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7. Terrible AI... By Design - Left 4 Dead

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If you were to ask gamers around the globe what their biggest pet peeves are within their favourite titles, the answers would likely centre around terrible enemy and partner A.I, as if we're being honest, being lumped with a team containing the same brainpower as a loaf of wet bread is like being sent right to gaming hell.

But what if I were to tell you that sometimes - not all the time - but sometimes these braindead mates are actually terrible by design?

It's a very strange thing to accept, but having nosedives in your team's ability to hit enemies is actually essential to the gameplay flow, as if you rocked up only to have your squad take out all the enemies for you then you'd feel pretty superfluous.

After all, this is your story, not theirs, and as such these dips force you to become more active.

It doesn't stop the situation from being hilarious and making them look entirely incompetent, but this design choice is basically for our own benefit!

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