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Offline Ardy123

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AI players when numbers are low?
« on: May 05, 2014, 05:05:45 PM »
I know that AI players do not hold a candle to real players but on-line games suffer from a chicken-and-egg problem. Has HTC considered having AI players added to the arena when numbers fall below a threshold?

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Offline Brooke

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Re: AI players when numbers are low?
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2014, 05:31:56 PM »
I would hate that.

The appeal for me is for whatever I fight to have another human flying it.
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Re: AI players when numbers are low?
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2014, 05:35:33 PM »
If the AI got upgraded I would love to see "static" missions posted daily in the Main arena. Problem is I took a week in the AvA to test out the AI, there are some flaws still. For one, it was the "rangoon" map, I was at 13k and dove on 3 Zeros and a Betty bomber, after picking one of the Zeros off, I zoom climbed back up, with two zeros staying right behind me like they had no loss of energy period, I even went into a straight climb and they were still behind me - firing as I was stalling out.

I think once they get within the realm of "ACM" and with some randomized tactics it would be a plus, much as I hate to see "AI" unfortunately I know what you mean, one of the things that drew me away from Aces was my normal time frame of flying is 2-4pm EST when the arenas are dead, with the 12 hours (not commenting more on this)...

Static missions would be interesting eventually. The only problem I have is seeing 8 dots show up on dar, you go to scramble and then climb to 15k, only to see the AI flying a bombing mission at 9k or so.

Unless we include varied Skill levels and many other factors, it simply would never equal the main arena on a good friday night when all the good action is going on.
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Offline Triton28

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Re: AI players when numbers are low?
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2014, 05:48:06 PM »
It's not ideal, but other games make it work.  The way I've seen it, the AI is usually really OP or is dumb as a rock.  PvP will always be the ace of spades, but a target is better than no target, right?

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Re: AI players when numbers are low?
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2014, 05:53:52 PM »
It would certainly help in the mornings when 40 people are on and half of them are padding not playing.
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Re: AI players when numbers are low?
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2014, 07:00:52 PM »
Yes considered , not going to happen.
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Re: AI players when numbers are low?
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2014, 08:42:35 PM »
 Rule 4 & 3
« Last Edit: May 05, 2014, 09:34:10 PM by hitech »
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Re: AI players when numbers are low?
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2014, 02:23:32 AM »
Quote from: Ardy123 on May 05, 2014, 05:05:45 PM
I know that AI players do not hold a candle to real players but on-line games suffer from a chicken-and-egg problem. Has HTC considered having AI players added to the arena when numbers fall below a threshold?



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Re: AI players when numbers are low?
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2014, 09:05:13 AM »
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Re: AI players when numbers are low?
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2014, 01:34:50 PM »
I'm sure the new candies (ie the new terrain) will help getting more new customers, which should help -a lot- to solve this problem... :)
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