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Posted by: ADVENT SYZYGY
You wanna talk bad AI? Look at Halo CE Marines. Those were pretty bad yeah, but great for their time. Compared to them, the new AI system is fantastic. The NPC's are there for immersion into the game, they are not meant to play the game for you. If they gave them too much direction, then the game would be a lot easier, which would not be as fun. Think about it. Would you like to sit back and watch someone play the game for you, or actually play it yourself........ That's what I thought. If you notice, they will hang back and take pot shots at the Covenant if you are always hiding behind things, and not moving forward, but if you leap headfirst into action, they will often be not too far behind you, actually doing something worthwhile. So yeah, Buck could be a better shot, or at least start shooting the darn Covenant from a greater distance away, but it's better than nothing... kinda.
The immersion disappears when they all die before the first firefight is over.