DragonVale - Breed Dragons Reviews

by QUEENSIA24

I recently found this game and started to play it for a couple months religiously!!!! I had a variety of dragons and I was even at a pretty high level! I’ve grown to love the game I even spent money on this game because of how addictive it is! Haha but just about a week ago I LOST EVERYTHING! My app would not open so I deleted it and re-downloaded it and logged back in to find that everything was gone. I was livid.
Even though I was so upset I hung in and restarted due to how much I just love this game and trust me I don’t have much games on my phone so it was surprising to me how much I still wanted to try and start over and continue. So now I’m back to square one and trying to hope that this doesn’t happen again I do truly enjoy the game so it really was a bummer.
Every time I want to open DragonVale I have to re-download it because it just won’t let me open it. It’s starting to get frustrating and I’m starting to get irritated because I want to play the game and then I have to re-download it every time for it to work!? Are you serious I don’t have the time for that and if this continues I will no longer play this game. I’ve been putting up with this for a while but it’s really starting to be annoying and honestly sad that y’all haven’t done anything about it I’ve seen lots of comments about this and nothing has been done. Hopefully this gets fixed and I can continue to play the game that I love.🐉💗

by Normal Person .12.67

I used to love this game and played it every day, even spending a little real money on gems. It’s neat and undeniably cute. Watching the little dragons fly around makes you smile and they’re fun to collect.
I downloaded DragonVale again to see if it might be fun to come back… I was… pretty underwhelmed at what had been developed in the past 2-3+ years I had been away. No new themes for islands and just… wasn’t that exciting or appealing in terms of new looking content? And a bunch more stuff and currency to pay for in the store. I’ve shelled out more than I’d care to admit on games in the past but they also had so much new content… I wanted to come back. It’s cute but it just felt like it hadn’t grown from where I left off and I just felt like… why?

You guys had such a great start! The park is super cute, the islands the themes, the designing is all fun and cute! The rift is even kinda neat too (although kinda limited in development and use)- but what happened? How is there no new “land” or island themes? Just a bunch of new dragons? I mean kinda neat but it’s been years! I would think there would be a lot more. Hopefully it might still be coming but I’ll wait until there’s something to get excited about and then come back. And the gamble thing isn’t a draw. It doesn’t even make me want to spend money. One dragon? Yawn.

by Lainie.bug

I have played this game for a couple years now. I LOVE IT!! I can’t delete it because I just want it again! I have tried other games set up like this (like dragon city, hay day, merge dragons) but this one will always be #1. But, there are some things that I would like to change. I would really appreciate some new app log-in info (like when you’re waiting for the game to load) because I just keep reading the same thing over and over again. I want something interesting to read while waiting for DV to load. I would also like some other ways to get gems (without paying) because I feel like if I want something really good, I have to save up my gems. I’ve been saving them for a couple months and I only have 200 something gems. Either you could make more ways to get gems or increase the amount of gems you get from chests, gemstone islands, crystalline habitats, etc. Also, a way to chat in-game (with friends) would be nice. I don’t like having to go to a different app (such as Discord or Snapchat) to talk to people in-game. I also have another idea. This one might be a little hard to implement into the game (because of moderation). A world-wide chat room? So you can talk with people all around the world that play this app. You don’t have to do the last one by the way. It’s just something that I thought of that would be nice.

by The Great Norgard

I have been playing this game off and on since 2012, and I adore the animations and main concepts. The only issue that has always frustrated me with this game is the need for in-app purchases to fully enjoy it. I have been able to make a fairly decent dragon park without paying any money...but that took me eight years. I guess you could say that this game taught me patience, making me wait for almost every single part of the gameplay, such as breeding dragons, hatching eggs, building habitats, removing trees and rocks, and basically every important part of the game. Yes I understand that breeding should take some time, but making someone wait for 26 hours just to get an egg, then spend like 6 hours hatching it?? The game offers the player to instantly finish whatever they are waiting for, if they pay with gems, a form of currency that is purposely made almost impossible to obtain without spending real money. I understand that the creators need to make money, which is why I suggest making the game cost money to download, and making waiting times significantly lower. I would totally be on board with that, for this app is truly a good game. It is above the quality of other in-app purchase games in so many ways, so why not remove the in-app purchases? I would willingly give the makers my money because I appreciate their game, not because I want to hatch a single dragon egg without having to wait two days.

