I feel like the answer might be intuitively obvious, but I can't pin down any concrete reasons. What exactly makes gen1s more valuable than other gens? Does it depend on the type of gen1?
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I feel like the answer might be intuitively obvious, but I can't pin down any concrete reasons. What exactly makes gen1s more valuable than other gens? Does it depend on the type of gen1?
they're special, and harder to obtain than gen2+ dergs. some people like the Aesthetic of "parents: none". some people like the challenge of geneing them. some people just like to collect them.
the gen1 market is tricky to figure out, and it really depends on the dragon's colors how valuable they are. a lot of gen1s do end up getting exalted, because they're expensive to gene, and sometimes it's hard to find someone who actually wants them.
the gen1 market is tricky to figure out, and it really depends on the dragon's colors how valuable they are. a lot of gen1s do end up getting exalted, because they're expensive to gene, and sometimes it's hard to find someone who actually wants them.
they're special, and harder to obtain than gen2+ dergs. some people like the Aesthetic of "parents: none". some people like the challenge of geneing them. some people just like to collect them.
the gen1 market is tricky to figure out, and it really depends on the dragon's colors how valuable they are. a lot of gen1s do end up getting exalted, because they're expensive to gene, and sometimes it's hard to find someone who actually wants them.
the gen1 market is tricky to figure out, and it really depends on the dragon's colors how valuable they are. a lot of gen1s do end up getting exalted, because they're expensive to gene, and sometimes it's hard to find someone who actually wants them.
1) Completing a gene project is satisfying
2) the parent: none | offspring: none aesthetic
3) Doubles and Triples are gifts of the RNG
4) Unhatched eggs are uncommon drops
5) In the Imperial's case, Imperial breed change scrolls were a kickstarter item, and are very rare, hence the cost as they are a nearly depleted, finite supply.
6) In a similar vein, wildclaw and coatl scrolls.
?) probably more but I cant think of anything else.
2) the parent: none | offspring: none aesthetic
3) Doubles and Triples are gifts of the RNG
4) Unhatched eggs are uncommon drops
5) In the Imperial's case, Imperial breed change scrolls were a kickstarter item, and are very rare, hence the cost as they are a nearly depleted, finite supply.
6) In a similar vein, wildclaw and coatl scrolls.
?) probably more but I cant think of anything else.
1) Completing a gene project is satisfying
2) the parent: none | offspring: none aesthetic
3) Doubles and Triples are gifts of the RNG
4) Unhatched eggs are uncommon drops
5) In the Imperial's case, Imperial breed change scrolls were a kickstarter item, and are very rare, hence the cost as they are a nearly depleted, finite supply.
6) In a similar vein, wildclaw and coatl scrolls.
?) probably more but I cant think of anything else.
2) the parent: none | offspring: none aesthetic
3) Doubles and Triples are gifts of the RNG
4) Unhatched eggs are uncommon drops
5) In the Imperial's case, Imperial breed change scrolls were a kickstarter item, and are very rare, hence the cost as they are a nearly depleted, finite supply.
6) In a similar vein, wildclaw and coatl scrolls.
?) probably more but I cant think of anything else.
It depends on the colors the Gen 1 has. Valuable ones would have I guess easy to work with and pretty color combos. Maybe they are valuable because of the luck when someone actually hatches a pretty one?
Also, I think some people like the no parents which makes a clean slate so maybe it looks neater and has no lineage that may need to be followed.
If the Gen 1, is gened, it obviously means someone put effort into making it pretty and genes, especially gem genes are pretty expensive.
Also, I think some people like the no parents which makes a clean slate so maybe it looks neater and has no lineage that may need to be followed.
If the Gen 1, is gened, it obviously means someone put effort into making it pretty and genes, especially gem genes are pretty expensive.
It depends on the colors the Gen 1 has. Valuable ones would have I guess easy to work with and pretty color combos. Maybe they are valuable because of the luck when someone actually hatches a pretty one?
Also, I think some people like the no parents which makes a clean slate so maybe it looks neater and has no lineage that may need to be followed.
If the Gen 1, is gened, it obviously means someone put effort into making it pretty and genes, especially gem genes are pretty expensive.
