Oh man, this is NOT goig to be fun... i always use gems to speed up breeding in my futile attempts for ghost, bone and frostfire dragons... i only have four gems atm. Any tips on how i can make myself NOT be such an idiot?
The best advice would be to save. Don't spend any if you don't have to. in a week you can earn quite a bit of gems with friends, colosseum, and gemstone dragons. If you really want those limited dragons it might be a good idea to avoid spending gems until the date they expire gets closer. But don't feel too pressured. You'll get the gems you need eventually.
Alright, ill try it. Also, can you give me a specific date on which i can no longer get a ghost dragon? I'm completely desperate to get a ghost dragon, im panicking that i might not get one in enough time. I've so far assumed that it goes away with the bone dragon the moment that either halloween ends or whitbees candy thing ends. If you have any tips on how i can maximize my chances of getting my ghost dragon, i'd love to hear them. I've already got a cold habitat in the works for when i accomplish my goal. After that, since honestly bone dragon wasn't ever a concern of mine, i think ill try to breed an opal dragon, but its very unlikely for me since theres maybe a week or two left in october and whilst breeding ghost dragons, mountain dragons are the constant penalty, glacier dragons are the lowest, and arctic dragons can be deadly with their 22 hour breeding time. Also, is there a place i can look for decoration ideas? My park is somewhat mundane.
Thanks again, Wulves
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Alright, ill try it. Also, can you give me a specific date on which i can no longer get a ghost dragon? I'm completely desperate to get a ghost dragon, im panicking that i might not get one in enough time. I've so far assumed that it goes away with the bone dragon the moment that either halloween ends or whitbees candy thing ends. If you have any tips on how i can maximize my chances of getting my ghost dragon, i'd love to hear them. I've already got a cold habitat in the works for when i accomplish my goal. After that, since honestly bone dragon wasn't ever a concern of mine, i think ill try to breed an opal dragon, but its very unlikely for me since theres maybe a week or two left in october and whilst breeding ghost dragons, mountain dragons are the constant penalty, glacier dragons are the lowest, and arctic dragons can be deadly with their 22 hour breeding time. Also, is there a place i can look for decoration ideas? My park is somewhat mundane.
Thanks again, Wulves
Check out this thread. We update whenever a new limited dragon is released. However, for Ghost and Bone they have not given us a date which they will be leaving. I think the end of this event is most likely when they will leave which is Nov. 3. Also be on the lookout for the third Halloween dragon, Zombie, which should be released sometime soon.
What have you been using to breed for Ghost? Glacier/Mountain + Flower/Poison works well. Theres a couple of short fails there. And yes Opal can be a tough dragon to get since it can have a pretty lengthy average fail time. All gemstone dragons have a 3.5% breed chance in the cave so it can take a while to get one.
As for decoration ideas check out this thread. There, people post pictures of their parks. You can get some really good decorating ideas from them and even share some of yours too!
Alright, ill try it. Also, can you give me a specific date on which i can no longer get a ghost dragon? I'm completely desperate to get a ghost dragon, im panicking that i might not get one in enough time. I've so far assumed that it goes away with the bone dragon the moment that either halloween ends or whitbees candy thing ends. If you have any tips on how i can maximize my chances of getting my ghost dragon, i'd love to hear them. I've already got a cold habitat in the works for when i accomplish my goal. After that, since honestly bone dragon wasn't ever a concern of mine, i think ill try to breed an opal dragon, but its very unlikely for me since theres maybe a week or two left in october and whilst breeding ghost dragons, mountain dragons are the constant penalty, glacier dragons are the lowest, and arctic dragons can be deadly with their 22 hour breeding time. Also, is there a place i can look for decoration ideas? My park is somewhat mundane.
Thanks again, Wulves
Check out this thread. We update whenever a new limited dragon is released. However, for Ghost and Bone they have not given us a date which they will be leaving. I think the end of this event is most likely when they will leave which is Nov. 3. Also be on the lookout for the third Halloween dragon, Zombie, which should be released sometime soon.
What have you been using to breed for Ghost? Glacier/Mountain + Flower/Poison works well. Theres a couple of short fails there. And yes Opal can be a tough dragon to get since it can have a pretty lengthy average fail time. All gemstone dragons have a 3.5% breed chance in the cave so it can take a while to get one.
As for decoration ideas check out this thread. There, people post pictures of their parks. You can get some really good decorating ideas from them and even share some of yours too!
I'll check the thread, thanks! Also, me being... well, me, ive been using earth and cold... i have one mountain in the nursery and an already full grown glacier dragon. I just have nowhere to put my mountain dragon. Sadly. Also, my games a dbag to me, and ive made five attempts at poison and flower dragons. But i never get them... :C. I do have an obsidian, and an evergreen. This combo does basically have the same elements, plant, cold, fire and earth. But i'm worried that with more elements comes a higher fall. And then, wee oo wee oo, although EXTREMELY unlikely, i might get a rainbow, or double rainbow or maybe even sun and moon, in the case of which im completely flicked, cause for 48 flicking hours id lose a nursery slot (i have two) and my breeding cave for two days. That is NOT a risk im willing to take. That basically docks 2 freaking days of ghost dragon attempts. Although every time i get a mountain, they take up 28 hours TOTAL, while rainbow takes 88. I mean, worst case scenario with cold and earth is arctic, 44h, and it only kills off one day breeding cave.
