Public Last Bred Dates

[ary_lynn]

Pretty self explanatory really. On your own scroll you can see when you last bred your dragons, but lets say you want to actually see or let others see (without a bunch of stuff in your profile ) when you've attempted to breed your dragons.

 

This currently isn't possible, so I suggest it be made public. (or optionally public for those of us who do like it)

Saves a lot of trouble on waiting around to see if the people you get IOU's from are actually breeding or lying about it, and also lets people that have IOU's from you be able to see for themselves that you are in fact attempting to breed for them.

 

This is how it currently looks when viewing someone else's dragons.

 

 

This is how it looks on your own scroll.

 

 

On another note I did search around for this for an hour and I didn't find anything sooo I decided to post it :3

Edited February 18, 2012 by ary_lynn

[Syphoneira]

Is that really a problem?

 

I doubt I've ever had anyone lie about breeding for me, rather than pressing a couple of buttons to try, although obviously people can forget/get side-tracked, (and say so, to be understandingly forgiven) especially at times when egg production can take so blasted long.

 

Personally, I suggest at pretty much every opportunity that anyone I may have forgotten about (have lost data more than once from drafts on breeding as well as other things *sniffles* due to puter issues) drop me a line to remind me of whatever egg I should be trying for them, and have seen others do so as well, because that happens sometimes.

 

But I do wonder about the potential for issues such as perhaps having some of the newer people wandering through scrolls looking for owners who haven't yet bred their metallics/Trios/Holidays or other desired dragons and filling up their already almost-full inboxes with requests. (Small inboxes being a very sore point indeed, lol.)

 

This suggestion might have benefits but it may also have draw-backs, otherwise some of what is now considered private information would have been made public long ago.

[DarkEternity]

I can't see having the dates available as causing any issues. After all, every and any offspring bred by said dragons will eventually turn up in the progeny list. Seems to me that /producing/ offspring and not giving it to the IOUee would be more of a sore point. Also, lots of people don't even have a forum account, so you'd be hard pressed to find out contact information. And even then, plenty of people have 'taking requests' in their sig, so who'd be bothered or have the time to wade through 500+ dragons searching for something that hasn't been bred recently? D:

 

Perhaps having it optionally available in the accounts section of the site would be good. Personally, I'd give the 'last bred' date a test run. I've thought about keeping a list of breeding records in the 'interests' part of my profile, but that's extremely tedious and it looks like this suggestion would make a very good substitute.

[Fuzzbucket]

If you are that keen to know, you can at least check offspring. But I wouldn't support this - begging PMs might easily get worse.

[demonicvampiregirl]

I can see this being helpful and harmful.

 

On one hand you could personally look it up and see if they have it set to public and if you wish to PM and ask nicely for a egg from that dragon.

 

On the other hand as mentioned above it might make people beg more often.

 

I'm kind of on the fence. I would not mind personally showing them because I don't get many breeding requests anyway.

 

I had one from someone on DBC but that was the last one. Another one was someone on here which I never got to because my Gold was stubborn. >.>

 

Overall I have yet to get one that was begging so like I said I'm half and half on this one.

[alci]

If you are that keen to know, you can at least check offspring. But I wouldn't support this - begging PMs might easily get worse.

Arguably, this could make stalking really bad, but one could make it optional in the profile, just like the display of username. However, as this is something that would mostly benefit others and not the owner self, I guess many people would just turn it off.

[KageSora]

I'm not really fond of this. Not saying it would happen all the time, but I'd really not like to promise an egg to somebody and have them PM me if I go 8 days without breeding the pair for them just because something came up and I couldn't get online or something. >_>

 

 

But, really... How often do you think somebody lies about the last time they bred? If it takes them months and months and months to get you your egg (especially if it's rare), it's not likely that they're lying about it--they probably just keep having no luck or fails. It took me ages to finally get a Silver out of a Silver/Nebula pairing (hell that was the first egg they produced at all even), and I've still yet to get anything from my Gold/Stripe pairing for eggs that I've promised people. It's not because I lied and I'm not really trying--it's because they just don't want to make eggs.

 

 

If you suspect the person is lying to you, just drop 'em a PM and ask if they've had any luck if they've been out of touch.

 

 

And suppose you can tell they are lying to you... What can you do about it, other than say "Hey, this user lies about their end of breedings."? You make IOU deals/requests for breedings at your own risk.

 

 

 

I'd rather a setting like this not exist, but if it did, I'd rather it be optional with the default being "off". Just because I know that there are some impatient people who WOULD pester people about it...

[Teez]

I don't really get breeding requests, so it doesn't really affect me, but I still wouldn't like this. If someone is lying about having bred for an IOU, knowing the last-bred date still isn't going to give you a way to make them hand over whatever they promised, even if they do eventually get whatever egg you wanted.

 

I wouldn't be that fussed as long as it was optional... It doesn't seem like it would add anything but an annoyance to the game, otherwise. :\

[ary_lynn]

Having the date public still doesn't hurt anyone so I don't see what your problem with it is. It's not only about people lying about it, but ofc I'd see why people skip that part. Its ANOTHER way to for people to check up on their iou's not just to check on the validity of people's statements And as mentioned by someone earlier ;p Not everyone has a forum account to go shoot someone a pm, and not everyone wants to have a forum account.

Edited February 18, 2012 by ary_lynn

[Slaskia]

I haven't had any begging, and I am one of those that bred sporatically (usually for what breeding projects I have and to see if I can glomp gift peeps in the wishlist thread). That said, I wouldn't like this idea as it would open up stalking/begging possiblities...especially for those that have very desirable dragons! (like hollies).

