DISNEY Dreamlight Valley. My Thoughts on Dreamsnaps DRAMA! Dreamsnaps Are Unfair to Early Players?

There is a lot of drama going on about Dreamsnaps in DISNEY Dreamlight Valley. New players don't have enough items to compete with old players, is it really unfair? Reddit review.
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[@tiffanymay4273]

I look at it this way, I get free moonstone that would normally cost me money out of my pocket. I'm happy with whatever I get. I am having fun with Dreamsnaps because it brings out my creativity I didn't know I had.

[@-PixieGiggles]

I wish the characters had shops or something, like a job in the valley.

[@kristenbarlow8819]

Same. Goofy, Remy and Scrooge are the only ones putting in the work while everyone else just sits around

[@Elementianhero22]

Moana has her boat, Wall-E has his garden, and Kristoff has his stall, but yeah. The other schlubs are pretty useless. XD@@kristenbarlow8819

[@magicmonster6877]

Agreed, villagers need to be more active.

[@Elementianhero22]

And for Walt's sake, PLEASE BRING BACK THE TEXT BUBBLES FOR CHARACTERS!

[@Twinkles-tx1dx]

Yes, I love the idea of villagers being more engaged in their surroundings! 🎨

[@Rain-jj3bx]

It's FREE moonstones! How could I complain about that? Pictures are viewed differently by everyone. What I like, you might not. It's ok. These challenges are suppose to be fun and we should treat them like that. Make the best pic we can, hopefully matching the theme and be happy with the free moonstones we are being given. 😊

[@Deepfriedmummy]

The childhood trauma refers to the forgotten storyline. I’m just doing it again on my second save and I forgot how sad it was

[@QuinnsCozyCorner]

Thanks for the video Mr Star! And imho, DreamSnaps is not remotely unfair. Literally we're getting free in game currency even if we just submitted a pic with the bare minimum requirements. And it's optional! I love creating DreamSnaps and I love seeing everyone else's submissions and voting, I think it's so much fun. If I ever stop having fun doing it and instead get uber focused on my scores or rant about unfairness, it's time for me to take a break then bc then the spirit of the feature is lost.

[@Amanda-no4ki]

Exactly. It's forcing me to decorate my valley more than I would have normally because I found it overwhelming at first

[@QuinnsCozyCorner]

@@Amanda-no4ki That's awesome! For me, it's getting me out of my comfort zone and helping me think outside of the box for each challenge which is wonderful. The mood when I see the challenge the first time is OMG I have no ideas this is so hard and then I just start playing around and trying different ideas out and end up making something I am proud of. The moonstones are just a bonus for me because it helps to have something to do besides refresh the scrooge store lol.

[@brendamcbride8296]

I don't fuss over ranking, just send me free moonstones, lol.

[@brendamcbride8296]

All creativity is subjective to the viewer. We all have are own tastes and act accordingly. It also depends on the photo yours was up against that might have appealed more to the voter. I wouldn't worry about it

[@thisisnotthechannelyourelo407]

I really don't think the dreamsnaps are unfair. I've been in the 26,000th place, and I've gotten around 300 place, a HUGE fluctuation! When I figured out what the dreamsnaps wanted from one of your videos I actually placed much higher, so I think people just need to put in the work if you want more on the return. I'm honestly happy to be getting the extra FREE moonstones, regardless of the amount.

[@dellafowler6582]

I am grateful for free moonstones but I get tired of voting on random dreamsnaps that have nothing to do with the themes. 75% or more that come up for me to vote on don’t have one thing in the photo to do with the theme. So many good dreamsnaps on yourdiscord that I never see to vote on.

[@ADayinMyLife]

I think with more people participating in the last couple of weeks, some people got confused when they were voting. Like the challenge was fire and water, But there aren't any fire and water tags in our inventory catalogue. So of course gameloft chose the colors red and blue as the mandatory items.

