Talk:Game Updates/@comment-4791069-20130628023129/@comment-5786363-20130628024253

If the only source of gems was the Island, sure it seems high.

Even then your calculations are only if you're assuming you're getting your return based on 1 dragon.

Since your source of gem collection is the Island (12 a week without the upgrade using 1/week dragons), gifts from friends (35 a week); and the Colloseum (a potential 35 more a week) - you can generate 82 Gems in one 7 day period before you upgrade the island at all. The first upgrade is less than a week of full earning potential.

These things don't exist in a vacuum - you have to consider the whole system in place.

Gems may be tha rarest/slowest resource to earn, but you still earn at a decent rate.