Bots seem to do all right with objectives since the patch, but it is extremely annoying when enemy bots (even on Easy difficulty) play like they're . . . well . . . botting. Their reaction time is pretty much zero, and I don't think they miss. I also suspect they deliver every shot to the head, because I'm dropping almost instantly when attacked, even with a heavy body type. Their inhuman aiming talents are in serious need of a nerf.

Already multiple threads dedicated to this topic. That said, I think you are correct. The NPC's in this game are horribly designed.

Sorry, I searched and came up with too many topics to wade through.

The bots get tougher as you go up in rank (not level), which is why I created a new low ranked character to take down the 3 star challenges, since my main is lvl 18 rank 4 and the enmy bots are absolutely evil, while my team's are still learning not to shoot the wall.

I'm pretty sure the enemy bots actually cheat, despite what SD said. I keep getting 1 shot from things like shotguns, from WAY too far away, and like 1-2 shot from most SMG. I was just playing the security day 2 mission, smash and grab, i busted into the room with the key, and a guy was standing on top of the objective... i was at full HP as a medium body and he 1 shot me with a shotgun from where he was standing.. it shoulda shaved like 10% of my hp but it instead did full damage...

I duno. I've had this running suspicion that the enemy AI actually gets MORE hp, and MORE damage as they level up. SD said they wouldnt do stats like that, but i beg to differ. I know my stuff isnt hitting nearly as hard.

Yeah, the bots are definitely overpowered. I have literally had one oneshot me with a shotgun from across a rather large room. I'm sure with this being one of the largest complaints surrounding the game Splash Damage would fix it, but only time will tell.

The CPU plays like brain-dead cheaters. They can't play worth crap, but they can turn on a dime and pull an instant headshot from across the room. Brings back Counter Strike memories. Bad Counter Strike memories.

I'm amazed at how they can shoot bullets out of the side of their guns or sometimes through themselves when their spidey senses let them know you've entered the room behind them, seriously disheartening. I also hate this problem in shooting games where your squad can roll in guns a blazing but the instant your character pokes his head out suddenly your the ONLY target in existence. I'm going for the "Tough as nails" trophy and by sheer luck finished all the Resistance missions but now I'm stuck on Smash and Grab for Security and the enemy A.I. play like a professional mercenary cyborg squad while my team seriously runs around with brain damage.

I'm enjoying the game a lot but with the current issues it's feeling like I paid $60 for a $40 game

i was playing with bots and i kept taking massive dmg from abosultely no where, i mean no one in the room i was in and sometime it would be a one shot, also saw a medium bot carrying a heavy weapon

I find that at Rank 3+, the enemy bots tend to gun you down with the finest precision, it's quite frustrating. I'm closing in on Rank 5 and Im worried for my safety lol.
I just seem to think that although Bot AI increases with your level/rank, this only seems to apply to enemy Bot AI, because bot AI on my team seems to be sub standard. An enemy will come into a room when Im defending and a Bot Teamate will be like 'ENEMY SPOTTED', he'll run towards them like a crazy man, and then right in front of the enemy he'll all of a sudden be like 'OOOH A SHINY PENNY!' and just stop dead and stare at the ground... Yet if you so much as look at an enemy Bot on his way to an objective, he'll headshot you into last thursday.
It's just so messed up.

I hate the bots.

Hmm, noticed the same thing though I just put it down to me svcking.

i have not really been playing on easy. but let me tell of my experiences yesterday! my friends and i have been playing online versus,open to all, we played as resistance all but 1 were human players on our team. first things first, the bots are insanely accurate (at a great distance) try living after all of them chuck a grenade... ALL OF THEM! and one heavy class bot decides to flank 6 group members running from our spawn. being just out of our uber-turrets sight that bot mows us ALL down with the hjammerdiem! ALL OF US! but i still love the brink!

Except for some mystery damage, I haven't noticed anything that blatantly FUBAR, but I have seen no shortage of AI enemies with all weapon types being obscenely accurate. Nothing quite as annoying as being one-two killed from rifle range by a shotgun-toting bot.



Yeah, the Synchronized AI Grenade Toss? is pretty irritating sometimes, especially when the whole enemy team is camped around an objective.

heheheh...i've only had that happen once to me im usually gunned down by invisible bots and turrets or held up my by team mates that really do look the same like the whole eam decided to be operatives and copy the same dead guy

this.
I still want to know how I was standing directly behind a teammate and got shot and killed by a bot while the teammate lived to fight another day.

My personal (least) favorite scenario, which has happened to me often...

A Bot on my team is supposed to plant a charge, and starts to, but some enemies appear off in the distance around the corner, and he PUTS DOWN THE BOMB to go off and earn himself a posthumous war medal. [censored].

my best was on star 2 there was a bot on one of the cat walks and i started shooting only to run out of bullets and as i was reloading this bot starting to return fire knocking me down to a sliver. Best part is one of the friendly bots came up from behind and the enemy bot turned melled the friendly bot with one shot then turned and dropped me before i could finish reloading.

something else i have found out as an operative is that if u undisguise behind a ai bot to throw a sticky grenade or something they turn around within a milisecond and headshot u before u can even react

I just died instantly from getting hit with a Kross by an NPC. I was a heavy medic moderately buffed (One medic pip, no command post pips, one battle hardened pip) with all health. I died instantly and the obiturary listing showed me as getting hit by a Kross. Even if I got hit by a Barnett and a Kross at the same time, I am not sure if it should have caused that. I am not sure what to make of this.

I almost burst into tears trying to complete the two-star objective challenge using my light main. Still haven't done it and I want them unlocks.

Yeah... I am sick and tired of feeling like a terrorist fighting against the [censored] cast of the Expendables and Chuck Norris.

Yea, i think i have had my fair share of "I'm about to [censored] explode with anger" moments fighting the a team consisting of Chuck Norris, Bruce Willis, Lora Croft, and Master Cheif.

The bots really need a tone down. I don't like how they have superhuman aiming abilities and spidey senses...

Do it with a new character - the unlocks carry through.