by KGB » Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:39 pm
I started to update the Wiki for Hero Offers/Allies etc. But I got side tracked and haven't finished it. I'll try and get back to finishing it but I'm going away for a week starting July 6th for a work trip. So it may not get done till then.
As a quick FYI:
Offer:
1) You need at least 425 gold to have a chance get a hero offer (L1). More gold increases your hero offer chance. This is maxed at 75% at 1150 gold (the maximum cost for a hero). The odds decrease for every hero you already have so that by the time you get to 5 heroes your chance to get another one will be down to about 10% (the lowest it gets) unless you have a crazy amount of gold (10000+).
Level:
Starting at turn 6, you have a chance to get a L2 hero (33% L2).
Starting at turn 12, you have a chance to get a L3 hero (66% L2, 33% L3).
Starting at turn 18, you have a chance to get a L4 hero (50% L2, 25% L3, 25% L4).
Starting at turn 25, you have a chance to get a L5 hero (33% L3, 33% L4, 33% L5).
Each extra level of the hero costs 250 gold (so a L3 hero costs 500 more gold than a L1 hero). If you can't afford the minimum level (say at turn 12 you can't afford a L2, you get a L1 instead).
Allies:
Chosen at random from the 8 allies (Dragon/Archon/Devil/Demon/Ghost/Medusa/Wizard/Elemental). If you can't afford the ally (they cost different amounts) you rolled then it selects again from the list. 1 Dragon costs at least 800-1250 gold above what the hero cost. The cheapest Ally is 1 Wizard at 200-400 gold.
Location:
Chosen at random from 1 of your cities.
Here's an example. Lets say it's turn 12 and you want to know how much you need to have a shot at hero with a Red Dragon. I'll assume you have 1 current hero (if you have more, your odds decrease).
The dragon costs 800-1250 gold
A L2 hero costs 425-1150 + 250 (L2)
A L3 hero costs 425-1150 + 500 (L3)
So worst case you need 1150+500+1250 = 2900 gold
Best case you need 425+250+800 = 1475 gold.
Thus you need AT LEAST 1475 gold to have a chance at a Red Dragon ally. Every bit more than that increases your odds, up to 2900 after which more gold doesn't help (unless you already have a lot of heroes).
Note that even when you have that gold, your MAXIMUM chance of a Red Dragon on any given turn is 1/8 (the chance you get that ally) * .75 (max odds to get a hero) = .125*.75= 9.4%.
Personally I try to keep 1500+ gold in my treasury as much as I can to have a chance at a Red Dragon.
KGB