Has to rank right up there as one of the worst decisions ever for a FPS multiplayer game.I'm sick of playing with them (because they're just incredibly stupid) and it's no fun playing against them (because there's no satisfaction in killing a dozen enemy AI bots who engage in a head on zerg rush across an open field).I completely understand that we probably wouldn't be able to start more than a few servers around the entire world without them but really, they add nothing to the game except cannon fodder slots.Kap.

@Kaptyn027 I'm with you, I'd much rather play against real people.

@Ironhead841 wrote:@Kaptyn027 I'm with you, I'd much rather play against real people.Yeah me too, it almost feels dirty playing against bots and there's certainly no sense of achievement.

@AdamonicI would definitely vote for that, there's nothing worse than joining with seconds to go only to have to then start the same thing all over again .☹️

The only time I would like to see them is when players start dropping out at the end of the round, only for another new player to join, realize they are on the losing team, and quit themselves, setting off a huge churn of players near the end of the round. I would say once it is down to 25% or less resources (time, tickets, or objectives), the algo should not backfill with real players. Just backfill instantly with bots who will at least do something.

@Kaptyn027 wrote:@AnobixI'm in Western Australia (GMT +8hrs). Past BF games called our region Oceania (in that old "legacy" thing called a server browser).Playing on PS5. Crossplay on of course as I haven't been able to get a match with Crossplay off since the first week of launch.I'm getting the distinct impression over the past few weeks that Bot populations have been getting higher and lasting longer during matches.Often the end of round screen will show more than 50% bots on both teams. It's not much fun when this happens (except for the pilots and their gunners).It's clearly too late to do without bots in this current game due to the lack of players (probably struggle to start ANY matches without them in a reasonable timeframe) but it would be nice if they chose NOT to include them in the next one.Kap.That's awful and I'm sorry to hear that! I wish that you could just use one of those new fangled server browsers and play with other folks even with a bit of a ping disadvantage if required instead of playing a "live service" "multiplayer" game where you largely can't. Seems like a refund should be available to folks in your other other regions where the game is essentially unplayable due to the player count there.

I am tired of playing with and against AI bots

15 Replies

Ironhead841
Hero
4 years ago
@Kaptyn027
I'm with you, I'd much rather play against real people.
RayD_O1
Hero
4 years ago
@Ironhead841 wrote:
@Kaptyn027
I'm with you, I'd much rather play against real people.
Yeah me too, it almost feels dirty playing against bots and there's certainly no sense of achievement.
UP_Hawxxeye
Legend
4 years ago
I honestly often do not see or recognize bots in multiplayer matches.
X-Sunslayer-X
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@UP_Hawxxeye that says more about the average player then the bots...
S3SSioN_SoL
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Kaptyn027 It must be nice getting to play against AI and reach the point where they become a "problem". My region only plays on Portal servers, as a result our servers fill up very slowly leading to very boring early games as Bots aren't allowed in Portal. Bots are meant to mend that boredom a little not completely mitigate it imo.
RMEChief
Legend
4 years ago
The only time I would like to see them is when players start dropping out at the end of the round, only for another new player to join, realize they are on the losing team, and quit themselves, setting off a huge churn of players near the end of the round. I would say once it is down to 25% or less resources (time, tickets, or objectives), the algo should not backfill with real players. Just backfill instantly with bots who will at least do something.
RayD_O1
Hero
4 years ago
@Adamonic
I would definitely vote for that, there's nothing worse than joining with seconds to go only to have to then start the same thing all over again .☹️
2tq1uwuofjl7
4 years ago
The only best time to play in whatever region is at night. This game has less than 3 full servers per region and that the reason they wont make a server browser, now we need to ask to make permanent server at least. Its really annoying come back to lobby every single match and wait for all that loading/scene screens
X-Sunslayer-X
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@2tq1uwuofjl7 but that works so well in BR games......
Anobix
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Kaptyn027 wrote:
Has to rank right up there as one of the worst decisions ever for a FPS multiplayer game.
I'm sick of playing with them (because they're just incredibly stupid) and it's no fun playing against them (because there's no satisfaction in killing a dozen enemy AI bots who engage in a head on zerg rush across an open field).
I completely understand that we probably wouldn't be able to start more than a few servers around the entire world without them but really, they add nothing to the game except cannon fodder slots.
Kap.
Out of curiosity, what region/system are you in?
I generally only play in the evenings on East-Coast-US and rarely see bots [if maybe for 30 seconds at the start of a round] with crossplay on, of course, on PC.