The State of the current AI | Forums

[Shizzle117]

Dear Ubisoft Devs,

I don't know what changes were made, or when they were made, but I'm fairly annoyed with the changes you made to bots. I've played this game since Beta and enjoyed every moment of it good times and bad. I'm a fairly casual player Rep 45, been playing since release I have a main that I'm very comfortable on and a few side Heros I play to enjoy / do Orders. Since this Most recent patch with the two new heros (which i enjoy VERY MUCH seriously job well done with them) I've noticed the AI has Changed. I don't mind fighting a level 3 Bot when I'm on my PeaceKeeper, but when I'm trying to learn a new hero and I'm forced to fight level 3 bots to do orders... Its quite a bit... uh TOXIC. I think the level 3 bots are great in certain circumstances (Like if a player in a 2v2 or 4v4 leaves or DC's and you need a replacement) this situation absolutely merits a level 3 Bot! But when I turn off matchmaking, so I'm NO longer playing with actual players and I just want to chill out and complete some Orders... I now find because of my Peacekeepers Rank I can only play vs level 3 bots! I'm not a good Aramusha or Shaman, but I'd like to learn them... only I can't because when I play vs level 3 bots on a brand new hero the only thing I learn is how to exploit the Bots and not how to actually play the hero. Honestly the easiest suggestion I could make for a quick fix, Is let the PVP still have level 3 bots, I feel like they do well there vs the competition. But if I turn match making off... Please for the love of GOD just let me adjust the AI's 1-3 on my own accord. So If i want to learn someone new I can play vs a level 1-2 and work on my mechanics while I still complete Orders, and as I progress I could buff up the bots accordingly! As it currently stand, I play vs Conq bots who cannot be gaurd broken, Serker Bots that will Parry any attack thrown at them, Aramusha Bots that do god knows what to me... All I know is I'm dead within seconds. The bots also started to become very annoying play style wise... the always run when they start to lose, Look to ledge me as much as possible, Try to do aerial kills more often than actually fight! I enjoy this game so much, I enjoy playing with my friends, but I really enjoyed just playing with Bots all by myself and doing orders... currently the Bot games are not enjoyable at all and I would very much appreciate some Changes being made to the AI system (preferably as soon as possible) allowing me to adjust the AI I play with when I turn off match making please and thank you.

Sincerely,
A dedicated For Honor Casual who has been with you guys since Day 1

[LovelyCalf51085]

I never had a problem with that I’d personally rather level 3 bots constantly rather than level 1 bots even when I’m learning a new character the only characters I had a problem with was lawbringer after playing nobushi for a while I didn’t like having to wait for a parry to attack rather than just attacking but then I leveled him way past my nobushi and is one of my favorite characters. I had a similar problem with cent I didn’t like the holding and releasing of buttons to do effective combos but now he’s getting close to my lawbringer and is also one of my favorites

[Vordred]

my only issue with the level 3 bots, is their godlike parry abilities, they pull off some ridiculous parries at times that you know, no player would ever pull off. but other than that I enjoy them. they just need to tone down the parries a bit.

[ChampionRuby50g]

And make them smarter. Playing tribute yesterday I was spectating the Warden bot on my team, who when got into the opponents home base stopped and did an emote, turned around then got smacked in the face by the gank train.

[Spectre_zx]

I have no problem admitting im a casual at this game. I dont play it for the hardcore pvp schtick or to try to challenge myself with every match. Sometimes i just want to relax and make a little progress in some PvAI. Level 2 bots were perfect for that. Just challenging enough that you had to pay attention, but easy enough that i could experiment with and learn the nuances of any hero i played.

Im more of a 80% PvAI and 20% PvPer, but now that i have literally no option to play against lvl 2 bots (where i consider my comfort zone) it really stole the thunder from my enjoyment in the game. Im not interested in custom matches where no progress is made in any match.

I respectfully ask that there be an option to pick what level bot/challenge you wish to fight in PvAI game modes. Hell, if you feel so inclined, adjust the xp and steel rewards to scale with challenge (i.e 50% xp/steel for lvl 1 bots, 75% for lvl 2 bots, 100% for lvl 3 or something of the like) so i at least can pick my challenge and still get some kind or meaningful gain to my preferred play style instead of choosing between PvP (which isnt relaxing or suited to casual play) or PvAI with lvl 3 bots (where you basically get steamrolled every match unless you turtle up and have a poke match with the bot).

I really really like this game and dont want to lose steam in my enjoyment. Please create a setting that allows us to pick our difficulty level in PvAI.

tl;dr please impliment a difficulty selector for PvAI matches asap.