FPS needs more Multiplayer Bots

This is a feature I would love to see implemented more in FPS games. I'm sure most of you know Killzone has this feature, and some of other games (Not as many as there should be) have it as well. To be completely honest with you, I have absolutely no interest in playing with other people online, especially in an FPS. Yet at the same time I want to experience a competitive fight inside of a multiplayer world, so bots are perfect for this. You get the same experience, but without the high 13 year old boy's voices screaming over a mic.

Online play, in an FPS game especially, is just shallow and annoying (playerbase issue mostly) more times than it isn't. Bots are the perfect alternative for people who value their hearing and sanity.

Its nice, but it reallly is a waste of programming time when most users aren't going to play with bots.

It is nice to practice strategies against the computer, at least in RTS, I don't play FPS anymore.

Its nice, but it reallly is a waste of programming time when most users aren't going to play with bots.

Wasdie

Why wouldn't people play it if the AI was intelligent enough? I've actually had more fun with Killzone's bots than I ever could have online. The bots use a variety of classes, medics actually heal, engineers place turrets in smart locations, etc. Online though, most matches are just people spamming one class and running around like chimps as they do their own thing.

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Its nice, but it reallly is a waste of programming time when most users aren't going to play with bots.

LittleHands134

Why wouldn't people play it if the AI was intelligent enough? I've actually had more fun with Killzone's bots than I ever could have online. The bots use a variety of classes, medics actually heal, engineers place turrets in smart locations, etc. Online though, most matches are just people spamming one class and running around like chimps as they do their own thing.

I agree. Playing with bots can be a ton of fun, especially if you're playing split screen at home with a friend or a sibling. Perfect Dark and Gears of War 2 are the two big ones that come to mind. I think Warhawk would be a lot better if it had bots.

it would be hard to get the AI right but i wish warhawk had botsriver_rat3117

I read that M$ pressure developer to not include bots in their game to get players to sign up for XBL

ET:QW has the best bots in a FPS.404-not-found

Bots are why i continued to play PD. I also loved how you could intergreate human players and bots online on PDZ. I dont think any console FPS has done this yet.

Perfect Dark Zero has bots in it, but yeah, bots should be a standard in FPSs these days, so I wouldn't always have to put up with those kids in Halo 3.

Bots are last gen I think. Now I know why bungie never included them in the halo games.Gh0st_Of_0nyx

[QUOTE="Gh0st_Of_0nyx"]Bots are last gen I think. Now I know why bungie never included them in the halo games.mitu123

Yes, yes they do. Perfect Dark, Timesplitters and Battlefield (the series) offered some stupendous multiplayer... and then allowed you to play it by yourself with CPU controlled enemies. I don't see why they cannot integrate it more often... not everyone out there has a stable, fast internet connection or wants to get a bunch of friends together who have incredibly wonky schedules.

In this online oriented generation bots just dont fit. Most games are designed to be played with other players in mind (gear,s KZ2, halo 3 ect ect) Bots are for people without internet connections or in XBL case silver account members.Gh0st_Of_0nyx

At this this point, bots should be standard for FPS games. I would love to see an improvment of AI which reacts and responds appropriately to your every move. Bots also benefit those who like to practice their skills, have no internet connection, or just want a quick session.

[QUOTE="Gh0st_Of_0nyx"]In this online oriented generation bots just dont fit. Most games are designed to be played with other players in mind (gear,s KZ2, halo 3 ect ect) Bots are for people without internet connections or in XBL case silver account members.foxhound_fox

Xbox's MP was just gettin off the ground last gen. And Perfect Dark and Gears of war are the only MP game on the 360 that actually use them.

So bots are indeed a dieing breed. Games like Halo 3 and KZ2 are designed for humans players why else would guerilla implement a clan and badge system into the game ? Why would Bungie implement the file share feature If they didnt have a majority of human player in mind. As I said b4 bots are for two kinds of gamers: Those without fast enough iternet connections or Silver account members who dont want to upgrade to gold. I wouldnt be surprised is epic takes out bots in the next gears game.

I love bots. UT3 Deathmatch, one map, a handful of bots - a perfect way to kill 10 minutes. With a quick session like that, you'd waste half your time looking for a match.

Bots are last gen I think. Now I know why bungie never included them in the halo games.Gh0st_Of_0nyx

Bots were always a feature I loved in FPS's. I remember playing for hours at a time against the bots on Red Faction II and UT2K4.

I dont get why people who like playing online keep saying playing with bots is pointless, what do u think you are playing against in a single player game,Humans? lol. play unreal 3 in TDM with bots on adept difficulty, then press V to give the command to a team mate bot to watch your back, then tell me what you think of bots again after that. AI has to evlolve as well as the games, Play Far Cry 2 single player game, its basically a 50 sq mile world filled with the most intelligent bots in fps right now. More games should have it, yes its cost more, but good games dont come cheap.

[QUOTE="Gh0st_Of_0nyx"]Bots are last gen I think. Now I know why bungie never included them in the halo games.too_much_eslim

[QUOTE="mitu123"][QUOTE="Gh0st_Of_0nyx"]Bots are last gen I think. Now I know why bungie never included them in the halo games.Gh0st_Of_0nyx

I personally dont have the internet capable for online play, so many FPS games i don't even get to use the multilayer function unless I go to a lan party with great internet /or with lots of lanners. Bots if done right are always a welcome sight and for me a person who almost always relies of single player, bots are a great thing to have!

oh and games like battlefield 2, there is something very fun playing 4 players VS 60 bots on assult maps

. You get the same experience, but without the high 13 year old boy's voices screaming over a mic.

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I dont get why people who like playing online keep saying playing with bots is pointless, what do u think you are playing against in a single player game,Humans? lol. play unreal 3 in TDM with bots on adept difficulty, then press V to give the command to a team mate bot to watch your back, then tell me what you think of bots again after that. AI has to evlolve as well as the games, Play Far Cry 2 single player game, its basically a 50 sq mile world filled with the most intelligent bots in fps right now. More games should have it, yes its cost more, but good games dont come cheap.

Jaberwoki