Why is the AI squad so useless?

[Jeremy]

I was just sneaking into a Unidad base to get a weapon accessory and then got spotted because I wasn't being careful enough. That's on me. But when I try to escape and i'm gunning down Unidad left and right and the AI just follow me and don't shoot until shot at, then go down within seconds and I'm having to constantly shoot down helicopters because they for some reason don't understand what a gun is and think the bird in the sky is just a pesky fly they have to swat at every now and then.

These AI are completely useless. They don't listen to commands very well, they don't shoot at enemies almost ever unless they are getting shot at and by then its almost too late for them. I have seen them walk RIGHT passed an enemy all crouched down in sneak mode and the enemy doesn't see them. Then the second I exit crouch they stand up and immediately get shot in the back by the enemy they just somehow stealthed passed.

Can we just please have an option to play without NPC squad? They do nothing for the story or the game. They are just moving targets that aren't even good at that because half the time they are a mile away outside the base i'm inside of with 2 helicopters hovering over me shooting missles at me and like 15 enemies all surrounding the building i'm in. And if I call them to me they just die anyway because they don't shoot at anything first.

UUUUUUUGH! So frustrating how unfinished Ubisofts games are upon release. I feel like i'm playing beta half the time.

[therealshakur]

the AI teammates just need more options for control. and something you can keybind. not a stupid wheel with rotating options.

[Jeremy]

Well I want your squad then. Yeah they save me when i'm down but that's about it. I drone a place before I enter it so all the enemies are already marked. They are a good safety net I guess if I miss one or two and sync shot sometimes comes in handy. But 90% of the time they are standing around telling stories or getting downed.

[Auxilium]

Sometimes you have to tell them to fire, even if you previously told them too. For some reason they either forget after a couple kills or they just stay silent until you tell them otherwise. I love them honestly, I do not run into many issues at all. I play solo on hardest difficulty going full stealth and tactics equally. They always seem to do a great job.

[therealshakur]

it's like you are in a special ops team, oops meant special olympics team.

[ⓀⒾⓦⒾ‰]

They seem to work ok for me but I dont expect so much from them.
If youre going to be sneaking around a camp full of enemy dont take the ai with you, make them hold somewhere safe. Thats just common sense.

[PaulGR]

AI is completely useless in the game. When we have to sneak, they choose the worst possible paths to reach me and get spotted (bug?). I've legit seen them moving from point A to point B with my Binoculars from a roof 100m away and they stumbled face-to-face on an enemy partol, triggering a "Hunted" state for me.

In combat, instead of holding their ground they scatter to the most awkward places and rarely even fire. I got no clue if they actually miss their targets or deal very low damage and this is why they seem to have trouble killing anyone.

They seem to be reviving me ok, but even on that, sometimes they wait for stupid amounts of seconds instead of coming right to your aid, as if they are stuck or can't find a path to reach me.


Sync shots are fun, but no comment there. It's an aimbot. Even if the enemy is within a building, the AI team can somehow shoot through the wall and take them out with one shot. HOWEVER, sometimes it's very problematic in the sense that they try to line-up the shot indefinitely, as if they can't find an opening. Cancelling and re-applying the sync shots seems to instantly fix that.

I'd rather there was a Disable AI option. They are more of a burden than helpful.

EDIT: The dialogues between them are quite hilarious, I'll give them that lol.

[Plywood]

They Rezzing you is already the BEST feature. You could hardly find it in co-op where everyone thinks they are Bob Lee Swagger, camping and not move a inch & cant be bothered to drone Rez u too.

[Me, Gongaga]

Originally posted by ✪Koly™:

i don"t agree, this game is awesome, my AI mates come always save me if im hurt, and they prevent me from danger when they annonce ennemy's position.
I play at Extreme difficulty and really enjoy this game.

Same here even the sync shot hits everytime my tactical planning is at 100% and stealth kills is 79% all with AI (Uplay owner of the game)

[HCGxKaLiBeR]

what are you talking about? they can shoot down enemies even they are blocked by several buildings. lol

[76561197977267103]

How about you give the AI the command to fire.

Why should they let you run, while they save your sorry @55; you caused the darn problem for them too?

[Gleitfrosch]

Use the "fire" order when no enemy is marked for sync shot. They will attack, pick targets on their own and even look for enemies until the area is cleared.

Actually the "fire" order should be renamed into "engage" or "attack".

Then are very effective at taking out enemies.

[therealshakur]

Originally posted by Possum:

Use the "fire" order when no enemy is marked for sync shot. They will attack, pick targets on their own and even look for enemies until the area is cleared.

Actually the "fire" order should be renamed into "engage" or "attack".

Then are very effective at taking out enemies.

they seem to ignore this when you breach a building (whatever those side missions are called)

[p30pl3h4t3m3]

ai comapnions have full human spectrum, from total idiots to awesome ^^

[therealshakur]

Originally posted by p30pl3h4t3m3:

ai comapnions have full human spectrum, from total idiots to awesome ^^

makes sense haha