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Weapon block and bots - Deathwhisper - 12-12-2011

As you may know, most servers are on autoblock, which gives players a big advantage by allowing them to block everything by spamming right mouse button.

To fix this, EU-4 has been testing manual block for a few days. However, bots can't block anything except thrusts (and lucky chambers), which gives an even greater advantage to players. I guess that's because bots obviously can't block using the manual system (moving your mouse) and can only use the basic block direction (down). Would it be possible to fix this? Kinda tired of seeing players blocking 3 bots at once by spamming right mousing button or slaughtering bots with long weapon overhead spam on EU-4...


Re: Weapon block and bots - Golradir - 12-12-2011

Well, people will also die quicker because some people cant block :F


Re: Weapon block and bots - Logics - 13-12-2011

I believe something will be done about this, if not then the server will probably be switched back to the Auto-Block system until something is sorted.


Re: Weapon block and bots - Deathwhisper - 13-12-2011

(13-12-2011, 01:20 PM)Logics link Wrote: I believe something will be done about this, if not then the server will probably be switched back to the Auto-Block system until something is sorted.

WSE might be required to fix this. More generally, improving the bots' AI should be one of the major objectives of the dev team imo. Since it's a co-op game, the AI must be clever enough to be on par with players, so that the game remains interesting and challenging. There are still a lot of things that the AI can't counter, like cav kitting (50 bots following 1 cav guy and ignoring the 10 archers which are killing them) or fast feints (Make a fast overhead feint, the bot stops blocking and holds his attack, then overhead again).


Re: Weapon block and bots - Hande - 13-12-2011

Could more players tell how this manualblock has been working out ?
I would like to hear more results from this testing.


Re: Weapon block and bots - JOPO - 13-12-2011

Bots are way easier if you are experienced warband player , wich seems that Jez is not.


Re: Weapon block and bots - Kwal - 13-12-2011

lolwhat?

@Hande: well it's definitely cool to have a server where people are required to block manually, it tends to raise the (computer skill) level of players who visit. The downside is of course that bots can't block properly, with that fixed the server would be a lot better to play on Smile


Re: Weapon block and bots - Leesin - 14-12-2011

I refuse to use auto block because it will just make me lazy and my manual block skills will degrade over time, manual blocking is apart of the game and people should learn to do it, but hey who am I to judge.


Re: Weapon block and bots - Gomer - 14-12-2011

My suggestion is leaving it on. BUT reducing the experience you earn by say %5 to allow the Bots to keep their block and allow the begging or less skilled players to still have a fighting chance.


Re: Weapon block and bots - Golradir - 15-12-2011

And I get a penalty even tho i'm using manual block? >.>