Curse

zzt711 · Aug 27, 2007, 05:18 PM // 17:18

I think it's all the heroes/hench. Either the casters run up to melee range or they just go brainfart.

At the lake, I charged into one fight with my warrior... my party just stood there just within my aggro bubble, I was stunned seeing such a bad AI brainfart and died. Had to flag them to my corpse so they can rez me and start attacking. MAJOR brainfart, there was nothing in the way from me to them also to confuse their AI.

allience · Aug 27, 2007, 05:54 PM // 17:54

vekk has a problem with his AI

i used him this weekend and he always goes a lot in front where the warrior is and dies frequently because of this. even flagged he doesn't stay at the back.
i had him on defensinve but he just doesn't act like the other ele heroes, he thinks he's a tank!

maybe the asura is near sighted? coz i can't find any reason for him getting so close to cast the same spells zhed does in the back.....

PLZ fix this anet!

Sparks Dawnbringer · Aug 27, 2007, 06:07 PM // 18:07

I find this happens less often if you set them from attack to guard. But The Eles are always the last to regain energy. If you set them on a lower energy level in aptitudes they regen faster but don't have as much energy and make sure they have a full 4 pips to regen, no minus one to regen weapons. Having played a Ele many times myself I have the same problem with energy but when I get low I start using my weapon and give skills a rest. There is no way to control the use of skills in a fight they just go in and shoot off every skill until they are out of energy. I also find Olias will sacrafice himself to death if he has to many sacrafice skills. But alas they are better than Stephen, Little Thom, Cynn, and Devona. But I noticed Cynn now as Meteor Shower at least in QW:EN.

ubrikkean · Aug 27, 2007, 06:09 PM // 18:09

The only problems I've found are with all heroes using the new skills. I put Withering Aura on Olias as a MM, and he didn't even use it once on either the warrior in my party or his minions.

Big_Iron · Aug 27, 2007, 06:18 PM // 18:18

I'm seeing the same things. Vekk's AI seems to be lacking. He keeps running into the middle of battle instead of hanging back like a good squishy and he can't manage his energy at all.

In general, all henchie and hero AI seemed dumbed down this weekend. They didn't even have enough sense to get out of firestorms.

Taki · Aug 27, 2007, 06:19 PM // 18:19

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Originally Posted by allience

maybe the asura is near sighted?

lol.

I didn't have any problems with hench/hero stopping in their tracks or tanking this weekend but if your casters act too brave put them on defensive mode. When that doesn't work, try giving them a flatbow/longbow or an offhand with no wand. They'll keep saying "I have no weapon equipped..." etc at every zone but in my experience with nightfall it never fails as a last resort.

Or.... ANet could work on the AI and nobody would have to do anything.

Omega X · Aug 27, 2007, 06:22 PM // 18:22

I think that the AI was broken over the weekend. One of those updates might have did it.

WarKaster · Aug 27, 2007, 06:27 PM // 18:27

I have noticed this problem too.

On Vekk and Sousuke. Sousuke especially. First noticed it when I was trying to do Abbadon's Gate a the Thursday before the Preview Weekend on my Ranger. Even though I flagged him to where the group was he just stood there getting owned by a torment claw. Then Vekk did the same in the Frostmaw's Burrow. Got owned by the Stalactites. He ran at them cast Fire attunment and stood there.

HKSdivision · Aug 27, 2007, 07:05 PM // 19:05

My Vekk seemed fine but it was Ogden who I had a problem with. Whenever I had a condition on me he wouldn't use a condition removal unless I forced him too or he would use it real late and his healing abilities were odd. My health bar was less than half and he would heal me real late....he also had full energy! When I used Dunkoro then he would use a condition removal and healing spells correctly. Something is very odd.

Longasc · Aug 27, 2007, 07:33 PM // 19:33

First: I do not think there are individual AIs for different heroes. They all have the same.

So Vekk uses Blinding Surge/Flash properly?

TBH I made him an Earth Warder, as he always blinded the called target as Air Ele, regardless if Melee or Caster, and ignored other melee targets happily beating him.

Bassu · Aug 27, 2007, 08:26 PM // 20:26

Vekk is too short to see anything when he's at the back of your line. He needs to be in the front line to see his enemies

TechnoSword · Aug 27, 2007, 08:38 PM // 20:38

Angels Guidance · Aug 27, 2007, 08:38 PM // 20:38

I cant say that i have had any problems, actually the opposite in fact. Vekk seems to be a rather good blind bot and gwen is far superior to norgu when interupting (havent seen her stuggle for energy once) although one thing i have noticed... seeming Eve now has reapers and thus more en for br, she seems to be killing herself alot more often, lols

My Sweet Revenga · Aug 27, 2007, 09:52 PM // 21:52

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Originally Posted by distilledwill

Ive had problems with all of my heroes/hench in the far shiverpeaks. They seem to all stop moving for a while, whilst i charge in and begin firing off some spears at a lvl 28 target. I have to flag them up to me or else they wont move.

You noticed this too huh? Here I thought it was just me charging in too fast.....

White knight lord · Aug 27, 2007, 10:37 PM // 22:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by distilledwill

Ive had problems with all of my heroes/hench in the far shiverpeaks. They seem to all stop moving for a while, whilst i charge in and begin firing off some spears at a lvl 28 target. I have to flag them up to me or else they wont move.

I had the same problem and when your Monking it is very bad.

Quote:

Originally Posted by distilledwill

Anyway, i find Vekks AI to be fine apart from this. Much better than my Zheds, who would often just stand and try to tank. Very strange.. four legs.

My Vekk Did the Best our of all my Heros/henchies, While I am wasting My energy trying to heal the other Dumb Heros/henchies he was going full blast and more then 80% of the time he was the last one standing

P.S. Make sure your heros are on Defend not Attack and they wont run in and die a lot