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The reason Dragon Time wasn't in DotD is what Chris Wilson told us in one of the old Q & A thread from Sierra:

Dragon Time will not be one of Spyro's abilites in DotD. The Chronicler taught this ability to Spyro for the sole purpose of allowing him to survive the collapse of Mount Malefor. In his most desperate moment, Spyro realized why he had been taught this ability and why he had been summoned - to ride out the storm that was coming.

For proof:
http://forums.vgames.com/thread.jspa?messageID=692679

It wouldn't work though if they put it in game, with co-op and such.

yeah but dragon time was ok nothing special i'd rather have co- op then dragon time.

Yeah, plus it would Cynder down if Spyro has dragon time again in DotD.

If the collar on them binds them, Cynder would be able to move the same speed as spyro, plus she could tell spyro to use it when ever.

Yeah, I guess. If the Chronicler had given Spyro and Cynder the power of Dragon Time, but he didn't becuase it was used by Spyro only in TEN.

Actually, a Sierra representative told me that it wasnt in this game because the Chronicler gave him the power in the eternal night to help him such as he was fighting in the mountin.. The Chronicler sees he does not need it anymore. like the thread creator posted..

Yeah, Spyro used all of Dragon Time to save him and his two companions from being crushed in the Well of Souls.

What confuses me is,

If the dragon time is negativ, like dark spyro=It will active certains situtations.

I wish they did have Dragon time..

Dragon Time was fun while it lasted in TEN, in some parts of DotD time slows down as Spyro and Cynder go in slow motion to give the player enough time to press the acquired buttons in boss battles.

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Actually, a Sierra representative told me that it wasnt in this game because the Chronicler gave him the power in the eternal night to help him such as he was fighting in the mountin.. The Chronicler sees he does not need it anymore. like the thread creator posted..

Yes. The purpose of Dragon Time was to save him and his friends.

They just ran out of buttons. Maybe if they made a PC version (keyboard playable) dragon time could be in it 'cause a keyboard has more buttons hahaha

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The reason Dragon Time wasn't in DotD is what Chris Wilson told us in one of the old Q & A thread from Sierra:

Dragon Time will not be one of Spyro's abilites in DotD. The Chronicler taught this ability to Spyro for the sole purpose of allowing him to survive the collapse of Mount Malefor. In his most desperate moment, Spyro realized why he had been taught this ability and why he had been summoned - to ride out the storm that was coming.

For proof:
http://forums.vgames.com/thread.jspa?messageID=692679

In other words they were just being lazy

but dragon time co op = BAD one may want slow other would wanty fastnot good

Well, Iguess the reason why they did not put it in is becuz there are co op with Cynder.

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What confuses me is,

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In DotD, the time slows down in certain parts, allowing you to press a certain button.. also, at the part with the catipult a huge rock flies toward spyro and it slows down.. does he have some dragon time left? And dragon time is not the onlt thing from getting him crushed, he also made a crystal form around them...

I think those slowed down for the sake of dramatic effects.

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They just ran out of buttons. Maybe if they made a PC version (keyboard playable) dragon time could be in it 'cause a keyboard has more buttons hahaha

Isn't it that Sierra only does CONSOLE games, not PC games? And besides, it would be unfair to the other games created for other consoles, like the PS2.

Sierra used to do PC games. I've played a few quest games. Some Text adventure, regular adventure, and some hoyle games. They probably have the programming experience, but rather to play games, a computer is becoming obsolete. Game systems are more reliable. You don't have to worry about sound cards, video cards, or player controllers. Not to mention a fast enough CPU.

I think they didn't include it because of what the Chronicler said. "Use this gift sparingly, only when circumstances demand." It would annoy your Co-Player if you could do it whenever you wanted, and vise-versa. But did you really need it all the time anyway? I mean there where only a handful of times where it was required.

Hey how come you cant play as dark or dark in DOTD

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Hey how come you cant play as dark or dark in DOTD

But you get their Conxeitiy breath though.

Yup, he used it up saving himself and Cynder and Sparx.

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Dragon Time was fun while it lasted in TEN, in some parts of DotD time slows down as Spyro and Cynder go in slow motion to give the player enough time to press the acquired buttons in boss battles.

That's so the game gives you time to react. It seems so obvious, but not for all I guess..

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They just ran out of buttons. Maybe if they made a PC version (keyboard playable) dragon time could be in it 'cause a keyboard has more buttons hahaha

Isn't it that Sierra only does CONSOLE games, not PC games? And besides, it would be unfair to the other games created for other consoles, like the PS2.

Spyro is more of a console game than a PC game. Seirra/VUGames/Activision does not make the Spyro games, they hire another company and then manage the distribution of them (though Sierra did/does make games, but they also do the other part).

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I mean there where only a handful of times where it was required.

It was never required, it was possible to beat TEN without it.

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To Everyone: The reason in the first post is the story based reason that Dragon Time was removed.

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They just ran out of buttons. Maybe if they made a PC version (keyboard playable) dragon time could be in it 'cause a keyboard has more buttons hahaha

Isn't it that Sierra only does CONSOLE games, not PC games? And besides, it would be unfair to the other games created for other consoles, like the PS2.

Um aliens vs predator 2 was with serria and it was made on PC!!!!!!!!!!!!

how did he use it all cuz right after he passes though the belt of fire he turns dark for a min

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I mean there where only a handful of times where it was required.

It was never required, it was possible to beat TEN without it.

Normally I'd agree with you. But the only reason why I said it was required was running into the temple for the first time, Charging with dragon time to enter.

Other than that, You really don't need it. But I'm just clearing my statement up.

I think it was a few things together
* It would make co-op play hard on the team.
* Since Cynder doesn't have Dragon Time and Spyro literally can't leave her behind, when would he get the chance to use it?
* At the beginning of DotD, both Spyro and Cynder have lost almost all of their powers, and the Chronicler only restored their elements and Fury.

So it's a combination of story-mandated events and making the game work mechanically. Oh, and the reason you can't play with the Dark forms is that both of them need a significant amount of power to transform into Dark mode, and the only real source of dark power on that scale in the game is Malefor himself. The reason Spyro went dark for a moment was that purple dragons can use dark power, and his emotions were strong enough at that moment that he could tap the power by instinct.

I hate the camera angle in DotD

I hate the camera angle in DotD

*gasps* double post! LOL

me too, it could have been a little better.

maybe unused