Talk:Ruby Dragon/@comment-74.120.190.101-20121219113329

I don't get how this gemstone dragon crap works. Unless I miss my guess, in order to breed a ruby, you've got to lose at least 6 rare/super rare red hybrids to the portal (or spend hundreds buying them). I calculated that, by doing it the breeding route, the MINIMUM time it would take (if using common hybrids) is 6 WEEKS (breed/hatch/grow food to raise to L4/portal). If you have the patience/money for that, I'm happy for you, cos I don't. This seems to just be - yet another - way for TL to extract real money from us. The cost of gold, whilst less than the cost of gems, is still prohibitive for someone on benefits (welfare) or kids (I wonder how many players are still at school - still at junior school even...? Parents aren't going to want to part with huge amounts of real cash to be ploughed into what is, essentially, just a stupid game, and it appears to me that TL has become incredibly greedy and forgotten this.

If gems/gold are cheaper to buy on Android, then this is a clear case of discrimination against those using iOS (who, after all, made it possible for them to have the resources to develop for Android).

I think some investigating needs to be undertaken because, as I see it, they seem to be treating the people who got them where they are with utter contempt.

IAPs should be the SAME price on BOTH platforms; it makes me angry to read someone bragging here that IAPs are cheaper on Android.

When I was given my new iPod, I noticed a huge discrepancy between the cost of gold/gems - and how much cash/food they could be exchanged for - on my old device and the cost on the new one - the difference was staggering! I believe it's been rectified in subsequent updates but, if the old cost is what it now is on Android, then I'm SERIOUSLY pissed off!

I made a note of the difference somewhere and, when I find it, I'll post it.

Seems to me that TL has become just a little too big for its boots, and needs a swift kick in the arse to remind it just WHO made it the success it has, undoubtedly, become.

Okay, rant over!