• Druid@lemmy.zipOPM
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      3 days ago

      They might, I’m not sure. Elden Ring bosses have been accused of input reading because they seem to know exactly when you’re about to drink from your flask; that seems to be most known example in their catalogue.

      There are videos on it too. Here’s one I watched by Zullie: https://youtu.be/XSbuGGnntRA

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        3 days ago

        I don’t just think it’s accused I think it’s confirmed, I think it’s a fair mechanic, you can see when a boss begins a animation, the boss can see when you begin one as well

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          How are you supposed to program challenging boss fights if the game isn’t allowed to read your inputs? “Accusing” a game of this is like accusing the oven for heating up.

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          I guess some moves are more telegraphed than others, but overall I’d agree - there’s usually some way to play around it