darkSpyro

Isn't this game a "collecting" game? If you could collect once a day and be done with it, would it be much of a game? If they couldn't encourage you to come out of pocket for real money by otherwise forcing you to choose between convenience items and other in-game items would there be a game at all?

I DO hate that they've reduced the gem drops from island visits because this will mean I won't even have enough gems without paying cash to get the new monthly alter ego houses, let alone ever save up for convenience items like cape girl, etc.

But I guess they gotta make their money somehow...

I do like to take long sessions to play every few days. The problem is when I just want to check in a 4 minute or so waiting room or just before I'm going to settle into sleep, have nothing else to do, and am restless. Gotta clear the totems, get rid of those infestations, tap Quigley, get my crops, steal from my houses and any non-cleared things, finish adventures, and then I can re-activate my things which takes about two minutes in itself! Again. I liked setting to the really long times because I just enjoyed checking once in a while best(usually once quickly when I wake up, once more during spare time in the day, and an hour or so session in the evening for final collection, decorating, gifting and reactivating). When it's that much time each day, and I'm not feeling rewarded or having fun enough(which is another rant), it adds up to frustration and I decide to quit to give myself more free time.

The collect-a-thon feeling about it is with Companions, houses, alter egos etc. I bought Flynn (got the gems for him with some relatively good sales) and Ermit just because they were leaving. There was no way I could save up for them and houses at the same time, and have no desire to pay for them because I've already paid for my 119-figure collection which I've registered to my game. I think the fact that they're removing things also added to my leaving- at least with past alter egos, you could win them in the well, but they haven't made it clear wether Flynn will be back(and that's different from alter egos in that now that we know alter egos do come back, it'd be nice to know if Flynn is going to as well...).
I already had to do this collecting alter egos and the houses, come on. Collecting these things feels like a whole extra collection from my toy collection, which was already frustrating to get, not something I could do alongside that and I'd have fun doing. They're both the same in that if I don't get something right away, I'm worried that the stock will be completely gone when I'd prefer to(Skylander restocking is very poor here), but the difference is that the console games are so good they make up for it, but it makes up most of my experience with Lost Islands so it's frustrating there.

You can add me and my friend also. Linda Costner and Tina Barber thx.

Jacksontreerex finally has privacy settings adjusted so he can be found. Both he and Boomshackalacka have lots of room for more friends.

Quote: midas73

Isn't this game a "collecting" game? If you could collect once a day and be done with it, would it be much of a game? If they couldn't encourage you to come out of pocket for real money by otherwise forcing you to choose between convenience items and other in-game items would there be a game at all?

I DO hate that they've reduced the gem drops from island visits because this will mean I won't even have enough gems without paying cash to get the new monthly alter ego houses, let alone ever save up for convenience items like cape girl, etc.

But I guess they gotta make their money somehow...

While I'm certainly not overflowing with gems, I've never needed to buy any. I accept that buying the really expensive companions is a looong way off. As long as they keep releasing new affordable companions, I'm happy. If not, then the gems will accumulate for those expensive ones.

I'm only allowed to purchase about eight more shrines, so that's another thing I soon WON'T be needing to save gems for. Having bought Capybara King, Hyde, Cape Girl and Ruggles means there is a steady trickle of gems. The houses I haven't been able to afford are eventually balanced by the ones I manage to pick up in the well with wishstones. Every month I've got more wishstones than the previous month, so I can see I'm gaining ground.

I'm grateful for the items I can't yet afford and still have to look forward to - that's what will KEEP me playing.

Hi All, looking for more friends activate name is : warfiend. I gift every day
Thanks
Warfiend

I am always looking for more friends add me: Anarrah

Quote: Woz

Quote: midas73

Isn't this game a "collecting" game? If you could collect once a day and be done with it, would it be much of a game? If they couldn't encourage you to come out of pocket for real money by otherwise forcing you to choose between convenience items and other in-game items would there be a game at all?

I DO hate that they've reduced the gem drops from island visits because this will mean I won't even have enough gems without paying cash to get the new monthly alter ego houses, let alone ever save up for convenience items like cape girl, etc.

But I guess they gotta make their money somehow...

