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[Scout Derek]

SnagaDance, on 05 March 2015 - 07:38 AM, said:

there have been several mishaps where PGI accidentally dropped a whole 12-'man' group of bots in the group queue. As recently as 1 and 2 months ago. So they're actually busy with developing a PvE element. No solid info on when or if this will ever get implemented though. (so far the bots have also performed rather abysmally when deployed).

So does this mean....

We can expect to see AI enemies in the future in about a year or so???

[KraftySOT]

Only if they hire a real AI programmer.

Theres a reason the only successful bots ever have been user created. Other than Unreal Tournaments bots...whose engineer got hired at Epic by Cliff, because he made QuakeBot.

Edited by KraftySOT, 05 March 2015 - 11:31 AM.

[Hans Von Lohman]

You've been punked.

Those 12-man groups of players who start alt accounts using usernames like Bot1, Bot2, ect.

Edited by Hans Von Lohman, 05 March 2015 - 11:32 AM.

[Dirkdaring]

Based on some of the games I have been in lately my side has been filled with them...

[KraftySOT]

They may do PvE, but itll be as bad as the AI in all the other MW titles.

[Kain Demos]

KraftySOT, on 05 March 2015 - 11:31 AM, said:

Only if they hire a real AI programmer.

Theres a reason the only successful bots ever have been user created. Other than Unreal Tournaments bots...whose engineer got hired at Epic by Cliff, because he made QuakeBot.

Do you remember how hard it was to kill them on "Godlike"?

I used to spend entire days just doing 1v1 against them.

[Vandul]

KraftySOT, on 05 March 2015 - 11:31 AM, said:

Only if they hire a real AI programmer.

Theres a reason the only successful bots ever have been user created. Other than Unreal Tournaments bots...whose engineer got hired at Epic by Cliff, because he made QuakeBot.

Give me a mech to fight piloted by Loque. Heres my money PGI.

[Kain Demos]

Scout Derek, on 05 March 2015 - 11:27 AM, said:

So does this mean....

We can expect to see AI enemies in the future in about a year or so???

I thought they were not AIs but just placeholders to test the servers? From what I remember they were either doing nothing or very little, like running out of bounds or something. They were supposed to go onto test builds of the game but were accidentally sent into the live one for whatever reason.

[KraftySOT]

Kain Thul, on 05 March 2015 - 11:34 AM, said:

Do you remember how hard it was to kill them on "Godlike"?

I used to spend entire days just doing 1v1 against them.

Yup and they didnt cheat. No extra hps, no extra speed, no extra damage. They were just good.

http://venturebeat.c...ss-turing-test/

They passed the Turing Test.

Edited by KraftySOT, 05 March 2015 - 11:36 AM.

[Kain Demos]

Vandul, on 05 March 2015 - 11:34 AM, said:

Give me a mech to fight piloted by Loque. Heres my money PGI.

I think some of them had higher skill levels by default or something--Drimacus was one that used to always stand out if you did not adjust them yourself.

[Vandul]

I modded UT back in the day. The bots were simply amazing.

[Rebas Kradd]

Kain Thul, on 05 March 2015 - 11:35 AM, said:

I thought they were not AIs but just placeholders to test the servers? From what I remember they were either doing nothing or very little, like running out of bounds or something. They were supposed to go onto test builds of the game but were accidentally sent into the live one for whatever reason.

There was one incident of each. Once PGI dropped bots onto the production server, and once a bunch of KONG players showed up to troll.

[KraftySOT]

BTW UT^2's code is open sourced.

You can take that bot code. Works in Unity...

[Vandul]

KraftySOT, on 05 March 2015 - 11:38 AM, said:

BTW UT^2's code is open sourced.

You can take that bot code. Works in Unity...

Mech BOTS with Flak Cannons and Instagib Rifles. Oh the possibilities.

[Kain Demos]

Vandul, on 05 March 2015 - 11:37 AM, said:

I modded UT back in the day. The bots were simply amazing.

The original UT was just an amazing release, especially looking back now in the context of its time. I remember some very interesting player made skins, sounds, and levels getting into the game eventually. The Skaarj always reminded me of the Predator anyway so the Predator skins that came in seemed like a natural progression....then one day I came across Bender from Futurama complete with voice pak that said different lines from the show and realized the mods and custom skins really had no limit.

Vandul, on 05 March 2015 - 11:39 AM, said:

Mech BOTS with Flak Cannons and Instagib Rifles. Oh the possibilities.

I messed around with the bots on "godlike" and the game mode set to instagib a few times---talk about getting owned.

[KraftySOT]

That was a golden time for gaming.

[Scout Derek]

MW4: Mercs was probably the hardest game to play on elite. Especially this misssion.



Hats to Battlebunny for doing this long ago

Also that Executioner >< it will be here in MWO SOON.... MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[Rebas Kradd]

Scout Derek, on 05 March 2015 - 11:43 AM, said:

MW4: Mercs was probably the hardest game to play on elite. Especially this misssion.



Hats to Battlebunny for doing this long ago

Also that Executioner >< it will be here in MWO SOON.... MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Oh look at that, wide-open maps leading to nothing but PPC/Gauss usage. And people thought MWO's balance was bad.

Edited by Rebas Kradd, 05 March 2015 - 03:07 PM.

[KraftySOT]

Thats also in single player.

That ERPPC recycle time is also 10 seconds long. Tad different.

[Apocalypse Pryde]

Don't forget the 800m range on the Gauss...