# AI dumbing down? **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [June 15, 2016, 6:27am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ai-dumbing-down/8422 "2016-06-15T06:27:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sidousai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/sidousai/32/604_2.png) [@Sidousai](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sidousai)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 6:27am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ai-dumbing-down/8422/1 "2016-06-15T06:27:45Z")
Is it just me or is the AI getting dumb now? More than once now, instead of firing off it’s ready-ability, it went off to match a random 3-gem instead… ---
**Author:** ![Lyya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyya/32/3650_2.png) [@Lyya](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyya)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 6:28am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ai-dumbing-down/8422/2 "2016-06-15T06:28:45Z")
It’s just you. ---
**Author:** ![Grundulum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/82dd89/32.png) [@Grundulum](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Grundulum)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 6:33am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ai-dumbing-down/8422/3 "2016-06-15T06:33:19Z")
Yeah, if anything I’ve noticed AI transformers like Alchemist and Valkyrie being even more clever/lucky than they were before the 2.0 patch. ---
**Author:** ![killerman3333](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/killerman3333/32/4068_2.png) [@killerman3333](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/killerman3333)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 6:39am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ai-dumbing-down/8422/4 "2016-06-15T06:39:51Z")
What is your player level? This could shed some light on ai’s game play. ---
**Author:** ![Shiratori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shiratori](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shiratori)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 6:44am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ai-dumbing-down/8422/5 "2016-06-15T06:44:15Z")
On PC, it will do that if the best color match has a frozen troop associated with it. On Console, CPU is random like that even with combo breaker off. ---
**Author:** ![Lyya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyya/32/3650_2.png) [@Lyya](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyya)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 6:46am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ai-dumbing-down/8422/6 "2016-06-15T06:46:53Z")
Additionally, on PC, the AI will sometimes hold a spell rather than fire it if some nebulous prerequisites aren’t met. For example, it’ll hold onto transformation spells if there aren’t enough of that color already on the board. (And then when it _does_ fire, it randomly picks a color, so the odds of it getting a 4-match are lower than they probably should be…) ---
**Author:** ![Sidousai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/sidousai/32/604_2.png) [@Sidousai](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sidousai)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 6:48am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ai-dumbing-down/8422/7 "2016-06-15T06:48:27Z")
OK, I’m on PC. I guess that explained things then ---
**Author:** ![killerman3333](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/killerman3333/32/4068_2.png) [@killerman3333](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/killerman3333)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 6:49am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ai-dumbing-down/8422/8 "2016-06-15T06:49:49Z")
Also depending on your level ai can make mistakes. ---
**Author:** ![Personette](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/personette/32/3845_2.png) [@Personette](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Personette)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 6:50am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ai-dumbing-down/8422/9 "2016-06-15T06:50:01Z")
I’ve noticed this! And it was very bizarre! I’m glad it’s not just me. ---
**Author:** ![collectorofgems](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/collectorofgems/32/38138_2.png) [@collectorofgems](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/collectorofgems)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 7:08am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ai-dumbing-down/8422/10 "2016-06-15T07:08:46Z")
I’ve noticed this too but most time it’s because of the troop that will collect the gems (whatever colour) is frozen. It’s my assumption anyway. ---
**Author:** ![LostInLust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lostinlust/32/19371_2.png) [@LostInLust](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/LostInLust)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 7:54am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ai-dumbing-down/8422/11 "2016-06-15T07:54:56Z")
Besides all this I noticed the AI leaves 4-gems on the board and matches other 3-gems instead, never seen this before but this week. ---
**Author:** ![Zelfore](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/zelfore/32/22295_2.png) [@Zelfore](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Zelfore)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 8:04am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ai-dumbing-down/8422/12 "2016-06-15T08:04:12Z")
> [@LostInLust](#): > > Besides all this I noticed the AI leaves 4-gems on the board and matches other 3-gems instead, never seen this before but this week. Like mentioned previously, a Frozen troop treats 4 matches like 3 matches if a troop of that color is frozen. They’ll still target 5+ matches because of mana surge though, regardless of status. ---
**Author:** ![MarvelKit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/marvelkit/32/7072_2.png) [@MarvelKit](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/MarvelKit)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 9:49am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ai-dumbing-down/8422/13 "2016-06-15T09:49:48Z")
I’d like to add that I have the feeling the AI gets a lot less lucky combos. ---
**Author:** ![Zelarith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/zelarith/32/1642_2.png) [@Zelarith](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Zelarith)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/ai-dumbing-down/8422/14 "2016-06-15T16:59:33Z")
Using the frozen effect maybe? AI can do some real dumb move when facing frozen. But, yes, sometimes, AI will (seemingly) randomly ‘waste’ a turn with a 3- match when it could do better with its spells…