Wonder what bots will look like...

(hamstein) #1

Like will they have pre-determined customized looks or will their looks be random?
Or in the worst case, do you think they will all look exactly the same using the “default” look?

And I wonder what their names will be, TF2 did a great job with naming bots; they actually had the types of names real players might have. Or will they go the CS:S route and name them all like Steve and Xavier.

I know no information is out, but feel free to speculate; I’m playing this game single player until my friends get it (I don’t have to take my IB exams anymore now that I’m in college, so I’m free, they aren’t).

(tokamak) #2

ETQW had realistic bot names as well.

Then again, I hate bots so I rather recognise them than to have to doubt whether that was a real player or not.

(hamstein) #3

Then again, I hate bots so I rather recognise them than to have to doubt whether that was a real player or not.

Why do you hate bots? I love playing CS:S with a friend or two against about twenty bots. We always have fun and love I guess you’d say “personifying” the bots; “Xavier killed me again! I’m gonna get that **** next round!”.

Hopefully Brinks bots will be better than Xavier though, he may have killed me twice but he still got stuck in the door that first round.

(tokamak) #4

Bots don’t care either way, so it feels my effort is wasted on them.

(Seyu) #5

You should ask SD to add automated expletives for the bots then, that should beef up players for the multiplayer.

(McKooza) #6

You get to change how your teammates look…But I’m not sure what the Enemy will look like…Probably random.

(crazyfoolish) #7

Maybe it’s just that i like the feeling of besting another human person but i really hate playing against bots. I garner no satisfaction from killing an AI.

I feel that bots names should be clearly labeled so that they are easily identifiable as bots.

(ed lolington) #8

COmputers are notorius for ther bad taste so the bots will probably look like chavs.

(LyndonL) #9

I would say the bot would be easily identified by a lack of a ping…

And IB exams? I feel your pain. Did those in 2000.

(tokamak) #10

Fake pings aren’t difficult.

(Herandar) #11

Made me laugh. Thanks.

(.Chris.) #12

Be neat if server admins could set aside nicks for bots and even a standard clothing option so regulars can easily tell the bots from humans based on their appearances and names.

(Xerxes52) #13

Link please?

(Whydmer) #14

As a console player, if I set up a game to be one that allows full MP play, I assume that when I first start it will be me and about 15 bots, and as it progresses more humans will join in. I like the idea of the possibility that I will not know as I go along who is a bot and who is human. To me I will be more immersed in that match thinking that anyone can be human, instead of knowing that some opponents/allies are bots. Obviously this is assuming SD has done a good job in making the bots play in remotely human like manner. If they are excessively stupid or have incredible instant aim at higher levels then that immersion will be broken.

(Nail) #15

remember people play at higher levels with great aim as well, you don’t want them too easy

(Linsolv) #16

I don’t want to have Black Ops’ aimbot, where they can aim through walls, have no recoil, and never (even on high difficulties) miss. But I wouldn’t mind at high levels have a certain challenge to beating a bot in a gunfight, even after I’ve learned the game properly.

(3Suns) #17

In several XBox games, the bots’ names are pulled from one’s friends list. It is a lot of fun and would be my first choice. I don’t think that is the way SD did it, but it would be great if it is.

(IceBrazuca) #18

I’m guessing the bots all have randomly generated appearances.

Would be nice though if there were some name consistencies on the bots for example:

“Matthew Kane” always plays a Medium Soldier for the security.

“Dell Conagher” always plays Heavy Engineer for resistance.

(Whydmer) #19

Yeah the Black Ops aimbots were what I was hoping the high level bots would not be like. Of course I expect them to be good (better than I am no doubt) but not quite to that extent.

Yeah, 3Suns, I would like names pulled from my friends list as well.

(MF Maou) #20

It doesn’t top the bots in Shadowrun on Insane. Nothing ruins your die like getting sniped from 20 metres away by an smg.