[@Zaralove1750]

You worded it great. I thought my beach photo was great, but it was my worst ranked photo. I was happy getting 1500 moonstones anyways. Either way I am having so much fun taking dreamsnap photos and I am discovering new ways to decorate my valley.

[@velveteen3860]

It looks like rapunzel in the pink dress and the tower in the background on the right.

[@user-pl3ov4vx3h]

It’s the player character wearing the Rapunzel dress

[@chloeh7954]

I’ve seen that Jack skellington picture on the switch store for the game promos. I noticed rapunzels tower and I hope we get her one day! Also, glad to have you back 😁

[@ali_cat_dlv]

I love dreamsnaps. Honestly I wasn't that excited about it when I heard about it but it's so good to have something new to do in ddv each week and add a social element with other players. Free moonstones is just the awesome cherry on top. That being said, I do think there are some bugs in it atm. I think it's more than just personal opinions causing some amazing looking submissions to rank lower than expected. Regardless it's good fun and a great different element to the game and it will only get better as they continue to fine tune the mechanics

[@Rosettaa]

i just realized that the upcoming butterfly wing is similiar to the wing in the reddit at 10:20! thought they inspired by the reddit post? lol

[@singingwolf8997]

I think the fact that EVERY entry gets an automatic 300 moonstone reward sort of negates any unfairness. Even if you can just barely meet the requirements, you're going to get free moonstones. It might take a few days or even a few weeks to start building up a decent inventory of items for more creativity, but you don't NEED to have all the rarest items to get a reward. You build up items the more you play anyway.

[@rosesilver600]

I think some may be unhappy that well a pic of a wall even gets 300 moonstones, has nothing to do with theme not even color match in some cases. I still can't figure out how they get past the requirements at all but they do.

[@lisab2877]

MrStarInSky hopefully dreamsnaps can remain a fun challenge, despite the competitive society we live in. And the DDLV community missed you too and I’m always looking forward to your content and streams!

[@mrStarInSky]

I hope so too!

[@KreuzBlumenButterfly]

I think the tomato pic last Dreamsnap round showed how uneven the pictures are shown to people. And that's broken for sure. And many people probably just hit any random pictures until they get their 50 moonstones for voting. That's the only thing bothering me. One round you get lucky and your picture will be shown to many people and the other one it won't, but we still get some moonstones. I'm just wondering why the devs are so quiet about it and don't explain how the voting/scoring actually works.

[@rosesilver600]

I would love even basic idea how the scoring works, like what does the items basically give us.

[@sherrywarren7585]

I’m not sure the developers even know……

[@mundaykye7808]

I spent a bit of time decorating my submission this week however its not so much because the design was hard but I still have a building bug where everything lags and crashes the game; so it took a few hours but could've maybe done it in an hour without the crashes and lag... I'd like to score high this time but I don't expect I will given this week is all about creativity and I don't have much

[@krystin_from_303]

I wonder how this would work... We see two dreamsnaps to choose from and pick one. Then we see the one we picked against a new one and pick the one we like best out of those two and so on. If a picture is really good it will keep going and going until something even better comes up.

[@cherylbeausoleil3643]

I’m so happy for anything I have gotten for dreamsnaps some I have seen are just beautiful that peeps create

[@candydodge6257]

I LOVE the fairy wings! I hope to see something like that in game. Maybe if they add Tinkerbell? I did get a tinkerbell crop top from Scrooge's store so MAYBE?! lol.

[@Phantttasia3]

Psst 15:06 I am SO glad one of my favorite DDV youtubers agree with me! Have fun!!!

[@steelcitymiss]

I agree about the items for people who have been playing longer but I would love the opportunity to buy the items from the old star paths

[@movie_maiden]

Exactly

[@rosesilver600]

maybe a possible premium item would even be nice. I'd expect to pay more cuz it was during a starpath so sorta exclusive.

