AI players just keep drawing cards

[Forklift17]

After the latest update, the AI's strategy is basically:
1. Draw the exact face-up cards it wants, if they're there; never draw face-up wilds.
2. Otherwise, keep drawing from the deck. Repeat until the hand is enormous.
3. Play tracks all over the place.

That's only a slight exaggeration. I get the strategy of continuing to collect train cards until you can play your entire route, but this isn't what the AI is doing. It's frustrating to play against.

[EricB@DoW]

Each AI in the game has its own persona, its own style. Try the other AIs

[Forklift17]

I did. All the AI's do this.

[esutton]

Originally posted by EricB@DoW:

Each AI in the game has its own persona, its own style. Try the other AIs

The only difference between the AI can be summed up in this way: What triggers this AI to go track-happy to try complete the game as fast as possible? There is no discernable pattern to the AI other than it wants to exit the game first at a certain point. It certainly doesn't want to complete tickets.

[jerk store]

Originally posted by EricB@DoW:

Each AI in the game has its own persona, its own style. Try the other AIs

I still don't understand why I am forced to be the yellow woman all the time, I want to be a man man.

[wroot]

Annoying as hell, especially when trying to complete those "punch x tickets" achievements, when AI is just rapidly trying to end it every time.. Finally got 12x one.. pheww..

[canis39]

Interestingly, the two females (Jane Stanbot and Marg Loughbot) seem to be the most "normal" AI players. They actually buy track periodically, and try to complete tickets occasionally.

The two dudes (Huntingbot and Vanderbot?) are the worst. They hoard cards like there's no tomorrow.

EDIT: just played against one of the male AIs, and he finished with 8 points. He took 4 tickets and completed exactly none of them. Amazing.

I am not a programmer, so I won't pretend to know exactly what goes into programming the AI in a game like this. Maybe it is extremely difficult. All I know for sure is right now, the AI is terrible.

[Forklift17]

Hahaha wow. I just had an AI fail the Vancouver-Portland route (from 1910 Mega). And no, the way wasn't blocked.

[wroot]

Yeah and try completing some achievements like 300-400+ points or depleting whole destinations deck in Switzerland and win when you are the only one drawing and trying to complete tickets.. stupid programming..