TwentyLemon
Skirmisher
posted 02-01-09 11:47 PM EDT (US)
For those that don't know, experts get a huge handicap.
Moderate collect 65% of your speed. Might be 75%.
Hard collects 100%, ie same speed as your vils.
Expert gets 150%, ie 1.5 times faster than you.
I tend to dominate hard computers. 2vs1 I can still win, it's tough at first, but I'll eventually and usually win.
But, I get destroyed 1vs1 against an expert.
Can anyone beat the expert AI, 1vs1? For K&B I'm planning to alter the expert level so it's a challenge for top players instead of a slaughter like it is for me. So. I'm thinking about lowering their handicap, and upping the number of vils they train to 80/90, instead of 70.
I'm just wondering about the actual skill level of the top players, can anyone consistently win, 1vs1, with a not-so OP civ, since the civs will (hopefully) be balanced.
If you can't/don't win, what do you think the handicap should be lowered to so that it's a tough fight.
Eternal War0
Skirmisher
posted 02-02-09 01:14 AM
EDT (US)
2 / 14
Yeah but that's because Pikes are a theoretical counter to Gendarmes. Sure they aren't really because they get totally slaughtered by the AOE isn't that creative.
They don't realise you should use units as a meatshield while Dragoons pound on Cav.
Oh and your situation sounds the same as me. I can handle hard pretty well but even trying the IOR on Vanilla can end badly against an expert. I'd imagine the top tier players like Iamgrunt would be able to win rather easily.
TwentyLemon
Skirmisher
posted 02-02-09 04:38 PM
EDT (US)
9 / 14
All right. People can beat the experts, but everyone thinks they are dumb.
I guess that's another goal. More intelligent AI. I was planning on adding in a lot of the strategies posted here, reworked for certain K&B civs, just to try to make the AI more random and more human.
Tyler McIntosh
Skirmisher
posted 02-02-09 04:38 PM
EDT (US)
10 / 14
Expert AI only has good eco later on, so hit them hard early and take out there vills and some important buidlings and you will win, I always beat the expert comp.