You’ve analysed and examined every aspect of each event dragon. Now, let us know which Flower Festival dragons brought the bloom to your garden and the spring to your day.
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Last Edit: Mar 6, 2024 11:41:44 GMT -6 by adlerist: Added baby Light thread icon!
Post by kaleni#0146 on Mar 6, 2024 13:41:57 GMT -6
Lovey, Rubrum and Floristry are my votes. I considered not voting Floristry because of the reused shape and animation, but I really like the dragon nonetheless. (Plus it's my avatar now so I kinda have to. 😆)
I'll probably end up editing this as I think of more suggestions, but the main one I have about this event is... JUSTICE FOR EGGY HATCHY! I know some people aren't fond of it but one massive advantage it has over Donation Boards is that you don't have to decide between trying for event dragons in every cave, working on getting extra EC in every cave, or a mixture. With Eggy, you can get lots of extra EC without decreasing the amount of attempts you use for breeding or using any gems. Yes it's frustrating but it's absolutely possible to get all the EC it offers without spending money or lowering your chance of getting event dragons without EC. Donation Boards make us choose, and unless you're massively lucky or spend possibly hundreds of gems (or hundreds of thousands of etherium), you're not going to get all the available EC.
Post by kaleni#0146 on Mar 11, 2024 7:44:42 GMT -6
Okay, I've had a moment to think about what I did/didn't like about the event so here we go...
Firstly, I can't thank DECA enough for only giving us two clone-onlies at the start of the event. It did essentially end up being three dragons since Loveydovey was released, but it was nice that there didn't end up being four clone-onlies. The main reason why I didn't mind the higher prices at the end of the event (at least, not much) was because there hadn't been a third clone-only at the beginning.
Having mentioned Loveydovey: The method to get its evo deco was more interesting that the usual method, but I do think having a way in-game to work out 1) how to get its deco (especially since, due to Loveydovey not being buyable, it isn't massively obvious that there is an evo dragon to get) and, on the other hand, 2) what the petal island was for would be better. I get the idea - it's meant to be mysterious and exciting - but if the player is left pretty much completely clueless without online info, that's unhelpful.
And having mentioned prices: ignoring the large gaps between some limiteds, the new releases were generally fairly priced. However, some of the returning dragons were really expensive. Lovonone, Glassia and Classical were particularly bad, but it would be awesome if all returning dragons had been capped at 10k or 10.5k. This would have been especially useful given if a player didn't breed enough Loveys for how many they wanted plus Loveydovey, Loveydovey would have costed 16k, meaning two dragons that cost that much (with Blossom as well).
Theme: I was a fan of the theme for the event, though it does overlap with spring a lot, and the overlap is emphasised by the events being right next to each other (which is why the Om of Noms event also being about plants wasn't as much of a deal). I did appreciate Lovey/Loveydovey and Spite being plant-related in their design but still obviously related to love (/emotions in general in Spite's case), to make this event different from just being Spring Event Part 1.
Time: As mentioned last event, I think it would be nice if, in general, the 6-and-a-half week events were the ones with RBCs. But this event is also reasonable for the length because Omnitats are so popular but expensive, so I didn't mind it as much in this case. Though having three 6-week events in a row would be draining, especially if there wasn't a longer break in-between two of them.
Though, speaking of Omnitats, I do think either there should be a third event with them in, or the two events that have them in should be spread out more. Unless Deca have already planned to add them to another event, the only way players can get another Omnitat from now on until mid-December is with a wish or lots of gems, both of which are more practically useful for other things. That's nearly a whole year of having to wait.
Combos and odds: I appreciated the new releases' combos (in general) having easy-to-get dragons that were already part of this event. I would like to ask that dragons that are required for breeding get an odds boost if their odds prior to being required are 1.5% or under. Up to 3% can still take quite a while to get them, but under 1.5% is really frustrating, especially when you specifically want a traited version.
I will also reiterate the fact that cloning odds don't need to either be 10%, 1% or 1.5%, and epics don't have to be on the lower end of the scale. (I know I said this already on Rubrum's thread but I wanted to repeat it as this is a problem with the majority of events.)
