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If you could only have 1 opening
Titandrake:
Context: there was a recent Reddit thread about the balance of the opening hands, and some discussion on the subject in the markusin vs Stef World Cup match, where Stef had to open Amb/-- on a 5/2 split.
If you had to pick between only 5/2 or only 4/3 for all future games, which would you rather have?
To address pedantic points:
* The order is still random, i.e if you pick 5/2 it's still random whether you get $5 on turn 1 or turn 2.
* If Heirlooms are in the game, they replace a random Copper.
Awaclus:
4/3 for sure. Very powerful 5/2s are rare, but very crappy 5/2s are pretty common.
Gazbag:
But this means I'd never get to play with Pooka again!
weesh:
4/3, but the reason is that no one ever thinks "damnit, my opponent opened 3/4"
but sometimes, it's really annoying to have to fight a 5/2 when there is a killer 5 that you need to race to get.
I think, as a friend of weesh, it would be terribly annoying to know he was ALWAYS going to have access to a 5 on the first 2 turns.
Awaclus:
--- Quote from: weesh on February 14, 2018, 08:41:44 am ---4/3, but the reason is that no one ever thinks "damnit, my opponent opened 3/4"
but sometimes, it's really annoying to have to fight a 5/2 when there is a killer 5 that you need to race to get.
I think, as a friend of weesh, it would be terribly annoying to know he was ALWAYS going to have access to a 5 on the first 2 turns.
--- End quote ---
Having access to a 5 on the first two turns isn't usually all that amazing, because then you'll just spend your turns 3 and 4 buying whatever your opponent opened with, your opponent spends their turns 3 and 4 buying whatever you opened with (and possibly an extra Silver or something) and by turn 5 you have the same deck construction anyway except your opponent is probably in a better position because their opening buys were significantly more likely to be trashers.
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