Is online really a must ?

[Slothy]

Anyway, AI is a poor substitute for even a decent human opponent. And when I say a poor substitute, I mean AI is usually dumb as a brick and couldn't out think somone who's reasonably skilled on a bad day. The only way AI typically gets harder is by making them harder to kill/up accuracy until every shot is a headshot/you get the picture.

Thats just not true, nowadays we've got some pretty technical stuff going on in our AI's mind. The AI in todays games may not be ultra realistic, but only because it doesnt make dumb mistakes that we humans do. Thats what makes it so great.

I'd like to know what games you're playing, and where I can get the time machine required to go buy them. AI certainly is a lot better than it used to be, but like I said, it doesn't compare to a skilled human opponent. AI doesn't think or adapt beyond it's scripted routines. It can't examine your playing style and adapt on the fly the way a human can. It will be a long time before computer AI is even close to being able to compare to a human. Take it from someone who has played a lot of games in a lot of genres online. Humans beat AI everytime.

And for the record, I've seen AI in a lot of games (even the ones with great AI) make mistakes so stupid that only the greenest of newbs would make such a mistake. I'm talking the sorts of things that make you laugh hysterically at just how stupid the computer can be. Give me real people please.