Please add bots to CQC

PurgeTheXeno

PurgeTheXeno
As it stands, player activity in CQC ranges from sparse to nonexistent. The only times you can get a match in CQC is on CQC Thursday, and the Thargoid invasion has nixed that further. I should not have to wait for one day a week to roll around in order to get game. I should be able to log in, jump into a ship, and start flying. Therefore, bots, or a bots + players game mode needs to be added. If this means leveling up and unlocking gear is slower for this game mode, fine. As long as progress is possible at all.

Again, the idea behind this is that someone can join a match, even if there are just bots.

Thoughts?
 

DaftTree

DaftTree
I would love more players to be playing CQC, but adding bots would be undesirable (unless ones motivation is to simply grind points/rank)... I play CQC first and foremost to have fun fighting against someone in PVP. If I want to fight bots, I have a much larger variety of scenarios in the main game (excluding Open PVP, of course).

If you join the matchmaking queue via the main game (Comms panel), you might be suprised how often you actually find a match. Although, be warned, it may be against a strong player and you may get your butt kicked until you 'git gud' (which should be part of the fun, but it's definitely not for everyone).
 

MickyG1982

M
DaftTree said:
I would love more players to be playing CQC, but adding bots would be undesirable (unless ones motivation is to simply grind points/rank)... I play CQC first and foremost to have fun fighting against someone in PVP. If I want to fight bots, I have a much larger variety of scenarios in the main game (excluding Open PVP, of course).

If you join the matchmaking queue via the main game (Comms panel), you might be suprised how often you actually find a match. Although, be warned, it may be against a strong player and you may get your butt kicked (which should be part of the fun, but it's definitely not for everyone).
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I think it would be better than you think, a lot of the problems with CQC stem from being able to find a match without waiting too long for it. A long wait to play increases the number of players abandoning that part of the game, that leads to a longer wait etc...

With bots this could be avoided, as they could be inserted after an arbitrary time period allowing play to flow. If they did it right then most players wouldn't even notice that they were up against bots at all.

Plus I'd like to see a "co-op" mode much like WoT on console where you can play with other folk just up against the bots.
 

DaftTree

DaftTree
MickyG1982 said:
I think it would be better than you think, a lot of the problems with CQC stem from being able to find a match without waiting too long for it. A long wait to play increases the number of players abandoning that part of the game, that leads to a longer wait etc...

With bots this could be avoided, as they could be inserted after an arbitrary time period allowing play to flow. If they did it right then most players wouldn't even notice that they were up against bots at all.

Plus I'd like to see a "co-op" mode much like WoT on console where you can play with other folk just up against the bots.
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Bots would ruin the only pure PVP experience in Elite and I doubt FD have the bandwidth to develop an AI that would be effective for Arena combat.

Maybe Bots being introduced when no other players are available, or after someone combat logs might be ok, as long as no XP is gained from killing the bots. Otherwise, too many players will simply log if a decent player shows up as farming the bots will be too easy in comparison.

I would suggest that a set of CQC scenarios added to the Training mode would be better option for people to learn the Arena. However, it really doesn't take that long to get a feel for things, it's just that you will die fast and often at first.

You can also join the matchmaking queue whilst in the main game, so there really isn't any need to sit waiting for a match.
 
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