Todd Howard Confirms Starfield Enemy AI Is Low IQ On Purpose

Todd Howard has revealed that Bethesda deliberately made Starfield's enemy AI low IQ on purpose, to balance out the combat.

[cliveo32]

Mmmmmm ok

[Obscure_Observer]

He was talking about the ENEMY SHIPS IQ.

The headline is intentionally misleading to get clicks.

He´s not lying, though. Enemy ship´s IA needs balance or space combat would be impossible.

I´d started my playthrough on hard mode, and I can guarantee you that you won´t make it alive if you try and approach more than an enemy ship at the same time. You´ll need to learn the basics of space combat like weapons, shield and engine systems. How to scan "read" an enemy ship before engage in combat if possible. How to perform a grav jump to escape before you got destroyed, how to improve and customize your ship to increase your chances of success etc...

Bottom line: I´m sure if Todd had implemented a high level IQ for enemy ships, people would be here complaining how the space combat is broken and impossible to beat.

[Nacho_Z]

Would it not be better to have an intelligent AI to fight against, but balance it by adjusting damage, ship speed etc. It strikes me as a very tough to swallow excuse.

[The3faces]

I couldn't agree with you more. I've been playing on very hard mode and whenever I'm facing multiple ships at once I have to turn it down to normal or easy just to survive.

[1Victor]

Same as comparing ABK purchase to bungie and getting more out of bungie this is a poorly executed excuse 🤦🏿

[northpaws]

@Nacho_Z

Obscure_Observer have to agree with MS/Xbox every single time, don't bother.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Look at those disagrees flow. Why do we bother here?

[Obscure_Observer]

@Nacho_Z

"Would it not be better to have an intelligent AI to fight against, but balance it by adjusting damage, ship speed etc. It strikes me as a very tough to swallow excuse."

By your comment I´m 100% sure that you never played that game and have absolutely no idea what you´re talking about.

"Balancing by adjusting damage, ship speed etc"?

In Starfield you have many ships, each one build with a specific function/finality. With that in mind, how can you expect to engage in combat against some UC´s military combat ship with your school bus type of ship?

how many times do I have to repeat that Starfield is NOT your average vanilla game?

As it is, with low IQ to balance enemy ships, even if you try and engage in combat with a proper combat ship, chances are that many enemy ships will have better, more expensive and advanced weapon, shield and engine systems. Even experienced pilots will be in luck most of time if they ever manage to relocate energy from other systems to the grav systems in time to try and manage to escape before their ship got completely destroyed.

You would know, if you had played the game. But you don´t! Period!

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

I feel like that could have been a wasted opportunity, it would have been cool to have allies in their own ships and have a fleet you've built up or a small fleet you've hired to help you tackle some of these space combat scenarios.

[Nacho_Z]

I never said I had played it, I have played video games before though. There are many better ways to make a game easier than dumbing down the AI. That might actually be the worst way.

[Crows90]

Huh...just like when people complain about souls game difficulty? Wait....generally nobody complains when it's well done....solo

That excuse is silly. Better combat design would fix that

But it's good to know they made ship combat bad on purpose...so what's the excuse for regular combat?

[SpacedDuck]

I mean he may have been talking about ship IQ being low but all enemy IQ's are terrible in this game.

They just stand there and absorb bullets occasionally running to cover where they just stay until you flank.

It's the only part of the game that ruins the immersion for me.

[moomoo319]

Nah ship combat is hard I respect this lol

[crazyCoconuts]

So this AI is dumb on purpose, but the REST of the AI being dumb is on accident??
I kid, I kid....

[jjb1981]

Is that you, Todd?

[fr0sty]

Talk about damage control, lol...

[Sonic1881]

Bull $hit excuse 💩💩 the A.I. is very bad in this game. Even your companion A.I is dumb in the game. Even Cyberpunk 2077 A.I. is better

https://youtu.be/3Hphl7V4BZ...

https://youtu.be/2_eFhsIeYk...

[Sunny12345]

The low IQ of enemy AI very well resonates with IQ of devs and the fan boys that support this mediocre pos.

[isarai]

It's not a bug, it's a feature

[Jin_Sakai]

It’s a creative decision.

