Heads up before a release

[AnanoKimi]

If you want to build up good credit you kinda have to. You have to some how prove you can be responsible and pay money you borrow off and like hell am I starting that off with student loans. Those are meant to never let you go man, the government is awful.

 

Well I don't see how scheduled releases are bad for everyone. You get to know when something important for the site is happening. How is that a bad thing? On a site where it seems most people like some sort of control and predictability (the amount of dislike and insecurities that refusals seem to be bringing up along with raffles) you would think that knowing when a dragon breed that could possibly go rare were to be dropped on the site would be a heaven sent for users?

 

Again, if someone doesnt want to know when something is gonna happen, we can simply ask TJ to keep Site Announcement Titles vague and as such People dont have to see it. The previews in the home page of the site only seem to show a few of the first lines of the post as well so have TJ have some kind of filler text, make it like a small paragraph before moving on to the actual time and date of the drop.

 

Again, life is demanding, so are time zones, knowing when things are gonna happen allows for preparation and what not for that upcoming release. I don't see how it being scheduled is such a terrifyingly horrible thing that it had it had to be stopped.

[FoxintheBox4]

Scheduled releases happened at 7 o'clock in the morning for me but I still managed to get the dragons at 10 o'clock or if I randomly woke up so soon... Even with time zones knowing when the drop was happening was really helpful ☺

[MedievalMystic]

If you want to build up good credit you kinda have to. You have to some how prove you can be responsible and pay money you borrow off and like hell am I starting that off with student loans. Those are meant to never let you go man, the government is awful.

 

That's true. Can't argu with that. Just make sure you only use those cards for NEEDS, not wants. I just had to put a new lawn mower on a credit card because my old one finally bit the dust...I detest being in any kind of debt. Everything I have, I own outright...except the damn lawn mower.

 

Well, whatever TJ wants to do I'll roll with it. *shrug*

[cyradis4]

I prefer a heads-up or a schedule.

 

As for "some people missing it", well. Some people can miss just about everything! But just because some will miss it, doesn't mean that a large number of people won't still see it and benefit. The question you must ask yourselves isn't "will some people still be oblivious?" but "Will it benefit enough people to make it worthwhile?" And I think the answer to the 2nd question is YES, a schedule or a heads-up would benefit the majority of people.

 

And it doesn't have to be, "A release will start at x time on y day". It could be something like, "Sometime this week will be a release", or, "the third week of this month will be special, keep your eyes open!" or some other sort of riddle, like "Between 30 and 20 shall be a day of importance, but dividing by 2 will get you closer!" (the 20th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 28th, 30th). Or, "Subtract 5 from the year and the release day is a binary number" (November 1st, November 10th, November 11th, and so on).

 

It doesn't have to be an obvious statement of date.... It can be ballpark-ish, or a riddle that gives several possible dates. The key is to let people know that timeframe x is when they should be paying attention.

 

Cheers!

C4.

[AnanoKimi]

That's true. Can't argu with that. Just make sure you only use those cards for NEEDS, not wants. I just had to put a new lawn mower on a credit card because my old one finally bit the dust...I detest being in any kind of debt. Everything I have, I own outright...except the damn lawn mower.

 

Well, whatever TJ wants to do I'll roll with it. *shrug*

Trust me, same here. its a pain in the neck to have to pay that off.

 

Same here. I may not like it but you gotta roll with it. We all have different preferences in the end :3

[MedievalMystic]

"A release will start at x time on y day".

 

This is how I was thinking about it and this is what I hoped to avoid. To me, there's no fun in that.

 

 

"Sometime this week will be a release", or, "the third week of this month will be special, keep your eyes open!" or some other sort of riddle, like "Between 30 and 20 shall be a day of importance, but dividing by 2 will get you closer!" (the 20th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 28th, 30th). Or, "Subtract 5 from the year and the release day is a binary number" (November 1st, November 10th, November 11th, and so on).

 

That sounds reasonable. Actually, that sounds like a lot of fun, a mystery element. Something like that I could accept much more easily.

Edited June 18, 2015 by MedievalMystic

[Shin'a'in]

I prefer a heads-up or a schedule.

 

As for "some people missing it", well. Some people can miss just about everything! But just because some will miss it, doesn't mean that a large number of people won't still see it and benefit. The question you must ask yourselves isn't "will some people still be oblivious?" but "Will it benefit enough people to make it worthwhile?" And I think the answer to the 2nd question is YES, a schedule or a heads-up would benefit the majority of people.

 

And it doesn't have to be, "A release will start at x time on y day". It could be something like, "Sometime this week will be a release", or, "the third week of this month will be special, keep your eyes open!" or some other sort of riddle, like "Between 30 and 20 shall be a day of importance, but dividing by 2 will get you closer!" (the 20th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 28th, 30th). Or, "Subtract 5 from the year and the release day is a binary number" (November 1st, November 10th, November 11th, and so on).

 

It doesn't have to be an obvious statement of date.... It can be ballpark-ish, or a riddle that gives several possible dates. The key is to let people know that timeframe x is when they should be paying attention.

