I don't know if there has been much discussion about this, but I have been thinking about it lately. I'm wondering if people feel the same as I do.
Basically: Would it not be a whole lot easier and make a whole lot more sense if all genes simply had a 50/50 chance to inherit? For those who don't know, the gem shop genes such as Iridescent and Shimmer have a much lower chance to pass on versus things like Seraph and Tiger. This is assuming, of course, that both parents have genes.
I've heard that it's due to "rarity". But does this even make sense anymore? Iri and Shim are everywhere. And it seems to me if you pay a premium price for a gene it shouldn't be nearly recessive to the cheaper ones.
I like lots of genes including Eye Spots, Seraph, Shimmer etc. I would just love to pair up a dragon with Shimmer and one with Seraph and expect the offspring to be an equal mix of the two genes, not 90 percent Seraph.
People seem to gravitate towards Iri and Shim so it almost feels,as a breeder, that I'm pressured to just pair Iri and Shim dragons together or have babies that are hard to sell.
If clutches were an even mix of genes it would feel as though I'd have more freedom to make more varied pairs.
Thoughts?
I don't know if there has been much discussion about this, but I have been thinking about it lately. I'm wondering if people feel the same as I do.
Basically: Would it not be a whole lot easier and make a whole lot more sense if all genes simply had a 50/50 chance to inherit? For those who don't know, the gem shop genes such as Iridescent and Shimmer have a much lower chance to pass on versus things like Seraph and Tiger. This is assuming, of course, that both parents have genes.
I've heard that it's due to "rarity". But does this even make sense anymore? Iri and Shim are everywhere. And it seems to me if you pay a premium price for a gene it shouldn't be nearly recessive to the cheaper ones.
I like lots of genes including Eye Spots, Seraph, Shimmer etc. I would just love to pair up a dragon with Shimmer and one with Seraph and expect the offspring to be an equal mix of the two genes, not 90 percent Seraph.
People seem to gravitate towards Iri and Shim so it almost feels,as a breeder, that I'm pressured to just pair Iri and Shim dragons together or have babies that are hard to sell.
If clutches were an even mix of genes it would feel as though I'd have more freedom to make more varied pairs.
Thoughts?
In a pinch, snakes can be used as very angry whips.
I quite like the way genes are currently inherited. It makes it more challenging to breed that perfect dragon.
I quite like the way genes are currently inherited. It makes it more challenging to breed that perfect dragon.
I like having different levels of inheritance.
I like having different levels of inheritance.
What DragonSage said. 50% is quite a lot. People wouldn't bother searching for partner with right genes or spend tr/gems on gene scrolls to make partner look good. Everyone would just breed random dragons hoping for a right gene to pop in. We'd just have even more iri/shim/circ/etc dragons with much less interest in babies/scrolls.
What DragonSage said. 50% is quite a lot. People wouldn't bother searching for partner with right genes or spend tr/gems on gene scrolls to make partner look good. Everyone would just breed random dragons hoping for a right gene to pop in. We'd just have even more iri/shim/circ/etc dragons with much less interest in babies/scrolls.
I think it would be an unwise move for the admins, honestly. I adore shimmer, personally, and often pair up dragons with iri or shimmer with others that don't have those genes, but I don't mind the rarity. It makes sense that gem genes are rarer in offspring.
Look at the AH and you'll notice that irishim dragons still sell for an average of 30k above the lowest price for that dragon's breed. This won't last forever, of course, but as gem to treasure ratios continue to rise and it becomes harder for those who aren't putting money into the site to get gem genes, it makes those genes more valuable. If they had a 50/50 chance of being produced in a pairing, it would lower that value and make the point of spending money on the site moot. Just the same, irishim dragons would drop quicker in price and value. Therefore, less people would spend money on the site, hurting the game and all of us in turn.
I think it would be an unwise move for the admins, honestly. I adore shimmer, personally, and often pair up dragons with iri or shimmer with others that don't have those genes, but I don't mind the rarity. It makes sense that gem genes are rarer in offspring.
Look at the AH and you'll notice that irishim dragons still sell for an average of 30k above the lowest price for that dragon's breed. This won't last forever, of course, but as gem to treasure ratios continue to rise and it becomes harder for those who aren't putting money into the site to get gem genes, it makes those genes more valuable. If they had a 50/50 chance of being produced in a pairing, it would lower that value and make the point of spending money on the site moot. Just the same, irishim dragons would drop quicker in price and value. Therefore, less people would spend money on the site, hurting the game and all of us in turn.
What's the point of gem shop genes then, if everything is just the same rarity?
Pretty silly. They're rarer because it's an incentive for people to spend money on gems. Less gem purchases = FR into the toilet.
What's the point of gem shop genes then, if everything is just the same rarity?
Pretty silly. They're rarer because it's an incentive for people to spend money on gems. Less gem purchases = FR into the toilet.
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I think the gem genes should have a lower chance of being passed on since they are gem items. However, when I breed, it seems certain treasure genes have a prevalence over other treasure genes, and I don't like that. For instance, tiger vs anything else seems to have a huge dominance even if up against clown or speckle and that's weird to me.
I think the gem genes should have a lower chance of being passed on since they are gem items. However, when I breed, it seems certain treasure genes have a prevalence over other treasure genes, and I don't like that. For instance, tiger vs anything else seems to have a huge dominance even if up against clown or speckle and that's weird to me.
-shrug- There are dominant and recessive genes in nature. I don't see how it's unrealistic at all, and it does add a certain level of challenge to the game that I quite like.
-shrug- There are dominant and recessive genes in nature. I don't see how it's unrealistic at all, and it does add a certain level of challenge to the game that I quite like.
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Rumpelstiltskin Some people calculated gene rarities
here and it looks like all of the treasure genes have the same rarity except seraph, underbelly, and gembond. I'm guessing that's because seraph is from the kickstarter?
Anyway, I like the way gene rarity is handled for all the same reasons people already pointed out.
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Rumpelstiltskin Some people calculated gene rarities
here and it looks like all of the treasure genes have the same rarity except seraph, underbelly, and gembond. I'm guessing that's because seraph is from the kickstarter?
Anyway, I like the way gene rarity is handled for all the same reasons people already pointed out.
I was thinking that maybe basic could be given priority (or at least parity) with iri/shimmer to give basic-gened dragons some use in breeding (as sort of a rock-paper-scissors thing). Because having all the dragons with spots and stripes all the time is kind of busy, but as it is now basic dragons are only good for making other basic dragons which isn't very interesting.
I was thinking that maybe basic could be given priority (or at least parity) with iri/shimmer to give basic-gened dragons some use in breeding (as sort of a rock-paper-scissors thing). Because having all the dragons with spots and stripes all the time is kind of busy, but as it is now basic dragons are only good for making other basic dragons which isn't very interesting.
