I have created this sister page for DragonVale to keep it separate from the original review page for the game app. I will keep the fresh information at the top and bump older data down the page. This page is not intended to be a Breeding Guide. That job has been more than tackled by Macenstein over at his page. I strongly encourage you to check it out; he usually has the combos for new dragons within 12 hours of them being released. This record will be a log to track new dragons as they come out, but it is primarily here to track the game updates and any new game play innovations that come with it. Think of it like a fan/information page with lots of commentary. Enjoy!Dragon Maxing Conclusion
Ok, so why did I drag everyone through 21 days of drudgery? Who cares about me leveling up my River Dragon? Any good DragonVale player should, because what I have attempted to demonstrate with this project is just how difficult it is to get your dragon to Level 20. With a head start that equaled about 1 day's worth of work, it took me a total of 22 days to generate enough food to elevate my River Dragon from LV1 to LV20. 22 days. Three weeks. That is insane.It is more insane when you consider that I have 82 dragons capable of being elevated to LV20. That means, unless the game changes in some significant way, it will take me 4.5 years to get all of my dragons to LV20. I like DragonVale, but 4.5 years and new dragons being added all the time? Something about the price of food or the amount of food needed to elevate dragons needs to change.
Why not create a new superfood that yields more food for less, but takes a bit more time?
Something, because this realization has dampened my love of this game.
Who will be my next 22 day LV20 dragon? Probably my BlueFire Dragon, he's really cool.
Thanks to everyone for playing along. If you have better strategies than the ones I employed for this project I would love to hear them (just don't tell me to fill my park with Rainbow Dragons. I'm not doing that.)
Dragon Maxing Day 21
AND HERE HE IS! The crowned head of Old Man, the River Dragon! Yes indeed, he is mighty, he is majesty personified! None can deny his indisputable greatness! Every man wants to know him and every woman wants to change him! He is Old Man, LV20!
Come back tomorrow and I'll tell you why I have put everyone through all of this...
Dragon Maxing Day 20
Oh, so close! And no, there was no way to fudge a bit, I had already used Kairos this morning to get this far. But, looks like tomorrow is the big day. Go get your best coronation dress dry cleaned!
Dragon Maxing Day 19
No time for snarky comments, I've Skyrim to play. You don't need to tell you that we've a long way to go to LV20 (ok, maybe time for one snarky comment...)
Dragon Maxing Day 18
Sorry again about the belated update. Friday night is "date night" here in the EF house so tasks scheduled for that afternoon or evening often get a bump so the lovely wife and I can relax and watch a movie and eat take-out (we live the exciting life of people with a 7 month old...).
But, that does not take away from the fact that Old Man eked his way 1/5 closer to LV20 yesterday! So close and yet so far away! As you can see by the inset, the next 1.3 million food is a ways off...
Dragon Maxing Day 17
While it may not surprise you that we must wait yet another day to raise Old Man 1/5 of the way closer to that beautiful crown, I am surprised that I got as close as I did today!
Dragon Maxing Day 16
No surprises here either, but it is nice to see the symmetry in the amount of food I have.
Dragon Maxing Day 15
No surprise that Old Man was elevated 1/5 of the way to LV20, but I have another two or three days until I can raise enough food to take him up another 1/5.