[@butterscotch6801]

I'm so happy I'm apart of your community❤

[@52cardsFacedown]

Only a few issues ive got with dreamsnaps 1. Freezing and crashing 2. Cant use touch of magic 3. Not clear if platforms are segregated during voting and submitting

[@shawnarice7374]

Their is a new stall in the background near belle, goofy's stall never looked like that at all

[@pyq27]

5:35 onwards: very wise thoughts! I agree 100%!

[@lisalovespie5626]

i was able to buy my first ever premium item because of dreamsnaps, i now have the nightmare castle and i LOVE it!

[@gillianforan8219]

I have a question ... unrelated to the above video BUT to do with DDLV.... I bought a copy for my switch and then a copy for my PC ... can I log in with my switch credentials on my PC and play the switch game on the pc ? Did I explain myself good enough LOL

[@anishinaabrie]

my first dreamsnap (stopped playing for 9 months) was the fire and ice challenge. i ended up getting 4000 moonstone for my submission but for the life of me, I COULDNT REMEMBER. thankfully so many youtubers are doing voting on stream and i saw what i submitted in one of their streams lol i took the fire and water theme LITERALLY 💀i actually put candles, torches, the giant flame candelabra along the ocean....somehow that got me moonstones hahahaa now im pretty proud of my submission for rainbow and for dreamers unite but idk if others will feel the same. thats okay, its been so much fun having something to do every week again :)

[@schlange40227]

it would be good for u to know if all the submitted images will be shown in the voting the same number of times

[@Trustn0183]

I have never complained about my personal score but I do wonder how fair the voting/judging is. What I mean by this is we know there are tens of thousands of submissions and yet we are seeing repeat photos to vote on. There is no way we could possible see every entry to begin with but there are more than enough that we should never see duplicates. I also wonder if the duplicates are intentional or not. There was a very inappropriate one a couple weeks back and I lost count how many times that photo popped up(makes me think someone at gameloft thought it would be funny to make people keep seeing it and for all i know they made it). And if some are being repeated does that mean some aren't being seen at all? Also is the ranking based solely in the votes or does gameloft do their own scoring? I seem to recall hearing that the more required items u have means a better score but idk if its true. I really think gameloft should explain the whole process so we can give ourselves the best chance for the best score.

[@skittykay]

i agree with your opinion about dreamsnaps, and additionally, just having access to more clothing and furniture items does NOT make me score better in dreamsnaps, trust me, I'm terrible at it! if you're creative it'll shine more than the items themselves.

[@Rickdean87]

The problem is there has been some notable errors in the voting process that doesnt make me believe it is running properly. I have also seen a snap multiple times (I play on PS5), so no, i dont believe it is running as it should. It definitely needs some improvement. Especially for PS players. That being said, I do love the feature, but it needs some refinement.

[@briankinney3140]

I love updates but i want more characters and places that connect and put more in the valley like pirates and their ship and finding treasure at islands more people like maleficent joining ur valley and doing more with them and get outfits for them thats unique to them and you can wear them to

[@Shedeh]

A new dream Bondurant is that Ursula is turning to Venesa

[@AndreaLunaXD]

For the DreamSnaps I think that something doesn't work. What you said about the interpretation of the theme and that we see our own pic as insane,... yes, but not at all. If I find all the pictures I can make the example on discord. I made a lot of try, or there are a lot of kids voting like kids do, like, with no logic between theme, originality,... or the game doesn't shows the pictures the same amount of times as they said. For me, if I made a shoot completely out of theme I reach 4000 moonstones, if I try to match the theme or the best lights I get 300/1000 moonstones.

[@mrStarInSky]

A lot of kids voting may be a very plausible reason

[@AndreaLunaXD]

@@mrStarInSky Imagine when the game comes in free to play, the kids will increase. So for now I take DreamSnaps as it looks, like a roulette. And I think there is something like a geolocalition between the pics that can be showed, I play from Italy and it feels like even if I vote for hours your pic or other streamers pics from all around the world would never show up in my votings. Seems like there are less people playing from EU or from Italy, last DreamSnaps I try to vote for hours, I think I vote for something like 200 pics and I saw the same pics again and again and again. I think there is something like a range of pics that can appear, I can't see ALL the submissions even if I continue voting or refreshing for all the week.

