Talk:Crystal Store/@comment-72.207.105.61-20120504213523/@comment-5078084-20120511200931

Thanks, TravelBitten.

I agree, the Crystal Tree and Store are better in terms of crystal/area. And as my simple example above demonstrated, the Tree is better than the Store.

But I did preface my opinion that if you didn't care about the room they occupy, the Bank gives you the best return.

But when you consider the time it takes for you to get your crystals back, the Bank wins again. Using the collection times in my example, it will take you this many days to get your crystals back:

174.5 days (2 * 349 crystals / 4 crystals per day) for 2 Crystal Stores

124.5 days (3 * 249 crystals / 6 crystals per day) for 3 Crystal Trees

99 days for 7 Crystal Banks

By the time the 3 Trees paid for themselves, the 7 Banks would have already made 175 more crystals (25 days * 7 crystals/day) plus they were 54 crystals cheaper. Since the Banks make 1 more crystal/day, the Trees could never be more profitable than the Banks.

To tell you the truth, I wasn't sure if I was ever going to benefit from my 99 crystal investment in the Bank. I didn't know if I'd still be playing TinyVillage after 99 days.

Hopefully, :

1) if and when the Banks come on sale again, I have the crystals to buy them.

2) I haven't gotten tired of the game by the time the Bank pays for itself. I don't know if randomly collecting all those dinosaurs will keep me interested...

3) Free-play Bingo comes back!