buff expedition drone

[mint relic]

This used to be 120 dna for 20 darts and 8 hours.

[steep briar]

Thank you! I thought I misremembered it! What a waste, what a worthless feature if this is how it stays. Got 24 epic DNA back from my first drone but I know it told me over 100, I want my coins back

[brisk temple]

The measly amount of dna isn't even worth the coins, let alone the time. Don't think I'll send the drone out even once unless they significantly change it.

Or can there please be an option for the drone bring back coins instead?? That's the actual resource holding back everything.

[thorny widget]

Yeah, I saw the amounts and was like... nah, I'll keep my coins, kthxbai.

Now if proximity spawns or hybrid pursuit was included, I may become interested.

[quasi path]

This expedition drone is useless. For 20 darts in 8h I get 24 DNA anu and 48DNA Sino. That's a waste of darts and coins.

[glacial belfry]

In 8hrs for 300 coins and like 30-40 darts. The next expedition would give me max. 60 DNA in 1D. I think with 30-40 darts I can get 400 DNA in one day.

It's a nice feature, but it is really weak

[uneven thunder]

I'm not going to use it, but I'm fine with it. This game should be about going out and hunt yourself. Not to sit on your ... and wait until your drone returns.
I'm happy they don't give you more dna.
It's a bit of extra for those that are interested, but it shouldn't replace hunting.

[mint relic]

It wasn't going to replace hunting with the original values. It was still a random ammount, but a chance at 120 epic dna after I got off work would've been a good supplement to the darting I could do, or the sanc grind.

Im mostly angry that they changed it mid use. After people had seen the values and were ok with those. It was a bait and switch.

Then to make it 24 hours long is just insulting. 8h for epic and 18h for omega were great time frames. Not sure how long the others were for. Run this at work or when I go to bed and I could get a bit of dna in thos off times.

[steep briar]

Exactly! I thought the original was almost too much but I still did it. This is a joke

[fossil ravine]

They must have nerfed it over night cause when it first released it cost me 2000 coin for an omega and I got 80….now max is 40? This is trash

[mint relic]

Nerfed it within the 1st hour actually.

[fossil ravine]

Hilarious. This is the most cheap company I’ve ever seen. Always gotta screw the player

[steep briar]

I was excited and thought it was a cool addition originally, a way to get DNA from zones I can’t easily go to in farm country. Guess I’ll just go back to waiting a month or 2 between seeing some dinos

[fossil ravine]

Ludia are the kings of good concepts, awful execution

[pale sandal]

It's absolute trash now..... the nerf has made it pointless to use.

Yes it's passive..... but seriously, 24 hours for such a tiny amount of DNA. What a joke.

[uneven thunder]

Some players expected to grind a lot of dna with this... you obviously didn't.

Even before it was nerfed it wasn't worth it (was saying that already based on the patch notes).
Not going to waste coins on a small amount of dna that can be gathered easily on the map.

[glacial belfry]

For most people still don't work the gps map, I have to restart the game at least two times to see my map and the spawns and supply drops are still messed up as I see

[uneven thunder]

Same... but what does that have to do with this?

[glacial belfry]

Obviously they can't fix the map because fsr they can't do that, so this new drone mode could help people who can't really explore because of their mistake

Of course it's not PokémonGO, this game is about to walk around too, but Jamcity doesn't really help us

[uneven thunder]

they've been giving a lot of dna almost for free lately... even Apex. And still people are complaining that it's not enough.
Instead of introducing this feature they could have been thinking about how people can grind more coins.

[glacial belfry]

Apex and unique creatures has enhancements now, some uniques are need for apex creatures, of course people need it.

What if they introduce a new rarity that is above apex and raise the max level to lvl 40?

[uneven thunder]

no problem

Just grind

[glacial belfry]

Most unique and apex has event creature as component, like Conca family, Compsovenator, Geminideus, Gryganyth, Rajadorixis, Plateorex and more

We only see them in events or if it's possible in sanctuaries which is more helpful than this mode but still slow

The game is p2w and this is why people are upset

[uneven thunder]

So, than how can low lvl players in low arena's have apex creatures etc? I've started an account for my son at the end of last year. Did have his 1st apex in less than 3 months and was in library in less than a half year for free

[uneven thunder]

Santuaries can help you very fast if you have good sanctuaries..
Besides that we've seen a lot of this dna in the pass, isla events and championships..

But this has nothing to do with this whole drone thing..
I understand people are upset that they nerfed it...
But it wasnt worth it anyway

[glacial belfry]

You can buy apex DNA or when you reach lvl 18 and have good friends who helps you get you apex till you have small creatures.

But I still think this drone mode could be better, if it uses 40 darts in one day, then get me az least the half of what I could shoot not just 40 epic DNA or something

Or if we want to stick to the small amount of dna, then use less darts, like 10-15

[uneven thunder]

agree with the amount of darts.... (apex dna was a lot in the isla events btw for free..)

[glacial belfry]

I get it, but you still need creatures that Isla event want you to use and you can't always that you want or have, but I'm glad Isla is easier than the first ones

[uneven thunder]

for low lvl players it's very easy. Did them for my son with only a few creatures. The creatures you are facing at low lvl are a lot weaker than you face when you are high lvl.have stronger creatures.

