On average, it takes about 13K GBG encounters on the Waterfall map to fully level the Elephant. So, how long it takes to get one depends on GBG activity. There are players that can do it in a single season.The problem with the great elephant is how long it takes to get one to the max. It looks appealing when you start after it but by the time you have it fully upgraded so many other better things will have come out that it will be next to useless.
Agreed. But are those players doing 13k fights in a single season also with a city that can utilise the great elephant?So, how long it takes to get one depends on GBG activity. There are players that can do it in a single season.
Maybe, maybe not. Depends on the player, I think. I have 3 of them in my main city....all on the chopping block.Agreed. But are those players doing 13k fights in a single season also with a city that can utilise the great elephant?
While the first part of this is true, the part about golden upgrades is only applicable to those willing to spend money on the game. For those who play free (and without Diamond farms), otherwise fully upgraded buildings are definitely worth looking at. Players posting here need to remember that the average player doesn't pay for the bonus event line or use lots of Diamonds to get the golden upgrades when it's far down the regular path.I think that any building in your city that wasn't new in an event within the past year is probably worth replacing with something that is. Power creep's been dialed up to 11 ever since Inno came up with these golden upgrades and any building without one isn't really worth looking at unless it's a league prize or is being generated by one of those golden buildings.
any building without one isn't really worth looking at
Yes, some are certainly outdated. But I'd save them, just in case they make a golden upgrade for them. Who knows? We may be seeing a golden Ferris Wheel, or golden Golden Orrery in the future.I think that any building in your city that wasn't new in an event within the past year is probably worth replacing with something that is
That would be very interesting and looking forward to haveYes, some are certainly outdated. But I'd save them, just in case they make a golden upgrade for them. Who knows? We may be seeing a golden Ferris Wheel, or golden Golden Orrery in the future.
Golden upgrades are accessible without paying though, aren't they? They aren't readily distributed, no, but that's where paying helps. Players can still get one just from playing the event and not spending extra, diamonds or otherwise. And with how many events there are, even these free players can fill their cities with powerful buildings fairly quickly. Especially when their free buildings are still generating other buildings of their own. The Trading Post generates its own golden kit alongside the 1x1 Hideouts while that upgraded Buccaneers Bay produces the Hideouts more quickly; the Summerhold Manor/Sunhaven Palace are much the same with the Jester's Stage/Grilling Grove, minus the Summerhold not producing the golden upgrade. These things aren't inaccessible to players who aren't giving Inno money and/or spending diamonds (I make this distinction because diamond use has not been intrinsically linked to giving Inno money for several years now), but spending does allow more of them to be acquired and more quickly. I don't think my recommendation is out of line even for free players.While the first part of this is true, the part about golden upgrades is only applicable to those willing to spend money on the game. For those who play free (and without Diamond farms), otherwise fully upgraded buildings are definitely worth looking at. Players posting here need to remember that the average player doesn't pay for the bonus event line or use lots of Diamonds to get the golden upgrades when it's far down the regular path.