Why are there so many bots?

[Stretchytall]

I think I saw that over 20,000 players have joined the Speed Freeks beta. So why are games so full of bots? I wish I could play a lobby that's entirely players.

[Blockhead]

https://steamdb.info/app/2078450/charts/

Most amount of concurrent players was 21 days ago, when there were only 2719 people playing at the same time.

Over the last 24 hours, the highest concurrent player count was 413.

Now also take into account that server regions exist - we can speculate there's probably a US server, EU server, Asia server, and now an Oceania server. So that 413 number is heavily divided depending on your region.

[Gashmangla Rexum]

引用自 Stretchytall：

I think I saw that over 20,000 players have joined the Speed Freeks beta. So why are games so full of bots? I wish I could play a lobby that's entirely players.

Numbers, basically. And as Blockhead pointed out, the current active playerbase is spread across regions with the current matchmaking approach.

Once matchmaking is nailed down, fuller lobbies should become way more common, and ultimately even more so once the game comes officially out of early access and gets some real marketing

[PoohPus]

From what I understand you get bots the few first times you play to soften the landing so to speak. Don't know if that's true, but several people have said this.

[Gashmangla Rexum]

It all depends how lucky you are really.

The idea is that in the case you get into a lower pop lobby, bots fill the gaps so it's always 8vs8. As people join, bots drop out, and vice verse as players leave.

It's possible to join a match already underway and therefore join a fuller lobby.

The real issue is, a lot of people tend to leave a match right away at the end instead of staying in and letting the lobby get fuller. It can often be a self fulfilling prophecy and perpetuates the cycle

[Vargschewer]

引用自 Gashmangla Rexum：

It all depends how lucky you are really.

The idea is that in the case you get into a lower pop lobby, bots fill the gaps so it's always 8vs8. As people join, bots drop out, and vice verse as players leave.

It's possible to join a match already underway and therefore join a fuller lobby.

The real issue is, a lot of people tend to leave a match right away at the end instead of staying in and letting the lobby get fuller. It can often be a self fulfilling prophecy and perpetuates the cycle

I feel the blue bots are dumber than the red ones as they just seem to get in my way when going for non bot players & don't do much to help . Was just in a deff rally Vs 2 other real players & they won sorta easily from just killing the blue bots on my team & sit on objective , even though I captured the race points & won the race & krumped the real players & shoot any bot that looks to be a target

[smokratez]

every other game you get put into a bot lobby with 2 or 3 humans. been that way for ages. they don't know how to fix it

[TehJumpingJawa]

引用自 smokratez：

every other game you get put into a bot lobby with 2 or 3 humans. been that way for ages. they don't know how to fix it

Larger active player population, shorter games, and longer queue times.

[Knightframe]

引用自 smokratez：

every other game you get put into a bot lobby with 2 or 3 humans. been that way for ages. they don't know how to fix it

Ah yes balanced.
Had a game where i was only playa jus hav'n bots for playaz an' rest uv team were playaz +1 bot.
Quite easy ta spot as bots dont realy use chat an' dey are realy stupid an' ignore ya if ya shot im from far away, while a normal playa would chase ya instantly.

[Gashmangla Rexum]

Look at the P column on the scoreboard for their ping. If it's zero, it's a bot waiting to be replaced by a human player joining the match

[Chieppie]

Never played 1 game with more than 3 humans. Just not a good experience overall.

[Not Royale Slush]

maybe if they spoke english instead of that stupid gobbledly guk language people would would care. after i saw the patch notes and saw how many bots were in the game i quit after only a hour or ao. im trying to play a game and know EXACTLY what is going on with the updates and all the stupid orc slang makes it hard for people with dyslexia and other isuess to process the information

[Not Royale Slush]

引用自 Royale Slush PC：

maybe if they spoke english instead of that stupid gobbledly guk language people would would care. after i saw the patch notes and saw how many bots were in the game i quit after only a hour or ao. im trying to play a game and know EXACTLY what is going on with the updates and all the stupid orc slang makes it hard for people with dyslexia and other isuess to process the information

oh yea i also got sick of the bots. i have good wifi idgaf about region locking for network purposes. let me play with the uk people oir whatever my wifi is hard wired,

their just holding there game back by splitting the regions

[Not Royale Slush]

back in my day games had a lobby and ud just wait for th egame to filll up. idk why devs now think we need ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bots

[Not Royale Slush]

引用自 Chieppie：

Never played 1 game with more than 3 humans. Just not a good experience overall.

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[armbarchris]

How can we be sure they are bots and not just players who are, well, as bad as me?