[RaidenBlack]

Not defending here ... but many games have low IQ enemies on purpose (especially open-ish games).
So sharing another example:
I recall it being discussed in a digital foundry's Crysis 1 coverage, where they say, the devs initially tested high IQ enemies in the game .... but it deterred players from trying out all the sandbox features the game (nanosuit) offered, like armored rush or grab enemies by their neck and throwing them. Instead, players would always take the same safe, calculated route.
So, the devs ultimately shipped the game with the now infamous low IQ enemies, which resulted in players trying all sort of (sandbox) ways to play .... even chucking the chickens & turtles at enemies.

[Angyobangyo]

Yeah, but other studios don’t have their studio head come out and say what Todd is saying. There’s no reason for Todd to do so unless it’s his ego because he read somewhere about the low IQ enemies in his game.

[aconnellan]

“ There’s no reason for Todd to do so unless it’s his ego because he read somewhere about the low IQ enemies in his game.”

… or it’s because he was asked about the space combat design in a podcast, and touching on the AI was a small part of the larger discussion

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

If I remember right, The Last of Us had the same issue with having smart AI, even when the AI called out what it was doing, players kept dying and getting frustrated, so they dumbed the AI down before release.

[Profchaos]

That's true I remember crytek making Far cry 1 with high IQ enemies and it made the game hard as walk into the open and your dead type gameplay

[MrDead]

The more I play this game the more average it gets, I'll still finish it but it'll take some good mods to bring me back... also some of the worst companions in a while, I stick with Vasco as the robot is the least annoying

[shinoff2183]

Vasco is mine to. I went with Sarah for a little bit but went back to Vasco he doesn't judge me.

[MrDead]

Vasco's the best, has no problems with my hording... or stealing.

[Lightning77]

After all this hardcore crying over Xbox and Bethesda this whole you end up buying it anyway? What was all that holier than thou stance against Xbox? The evil blood sucking company and all that?

[shinoff2183]

Who you speaking to lightning

[Obscure_Observer]

"After all this hardcore crying over Xbox and Bethesda this whole you end up buying it anyway?"

Yep. And paid Premium for it!

I call him out on his shameless and hypocrite stance, then he tried some crazy mental gymnastics to convince no other but himself that by buying Starfield for full $80, he´s not helping or supporting MS and it´s "evil consolidation plans" at all. Smdh.

[thesoftware730]

Yes, MrDead right?

I swear you can't make this shit up. All the hateful talk and he buys the game.

[MrDead]

You can't handle that there's a way to support

[MrDead]

Aww you guys are too cute, getting all worked up.

You can't handle that there's a way to support the game makers and still make MS's plan for GamePass unviable.

Support the game makers people not the game takers.

[Asplundh]

Guys he's not supporting MS, he's supporting the people that make money for them. How hard is that to understand.

[Obscure_Observer]

"The more I play this game the more average it gets"

And yet you still playing it like there´s no tomorrow. I´m willing to bet that you had past the 30 - 40 hours required to complete the main quest, so you´re not fooling anyone.

You were praising Cyberpunk while trashing Starfield, still, 2.0 and Phantom Liberty is out, and you´re still playing Starfield. You can´t make shit up.

It´s sad how people went full liar mode just to hate on Xbox game.

[tagzskie]

So the goalpost changed again.
When you see starfield negative review xboys says its not true, when you see streamer playing and saying negative, xboys says its not true you need to experience for yourself. When you play it yourself and say negative about it and say mediocre at best now you can see an xboys comment here look.. No matter what you do you cant talk bad about their precious starfield here. Dumb AI on purpose? This guy todd think xbox and PC players sucks.

[MrDead]

"And yet you still playing it like there´s no tomorrow. I´m willing to bet that you had past the 30 - 40 hours required to complete the main quest, so you´re not fooling anyone."

I've played over 50 hours and still haven't rescued Barret yet, what's your point?

"You were praising Cyberpunk while trashing Starfield, still, 2.0 and Phantom Liberty is out, and you´re still playing Starfield."
I said Cyberpunk runs better then Starfield which it does and Cyberpunk runs at a much, much higher visual level, I came to this conclusion after watching Digital Foundry's analysis which concluded Cyberpunk runs better than a graphicly lower demanding game... as for Phantom Liberty, I won't play that until I've finished Baldur's Gate, which I won't start until I've finished Starfield. I really start another game until I've finished the one I'm playing.

Your emotions are very connected to MS, you are unable to handle criticism of them or this game, maybe go offline for a bit.

