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what to do with so many elves?

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  • hondab16tune
    223 posts Member
    edited December 2014
    I never have ENOUGH elves. I always have to wait to shoot mine. Granted I used donuts and got my cannon up to level 20 already but it shoots 13 elves and cools down at 2 1/2 hours, but I am only getting around 30 elves every 4 hours or so.
  • Mirality
    251 posts
    edited December 2014
    I never have ENOUGH elves. I always have to wait to shoot mine. Granted I used donuts and got my cannon up to level 20 already but it shoots 13 elves and cools down at 2 1/2 hours, but I am only getting around 30 elves every 4 hours or so.
    Doesn't a level 20 cannon require something like 12,000 donuts? Even with Gil sale boatloads that's at least $400.
  • smohqy
    2112 posts Member
    edited December 2014
    what to do with so many elves?

    I find it simple, yet delicious to saut? them in a butter/garlic/wine reduction, with just a tad of fresh cracked black pepper over them. Some lemon zest and a nice sprig of fresh rosemary in the mix adds a a great bit of brightness to the dish as well.

    Serve over your favorite pasta with extra virgin olive oil, or just on their own, as a festive finger-food appitizer.

    Don't forget to save their hats to use to make a rich and decadent broth!

    Bon elfitit!
  • liam161958
    42 posts
    edited December 2014
    Im not getting enough to shoot mine every three hours 15. Only get 6 an hour. Frustrating really.
  • hondab16tune
    223 posts Member
    edited December 2014
    Mirality wrote:
    I never have ENOUGH elves. I always have to wait to shoot mine. Granted I used donuts and got my cannon up to level 20 already but it shoots 13 elves and cools down at 2 1/2 hours, but I am only getting around 30 elves every 4 hours or so.
    Doesn't a level 20 cannon require something like 12,000 donuts? Even with Gil sale boatloads that's at least $400.

    It was a LOT. My family normally gets me around $200-$300 worth of iTunes cards per year. I use them on this game. I have around 20,000 unused donuts. Not trying to brag, but my family is pretty well off and this is the only mobile game I play. I am a HUGE gamer and have been since around 1983. Yes, I was playing Atari years before most people here were born. LOL
  • 4junk3000
    6778 posts Member
    edited December 2014
    Mirality wrote:
    I never have ENOUGH elves. I always have to wait to shoot mine. Granted I used donuts and got my cannon up to level 20 already but it shoots 13 elves and cools down at 2 1/2 hours, but I am only getting around 30 elves every 4 hours or so.
    Doesn't a level 20 cannon require something like 12,000 donuts? Even with Gil sale boatloads that's at least $400.

    It was a LOT. My family normally gets me around $200-$300 worth of iTunes cards per year. I use them on this game. I have around 20,000 unused donuts. Not trying to brag, but my family is pretty well off and this is the only mobile game I play. I am a HUGE gamer and have been since around 1983. Yes, I was playing Atari years before most people here were born. LOL

    Please adopt me.
    All my designs look unfinished because i can't place as many plants, streetlights, and fences as i would like. PLEASE REMOVE THE LIMIT, EA!
  • Raven_Darkstorm
    418 posts Member
    edited December 2014
    6 x 24 = 1,458. Cannon shot ever 3 hours minus sleep = 5 or 6 times per day. 6 x 30 = 180. So we should have in excess over 1,000 per day. Assuming no waste from downtime and no delay in firing. I don't have this many in excess so I'm not sure how many we are really getting per hour. I'm basing this math off posts that say we get 6 per hour. I do know for sure that I am getting more elves than I can possibly fire with a 3 hour wait time between 3 sets of shots.

    I knew something was off when posting, too tired plus who knows what happened with the calculator = bad math. This should be 6 x 24 = 144. If 6 per hour is correct I'm not sure how I'm getting excess with shooting every time it is ready.
  • leeana69
    170 posts
    edited December 2014
    6 x 24 = 1,458. Cannon shot ever 3 hours minus sleep = 5 or 6 times per day. 6 x 30 = 180. So we should have in excess over 1,000 per day. Assuming no waste from downtime and no delay in firing. I don't have this many in excess so I'm not sure how many we are really getting per hour. I'm basing this math off posts that say we get 6 per hour. I do know for sure that I am getting more elves than I can possibly fire with a 3 hour wait time between 3 sets of shots.

    I knew something was off when posting, too tired plus who knows what happened with the calculator = bad math. This should be 6 x 24 = 144. If 6 per hour is correct I'm not sure how I'm getting excess with shooting every time it is ready.

    Don't forget you also have 3 shots between cooldowns, so your other calc is wrong too. 6 X 3 X 30 = 540, not 180. So, we only get 144 elf per day, with a possibility of shooting 540. So yeah, I think you have something weird working in your favour. Either that, or those of us getting only 6 have a bad glitch.
  • leeana69
    170 posts
    edited December 2014
    Mirality wrote:
    I never have ENOUGH elves. I always have to wait to shoot mine. Granted I used donuts and got my cannon up to level 20 already but it shoots 13 elves and cools down at 2 1/2 hours, but I am only getting around 30 elves every 4 hours or so.
    Doesn't a level 20 cannon require something like 12,000 donuts? Even with Gil sale boatloads that's at least $400.

