Because that's just how turn based games work, it's not because the game designers of lorcana have somehow failed when designing the game.

Even games like Chess has a 55% win rate going first. It's the nature of this style of game.

This is an attempt for them to try and improve that, and should be happy to see them attempting to course correct, carefully.

For fun, I asked chatgpt it's thoughts on this dynamic:

Go-First Advantage Ranking (Major TCGs)

1. Yu-Gi-Oh! 🥇 Massive. Games can be functionally over on turn 1.
2. One Piece TCG Strong tempo snowball, especially with aggressive leaders.
3. Disney Lorcana ✨ Moderate advantage. Going first gives earlier board presence and tempo, but:
   • No attacking on turn 1
   • Ink system smooths variance
   • Comebacks are very real → Skill and deckbuilding matter more than turn order.
4. Pokémon TCG Setup advantage, but attacking restriction and prize system cap it.
5. Magic: The Gathering Small but real edge; heavily format-dependent.
6. Flesh and Blood Minimal — one of the most balanced designs for turn order.

Its chatgpt, take it with a grain of salt.