Talk:Diamond Dragon/@comment-6656436-20130417204036

This is pretty interesting. I've had 159 attempts. I pitted the "best" way (level 15s on the island) versus the "worst" way (level 10s in the cave).

The "best" way is only slightly out producing the "worst" way percentage wise. I'm including Silvers, Platinums, and Diamonds as a production result. This is called "Rate of Production" or ROP.

So far, the "best" way has had 109 individual attempts with 5 Diamonds and 12 Silver/Plats. This gives the "best" way an ROP of 15.596%

The "worst" way has had 50 individual attempts with 2 Diamonds and 4 Silver/Plats. This gives the "best" way an ROP of 12%

Even more interesting is the percentage of Diamonds. For the "best" way, the percentage of Diamond results from the totality of rare dragons is 29.411% while the "worst" way boasts an impressive 33.333%.

This slightly supports the theory that it may be more efficient to try and breed a Diamond in the cave with lower levels because it lowers the chance of Platinums and Silvers.

As always... these are my results... only backed by my own independant research. Check my blog for more details.