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Halo Infinite Multiplayer Bots Are Surprisingly Toxic

It looks as though the bots that are new in Halo Infinite’s multiplayer component are more toxic than you might think. Despite being controlled by AI, the team at 343 Industries seems to have programmed these bots to behave as if they are being played by actual players. This commitment to making...

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Spotted by Twitter user @reqsihw, it looks as though the bots in Halo Infinite will go out of their way to teabag opponents once taking them down. Yes, despite being AI-controlled, these bots will seemingly still look to pull off moves that Halo players have been making in every installment since Halo: Combat Evolved. As seen in the clip below, after taking down an opposing player, one of the bots proceeds to quickly crouch up and down over the corpse of an enemy player for no other reason outside of taunting. The bot doesn't do it for long, but it's definitely noticeable.

 

[mansoor1980]

pretty funny , but calling it toxic?

 

[YukiOnna]

Good because I'm pathetic and tbag the bot.

 

[Aion002]

 

[Kev Kev]

i honestly dont believe it...

but i hope its true bc itd be fucking hilarious

 

[01011001]

Splitgate has a game mode called Teabag Confirmed where you only get a point after you Teabag a killed enemy.

and Splitgate is a Halo clone, so that goes to show how ingrained teabagging is into Halo's legacy. so of course bots will need to be able to teabag!

 

[Fake]

Monsters.

 

[SegaManAU]

I love it, reminds me of my Gears 3 online days.

 

[ArtemisClydeFrog]

 

[skit_data]

Cool, at least its more realistic.

Halo bots confirmed to be Skynet?

 

[Kilau]

TeabagAtars are working.

 

[VolticArchangel]

"gAeM jUrNaLiZm" clickbait headline strikes again.

It's a bot, teabagging. It's a light hearted joke and a reference, people. Probably why that twitter user shared it as well.

 

[Coolwhhip]

Problematic. Change it immediately!

 

[Silent Viper]

Why this a thread? Leave bots alone

 

[reksveks]

"gAeM jUrNaLiZm" clickbait headline strikes again.

It's a bot, teabagging. It's a light hearted joke and a reference, people. Probably why that twitter user shared it as well.

Do we just link all publications together?

 

[Corgi1985]

Splitgate has a mode where you have to tbag for the kill to count. Halo is behind the times.

 

[Skifi28]

Bots getting canceled on twitter. Soon.

 

[SlimySnake]

Cant wait to get called the n-word by a bot.

 

[ManaByte]

Halo Infinite Multiplayer Bots Are Surprisingly Toxic

It looks as though the bots that are new in Halo Infinite’s multiplayer component are more toxic than you might think. Despite being controlled by AI, the team at 343 Industries seems to have programmed these bots to behave as if they are being played by actual players. This commitment to making...

comicbook.com

Spotted by Twitter user @reqsihw, it looks as though the bots in Halo Infinite will go out of their way to teabag opponents once taking them down. Yes, despite being AI-controlled, these bots will seemingly still look to pull off moves that Halo players have been making in every installment since Halo: Combat Evolved. As seen in the clip below, after taking down an opposing player, one of the bots proceeds to quickly crouch up and down over the corpse of an enemy player for no other reason outside of taunting. The bot doesn't do it for long, but it's definitely noticeable.

 

[Hayabusabruh]

I automatically see limp wrist and twirling whenever someone says "toxic". Makes someone sound so freaking delicate. lol

 

[SJRB]

Wish they had bots yelling voice lines like "I FUCKED UR MOM" or send death threats through XBL messages for maximum immersion.

 

[Coolwhhip]

I automatically see limp wrist and twirling whenever someone says "toxic". Makes someone sound so freaking delicate. lol

Don't be toxic.

 

[Hayabusabruh]

Don't be toxic.

 

[JLB]

Of course its just crouching while fighting with another one©.
But it would be quite fun if true lol

 

[Calverz]

pretty funny , but calling it toxic?

