Talk:Emerald Dragon/@comment-5049049-20120522195149

I took the sting, the monotony, the boredom and the frustration out of trying for this cute dragon by coming up with a strategy of what to do with all the 'rejects'.

My plan was this:

I got myself a few new earth habitats - i had one habitat to spare on the quota, one small earth i could upgrade and i sold my small water (moving two muds onto a new Earth to help it earn cash in the meantime)

Then as the rejects came along, as they were mostly earths they went into the earth habitats. Seconds got pedestalled and storms got leveled to 10 and sold (still need to level up my cold and lightning shrines luckily)

This kept me sane. I had only one crystal and lichen to begin with and through rejects got another one of each which let me breed in both cave and on epic Island at once.

I used only a couple of gems here and there to finish off breeding times (final total of about 7 at the end) which is normal for me with long times, but daily friends' gifts and the colloseum saw that through easily. - i refuse to buy the overpriced breeding cave and isle upgrades mainly because the return just isn't worth it (20% off the time for how many gems? (make it additionally 20% easier to get rares plus half the cost and i'll consider it) and i prefer the look of the basic ones (to be diplomatic)

This worked for me based on my circumstances. I am sure others will be able to figure out similar plans based on their own cicumstances to make it easier, especially those who are on their way up the levels like me.

I got my 31 hours today on the EBI !! :) at which i was stupidly excited. Given it's just a bunch of pixels. Cutely arranged pixels i'll grant you... - anyone know if you can fountain of youth these cute lil suckers?