"You can´t make shit up."
Yes you can, and we all see you doing it.

[Crows90]

Xbox had little to nothing to do with the game. All they did was purchase the rights to it.

As @tagz is saying.

So we could all call it shit without playing it right? Make up your mind. It's a Bethesda game. Those who can access it would have accessed it if their a Bethesda games fan. There are far more PlayStation Bethesda fans then Xbox Bethesda fans.

So now that people are trying it for themselves and calling it shit...yeah...don't complain

Game makes everything take longer and especially with all the walking around "exploring"

The time it takes to beat the game is inflated by fetch quests and nonsense. And if anybody gets side tracked with building shit or ship building that adds a ridiculous amount of time...doesn't make it good

It's like if someone walked from one end of New York to the other. At the end people could say he loves spending time in New York City! And he'd be like no I don't...it fucking takes long to walk through it.

[Smellsforfree]

Every thing that Sam says is in this annoying flirty dumb hick voice. Not a Sam fan.

[Obscure_Observer]

"I've played over 50 hours and still haven't rescued Barret yet, what's your point?"

My point is that you having a blast with this game while pretending that you´re not. If you´re still playing that game, rather than have it deleted to play some awesome games like Phantom Liberty and BG3, just to name a few, you can´t blame if I see you as cynical liar.

"Vasco's the best, has no problems with my hording... or stealing."

Andreja might shock you! You said the game has some of the worst companions ever when you don´t even have Barret rescued. You said Vasco is the "best" when you don´t even know Constellation´s crew members. Smh.

"Support the game makers people not the game takers."

Oh, just quit with your fabricated bs! You know that Bethesda is not longer an independent studio since 2021! You know quite well that the premium price you´d paid for Starfield has Microsoft´s pockets as destination! You know that Bethesda will only get a small fraction from each game sold! You know you´re fulling supporting MS acquisition plans once you´re given them your money for an acquired studio game! The only truth is that you have no shame or dignity. You want Xbox games so bad that despite of your hate, you´re cornered and have no other choice but bend your knee and give MS your money.

"Your emotions are very connected to MS, you are unable to handle criticism of them or this game, maybe go offline for a bit."

I have criticism for both Starfield and Bethesda myself, the game is far from perfect, but all you did so far is trash that game! Just show me in any of your past comments regarding Starfield, the POSITIVES ones you made and I´ll apologise.

[Crows90]

Bethesda was owned by zenimax.. they haven't been independent for a long time

[moomoo319]

Facts. Starting to lose its luster after 30+ hours. The characters and story are very dry, no memorable companions. Its just missing any kind of magic or pizazz. Ill keep playing though.

[Crows90]

It is a Bethesda game. The allure is all in the discovery of the world, quests and factions.

Average or worse in every category...including story.

[MrDead]

@Obscur

"My point is that you having a blast with this game while pretending that you´re not. If you´re still playing that game, rather than have it deleted to play some awesome games like Phantom Liberty and BG3, just to name a few, you can´t blame if I see you as cynical liar."

So I'm not allowed to play Starfield, I have to play Phantom Liberty and Baldurs Gate but not Starfield?... are you okay, do I need to ask you if I'm allowed to play any game now or is it just Starfield? You seem to be getting very angry at peoples freedom to play what they want, maybe that why you're such a MS fan, they hate people having access to things as well.

"Oh, just quit with your fabricated bs! You know that Bethesda is not longer an independent studio since 2021! You know quite well that the premium price you´d paid for Starfield has Microsoft´s pockets as destination! You know that Bethesda will only get a small fraction from each game sold! You know you´re fulling supporting MS acquisition plans once you´re given them your money for an acquired studio game! The only truth is that you have no shame or dignity. You want Xbox games so bad that despite of your hate, you´re cornered and have no other choice but bend your knee and give MS your money."

See now this comment is not normal, just because buying the game makes MS's Gamepass plan unviable you need to throw your toys out of the pram and have a breakdown, until MS has the numbers it needs I'll keep enjoying Bethesda's games on Steam and supporting the devs... it's disturbing how some of you guys cling to a company.

"but all you did so far is trash that game!"

Have I called the game bad or trashed it? I'm finding it more average the longer I play it and I've agreed with Digital Foundry on it's problems... it's also very ugly. To call that trashed is clutching.

Just show me in any of your past comments regarding Starfield, the POSITIVES ones you made and I´ll apologise."

