Many requested a new topic because the original discussion HERE became too full.

I agree that this rescue is worst. Seriously, 50 battles with nature? Plus they could have made it a single path with less battles or divide it into 3 paths. Really disappointed with this rescue. What's next? Terra rescue with 50 battles? I would like this rescue if they made it legendary or pure and legend and primal rescue.

i agree that dragon rescue is worst ever ... i only get 5/50 ... due click bug ... if pro, they have ton of nature ... newbie have much? . Requirement nature so much ... if they change 1 nature until see the door .. i agree ... but i take 3 nature requirement before see the door .... so difficult.

I also agree, that I am not even going to comment on this trash of a rescue, SP should hang heads in shame,,or all fall on their swords, mind you would probably miss and just hit the floor.

I was disappointed with this race, I have plenty of nature dragons but the only way to get through this was to buy yellow keys.

I did get enough orbs to get native, using a few joker orbs. But I only got just over half way.

@kevin-n-scott said in Dragon Rescue Tips and Discussions Part 2 - Started 9/9/19:

I also agree, that I am not even going to comment on this trash of a rescue, SP should hang heads in shame,,or all fall on their swords, mind you would probably miss and just hit the floor.

I've given it a lot of thought and this was my last rescue, those dragons can rot in their cages like their island brothers. Unless they are possible for free or gems. Social Point does not get any more money from me, Trials of Heroes has taken over the top spot and my gaming dollars.

I don't post very often, but I feel like I need to here. Pretty upset over this rescue, and I have finished almost every single once since they started at all levels. Doing this from memory from a few days ago, but I think it's pretty accurate.

I went all in on this Rescue from the first minute as I usually do, and cruised through with buying a few gold keys, gemming to get green keys early, etc... I got all the way to to the final gate needing 20 red keys (for the second time). I believe I had no red keys left at this point having used all possible red freebees on prior gate. At this point, all free red keys had been completely exhausted to where the only way to get them was to watch Videos and buy keys. I watched videos as often as possible over the day or so offered (possibly missing one possible rotation at most due to not setting alarm clocks while sleeping). Still, by my calculation, I was going to be AT LEAST 10-12 keys short.

I spend a fair amount of money in this game and am not shy about buying keys. But here I believe it was $5 per shot, with something like a 50%-60% chance at only getting 2 keys, and almost no chance at getting 10 or even 5. I think I bought 3 separate packs ($15) and got 2 each time. At that point enough was enough. I think I finished with 14 or 16 keys, had spent probably $30+ on total keys and gems on the rescue, and still finished 3 nodes short despite having plenty of dragon firepower to finish.

I could have bought 2 or 3 more packs sure, but how much do I have to spend to get one freaking legendary? It just seems like with every even the price-gouging gets worse and worse. I'm fine with having to spend a small amount to get something you can't get as fully free-2-play, but this is getting ridiculous. Just wanted to vent mostly - but did anyone else get to near where I was and have similar or different experiences?

@slyyder said in Dragon Rescue Tips and Discussions Part 2 - Started 9/9/19:

I don't post very often, but I feel like I need to here. Pretty upset over this rescue, and I have finished almost every single once since they started at all levels. Doing this from memory from a few days ago, but I think it's pretty accurate.

I went all in on this Rescue from the first minute as I usually do, and cruised through with buying a few gold keys, gemming to get green keys early, etc... I got all the way to to the final gate needing 20 red keys (for the second time). I believe I had no red keys left at this point having used all possible red freebees on prior gate. At this point, all free red keys had been completely exhausted to where the only way to get them was to watch Videos and buy keys. I watched videos as often as possible over the day or so offered (possibly missing one possible rotation at most due to not setting alarm clocks while sleeping). Still, by my calculation, I was going to be AT LEAST 10-12 keys short.

I spend a fair amount of money in this game and am not shy about buying keys. But here I believe it was $5 per shot, with something like a 50%-60% chance at only getting 2 keys, and almost no chance at getting 10 or even 5. I think I bought 3 separate packs ($15) and got 2 each time. At that point enough was enough. I think I finished with 14 or 16 keys, had spent probably $30+ on total keys and gems on the rescue, and still finished 3 nodes short despite having plenty of dragon firepower to finish.

I could have bought 2 or 3 more packs sure, but how much do I have to spend to get one freaking legendary? It just seems like with every even the price-gouging gets worse and worse. I'm fine with having to spend a small amount to get something you can't get as fully free-2-play, but this is getting ridiculous. Just wanted to vent mostly - but did anyone else get to near where I was and have similar or different experiences?