While I'm certainly not overflowing with gems, I've never needed to buy any. I accept that buying the really expensive companions is a looong way off. As long as they keep releasing new affordable companions, I'm happy. If not, then the gems will accumulate for those expensive ones.

I'm only allowed to purchase about eight more shrines, so that's another thing I soon WON'T be needing to save gems for. Having bought Capybara King, Hyde, Cape Girl and Ruggles means there is a steady trickle of gems. The houses I haven't been able to afford are eventually balanced by the ones I manage to pick up in the well with wishstones. Every month I've got more wishstones than the previous month, so I can see I'm gaining ground.

I'm grateful for the items I can't yet afford and still have to look forward to - that's what will KEEP me playing.

Yeah. This had been true for me in the past. I was generating about 400 gems a month. That's going to go down significantly thanks to the lower gem drops from island visits. I may need to buy cape girl and capybara king to try to make up some of the difference, but there goes 300 gems...

molz is my username

You can add me to the list. My activate username is casinoman.

Add me please daily player and gifter thanks jackthiem

Add me Terreneflame

I'm looking for 100 friends. My activision name is Travis. Thank you.

Add me for Kudos: NECroli lvl 38 - gifting daily!

I'm looking to add a pile of friends, need 85 more I play daily

username: Dasme

I play daily as well, and check my son's daily.

Please add me: dkbunches
and my son: zakluigi

My sons account is: scampuel add him

Add me slamsurfer only have 22 friends need more

Add me for Kudo exchange!

Activate ID: melmelange

Please add me : Bliz Bear

So um...I haven't played Lost Islands in like over a month because my iPhone was stolen and I just got it replaced last night.

What exactly are Kudos used for? I can't figure it out. I really hope they're actually quite useful.

Kudos can be used to buy Skylanders (only Admiral Thumpback atm), houses and decorations. They will show you an amount in kudos instead of the usual gems, gold or wishing stones.

Feel free to add me h0td0g I gift and play daily. They're zeroes not o's.

I can't visit anyone except Aura today...

Me neither, and after 15 errors, my game went into crash every save mode. What do we do for that again?

I want to join in on the Kudo fun. My id is: shank3002.

Add me at will, I play everyday.

You can add me to the list, too. BTW, I prioritize friends who note that they're from DarkSpyro.

Quote: sungren150

I cannot understand why I have 99 friends in my Activate account and the game shows only 96.
The problem is that these are 3 new friends, so I am missing 150 kudos.

I've had this problem as well. Last week, I ditched a few friends who hadn't logged on in several days, and replaced them with newbies. It didn't bother me that the list didn't fill immediately, but two days later, I was still short. I ended up having to manually match who I had on the back end with those who we're showing up on the front end. I removed the friends who didn't show up and replaced them, and then my list was full again.

I don't have any idea why this is happening, but for now, I'm only replacing friends one at a time and making sure they show up on the front end within 10 minutes...because it seems that if they don't, they never will. And matching up your friend lists is a huge pain.

Friend not showing up on the in-game list who are on the Activate list is a known bug.

See topic Friends list

I am looking for new friends. Play daily. Just add Almeria

I still have issues with game so hadn't been logging in. Yesterday started attempting to gift again so hopefully even though I can't get any you are getting mine.

I just attempted to gift all my friends, I crashed and showed I could still gift everyone, so I guess they don't go through. Sorry

Add me my user name is notchima

Quote: Alara2002

I just attempted to gift all my friends, I crashed and showed I could still gift everyone, so I guess they don't go through. Sorry

Sorry, Alara2002
I've taken friends list because I have seen that you were almost always connected and you didn't have sent me gifts never to me, and I always have been sending gifts to you.
I didn't know that this occurred because you had problems, I thought you would have added to my, to get 50 kudos of new friend. Also could not visit your kingdom.
I'm really sorry, I can not send more requests, but when I have a space in my list of friends, I'll send a friend request again.
I hope you understand me.... sorry again

Unfortunately, it killed my game. I got about 20 errors in a row the other day when the list wasn't working, and then my game went into that save kill mode. Now I'm just out of the game entirely. Can't save. I posted on activision's site like the player in the other thread, but gotten zero help so far.