MrDead 26th of September 2023:
"Vasco's the best, has no problems with my hording... or stealing."

I shall look forward to my apology.

[Crows90]

He can't handle starfield criticism.

If you didn't play the game he'd say you just didn't play it for yourself yet.

If you played only 5 hours he'd say you didn't play enough.

If you played 30 hours..he'd say you obviously enjoyed it...stop lying...lol

This guy's hilarious 😂

[PhillyDonJawn]

Lol you do know your money goes to MS not Bethesda?

[Crows90]

That's not how it works...

[Lightning77]

Tell me we're not doing this...

MS doesn't care if you pay full price or gamepass it. They're getting your money either way. Do you think that extra 10$ of that 70$ goes to Bethesda no it goes to MS. The same goes for Sony and Nintendo and the rest of the AAA 3rd party pubs. You can't erase the fact you've been whining all year long only to support MS endevors. Congrats you're one of the 10m players. All that rah, rah and tears for nothing down the drain. Companies laugh at ppl like you that's why they ignore ppl like you. You think all the negativety surrounding Madden Scares EA? No because they still buy it despite the Game being the same game year after after year for 6, 7 years. No more excuses, mental gymnastics nothing you literally just supported MS AND that means you have more faith in MS also since you wanted to support the game so MS can continue to support the studio with updates to SF and the impending E6. Wow...... Just wow...

[MrDead]

ooooh it's just killing you that people who don't have an Xbox can still play the game on another platform, the only joy from gaming you and others like you get is the thought of people losing access to games.

"They're getting your money either way. Do you think that extra 10$ of that 70$ goes to Bethesda no it goes to MS. The same goes for Sony and Nintendo and the rest of the AAA 3rd party pubs. You can't erase the fact you've been whining all year long only to support MS endevors."

Someone doesn't know how businesses works, that was like reading the a child's guess. Do you know what happens to under performing divisions, publishers, devs? They get closed. As of right now PC is the only platform keeping Bethesda afloat, until MS gets enough subs on GamePass to make it a viable model. I'm happy to keep spending to make sure that happens as slowly as possible... until then you can cry all you want, not everyone outside of xbox has been banned from these games and that's just killing you.

...I never knew you fanboys would get so upset that MS hasn't been able to ruin peoples fun outside of Xbox

[Obscure_Observer]

@MrDead

" You seem to be getting very angry at peoples freedom to play what they want, maybe that why you're such a MS fan, they hate people having access to things as well."

Check my comment history. I´ve been a supporter of Xbox games on PC since it was announced. ;)

I mean, why would I be against something which will bring nothing but more money, gamers, and popularity to empower the Xbox community? I said here many times already: "We welcome ALL of you PC people and your money!"

So believe me when I say that we love your money, it will help Xbox to continue and invest in more and new first party games and first party studios. That´s why I think you´re crazy. You don´t want MS to acquire publishers AND third party studios, but you´re the one helping them to achieve their goals!

"See now this comment is not normal, just because buying the game makes MS's Gamepass plan unviable you need to throw your toys out of the pram and have a breakdown"

Dude, who told you that you´re making MS´s Gamepass plan unviable by buying Xbox first party games? Nobody ever told you that you CAN buy games via Gamepass with a discount???

Gamepass is nothing but a vitrine for games! I lost count of how many games I bough via Gamepass, games I loved, games that I wanted to be mine, like Starfield, for instance, I´d just bought Immortality because I love those 3DO live action type of games and yes, I want to support the developers too.

If buy games through Gamepass wasn´t a option, then yes, you would have a valid point. But that´s not the case at all since Gamepass not only allows you to buy any game, but to buy any game on the service with a discount! Check you facts!

"Have I called the game bad or trashed it? I'm finding it more average the longer I play it."

If the game becomes more average as you progress, the less interesting and boring it becomes and as result, you have not reasons to continue and play it. That´s why I think you´re lying! If you´re still playing Starfield after 50+ without even rescue Barret, is because you love it, otherwise you would be all over Cyberpunk or better yet, BG3!

"I've agreed with Digital Foundry on it's problems... it's also very ugly."

The game is beautiful and the most rich and detailed RPG that I ever played. The only thing that is indeed very ugly is the random NPC´s with that crazy eyes.

If you did watched DF´s analysis, you know why the game doesn´t look stunning in open areas as it does in closed spaces due rendering budget constraints! It has nothing to do with lazy work.

