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In that article, he shows that giving the coin to p1 (the 2nd player, it's 0-based) gives a /disadvantage/ to p0 (the 1st player), so it is actually beneficial
by NickPollard 12y ago
In that article, he shows that giving the coin to p1 (the 2nd player, it's 0-based) gives a /disadvantage/ to p0 (the 1st player), so it is actually beneficial for the player who gets the coin.
- dtech 12y agoIn the simulator maybe, but according to Blizzard statistics going first has a small advantage (51%-53% winrate in feb 2014: http://www.hearthpwn.com/news/296-developer-interview-with-eric-dodds-and-ben-brode http://www.hearthpwn.com/news/296-developer-interview-with-e...). It was much greater before the extra card and coin was added.
- oyachai 12y agoThat might be true. The advantage that The Coin gives you is highly dependent on the deck that you have. In that particular deck that I used in the simulations, the advantage is rather large. For a deck consisting of stronger (higher mana) cards, the advantage is much smaller. I think it's basically due to the fact that a 2-mana drop vs 1-mana drop is much stronger than a 7-mana drop vs a 6-mana drop.
- NickPollard 12y agoYes, sorry I was referring to his numbers in the simulator rather than in the actual game. In the game it depends on the deck - for some decks, it's more useful than others, either due to particular mana curves, or to triggered effects (the coin counts as a spell, so can trigger cards like Gadgetzan Auctioneer or Wild Pyromancer)
- Kiro 12y agoI don't see anything about The Coin in that interview. Where did you get 51%-53% from?
- dtech 12y agoIt's right there > Ben: It's about three percent better to go first over second. The 51% was mentioned is in a previous Blizzcon QA