Please add a "LOCK" feature so we can at least LOCK and SAFEGUARD 20 Monsters at a time. I find it too easy to sell Legendary and Epics monsters by accident. My 4 year old saw my phone and accidentally SOLD Frostbite lvl 100 with 3 single speed runes level 5 and 6. I hope SP can help recover such accidents and also to help prevent future accidents by many players.

Thank you.

I am not sure what kind of lock you are looking for, there is already a confirmation button. You will do better to ensure your 4 year old doesn't access your game.

It's not just kids accessing my game, i have read others have done accidental selling. The lock feature is maybe a check box under the monster to keep it in a safe so it can't be extract or sold without unchecking the box. Maybe that is too much to ask from developers to make it harder to simply sell your epics and legendary monsters. By the way, when you sell your monster you will lose all runes on them unlike extraction where the runes goes back to storage. I am sure you will feel differently if this happens to you. Anyway, happy gaming!!!

I would suggest passwording your device or pc so others can't access your game. As Nynaevelan said, there is already a confirmation feature when you try to sell your monsters.

Adding additional features to what's already in place isn't really necessary. And before you ask, yes I have hit that confirm button when I really didn't mean to. It tends to make me a little more careful during late night game sessions.

It happened to me too, I did the selling all by myself (no child involved) while feeding my first Ouros during a progressive island. I was so used to breeding a pandaken or greenasaur feeding them till I got a feeding token, and i thought its feeding time I use this time the food to give to Ouros and as soon as I got the food token I sold my Ouros, I was not a happy puppy at that moment when it sunk in what I had done, but it never crossed my mind to ask for an extra feature to undo this and it never happened to me again!
I get you are frustrated this happened but I think its your responsibility that your kid cant use your device and not SP's

I sold something accidently on another monster game I play, and they restored it to my account after I filled out a support ticket. Have you tried that?

I tried this when my 3-year old sold one of my Hacksters that was hatching. Sp said they had no evidence I had sold a hackster. One was sold, though. Sigh. Maybe they knew his cells would go on sale in a few hours. I gave them more gems of course for the cells since I was about 40 shy of being able to rank him to 130.

I accidentally sold an L before, from the hatchery (spam breeding/selling Pandaken in an event). Totally my fault.

I sent a support ticket with a screenshot from that monster's monstagram page, pointing out that the screenshot (1) showed I had owned but hadn't fed him and (2) there was no magnifying glass, demonstrating I no longer had him.

I explained what had happened and asked very politely whether they would help. They added the egg to my storage and warned me this was a once off no obligation assistance.

So, ask.

Yep, happened to me as well. I have little ones that access my iPad. There really should be an option to lock the whole game!

PLEASE, PLEASE,PLEASE, add some type of safety feature!

@Nynaevelan That tired old advice of don't let your kids play with the device is not helpful nor is it realistic. Besides, seasoned players make mistakes. Phones can be active when in a pocket, etc. Why not fix the game and solve the problem? All it would take is a random 3 digit confirmation code for high-value transactions or integration with device security features like PIN or fingerprint. Lots of apps do this now.

@David-Bjurman-Birr wow your absolutely not speaking for me. Why should I be punished with an extra act to do anything because someone else let their kid plays with her/his phone. You can lock your phone/tablet with a fingerprint or a pin.
Are they games that use this technology if so please post so I wont play them

@Keemer-Man

I can only agree with the players here that already said that there is no neccessary to add another lock or pin generator in the game. I guess everyone makes this mistake only once and is more careful after that (Support usually helps player to get their monster back one time).

As a Mum i can say - secure your device and dont let little children play with it on their own, cause they might do worse things then selling a monster in monster legends.

But, if you need a solution:

.androidauthority. com/best-applocks-android-750699/

//snapguide. com/guides/lock-an-app-on-ios/

That might also be helpful for those who agreed with you here.

In my opinion there are much more important things to fix/add in the game were SP is/should work on.

Edit: live links, per forum rules

@Marianne-van-Es This can be an optional feature. It already is for most apps on the market. So, if you don't want it, it won't 'punish' you, lol.

@David-Bjurman-Birr said in Selling Monsters By Accident:

That tired old advice of don't let your kids play with the device is not helpful nor is it realistic.

Why not? Android tablets can be had for as low as around $20, if you're willing to spend time hunting. Or buy yourself a new one and let Junior have your old one.

@Bruce-Hamilton I think we're getting a bit off topic. The issue isn't whether or not Jr. gets a device or if mommy and daddy should be stricter parents. Lot's of things can happen and cause problems when apps do not confirm high-value transactions. Little kids are just one of them. App loaded while in a shirt or pants pockets is another. A distracting phone call. Careless actions of the player. This list goes on.

So long as players have this problem, it will tie up Social Point support costing them money unnecessarily. Players will be unhappy and quit the game, resulting in lost revenue. Good software design includes minimizing self-inflicted wounds.

I don't understand the resistance several members have here on using the capabilities of the devices we own as designed. Why not put the option in there for the player? We already have a weak version of this for spending gems...what I'm suggesting is beefing this up and making it more effective. If you don't want it, I agree you should be able to opt out.

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@David-Bjurman-Birr said in Selling Monsters By Accident:

I don't understand the resistance several members have here on using the capabilities of the devices we own as designed. Why not put the option in there for the player? We already have a weak version of this for spending gems...what I'm suggesting is beefing this up and making it more effective. If you don't want it, I agree you should be able to opt out.

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Maybe because we want SP to concentrate on more important issues then this one in our eyes ;)