by LadyFuryKT

I've played this game every day for nearly a year now. It's been my favorite mobile game by far. I loved the Rift when it first came out. It was unique and the new dragons were really cool. However, the new Rift is confusing at best, and frustrating at worst. The currency is so hard to get, and you have to spend more than you're getting in order to progress. At least in older updates, you may have needed to spend a little money here and there to get everything you wanted out of it. Now it's like you can't get ANYTHING without having to spend actual money on it. I understand the developers have to make money, but this feels like they're trying to take advantage of their customers' loyalty by making progress impossible without spending money. And what's even more annoying is the fact that I can't even OPEN the game anymore. When the new Rift started, I basically opened the game to get my daily reward, collect my food and money, and then quit. Now the last couple days I can't even do that. So I'm a little annoyed that I had over 200 consecutive days playing this game, and now I'm back to 0 because of these bugs. Before this, I would've given this game 5 stars. If the developers can get things back on track, and make updates and events that aren't filled with bugs and confusing gameplay, I would give it 5 stars again.

by AOG2

I’ve been playing the game for nearly 5 years, usually logging in 2-3 times daily. It was entertaining and during events I’d often pay $20-30 to buy extras and reward the developers for their work. It’s been nearly two years since I’ve been willing to pay real money toward this game. The changes Hasbro has made, particularly in the last 6 months or so, has begun driving tenured, dedicated players away. Events are nearly back-to-back, there are more limited time items at higher in-game costs, which they are using to try to increase out-of-pocket real money spent by players, and what players need to buy and do in order to “evolve” new dragons have become more complicated. The worst, in my opinion, is the developers and Hasbro do not provide responses to questions by players posted publicly, do not appear to take player feedback into consideration, and do not have a customer service presence on the game’s Facebook page. All of this has led to frustration and feeling the company and developers have lost sight of their customers. A year ago, I would have rated this game 5 stars. Now I had to decide between giving it 2 or 3 stars. If you’re a new player, there will be a lot of content you can’t get to or can’t buy without spending real money. The events will be frustrating for you too. Sorry, Backflip. My time with your game is nearing its end, and my checkbook will no longer open for you.

by Is This The Best U Can Do?

This is a really good game, and I play it almost every day, but I’m on level 72 and I feel like there’s nowhere left to go. I mean, I have all three legendary dragons, and I’ve unlocked everything. Now when I level up, the only thing that changes is I can build one more habitat. But that’s literally it. Did you guys program this thinking that no one would make it that far, and that’s why there’s nothing new? I mean, I can still participate in the holiday things, like the rift event and the Valentine’s Day event, but there’s no challenge to the game anymore. I really wish you’d make another legendary dragon, that’d be pretty fun. Also, I’m pretty sure the legendary vault dragon has a glitch. If I collect 1,000 abundant essence I can collect all the money, gems, food, and rift currency in my park. However if I collect 10,000 abundant essence and I go onto the legendary vault dragon’s profile, I can choose to “power him up”. I tried this, and it did NOTHING. When I did this I thought it would fill all my habitats to the max and collect the money but it didn’t. In fact, it didn’t even collect the money I DID have. It literally did NOTHING. I did this a second time, just to make sure I was correct in assuming it was malfunctioning and I got the same results as the first time. Please fix this, or at least add a warning to the game saying that powering the vault dragon up won’t do anything. Thanks, I guess.

