AI bots return - thoughts?
So I saw this article stating that it is confirmed that AI bots will return in BF6 to fill the servers.
Not sure how to feel about that.
Battlefield 6 Will Use Bots to Fill Multiplayer Matches
In a Q&A session reported by GNN, Battlefield 6 Development Director Anna Narrevik explained that when multiplayer servers aren't full, AI will fill the gap. That's nothing new for first-person shooters, or even the Battlefield series, as 2042 used bots this same way. However, it is a largely unpopular way to manage matchmaking, despite how prevalent it is across the genre. Numerous Call of Dutyfans criticized Warzone Mobile's use of bots after it introduced them, saying matches contained far too many AI players, leading to lopsided and unfulfilling victories for teams with more humans.
Gameplay Designer Jac Carlsson followed up by explaining that new players can use custom modes in the game's Portal mode to improve, making AI less of a necessity to lower the barrier for entry. That comment makes it sound like Battlefield 6won't rely on bots too heavily, but it's difficult to say for sure without more specifics on how the system works. Narrevik said the main goal of the game's matchmaking is to allow as many players as possible to play at once, which may be less of a hurdle with Battlefield 6's rumored return to 64-player matches than 2042's 128-player rounds, but bots still pop up in smaller matches in other games.
