A.I. defense?

[Drevin]

Hey all.

I'm thinking of trying this game and I started reading a bit about it. And I found this line written in a guide:

-Foxholes, Turrets, Pillboxes, Bunkers and any other passive defense structures are all manned by A.I. and will shoot automatically as enemy players come within range.

I was initially under the impression that there is no A.I. element in this game. I understand everything is build by the players, and I assumed all the defenses would be player only. So the presence of A.I. surprised me a little.

Do you think this is a good thing? A bad thing? Is is termporary and will be removed, as the game is still in development? Or it's a staple of how the game works, and the game cannot work without A.I. defenses?

Thank you.

[Serathis]

Its needed. No one wants guard duty. No one wants guard duty at 3 AM to keep 3 guys from mortaring their way through the entire map unopposed. The AI defenses will stick. There are counter measures to AI defense rushing in place.

[Drevin]

Ah, so basically A.I. defenses are in place just to repell small scale / commando / off the beaten path attacks, and the players would join in on the defense when there are actually large scale attacks on the premises?

[morph113]

Pretty much yes. But also not that you can't just put defense anywhere you like. There is something called a tunnel network. You can extend it by building tunnel hatches which need to be connected to a town hall or outpost. A foxhole in the middle of nowhere isn't going to be manned by AI.

[SpottyGekko]

Originally posted by SerathisHUN:

Its needed. No one wants guard duty. No one wants guard duty at 3 AM to keep 3 guys from mortaring their way through the entire map unopposed. The AI defenses will stick. There are counter measures to AI defense rushing in place.

^^This.

Without ways to counter the lone Rambo's that will infiltrate every base, the game will become very tedious. Nobody likes guard duty, it's the worst punishment imaginable :)

[Drevin]

Alright. Thanks guys.