Why is the A.I in this game so horrible at times

[NYGiants4Natic]

So a few times now the CPU in my season mode just acts ********. The runner on 1st for the Padres takes a normal lead and the hitter smacks a single between third and short. I am using the Mets so in left field is the cannon arm of Cespedes

I scoop up the hard hit base hit and it was not a hit and run at all. When I scoop it up coming in and already have the animation to throw it to the cut off man, the runner on first starts to round second base while the 3rd base coach clearly has his hands up to stop. The slow animation of cespedes throwing to the SS cut off man happens and my SS now has the ball in glove and the runner on first is just started to run past second base heading to 3rd base?

I get shocked at what am seeing and my SS with me controlling him starts to run towards third base with the ball in hand and the 3rd base coach has his hands up to stop at third base. Side point, the dumb animations hurt this game at times. So my short stop has the ball now and the runner starts to round second but the animaiton of him getting the throw from left kicks in which hurts my reaction to throw to third base on time

I finally throw to third but the runner is now rounding third heading for home , I quickly throw home and barely tag out the runner.

This should not happen and would never happen in baseball and I seen it plenty of times from the CPU...

https://youtu.be/6AyNBT2_qBk

[Caulfield]

Re: Why is the A.I in this game so horrible at times

The higher level difficulty you advance you shouldnt see this type behavior .

[NYGiants4Natic]

Re: Why is the A.I in this game so horrible at times

The higher level difficulty you advance you shouldnt see this type behavior .

I play on HOF level which is just shy of Legend. This should not happen at all

[Caulfield]

Re: Why is the A.I in this game so horrible at times

I agree , if you see this beyond beginner and rookie level then the AI does need a tweek . Sorry

[Knight165]

Re: Why is the A.I in this game so horrible at times

Never?
Not at all?
(those words should not exist in reference to real world events....always as well)

There is a whole thread dedicated to never in the MLB.

If anyone hasn't...could you add Upton's Bad News Bears HR in there?
Thanks.

M.K.
Knight165

[NYGiants4Natic]

Re: Why is the A.I in this game so horrible at times

Never?
Not at all?
(those words should not exist in reference to real world events....always as well)

There is a whole thread dedicated to never in the MLB.

If anyone hasn't...could you add Upton's Bad News Bears HR in there?
Thanks.

M.K.
Knight165

Really defending this? WOW

Show me any baseball clip where you see a runner ignore the third base coach 2 times and run through all bases on a single to left field. You saw the video and how I had the ball in the short stops glove and he continues to run like is a gap hit

Yea call it a glitch but this has happened a few times and am only 20 games into my season with the Mets.

Funny how this never happened last year to me..

But lets defend it

[KBLover]

Re: Why is the A.I in this game so horrible at times

Funny how this never happened last year to me..

It's not happened to me at all this year. I've seen questionable base running, but nothing that terrible. I play on All-Star with higher-than-default running speed and throw strength, though I don't know why difficulty would matter. Not sure if the game uses different base running logic by difficulty. It's usually just a function of runner speed + arm strength of fielder + location of where the ball is fielded.

I wonder if you raised OF arm strength, if this kind of play would go away. Cespedes' arm would "scare" more runners that way (and get the ball in physically faster from longer distances, also "scaring" runners)

Anyway, it was a terrible base running play that somehow almost worked. No logic to explain what he was doing even as a realistic mistake (which the game needs more of - it's too predictable, imo).

BTW, I don't think Knight was defending that play specifically, but countering the idea that stupid stuff never happens in real baseball. Stupid, odd, WTF stuff happens in baseball.

[citybythebay85]

Worst AI base running of all time?

CPU runner on 1st, CPU batter hits a single, usually to center field and the runner on first rounds second and heads towards 3rd.
The throw goes to 3rd, usually well before the runner gets there, and the runner doesn't even slide and is tagged out.
If for some reason the 3rd baseman misses the tag the runner keeps running, rounds 3rd and goes for home...
The throw to the catcher is waiting for him by the time he's half way home.

Does this happen to anyone else?

I have several videos of it since certain people on here don't believe anything unless there's a video.

[citybythebay85]

Re: Why is the A.I in this game so horrible at times

This has happened numerous times to me on All-Star and higher. I'll throw to 3rd and they'll be half way there by the time the throw gets there and be tagged out without even sliding. A couple times the 3rd baseman missed the tag and they just kept running home. There's definitely a problem.

[nemesis04]

Re: Worst AI base running of all time?

I would not say it is the worst but it has not been good either. CPU baserunning needs attention, tuning, sliders etc.

[Bullit]

Re: Worst AI base running of all time?

I will never say it didn't happen. However I will say in my franchise of a season and about 2 months, I have not seen this happen.

I have seen some base running gaffs but nothing that would classify as the worse base running of all time. I actually like to see the cpu screw up once in awhile. For me it adds to the game.

[ballin095]

Re: Worst AI base running of all time?

Happens all the time for me tbh. I see at least once every 4 or 5 games.

[underdog13]

Re: Why is the A.I in this game so horrible at times

Yeah I've had that happen about 4-5 times this year. Really stupid. Hopefully they will get rid of it for next year.

[citybythebay85]

Re: Worst AI base running of all time?

Here's one of a few videos I have of the problem. Yes it does happen.

https://youtu.be/wAVsmrUZdlo

[Syce]

Re: Worst AI base running of all time?

yes ive seen this happen.