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It's something being worked on. Last I heard, there is a system where a user can say whether or not they need help. At least I thought so. Can't check the Upcoming Features thread from the DC forums. The other feature I remember in that thread is being able to see the owner's scrolls so you can see that the egg will be well taken care of. Some people just wait until 4 days left to gather views. I mean that gives you 12 hours to hatch it.... that's easy.

3nodding Those are indeed supposed to be on their way, just don't know when. I don't think they're really high on the priority list. Another one like it is something that denotes what sex a dragon is from the scroll, rather than having to view the dragon to see if it's a boy or girl.

Personally, I like it that you get more time, since it makes it so I don't have to worry about it more in a shorter period of time. I like the cushion they give, in case for one reason or another I can't take care of them.

In a related topic, I find it highly annoying when people seek 'emergency' eggs and hatchlings, because they can age them quickly. I had a guy wanting to trade me an autumn for a dino egg I had, but his condition was that I first hatch it to a hatchling. So I did, then contacted him, and he didn't contact me back until the hatchling had dropped down in time. Personally, I think it's kind of like cheating, since it means less work for the final owner and they can get dragons faster.

Not saying you do that. xp You aren't trading for emergency's.

Yeah, the autumns have gotten really easy to get. I have two grown ones, and two bred ones (from those that grew in my care), plus have snatched up maybe half a dozen to pass on to friends with slower connections and less time to camp on the site. The only problem with the autumn dragons is that after the seasonals leave again, they'll be useless as far as breeding goes, so I don't even consider them in the 'running' for long term breeding.

It would be nice.

There is a system forthcoming that will allow you contact--or at least see--the owner of your eggs, if they choose to allow it. However, there are reasons not to mess with it:

1) They might not want your help
1a) maybe they're in the middle of neglected experiments
1b) maybe they resent the idea that you think they can't do it themselves
1c) maybe they want to keep it an egg or hatchling a little while longer, so they can trade it or gift it to someone else

2) Just because you want it to live doesn't mean you can raise it for them
2a) you can make it hatch, but that doesn't mean the new owner will give it the attention needed for it to grow up
2b) you can make it grow up, but that doesn't mean it'll ever have a name
2c) you can do anything you want, but the new owner can still kill it or name it something absolutely horrible... or release it to the wilderness, once that feature is up

I know it can be hard to see your babies die in someone else's hands, but the facts remain. If people want help, it's easy to find. If they don't care, then they just don't care.