[glacial belfry]

Yeah

[spiral marten]

I was supposed to get max 120 dna after a couple hours... and this is what i got with the "balance update"

The only good thing about the "balance" is it costs less coin now 😂 but 2k is still a who cares price

[uneven thunder]

but about my opinion... I don't agree that it needs a buff...
Revert it back to what it was (and maybe less darts, but even that isnt that big of an issue. Because spin a few poles and you have them back).
The amount of coins for it makes that it's not woth it imo.

IMO. They can keep it the same as it is (or was), but lower the amount of coins a bit.

[spiral marten]

I think the buff is meant as getting it back as it was

[uneven thunder]

uhm.. nope. read his 1st post: lvl 20 should get like 4K-10k that's not how it was

[spiral marten]

Oh yh

My bad

I agree with u

[uneven thunder]

That's what I meant with my whole statement...

[spiral marten]

Yh

Tbh let em put it back to 2k to send idc xd i want more dna

[round sierra]

100 percent I want this buff

[spiral marten]

And 2k is still fine

[round sierra]

We need more dna

[spiral marten]

I saying they can fully lut it back as it was even the price

[round sierra]

Yea bro fr I need more epic dna than just 60 😭

[spiral marten]

Just 60? Look at this

[round sierra]

Yea its ridicoulus

[spiral marten]

4 dna per dart too💀

Actually nvm

[round sierra]

Bro put everything to a 100 bare minimum for Epics

[spiral marten]

MAX 4 dna per dart

[round sierra]

And Omegas like 80-120 for 2K

[spiral marten]

Yh ik when it came out it said max 120

[round sierra]

For 12 hours

[spiral marten]

Yh

Not 1d💀

[round sierra]

yeah

[spiral marten]

Like sr... but both of these are them yapping nonsense

Both are stupid and unreasonable

[round sierra]

BREH

Both are horendous against the player base 😭

[spiral marten]

Fr

Like ok im glad that they even added this... still better than nothing but... u give it to us and it's quite good... and the very next day: "nah we think it's too OP so we will nerf it to be almost useless and make more money
😏👍"

[round sierra]

#fixthedrone

[spiral marten]

Fr

[glacial belfry]

That would be really too much, I thought about like at common 1000 DNA and at epic like 100 DNA

[spiral marten]

Also pls come support my thread about making the game a bit better for end game f2ps

[spiral marten]

But i do agree with the original post that it should kinda scale on player lvl

[glacial belfry]

Yeah but 5-10K DNA is too much indeed

[round sierra]

yea

[spiral marten]

Yep

[round sierra]

I just wanted a 100 epic dna to be 8-12 hours bro

Its tough as it is with the constant meta shifts this would help f2p atleast try to adapt

[spiral marten]

Read my thread

[fossil ravine]

Ludia is not here for the players. They are after the whales. Thats it

[spiral marten]

Yh

[round sierra]

Hopefully they listen to the playerbase

[narrow plaza]

Like the amount of potential this feature had only for them to do this crap smh smh

[round sierra]

Prayers up for this feature to be buffed

Atleast like lessen the time/ or more dna would be better

[fading fractal]

This seemed pretty decent when they first introduced it but now with the nearly immediate nerf it isn’t worth the cost for the small return/time

[dense olive]

This is the only feature for accessibility for people with joint or nerve problems. And it basically says disabled people can suffer.

[short atlas]

Insane that youy can only get UP TO 40 when omega require so much dna for moves amd levels. An epics aren't much better. I only get 40-60 for am entire day liek I could dart twice that amount without even trying

[unique lake]

Waaay too weak

[dense olive]

Game developers at ludia hates disabled people so much it’s comical

[dense olive]

Think about it. This is the FIRST accessibility feature the game had. It was bad on release and then immediately nerfed.

Isla events aren’t really accessibility because you still need good creatures to use in them and that requires a lot.

[mint relic]

I'd argue 2nd accessibility feature, but absolutely.

[silent star]

At this moment just remove the feature/never introduce it lol and at least the game size Will be smaller and a bit faster.

[crude shell]

I waited 24 hours for 10 sinraptor dna
its actually a joke

[mild bear]

This add-on is a total Waste of Ludia resources. They should withdraw it soon.

[idle cobalt]

I used it once. and then forgot it ever existed. bye bye drones. My coins are more important to be.

[mint relic]

Still here. Still mad. Expedition drone is still crap.

[spiral marten]

Fr

[mint relic]

here, mad, etc.

[mint relic]

https://tenor.com/view/plankton-spongebob-dontlettheflamedieout-flame-gif-19163324

[unique lake]

This isn’t even their first time 💀

[unique lake]

I think they’re on crack

If the goal is to make money, you do it by making better deals, (more coins or cash in low purchases, a TON of people would pay 20$ for 500k coins and 4600 hard cash along with dna vs like 5 paying $50.) that’s just in store shop, that’s not including better (and more) Dino’s that aren’t all apex (which would incentivize people to buy the passes more) not to mention cooler skins that are more accessible (pay hard cash or coins for it, which would result in them saving or maybe paying more to get the skins that they want) or even just better features (like if the drone was good, it would incentivize more people to buy vip for more dna) you can go on and on like stat boost reset tokens, dart deals, and other stuff as well.