by Carmac720

I’ve played this game for many many years, and it’s changed a lot: mostly for the better, but there are some annoying changes. (TL;DR at the end) Back in the day, it was a very go-with-the-flow game that you checked on a couple times a day. Now, you have to pay it constant attention or you’ll miss all the new dragons. The fact that there’s always an event going on means that you can’t look away from it for even a day. I’m sure that’s intentional, but it makes the game too busy. I miss the time when events happened only a few times a year rather than being the normal state. The constant release of new dragons makes it nearly impossible to breed ones you don’t already have, especially if they’re only available for a week. The breeding odds also seem to be very unfavorable for these limited dragons. Throughout the whole winter event, I’ve only been able to breed 2 winter dragons successfully despite using level 20 dragons and upgraded breeding centers. I also didn’t manage to breed any of the 1 week dragons. I still enjoy the game, but it’s just too overwhelming. It used to be a relaxing game of patience; now you can’t blink without missing something. There needs to be more time between major events so players can catch up.

by Cocaine Loc Babbage Function

I absolutely love this game! I’ve been playing on and off for about 10+ years! I remember having my kids collect all my coins when they were toddlers. I’ve recently started playing again and there are so many new elements and clearly years worth of dragons that I have missed. Some events reintroduce dragons and that’s a nice element. Also with the co-op breeding cave some of the dragons I’ve missed over the years can now be bred without an event. With all that being said this game would be 5 stars if the cost of islands and habitats weren’t so ridiculously expensive. Even with the hundreds of dollars I’ve spent the costs of islands are still utterly out of reach. 12 billion for an island is a bit excessive in my opinion and the costs of gems and other treasures aren’t worth it because they don’t go very far. I plan to continue playing this game, but it gets frustrating when you have dragons sitting in the hibernation cave and nowhere to put them. The hibernation cave can now be expanded to house 400 dragons that are not in use. I think that says a lot about the ability to obtain islands and expand livable space for the dragons we breed. The newly introduced rift dragons are confusing to breed, most of the time I’m just winging it. I do love the different dragons and Different elements that have been added. I believe the dragon creativity and quality has not missed a beat. 4/5 stars for me.

by Nora Kogane

I actually have had this game for a while and I finally decided to give it a review. I started the game in 2019, and I honestly love it. I love breeding the dragons and seeing what new dragons I could get. I also love designing the islands. Now, I know your probably wondering why I’m giving it four stars if I love it so much. Well, it’s because I recently had a problem with the game that really made me mad. Whenever I would try to open the game, it would just send me back to home screen. At first I was like, “ ok, maybe there’s just a problem with the phone “. So I shutdown my phone and restarted it. Nothing changed. I googled and tried every possible way I could fix the problem to get the game to work. But nothing worked. After about two weeks of DragonVale not opening. I finally decided to just delete the game and re-downloaded it and start all over. I still have the park id to my old park, but I have no idea how to use it to get back my old park. But other than that, I would highly recommend this game. I don’t think I’ve heard this happen to anyone else, but I would highly recommend linking the game to an email or a google account of yours just in case anything does happen. Anyway, I hope you found this review helpful and I hope you enjoy the game if you decide to download it.

by Iplayedthisgameomg

I would like to be able to reset my uhhh park? (Sorry I haven’t played in a bit) I love these types of games, mostly for the breeding part. But they get kinda boring after awhile. But after a bit I’d love to see all the dragons again! So I re-download the game, and for me I want a fresh start. But when I first get back into the game, all my old stuff is there. I know some people like that, but not me. So, I would like the ability to reset my game. Like the reset button could always be in your settings, or when you first re-download the game a pop up says, “do you want a fresh start?” And if you press yes, “Are you sure?” And if you have rare dragons “ARE YOU SURE??? You have rare dragons that will be deleted forever!” And if you still persist, the game will reset. and getting on to the next topic in my title, (it’s much shorter) after you persisted it would ask, “Do you want the tutorial?” Then if you said yes, you would have a normal tutorial. If you said no, then you would start of with an the state of your park(?) just like how it is after you finish the tutorial. Dragons and all. Then if the player is struggling, (with or without the tutorial) give them a nudge in the right direction.