So, since it ruined my game, I'm not a big fan.

Thoughts? Advice?

Bjornolf really sorry, because I have you in my friends and I received gifts from you.

The same thing happened to me yesterday. I could only retrieve game, installing an ipad backup. Luckily had just half an hour ago and only lost 2 gems.
Now I no longer dare to visit the realms of my friends .... is a shame, because I like to see how others have their kingdoms, as they thrive in the game ...

I hope it solves your problem soon.

Wait wait wait

So you can get Admiral THUMPBACK with Kudos.

I got Thumpback's house a while back from the wishing well but I can't use it 'cause I don't have Thumpback.

Would I be able to put Admiral Thumpback in the house?

Yes. Admiral Thumpback's can use the house. Thumpling can too.

Yes the Admiral works in Thumpback's house.

I'm daily online!
I will send gifts everytime.
Feel free to invite me.


add me: marvinkuegler95
and: mausilein
and: marmor1961

Quote: shank3002

I want to join in on the Kudo fun. My id is: shank3002.

Add me at will, I play everyday.

Shank3002,

I can look at my friends list in Activate, but I cant see you in my friends list in the game, and therefore I can not send gifts to you. This has happened to all of us several times (friends listed in Activate don't appear in the game list), so I'll ask you for friendship and hope I can send gifts to you.

thanks

Added quite a bit of people from here.

Just started playing. I'm having a lot of fun, and am pretty sure I will be able to gift you all everyday.

Add me: CommanderGame

GilGrunt,

I saw you were on my friend's list in Activate, but not in the game list, then I can not give gifts.

I have requested friendship again, but if you prefer you can also require me your friendship, to see if it works better.

I have several friends in the list of activate, but I can not see them in the list of the game, as I think we all do.

Thanks

Hi everyone!
New player here, would love some new friends! I've added a few of you, but I need 70 more friends!
I gift daily

Activate name is: Stephie

Looking forward to friending you

Just a note to let the people on my kudos list. I have been sending gifts daily, not sure if everyone is receiving them. It seems to be the same friends (30 people)everyday who do not send gifts. I think it is a in game error. I will slowly be removing and inviting again the people on my list who are sending to me as we'll but I am not getting them due to in game errors. Woz you are now on my activate list but not on my in game list yet. I will give it a few days to see if it corrects itself. Hope this helps with the problem.

Wkgrandma, I'm getting your gifts--hopefully you're getting mine (kbenson13). I personally average about 80% gift rate from my friends, so you you're in the 70% range you're probably not far off. I miss the statistics because it made it easier to figure out who was not sending gifts, but there are probably 60 or so of my friends that gift every day, another 30 who gift many days but not all and 10 or so that gift infrequently. The trick is figuring out who is in that last bucket...

Yes I get your gifts daily. The people I have on my list I have not received from since accepting their friends request. That is why I think they were not loaded properly.

Wkgrandma , I too am getting your gifts and hope you 're also getting mine.

Happens to me as well as to you , I have seen some friends who never send gifts , I might not appear in their game list. I receive gifts from most of my friends, I hope they receive mine, at least I send them every day.

Since 2 days ago, I get the following: I dropped some friends that took months offline. I kept them on my list of friends because before the kudos , I could visit their kingdoms , but now, I'm afraid to visit kingdoms because I had two big scares in which almost lost the game.

I made friend requests and to check if they had been admitted to me. I see them in my friend Activate list, but they aren't listed in my game , so I can't send gifts to them . I even tried to give them low and request friendship again, but doesn't work. I don't think that sending gifts, because I send every day too .

In the contrary, if the friends asked me and I agree, then I can see them in the game list . I say if this can help you with friends you do not see on your list , you can tell them you ask friends , to see if it works.

Thank you for letting me know you are getting my gifts. I have not been visiting friends islands after hearing what has happened to others. I will try your suggestion on friends request.

Just saying hi! Daily gifter add me please...

<name corrected now>

Jbsharbrough - absent for the past month, and back looking for 20 new friends. Please add me if you dropped me. Or if you didn't. Thanks!