Boosted breeding was a sick joke this time

[blackeneddove]

I've noticed many times (for my island - not saying it's this way for everyone) when I breed the stuff I've won that is *not available thru breeding* (for example, breeding Pirate, Spirit Queen, or anything from the dragon tales) I rarely get anything good. But if I use super rare dragons that I've actually bred myself & breed them together, I have better chances with getting something new or super rare. I've also noticed that the higher level my super rare dragons are (level 8 and above), the better dragons I breed. I know they say it doesn't matter...but for my island, it certainly seems to. And of course it doesn't always work (the boost failed me this time, too), but it does seem to be the norm.

It makes me sad, because I always get excited to see the cool dragon color combos that come up from the new events, but they never yield any good results for me when used for breeding. Come to think of it, it's often the same way in the arena. So, pretty much most of them are just on my island as "eye candy".

I haven't given up, I still want to try spirit queen & pirate some more, and a couple others, but I don't have high hopes.

And about Moon... yes. I have gotten 2 cores, which took me 5 months to get. Pretty ridiculous. I've been sending him out daily since the last tales ended, but no luck at all. I keep having this feeling that if I level him to epic, I will get the last one, but I just don't have enough food for him right now.

[lizzierose2]

I've gotten 3 diamonds using the new dragons last one was using spirit queen n got another using nouveau dragon! Not sure exactly what was bread w bit know I was trying for the sugar skull as well as another Halloween drag (cauldron ?) when using the Nouveau* not likely even in combo for that but was late actually one of the mindless quick taps and same w spirit queen getting diamond think was simply crossed w watermelon? Was trying for Dutch..and winter lily think again mindless middle of night. So was luck as I've played 3 years always had trouble getting diamond till over a year at least of play these islands were lower levels! One was android n one iOS. Hence no correlation.

A theory I had was when trying for a hard to get dragon using the older original like first dragons u'd have better chances as they are most pure (like my older island I know my first fairy was a cross with Forrest and air my later drags were fails and had many many others in their lineage (hence maybe why your higher levels are working for u? I've not kept my dragons in order on my new we islands been trading n raising random so I've a really hard time knowing which are most pure breeds perhaps why I've had best luck w those won off wheel and tourneys. I'm trying to keep better track now and raise 1st dragons to at least 5 but gets confusing after a while lol. Hope my input helps?

[blackeneddove]

I've gotten 3 diamonds using the new dragons last one was using spirit queen n got another using nouveau dragon! Not sure exactly what was bread w bit know I was trying for the sugar skull as well as another Halloween drag (cauldron ?) when using the Nouveau* not likely even in combo for that but was late actually one of the mindless quick taps and same w spirit queen getting diamond think was simply crossed w watermelon? Was trying for Dutch..and winter lily think again mindless middle of night. So was luck as I've played 3 years always had trouble getting diamond till over a year at least of play these islands were lower levels! One was android n one iOS. Hence no correlation.

A theory I had was when trying for a hard to get dragon using the older original like first dragons u'd have better chances as they are most pure (like my older island I know my first fairy was a cross with Forrest and air my later drags were fails and had many many others in their lineage (hence maybe why your higher levels are working for u? I've not kept my dragons in order on my new we islands been trading n raising random so I've a really hard time knowing which are most pure breeds perhaps why I've had best luck w those won off wheel and tourneys. I'm trying to keep better track now and raise 1st dragons to at least 5 but gets confusing after a while lol. Hope my input helps?

Wow! That's really awesome & lucky of you! My island is not very lucky in general, so I think that's why breeding my new *not available through breeding* dragons with other dragons doesn't work well for me. I wish it did though! I do get lucky every so often with them, but most of the time I don't.

It's funny how certain things work for some islands & not for others. It's just important to pay attention to the patterns on your island, at least that's what I've noticed for me. I'm glad the rare stuff works for some people at least! ;-)

I only have one island on DS. I don't think I could keep up with more than one. lol

[lizzierose2]

I ended up with 5 actually due to old devices and kids quitting I took their islands as think I'd 20$ of their allowance money invested lol I've not added my original level 150 island yet and I was switching on all these old devices so the new system seems good idea no more lags ect... Only ya can't play 4 islands!!! For these reasons. 1. I've a life out side of cyber space. 2. Ease of switching and no lags make it easy to visit and return visits hence u actually spend MORE time playing not less lol. 3. Obligation "well one island gets gold need gold on other island.... More time spent playing alternate games to acquire gold... 4. One island is ahead in tourney.. Event ect.. I'll just spend gold this once to advance or use ultimate just once more to catch up... (U see where I'm going list grows u not only spend more time and gold due to new system...again thinking reason behind new ability to combine all ur old device games to one faster easie or more convient place is making TL $$$ but ya no frustrating lags just silly me not resisting temptation!

Much easier to see patterns though!!! And also the sheer randomness of breeding at first b4 switch what worked on one island nearly always worked i.e. Battles breeding ect.. For other islands but now it's becoming less n less and more random. Each of my islands does have very unique n different dragons n reasons I keep playing them. I also have many of same neighbors I make no hiding of fact of the islands hence easier I feel.

But I'd like to get back to that topic of the new not able to breed but won dragons not giving much luck. Do take note that the Diamonds and ..I also got a sugar skull, and recently a cupcake those were all fails!! I've not been able to breed any of the here today gone in a week dragons n if so very few. And I've used the Spirit Queen exclusively since I got her (on all 4 islands! ya big challenge) and haven't gotten any I've tried using her for! Not winter lily. Duchess, cauldron ect nothing oh did get a twlight fail on one island as well but can't get her on Amy other islands so there is something to your comment! The best dragon that gave me the most new dragons (I wasn't really trying hard for a specific dragon was when I used Amphora I got new dragons for like two+ weeks! (No diamonds though..