"I shall look forward to my apology."

How? Of all you´re comments regarding the only positive thing that you have to say about the game is the fact that a robot won´t judge you because you like to steal from people? That´s it?

[MrDead]

"Nobody ever told you that you CAN buy games via Gamepass with a discount???"

...and yet Steam is still the main platform, until that changes you can cry all you want. People can still support Bethesda and enjoy there games without making GamePass viable and that's very visibly destroying you inside. Me playing games is causing you to have a breakdown.

Seeing you little tikes get your knickers in a twist is hilarious, I've never read anything so funny. Just look at what your doing and ask yourself, is this normal?

[Lightning77]

Idc who plays it where when etc never have never been a issue. The fact stands you cried for a million years then bought the game to support MS. The evil corporation im taking about your hypocritical stance. Don't even pawn off your fanboyism on to me I'm nothing like you in the slightest kiddo.

[MrDead]

I'm supporting keeping Bethesda games on competing PC storefronts and also keeping GamePass an unviable option. Until MS can support these games with GamePass money I shall keep buying them from other platforms.

Just the thought of people not losing access to games is destroying you, why not step back and touch some grass?

[Lightning77]

"Just the thought of people not losing access to games is destroying you, why not step back and touch some grass?"

Did I not just say I don't care where ppl play? Are you joking kid? It's your hypocrisy is the problem.

Blah, blah spin and excuses MS is still getting your money also. Kid says I don't know how buissness works then buys the evil corporations games and doesn't even realize or flat out doesn't know he's supporting MS also in the process also. Again you can't make this up.

Looking forward to more crying from you whenever another game is about to drop only to up and buy it anyway.

[MrDead]

"Did I not just say I don't care where ppl play? Are you joking kid? It's your hypocrisy is the problem."

...and yet here you are having another breakdown.

"Kid says I don't know how business works then buys the evil corporations games and doesn't even realize or flat out doesn't know he's supporting MS also in the process also. Again you can't make this up."

MS needs a steady income for it's GamePass service not large spikes and dips dependant on game releases, subscription service models need to support themselves for MS to carry on banning games from gamers and competition, they don't have that yet. Learn a little more on required income streams for subscription services before you rage at me again.

Like I said as much as it pains you I will continue to support the devs until MS bans it's titles from competing PC store fronts, as of right now MS needs Steam and Epic. You can celebrate at the thought of people losing access to multiplatform publishers when MS makes them exclusive, until then you have to put up with obvious pain and salt of the joy of others still having access.

[Lightning77]

Yeah you obviously can't read I'm talking to a toddler. Why would it pain me?
This is the 3rd time now I said Idc. Why you so slow please tell me? Why the hell would MS quit supporting PC and other store fronts in the future? That's been the plan since 2016 going forward. What the hell would they benefit from not supporting other store fronts? They get less sales and less players counts. What's wrong with you?

[shinoff2183]

It's the only accessibility option.

[crazyCoconuts]

Todd Howard is the gift that keeps on giving

[cammers1995]

Username checks out

[Npugz7]

Ya sure!

[Redgrave]

25 years in the making

[anast]

If I were him I wouldn't have admitted that.

[Crows90]

For those that haven't played it it sounds nice...however we all know that they only actually worked hard to finish the game in the last 6 months. They needed to ship something viable.

[anast]

I have already said all of the corner cutting and jank was done on purpose. Of course this was done on purpose.

[Vithar]

LOL this guy

[Spenok]

We did a lazy job ON PURPOSE! Oh, and it was done on purpose because you suck as gamers!

[Duke19]

Honestly I get it. This is talking space combat and on hard I’ve been getting my ass kicked. Gun play is easy but I could a computer that wasn’t reeled in completely decimating me in space combat

As soon as it’s like a 1v3 fight I feel like I spend more time simply evading than fighting currently

[TwistedXenos]

what about non-combat AI, is it also low IQ to balance the immersion?

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Huh? Difficulty settings? Ummm? Scaling like in 2000s? This excuse doesn't makes sense Todd.

[gold_drake]

"on purpose"

sure buddy haha. he gives me the same delusional vibes phil gives me haha

[Ninver]

That's why their best friends. Both sleazy salesmen.

