L4D: AI Tardation?

[Cowabungaa]

I see you haven't played F.E.A.R.

Overrated if you ask me, véry predictable: they flank. And well, that's all really. I just dumped down some mines at my flank, moved a little to the other direction, and a few seconds later a big BOOM and some screams.

Anyway, I'm just glad that (at least, here) the AI never stands in my way or friendly fires me. For the rest, o well, never payed much attention, didn't play with a lot of AI's.

 

[Iron Mal]

Only problem with my AI is that they whore every freaking pipe-bomb.

I actually wish the AI would think of picking up a pipe bomb once in a while, have you been playing a different version than the rest of us by any chance?

I was largely let down when I played the game the first time by the fact that all the AI ever does is sheepishly follow you around (who died and made you king of the fucking zombies?) you can't tell/ask them to stay in one place, get on a turret, use pipe bombs, move foward, activate switches...anything, all they do is just follow you.

The AI isn't smart or good as much as it's reliable and doesn't cock up often (not that you're paying much attention to your buddies while being swarmed by zombies once every 27 seconds).

 

[maddawg IAJI]

I've never had that kind of problem with the AI (Xbox gamer) thought they are dumb asses when it comes to hordes and boomers i find them very useful against hunters. also usally when the AI teleport (at least for me) its to get pass a object that blocks there path. Such as the generator or forklift in No mercy 4.

 

[Yooz]

^Oops. I meant health packs not pipe-bombs.

 

[Credge]

But anyway, Left 4 Deads AI rox.

I see you haven't actually played L4D with AI. A shame, because you'd realize that the only thing the AI does well is shoot and jump on things. In every other aspect they suck complete ass.

 

[PauL o_O]

I haven't really noticed the AI retardation, but I swear that Bill hates me. Old bastard never revives me. I don't know why.

Louis, Francis and Zoey are fine. But Bill has it in for me.

Play as Bill?

 

[SomeBritishDude]

Co-Op AI in left 4 dead is just plain crap. Yes, they're better than a lot, but friendly AI is never very good.

Play with real people, preferably friends. It's the only way to play.

 

[Pumpkin_Eater]

Go to a game store and find Resident Evil Outbreak. First or second, doesn't really matter and spend some time playing with that AI. L4D is a huge improvement over prior co-op zombie AI.

 

[Rhayn]

Once I got smoker'd from the top of a building and was just dangling there, while the AI just stood below me.
I died, but not before I found out how much the AI hate me...

Why do you keep saying the stuff I was going to say? Get out of my head!

Well perhaps not exactly what I was going to say, but yeah, I've been there. Only I was being killed by a hunter, and all the three other survivors stood there looking at me being ripped to pieces. Zoey even shouted her 'Hunter's on Francis' line a few times, but it seems they were either too aroused by the whole affair or had somekind of grudge against bikers.

Mind you all this was on easy, so I had to wait a good two minutes before the hunter killed me. The others fought off two hordes while I was dying, too.

 

[Valiance]

I see you haven't played F.E.A.R.

Overrated if you ask me, véry predictable: they flank. And well, that's all really. I just dumped down some mines at my flank, moved a little to the other direction, and a few seconds later a big BOOM and some screams.

Anyway, I'm just glad that (at least, here) the AI never stands in my way or friendly fires me. For the rest, o well, never payed much attention, didn't play with a lot of AI's.

Gimme a game which has better? (except Killzone 2, since I hear good things about it and don't wanna dismiss it automatically, and would like to see it.)
They knock over tables to take cover behind them. I thought it was a nice touch.

But L4D has a lot of bad AI, especially with zombies who can't get up things and they try to get to you and just can't...and jump at the wall indefinitely.

 

[Novacain4862]

My AI is fine, idk why you guys are getting this trouble. Maybe something your doing? Although my AI has an annoying tendency to close doors on me because I liked closing doors behind me so special infected have a harder time to get through. But eh not a big issue.

Plus I'm 100% sure that AI can't pick up pipes or molotovs

 

[Twilight_guy]

Actually I like the AI a lot more then some of the idiots I have played with online. My only problem with the AI is that the AI players, since they're following you, tend to hang back which leaves them as zombie chow when you're making a break past the horde for the safe room and also leads to their deaths when you leave your spot to run to the rescue vehicle and the AIs are all standing around picking their noses and wondering where that zombie screaming is coming from. Still, the AI is generally really good and has saved me more then a few times.

 

[Yegargeburble]

My AI loves to charge in front of me...I shoot them on purpose whenever they do, too.