(DISCLAIMER: I'm talking about AFK bots, not the normal bots that take over when the server starts dying.)
Alright this is an important subject which has been discussed plenty of times within servers I've joined through out my time here on Skial, but nonetheless I'd like to say that it is without a doubt pretty annoying at times with the way it's designed (no offence) and I'll explain why it needs changing or modifying.
1) AFK Command
First of all even when people use the !afk command to obviously go AFK you'd think after a certain amount of time they'd get auto-kicked when being on the server for too long? Ha guess what, nope... instead you've got people like this individual who spends more time being weird in chat and essentially abusing the AFK bot system by deliberately going AFK more than less of the time. Just check his stats here: https://stats.skial.com/#player/tf/3149425 (he's always typing weird shit, as shown, he's like roger moore) (my point is that people shouldn't be AFK for that long, it's nuts)
2) Fake Activity
"oh hey my favourite server has quite the few people in it" *JOINS* "wtf... why is nearly half of my team AFK bots?" it's quite astonishing how many AFK bots (on a large scale) I've bumped into, with the crazy extra HP + melee aimbot + target lock for classes such as Demo - Soldier. Pyro is by far the most annoying to deal with though, the AFK bot itself gets right in your face and you can't do absolutely anything if it surprises you whilst you're fighting against proper players. (you might just bump into it by accident around a corner) I just don't see how it is fair constantly dealing with stupid AFK bots that have SO much extra HP - aimbot assist that manage to stay on the server for longer than they should, it's just annoying and it does make me question why it hasn't been changed or modified differently already so it's less occurring. Do you have any idea how much ammo you've gotta use to take out an AFK bot Pyro? (short answer: LOTS)
3) Annoying Individuals
More proof that people dislike the AFK bots: https://stats.skial.com/#summary/chat/All/bots
4) Melee Aimbot
Yeah I said Pyro is the most annoying function out of the lot of them but still...
Example: I could be playing Pyro, going around the corner to go into Turbine Tunnels up top to wait for incoming foes (with my phlog crits at the go) but instead I get this AFK Scout that flies straight into my face around the corner and two shots me with the Candy Cane. (with random crits playing a big part into this don't forget) the sheer speed and positioning of the way the melee aimbot works on the AFK bots is impressive but so frustrating unless you're buffed nearly 90% of the time. (note: takes 200+ damage to kill an AFK Scout???)
5) AFK Bots
Yeah I know it has a purpose, but it's dumb when you've just wiped the floor with a bunch of enemies and you die b/c the AFK bot has extra HP and is following you around 24/7 like a mindless child. Consistently doing the same thing over and over again that leads to so many players wasting ammo on them which would be far more ideal on actual PLAYERS. (I've seen teams being able to push out due to the AFK bots soaking up so much sentry ammo that it allowed other players to get free shots off)
Overall conclusion:
Alright this is an important subject which has been discussed plenty of times within servers I've joined through out my time here on Skial, but nonetheless I'd like to say that it is without a doubt pretty annoying at times with the way it's designed (no offence) and I'll explain why it needs changing or modifying.
1) AFK Command
First of all even when people use the !afk command to obviously go AFK you'd think after a certain amount of time they'd get auto-kicked when being on the server for too long? Ha guess what, nope... instead you've got people like this individual who spends more time being weird in chat and essentially abusing the AFK bot system by deliberately going AFK more than less of the time. Just check his stats here: https://stats.skial.com/#player/tf/3149425 (he's always typing weird shit, as shown, he's like roger moore) (my point is that people shouldn't be AFK for that long, it's nuts)
2) Fake Activity
"oh hey my favourite server has quite the few people in it" *JOINS* "wtf... why is nearly half of my team AFK bots?" it's quite astonishing how many AFK bots (on a large scale) I've bumped into, with the crazy extra HP + melee aimbot + target lock for classes such as Demo - Soldier. Pyro is by far the most annoying to deal with though, the AFK bot itself gets right in your face and you can't do absolutely anything if it surprises you whilst you're fighting against proper players. (you might just bump into it by accident around a corner) I just don't see how it is fair constantly dealing with stupid AFK bots that have SO much extra HP - aimbot assist that manage to stay on the server for longer than they should, it's just annoying and it does make me question why it hasn't been changed or modified differently already so it's less occurring. Do you have any idea how much ammo you've gotta use to take out an AFK bot Pyro? (short answer: LOTS)
3) Annoying Individuals
More proof that people dislike the AFK bots: https://stats.skial.com/#summary/chat/All/bots
4) Melee Aimbot
Yeah I said Pyro is the most annoying function out of the lot of them but still...
Example: I could be playing Pyro, going around the corner to go into Turbine Tunnels up top to wait for incoming foes (with my phlog crits at the go) but instead I get this AFK Scout that flies straight into my face around the corner and two shots me with the Candy Cane. (with random crits playing a big part into this don't forget) the sheer speed and positioning of the way the melee aimbot works on the AFK bots is impressive but so frustrating unless you're buffed nearly 90% of the time. (note: takes 200+ damage to kill an AFK Scout???)
5) AFK Bots
Yeah I know it has a purpose, but it's dumb when you've just wiped the floor with a bunch of enemies and you die b/c the AFK bot has extra HP and is following you around 24/7 like a mindless child. Consistently doing the same thing over and over again that leads to so many players wasting ammo on them which would be far more ideal on actual PLAYERS. (I've seen teams being able to push out due to the AFK bots soaking up so much sentry ammo that it allowed other players to get free shots off)
Overall conclusion:
- overpowered (OP) - (extra HP, melee aimbot, aim assist, consistently annoying)
- some bots are BETTER than players (not even joking)
- can be abused easily
- pisses off plenty of people
- people that go AFK seem to stay around for ages
- more frustrating when it's multiple AFK bots
- distracts people easily, ammo wasting
- you get the idea (etc etc)