[Vengeance1138]

LOL Todd on damage control. Amazing. It's uhhh uhh on purpose yeah that's it! It's to...uhhh balance? Things! Yeah
Man, what a trainwreck Starfield is, yikes!

[S2Killinit]

Mmmmmm so, couldn’t lower anything else to make them weaker except the IQ? I think he thinks we are low IQ.

[garos82]

its so they can appeal to their target audience!

enjoy "exploring" space and the planets fellow travelers

[Rockstar]

It just works....

[Aloymetal]

Lol. enemy IQ=16

[Futureshark]

I thought he said the enemy AI had 16x the detail though?

[Cockney]

I gather all the loading screens were purposely put there to create suspense too

[Knightofelemia]

Or you just don't want the Xbox to learn and try to nuke the world like Skynet.

[randomvoice]

Yeah and the game was also designed to not hit 90+ on metacritics on purpose because they thought it might be too much for customers to handle

[cammers1995]

He aged rapidly

[Miraak82]

Simple games for simple people lol

[neomahi]

Excuses, excuses. When you're caught and you make excuses. It's simple enough to state that AI isn't advanced enough (meaning your team doesn't have the skills to figure out advanced AI yet) but they make things up to save face. "We can't make Xbox look bad, they paid all that money for us, and since Don Mattrick started them rolling down the hill in a chaotic direction, we all just feel pity for them and are trying to salvage them" but it's a lost cause. I really liked the original Xbox, and not for Halo. It was basically the SEGA Dreamcast 2 and I got an Xbox over the PS2 when everyone else had a PS2. I started out with a Xbox 360 until I actually played the PlayStation 3 and then quickly jumped ship. I've never really liked Xbox as much since then but during the Xbox and Xbox 360 years Xbox was a rival for PlayStation. Today, they spend their time just trying to catch up to and mimick what PlayStation does instead of finding their own identity, that it shows their inexperience in the gaming industry. All of their executives seem like they should be working in different departments of Microsoft or in different industries because they don't know anything about gaming. PlayStation has a different feel which is polar opposite, except for Jim Ryan whose an idiot coasting on the PS4s success, he took the job thinking it would be easy, but with execs like Shu Yoshida and Scott Rohde constantly praised by Sony devs and former execs like VP of 3rd Party Relations Adam Boyes and fictional execs like Kevin Butler, devs feel more at home at PlayStation. Microsoft now has to recover $69 billion they spent on Activision so EVERYONE suffers, including consumers, to recoup all of that money but Xbox thought it would be funny to offer something So he couldn't counter and Nintendo could care less about. But in the end, that's what it is, Xbox just have no idea what they want to be and spend all their time trying to catch up to PlayStation. If I were running Xbox, if I had Phil's job, I could do it better and youd see a different Xbox

[Hedstrom]

Todd Howard and Phil Spencer, a perfect match 😄

[Aloymetal]

...And cringey fatso Greenburg, he's been on vacation for the longest.

[SwissCheese]

Greenberg was with Kojima yesterday.

[Garethvk]

It's not a bug; it's a feature. Tech support 101.

[Fonsecap]

What about the repeated locations on planets, is that on purpose too...

[Rikimaru-00]

this must be the most game that has the most excuses for everything.

[Destiny1080]

if the Ai was any smarter 75% of the xbox community couldn't get past, the first loading screen

[Ninver]

Wooow. Remember the sites that gave this a 10/10 folks.

[Pyrofire95]

Next thing you know the people behind Castlevania or Mega Man will come out and say the enemies had simple patterns on purpose and not because they were bad programers.

[ChiefofLoliPolice]

..umm what?

[OneLove]

Idk man I love when they run like hell when they're getting clapped. Even ships will grav drive the hell out of there. Best feature imo😂

[Trilithon]

id be insulted if i had purchased this game

[Kaze88]

Todd turned down his Intelligence and invested everything on Charisma. Though it seems to be working on him quite well.

[DynDasE]

He was talking about the Enemy Ships...
But, we all know it is not just that.
Somehow they manage to make Starfield's AI worse than Skyrim.

[cammers1995]

He looks like one of the thalmor

[DMgHalt]

If the enemy AI was so high that it could instantly adapt to a humans playstyle, players would get tired of losing and not play anymore. So making AI have low IQ, or lowered it's ability to adapt, it makes sense.

[Npugz7]

This guy is a complete moron! Ya nice excuse for having horrible AI enemies.