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Maximilian

Lifer
Feb 8, 2004
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Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Maximilian
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: buck
Originally posted by: BlueAcolyte
You can play in an online game with your friend and the AI does the other two players.

The AI is pretty decent.

no, it's not...

Your right pontifex, pretty decent dosent really cover it. The AI in this game is frickin awesome. Its actually so good that its better than most players are, especially in versus, AI teammates will stick with you, help you out, and give you their medpacks! It will also kill that hunter/smoker thans constricting you as quick as or quicker than most people and sometimes seems to have the ability to see through bushes.

The AI is really good in this game!

we must have played different versions of the game. my ai teammates were always 50 feet behind me, getting in the way, never helped the other teammates if they were caught, never helped me when i was swarmed by tons of zombies because i had that zombie attracting goo on my character. yeah, wonderful ai...:roll:

To be honest i probably wouldnt have helped you either :p
 

pontifex

Lifer
Dec 5, 2000
43,804
46
91
Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Maximilian
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: buck
Originally posted by: BlueAcolyte
You can play in an online game with your friend and the AI does the other two players.

The AI is pretty decent.

no, it's not...

Your right pontifex, pretty decent dosent really cover it. The AI in this game is frickin awesome. Its actually so good that its better than most players are, especially in versus, AI teammates will stick with you, help you out, and give you their medpacks! It will also kill that hunter/smoker thans constricting you as quick as or quicker than most people and sometimes seems to have the ability to see through bushes.

The AI is really good in this game!

we must have played different versions of the game. my ai teammates were always 50 feet behind me, getting in the way, never helped the other teammates if they were caught, never helped me when i was swarmed by tons of zombies because i had that zombie attracting goo on my character. yeah, wonderful ai...:roll:

Must have been, but I'm guessing its more of a PEBKAC issue

The AI is perfectly fine until you need to employ some fine tuned tactics. Of course this is why so many of us are saying this game essentially requires other humans to fully appreciate. But for those who are antisocial it is understandable as to why they wouldn't like the game.

Playing with the AI on easy or normal will often work out better than with human players because the AI generally has incredible accuracy and will just about never get surprised from behind or overwhelmed by hoards (ie they're near perfect with the bashing technique to keep the zombies off of them)

However to successfully play through on advanced or expert is another story...

how can it be pebkac? i didn't write the AI code nor can i control the ai teammates.
 

Oceandevi

Diamond Member
Jan 20, 2006
3,085
1
0
The AI is decent. Try not to get all worked up, if it was too good it would be like cheating.
 

pcslookout

Lifer
Mar 18, 2007
11,959
157
106
Originally posted by: Maximilian
Originally posted by: pcslookout
Originally posted by: Maximilian
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: buck
Originally posted by: BlueAcolyte
You can play in an online game with your friend and the AI does the other two players.

The AI is pretty decent.

no, it's not...

Your right pontifex, pretty decent dosent really cover it. The AI in this game is frickin awesome. Its actually so good that its better than most players are, especially in versus, AI teammates will stick with you, help you out, and give you their medpacks! It will also kill that hunter/smoker thans constricting you as quick as or quicker than most people and sometimes seems to have the ability to see through bushes.

The AI is really good in this game!

Maximilian the AI is really great in this game! A lot of the times the AI players, if there is any, will kill a boomer, hunter, or smoker before any of the real players.

Yeah i know i said the AI was great.

I know.