Follower NPC AI is among the worst ever.
Edited by Daaark, 18 September 2012 - 11:25 AM.
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Posted 18 September 2012 - 11:24 AM
I've played well over 500 hours of Skyrim, and I don't see anything that makes the NPC AI good or special. They just walk around on schedules and play back pre-recorded lines. It's all marketing speak!
Follower NPC AI is among the worst ever.
Follower NPC AI is among the worst ever.
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Posted 18 September 2012 - 05:56 PM
Their focus was no on making completely compelling villagers... there were more important things to do on a project of that size.I've played well over 500 hours of Skyrim, and I don't see anything that makes the NPC AI good or special. They just walk around on schedules and play back pre-recorded lines. It's all marketing speak!
Speaking of which...
Follower NPC AI is among the worst ever.
That is actually a fairly ridiculous statement.
There is plenty they do very well. The problem is, the better AI gets, the less you notice it precisely because it looks normal.
For example:
Weapon Selection
Points of Interest
Sure, there are things they could have done better... but "worst ever?" Not even remotely.
Edited by IADaveMark, 18 September 2012 - 06:00 PM.
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