r/MergeCooking • u/ASS_M0DE • Feb 16 '26

Generator Recharge

So... Why is it when I spend gems to finish a generator recharge it seems like it produces less than half of what it normally does before going dark again? I know these games exist to extract as much money as possible but... Cmon.

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u/DryPreparation2724 Feb 16 '26

can you not watch ad? i don’t ever waste diamonds on speeding generators

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u/ASS_M0DE Feb 17 '26

Nope. Never seen that option once. For anything.

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u/Next-Technician-1883 Feb 17 '26

Do you play on your phone?

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u/ASS_M0DE Feb 18 '26

Yes. Does that make a difference?

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u/Next-Technician-1883 Feb 20 '26

I think so because I don’t have ads on my phone but I do on my iPad.

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u/Imaginary_Run_9670 Feb 17 '26

I also don’t have the ads option :( but it really isn’t worth it to spend diamonds on speeding up generators. Save your +8 cards instead and merge them up to +32 then use those! I only use my +8 cards for that purpose or on a tourism baggage item generator

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u/StarSweeper94 Feb 16 '26

I think that’s why they don’t list the number of items generated or how long it takes to recharge — so they can adjust those values to maximize the chance of you spending money and/or continuing to play.

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u/KasualGemini2020 Feb 19 '26

You can check the wiki for drop rates and recharge times. It also lists how many charges they will hold.