[ushiomi]

The newest rumor for the upcoming title Halo 4 is the fact the game may feature AI Bots in multiplayer, something that the community has been asking for since the game was originally created. This rumor comes from 343 Industries Employee Brandon Layton who posts on his resume:
Wrote automation in C# that used in-game C++ hooks to create bots that fought each other to stress multiplayer.
Created automated bots using C# to systematically test multiplayer/campaign environments. Custom made tool allowed anyone on the team to run bots on their console overnight. Used SQL database to allow bots to run concurrently.
So what does this all mean? Well it could mean nothing. AI bots, such as those in any game, are enemies. So this could mean he created the AIs that we will fight in game. What makes this interesting is the word “multiplayer environments.” Now this could mean that we can fight AIs in multiplayer such as those in James Bond Nightfire, or this could be an unofficial confirmation of Firefight returning in Halo 4. Firefight is considered a multiplayer experience and debuted in Halo 3: ODST with fan excitement. This could also be just stating that Brandon Layton simply created a game testing program in replace of human beta testers. Minimizing the number of beta testers reduces the risks of leaks such as those during Halo Reach.

Source: http://www.thehalofix.com/2012/02/06...tiplayer-bots/

Well I think having bots in multiplayer would be considerably better then looking for a match online. This means you wouldn't have to have a LAN party to play the multiplayer. The only problem with this is the forged maps made by players.

[InFRaH]

I don't believe it. It would be stupid.

[ushiomi]

In a way yes, but in another way its something new to the halo series but its like firefight in multiplayer.

[cccodyyyy]

Do you have a source? Like where the info came from?
Halo has had bots in multiplayer since ODST with firefight. So the code is there already essentially. Just needs some tweaking.

[ushiomi]

I put the source where I got it from in the post. This could mean bots in halo 4 - halo 6 sometime soon.

[alexc197]

Sounds pretty interesting, but a job working with Halo 4? Sounds pretty awesome!

[AngelTech]

I'm of two minds with this when it comes to multiplayer.

On one hand it would be nice if maybe it had something similar to the Gears system where a bot will take the place of someone who quits the game but to be perfectly honest 9 times out of 10, that bot has a bottomless bucket for a brain.

What we'll end up seeing is bot farming and people raging at them. I'd much rather enjoy the addition of a join match in progress kind of system that is optional to replace those spaces in my team

[ushiomi]

Originally Posted by AngelTech

I'm of two minds with this when it comes to multiplayer.

On one hand it would be nice if maybe it had something similar to the Gears system where a bot will take the place of someone who quits the game but to be perfectly honest 9 times out of 10, that bot has a bottomless bucket for a brain.

What we'll end up seeing is bot farming and people raging at them. I'd much rather enjoy the addition of a join match in progress kind of system that is optional to replace those spaces in my team

I'm pretty sure if they were going to do that there had to be a certian amount of players in the match. 5+ for 4v4 and 10+ for 8v8 for example.

[AngelTech]

Let us hope so

[xsmoothkillerx]

I wish