Out of the frying pan, into the fire? (AI evolution)

Herbal_TaxmanHerbal_Taxman Member Posts: 662 ★★★
Prior to this week’s update, I thought of AI parry risk in two caregories:

1) re-parry (double hit mediums, hitting into block, etc)

2) “you’re too late” parries where you dash in to punish a special or heavy but the AI recovers and you get parried

Following the update, I haven’t experienced category 1, although that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s gone. I have definitely experienced category 2, and what’s maybe most troubling is that I (sample size of one, of course) have experienced a third category that I would call “human-style” parries — meaning, the AI is starting to use parry the way that we do. It hangs back, holds block, doesn’t dash in very often and waits for us to dash then just parries the us in the most basic way possible.

I’m not getting reparried and it’s not a matter of a late attempt to punish a special, this new example seems different. And potentially much worse.

Comments

  • TheshadowTheshadow Member Posts: 230
    we had that before but ai definitely seems to be passive more often now
  • dr2wsdr2ws Member Posts: 361 ★★
    I know it’s not the same, but I used Gamora versus Idoom recently, and I was trying to bait the sp2, leading to all my freaking buffs expiring, so he started gaining power, and somehow, he managed to launch the sp2 without even coming with the red but to indicate it, it was 100% still at sp2, luckily I didn’t die and won the match, but still, shouldn’t be happening, wondered if anyone else had that issue.
  • AegonTargarуenAegonTargarуen Member Posts: 77
    The AI even dex my specials recently :D
  • Little_Crocodili29Little_Crocodili29 Member Posts: 332 ★★★

    The AI even dex my specials recently :D

    This! I thought I was seeing things but it's totally a thing now.
  • HungaryHippoHungaryHippo Member Posts: 1,038 ★★★★
    There are other threads discussing this. AI has definitely gotten better this update.

    I've had the AI dash back, idle, then parry/special intercept on reaction. It's very unsafe to dash at opponents at the moment.
  • MaskedLegendMaskedLegend Member Posts: 106
    I haven't been experiencing any parries just yet but the ai feels extremely bad in a general sense since the update. I've been trying to bait specials for longer, and when i decide to hit block to make the ai aggressive they drop it and either try to sidestep me or special intercept me.
  • spacejumper5193spacejumper5193 Member Posts: 154 ★★
    There has been an increase in the AI special intercepting! I get the AI blocking, me dashing in to hit the block and then I get special intercepted...really really annoying.
  • Crow9074Crow9074 Member Posts: 86
    I also hate that slow walk parry thing. Where the AI slowly walks towards and just stands completely open and then parry you if you do anything.
  • Super_Cretu90Super_Cretu90 Member Posts: 217

    There are other threads discussing this. AI has definitely gotten better this update.

    I've had the AI dash back, idle, then parry/special intercept on reaction. It's very unsafe to dash at opponents at the moment.

    It happened to me 3 times in a row, during the same fight, and I have lost the fight. They don't reparry, but they are way better and faster than before the update. This is very annoying and unfair.
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