Also, I think some people like the no parents which makes a clean slate so maybe it looks neater and has no lineage that may need to be followed.
If the Gen 1, is gened, it obviously means someone put effort into making it pretty and genes, especially gem genes are pretty expensive.
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Guess it's because they're not as easy to obtain and they're pretty much "blank slates"
Guess it's because they're not as easy to obtain and they're pretty much "blank slates"
As a Gen 1 junkie.... I have NO clue. I just like gene projects by this point.
As a Gen 1 junkie.... I have NO clue. I just like gene projects by this point.
I like them for the following reasons, as I'm sure others do...
- They're a blank slate. You can gene them and dress them (and write lore for them) however you want, and they are unique and completely yours.
- Completing a gene project is super satisfying.
- No parents and (usually) no offspring are nice, and I personally like that to add to the whole "blank slate" look.
- I like the fact that you have to work hard to make them pretty, and when you're done you can show off all your hard work!
- Hatching eggs is a roll of the dice. You might get an ugly fodder dragon, or you might get a double or even a triple. A lot of people like taking that chance and hatching eggs, including me xD
- They're just rare. Eggs are uncommon and therefore expensive, so people who want to show off "trophy dragons" tend to collect gen ones. (Or oldies, but that's an entirely different kind of dragon.)
Truthfully, though, the gen one market is pretty bad right now. Unless you hatch a double or a triple (neither of which I even like or would ever buy) then your dragon is probably not even worth the egg it hatched from.
Hope this helps! :)
- They're a blank slate. You can gene them and dress them (and write lore for them) however you want, and they are unique and completely yours.
- Completing a gene project is super satisfying.
- No parents and (usually) no offspring are nice, and I personally like that to add to the whole "blank slate" look.
- I like the fact that you have to work hard to make them pretty, and when you're done you can show off all your hard work!
- Hatching eggs is a roll of the dice. You might get an ugly fodder dragon, or you might get a double or even a triple. A lot of people like taking that chance and hatching eggs, including me xD
- They're just rare. Eggs are uncommon and therefore expensive, so people who want to show off "trophy dragons" tend to collect gen ones. (Or oldies, but that's an entirely different kind of dragon.)
Truthfully, though, the gen one market is pretty bad right now. Unless you hatch a double or a triple (neither of which I even like or would ever buy) then your dragon is probably not even worth the egg it hatched from.
Hope this helps! :)
I like them for the following reasons, as I'm sure others do...
- They're a blank slate. You can gene them and dress them (and write lore for them) however you want, and they are unique and completely yours.
- Completing a gene project is super satisfying.
- No parents and (usually) no offspring are nice, and I personally like that to add to the whole "blank slate" look.
- I like the fact that you have to work hard to make them pretty, and when you're done you can show off all your hard work!
- Hatching eggs is a roll of the dice. You might get an ugly fodder dragon, or you might get a double or even a triple. A lot of people like taking that chance and hatching eggs, including me xD
- They're just rare. Eggs are uncommon and therefore expensive, so people who want to show off "trophy dragons" tend to collect gen ones. (Or oldies, but that's an entirely different kind of dragon.)
Truthfully, though, the gen one market is pretty bad right now. Unless you hatch a double or a triple (neither of which I even like or would ever buy) then your dragon is probably not even worth the egg it hatched from.
Hope this helps! :)
- They're a blank slate. You can gene them and dress them (and write lore for them) however you want, and they are unique and completely yours.
- Completing a gene project is super satisfying.
- No parents and (usually) no offspring are nice, and I personally like that to add to the whole "blank slate" look.
- I like the fact that you have to work hard to make them pretty, and when you're done you can show off all your hard work!
- Hatching eggs is a roll of the dice. You might get an ugly fodder dragon, or you might get a double or even a triple. A lot of people like taking that chance and hatching eggs, including me xD
- They're just rare. Eggs are uncommon and therefore expensive, so people who want to show off "trophy dragons" tend to collect gen ones. (Or oldies, but that's an entirely different kind of dragon.)
Truthfully, though, the gen one market is pretty bad right now. Unless you hatch a double or a triple (neither of which I even like or would ever buy) then your dragon is probably not even worth the egg it hatched from.
