Talk:Game Updates/@comment-5038433-20120517003013/@comment-10.8.56.52-20120517021133

I've been playing other games like Tiny Monsters and Smurfs and have been suprised at how slow those games progress without buying gems. Dragonvale moves much faster in comparisson. My guess is that the gem island will cost a LOT of gems, and then give a modest return on investment.

"I don't see them putting money over making an enjoyable and challenging game"

Having worked in the game industry, this is as far from wrong as one can get. If BF can not make a profit on this game, then it will dissappear. They have bills to pay and people to feed, which leads me to believe that they will make the new island VERY difficult to get, but once you do get it, it will have been a good investment. If it were 200 gems, how many people would just buy the gems to get it? I think i might, and they would be making a lot of money.