24

Being Where It Counts

Telling Paragon Bots Where to Go

Mieszko Zieliński

24.1  Introduction

From an AI point of view, multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games have two distinct layers: the tactical layer, which is responsible for the individual behavior of the AI-controlled players (aka “bots”), and the strategic layer, which is responsible for the broader, team-level, strategic decision-making. The goal of the tactical layer is to handle moment-to-moment combat in a fashion that will not break the players’ suspension ...

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