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Subject: How is this not an indication of bots in Halo 2?
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This is not a rhetorical question - I really want to know what everyone else thinks this means.

From the June 6 update:

Bart is busy doing automated take home networking tests, it's cool, we all take the boxes home and plug them into our networks and they just play games over and over all night, silently recording the results to our data mine server (unless they crash or get stuck).

So these boxes 'play' networked games all night automatically. How do they do this? I see only three options:

1) Hit buttons randomly
2) Follow scripts
3) Are controlled by AI

I don't see how the first and second options would produce valuable data - the goal is to test the levels and gameplay for bugs right? Which leaves us with option three, which leads me to believe that it is AI controlling the bots (as they must be called) which play all night on these test machines. Could this AI be used in the final product?

This is certainly not confirmation that any bots will make an appearance in Halo 2 multiplayer, but does anyone else think it at least opens the possibility?

Sorry to post another 'Bots?' thread, but I've literally been waiting over a week for someone else to point this out and didn't see it of someone did.

  • 06.14.2004 11:55 AM PDT
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yay bots.

  • 06.14.2004 11:56 AM PDT
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I agree with your signature. I don't want to start a political argument or anything, but we really need a new president that can think on his own and..

*shatter of glass in the backround as Frag Master is shot with a barrage of machine-gun fire*

oweee...

  • 06.14.2004 11:57 AM PDT
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Splinter Cell Pandora Tommorow used basic Ai constructs to randomly run around and look for crashes and bugs and that game doesn't use bots infact almost every development studio uses bots for glitch detection. I believe bots ruin the point of MP gaming the whole fun is killing someone else not some AI if you want to frag a computer controlled oppenent then play the single player. and for those who dont have live its easy to find organized LAN parties somewhere and the fact that Halo is owned by nearly 5 million ppl there certainly player to play with in your local area

  • 06.14.2004 12:18 PM PDT
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Posted by: Shadow_WarriorX
Splinter Cell Pandora Tommorow used basic Ai constructs to randomly run around and look for crashes and bugs and that game doesn't use bots infact almost every development studio uses bots for glitch detection. I believe bots ruin the point of MP gaming the whole fun is killing someone else not some AI if you want to frag a computer controlled oppenent then play the single player. and for those who dont have live its easy to find organized LAN parties somewhere and the fact that Halo is owned by nearly 5 million ppl there certainly player to play with in your local area


Thanks for the insight into AI constructs. As for the mini-editorial, I disagree. Many people do not have access or have funds to access Live, and are not in a LAN network/circle of friends. Bungie has said they are looking into ways to make Halo 2 multiplayer more accessable for those without Live and only two controllers. Bots may, or may not, play a part.

My questions is, could these AI bots be adapted into a finished product? I think the answer is 'maybe'.

  • 06.14.2004 12:33 PM PDT
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That has nothing to do with bots, you let wishful thinking get ahead of you.

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I however would not be opposed to bots only in a splait screen situation. If you have no Live and only two controllers and not many friends I say let em have bots but if will ruin the online aspect of it. If im playing online I dont want bots being fillers Unreal Championship tried it and it sucked i want only PvP online now if Bungie let you have bots for the split screen game then I wouldn't care

  • 06.14.2004 1:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: Oppiten
That has nothing to do with bots, you let wishful thinking get ahead of you.


Actually, I'm getting Live when it comes out, so I don't have a stake in this - aka I don't care. I thought it would be an interesting item for discussion, though. From the resonses, I'm wrong, so I'll let it drop.

  • 06.14.2004 1:38 PM PDT