**Mastery Loadouts**
Due to issues related to the release of Mastery Loadouts, the "free swap" period will be extended.
The new end date will be May 1st.
Due to issues related to the release of Mastery Loadouts, the "free swap" period will be extended.
The new end date will be May 1st.
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The AI is holding onto specials for an extended period of time and it’s extremely frustrating. Especially against passive power gainers who are just gaining power until Sp3.
My alliance is losing a war today that we could have won on the tie breaker, had a nova boss not held onto his sp1 for 30 seconds, jumping back and forward and getting to an sp3.
Just a confirmation that this post has been seen, it’s costing us wars, items and fights.
Recovery time is also noticeably jacked up. I feel like punishing specials is a lot harder, and AI is recovering from being knocked down almost before their animations shows them fully standing.
Lastly, before the last few months I don't think I've EVER seen the AI do the shallow side step dex followed by a quick Light attack (previously just a skilled Summoner move). Now I feel like it happens all the time.
I'm not posting all of this to only complain about changes in the AI because Kabam can tune it to match Summoner growing skill cap, but it would be nice if they announced it was happening so we all don't feel crazy and so conspiracy theory convinced.
A lot of these Bugs and Known issues post seem to get buried here just to keep them quiet with no real follow up.
I know there’s been a lot of talk about Kabam silently reading threads and taking it back to the team, like in this thread
https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/290994/next-months-buffs/p4
But I’m afraid if that’s the case it’s not actually enough here. I appreciate not every thread can be replied to, but if there is a moderator reading this thread and you’re picking and choosing which ones to reply to and which ones to take the feedback silently on, it seems a mistake to not choose this one to reply to.
There has clearly been a change in the AI, and at this point the reasoning doesn’t matter in regards to why we don’t have confirmation or comment on it, we would just like a comment on it. This AI change has been noticed by so many players, and staying quiet on this is not a good look. Regardless of the reasoning.
I can think of a few scenarios, and whatever the scenario is, or whatever Kabam currently think the scenario is, replying in this thread is the best way to communicate with us. Being silent and taking the feedback to the team is not enough here.
Here are the scenarios I can think of, all lead to communication with us.
1) there’s been a mistake and the AI profile has updated out of your control - talk to us, let us know there’s been a mistake and you’re working on fixing it
2) you’ve decided to update the AI profile without announcing it - explain why there was no announcement and explain that there has been a change instead of pushing it live and letting us find out and deal with it
3) there was supposed to be a future update to the AI, and it’s accidentally gone live - explain the situation and confirm there has been an unintended change.
4) changing something else in the game has caused the AI profile to change - tell us this is the case and let us know you’re working on fixing it
5) you don’t know what’s caused it - tell us, and let us know you’re trying to find out
6) you don’t believe or know if there is an AI profile change - in which case I’m sure many will disagree, but if that is the case, tell us you don’t think that, and please confirm if the game data is showing the same amount of special attacks being shown, or that the AI is acting identically to before these issues started showing up
7) the nightmare scenario, one that I dont think is true at all, you aren’t reading the thread or don’t plan on replying. Not sure what to suggest here, if it’s not being read it won’t matter. If you don’t want to reply, I’d urge to reconsider.
Regardless of any of the above scenarios, I don’t see any benefit to leaving us in the dark. I hate to assume, and I would hope there’s a great explanation for why there hasn’t been a response. Hey, maybe next week you’ll come back and say we fixed it! And this post will have aged very badly, but as of right now, in my view there is 0 evidence to let me discern whether you are ignoring this issue and haven’t even opened the thread, or whether you are 15 minutes away from posting an update to it.
This is what I hoped Miike meant by “we work our hardest to ensure that we communicate as much as we can”. Then please, just drop in a small comment of where you are with our concerns. Whether you are just beginning to look at it, or about to fix it. We just want something.
https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2008246#Comment_2008246
The two are slightly different (one focuses on taunt, the other general behavior) but the crux is the same.
Dr. Zola
maybe as players we aren't making enough noise about this hence why it is being ignored..
or maybe to add to @ BitterSteel's scenario
8) Select few players are being used as guinea pigs for this new AI. - Highly doubt this scenario, but again some communication would be great.
All I want for Xmas is a response or acknowledgement of this from anyone on Kabams team
AI seems to have the ‘All or Nothing’ node active at all times, all modes.
Im using Stark Spidey in AW. His taunt straight up doesn’t work. AI backs into the corner and waits out the taunt (as another person mentioned).
AI is turtling most of the time.
Other AI “abilities” I’ve noticed recently;
The AI can dash at you, dodge back and backdraft a combo to your face in the space of a typical player intercept.
AI recovery can happen before a special completes. Sersei last month was doing this with her Sp2 (as was noted on the forums), I’ve been also been pummeled by AI getting up after a heavy while you are still locked down by the heavy animation. This happens during specials also.
AI recovering from their own heavy attacks and launching a special or a combo before the heavy animation is over (or at least so close to the end of it that it appears that way). In either case, there is no time to respond.
Game suddenly goes into stutter mode when AI launches a special. Is this a new ability in the AI or server lag?
AI has a short dash and a long dash….?
AI specials occasionally allow the AI to cover a lot more of the screen that players can with the same champs. This is especially noticeable in Luke cage, Venom and a few other that have a dash or leap in their special.
I'm really trying to understand ^^"
Dr. Zola
This call out then…
Dr. Zola
A word from a moderator would still be appreciated... please ^_^
In map 7 before map 8 was released I had the same issues @BitterSteel mentioned on that prove yourself pathway with vision and his unblockable specials being fired at very weird points in the fight. Used to drive me up a wall even with CG and cosmic power boosts.