darkSpyro

Do the number one fans affect payouts? I have all three

I have Skeletal Cynder, Swarm and Bouncer's houses already.

Thanks

Yes, the #1 fan kicks in when you get a gold payout - but not for energy, gems or XP.

Thanks Charred.

I had a thought as I was posting this, that any new players will wonder what we are talking about.

By the way I keep getting error message when I visit you.

Anybody think that the level of your skylander affects the payout? Since the payouts are random, it's hard to tell but I don't think that the level matters much, if at all. Especially as between, say level 12 and level 13. Anybody feel differently?

It doesnt surprise me you get errors visiting. I get errors just trying to save to cloud and load up the current game on my other device. Even when the game says it is saving to the cloud, half the time it is not. If I felt like taking and uploading a bunch of screen shots I could demonstrate this. I am convinced the saving to the cloud problems are linked to the visiting problems since I assume you visit the players cloud save.

I don't believe level matters in houses though I don't check closely and gold payouts have a very large range. You can put level 1 characters in a house and get what appear to be normal payouts. I use my houses to level up certain characters free - it is just not fast.

Right. I find no reason to pull giants out of their houses to level them up to 15. It will take a long time but they will get there eventually (all have hit level 13 at this point). I'm also using my boy/girl HQs to level up skylanders.

Treerex it is then with three characters I and a fan I can not go wrong.

I agree. I haven't payed very close attention, but I've only noticed level affecting gold payout of sanctuaries, not the houses. In any case, I don't load the houses with gold payout in mind, so I letting them level up slowly as well (my house skylanders just made it to 13 over the weekend).

I'm wondering if I should buy any houses. I actually have 500 gems saved up, but I'm not sure I really care for the giants or sidekicks houses. I know they're great because they don't use energy, but with Gigantus, I feel it's better to be using my giants to gain gold elsewhere. Sidekick and alter ego houses can only use that particular Skylander, so I don't really care for that (although I really only need one sidekick at a time to clear chompy pods). I'd much rather have more generic houses like the dragon lair (which is way too expensive) or the hq's (which don't pay out much). I guess Tree Rex's house is OK since you can use Barkley. I don't have him in the game, though. I do have him, but waiting to give it as a gift to my son, so I haven't opened it yet to get the webcode (and I don't want him to know we have it, yet, which he would if he saw it in the game).

The houses really are THAT good. They are game changing once you have many of them. The energy is free gold since you don't have to plant to earn it. Gems are gems.

I can literally run my shrines, all 8, with 3 characters each, 2x per day (thats 30,000 energy per shrine or 240,000 energy per day) plus I have 19 ballons/airships running constantly. I have zero energy problems. I only get energy from the houses, my 26 radiant fields (75% off one day) and whatever those sheep topiaries are giving me. And some days, depending on the element, I plant very little.

I spin for a new skylander every other day.

I don't regret my house purchases at all. But I do regret many of my shrines. Now I have 1k+ stones and nothing to use them on. I've stopped clearing elemental totems when I am in a rush. Then again, those shrines got me the halls of legends which I don't regret.

Edit: Fixed some epic bad math.

I completely agree with Charred!

Houses are the best. They cost nothing to use, and provide a steady supply of gems, gold, energy, and experience. You really can't go wrong by getting them. They also look great on your islands.

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I'm wondering if I should buy any houses. I actually have 500 gems saved up, but I'm not sure I really care for the giants or sidekicks houses. I know they're great because they don't use energy, but with Gigantus, I feel it's better to be using my giants to gain gold elsewhere. Sidekick and alter ego houses can only use that particular Skylander, so I don't really care for that (although I really only need one sidekick at a time to clear chompy pods). I'd much rather have more generic houses like the dragon lair (which is way too expensive) or the hq's (which don't pay out much). I guess Tree Rex's house is OK since you can use Barkley. I don't have him in the game, though. I do have him, but waiting to give it as a gift to my son, so I haven't opened it yet to get the webcode (and I don't want him to know we have it, yet, which he would if he saw it in the game).

Some of the houses are quite versatile since you can put three characters through them. Thumpback's House takes three, Tree Rex's house takes three, Ninjini's takes three. Since there's no need to match a particular sidekick element, you only need one sidekick free. Thumpling, Barkley and Mini Jini keep those houses happily ticking over leaving two giants free per house.

Anyone know if Tree Rex's No.1 fan gives a bonus to Barkley?

I also think as you: houses are a good investment, in fact, now I have taken the super-tuesday opportunity to buy 3 houses that I hadn't. there were from the beginning of the game (treerex-hothead and swarm). I've been slowly saving gems...... because I can`t visit friends' kingdoms and I couldn't find to "generous Hyde".
I have to say that there is one exception: the houses boy/girl HQs , do not appear profitable. These almost never give gems, and the money they give is very little for the Kingdom-level at most of us we are (lvl +38).

I love the house of dragons and dark one, but are too expensive for me. I will keep saving gems. I think they can put it on sale.... (in 600-800 gems).

I already have Ninjini's house that I won from the wishing well. I forgot about Thumpback having 3 options. Maybe I should pick up either Tree Rex or Thumpback's house. I didn't mind getting a house when they were offering shrines as a quest bonus. But by the time I was able to get enough gems for that was GM Chop Chop's, which was the last house to offer that. I like the look of Skeletal Cynder's house, but rather have the versatility of Tree Rex or Thumpback. I just keep thinking that I've actually saved up 500, and whether I should continue to save for when Cali goes on sale. But the most she'll probably ever go on sale for is 1,750. I don't think she's ever gone more than 50% off has she?

I tend to think Cali is the least worthwhile "super" companion. That's probably because I really dislike sending skylanders on adventures and I get plenty of gold from other means. (Actually, Cherry might be the worst if you count her in this category thanks to all the other means of acquiring stones.) You can buy 5 houses for 1750 and I'd bet you get close to the same amount of gold, not to mention gems and energy, from those 5 houses than you would from Cali doubling the take on adventures.

If only I'd gotten the free Thumpback house or a generous Hyde

I'm up in the air which to get...Thumpback or Tree Rex. If Barkley gets the #1 Fan bonus, then I'm thinking I should get Thumpback, so I can use Barkley elsewhere. I really don't think they're ever going to make up for the supposed free Thumpback house

Yes, Barkley gets the Tree Rex's #1 Fan bonus.

He is also able to go on the special Tree Rex 12 hour mission - that's a great way to level him up quickly, since it's available even when he is a fresh level 1 with no experience.

300 gems for $.99 on a day where all giant houses are available? Well, call me a sucker and sign me up...

I just got 6 gems from Birthday Bash's House. Before this, the only other house to give me more than 5 gems was Hot Head's. (I don't have either Dragon or Dark)