I really like this game and others like it, so this really is my only logical place to complain about the game. Thanks for reading!

by Charlie7733

Okay this is a fantastic game with amazing developer support. I got this game back in 2011 when it was brand new on DragonVale Store. I have been playing it ever since then and continues to be my most favorite and most played app. Breeding for and hatching new dragons is always innovative and exciting. Additionally, do not listen to the comments complaining about the Rift prices. While it seems daunting at first, you can slowly build up a good rift that earns you a lot of the etherium quite fast. It is just a different world inside of this app that earns at a rate much slower than standard gold coins. If you spend time hatching dragons in the rift and buying as many habitats as you can, you will start to earn etherium well. Additionally, I made it as far as I have and am currently Level 105 without spending any money until this year. I spent money only for personal enjoyment as they offered surprise dragon eggs to get good dragons you do not currently own. This is a free to play game done right which I have gotten more than my fair share of value from. I really enjoy all the events and they are back to back so you always have something new to work for. Really could not ask for more fun out of a single app in DragonVale Store. Just wow!

by IPad Oldster

I can't even begin to say how bummed I am! I've been playing for over a year, reached a 40+ level, had hundreds of dragons, multiple islands, and WHAM! suddenly I log in and I'm back to level 1!! It's like I never logged in before. I just updated to the new iOS as I usually do but then this. How do I get my status back??? I have no desire to start all over again so this needs to be fixed. From the last reviews I read, it seems others are experiencing the same or worse scenarios. Please get this back where it should be. I loved this game and enjoyed comparing with my grandson who was thrilled his Grandma liked something he liked.

I changed my rating to a 5 because you were able to reload my game back where it belonged and my grandson and I have been enjoying comparing our parks for a couple more years now. But suddenly I seem to be a persona non grata again. I updated the Jolly Jamborie and played just fine for about a week then suddenly every time I log in I get kicked out after a few seconds. This has been going on for about 7 weeks now and I'm to the point of total disgust. For the last week I can't even get the game to download to my iPad. It goes to about half then stops. What is really upsetting is I haven't even been able to get to the options page to send a request for help. So here I am having to do it in DragonVale Store in a review! What is going on??

by Taz Brad

First of all, I have had this game literally all my life (JK, I got it when it first came out). From my knowledge it’s the first dragon breeding game, so that’s big. Also the gameplay and animation style is unique. Another thing is that new dragons come out like every week or a big update like (for example) the rift update comes out like every 2 months, so there’s always something new to enjoy. Now let’s talk about the ‘but...’; it starts with the rift update. I love the fact that breeding is almost instant and the rift alignment stuff, but, there’s this this call Miasmic Ether and you have to clear it to unlock more of the rift. Sounds fair. BUT, it’s not. Let me explain, each time you clear the Miasmic Ether, you need more etherium (currency in the rift) to clear the rest. For example if I clear one cloud for 200 etherium, the next cloud I clear will cost me 225 etherium, and this value NEVER goes down! So by the time you clear ALL the Miasmic Ether, you will end up paying (for example not actually) 1,235,675 etherium. So basically it’s a hopeless grab for money💸. I like the feature that you have to pay more etherium to clear more Miasmic Ether but there should be a way for the value to go down, like,”Everyday the Miasmic Ether cost resets!” Or something. Also I just wanna say, Backflip Studios, if you’re reading this then please fix this problem...I’m done here.

P.S. Backflip I have a ton of ideas for dragons so contact me...notice me senpai.

by Heath76r

I’ve had many heartwarming feelings when it comes to this game. A feeling of nostalgia. This is this app, the first EVER video game I ever played. I played it on an IPad 2 in 2012 when I was 4 years old. Now I’m 13 years old and I still have the exact same park. Recently since DECA has taken over this app, lots of things have changed, and it’s a little overwhelming. And a lot of the rarity’s of the dragons have changed, because when you add a new rare dragon, it de-values all the other dragons. I remember the sun, moon, and rainbow dragons were so rare, but now in 2021 they're super easy to get. It’s a little annoying and sometimes I wish that I could go back into the 2016 version of this game, but atlas if only I had the powers of Kairos… But anyways if there is one message I could give the developers, it’s that please don’t add TOO much more to this game. Maybe a dragon or two but the this app community is strong for a reason, and it’s because each dragon has value and a place in each players hearts — even though this is just a video game. And a new dragon doesn’t hold that nostalgic emotional value that we all want.