Well said and my experience was the same except I did not buy any key packs. My purchases was only for puzzle moves but other than that we were the same and ended in the same predicament. I think you should submit a ticket with this information as well, perhaps if enough of us inform them of them blunder they will make the correction for the next one or perhaps offer all those who reached that last door the compensation of everything we would have received to complete the rescue.

I'll do that, thanks. I already heard back on a ticket asking if I'd missed any other quests for Red keys as I was thinking something like that HAD to be the case as it had never been this bad before lol....

@nynaevelan said in Dragon Rescue Tips and Discussions Part 2 - Started 9/9/19:

@slyyder said in Dragon Rescue Tips and Discussions Part 2 - Started 9/9/19:
It just seems like with every even the price-gouging gets worse and worse. I'm fine with having to spend a small amount to get something you can't get as fully free-2-play, but this is getting ridiculous. Just wanted to vent mostly - but did anyone else get to near where I was and have similar or different experiences?

Well said and my experience was the same except I did not buy any key packs. My purchases was only for puzzle moves but other than that we were the same and ended in the same predicament. I think you should submit a ticket with this information as well, perhaps if enough of us inform them of them blunder they will make the correction for the next one or perhaps offer all those who reached that last door the compensation of everything we would have received to complete the rescue.

GREAT idea @Nynaevelan ... think SP should award everyone in this Rescue who made it to that last door their dragon ... myself only made it to N27 which is fine, can always use the resources ... BUT ... that aside, IMO, similar to Heroic Races, SP should award dragon(s) to those who get close on these IMPOSSIBLE Rescues ... hint, hint, SP ... are you listening ?

Seeing many people complain about the rescue...hmmmm......I think it wasn't meant for everybody to get the dragons... maybe they meant people to spend money on buying keys to get the dragon. You guys must have reached very far in the rescue and must have collected the rewards they give out during the path right? So what's there to complain? Like everybody knows you can't get everything for free right?

@vikas-nambiar said in Dragon Rescue Tips and Discussions Part 2 - Started 9/9/19:

Seeing many people complain about the rescue...hmmmm......I think it wasn't meant for everybody to get the dragons... maybe they meant people to spend money on buying keys to get the dragon. You guys must have reached very far in the rescue and must have collected the rewards they give out during the path right? So what's there to complain? Like everybody knows you can't get everything for free right?

Fyi most of these events are set up for not everyone to get the dragons. But for the most part all if them are setup at some cost, this one they made the cost TOO high in time, gems and more importantly real money.

You are missing the point, it is not a complaint about getting to the end for free. It is a complaint that we paid and still did not make it to the end. In fact the only way to get to the end is to spend a minimum of $35 plus gems. And sorry even for me bthat cost is too high for one, NON heroic, let along for the resources you got along the way.

@slyyder I got my money back from google, bypassed SP just said the offer was not as discribed. Got full refund.

@kevin-n-scott said in Dragon Rescue Tips and Discussions Part 2 - Started 9/9/19:

@slyyder I got my money back from google, bypassed SP just said the offer was not as discribed. Got full refund.

Hmm I think I will do the same.

EDIT: I will be receiving my refund within a few hours from Amazon. Now I do not mind so much losing the rescue, yes I still lost the cost of gems but since they were freely earned I am ok with that....for now. I still will never pay for another rescue but the cost of this one has been greatly reduced. Thank you @Kevin-N-Scott!!

@nynaevelan said in Dragon Rescue Tips and Discussions Part 2 - Started 9/9/19:

@vikas-nambiar said in Dragon Rescue Tips and Discussions Part 2 - Started 9/9/19:

Seeing many people complain about the rescue...hmmmm......I think it wasn't meant for everybody to get the dragons... maybe they meant people to spend money on buying keys to get the dragon. You guys must have reached very far in the rescue and must have collected the rewards they give out during the path right? So what's there to complain? Like everybody knows you can't get everything for free right?

Fyi most of these events are set up for not everyone to get the dragons. But for the most part all if them are setup at some cost, this one they made the cost TOO high in time, gems and more importantly real money.

You are missing the point, it is not a complaint about getting to the end for free. It is a complaint that we paid and still did not make it to the end. In fact the only way to get to the end is to spend a minimum of $35 plus gems. And sorry even for me bthat cost is too high for one, NON heroic, let along for the resources you got along the way.

