I’ve given up hope at this point

Emilia90Emilia90 Member Posts: 3,559 ★★★★★
edited October 16 in General Discussion
This is discussing the worsening AI after the recent update and I’ll be talking about more specific instances that have been getting more egregious so I hope this doesn’t get merged but we’ll see

So after the recent update that dropped last Monday, the AI behavior has somehow gotten even worse. I play a ton of BG and the current GC node makes you intercept and oh boy is that annoying af with the worsening AI

To start, the AI now loves to dash back and hold block. Like no matter what they just won’t go for your intercepts, they’ll just stand there and dash back, again and again. It’s so annoying and this definitely wasn’t happening as frequently pre-update

I’ll be waiting for ages for them to try and play into me for a light intercept but they’ll do one of two things now. They’ll either hold block and dash back or walk forward and use a light. This was kinda prevalent before but I noticed it’s even worse now

And guess what, they still won’t throw specials a lot of the time. This aspect isn’t as bad but there are so many times now where I’ll try and dash forward and hit their block and they’ll special intercept me. I swear this is happening constantly now. It happened in my last couple BG matches, go to hit their block, they instantly throw their special and nuke you. So much fun

I’ve been noticing some other stuff that YouTubers have experienced that I’ve also had happen. In Lags recent BG stream, the AI dexed his medium and parried his next attack. What even is this at this point? What exactly are we supposed to do?

I had a fight against domino last night where I dashed forward to tap her block because she wouldn’t throw her special. She sidestepped my dash perfectly and countered with a light, into a full combo, chained into a special attack

So now we have:
- Constant special intercepting and refusal to throw it until you dash in
- Dexing out of relics and combos that should have connected and somehow parrying
- The worst one after the update is dashing back and holding block. Dear god this is the most annoying this I’ve ever had to deal with in this game. Dash forward and hit their block? Nah. Do it 3 more times? Still won’t budge. Light intercept? Nah they’ll still stand there. Medium intercept? Don’t try it, they’ll always counter it now
- Perfect sidestepping into intercepts or parries

Thanks guys, very cool to confirm that the AI will somehow get even worse
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  • Toproller89Toproller89 Member Posts: 1,092 ★★★★
    I honestly have never observed a difference in the AI, I mean sure AI can vary between type of quest and also champ specific behaviours but i haven't noticed a change to bgs or war or even quest
  • startropicsstartropics Member Posts: 986 ★★★★
    Emilia90 said:

    i don't think the AI is as bad as we think, it's just more noticeable because we're forcing intercepts almost every combo.

    what's always happened when we try for a dash back light intercept and the AI doesn't fall for it? they get passive and start jogging towards us. it's not new.

    The AI is as bad as all of us think. Sidestepping and holding block constantly while being able to perfectly special intercept when it’s most convenient isn’t just because this GC node requires more intercepts. The AI has always been like this and it’s just even worse now

    Also this isn’t fully about trying to dash back and light intercept? The immediate combo they now throw is annoying but that was also a small part of a bunch of larger problems. Very cherry-picked argument

    The glaze is pretty crazy
    it definitely *feels* worse, and champs like onslaught have horrendous AI but he's always had that. we're in a global that demands intercepts and the AI has always been a pain when we force intercepts.
  • EdisonLawEdisonLaw Member Posts: 8,346 ★★★★★

    I have been getting parried after dodging projectile attacks and punishing them. The recovery time became instant.

    Especially Shocker and Onslaught
  • EdisonLawEdisonLaw Member Posts: 8,346 ★★★★★

    i don't think the AI is as bad as we think, it's just more noticeable because we're forcing intercepts almost every combo.

    what's always happened when we try for a dash back light intercept and the AI doesn't fall for it? they get passive and start jogging towards us. it's not new.

    Not completely true
  • EdisonLawEdisonLaw Member Posts: 8,346 ★★★★★
    BigBlueOx said:

    Regarding the special intercept, there's a new AI behaviour that I have been noticing

    Pre-update
    When the AI had a full bar and was blocking if you dashed into them to hit their block you could see them consistently holding the block or letting go and try to walk towards you or start blocking again

    Post-Update
    (I have seen this happen multiple times) as you dashed in from a distance the ai just let's go of its block and stands idle MID DASH!! Like literally as soon as you dashed in they just let go of their block, this is 100% one of , if not the sole reason behind the special intercept and side step thing, I have noticed this behaviour everytime without fail just before the ai pulls these shenanigans

    lol I tried to use Valk on the Showcase Hazard Shift JJ… and the AI would purposely do this to face block me and inflict me with a debuff. It was insane.
    Valk’s not the only one, when I try to use Serpent’s specials into block, they stop blocking and start dashing instead
  • captain_rogerscaptain_rogers Member Posts: 10,346 ★★★★★
    edited October 14
    @Kabam Crashed YOu do realize that not adding adamant axiom or similar node in bgs just made some champs who should be good for this meta, like black cat, unusable? Or just attach the crit interruption node ability accuracy to attacker's AA instead of defender.

    If none of these are possible, you shouldn't have added crit me node at the first place to the discord poll.
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