why are there so many bots

[Nuerion]

getting maybe 4 actual people per game and about 15 bots on random battle mode

[Wyl]

What server and Tier you playing?

[Nuerion]

Originally posted by zuga:

It is because you are new to the game. The matchmaker puts you against very few new players like you and a couple of bots. So that you can practice aiming and learn about maneuvering. Once you get to tier 2 or 3 you get to face real people in "Random" game mode.

im tier 4 already

[pitch-black]

are you playing in the random game mode?

[Nuerion]

Originally posted by pitch-black:

are you playing in the random game mode?

i said i was doing random battle in original post

[81flh]

Averaging 3 people and 7 bots a team. 10 a side. Wasn't like this on the standard WoWs.

[NayrL]

It's because you are new to this game. Once you research a Tier 4 ship, there will be no bots in the ramdom battle.

[Nuerion]

Originally posted by RlpRyan:

It's because you are new to this game. Once you research a Tier 4 ship, there will be no bots in the ramdom battle.

like i already said i am at tier 4

[Kegg Porter]

It also says while you are waiting for matchmaking if you have to wait more than 60 seconds for players that the remaining slots will be filled by bots, I think to shorten the time it takes to get into a match... maybe something they will adjust in the future depending on player numbers and tier count etc ? I think there was mention of this somewhere... if it was taking too long or too many bots try playing a different tier or different ship class etc, not much help now as there is an overload of low tier players all advancing at the same time I suppose though...

[kcphoon]

Improved matchmaker for new players with lower account levels (below level 11) who participate in tier I-IV battles. Before the change, matchmaker for newcomers was used for players whose account level was below 8 and participated in tier I-III battles. The change is intended to make the game more comfortable for newcomers.

[Tordenskjold]

You play with bots because to few humans are playing this game on this time df the day

[ShrimpBowl]

Hey Nuerion! WoWs developer here.

So in Random Battles (PvP) we basically have 2 match makers. 1st one is regular, 2nd one is for new players only. You play in the new players match maker if you play tier IV ship and below, AND you have account level 11 and below. In this match maker, teams may be supplemented by AI ships for better queue time. Please mind if you by any chance will be the only player in the queue for more than 1 minute, you will be also put in regular match maker queue.

There are no AI ships in regular PvP match maker.

Good luck, and fair seas!

[Hejtor Trajtossa]

Originally posted by Sub_Octavian:

Hey Nuerion! WoWs developer here.

So in Random Battles (PvP) we basically have 2 match makers. 1st one is regular, 2nd one is for new players only. You play in the new players match maker if you play tier IV ship and below, AND you have account level 11 and below. In this match maker, teams may be supplemented by AI ships for better queue time. Please mind if you by any chance will be the only player in the queue for more than 1 minute, you will be also put in regular match maker queue.

There are no AI ships in regular PvP match maker.

Good luck, and fair seas!

so you should not name this PvP (Player vs Player) if u fillin it with bots, its still co-op battles where u can get really small amount of reward playing, compare to normal random pvp battle, even u not got a medals and reward from gain it

[ShrimpBowl]

Dear Hejtor,

No, it's not co-op, at least in WoWs terms, because all mechanics and economy rewards here are full Random Battles. Also, AI ships are not added to one team only, like in co-op - they are added to both teams to fill them up to desired level. Players still compete versus other players. This happens only if there are not enough new players in the queue. And the separate queue for the new players of course is needed to protect them from so-called seal clubbing and let them have comfortable start in the game.

Your point is still valid, but it's more about terminology. I agree that new players match maker is not pure PvP, but I hope I was able to explain why it works this way. Thanks for the dicussion and have fun!

[AkiDucky]

Originally posted by Sub_Octavian:

sub's quote

Hey Phil, good luck answering questions in the steam forum.

[Brummbær]

You should stop playing COOP as a new player ASAP when random games become available. With this new MM it won't differ much from COOP in terms of gameplay but rewards are much better.

I wouldn't complain about having bots in game and getting random battle rewards. Especially with some players being worse than them.^^