Misc: Thank you for reverting Love's unlock level to 12. I was also very glad there weren't any major bugs this event.
There are some other things I wasn't fond of, like the reused shapes/animations, Lovey being immediately necessary for an evolution before it's had a full event of availability, and combos having excessive elements, but I've already mentioned those in the feedback for specific dragons, so I won't go into detail here.
I started playing again after nearly a year in the middle of this event (during dragon's week) so I didn't experience the whole thing but my one bit of feedback for this event is to ask for a Love Habitat. I really feel like the non-epic Love dragons don't look like they "belong" in any of the habitats you can put them in. In order to fit all the dragons in the Love section of the Dragonarium it would need the Aura, Moon, and Dream epic elements as well as the Light and Plant elements. The only dragon that leaves out is Scuttle and of its elements I think Water fits the Love concept the best. 6 elements is exactly how many the Spooky Habitat has so that's a good cap for the Love Habitat I think, especially since it holds all the dragons in the category. I've seen quite a few people ask for this on the subreddit as well so I think it'd be worth considering for the next Valentine's event.
The dragons this event all fit well into the Valentine or Flower theme. Again, the eggs and decorations were outstanding. I especially loved the Flowerworks decoration. 🌷
Thank you for using mostly older dragons in the breeding combos so that players would have a chance of already having the parent dragon. Only having one dragon (Divi) that was released during the last Valentine’s event is a great improvement.
Thank you for the reduced prices on most of the dragons. Blossom was a too expensive when there was also a dragon that needed to be evolved in the event.
Reusing dragon animations is OK, but perhaps don’t release all the dragons that reuse an animation at the same time.
Please don’t release a new, hard to breed (next to impossible) dragon and then require us to evolve it to a new dragon within 7 days. Having DW running at the same time really made this mission impossible.
If it is necessary for Dragons Week to be held during an event, could it please be staggered over 2 limited dragons rather than the same time as the limited. Or have Dragons Week towards the end of the event so it overlaps the shopping days. Dragons Week was held the same time that 2 dragons were released and one required to be evolved.
There was no time to try for any Dragons Week dragons as all breeds were concentrated on trying to breed enough Lovey dragons to then evolve to Loveydovey.
Thank you for extending Lovey and Loveydovey’s availability. But it still wasn’t long enough as Rubrum was also available. If you really must release an evolution dragon, please don’t release it at the same time as another limited (whether the evolve dragon is a new or an older dragon.) Players need time to breed the ‘base’ dragon before evolving.
Please consider the number of fails and number of elements when breeding combos are set for new dragons. Combos that use 6 or 7 elements are going to produce a lot of fails and a lot of long fails. It is discouraging when there are 20+ 24 hour fails when trying to breed a dragon as there was with Rubrum.
Will we get an Aura island theme one day? It is requested by a lot of players.
Will we see Eggy Hatchy again soon? I was looking forward to being in this event and was disappointed to have Donation Boards again.
A flower and love themed festival of Spring dragons, what's not to like. Lots of appealing ideas particularly the flamboyant and floral dragon and egg designs, the inclusion of an evolution dragon, and the flower work decoration. Presents and Gaia reduced timer were nice touches to celebrate International Women's Day. I really appreciated the Spoiler competition too, especially as I got lucky with my guesses.
A couple of tweaks would make the event even better for players. Watch the breeding combinations so we don't get lots of frustrating long fails. Dragons' week is a great idea for players, but there was no opportunity to take advantage of it this time, as it coincided with the hard to breed Lovey. I suggest a Dragons' fortnight timed to start on the Thurs when the last event dragon is released, that would give 14 days before the next event starts.
A big thank you to all in Deca and the Forum for the lovely little respite moments that DV provides.
I suggest a Dragons' fortnight timed to start on the Thurs when the last event dragon is released, that would give 14 days before the next event starts.
