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TorpX · 11-10-13, 07:17 PM

I also used to play certain wargames against myself, but that was a long time ago before computer games. To me, an involved and expensive game like WiF, without an AI is just unacceptable.

Take War in the Pacific, for example. Going by what is said on the forums, many of the more devoted players consider games against the AI to be of little value, and only a human opponent will really offer a worthwhile challenge. I don't disagree with their assessment of the AI, but in a game which has the potential of outlasting many marriages, how sensible is it to expect an opponent to will actually finish a game? Furthermore, the subordinate AI offers little help to the player, and more or less forces him to micro-manage everything to an absurd degree.

IMO, games of this nature need the strongest possible AI.

11-10-13, 07:17 PM	#11
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	I also used to play certain wargames against myself, but that was a long time ago before computer games. To me, an involved and expensive game like WiF, without an AI is just unacceptable. Take War in the Pacific, for example. Going by what is said on the forums, many of the more devoted players consider games against the AI to be of little value, and only a human opponent will really offer a worthwhile challenge. I don't disagree with their assessment of the AI, but in a game which has the potential of outlasting many marriages, how sensible is it to expect an opponent to will actually finish a game? Furthermore, the subordinate AI offers little help to the player, and more or less forces him to micro-manage everything to an absurd degree. IMO, games of this nature need the strongest possible AI.