Hey frenzzz, whr did the breeding guide go, i am unable to see it, pls gimme the link.. Btw, i hv got the Turquoise and the egg, still need a couple of Platinums and Glaciers, whts the best combo??
Hi Rob, as best as we can figure out, the coliseum works something like this: as your park value increases, so too must the level of the dragons you put in the coliseum. So, maybe, without being aware, you've bred a bunch of rare dragons, or you've substantially grown your egg display, or you've decorated several islands to the max, and your park value increased into a higher category that requires higher leveled dragons.
So, my recommendation: level up a Panlong to 16 or 17. Same with a Bloom. And same with a Metal hybrid. It'll cost a lot of food, I know, and I'm sorry. But it'll get you golds again.
Based on my own experience, pure-elements are not better than hybrids. As long as the competing dragon has the element, and is high enough level, you've got a good chance.
Note, also, that it could just be statistics punching you in the face.
Thanks Myke you described my park as if you were looking at it. It does seem that I hit the Silver metal wall when I reached lvl 35. Every island is full, I have almost every display egg, all my Pans are lvl 15. (I am too new to have blooms). I believe the groups theory is correct, I will try bumping a few Pans and Papers up to 16-17 and let you know how I fare.
Thanks again!
Yeah, if you have Gold Shrines but have not leveled up your dragons past 15, that's definitely your problem.
All my shrines are now gold. I have a Glacier and a Platinum in the hatchery. All should be wonderful, but my health is letting me down. I just want to crawl back into bed and stay there for a few days...
I was getting lots of silvers, Rob. And my friend shared with me that the Coliseum likes elements. I've gotten 2/2 Golds since starting to put elements in instead of hybrids.
For all: I bred a Reindeer last night and my first breeding of the morning netted a Turquoise! My first Gem dragon!
Congrats on your Turquoise and Reindeer! Koala to those still trying!
All my shrines are now gold. I have a Glacier and a Platinum in the hatchery. All should be wonderful, but my health is letting me down. I just want to crawl back into bed and stay there for a few days...
Awesome feat you've achieved with you Shrines, Sile! And double Congrats on your Glacier and Plat! Hoping for your speedy recovery!
Post by cyberwrheigh on Dec 12, 2012 2:55:15 GMT -6
I'm now using my Platinums to get one for the egg display, and my Turquoise egg display is already incubating. I'll keep on sending my Poison and Swamp for an attempt for a Turbo Baby version until a new dragon comes along. Mags or Irons will occupy my EBC once the Plats are done; I need tons of food to level up my Turbo Babies to 15. 😃
Post by LilMissNea on Dec 12, 2012 10:46:02 GMT -6
I would love a platinum but am happy with all the rusts. I have really let my metal shrine just sit there for too long. Some my love the glacier but to me it looks like a frozen grub
Still no platinum here. Tried other breeders. Stuck in chrome and and quicksilver. I got quicksilver with a 14 1/2 hr breed time. Bummer. I was hoping to get lucky taking a chance like that. It works sometimes but not all the time. Unfortunately.
Post by 2gzdragons on Dec 12, 2012 13:23:21 GMT -6
I posted these yesterday on a different thread...hopefully they will help someone else!:
Current and Metal worked for my Platinum
Using a new combo of Rain and Lava gave both husband and daughter their first Panlongs with very few attempts. (They both have been working on Panlongs for months!!)
Still no platinum here. Tried other breeders. Stuck in chrome and and quicksilver. I got quicksilver with a 14 1/2 hr breed time. Bummer. I was hoping to get lucky taking a chance like that. It works sometimes but not all the time. Unfortunately.
GCID debstoy
Aww... bummer indeed! Hope your luck makes a turnaround on your next go!
Five solid days of Brass + Fire and no Gold Dragon to speak of. -.-
I'm splitting it up now - Brass + Fire pair and a Butterfly + Ironwood for double shot at Gold or Seasonal.
It's been a bad week for me. LOL. But before my luck went bad, I got a Turquoise egg and filled out quite a few empty spots in my egg zone.
I have had a horrible time with Kairos Quests, though. All I ever get are duplicate fragments. I only have one fragment left in Time Claw, (the one next to the "Stage Two" words).
Any tips? I've been using the best dragons for the quests, but like I said, they only bring back duplicates.
Have you noticed there are dragon avatars available for use in your Modify Profile section?
Go to Profile in the menu bar above, then Modify Profile. Scroll down to the Avatar drop-down box. Choose one you like.
Shirley, thanks! I had wondered and wondered the same thing, and just never asked - and no, I hadn't looked at my profile in forever, either!
Fun to do something new with it.
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