Hope this helps! :)
Especially in the case of doubles and triples, I like to think of Gen1s as akin to precious gemstones--yes, you could lab create the most perfect, beautiful, flawless sapphire, but it's not worth nearly as much as a flawless sapphire which has been mined. So in the case of dragons, you could work to predictably breed a color combination, but if you find it as a Gen1, well, that's a rare thing.
While I'm sure this would be anathema to Gen1 collectors, finding a Gen1 for a breeding project is GREAT, because you know you won't have any bloodline problems with your breeding pair.
While I'm sure this would be anathema to Gen1 collectors, finding a Gen1 for a breeding project is GREAT, because you know you won't have any bloodline problems with your breeding pair.
Especially in the case of doubles and triples, I like to think of Gen1s as akin to precious gemstones--yes, you could lab create the most perfect, beautiful, flawless sapphire, but it's not worth nearly as much as a flawless sapphire which has been mined. So in the case of dragons, you could work to predictably breed a color combination, but if you find it as a Gen1, well, that's a rare thing.
While I'm sure this would be anathema to Gen1 collectors, finding a Gen1 for a breeding project is GREAT, because you know you won't have any bloodline problems with your breeding pair.
While I'm sure this would be anathema to Gen1 collectors, finding a Gen1 for a breeding project is GREAT, because you know you won't have any bloodline problems with your breeding pair.
I like them for the following reasons:
1. They're a challenge to gene, and breed change as desired. It gives me incentive to keep playing since my lair is maxed out (full 200 spaces), so some of the dragon cash I make in the coliseum and/or from Baldwin goes to my gene projects.
1a. It's hard work and bragging rights for that work.
2. I've found a couple g1s for breeding projects because of bloodline problems (dergs being too closely related to breed) and color combinations that don't exist outside of a g1 or otherwise very, very rarely.
3. Hatching an egg is like gambling. You might get a double, a triple, or a nice XYZ where the colors go together because of accent colors. Note: I've hatched over 50 eggs and I've gotten exactly one double (on my birthday last year! here she is, still unfinished), but I've gotten a couple near-doubles where it was a couple shades off from being a double). Some people, myself included, find this fun because of the element of chance.
That said, I've also had a lot of disappointing eggs, and the g1 market is really bad and a derg with unfortunate colors is probably going to become fodder. I prefer these days to sell eggs (or hoard them for raffle prizes) rather than hatch because an unhatched egg is worth more than a g1 with unfortunate colors. And tbh, there are even double and triple g1s that I've seen sitting on the AH for months - a friend of mine scored a double Spring at fodder price, because very few people like Spring. A derg that has something like Brick/Brick/Seafoam is probably not going to do well on the AH just because it's a double, sorry to say.
Some people like g1s for lore, preferring a clean slate, especially with fandragons. Most of my own fandragons aren't g1s and this doesn't bother me (it's more important that they look/feel right), but this does bother some people greatly.
1. They're a challenge to gene, and breed change as desired. It gives me incentive to keep playing since my lair is maxed out (full 200 spaces), so some of the dragon cash I make in the coliseum and/or from Baldwin goes to my gene projects.
1a. It's hard work and bragging rights for that work.
2. I've found a couple g1s for breeding projects because of bloodline problems (dergs being too closely related to breed) and color combinations that don't exist outside of a g1 or otherwise very, very rarely.
3. Hatching an egg is like gambling. You might get a double, a triple, or a nice XYZ where the colors go together because of accent colors. Note: I've hatched over 50 eggs and I've gotten exactly one double (on my birthday last year! here she is, still unfinished), but I've gotten a couple near-doubles where it was a couple shades off from being a double). Some people, myself included, find this fun because of the element of chance.
That said, I've also had a lot of disappointing eggs, and the g1 market is really bad and a derg with unfortunate colors is probably going to become fodder. I prefer these days to sell eggs (or hoard them for raffle prizes) rather than hatch because an unhatched egg is worth more than a g1 with unfortunate colors. And tbh, there are even double and triple g1s that I've seen sitting on the AH for months - a friend of mine scored a double Spring at fodder price, because very few people like Spring. A derg that has something like Brick/Brick/Seafoam is probably not going to do well on the AH just because it's a double, sorry to say.