    It was a LOT. My family normally gets me around $200-$300 worth of iTunes cards per year. I use them on this game. I have around 20,000 unused donuts. Not trying to brag, but my family is pretty well off and this is the only mobile game I play. I am a HUGE gamer and have been since around 1983. Yes, I was playing Atari years before most people here were born. LOL

    *shakes head thinking about how all that money could have been better spent other than slightly changing how a few pixels look in a silly game app.
  • 22steelpaw
    238 posts Member
    edited December 2014
    leeana69 wrote:
    *shakes head thinking about how all that money could have been better spent other than slightly changing how a few pixels look in a silly game app.
    Don't criticise the premium players for spending. Their money supports the rest of us freemium and quasi-freemium (Gil special and the odd Golden Scratch-R) players.
  • Or1onBelt
    18 posts
    edited December 2014
    Oops.

    Sorry - posted this under the wrong topic.


  • leeana69
    170 posts
    edited December 2014
    22steelpaw wrote:
    leeana69 wrote:
    *shakes head thinking about how all that money could have been better spent other than slightly changing how a few pixels look in a silly game app.
    Don't criticise the premium players for spending. Their money supports the rest of us freemium and quasi-freemium (Gil special and the odd Golden Scratch-R) players.

    It's not about premium players. This person spent 300-400 dollars changing the appearance of ONE item. Not 'getting' the item, just changing how it looks. That goes beyond all sense.
  • hondab16tune
    223 posts Member
    edited December 2014
    leeana69 wrote:
    22steelpaw wrote:
    leeana69 wrote:
    *shakes head thinking about how all that money could have been better spent other than slightly changing how a few pixels look in a silly game app.
    Don't criticise the premium players for spending. Their money supports the rest of us freemium and quasi-freemium (Gil special and the odd Golden Scratch-R) players.

    It's not about premium players. This person spent 300-400 dollars changing the appearance of ONE item. Not 'getting' the item, just changing how it looks. That goes beyond all sense.

    No different than people that spend $500-$800 a month on an apartment that they will never own.

    I am married, have 3 kids (18, 16, and 7), have a 4,200 sq.ft. house that is paid for (in cash), a few vehicles, a vacation home in Pigeon Forge, and I am retired. My wife works as an RN and is headed back to school for fulfill her dream of being a nurse practitioner. By the way I am 36 years old, and the wife is 32 years old. We have over 7 digits in our savings account which nets us over $2,000 a month in interest and all we have monthly is around $1,700 in bills. The wife makes right at $1,500 every 2 weeks as a nurse. Both my daughters work and have their college funds ready ($80,000 each out away) and my son does as well.

    Now taken that into account neither one of, my wife or I, drink, smoke, party, etc. I either stay at home, play golf/basketball when I can and generally stick to myself. I collect Star Wars, and help build/restore cars. She works 3 days a week and when she's off, we run errands for my parents or stay at home.

    Our situation is certainly unique, and I understand that.

    What does go beyond all sense is someone judging how others spend their money without knowing the circumstances.
  • bort0matic
    121 posts Member
    edited December 2014
    I'm just a wizard who gets gift cards for Christmas.
  • ndeeka
    440 posts
    edited December 2014
    I'm at level 7 as well. At first my elfcount was rising, but now it's dropping with every cannonblast.

    I don't think there's something as to many elves... they're just a means to collect bells which actually bring in the prizes.
  • 22steelpaw
    238 posts Member
    edited December 2014
    No different than people that spend $500-$800 a month on an apartment that they will never own.

    I am married, have 3 kids (18, 16, and 7), have a 4,200 sq.ft. house that is paid for (in cash), a few vehicles, a vacation home in Pigeon Forge, and I am retired. My wife works as an RN and is headed back to school for fulfill her dream of being a nurse practitioner. By the way I am 36 years old, and the wife is 32 years old. We have over 7 digits in our savings account which nets us over $2,000 a month in interest and all we have monthly is around $1,700 in bills. The wife makes right at $1,500 every 2 weeks as a nurse. Both my daughters work and have their college funds ready ($80,000 each out away) and my son does as well.

    Now taken that into account neither one of, my wife or I, drink, smoke, party, etc. I either stay at home, play golf/basketball when I can and generally stick to myself. I collect Star Wars, and help build/restore cars. She works 3 days a week and when she's off, we run errands for my parents or stay at home.

    Our situation is certainly unique, and I understand that.
    Well, hooray for you.
    How does this relate to elves, exactly?
  • bort0matic
    121 posts Member
    edited December 2014
    Not getting nearly enough elves. Level 8 cannon will be cool in 2 minutes and I have 59 elves. Town is clear.
  • Oatmeal832
    571 posts Member
    edited December 2014

    It is my understanding we are supposed to get 1 every 5 minutes so that would be 30 per hour.

    1 elf every 5 minutes would equal 12 an hour, not 30...
  • Raven_Darkstorm
    418 posts Member
    edited December 2014
    leeana69 wrote:
    Don't forget you also have 3 shots between cooldowns, so your other calc is wrong too. 6 X 3 X 30 = 540, not 180. So, we only get 144 elf per day, with a possibility of shooting 540. So yeah, I think you have something weird working in your favour. Either that, or those of us getting only 6 have a bad glitch.

    Actually the 2nd part was correct because you get to shoot 10 per shot prior to upgrades. so 6 x 3 x 10 = 6 x 30 = 180 was correct. However I have ran some more math and figured out how I have extras. I have lost some time throughout the event so far which puts me at 4 time per day average so far instead of 6. I suspect this will catch up to me soon and I'll be in the same boat. To toss in some more math here 144 is ideal for 12 per shot, 3 shot sets, and 4 sets per day.
  • phoebexlois
    975 posts Member
    edited December 2014
    My elves are slowly decreasing. I used to always have 200ish before firing some.
    Now I'm cannon level 9, which means every 3 hours I shoot 33 elves out. I'm slowly dropping in the amount of elves I have, I now have about 115-20. I hope I can collect more and not get below 100 at any point.
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