Nice listen, thx for sharing. I do agree with the interviewer on all the kudos and also his point that the AI still needs major attention. It's a buzzkill for single players and such a shame with all the work that the team has put into campaign and mission content. Was flying the second mission of the first DW campaign in my P40, engaged the AI fighters, ended up chasing one that had bugged out after about one minute of combat, he was flying straight and level to whoknowswhere and didn't even evade when I closed and started shooting. Most unsatisfying kill possible. Desire to continue to next mission faded as fast as he fell out of the sky.
Perhaps a dead pilot? The AI I've encountered have been evasive and annoying. This reminds me of the story of the British fighter pilot who suffered mortal wounds while in combat. His plane flew straight and level and eventually ended up in the canopy of trees, where the plane and pilot's body were eventually recovered
Example. Chasing this 109 in my spitty at the edge of a stall, poor firing solution, but I'm firing. In anger. I'd been chasing this bugger for some time
Been chasing this guy around for a while. Had to have a nap after
I have not listened to the interview yet. And I'm an average fighter pilot at best
Maybe a dead pilot, doubt it. Question though, based on your screenies from above in which you were in pursuit. How many times have you had an AI on your tail you can't shake? Not one that takes a passing shot, but one that goes after you.
Simply invert, dive, you lose them every time.
Only happens occasionally in BoX. Almost never in CoD Blitz.
Yes, could fly online if I want that kind of challenge. But what frustrates me is old games like BOB2 used to deliver that kind of heart thumping pursuit by AI (that also respected the laws of physics and reflect the skill settings of the pilots). AI whose wingmen flew like wingmen, followed orders, used boom and zoom, split S, scissors and drag and bag tactics. Why could a game15 years old do it, but not a modern sim? I know the original devs of CoD didn't prioritise the AI sufficiently and it must be #%&*$# near impossible to fix what was so broken, but I will continue to live in hope because so much else in Blitz/DW is brilliant.
Maybe a dead pilot, doubt it. Question though, based on your screenies from above in which you were in pursuit. How many times have you had an AI on your tail you can't shake? Not one that takes a passing shot, but one that goes after you.
Simply invert, dive, you lose them every time.
Well don't invert and dive and have some fun
Enemy AI will engage in passing attacks but this seems accurate to me. This is war, not a video game
In these pics I'm chasing down an enemy AI, I'm in the P 40