Open to suggestions, but i think im going to set up a funeral pyre for my ghost dragon...
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xxwulvesxx, Don't sweat the Ghost. It will be back. Maybe sooner than you think. Historically there is a "BEB" event just after Christmas when all the limited dragons are released for a few weeks. It is mayhem, but a lot of fun. If BFS don't do that this year, there will always be next Halloween. This is a game for the long haul. If you get too fixated with a short term goal you will lose a lot of the enjoyment.
If you do get that Doctor, be proud of the achievement. It is a very difficult dragon to get. And it earns very well indeed. I have had two trying for the Rag Doll and I don't regret either. I just add them to the slowly growing collection.
As for gems, try really hard to let them pile up. Don't buy out breedings unless you are going to be away for a while and only have an hour or two to go. And don't ever buy out food. Most of the really important things cost a lot of gems. You need to get rid of the bottleneck around breeding as soon as possible. If you have four hatchery positions you will be able to just park that double rainbow for a few days and not worry about it. This is much more important than buying out this Arctic NOW.
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xxwulvesxx, Don't sweat the Ghost. It will be back. Maybe sooner than you think. Historically there is a "BEB" event just after Christmas when all the limited dragons are released for a few weeks. It is mayhem, but a lot of fun. If BFS don't do that this year, there will always be next Halloween. This is a game for the long haul. If you get too fixated with a short term goal you will lose a lot of the enjoyment.
If you do get that Doctor, be proud of the achievement. It is a very difficult dragon to get. And it earns very well indeed. I have had two trying for the Rag Doll and I don't regret either. I just add them to the slowly growing collection.
As for gems, try really hard to let them pile up. Don't buy out breedings unless you are going to be away for a while and only have an hour or two to go. And don't ever buy out food. Most of the really important things cost a lot of gems. You need to get rid of the bottleneck around breeding as soon as possible. If you have four hatchery positions you will be able to just park that double rainbow for a few days and not worry about it. This is much more important than buying out this Arctic NOW.
Thanks for the tips i thi ill enjoy dragonvale much more now, knowing i have another shot at christmas (where im going to ask for 50$ gems, since im just 14, going on 15). I finally get what BEB is... people keep talking about it. I think im going to try for Leap Year, Panlong, and Bloom. Maybe Love too. I actually only have two hatchery slots, but i can still hope. Also, is there anything particularly better about using poison and mountain/flower and glacier? I think cold and earth is far more efficient since it eliminates (i typed illuminate on accident first, illuminati confirmed lols) the possibilities of bone, and other dragons. Also, bone isnt really a top priority dragon for me until i get my ghost.
Thanks for the advice!
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... And to add : If you can afford it, buy the hibernation cave. That way you can store dragons for which you don't have enough place now until you level up and get another habitat. It's expensive though Choose a dragon with several elements ( at best 4 but at least 2) for the colosseum. This way you can use it for several colosseum events and you only have to level up one dragon. For gaining xp these things are helpful - colosseum gold win - dragon track - feeding dragons If you have a lot of DC and want to force a level up you should buy expensive decorations ( you can resell them afterwards for half the price)
I remember that time where everything was scarce : DC, gems, habitats But as Greg said this a game for the long-term. Make a strategy, what is to be done first and what afterwards ? Important may be the following things - buy a third or even forth nursery nest to get rid of the bottleneck ( gems needed) - buy the breeding island to double your chances for a dragon ( gems needed) - buy the gem tree to exchange and get more gems with/from your friends ( gems needed) - buy the dragon track to gain XP ( DC needed) - buy the hibernation cave to store dragons ( DC needed)
Luckily in DV you get a second chance for missed limiteds. So don't spend your gems on speeding up, save them for other things. Good luck for your ghost hunt
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... And to add : If you can afford it, buy the hibernation cave. That way you can store dragons for which you don't have enough place now until you level up and get another habitat. It's expensive though Choose a dragon with several elements ( at best 4 but at least 2) for the colosseum. This way you can use it for several colosseum events and you only have to level up one dragon. For gaining xp these things are helpful - colosseum gold win - dragon track - feeding dragons If you have a lot of DC and want to force a level up you should buy expensive decorations ( you can resell them afterwards for half the price)
I remember that time where everything was scarce : DC, gems, habitats But as Greg said this a game for the long-term. Make a strategy, what is to be done first and what afterwards ? Important may be the following things - buy a third or even forth nursery nest to get rid of the bottleneck ( gems needed) - buy the breeding island to double your chances for a dragon ( gems needed) - buy the gem tree to exchange and get more gems with/from your friends ( gems needed) - buy the dragon track to gain XP ( DC needed) - buy the hibernation cave to store dragons ( DC needed)
Luckily in DV you get a second chance for missed limiteds. So don't spend your gems on speeding up, save them for other things. Good luck for your ghost hunt
I feel like an A**h*** for making you guys hear this, but i just spent my 5 gems speeding up the breeding cave so i could retry. And i got a mountain dragon again ;-;
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I just wanted to add that I've never spent RL money on gems. I'm not lacking for anything in my park. At one time, I had a horde of 2500 gems. It just takes a bit of time, and discipline.
