Arma AI too hard, is it me or the game?

[Stars-N-Stripes]

As many times as I fire up this game every few months I find myself quickly disappointed again. It seem the AI is just too good for me even on lower skill levels, you can only get a few shots off and once they know where you are coming out of cover or engaging in a fire fight is literally too hard. They have laser accuracy and based on what I know of real combat it seems rather hard in Arma. The AI also devistates my AI as well, I can often take out one or two before they wipe out my entire team. Is it just me or is there a way to make the combat easier when playing AI with mods or something?

[Stars-N-Stripes]

yeah even at lower accuracy levels they still wipe me out. I like to play a sniper and attack an airbase, even at long range after firing one shot they all seem to target me and there's nothing I can do at the point. It just seems unrealistic. Everything else about the game is excelling but as a single player game I find it simply too hard and have for years but keep wanting to come back to it.

[Sgt Smash]

You!
You will get better at the game and down the line you will come back here and laugh at people who thinks the A.i is hard lol

[Stars-N-Stripes]

Originally posted by That One Isis Guy:

Originally posted by Shodan:

yeah even at lower accuracy levels they still wipe me out. I like to play a sniper and attack and airbase, even at long range after firing one shot they all seem to target me and there's nothing I can do at the point. I don't just seems unrealistic. Everything else about the game is excelling but as a single player game I find it simply too hard and have for years but keep wanting to come back to it.

You ever hide behind a rock and get shot in the head? Its usually funny though because the physics engine sends me flying but that happens sometimes.

Perfectly behind a rock not even peeking and bam i take off into orbit from a headshot. Close range though these guys are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

No, usually the rock is pretty good cover, hiding does not seem to be the issue for me I'm good at that, it's when I come out they are all over me again, I can get one or two shots off before I'm dead. The accuracy just seems to be way too high. Sgt Smash is laughing at me :)

[Pvt. Partz]

The best way to practice is to go into the editor, set a player preferably around some buildings or fences, set an AI about 300m out in a field and start taking shots at him. The trick with Arma is to get to know how AI move. Often times if you keep peppering him with single shots every 10 seconds he will usually stay out in the area sweeping back and forth. That way you also practice leading your shot for those "one shot!" kills.

[Haruna Ryou]

The problem is, their 0sec reaction time, so surprise attack wont work much. Plus AI actually can have ballistic exception that they can ine hit kill you even with armour when hitting your body armour. That means ita nearly impossible up range and also up close.

[Haruna Ryou]

BI rely too much on mods. They need to rework their AI and engine

[Pvt. Partz]

Originally posted by Admiral YanYat "137" Cheng:

The problem is, their 0sec reaction time, so surprise attack wont work much. Plus AI actually can have ballistic exception that they can ine hit kill you even with armour when hitting your body armour. That means ita nearly impossible up range and also up close.

Hogwash!
Put an AI in a warehouse while you are outside and you can watch him slowly turn to and fro. You can lean in with a pistol and toy with him until you want to get serious.

[Dj Otacon]

If you dont have a proper preparation before enter in combat you will be erased from the battlefiled.

You must consider your loadout, strategies, planification and a previous knowledge about terrain to perform better into the combat area.

Doing that you have an outstanding performance levels.

All the Arma games are designed based in solid combat principles ignore that and you will be only a moving target.

[Admiral Paulpatine]

Originally posted by Dj Otacon:

If you dont have a proper preparation before enter in combat you will be erased from the battlefiled.

You must consider your loadout, strategies, planification and a previous knowledge about terrain to perform better into the combat area.

Doing that you have an outstanding performance levels.

All the Arma games are designed based in solid combat principles ignore that and you will be only a moving target.

^^^^ he got it, if you play this game like CoD you;ll die in minutes

[elektromotor1]

The AI have problems with ranges above 1000m to recognize were shots came from.
And after the AI ahve seen you ore you hit a target you should change your position.

this two things should help a bit :)

[Sgt Smash]

Originally posted by Shodan:

Originally posted by That One Isis Guy:

You ever hide behind a rock and get shot in the head? Its usually funny though because the physics engine sends me flying but that happens sometimes.

Perfectly behind a rock not even peeking and bam i take off into orbit from a headshot. Close range though these guys are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

No, usually the rock is pretty good cover, hiding does not seem to be the issue for me I'm good at that, it's when I come out they are all over me again, I can get one or two shots off before I'm dead. The accuracy just seems to be way too high. Sgt Smash is laughing at me :)

thats war! take some shots and get back in cover, war ain't forgiving to patato aim IRL, and nor should the ai be, unless you on about taking on more than two or three a.i then you have to be patient and only expose yourself to one ai at a time. from what i've read above they all sound pretty poor at the game and if i was you i wouldn't take any notice of them as they are living in a myth, just play the game and learn or find someone who can teach you how to play properly. hope this helps you down the line.

[Sgt Smash]

Originally posted by shabunken:

Originally posted by Dj Otacon:

If you dont have a proper preparation before enter in combat you will be erased from the battlefiled.

You must consider your loadout, strategies, planification and a previous knowledge about terrain to perform better into the combat area.

Doing that you have an outstanding performance levels.

All the Arma games are designed based in solid combat principles ignore that and you will be only a moving target.

^^^^ he got it, if you play this game like CoD you;ll die in minutes

Depends on what you are playing and how good you are!

[Paf Le Loup]

I play on Insurgency and Invade&annex server, and no, they are not overpowered at all.

Well, they can shoot from behind a bush and know where you are, but thats the only problem.

[Sgt Smash]

Originally posted by Guillaume \V/:

I play on Insurgency and Invade&annex server, and no, they are not overpowered at all.

Well, they can shoot from behind a buch and know where you are, but thats the only problem.

buch?

[Paf Le Loup]

bush*