 

Cheers!

C4.

110% Agree with this.Due to my health issues being the way they are I've been exceedingly LUCKY to have managed to get a few eggs from the last few releases thanks to having checked for the new release post.

[danicast]

This is how I was thinking about it and this is what I hoped to avoid. To me, there's no fun in that.

But that's very easy to solve: just don't keep reading news that are related to releases, this way, the releases will be always a surprise for YOU. The rest of the community, which prefer not be surprised, can have the valuable news about the release and everybody will be happy.

[dragonpuck]

Still wondering why missing a release that is now uncommon/unfindable is "fun"

 

If we're not going to have an announcement of some kind, then extended releases -- even for uncommons- should be the rule. Even if we know about a release we ( for the most part) don't know WHAT and that for me is the fun part.

 

TJ CAN alter the release process to allow for that. The "Set it and Forget" it is falling apart IMHO

Edited June 18, 2015 by dragonpuck

[OriginalMara]

It doesn't matter if people get a heads up. Like Fuzz said, people will miss the heads up. Other people will forget if they do see it. Other people will complain that the upcoming release doesn't mesh with their personal schedules, jobs and lives. It doesn't matter how TJ does it, SOMEBODY is going to miss out. Period.

 

I like the surprise element, coming here, not expecting anything and BAM!, new dragon out of nowhere. I get a thrill from that that I don't get with scheduled releases. Routine indeed.

 

Personally, I think TJ should drop unexpected, unannounced releases around the clock...sometimes noon, sometimes 6 pm, sometimes midnight or 3 a.m...that way, no matter what time zone someone is in, everyone around the globe gets a shot at being one of the first to grab the dragons.

 

That being said, it's probably not doable because of TJ's own schedule.

 

I say leave it as it is.

I agree.

 

I like the suspense of logging in and going, "oh, a new release! awesome! I'll go see if I can get one!"

 

And if I don't have the room right then, that's the rub. I'll either drop some eggs or just wait and hope for the best.

 

It's hard enough to get some of these eggs in the first place; this would just make it easier for some people to take them all even more. Especially members with higher egg limits than the newer members.

 

 

Life's not fair; why should Dragon Cave be?

[AnanoKimi]

I agree.

 

I like the suspense of logging in and going, "oh, a new release! awesome! I'll go see if I can get one!"

 

And if I don't have the room right then, that's the rub. I'll either drop some eggs or just wait and hope for the best.

 

It's hard enough to get some of these eggs in the first place; this would just make it easier for some people to take them all even more. Especially members with higher egg limits than the newer members.

 

 

Life's not fair; why should Dragon Cave be?

Life is not fair but for the most part can be predicatable. Thats like saying walking in to work not knowing if you are scheduled for that day is fun and if not oh well, if you are cool. Doesnt matter if you have prior appointments that day that need taking care of, if your scheduled that day then either miss the appointments or don't work, oh well.

 

See most things can be planned for and announced prior while still keeping some element of surprise. Some people have things to do and many hunter's (like my self) might be incapable of obtaining these eggs in the long run. Having to constantly depend on someone else to get them for you can get tiresome. This game is about being able to collect and catch things with enough time and dedication, not constantly ask for handouts or IOUs and hope someone will be nice enough to trade something nice for the most minimal things or hope they are far kinder enough to gift it.

[RecycledHeart]

Dragcave shouldn't be fair for the most part since it's a collecting game with other people but it should not be a source of unnecessary stress. Just a little warning hey a release sometime this week would be fine. Do it at 3 am or 6 pm for other time zones I don't care. Just give me a warning.

 

If dragcave was fair then everyone would have exactly amount of rares that they want. Which means someone who just joins up today can be entitled to 50 cb golds if they want it. And everyone would have a cb prize.

Edited June 18, 2015 by RecycledHeart

[Dragon_Arbock]

Dragcave shouldn't be fair for the most part since it's a collecting game with other people but it should not be a source of unnecessary stress. Just a little warning hey a release sometime this week would be fine. Do it at 3 am or 6 pm for other time zones I don't care. Just give me a warning.

 

If dragcave was fair then everyone would have exactly amount of rares that they want. Which means someone who just joins up today can be entitled to 50 cb golds if they want it. And everyone would have a cb prize.

Well, I feel like there's a difference between 'fair' and flat out socialism.

 

Fair is having the ability to get something, not having it handed to you.

A heads up so you know when you need to be around to pick up a few eggs of some breed that may become super scare in the future is completely fair and honestly deserved.

Edited June 18, 2015 by Dragon_Arbock

[Esko]

I prefer a heads-up or a schedule.

 

As for "some people missing it", well. Some people can miss just about everything! But just because some will miss it, doesn't mean that a large number of people won't still see it and benefit. The question you must ask yourselves isn't "will some people still be oblivious?" but "Will it benefit enough people to make it worthwhile?" And I think the answer to the 2nd question is YES, a schedule or a heads-up would benefit the majority of people.

