Does Kabam have anything to say on this, besides "working as intended"?

Just came across a video where the AI completely dexing your specials and lot more crazy stuff.
Video links including popular Youtubers for reference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8GhMgIk7v8&ab_channel=Kaitu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cymXAU0UDHQ&ab_channel=MR_610

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEj9h9xi4w8&ab_channel=SwedeahL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5DqK357a2U&ab_channel=KT1

This is on top of weird things AI had been doing like reading my inputs and then reacting to them, Power Gaining champs being more defensive until they get to Sp3, punishing heavy attacks is not a thing now, AI intercepts with specials. As a player, moments like these can be frustrating.

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Terra

If we can do it, so can (and should) the AI.

Captain_Spasm

If we can do it, so can (and should) the AI.

I versed a Doom yesterday that launched his SP2 from the flat of his back. Can you do that with your Doom? I can’t.

iDestroyerZ

If we can do it, so can (and should) the AI.

Actually no they shouldn't full dex our specials, that would make the AW miserable and create a window for punishment after you use your specials....i think what happened in the video is what kabam is trying to investigate with the AI update cause if you told me yesterday that the AI made a full dex on quicksilver's sp1, i'd say it's not true
@Kabam Miike @Kabam Jax take a look at the first video

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Dromar_13

It's crazy what the AI is doing now, I have been playing for over 6 years and I have never had the AI parry while I was hitting into block. Like what the heck! I'm getting parry mid medium intercept!?
Things like this is what makes me thing about not spending during cyber week.

Colinwhitworth69

I believe there was a post about the AI and how it is interacting with the game engine to cause issues that are complicated to manage. In other words they are acutely aware of the problem and are working on it. If it was a neasy fix it would have already been done.

captain_rogers

HONESTLY JUST MAKE THE DAMN AI THROW SPS PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!
>especially stupid dragon man and mordo in AQ for example

Mordo is intended to play very defensive while his power gain is up (even mentioned in his info page), so use a power control or infuriate/taunt champ.
Dragon man seems to be very defensive if he is above 2 bars of power and power gain buff is active, but he do launch his sp1s easily

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PT_99

Kabam is refusing to acknowledge that AI is changed, well fair.
But what the heck, Kabam is also refusing to fix the AI which somehow adapted and got roided up, have to stop before it morphs into some crazy Ultron thing or whatever.

Blackjack555yy

If we can do it, so can (and should) the AI.

Why should the ai be able to throw an sp3 from an sp2

BitterSteel

Kabam is refusing to acknowledge that AI is changed, well fair.

They have a section on why it feels different in their post on the AI. Not quite sure where they’re claiming the AI is the same, or the paragraph screenshotted would probably say “it doesn’t”

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BitterSteel

The ai was surpose to be fixed for this months content and it just has not

You should re-read the original post, they have not said that the AI was supposed to be fixed. I'm afraid you've misunderstood it.

They have managed to re-create the AI to act the exact same as it used to, and this is so they can more accurately fix the problems that come up. They haven't ever said that the AI is fixed yet

Vegeta9001

The AI somehow feels worse this month but that might be a placebo effect in my mind with a new system potentially coming.

MikeHancho31

The AI somehow feels worse this month but that might be a placebo effect in my mind with a new system potentially coming.

It is. I've been intercepted more times then ever before.

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idlavon

HONESTLY JUST MAKE THE DAMN AI THROW SPS PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!
>especially stupid dragon man and mordo in AQ for example

This! give it at least a constant timer like after a period of time (say 5s) of no contact, the AI will throw SP. Im pretty sure a pleb like me will still get hit from time to time but atleast im certain that they will threw it instead of trying so hard to dance around and getting clapped either way.

Adri5846

Time to perma-ban the IA for cheating....

Icy000

i will never forget the day kingpin dexed my iceman's sp1, i have a hard time dexing it myself.

MystG

LoL the AI is dexing QS sp1 waaayyy better then I ever could

raviXsharma

Swedeah caught another "working as intended" and here's the link:

https://youtu.be/DZfjwCwgn-M?si=cKU1NuxMu0nurndn

Still after all this the team has no acknowledgement or any word about their game and AI being broken. As if there are no issues and it is intended.

HungaryHippo

I cannot believe that anyone hasn’t noticed this stuff. The constant “you’re taunted bro” on streams alone should be confirmation enough.

I don’t think they got the AI to operate the same as before, this AI is clearly much worse. But some posters here would have you believe otherwise.

The AI is literally seeing you dash in (to tap their block) and choosing to special intercept now.

iDestroyerZ

Kabam seems quite silent on this QS dex xD lol

Giz

If we can do it, so can (and should) the AI.

Yea sure why not….but wish we could recover as fast as the cheating ai lol

Chiicc

HONESTLY JUST MAKE THE DAMN AI THROW SPS PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!
>especially stupid dragon man and mordo in AQ for example

These fights are same as they’ve always been. Seems a skill:counter issue not a ai issue. It’s their defensive as others have also said. You can’t just expect power gain champs to throw special the second they full because you got no counter lmao

Username719233932

Ok, Kabam. If it walks like a duck, etc etc ... then isolate the latest added AQ node conditions, debuffs, strategies, (or whatever you call them) and remove them ... to see if AI (or playability) goes back to the level it should be for the given map. Using the same team i have used for several weeks, i see very noticeably heavier difficulty (esp aggression, hitting thru blocks, overtaking of attkr retreats) this week's AQ map 6. Same Mod's. Do away with node tactics that are fkg up 'perception of AI performance. Very EASY fix.

Shock29

Swedeah caught another "working as intended" and here's the link:
https://youtu.be/DZfjwCwgn-M?si=cKU1NuxMu0nurndn

Still after all this the team has no acknowledgement or any word about their game and AI being broken. As if there are no issues and it is intended.

I don't know about the other examples, but I believe this can be explained. Swedeah swiped from the left side of the screen and when he did, he briefly blocked. However, he wasn't really blocking but dashing forward and so the time of the block was so short, the animation didn't pop up. The block, however, still registered with the projectile, and it was perfectly timed to not only register as a block but as a parry, too. I'm sure players with more knowledge could explain this better, so feel free to correct me.