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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Mass Effect 3 combat improvements detailed.

    BioWare gameplay designers talk about how new tweaks to AI behaviors will make Mass Effect 3 a more challenging game than its predecessors.
    Jul 06, 2011 1:15pm PDT
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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Mass Effect 3 combat improvements detailed.

    BioWare gameplay designers talk about how new tweaks to AI behaviors will make Mass Effect 3 a more challenging game than its predecessors. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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    • The Emperor: You want this, don't you? Fuck yes I do. : WadmaasiThis person is cool!
    • I'm always a fan of better AI. : brickmatt
    • Whenever I think ME3 I think Kinect followed by "Garrus use ummm... murder on that umm... fool..." : InfernoAblaze
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      a huge boner is being erected upon every news item I read about Mass Effect 3. : varsindarkin
      • Isn't that the critically acclaimed "Mass Effect"? : oneandone11This person is cool!
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      uh huh I've heard this before. Just about every FPS/TPS touts their next-gen AI and it invariably end... : 0mar
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        Like th Witcher 2s "Living Worlds" spiel. Loved it mind you, but making a big deal out of npc's having 2... : Fletcherhea
        • Lol. Considering how much "work, wander, home" is like my actual life, I think TW2 got the AI pretty good... : Firefly1985
    • I actually don't really care about the AI. As someone not very good at shooters, I don't care if the ene... : xsikal
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      We created a successful franchise so now we're gonna fuck with it. : Zero Hoki
      • Right in the ASS. : Techy007
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        The enemy AI was one of the absolute worst aspects of the first game, and they only improved it slightly ... : pyideThis person is cool!
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          I think he means that they are shifting toward more of a FPS game than an rpg. : Techy007
          • The post & interview pretty much only covers enemy AI though, is he in the wrong thread? At any rate, ... : pyideThis person is cool!
          • That's what it should have been in the first place: a shooter / exploration game with RPG elements. ME2 m... : singlespace
          • I agree. And it's too bad. I don't want a more difficult game. I just want a fun game. I don't know where... : chessman01
    • They mostly just need to fix thinking they are being tricky with their ambush scripts. No Bioware you ... : cetra00
    • How about some special advanced behaviours to make my squadmates capable of opening fucking doors. : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
    • Can they actually start talking about the fucking ROLE PLAYING? : doozer667This person is cool!
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      Taking this all like a grain of salt. After DA2 and the numerous other garbage EA has pulled, I'm not op... : Saldrin
      • DA2 was pretty much a total departure from the first game, including the characters. Mass Effect 3 is sti... : pyideThis person is cool!
      • DA2 was a different team than that of the one working on the ME series. : breadsticks
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      1) Count the number of times that any developer has made bold claims about innovative AI. 2) Count the... : PenicillinX57This person is cool!
      • I could actually see it happening in this case. For one, BioWare's previous games have been more RPG wher... : pyideThis person is cool!
      • I think they're just trying to sell it as a competent shooter at this point. I don't think they're claim... : kingdeporkThis person is cool!
    • Need better squad AI, it was terrible in ME1, adequate in ME2 and it better be the greatest squad AI ever... : Mystery0000
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      If we can marry off "better AI and squad tactics" with "Not gonna just give the badguys 3x the armor and ... : TheMongbat
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        Hahaha when you loot them : rodneystubbs
        • Exactly. So armor and weapons are magically fused to the enemy's body, which allows the handguns they us... : TheMongbat
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      "the battlefield will be more complex as enemies take up different positions" Been said for the last 15 y... : nisolider
      • The AI doesn't have to be super smart, as long as it doesn't keep sticking its head out of cover after I ... : Firefly1985