[@AndreaLunaXD]

@@mrStarInSky Also I think that it would be a fantastic experiment if we could stream and find every pic that shows up where came from, so we can see if real location matters for the voting. It would be interesting but I don't think it's something possible to do.

[@LostHope84]

It has nothing to do with being biased. I tried really hard and liked my earth and water submission. Got 900 ms. My sister literally took two seconds on her pic, much less effort than mine took, and she got 4 k. It’s like some pictures don’t get shown to others while some photos are seen several times by people.

[@LostHope84]

I’ve also seen non themed pics scoring and ranking higher than well made themed pics. Makes no sense.

[@foolmtljacket8666]

i tried to ask you during your stream, but i dont think you saw, can you check on buying more fountain tiles from scrooge, for some reason i cant buy more, and i dont know if im the only one, or where to go to report bug to developers

[@foolmtljacket8666]

update i also cant buy more of most the storage items. ie. scrooge chest, refrigerators, and most cupboards

[@ashleyirwin1016]

There's one more surprise We've been told. I want it to be a surprise for you because your expressions are just so wholesome and perfect. We all love this new thing coming

[@mrStarInSky]

Are you talking about Ursula bundle?

[@ashleyirwin1016]

@@mrStarInSky of course!! 😁 it's so exciting. I just hope that the moonstone they want for it won't be like 6,000 instead of 4,000 for Wally because either way that's still expensive

[@gogirl709]

My "best" picture got the least amount of moonstones and my "worst" picture got the most so far. I try harder on some challenges than others so not surprised my scores fluctuate. I phoned it in last week so am only expecting 300 moonstones. Any more is a gift!

[@cozymagecreations]

Only biome i haven’t done is glade of trust

[@katiebloomfield3496]

is there a date for the next update?

[@audiodile]

The "issue" with Dreamsnaps is in that the amount of time and effort you put into creating it, does not necessarily equate to a similar result. So people who spend hours and hours composing the most meticulous scene are going to be upset when they don't rank highly, and while yes, it's great that we get free Moonstones, I don't think that it automatically means that the way Dreamsnaps are ranked and calculated is amazing and shouldn't be continually re-evaluated. Personally, the times I've spent LESS effort on Dreamsnaps I finished better, so if anything it's taught me NOT to spend forever on a shot. I don't think that this is the intention of DLV, so I would love to see a little more transparency on what determines a score, and transparency is not too much to ask. :)

[@user-tk4js3ye5n]

Also kids are playing this game. They they do not have the same views are adults.

[@juliasugarbaker9032]

I’ve had exactly the same experience. More effort equals less moonstones.

[@mtcwuniverse1944]

I saw a Screenshot were the SAME Picture was up to vote for. 2x the same Picture!

[@K8Pardon]

I don’t take Dreamsnaps results personally. But I might if my rainbow one does poorly 😂

[@withoutluv]

also while having a villager following you, they should make it that when you sit down on an item your villager sits down near you as well instead of just awkwardly standing there lol also taking pictures while sitting but you standup soon as the camera is activated 😑

[@eve316]

I just don't like that you see the same pictures over and over again... other than that. Its just a lot of fun doing it

[@catmom7447]

I have never won anything so when I get my dream snaps results, I am happy I get anything I am not picky.

[@rosesilver600]

I see older players about equal to newbies, lol. How we struggled just to get moonstones to get some items we do want over now they can use dreamsnap to even get just 300? Even if just a wall, yep this week I saw pic of just a corner of a wall submitted. Also lol just cuz we got alot of stuff doesn't mean we use it well, I agree I seen some very simple photos that looked so much better than one with alot in it. Just depends how they set it up & used what they had. Clothing submissions I seem to get low scores on, lol only so many pieces of clothes you can even put on. But I do try & even if I only get 300, hey I tried!

