When should I invest in boosts?

Question

My DragonVale park has stabled out a bit.. I am growing in number of dragons, coins and food at reasonably sustainable rates. I now have a few boosts that are available for purchase but they are a bit expensive for me (100,000 I can do ok, but 250,000 sets me back for a while).

Are boosts even worth getting until I have dragons specifically for making money or an island specifically for making money as opposed to breeding for goal achievement?

Asked by James

Answer

Buy boosts when you have the cash to burn (you WILL have cash to burn). If you're "saving up" for anything under 1 million, it's way too early to think about boosts.

Boosts are of very limited use and force your play in a very uncomfortable way; suddenly to max your coin earnings you have to segregate your dragons onto islands based on type. It's just not fun, and the 20% boost is pretty dubious.

Also remember these boosts negatively impact the opposing element. You'll need multiple islands to shuffle dragons around so that you don't significantly limit some dragon types.

The actual benefit is often invisible unless you play extremely actively; you're probably often coming to the game with your coin reserves full/close to full for many habitats already, the boost really only helps if you collect coins so fast your habitats never hit cap.

Generally, Boosts suck. Don't buy them unless you have cash to burn and you're really hardcore about getting the most money. If you do get boosts, get Earth and Cold, and segregate your Earth and Cold dragons habitats onto the same island. With large Cold and Large Earth habitats you can see a real return on your investment. The other elements, not so much.

Answered by Ben Brocka

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