The Colosseum is key. Finding a good circle of gem-trading buddies is also important, but secondary to the Colosseum.
In time you will have all the cash and gems you will ever need, it all just takes time. But it doesnt seem to matter much where you are in the game you are always sweating something, at least i do. It drives me nuts if I get below 3 billion cash or 2000 gems, it all sounds silly after reading these posts but I guess thats why the game is popular and keeps us all playing for years.
Have fun with it wulves we all have!
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I just wanted to add that I've never spent RL money on gems. I'm not lacking for anything in my park. At one time, I had a horde of 2500 gems. It just takes a bit of time, and discipline.
The Colosseum is key. Finding a good circle of gem-trading buddies is also important, but secondary to the Colosseum.
Koala, myke
Holy sh*t. I used to play on an ipad and hacked the old .json file, but then my ipad broke and i dropped dv for 2 1/2 years. I started ORIGINALLY near the creation, loved it, cheated, karma kicked my arse. Years later i pick up the park, but its stil nearly impossible for me to even visualize 2500 gems with no real money spent. How long di that take? I'd presume at least a year.
~Wulves
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Yes, it is possible to buy the Epic Breeding Island without gems. You will need to save up 125 gems, but you can get gems by entering in the colosseum and by gem gifting with friends. It's a very handy addition to have and will definitely help you with breeding more dragons at a time! Good luck!
Oh man, this is NOT goig to be fun... i always use gems to speed up breeding in my futile attempts for ghost, bone and frostfire dragons... i only have four gems atm. Any tips on how i can make myself NOT be such an idiot?
Patience. You save gems faster when you are not spending them.
I purchased gems for the island the first time around. But the second was easier because of all the gems I got by "advertising" the dragons I received on Facebook and Twitter (press the buttons on the side. You get the gem for attempting it even if you don't have Twitter set up and thus it gets cancelled)
Sun, Moon, Rainbows earn a lot of cash. Not to fear getting them, they can totally change your game. BEB started shortly after I started playing and I started getting Blue Moons, totally changed my cash flow for the better.
I don't "get" the nosferatu dragon. Why is one foot swollen and purple? What's up with the bizarre tail? Is there some reference or backstory I don't know?
I just wanted to add that I've never spent RL money on gems. I'm not lacking for anything in my park. At one time, I had a horde of 2500 gems. It just takes a bit of time, and discipline.
The Colosseum is key. Finding a good circle of gem-trading buddies is also important, but secondary to the Colosseum.
Koala, myke
Holy sh*t. I used to play on an ipad and hacked the old .json file, but then my ipad broke and i dropped dv for 2 1/2 years. I started ORIGINALLY near the creation, loved it, cheated, karma kicked my arse. Years later i pick up the park, but its stil nearly impossible for me to even visualize 2500 gems with no real money spent. How long di that take? I'd presume at least a year.
~Wulves
I don't know how long it took... a long time, probably. The important part for me is that it didn't detract from my liking the game. We each need to find a way of playing that is pleasing to us. I guess I like saving, so saving is fun
If we do have a new Halloween dragon, I think it will be this Thurs.
I should have the 2nd Nosferatu tonight; the park is completed once again. I have thought of upload my park onto the forum...sort of freeze it in time, a testament to completeness.
The cycle then begins again.
Last Edit: Oct 21, 2014 10:22:56 GMT -6 by Deleted
If we do have a new Halloween dragon, I think it will be this Thurs.
I should have the 2nd Nosferatu tonight; the park is completed once again. I have thought of upload my park onto the forum...sort of freeze it in time, a testament to completeness.
The cycle then begins again.
See. I think Nosferatu is the new Halloween dragon.
Post by shotgunsalley on Oct 21, 2014 13:08:40 GMT -6
I was hoping for the zombie dragon this Halloween - do you think there is chance of it being released - I didn't get one last time - unless the zombie dragon wasn't for Halloween I can't remember
Nineteen dragons away from a full set - it's work in progress still !!
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I was hoping for the zombie dragon this Halloween - do you think there is chance of it being released - I didn't get one last time - unless the zombie dragon wasn't for Halloween I can't remember
Speaking of the twitter and Facebook gem bonuses--do you need the Facebook app for the bonus to actually work? (Whether you actually post or not). The twitter ones always work for me, but not the Facebook ones.
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