Yup I know that the events are always like that but you can't blame ( I didn't exactly mean blame but you get the point)sp after you spend money and didn't make it. You should have spent only if you were sure you could get what you wanted from the event in my opinion. If the cost is too high , skipping the event is always an option. You remember the high positivity rescue and all the frustration right? And still......

I agree under normal circumstance. But in most events they do eventually let you earn the proper number of keys somehow someway, it's just a timing issue where you realistically cannot complete it without gemming through quests and/or buying keys early. I don't love it, but it's what we've come to expect and so can plan accordingly when spending RL money.

Here, this was about the first time I remember where it was completely impossible to earn the keys for free. And it wasn't even close. And event then to buy what you needed, it was going to cost you $20 to $30 minimum just for the Red Keys. I've never seen anything like it, I didn't expect the double 20 reds at the end, and I'm not sure how I could have planned accordingly as you suggested. Maybe there was some information online that would have told me if I would have looked harder, but I guess that's my fault if so.

I might also jump in on the refunds given the circumstance. Although is that going to result in any negative pushback from the company do you think? I don't care if they take away the red keys I bought for nothing I guess!

@nynaevelan your very welcome

@kevin-n-scott said in Dragon Rescue Tips and Discussions Part 2 - Started 9/9/19:

got my money back from google, bypassed SP just said the offer was not as discribed. Got full refund.

I requested 4 refunds of $5.34 just for the last red keys (I was trying to be nice and didn't ask on yellow keys earlier). I got denied by google play saying "We can't provide a refund for this purchase because it doesn't meet with our policy" (whatever that means). I didn't dig any deeper at this point. You guys that it worked for have any advice based on what you did?

Thanks

So a new rescue started. Feb11 - Feb18,2020.
We need no keys. We can get 3 dragons - Chains, Whipper and Crusher.
Dragons have a 4 hour cooldown time after a fight.

@bettina-löffler said in Dragon Rescue Tips and Discussions Part 2 - Started 9/9/19:

So a new rescue started. Feb11 - Feb18,2020.
We need no keys. We can get 3 new dragons - Chains, Whipper and Crusher.
Dragons have a 4 hour cooldown time after a fight.

Well for me I can get 3 dragons, not new for me, but I am more interested in the food which I need for the Heroic quest.

Anyone needing food will get a lot of it. I am at level 28 & have collected 11.5 million food.

@dragonista said in Dragon Rescue Tips and Discussions Part 2 - Started 9/9/19:

Anyone needing food will get a lot of it. I am at level 28 & have collected 11.5 million food.

That's GOOD to know!!

I’m going to like this! No keys? This is like a dream.

I made it through 33 nodes before I took a break to rest my dragons, 19 mill food to get me to the end of the first Heroic Quest and a few nodes through the second, so THANK YOU SP.

For once being a vet paid off. This was fun and I ended with 69 mil food, now I can finish both heroic quests with some left over. I had so much fun with this I am going to do the rescue on my gaming accounts, something I never have done before.

@nynaevelan so you get 2 dragons, right?

@michael-lon said in Dragon Rescue Tips and Discussions Part 2 - Started 9/9/19:

@nynaevelan so you get 2 dragons, right?

There are three dragons on the path.

Two Dragons in a day. Nice.

@bettina-löffler sorry, i meant the legend. I saw an egg on the path then the caged dragon... maybe the android version i used to play just never showed the egg?

@michael-lon All three are shown on the path.

Ok. This makes up for the pickaxes fiasco , so i’ll stop mentioning pickaxes the remainder of the month.

This rescue is doable even for newbies, but it is a grind. Here’s a tip for newbies without a lot of dragons. Just breed a lot of terra dragons, level up to 8-10, then, after using them, sell.... then breed and hatch a new set...rinse and repeat. Since the event gives a lot of food, you will still come out ahead. Even if you only reach the halfway point, the food rewards are worth it.... around 55 million food if you reach the end.

The food in this event will allow me to get topaz to 3 stars, maybe 4 if i get enough essence, and maybe get my ethereal to 2 , maybe 3 stars in the future. Instead of wasting 300 gems to buy food, I’ll use those gems to speed up the second heroic quest

@michael-lon I don`t think that newbies need to breed terras. Just fight until all dragons are down, wait 4 hours and do the same again. I think we have enough time to do all fights until the end.

@bettina-löffler i remember when i was new on my first rescue, i had 20 dragons

Well I complain when SP do something to annoy me so I’ve got to thank them for the valentines love that is this event.

