Thank Gawd! It's not just me. I was doing that too last night (me vs 3 bots) and in Melee it was usually fairly easy to win if you wanted to be cheap and hide while they knock each other out, but in Brawl you can't leave the action for more than a couple seconds and then they are all on you in force.
I thought maybe I just sucked, but one on one I totally smoke a level 9, but free for all vs 3 bots I struggle hard just to come in second, usually came in third. Now I know why. That is too bad they changed it like that, but maybe they didn't want people racking up 'cheap' wins??







