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burbman
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Just a thought regarding coin flip. I honestly do not remember the last time I lost a battle in which I won the toss, it is such a huge advantage, especially for a live player who can adjust strategy based on opponent. Perhaps it is best for the game overall to have a slight inherent disadvantage to the live player versus the AI algorithms in order to make the game challenging enough to warrant continued play.

Right now, with 90%+ of opponents being CG, without banner sets, the point is mute, as I win 99% of my battles regardless of the outcome of the coin.

All this changes when faced with real teams, who are as powerful, or even stronger than my own, losing the toss is an equally huge disadvantage and back when I was losing 90% of the tosses, three losses easily came before daily objectives were met. My suggestion to help balance this, that I proposed way back when the arena first appeared, is to have the losing team adopt a “defensive” posture prior to the attack by having all birds automatically trigger their support ability. It would certainly prompt players to try out new combinations and might change the game dynamics.

We can talk about concepts like “a fair toss” and the like, but in reality, as long as all players are playing the game with the same set of rules, the game is ultimately “fair”. Is the table tilted against the player? YES, but in that respect so are all the games in Vegas. As long as all the players you are playing against have to overcome the same odds to succeed, all is good.