Please preserve this game, not overwrite it.

- BirdGuy (Please respond to this developers)

by Spectrum Girl

This game = Awesome! It got breeding, it has DRAGONS, it has everything! Once, I had one of my galactic dragons breed one of my other dragons and I randomly got a double rainbow dragon! It’s hilarious, but I like having it around. And I had this game once but I had to get a new I pad :U moving on, It has some cool stuff you might like. So if your a dragon fan and your ready for a total awesome adventure, I recommend this game. Because, It’s fun when you get to see surprises! Also, I have a Tip. If you get a egg but you have no idea what it is, try going to the market and looking at the pedestals. Seriously, I do this all the time. Surprises are fun though. Anyway, thanks for reading, sorry if it doesn’t make sense, I’d like stuff not to be super expensive all the time, and.. I’m not done. I could go on and on, but I’ll say one thing. A clue.. to a dragon. In the game. ‘Color changing wonders, horned beast. Beautiful and thought to be a legend in white drago..’ Figure out what dragon this is and I’ll sorta just reward you with a ‘good job!’ Alrighty I’m done here. 2020 - wear a mask, wash your hands, survive. Yes, survive. One more thing. The complaints about the rift are from people who have reasons. This probably changed. I wish I could speak to the world and tell it what we really need.

by Goat Man/shark

This game is awesome, I almost every part of it from the breeding to the mythic dragons to the habitats and look of the game. It really makes you feel like you accomplished something especially once you get mythic dragons like Tiamat. I do have one thing that could be improved or explained to me... so the racing system is mostly great and I love how it gives you a easier way to get kairos and Gaia but it’s doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. For example I’ll have a level 11 dragon ( all of mine are, for the little ball above their heads) and be racing against a level 1 dragon of the same variety. The level 1 dragon almost always gets a better start like the boost moved up for them, also you go the same speed unless there’s like 6 boosts in a row that you get perfect ( it isn’t actually that hard to get a perfect) and even then they usually win. I’m just saying that a level 11 dragon should go faster than a level one dragon, you should get rewarded for spending gold to feed them. Other than that one thing and maybe the rift substance, which I’ve seen that someone explained the flaw in, this game is amazing, it’s so calming and peaceful there’s no need to feel stressed about anything it’s just a game about breeding dragons and trying to expand your park.

by I Like Iy

I’ve had this game for around 2 years now, and I love it! It’s so much better than the other dragon games. I’m on like level 48 and I’m pretty satisfied with what I have in my park, I have the kairos, the Gaia, Bahamut, and the other one (I forgot what it’s called). But this is like my all time favorite game and I’m like on it 24/7. The only thing that bothers me is I can’t seem to figure out how to get the enchanted breeding cave thing, it’s like the cave with the big purple gem on the top, cause on the “great nogard’s” park when I visit, it has it and when I search it up in the market under buildings I can’t seem to find it, unless u like dis-continued it but that made me kinda upset but hasn’t affected my thoughts on the game overall 🙂. My suggestion for the game would be some improvements in the rift. Yes it’s a very cool now and different realm, the only thing that bugs me is that each time u breed, the price of ethurium goes up, same with clearing the cloud things. It just bugs me. There also should be more ways to gain etherium, cause I only have around 1,000, and like I’m too broke to do anything besides breed like once or twice and even when I do get ethurium from my dragons, it’s a very little amount, and doesn’t even make a dent in how much I have. But that’s what I think of the game, but I still love it 😊 thanks!

