote them, but boy, those icons are distracting. I keep thinking my farms are done lol.
I have a similar problem with thinking my treat farms are ready. The token icons are very distracting. My treat farms are on my first island so I see them all the time - and they always have 'something' hanging over them. 😊
For a dragon with a great breeding combo and reasonable breeding odds, Shadowflash is being extremely hesitant about joining one of my parks. I promise that the dragon habitats are cleaned regularly and a variety of fresh treats are available daily. There is a special vacancy in a habitat with a great bunch of dragons who are looking forward to having a new friend join them. 😊
For a dragon with a great breeding combo and reasonable breeding odds, Shadowflash is being extremely hesitant about joining one of my parks. I promise that the dragon habitats are cleaned regularly and a variety of fresh treats are available daily. There is a special vacancy in a habitat with a great bunch of dragons who are looking forward to having a new friend join them. 😊
All dragons from everybody’s parks race to MinyaZ’s park.
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Esme is the light of the day and the star of the night!
Thank you so very much, esme! This surprise dragon is also surprisingly adorable and is a perfect twin companion. I have sent shadow treats and flashy gems to your park in deep gratitude. Many cheers! 💙❤️💙
Gigantic thanks to everyone who sent twins over Twin Weekend! Unfortunately, I can’t deliver gems and treats to everybody who twinned a new event dragon because it would take too long for me to catch up. But I greatly appreciate the twins, and if there’s something I can help you twin now or during another Twin Weekend, please let me know. Thank you!
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On a separate topic, adlerist , do you think Deca would consider a moratorium on the token icons over farms? I understand Deca wants to promote them, but boy, those icons are distracting. I keep thinking my farms are done lol.
Yesterday, I requested that the token icon be removed from all locations. It shouldn’t be on Ma Goody’s Greenhouse because its time can’t be skipped. There are 13 treat farms so the icons are an unnecessary eyesore, and it appears that the treats are done. On the breeding caves, there’s no longer an indicator when an ad is available because the token icon is permanent. And on the Fountain of Youth there’s no way to tell if it’s complete, as NinjaKiwi. reported. Players don’t need a constant, everlasting, eternal reminder that a location can be sped up with a token. There were never gem icons on everything, and players knew perfectly well that they could speed up the timers with gems. I used all my tokens, and the token icon still shows on every timer. The ever-present annoying icon is only making players more salty towards the feature.
Deca said they’ll fix the issue; it may be as early as today. I don’t know if the token icon will only be removed from the Greenhouse, or the treat farms as well, or at all locations.
Last Edit: Aug 31, 2023 7:55:13 GMT -6 by adlerist
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