Heaps of food but also got a pile of tokens will upgrade three habitats with this little haul

I don't think I have ever said this before - but I LOVE this event.
I think it's the best one DC has ever had
I'm already at step 49 of 50 and wish I could run it again
Tons of food, orbs, trade essences and 3 new dragons

Thanks to the food I just got my 1st level 70 legend rarity dragon - Boulder
I am really thrilled with this event!!!

I'd love to see more like this - fun for sure

soooooo AGREED with love’n this event !! grabbed 2 of the 3 dragons already ... am more than halfway through and plenty of days left to go ... ok SP ... you may have a pile of ice cream for do’n so very well on this Rescue ... ty ty ty ‘n ty !!

I'm in 35 now. The food in the path helps me save for upcoming heroic quest next month ( I guess)

Just adding my thanks where SP will hopefully read it.

This is the first event in a long time that was fun and rewarding.

Hopefully they take everyone's feedback and learn from it rather than reverting to form next time.

I have finished the rescue & I hope there will be more like this in the future. Thanks SP for the great valentine gifts.

@michael-lon I too plan on using gems to speed up the heroic quest thanx to this rescue.

This new format is wonderful! Keys were a massive obstacle that didn’t need to be there, and the rewards were massively generous. A single, no-restrictions path with so many battles and a whole week to finish means we can fight on our time and finish the event without having to constantly check back. And I found out dragons rank up during these fights as well! This is a great way to train lots of dragons at once. The early food rewards are too generous, but other than that, this is a great rescue. Never liked these events, but this one is nice!

Currently going through rescue withdrawals like an addict

Just had to echo what everyone is already saying. I love the latest rescue event and I strongly appreciate having a good way to get food to level up after the heroic race.

It's enough to tempt me to go hog wild and possibly for the second heroic like some of you are doing, except that I'm handicapped by my newness. Today marks my first lvl 30 dragon, along with my 2nd - 8th. I spent the last of my gems speeding up the first star for my Apocalypse so that he could be part of the level 30 party.

But now I have to wait until the roost finishes upgrading before I can go past level 30. So next month will be my time for doing both sides of the heroic quest.

Hi, so everyone is progressing well, congratulations. I still have not started on this one as I am busy organizing my island (because the dragonarium slots are for sale).

Hopefully, I can still finish as there are still 5 days plus left.

how does food help with the heroic quests?

also: this rescue is so technically cumbersome! for ever fight i have to click every one of the 6 slots and scroll way down to choose appropriate dragons.

the auto select should either select by level or strength, or at least my previous choice should remain but deactivated like after loss in arena, which would at least save the scolling.

any practical tips for that?

@apoli said in Dragon Rescue Tips and Discussions Part 2 - Started 9/9/19:

how does food help with the heroic quests?

also: this rescue is so technically cumbersome! for ever fight i have to click every one of the 6 slots and scroll way down to choose appropriate dragons.

the auto select should either select by level or strength, or at least my previous choice should remain but deactivated like after loss in arena, which would at least save the scolling.

any practical tips for that?

If you rush through this rescue you might have enough food to feed up the 3 dragons needed for the second heroic quest.
About the scrolling... you can either scroll for each fight or take what auto select puts until you run out of fighters. We have enough time to finish it that way. It would be helpful if we could only see dragons that are not on cooldown already.

Loved this one! So many of my dragons got a chance to come out and play! It was my junior pure dragon who struck the final blow. Well done, SP. Well done.

@apoli use the type/element /used options. It weeds out the dragons on cooldown and if you only need low levels, just click common or rares or whatever you need. It cuts down the choices.

@bathtubdoritos said in Dragon Rescue Tips and Discussions Part 2 - Started 9/9/19:

This new format is wonderful! Keys were a massive obstacle that didn’t need to be there, and the rewards were massively generous. A single, no-restrictions path with so many battles and a whole week to finish means we can fight on our time and finish the event without having to constantly check back. And I found out dragons rank up during these fights as well! This is a great way to train lots of dragons at once. The early food rewards are too generous, but other than that, this is a great rescue. Never liked these events, but this one is nice!

disagree with "The early food rewards are too generous..." ... need all that food to feed these dragons ... am GLAD to see the generous food awards ... SP? they are GREATLY appreciated ... ty ty ty !!!

@michael-lon said in Dragon Rescue Tips and Discussions Part 2 - Started 9/9/19:

Currently going through rescue withdrawals like an addict

?? ... did @DragonLove miss something @Michael-Lon ? ... is you not participating in the Rescue this time ? if not ... you really, really, really, really should !! even @DragonLove got 2 of the 3 and should get #3 later today or tomorrow ... LOTS of days left to go ... HOORAY !!!!!