Some people like g1s for lore, preferring a clean slate, especially with fandragons. Most of my own fandragons aren't g1s and this doesn't bother me (it's more important that they look/feel right), but this does bother some people greatly.
I like them for the following reasons:
1. They're a challenge to gene, and breed change as desired. It gives me incentive to keep playing since my lair is maxed out (full 200 spaces), so some of the dragon cash I make in the coliseum and/or from Baldwin goes to my gene projects.
1a. It's hard work and bragging rights for that work.
2. I've found a couple g1s for breeding projects because of bloodline problems (dergs being too closely related to breed) and color combinations that don't exist outside of a g1 or otherwise very, very rarely.
3. Hatching an egg is like gambling. You might get a double, a triple, or a nice XYZ where the colors go together because of accent colors. Note: I've hatched over 50 eggs and I've gotten exactly one double (on my birthday last year! here she is, still unfinished), but I've gotten a couple near-doubles where it was a couple shades off from being a double). Some people, myself included, find this fun because of the element of chance.
That said, I've also had a lot of disappointing eggs, and the g1 market is really bad and a derg with unfortunate colors is probably going to become fodder. I prefer these days to sell eggs (or hoard them for raffle prizes) rather than hatch because an unhatched egg is worth more than a g1 with unfortunate colors. And tbh, there are even double and triple g1s that I've seen sitting on the AH for months - a friend of mine scored a double Spring at fodder price, because very few people like Spring. A derg that has something like Brick/Brick/Seafoam is probably not going to do well on the AH just because it's a double, sorry to say.
Some people like g1s for lore, preferring a clean slate, especially with fandragons. Most of my own fandragons aren't g1s and this doesn't bother me (it's more important that they look/feel right), but this does bother some people greatly.
1. They're a challenge to gene, and breed change as desired. It gives me incentive to keep playing since my lair is maxed out (full 200 spaces), so some of the dragon cash I make in the coliseum and/or from Baldwin goes to my gene projects.
1a. It's hard work and bragging rights for that work.
2. I've found a couple g1s for breeding projects because of bloodline problems (dergs being too closely related to breed) and color combinations that don't exist outside of a g1 or otherwise very, very rarely.
3. Hatching an egg is like gambling. You might get a double, a triple, or a nice XYZ where the colors go together because of accent colors. Note: I've hatched over 50 eggs and I've gotten exactly one double (on my birthday last year! here she is, still unfinished), but I've gotten a couple near-doubles where it was a couple shades off from being a double). Some people, myself included, find this fun because of the element of chance.
That said, I've also had a lot of disappointing eggs, and the g1 market is really bad and a derg with unfortunate colors is probably going to become fodder. I prefer these days to sell eggs (or hoard them for raffle prizes) rather than hatch because an unhatched egg is worth more than a g1 with unfortunate colors. And tbh, there are even double and triple g1s that I've seen sitting on the AH for months - a friend of mine scored a double Spring at fodder price, because very few people like Spring. A derg that has something like Brick/Brick/Seafoam is probably not going to do well on the AH just because it's a double, sorry to say.
Some people like g1s for lore, preferring a clean slate, especially with fandragons. Most of my own fandragons aren't g1s and this doesn't bother me (it's more important that they look/feel right), but this does bother some people greatly.
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[quote name="@JonTargaryen" date="2018-03-03 16:36:33" ]
A derg that has something like Brick/Brick/Seafoam is probably not going to do well on the AH just because it's a double, sorry to say.
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Brick/Brick/Seafoam looks amazing with Skink/Spinner (almost perfect match) and great with Poison/Toxin.
Absolutely salvageable.
Brick/Seafoam/Brick is another story
@JonTargaryen wrote on 2018-03-03 16:36:33:
A derg that has something like Brick/Brick/Seafoam is probably not going to do well on the AH just because it's a double, sorry to say.
Brick/Brick/Seafoam looks amazing with Skink/Spinner (almost perfect match) and great with Poison/Toxin.
Absolutely salvageable.
Brick/Seafoam/Brick is another story