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Originally posted by Mr.Deflok
Your squad is your greatest allie, they cover you, lay down supressing fire, hide behind walls and pop out to shoot the enemy then get back behind the wall to reload, it's just like watching a movie!
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Hate to burst your bubble here, but my experience was the complete opposite.
I played it on the difficulty below veteran (3/4 difficulty) and I just laughed.
Yes, the allies cover you, they lay supressing fire, they hide behind walls, and they pop out to shoot the enemy.
However, they cant hit shit, and they hardly EVER kill the enemy.
On one map I had a team of about 10 guys and we were inside a building. I peeked outside and saw a german about 100 yards away in plain sight, with no cover around him.
One of my allies took the lead, went out and took pop shots, and got killed. Another ally went out, did the same, got killed. 4 more allies went out, did the same, and all got killed.
Finally I said, what a joke this AI is, went out, and shot that german in one second.
Now for the enemy AI. I see absolutely nothing special about it. HUNDREDS of times, I have seen the enemy throw a grenade, run to take cover, but amazingly they run on top of their own grenade, and then crouch down for cover, only to be blown sky high.
Brilliant AI.
As for pathfinding and usage of actually 'searching for you' is non-existant. I found the AI uses the same technique as 99% of the other games on the market.
What they do, is go from their current position, to your current position, and no where else in between. Sure if you are shooting them in between they may take cover and use an alternate entrance if around. Alternatively, if you sit and hide in a room, and no one even knows you are there, the AI 'MAGICALLY' knows where you are, and they all run inside the room, and IMMEDIATELY turn towards you and start shooting you.
Once again, absolutely nothing special about that AI.
Also if you have a group of teammates out in the open with you, and an enemy spots you, its like the enemy as a HUGE priority to shoot you first, and they dont care if you have an army of a million soldiers with you. Suddenly all of the enemy soldiers turn and shoot you, while your teammates sit on their arses and 'pretend' to shoot the enemy, with maybe 1/50 of their bullets actually hitting something worth while.
Im still waiting for that glorious game of where the AI will search room for room, and not know where you are until they actually see you.