Talk:Green Thumb Dragon/@comment-28129975-20160517184009/@comment-28129975-20160517231611

<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: 0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;mso-effects-shadow-color:black;mso-effects-shadow-themecolor:dark1; mso-effects-shadow-alpha:40.0%;mso-effects-shadow-dpiradius:3.0pt;mso-effects-shadow-dpidistance: 1.5pt;mso-effects-shadow-angledirection:2700000;mso-effects-shadow-align:topleft; mso-effects-shadow-pctsx:100.0%;mso-effects-shadow-pctsy:100.0%;mso-effects-shadow-anglekx: 0;mso-effects-shadow-angleky:0">Well, I did a little math & my decision is he is not worth it to me, but, it is close. I could see him being a profitable long-term investment, especially if you really like the little dude.

<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: 0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;mso-effects-shadow-color:black;mso-effects-shadow-themecolor:dark1; mso-effects-shadow-alpha:40.0%;mso-effects-shadow-dpiradius:3.0pt;mso-effects-shadow-dpidistance: 1.5pt;mso-effects-shadow-angledirection:2700000;mso-effects-shadow-align:topleft; mso-effects-shadow-pctsx:100.0%;mso-effects-shadow-pctsy:100.0%;mso-effects-shadow-anglekx: 0;mso-effects-shadow-angleky:0">Okay, what’s it cost you: Green Thumb cost 1,000 gold (if you buy him at current sale price). For 1,000 gold you could opt to buy 260,000 apples instead (So I will use that figure as his cost). His dietary requirements are detailed as “Food Cost Pattern E", so to raise him to level 15, he would eat up 352,575 apples. At this point, he will have cost a total 612,575 apples.

<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: 0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;mso-effects-shadow-color:black;mso-effects-shadow-themecolor:dark1; mso-effects-shadow-alpha:40.0%;mso-effects-shadow-dpiradius:3.0pt;mso-effects-shadow-dpidistance: 1.5pt;mso-effects-shadow-angledirection:2700000;mso-effects-shadow-align:topleft; mso-effects-shadow-pctsx:100.0%;mso-effects-shadow-pctsy:100.0%;mso-effects-shadow-anglekx: 0;mso-effects-shadow-angleky:0">And what do you gain: (I am basing this on a guess that he will produce 40/hr. at level 15. When we get that final data, this may need to be adjusted.) But at 40/hr., the habitat would fill up in 5 hours (200 apple limit). Realistically that enables someone to pick the apples every 5 hours… 4 times a day - which means the habitat could produce 800 apples a day.

<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: 0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;mso-effects-shadow-color:black;mso-effects-shadow-themecolor:dark1; mso-effects-shadow-alpha:40.0%;mso-effects-shadow-dpiradius:3.0pt;mso-effects-shadow-dpidistance: 1.5pt;mso-effects-shadow-angledirection:2700000;mso-effects-shadow-align:topleft; mso-effects-shadow-pctsx:100.0%;mso-effects-shadow-pctsy:100.0%;mso-effects-shadow-anglekx: 0;mso-effects-shadow-angleky:0">Which brings us to: At 800 apples a day, it would take about 25 months & 1 week, realistically, to regain your 612,575 apples. After that you got a supply of apples for ever and ever.

<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: 0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;mso-effects-shadow-color:black;mso-effects-shadow-themecolor:dark1; mso-effects-shadow-alpha:40.0%;mso-effects-shadow-dpiradius:3.0pt;mso-effects-shadow-dpidistance: 1.5pt;mso-effects-shadow-angledirection:2700000;mso-effects-shadow-align:topleft; mso-effects-shadow-pctsx:100.0%;mso-effects-shadow-pctsy:100.0%;mso-effects-shadow-anglekx: 0;mso-effects-shadow-angleky:0">Now for some good news: I did find a better option. If you still spend the same 1,00 gold (equivalent to 260,000 apples) and only raise him to level 10 (48,075 apples) … you could clear the habitat every 6 hours, 3 times a day, get 600 apples per day & he would pay for himself in just shy of 17 months.

<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family: "TimesNewRoman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: 0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:flat;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;mso-effects-shadow-color:black;mso-effects-shadow-themecolor:dark1; mso-effects-shadow-alpha:40.0%;mso-effects-shadow-dpiradius:3.0pt;mso-effects-shadow-dpidistance: 1.5pt;mso-effects-shadow-angledirection:2700000;mso-effects-shadow-align:topleft; mso-effects-shadow-pctsx:100.0%;mso-effects-shadow-pctsy:100.0%;mso-effects-shadow-anglekx: 0;mso-effects-shadow-angleky:0">My official opinion… if you like and want this dude, buy him while on sale, raise him only to Level 10, be diligent about clearing that habitat every 6 hours, 3 times a day … and enjoy the fruits of your labor.