by KGB » Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:07 pm
I'd like revisit Horyu's suggestion.
In a current game in my last 8 turns my gold has ranged from 2000-5000 every turn. The following have been the offers I have gotten:
Hero + 2 Demons - 3000
Hero + 4 Ghosts - 3800
Hero + 3 Demons (3000 - which I invested in because they were next to a bless site)
No Offer (despite having 2000 gold)
Hero + 2 Ghosts (2200)
Hero + 1 Demon (2400)
Hero + 2 Demons (2800)
Hero + 3 Ghosts (3000)
So for 8 turns I have been forced to spend 2200+ gold to get a hero with allies I don't want. In other words I am shut out of heroes because of the ally cost if the allies aren't what I need/want. The hero offer screen should present 3 choices. Cancel, Hero Only (one cost), Hero + Allies (a second cost).
Also as you can see, I have been incredibly unlucky or the ally offer algorithm is incredibly biased because in those 8 turns I haven't gotten any of the allies I really want (Medusa, Dragon, Devil, Archon, Grand Archon). During that time I suspect my opponent has gotten some of those allies because I see them in his stacks. It's quite unfair that one person can get great offers while another gets stuff he doesn't want/can't use. In fact during the entire game I have only once gotten any ally with a bonus skill, despite it being turn 27 and me with 2000+ gold for well over 15 of those 27 turns. That kind of run of bad luck can decide a game. It would also be nice if there was a second option on the hero offer screen to pay gold to get another ally offer (guaranteed to be different allies than the current one). Say 100 gold regenerates the offer with different allies and cost. Do it a second time and it costs 200 gold, then 400, then 800 etc. So if you are desperate enough or rich enough you can eventually get what you need.
KGB