In the most recent round of matches, all my characters had agility 18, whereas my opponents' were much lower. Yet all three of his landed strikes first. This didn't affect the result of the match, but it was very close to doing so. Also, the 25 hit points I suffered made a material difference to my expenses.

Looking through the other results, some of the top players suffered the same way, whilst others were beneficiaries and got a slightly easier ride than perhaps they should. In most battles that I looked at, it seemed to be that the advantage accrued to all three characters in one party, rather than being spread randomly.

Wouldn't it be fairer if the first round started in strict agility order? This is, as far as I can see, the only part of the game where randomness plays a significant part.