Talk:Breeding/@comment-99.117.239.76-20120104011717/@comment-4709795-20120104104407

Like the previous commenter said, 3 gems a day, max of one to any individual friend. Being a free game where the developers are kind enough to not litter our screens with advertisements, or constant "reminders" to connect to data-mining programs like Openfeint, in-app purchases are the only way Backflip makes any money. No income for Backflip = no future updates and expansions to Dragonvale. By limiting gift-giving, they are able to maintain a market for their in-app purchases and to continue game development. To be honest, I dropped $10 in the game just to support the developer, because there hasn't been one time since I started playing that I felt like I NEEDED gems or whatever. The gems simply make leveling/breeding happen faster. Good luck and have fun!