Bots, why? why are so many servers using bots?

[Stiler]

I can't be the only one that HATES bots in an mp game. I can understand single player/praticing but it just annoy sthe hell out of me when I'm trying to find an mp match and constnatly join servers to find out it's bots bots bots, and a handful of real people.

This annoyed the HELL out of me back with CS, having to find a server without bots.

Now it seems this is all I can find in RO, trying to find a server since oming back to the game after a month or so and all i see is "bots bots bots" and can't find a single good full/heavy loaded server in the US that isn't using freaking bots.

What joy do people get out of playing mp with bots? There's just no fun (for me at least) in fighting against bots, it kind of defeats the point of playing the multiplayer, why not just play sp if you want to play vs bots?

Is this how it normally is in game now? every good server using bots and only a handful are real players?

 

[Spacehogking]

I think people do it for easy XP. A few bots in a game can be fine, say 6 or 7. It keeps the game moving instead of having it degenerate into a camp-fest. 2.FJg server is a great realism server without bots, its the one ive been playing on.

 

[MantrAveda]

I cannot find a populated server with latency under 200ms (I have cable, and live in a state that is home to 1/8th of the entire country). All the playable servers, for me, are the ones with 3 or 4 players and 20 bots on each side... So I definitely feel you.

 

[Dirtybandit]

I play with bots because on the west coast there is almost no players for me to play with

 

[GrimReality]

I've already stated this before, but here's a copy & paste for you...

In explanation of bots:

Our server runs with bots because this game is boring with too few players, but as real people join, the bots disappear, and as real people leave, the bots respawn to take their place. For server admins not a question of preference, it's a question of necessity. We tried running it without bots and nobody stayed long enough to draw a crowd, but with bots enabled a small handful of people stick around long enough to grow into a large group, and before too long it's a big enough population to sustain itself without a single bot.

from: http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/showthread.php?t=72091

 

[slyder73]

We have the bots on our server (CLOWNS) because of low low player numbers on the West Coast in the evening. Will usually have a few on, up to the full contingent of 50. As more people join, the bots get taken off.
They are there so the players on (myself included) have something fun to do when waiting for people to join.
I don't care about experience or unlocks in the slightest and many of those who play regular with us have been around for years. I doubt many of them come to play the bots for experience. Some of the newer players do but who cares? The unlocks don't mean anything, don't change the accuracy of the weapons and sooner or later anyone who stays around to play a few weeks will have all the unlocks anyway, with humans or not. . I've been with the server for almost 6 years now in it's various names and with various owners. It's just a fun place to be, with or without bots.

 

[LugNut]

2 reasons:

One very well stated by GrimRreality. The underlying cause of that problem is not enough people play the game. So, you can use bots to seed multiple servers that then become full.

The other is the damn Unlock system, players want bots to point farm so they can get to Level 50 ASAP.

 

[Frostedfire]

The other is the damn Unlock system, players want bots to point farm so they can get to Level 50 ASAP.

this. I wish I could say it's for stats padding, but unfortunately it's more for stats grinding

 

[shakenbake]

Hell it's not fun to play alone! I play with bots on realism/hero settings and I have a blast...hell the bots are tougher sometimes then most real players. Not to worried about stats just being able to play on a server that I am paying for and fantasize I'm actually playing with real people (that sounded pretty sad)...lol.

 

[Elysium]

Well gosh, lets see. Umm well if I join a server that has no one playing and no bots.....what am I going to do in that time? Play with myself?

Bots are there to keep you occupied until people start joining the servers. Why the **** would anyone join a server when you're the only charactor on ther map!? I mean, what's "multiplayer" about that?

 

[sbr32]

I play with bots because on the west coast there is almost no players for me to play with

Yep, as a west coaster if it weren't for bots I would be lucky to play with more than 5 people at once. I'm not a hugfe fan of the bots, but at least they are more interesting than an empty server.

 

[Moskeeto]

I'm an admin in the eGO server, and getting the server started up with no one to play with is no fun. That's why our bots are capped at 20, because it lets me kill something as I wait for someone to join. My patience has paid off too, because the server actually reached a full 64 player game. Also, it's one of the few servers I get a good ping on because I'm on the west coast.

 

[Major Liability]

At least it doesn't count the bots as players in the server browser like in some games. Now THAT is annoying.

 

[G_Sajer]

Well, i can't speak for all such servers, but I can talk about ours. On one of the servers we use about ten bots. Of course, the bots disappear as the server is populated. There are some benefits. An empty server is easier to jump-start with only a few people by using a few bots. They help to flesh out a pathetic one on one situation. The bot Ai is good enough that you must pay attention to them. Killing them will contribute to your character progression. Unlike some servers, we don't focus on the use of mobs of bots to enhance player progression. They are there primarily to fill a gap until player levels reach critical mass.

 

[Tak]

Well gosh, lets see. Umm well if I join a server that has no one playing and no bots.....what am I going to do in that time? Play with myself?

No, usually I'm on RO multiplayer because I'm tired of playing with myself.



(what, I mean in IL2!)

 

[r5cya]

I'm an admin in the eGO server, and getting the server started up with no one to play with is no fun. That's why our bots are capped at 20, because it lets me kill something as I wait for someone to join. My patience has paid off too, because the server actually reached a full 64 player game. Also, it's one of the few servers I get a good ping on because I'm on the west coast.

i'll be checking in on your server more often. i had a good time the other night!

 

[Spacehogking]

I find when you're in a bot game with like eight other people, the game really takes on the 'Heroes' of Stalingrad vibe. Fun for about five minutes. It's like playing Brothers In Arms or something.

 

[Poerisija]

RO2 is dead in America. Blame people who like BF3 of all games better.

At least play PR.

 

[AntoxaGray]

I love having bots in my team as they listen to my commands, unlike real players. I can finally win attack/defence map.

 

[sbr32]

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