Bots Effecting Gaming Experience
Recently, new bots have been introduced into gameplay which for the most part is ruining the gameplate in my opinion. We now see Ares, Zephyrs, Surges, etc. At my level, which is 3200+ PWR and 132k XP, pretty much every bot is max ranked with max ranked weapons. Here's what I see happening:
1) STUNS: First, it would be safe to say that the intruduction of the zephyr and surge have turned the game into a stunfest. When the bot change was made, the current tournament map was the very tiny one (I forget the name) . You could not move in the center section. There were frozen bots everywhere. Larger maps weren't a problem. You could keep a distance, however, that leads to problem #2.
2) BOT AIM: All bots encountered at my level are using maxed Stasis Beam/Lance, maxed carbines, or are Zephyrs with maxed Longarms. This isn't really a problem as I'm used to going up against human teams with these weapons. The real problem is these bots literally are "aimbotting". They do not miss! Zephyrs are the worst. They will destroy you across the map with those maxed Longarms 10/8's. You can try rushing them but their aim is perfect and you will just get blasted. Speaking of being perfect, you cannot dash on them with a Killshot because they will stun you everytime. I have even had them perform a stun while I dashed in from a 90 degree angle. It is impossible for a human player to do this. Why are we facing bots with perfect aim, perfect timing, and superb awareness?
To make things even worse, the bots will focus fire on you! I've been playing close attention on how the bots are picking targets. I can be hiding behind a wall, waiting for my weapons to reload, pop out and start shooting, and dam near everytime, the bots will turn toward you, ignoring my bot teammate right in their face, and start shooting me. WTH?! You realize how fast you die when 3 or 4 maxed Stasis Beam/Lances hit you all at the same time?
If you want to see the proof just get yourself killed on some map and spectate the bots. Watch the bots with stasis beams because you can see their aim. You can see the stasis beams track their targets perfectly. Sometimes they have many targets and the beam will jump around targets instantly. It's like they have an aimbot. Oh wait! They do! This leads to problem #3.
3) WHY ARE WE PAYING $$$?: I like many many others have dropped hundreds of $$$ to boost our bots to higher levels, which in turn gives us an advantage over other players not paying $$$. I see players all the time with less than 100k XP with 3500 PWR and maxed hangers. They must have spent thousands of $$$. Anyways, the whole point is, why would you negate any advantage a paying player has by matching him with maxed bots with superior aiming, superior timing, and superior awareness?
I personally feel like I've been robbed. I want my dam money back and want a 1000 PWR hanger again. At least I won't be going up against fully maxed Zephyr with maxed weapons, that doesn't miss, and will stun you precisely!
I have a few players I play with regularly that have grinded their way to around 2200 power and never spent a dime. These guys stopped playing matches with me and the other 3k+ players because they get their asses handed to them by the bots when they play with us.