Are you surprised in this day and age?

 

[Marvel]

Haha I love it maggle.

 

[Thabass]

More like the bots are bugged.

 

[Dibils2k]

if you get killed by a bot, you deserve it

 

[MiguelItUp]

Lol @ that being "toxic." Them gamer skins getting thin.

 

[Black_Stride]

if you get killed by a bot, you deserve it

^ Hasnt played against ODST difficulty bots.

 

[Skifi28]

if you get killed by a bot, you deserve it

But if a bot gets killed by you, does it deserve it?

 

[Dream-Knife]

Tea bagging is a part of halo.

 

[Orenji Neko]

Remind me of Pure Pwnage even if English slang hard to understand to me。My American relatives showed me Pure Pwnage way in the past of early 2000s and me and my wife always liked it。Wanted to go to event at least once but unable to justify flight from Japan to Canada costs and time。FPS Doug was always great to watch。My daughter knew 'boom headshot' from very young ha ha。

 

[ManaByte]

$5 says the author of that article was screaming racial and homophobic slurs on XBL a decade ago.

 

[MDSLKTR]

if you get killed by a bot, you deserve it

They're pretty spicy

 

[M1chl]

Cool, at least its more realistic.

Halo bots confirmed to be Skynet?

Well I wouldn't be suprised if MS would made these bots behave based on some Neural Network trained on MCC... Because let's be real, that's far simpler than come up with some algorithm.

 

[DeadOblivion78]

Matches the userbase on twitter.

 

[Derktron]

And that's how you know the bots have intelligence and I have to admit that is impressive. I would have thought that these bots would just be like any other bots. Lack of any intelligence. But when playing the game, it feels like I'm playing with other people. So good on 343i.

 

[Javthusiast]

Ai has evolved. That's it, we are fucked. Skynet taking over.

 

[recursive]

Well at least they can't spit on me. I might cry.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Problematic. Change it immediately!

Nah, it was a female/her bot, it's called a Taco Dip. The gender neutral bot just goes the nipple cripple instead, we all have nipples right??!? right.

 

[Little Chicken]

Did that bot ANUS?

ASK for consent?
NEED to do that?
USE gendered actions?
SEEK permission?

 

[RoadHazard]

Remind me of Pure Pwnage even if English slang hard to understand to me。My American relatives showed me Pure Pwnage way in the past of early 2000s and me and my wife always liked it。Wanted to go to event at least once but unable to justify flight from Japan to Canada costs and time。FPS Doug was always great to watch。My daughter knew 'boom headshot' from very young ha ha。

Why are your periods circles? Very peculiar.

 

[ArtemisClydeFrog]

Did that bot ANUS?

ASK for consent?
NEED to do that?
USE gendered actions?
SEEK permission?

Why does every thread need to have anti-SJW garbage in it? I know it's not just you but it's really weird. It's like some of ya'll are pre-emptively offended by everything.

 

[Orenji Neko]

Why are your periods circles? Very peculiar.

My system language is Japanese。I type english in romanji。I do not use english often and do not install english language on my computers or devices。

 

[MrFunSocks]

Far out I hate this "toxic" and "triggering" BS that all the kids cry about these days. One of the quickest ways I'll stop listening to someone is if they say so and so is toxic or triggering.

On the topic, I think it's amazing if they made bots teabag haha. Good bots behave like real players, and real players teabag in video games a lot.

 

[Joyful]

they learned it from us

 

[BadBurger]

I don't see it as toxic, in fact I see it as an absolute win.

 

[TheGrat1]

*Calls Bot Toxic*
Bot:

 

[Unk Adams]

If they think that's "toxic" then I wonder how these snowflakes would have handled Halo 2 multiplayer back in 2004. I miss when Xbox Live was a tight-knit community back then and no magazine or website would even allow a "journalist" to write such a worthless article during that time period, either. It's sad how far we've regressed.