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I believe that tactic is called "kiting" and used by speedrunners?
by yodelshady 5y ago
I believe that tactic is called "kiting" and used by speedrunners?
- TomAnthony 5y agoYes! Exactly - kiting. I didn't know the term but when I explained the behaviour I was seeing to a colleague they told me about this.
- joe_the_user 5y agoYeah, waiting for the ghosts to get close was a standard strategy I used back when I played lots of Pacman. Having all the ghosts behind you gives you more control since they'll follow you in a line. That the ghosts follow the player is what makes the game winnable. If they formed a grid and gradually closed-in, it would be impossible to escape. Edit: What was unexpected in this case was that the system found a strategy the programmer didn't think of.
- NaturalPhallacy 5y agoYup! It's also used in other games a lot. For example in EVE Online with a 1v1 fight two basic tactics are either Kite or Brawl. A kiter that can maintain range will beat a brawler. But a brawler that 'catches' a kiter will generally win.