Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25491026-20141110152917/@comment-24145588-20141110204420

ImagineKnit wrote: I know that it takes months worth of patience just to get one ethereal monster, however, I am starting to think that it would be easier to save up the 1,000 diamonds in 6 months time to buy one then to just keep trying to breed them...

I am also frustrated that I am not able to breed a Seasonal monster. I am still trying to breed a Punkleton (on my PC Player version) and was unable to on my tablet. I bought one, but am still frustrated that I am unable to breed one like everyone else.

Also, the game on my tablet, I am unable to breed a rare monster...

Is everyone else having the same problems or is it just me? You do seem to be having unusually bad luck. I also play on the PC (no experience with the game on tablet or other device). It did take me a few months to breed a Grumpyre, but all of the other Ethereals came along in a couple of days to a couple of weeks.

I didn't try for the Punkleton, but the other Seasonals have only taken a few tries, maybe up to six at the most. They seem to be comparable to the Shugafam in frequency. But the Punkleton is presumably gone along with the Halloween costumes and decorations now.

I don't know anything about the frequency of the rare monsters.

If I remember correctly, somebody did find an official BBB statement that higher level monsters give a better probability of breeding the uncommon monsters (Ethereals, Seasonals, Shugafam, and presumably Rares). Are you using level 15 breeders?

Also, it has long been speculated that breeders with a higher happiness will be more successful, but that remains speculation. But, it can't hurt, right?

And there are Wishing Torches, of course. I don't know much about their use or effectiveness, but they're intended to improve your chances of getting uncommon monsters. So a few of those might be worth investing in.

It's just random numbers...and unfortunately, losing streaks do happen, and can go on for quite a while.