by Ladyfern4657xoxo

Years and years ago, I had this on my iPad. It was a really fun game! A month ago, I got this on my phone. It’s still a really fun game! I like how you’ve added dragons and fun things like that. When I had this on my iPad though, I got to like level 50 or something before my iPad got lost. Since I had level 50, I had the rift. And can I just say, it was so incredibly fun to breed dragons that were the same, but different. I loved it so much that I wish it didn’t take a level 28 to get the rift. Maybe like a level 22 or something, because it takes a while to level up. You don’t have to do this, it’s just a suggestion. Thank you for reading this, I truly love this game! 😊 Update: My Summoning Circle has been saying that it’s “under maintenance” for the past day! I’m really sad because last time I checked there was a Jet dragon that would be able to summon in about a day, and that dragon is very near and dear to my heart, because I bought gems to buy that dragon last time I had this game. So please please PLEASE fix this! 😩 Update: Thank you for responding Deca! I didn’t know that it really was under maintenance, so thank you for saying so! I appreciate that you are trying very hard to help your game. Have a great day! 🤗
PS: please have a small chrysalis habitat that you can buy with dragoncash.

by TheDirtShark

Hi backflip studios, I hope your reading this. Overall the game is great. Me and a lot of my frIends really enjoy it and play it just about every day. It’s awesome because it always has new updates and new dragons coming out. My only complaint is that I’ve had this game since I was pretty small and I didn’t organize my park good, now I’m level 45 and don’t have a lot of room to work with. I’m buying new islands to try to organize my park as I’ve re-downloaded the game. If you guys know what clash of clans is, there’s a way to organize your base. You click this button and you choose a base you want to edit and edit it. With this app you cannot do this which makes the park very hard to rearrange. What I was thinking you guys at backflip studios could do which I think would be amazing along with my friends is that you make a rearrangement feature for your park. To try to visualize, maybe when you hit the park edit button there can be an option that says remove all objects or you could even do it by island. When you hit the remove all objects button, the dragons fly into the air and circle the island leaving you habitats and decorations along with paths organize-able. Please consider adding this into you next update as it would be a wonderful edition to the game. I generally love the game and thank you for making it.

by SydneyDeatherage

This is one of my favorite games, don't get me wrong. I've been playing since 2012 but I had a different iTunes account so I just started again. I have good dragons for level 24 but the game tents, dragon track, and colosseum are all a bit too rigged. The first thing I noticed were the prizes offered to people are completely different in an unfair way. My boyfriend and I play this game everyday. During the game tents he probably gets offered to win a gold chest (without paying 5 gems) almost every other time he plays. I've never been offered it and have wasted over 25 gems since I got the game trying to win a golden chest. He normally gets normal good prizes that are no big deal but the yolkwing dragon during the time it's expired and it's impossible to breed atm. A little unfair. Maybe I would have liked to even been offered that chest and lost, but it's also just my favorite dragon. So about the races, my boyfriend and I (and ppl in the fb group I'm in about this game) never can win them mainly because example: 7 out of the 10 races are for dark type dragons and those are available at level 25, one level above mine. Making it literally impossible to beat the ai bots racing against you because to win you need the right elements. The colosseum I have to say I have the same complaint about, once you become a high enough level as well the dragon track and colosseum become a bit pointless.

by GhostMuse🎵

I’ve been playing this game for years, and I’m on a pretty high level. This game was especially fun when I was younger, when I first started playing, because I’ve never played anything like this app before. My only issue is that there’s not much to do now. Besides when there’s events, I don’t really play a lot anymore. Not to mention, there are some other issues such as the miasmic ether. It’s to much, making players get so much of it to free up space in the rift, only to have to get more for the next time they want to do the same thing. Another thing is the race track. Now that I’m a higher level and have more dragons, I thought it’d be easier to get gold. But it’s harder. Not matter what I do, no matter how many dragons I try using, I can’t win a good 95% of the time. Basically, its gotten a lot harder since I’ve gotten more dragons and stuff. At first I thought it was nice, a challenge, but now I wanna give up trying at all. It’s no longer the player and their dragon who determines if they win. You just have to hope the other NPC dragons are bad if you want to get gold. Please fix this. Overall, it’s an amazing game, but it has some extremely noticeable flaws, and it’d be really appreciated if they were fixed.