 

And it doesn't have to be, "A release will start at x time on y day". It could be something like, "Sometime this week will be a release", or, "the third week of this month will be special, keep your eyes open!" or some other sort of riddle, like "Between 30 and 20 shall be a day of importance, but dividing by 2 will get you closer!" (the 20th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 28th, 30th). Or, "Subtract 5 from the year and the release day is a binary number" (November 1st, November 10th, November 11th, and so on).

 

It doesn't have to be an obvious statement of date.... It can be ballpark-ish, or a riddle that gives several possible dates. The key is to let people know that timeframe x is when they should be paying attention.

 

Cheers!

C4.

This

 

A riddle would be awesome and would make the game even more fun. If a warning for a release came out this way, it would be fun to figure out. Any warning would help, but that helps keep the fun and mystery part.

 

I can't wrap my head around no schedules. In fact, scheduled releases sound like the best idea!

[Fuzzbucket]

Well, I feel like there's a difference between 'fair' and flat out socialism.

 

Fair is having the ability to get something, not having it handed to you.

Actually I can't agree with that.

 

But the game should not be set up so that some people haven't a prayer in hell. Anyone who happened not to be here for the Spessartines will have a * of a job getting a CB almandine. And so on.

 

Releases should make it possible for anyone who's here to get the new eggs; a heads-up makes that mostly possible. The schedule was ideal for that.

[Gruff]

I honestly do not see the need. I would rather it just be a surprise.

 

It is not like there will only be one release of new eggs. If I am at work, or I am egglocked, it isn't like I can't get one or two at a later time.

 

Just my 2 cents.

[Mistress of Whispers]

If I am at work, or I am egglocked, it isn't like I can't get one or two at a later time.

Except that with some new releases, NOT being able to get one later might be exactly what happens for the majority of players.

 

*Cough* Almandines *Cough*

 

Anyways, I like the suggestion of a non-descript title for the announcement, so the people who like surprises can just not look at TJ's post. And then the people who like to plan ahead can get their advance warning.

Edited June 18, 2015 by Mistress of Whispers

[Jazeki]

A heads up would be nice. People have been asking for this ever since we went back to unscheduled releases. It's nice to have something to fall back on instead of either working to keep a scroll empty or keeping one's fingers crossed (so to speak) about not having to dump eggs if there is a release. Even if you can't make a release, you at least know when it is and can perhaps ask kind users or DC friends to help you catch up in your absence or plan out IOUs, if it comes to that.

 

 

As a side note, holiday releases are scheduled and no one's clamoring about how those aren't "fun" because they aren't a surprise.

[FoxintheBox4]

A heads up would be nice. People have been asking for this ever since we went back to unscheduled releases. It's nice to have something to fall back on instead of either working to keep a scroll empty or keeping one's fingers crossed (so to speak) about not having to dump eggs if there is a release. Even if you can't make a release, you at least know when it is and can perhaps ask kind users or DC friends to help you catch up in your absence or plan out IOUs, if it comes to that.

 

 

As a side note, holiday releases are scheduled and no one's clamoring about how those aren't "fun" because they aren't a surprise.

I agree with that, but with asking another user to go on your scroll and catch eggs for you ~ isn't that considered multiscrolling or some silly "illegal" thing like that on here :L

[Jazeki]

I agree with that, but with asking another user to go on your scroll and catch eggs for you ~ isn't that considered multiscrolling or some silly "illegal" thing like that on here :L

I didn't say asking a user to go on another user's scroll. :3

 

I meant something like telling a user you would be gone and then asking them to catch an egg and hold it to give it to you later in the day or something.

Edited June 18, 2015 by Jazeki

[Obscure_Trash]

I'm fine with scheduled, completely random, or "random" (ie head's up). I just want more dragons. o3o

[auroshen]

Support, most of the time I'm not on DC often enough to actually see a release, I check every day or two and I've missed many releases because of school or I didn't see them coming. This would be really helpful!

[purplehaze]

Even with advance notice or a scheduled release it is not possible with a multi-dragon release to get enough of each breed to meet my scroll goals. With the Pyralspites I was here for the release and had most of my egg slots available, but chose the wrong biome to get extra eggs from for my first scroll full. By the time those first eggs hatched it was nearly impossible to get 2 of the 3. I am still trying to play catch up with the Spessartines and Almandines.

 

I would like to see an early warning of some kind, but it doesn't need to be an exact time. Knowing the time frame would save me from having to empty my scroll every week just in case.

[ParticleSoup]

Anyways, I like the suggestion of a non-descript title for the announcement, so the people who like surprises can just not look at TJ's post. And then the people who like to plan ahead can get their advance warning.

I keep seeing this pop up, and the only thing I can think of is that this would give the people who decided not to look one blazing hell of a disadvantage, haha. Anywho, my personal opinion is to leave it as is, but if things change I won't get mad

[AGYK]

Don't see why not. While I'm not one who minds whether we have scheduled releases or not, I know there are people who like to manage their time when there is a release coming, so I support this.

^