[Fuzzbucket]

Having the date public still doesn't hurt anyone so I don't see what your problem with it is. It's not only about people lying about it, but ofc I'd see why people skip that part. Its ANOTHER way to for people to check up on their iou's not just to check on the validity of people's statements And as mentioned by someone earlier ;p Not everyone has a forum account to go shoot someone a pm, and not everyone wants to have a forum account.

For me the problem is that - for instance - a while ago I was getting constant PMs from one individual (and so I blocked them and I got emails instead... ) asking - no, TELLING - me to breed things because "I can see you haven't any eggs from that one, so I guess you don't want its eggs and I need them so you breed it for me and breed it with this other one." (no please, by the way - this individual seemed to think they had an absolute right to have anything they wanted bred. I know there are at least a few others who have been pestered like this.)

 

I may be unreasonable but this annoyed me. And if that individual or others like them could actually SEE what wasn't on cooldown, I would bet they would get even pushier.

 

I don't see that anyone will benefit from being able to go and look - if someone owes you something, reminding them doesn't hurt. I've done it myself on occasion. And if that person doesn't follow through - what are you going to do - you can't name and shame them here; that would be tacky, and I certainly hope it will never happen. So you won't trade with them again. Which is what you would have done anyway - so where are you any further ahead.

 

How are you trading without a forum account anyway; how are you getting IOUs ? You can get in touch however you got in touch to make the trade in the first place.

[RainDear]

I also vote no.

 

I have had a few breeding requests, which I don't mind, and a few demands, which I usually ignore, and I would be really ticked if someone felt they had the right to schedule my breedings for me, because this info was available. I'd rather not see this happen.

[Nectaris]

I would only support this if it were optional, kind of like showing your username on your scroll is. If it were not optional, then no, I do not want this.

[RainDear]

I'm afraid that even if it were optional, there would be some: "You owe me a ___ dragon, so you should turn on "public last bred dates" so I can see that you are trying." or similar pms. Not my idea of fun, thanks.

[Sir Barton]

Really don't like the idea. It wouldn't effect me much since I don't do trades and the like so IOUs are not an issue but I can see it opening a flood of unwanted/unneeded begging. Kinda makes it a way for other people to feel they have a right to tell you what to do with your dragons and one of the things that makes DC good is the fact that they are yours and yours alone to play with as you see fit.

Edited February 18, 2012 by Sir Barton

[WraithZephyr]

The idea is ok - No harm no foul for it to exist just as long as it was optional for a person to decide if they want it visible or not like we do with the scroll names. For those that want other people to see their info, they would have it turned on. for those that don't want people to see their info, it would be turned off.

 

Begging/stalking is an issue that exists regardless if the info was showing or not so having the feature isn't going to change that one bit.

Edited February 18, 2012 by WraithZephyr

[AlternateMew]

I'm afraid that even if it were optional, there would be some: "You owe me a ___ dragon, so you should turn on "public last bred dates" so I can see that you are trying." or similar pms. Not my idea of fun, thanks.

QFT. Can't say I'm for this, for reasons already mentioned. I'd rather someone PM me a reminder than stalk my last bred dates, thanks. If they can't be bothered to check up on it with a PM, then I generally start to wonder if they went inactive themselves. Of course, I have more of a gift-for-no-reason policy. I tend not to do IOUs I can't fill within the week, so my lists are more often than not for reds/pinks/nebulas.

[Obscure_Trash]

Enough people already obsessively stalk dragons when dealing with an IOU, an offer, etc., I can't imagine how much worse this would make this. "You could have bred yesterday but didn't, I'm going to tell everyone you suck and never to trade with you !!11!1!!1!!" >_>

 

Besides, when my dragons decide to get jiggy for whatever reason, it's none of anybody's gosh darn business. My dragons are not into voyeurism. D:

 

=p

 

No from me.

[rubyshoes]

The idea gets a no from me as well. It is nobody else concern/business when/if I breed my dragons.

[Dolphinsong]

Only way I would approve of this is to have it as an option you have to enable, that it is default turned off.

 

As an owner of a spriter's alt, I do not want ppl asking me to breed my Rosebud just cause they happen to see she's ready to breed hours before I wish to actually breed her.

[-platinum-draco-]

Perhaps it just being an option? I can see "I breed on request, but please check if the dragon has bred recently."

 

I mean, there are problems, but I have no personal problem with this and could benefit from it. So some people who dislike it could have it off.

 

And I think people would rather stalk offspring than breeding dates.

[MysticTiger]

I think if this was an option (much like the option to show your scroll on your dragons page or not) then it would be perfect. I would use it. I've never OWED anyone an IOU, but I would actually prefer it if someone bugged me. More often then not, I forget to breed a request for someone and when I realize it months later, I feel really bad. Also, I love breeding on request and if this encourages that, then i'm all for it! Bug me about breeding you eggs, dang it!

 

I would use it. I would appreciate it if other people used it but I understand not wanting to.

 

+1 Approve!

Edited February 19, 2012 by MysticTiger

[Lagie]

I vote no.

[dragonwestie64]

I say yes with this. I have a glitch with my valentines and on valentines day it said I bred them the day. So if somthing happens like this to anyone else they can show it to other people.

[MysticTiger]

I say yes with this. I have a glitch with my valentines and on valentines day it said I bred them the day. So if somthing happens like this to anyone else they can show it to other people.

You should have contacted TJ. Unless you're talking about the new Dragons (in which, everyone's did that) then it's definitely a glitch. He has logs that shows when the dragons were bred last and he would have been able to fix it if it really did glitch out.