USA = brain dead AI?

[Handsome_Jack]

A great war happened in 1913. USA, France, and Austria (and all their smaller allies, including me as Chile) vs. UK, Germany, Russia, and Canada (and all their smaller allies).

USA occupies Canada. Germany and Russia occupy all of Europe. Then Germany, Russia, and the UK send armies literally to every single one of America's allies across the world, including much of South America. There were many armies of 80,000 men in Chile, Argentina, and Africa.

What did the US do about this?

Nothing.

The US had an army of at least 30,000+ on each province along the Canadian border despite them having taken over every Canadian province not long after the war started. 5 years later, they still hadn't moved any of their armies.

Is the US AI broken? Why can the other countries project their power across the entire world while the US does absolutely nothing?

 

[Ointagru]

What were the objectives in the Great War?

 

[Savolainen5]

The AI is notoriously bad at transporting troops. Also, they don't tend to prioritise helping allies. It's not USA = brain dead AI, it's everyone = brain dead AI.

 

[austrianemporer]

The AI is notoriously bad at transporting troops. Also, they don't tend to prioritise helping allies. It's not USA = brain dead AI, it's everyone = brain dead AI.

Dang it, why is everyone so lucky? In my games, the UK landed 240,000 troops behind my lines and then helped the French turn my Northern flank as Germany. I got smashed in the North and my Italian front had troops taken away. And then the British landed 180,000 troops in Italy. What is this!?!

 

[Bella Gerant]

A great war happened in 1913. USA, France, and Austria (and all their smaller allies, including me as Chile) vs. UK, Germany, Russia, and Canada (and all their smaller allies).

USA occupies Canada. Germany and Russia occupy all of Europe. Then Germany, Russia, and the UK send armies literally to every single one of America's allies across the world, including much of South America. There were many armies of 80,000 men in Chile, Argentina, and Africa.

What did the US do about this?

Nothing.

The US had an army of at least 30,000+ on each province along the Canadian border despite them having taken over every Canadian province not long after the war started. 5 years later, they still hadn't moved any of their armies.

Is the US AI broken? Why can the other countries project their power across the entire world while the US does absolutely nothing?

They're just waiting for another country to sacrifice a third of its male population to turn the tide of the war before swooping in to grab victory. 'MURICA!

The US was kind of a terrible ally in the World Wars. In the first one, it was that ally that you call in because it has lots of troops, resources, 0 WE and you're running out of all of that. Then they end up giving the enemy 40% warscore since their troops are incompetent. In the second, they didn't join until after France got overrun and Germany was already trying to invade the Soviets, thus keeping a huge proportion of the German military on the opposite side of Europe.

It's like calling in Britain as an ally in EU4 or Victoria 2. They're kinda worthless in AI hands.

 

[austrianemporer]

They're just waiting for another country to sacrifice a third of its male population to turn the tide of the war before swooping in to grab victory. 'MURICA!

The US was kind of a terrible ally in the World Wars. In the first one, it was that ally that you call in because it has lots of troops, resources, 0 WE and you're running out of all of that. Then they end up giving the enemy 40% warscore since their troops are incompetent. In the second, they didn't join until after France got overrun and Germany was already trying to invade the Soviets, thus keeping a huge proportion of the German military on the opposite side of Europe.

It's like calling in Britain as an ally in EU4 or Victoria 2. They're kinda worthless in AI hands.

The UK is quite useful in Victoria II because of the Dover Strait.

 

[Secret Master]

The UK is quite useful in Victoria II because of the Dover Strait.

Yep.

That single change made Britain far more of a threat under AI control.

Older versions did not have the strait, and Britain would sometimes let her allies die.

 

[austrianemporer]

Yep.

That single change made Britain far more of a threat under AI control.

Older versions did not have the strait, and Britain would sometimes let her allies die.

Yeah...

 

[Bella Gerant]

The UK is quite useful in Victoria II because of the Dover Strait.

It is at this moment when I realize I've been playing too much HPM.

Vicky 3 Paradox, plz.

 

[grimkm]

I have found the US a reasonable ally. But they tend to only send mobilised troops, so sieging takes forever with them. But none the less, a stack of 70-80k running around killing off armies in europe whilst I siege is only a good thing.

 

[austrianemporer]

It is at this moment when I realize I've been playing too much HPM.

Vicky 3 Paradox, plz.

In /gsg/, even if the British can't get military access, they somehow manage to conduct these massive amphibious assaults in undefended territory such as a Russian invasion of Prussia, they landed around 300k troops scattered around Finland.

I have found the US a reasonable ally. But they tend to only send mobilised troops, so sieging takes forever with them. But none the less, a stack of 70-80k running around killing off armies in europe whilst I siege is only a good thing.

Yeah, it all depends on how many transports they have and what navy they're facing.