[@ameliacornick]

This isn’t unlike anything else applicable to higher levels. Higher levels unlock more and higher quality features within the game For the most part people can do a lot for dreamsnaps simply using the environments within the game (beautiful waterfalls, beaches/islands, glowing caves, so much to work with especially if it’s an outfit specific challenge)

[@vickyywayne]

just for ben Affleck's sake that is an old photo of him that's been used in several memes :D

[@elfkaze]

It's always going to be a un-fair kinda thing and I think they should also ban premium shop items to make it a little more fair but I always vote for the pictures that look like there from a new player because they need it the most rather then someone with 20 premium items in there photo. I think it's ok feature regardless because everybody does get something at the end of the day. You also gotta factor in that adults play this game along with kids so it's just never going to be fair no matter what you do.

[@amybourque3851]

I created a new account just to prove that it’s possible to make good pictures on a new account. I actually like the picture this week better from my new account. I posted both and my daughters pictures on your discord. I would love for you to give your opinion on them.

[@mrStarInSky]

Sure, I'll do a review soon

[@kikiblue7169]

i can see being new having the problem of you don't have as many items, but no one has every item and even newbies may have gotten lucky and gotten a rarer item. the longer you play the more you will get as well as it is like getting upset that you don't start with pumpkins in the game and have to earn them, your submissions get better and better over time and you will get more items to do more with.

[@777Gummybear]

I don't think Dreamsnaps are unfair at all. Even the bare minimum prize is 300 moonstones. That is more than generous in the first place. I can't wait for Belle!! She is going to be my next door neighbor!!! So excited!!!

[@princessdawn982]

Don't get me wrong. I'm thankful for the moonstones. But people don't understand the toll something like this can take on a most fragile mental health mind. For my whole life, I have never entered a competition or contest or challenge because of this. People say its not serious because it's a game. This game was comfortable and cozy and fun and an escape for me until the competition got put into it. Now my anxiety is always high on a Wednesday. For the results and taking hours retaking that weeks submission because I changed my mind. Or later down the week i see a submission online and realize mine is too simple and is not gonna do well. So I redo it then. I also second guess myself with everything. That's a problem with my mental health. And when people say well stop playing it or just dont do the DreamSnaps. That's another problem for my mental health. Because if I give up on something, my mental health will tell me I'm a failure for it. Not to mention that the moonstones is a blessing and a curse. Yes you get the extra moonstones ONLY if you participate. So when people say, you dont have to do it. Yes you do, if you want the moonstones. Sometimes when you see people complain online especially on reddit, its complaining for the sake of it. But sometimes when other people complain there is a reason specifically to them that they do. In the option of a very fragile mental health mind, dreamsnaps took away the fun and replaced it with anxiety.

[@user-tk4js3ye5n]

So how do want them to fix this? Everything is a competition school,work and games. I get that not doing well can hurt you mental health but you can't expect to do well all the time. Sometimes no matter how hard you try at something someone will always be better but you should not let that discourage you. Focus on yourself and what you do and don't watch what other people are doing because that is going to hurt your mental health even more.😊

[@princessdawn982]

@@user-tk4js3ye5n I didnt say for them to fix it. Now that they already put DreamSnaps in, theres nothing to be done. All I'm asking is for people to accept different pov. And not look down on them for it. Stop complaining that there are too much of one thing. Negitive or positive and just accept that most people have their reasons to think the way they do. Be it positive or negitive.

[@Deepfriedmummy]

Re: how fair it is? I’m just glad to get free moonstones! My submissions are pretty awful because I have next to nothing, but I’m not complaining because I get free stuff 🙈

[@eve5724]

Anyone can vote for any picture they like most. Its fair with free rewards.

