Why is it that ego-shooters or third person shooters have no offline multiplayer mode where you can fight against bots at least. Like with Timesplitters on PS2 and i think it was possible in perfect dark on the 360, but ever since Call of Duty 4 its like all shooters i know are lacking such an offline mode.

I dont get it why are devoloper locking away that content being only exclusivley to the internet? The multiplayer maps are done and the KI is done for the campaign too. They could easilly make a free/skirmish mode in shooters.

No other genre had such an transition, in RTS games you can still make a free game with the computers despite that devoloping KIs for RTS games are way harder than for an ego-shooter. Opinions?

What do you mean? I think still has it and I was playing such a model in Killzone: Shadow Fall like two days ago.

You're playing the wrong shooters then. Also, didn't COD 4 and other CODS after have such a feature? Not sure if you're including it or not.


It should be there. I can't imagine it being hard to do.

This is why Killzone 2 is my favorite multiplayer shooter. Multiplayer bots ftw.

Combat Training is a game mode featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Call of Duty Online.^[1] It serves as a simulation of online multiplayer for those who are new to it and those who want to try out new tactics or practice with different weapons. It features a separate ranking and unlock system with AI opponents instead of online enemies.

http://callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/Combat_Training

Hmm..... I think we're heading in the same direction, just lacking communication. I'm at work with the GF. I'll go have a coffee and read through the comments again.

I agree with the OP. It should be there in every shooter IMO. Hell, I wouldn't mind even Titanfall having it. Though, I really doubt I'd use it unless new maps came out and I waned to check them out before I take people competitive multiplayer online.

But Advanced Warfare has bots, as do the Killzone games. Not sure what the complaint is here...

When speaking about Call of Duty, Black Ops and Black Ops 2 definitly had bots and it actually was quite entertaining to play against them. In Black Ops 2 you could even play objective modes with them, where they would try to arm/disarm bombs and stuff like that.