Re: Underestimate the AI: Reap the consequences.
 

Sounds like advantages for AI that humans dont have is a Good Thing.

I think Stormbinder got it right, too, in pointing out the difference between "AI" in the sense of dynamic tactical battle control and "AI" in the sense of "strategic player ersatz" -- but there is no need for name-calling and flaming, is there?

Re: Underestimate the AI: Reap the consequences.
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Stormy and Norfy have a 'history' of mutual ... antagonism. I'm afraid that any calls for reason, calm, and restraint will fall upon deaf ears.

Re: Underestimate the AI: Reap the consequences.
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">In general - I would agree with you Pinko. But Norfleet is a special case. I strongly despite cheaters and think that they deserve to be flamed. And besides Norfleet is indeed dumb, I had to explain three times thing that is pretty obvious, as you can see yourslef. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ August 02, 2004, 13:43: Message edited by: Stormbinder ]

Re: Underestimate the AI: Reap the consequences.
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Stormy and Norfy have a 'history' of mutual ... antagonism. I'm afraid that any calls for reason, calm, and restraint will fall upon deaf ears. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">However they should be aware that they endanger the thread everytime they do it. Any thread which degenerates into name calling with no discussion beneficial to the board.. well.. just doesnt need to be on the board. Why store a thread which only gives bad impressions of the forum.

[ August 02, 2004, 14:33: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]

Re: Underestimate the AI: Reap the consequences.
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Stormy and Norfy have a 'history' of mutual ... antagonism. I'm afraid that any calls for reason, calm, and restraint will fall upon deaf ears. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Stormy has a history of hypocrisy as well, demanding as a condition of my joining his game that I swear to stop flaming him, while obviously never passing up any opportunity to nail Norf.

On topic : Am I the only one who wishes that the phantom AI wouldn't decide that unscripted B1 sages should ... charge the attacking barbarian horde?

Re: Underestimate the AI: Reap the consequences.
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Well, prune the offending Posts. You've done such things in the past ...

Re: Underestimate the AI: Reap the consequences.
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Looks to me like Norfleet has shown restraint. Only one pair of ears are deaf in this thread.

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Re: Underestimate the AI: Reap the consequences.
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">This is the same in nearly every game. In all such games, however, any effect that causes control of your unit to pass over to the AI is always disastrous for you, whereas it has absolutely no effect on the AI, since it doesn't change the fact that the AI controls its own units.

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">This is a supremely counterproductive exercise, not to mention a conflict of interest: Since the objective is to DEFEAT the AI, by playing better than it does, it's very much counterproductive to play exactly the same as it does.

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">You're missing the point that in this case, the AI still controls its own units. You don't.

Re: Underestimate the AI: Reap the consequences.
 

There is no need for namecalling.

And yes, calling someone "stupid" is namecalling, as well as immature.

Re: Underestimate the AI: Reap the consequences.
 

well in any event, be it a lucky attack rear that laid me low, or an actual Dom1 order, i think it should stay. Its good to be surprised by the AI every now and then and i dont mind that at all.