And, while I appreciate the efforts put into testing, I agree with Viviane. The game started out as kind of right brain suspend disbelief magic and with all of the analysis has been transformed into an empirical left brain statistical drill. It used to be so exciting to experiment with combinations and variables. Seaweed first and Firefly second, or Firefly first and Seaweed second? Level 6? Level 10? Level 15? Level 20?
Heck, it was exciting to *discover* the right breeding combination. Now we just wait for the jail breakers to find out and let us know.
We've become a bunch of green shade accountants pushing monkey motion buttons. Analysis may not cause paralysis, but it certainly can drain wonder.
When I was a kid I had a story on a record that had several beginnings, several middles, and several endings. There was no statistical certainty as to which one would play and you never knew how the story would unfold. I loved it. I'd like to see BFS do the same with DV. I'd like them to design uncertainty into the game as opposed to building it as a macro statistical certainty. They could use different statistical programming sets that they would randomly pull in and out on a continuous basis so that you never know with any certainty what's what. Really mess with our minds. It would sure make this forum more interesting:
"Hey guys, Double Rainbows are really hot right now!"
"I can't believe I got a Ghost dragon! I thought they were seasonal."
I don't seek certainty in life and I don't seek it in games. I like risk, not knowing what the outcome will be. I like the joy of success and, probably, the distress that comes with failure. If life was as predicable as DV it would become awfully dull when you've lived as many years as I have.
Poppy
I so love your way of thinking!!! I wish you would hold a "camp" for others to come and partake of your vast wisdom! I would love to bring my husband and have us both benefit from your sharing!
April (8 yr old. Angel2all, 11 yr old Servant to one)
Heartfelt articulation, Poppy! You do have a gift, which I had already realized some time ago. There are plenty of those that can write techno jargon for infinity and beyond, but can't emote, convey any sort of sentiment making us care about the subject nor move us to reminiscing about our own childhood all the while dispensing the child psychology Kool Aid we didn't even know we thirsted for! ~With Much respect, deserved regards & an abundance of koala, thanks.
"The man who fights too very long against dragons becomes himself a dragon. " -Nietzsche "So comes snow after fire & even dragons have their ending." -J.R.R. Tolkien
As a computer scientist I usually live by numbers, but getting two Rubys on July 2nd seems to support the "get it while it is new" theory! I am not going to complain. [/quote]
I don't know about you, guys. But, i have never succesfully get a new dragon right away. I wonder what's wrong with my game?
As a computer scientist I usually live by numbers, but getting two Rubys on July 2nd seems to support the "get it while it is new" theory! I am not going to complain.
I don't know about you, guys. But, i have never succesfully get a new dragon right away. I wonder what's wrong with my game?[/quote]
Nothing is wrong, it just works that way. Keep playing and someday it will happen to you. Have seen people be very lucky early with one dragon, and go to the very last possible day for another, you just never know. Don't feel your park is being singled out, we have all been there.
Now to see what happens when we breed Bronze+Bronze; Silver+Silver and Silver+Bronze.
I believe I can speak for most everyone to say Thank You for your work doing this for everyone to be able to benefit. and then the crowd stands to give a round of applause.
Looking around and enjoying life!
All Dragons are safely in their habitats or in the HC
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Thank you Pixie, that's a lot of work ! I dare not ask it - but has anybody tested if gold olympus + snowy gold is of any advantage compared to air + cold + fire ?
dragon list (last dragon : Gatren) DV friend id: Crumble#7733 friend link coop friends always welcome, but all my gems are spoken for
Thank you Pixie, that's a lot of work ! I dare not ask it - but has anybody tested if gold olympus + snowy gold is of any advantage compared to air + cold + fire ?
ATM the sandbox says 10% for Goly and Gsnoly, as opposed to 12% for lots of hybrid combos.
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Kindle park1: nearly all dragons are frolicking in their habitats! (A Thorny little problem to resolve...)
Smartphone park2: Geode, a dragon with rocks in! Still to breed 4 dragons...
Thank you Pixie, that's a lot of work ! I dare not ask it - but has anybody tested if gold olympus + snowy gold is of any advantage compared to air + cold + fire ?
ATM the sandbox says 10% for Goly and Gsnoly, as opposed to 12% for lots of hybrid combos.
Where did you find these percentages ? The sandbox sadly hasn't got the simulator anymore ( since 1 + 1 not only 1). Did you use the combofinder ( aiming for snowy gold and gold olympus)? Are those percentages the result of tests or is r0b0tron only supposing ?
dragon list (last dragon : Gatren) DV friend id: Crumble#7733 friend link coop friends always welcome, but all my gems are spoken for
ATM the sandbox says 10% for Goly and Gsnoly, as opposed to 12% for lots of hybrid combos.
Where did you find these percentages ? The sandbox sadly hasn't got the simulator anymore ( since 1 + 1 not only 1). Did you use the combofinder ( aiming for snowy gold and gold olympus)? Are those percentages the result of tests or is r0b0tron only supposing ?
Yes, using the combo-finder, and looking at the Island percentages. r0b0tron has this caveat:
"Target % and average fail are a guide for comparing sets, not gospel. I feel really good about the overall accuracy in that regard, but do not claim to be (nor think it important to be) exact."
I soooo hope that at some point enough testing may be done to get the simulator back and working.
Kindle park1: nearly all dragons are frolicking in their habitats! (A Thorny little problem to resolve...)
Smartphone park2: Geode, a dragon with rocks in! Still to breed 4 dragons...
Thank you Pixie, that's a lot of work ! I dare not ask it - but has anybody tested if gold olympus + snowy gold is of any advantage compared to air + cold + fire ?
Well, that's an interesting question. Was rather daunted when looking at the long fails, but ran 100 breeds to see what popped out.
100 Breeds - Gold Oly + Snowy Gold Oly - Level 10 - Cave 1 Sun/Moon 2 Rainbow 4 Winter 9 Gold Oly 1 Silver Oly 0 Bronze Oly 8 Snowy Gold Oly 3 Snowy Silver Oly 4 Snowy Bronze Oly
Didn't keep track of the Crystals, but there weren't that many.
Pixie, thanks as always for running these! I'm forever fascinated with the results of this kind of testing. Guess I'm a "more data is better" kind of girl, I love seeing this stuff.
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Can Victory be bread with other Olympus dragons for even a small chance of Victory?
Myke, I'm horrified! Are you feeling ill?
I don't know what to say. Overworked and underslept, maybe?
That reminds me, though, that I should make bread.
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