I haven't considered this before but I really like this idea. If I were to choose I'd personally prefer a week and a half just because otherwise the final limited is completely affected by DW/F, but either way it makes sense for the final limited to be the most affected by DW/F since there are four extra days to try and get it. It also means that players are more likely to get something out of DW/F, so it's good on both counts. Excellent idea, I hope Deca consider it!
My votes were for Rubrum, Helianthus and Loveydovey.
Rubrum was a slam dunk. Beautiful dragon and that baby just melted my heart. Helianthus was very creative and well animated. Loveydovey got my vote instead of Lovey because it was obvious Lovey was just a means to getting to LD. While I don't normally like double dragons, LD really nailed it in the bonded pair department. They obviously need each other and it's just so sweet. A shout out to Spite, who I'd love to vote for as well. I really like its face.
Deca, you did a fantastic job coming up with creative ideas with event. I do wish the animations were more unique, but the dragons themselves were fun and almost all critters I immediately wanted in my park. The Flowerworks decoration is also really nice. I wish there was a second version without the petals (maybe a tad smaller too). It's a bit of a wild animation and I'd love to just have the stumps to decorate with.
Donation Board: Oh boy. Again? I was stunned Eggy Hatchy wasn't back. While it's incredibly time consuming to play on alts AND my main park, I still miss Eggy. I've gone over the downsides of Donation Board more times than I can count and I see someone else expressed it pretty well here. Just because I'm not going to spend a long paragraph and a bunch of time complaining about it doesn't mean I'm not thinking it. I will say, I was pleasantly surprised that I only got ONE epic board on my main park all event. I got two with ghostlies. I don't know if Deca lowered the odds of epic boards, but this was a first.
Dragon Week: So I'm writing this as we seem to be approaching a break week post-event. I hope Deca has planned something interesting. It'll be a real slap in the face if we don't wind up having anything useful after getting that Dragon Week in the middle of this Flower event. Re in-event Dragon Weeks - someone else suggested tacking Dragon Week on when the last limited is available because that dragon gets more time already. My concern with that is the final dragon often has lower breeding odds. It makes up for the longer time to breed it for. Putting Dragon Week on simultaneously doesn't make it any easier or more accessible. It would, of course, give us more time for the returning dragons, which is wonderful, assuming one can spare the time. I think the easiest way to address this would be to give that final limited dragon higher breeding odds and easily bred parents (nothing new from last year, or something with 1% odds).
I spent Dragon Week breeding for Shield and somehow managed to actually get it! Thanks for including it in Dragon Week! I wish there had been more time to try for something else too.
That's it! Thanks to adlerist and friends for this beautiful forum! Even though I have no clue what goes on behind the scenes, I appreciate all the hard work and time involved! <3
Post by chromascale on Mar 14, 2024 18:24:42 GMT -6
My votes were Helianthus, Rubrum and Blossom, but I honestly really liked all the designs for this event (then and again, I love floral-based dragons). Helianthus was one of my favourites of the new ones though, I think its shyness and link to Daffadowndilly with its semi-hidden face is so interesting and cute, like it expanded on that idea by being completely hidden because of its shyness. Plus, the idea of it walking around the park giving sunlight to flowers is so sweet. ;__;
All the new dragons, the pedestals and the decos. The “floral” ones are my favorites, especially Rubrum.
A slightly varied theme from “Valentine” to flowers, although flowers are for valentines and love. ☺️
The extension of Lovey and Loveydovey.
A new way to evolve a dragon, with only one item!
Improvements:
The breeding odds of most of the dragons are low, with 6-7 breeding elements.
Not wanting to beat a dead horse, but can we please have a way to obtain rifted versions more easily? If you are unwilling to increase the rift percentage of the breeding outcomes in the rift, can we please at least be able to wish for a rift version, or maybe purchase with gems? 🙏
Dragon’s Week is greatly appreciated, but with needing a number of Loveys for evolution, and the low breeding odds of Rubrum, most of us were unable to take advantage of this event.
Clearer instructions on how to obtain the item for the evolution.
Thank you for this enjoyable event. The Expansion Extravaganza is a pleasant surprise (and break) which is greatly appreciated! And all those islands! Love the Triplet. 🤩
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