[@071alec]

2:06 the forgotten story maybe

[@ejakaegypt]

They are unfair. I have a pretty decent valley and follow all the rules. Haven’t received not one moonstone from the dreamsnaps thing. I only get the measly 50 moonstones when I vote

[@missDoubleU1]

I've been playing for about a year and i don't have all the special items. Also i don't think dreamsnaps are unfair, why are we complaining about getting a minimum of 300 moonstones practically for free?? My submissions are by no means the best but I've still been getting average 1200 each week for the effort of placing a few items and taking a picture..also people don't really seem to pay attention to the theme for the week, they only place items with the tags and i think that will earn you less votes as that's how i vote anyways

[@poppythecat454]

For every submission that I have done, I always get just over 400 moonstones. I don't mind my "placement" - I just got 400 free moonstones!!

[@shawnarice7374]

Even if i only get 300 moonstones from dreamsnaps, 300 moonstones is better than no moonstones

[@nicolemn3951]

I have gotten 4k moonstones and I have gotten 300 moonstones, either way it was so yay!

[@tswifteras]

yaaaaaaaaaaay belle’s comin one sec imma go crazy

[@jameshaines8242]

I agree with tiff why complain about things that are free what I won so far would of cost me at least 40 dollars out of pocket and lets not forget it's a game to have fun

[@ASHYNICH86]

THANK YOU FOR SAYING ITS FAIR THAT THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN PLATING LONGER DESERVE THE BETTER DREAMSNAPS SCORES!! Like, I've been playing since DAY 1 and I have things from all the previous star paths, and hell yeah I'm going to use them.

[@kenrk]

I am a little worried about the voting system long term. As the system loses its newness, and people get bored, they will stop voting for hundreds of submissions and just stop when they get their 50 moonstones. Fewer votes will mean greater fluctuation in results, leading to more frustration. I personally think they should require more votes to get to those 50 moonstones, perhaps at least 50 votes - meaning you should see somewhere around 100 pictures.

[@matcoffidis1135]

It doesnt bother me. I feel it is rather subjective, but thats just me.

[@CirceQue]

You should have been here before, we went through hell 😂😂😂 the bugs.

[@froggie2823]

I suck no matter what picture i take...lol but im 300 moonstones richer...free money i wouldnt have otherwise. ..people will complain no matter what. 😒🙄

[@mbrezovsky89]

I’m so nervous about this dreamsnaps submission. I created an outdoor library for the introverts in the village. Also in preparation for Belle. But I don’t know if it will come across well in the photo. Good lucks everyone!

[@lucachase6511]

If it needs to be explained then you haven't had childhood trauma. Congrats /no s

[@SimplyDeeSims]

You still get 4K no matter what you do! What about the others that also put a lot of work jnto theirs and get 900 or 1200 moonstones....? It's highly unfair the ranking system, to the point where its broken. Of course you wouldnt say its broken, because you keep getting 4K every time. Sorry for the tiny rant, but its very true. Its also known that there are repeats from previous weeks put in for fluff...check out Serroh, or just ask him.

[@mrStarInSky]

I have gotten 1500 on my first one. I'm not saying it's not broken, but there is really no way to know for sure if it's broken or not because of how subjective it is

[@anishinaabrie]

fire and water was my first introduction to dreamsnaps, and i didnt even get what i was supposed to do or that there was even moonstones as rewards. i got 4k moonstones for my first submission and all i did was throw some red and blue furniture down, put a bunch of candles and the giant candelabra item along the beach (taking the theme literally lol) and i placed well. i wonder if the moonstone prize is really based on how many of the tagged items you use vs actual votes? cuz i thought mine was awful and i shouldnt have gotten that much for sure lmfao

[@SimplyDeeSims]

I started out getting 4K, but I am still happy to get moonstones regardless of the quantity. Sorry about the rude comment. 😢

[@robinxx6642]

If u are unhappy with the game just quit. Thats it. Just…quit. Including you. Just saying.

[@EarthrealmWarrior]

The last post was Wholesome 🥹 That's All. I agree, Dream Snaps is fair and really generous and I'm ok with older players getting a slight advantages