Bring back human level designers

christinewupp

I'm sorry but the AI experiment isn't working. It's just not up to producing quality new levels yet. Some human input is required. New levels (levels 18,000 +) are reduced to just one new element plus a load of blockers. Levels 6000-9000 are so much more complex and enjoyable, because they were written by human designers.

Also I include the rewrites of level difficulty (meaning the occurrence of a lucky board and outcome of the level as decided by the algorithm) need to be reviewed by humans. The AI is making them too predictable and the mechanisms are too obvious now.

christinewupp

Well given since we're here now in Discussions I'll show an example to illustrate. This is a level written by a human:

I know that a lot of players don't like this kind of level, I get that. But look at the complexity of it: The number of different elements!

This is a screenshot from later on in the same level:

We now have magic mixers appear once the skulls have been collected and enough crystal candy has been removed. These mixers are vicious and spew out sugar coats!!!

I can't win it from here and have to rethink my entire strategy. Yes, I used the word "rethink". reTHINK! That is what you have to do if you play a human designed level. In the world of win-streaks-above-all that is not going to be very popular. But just look at the complexity of this level!

And then compare that to one of the latest releases:

I mean, really? Level 19,000 + and this is what they give us? What is the purpose of this level? I just don't get it. But this is as it is because an AI designed it. An AI does not understand what fun is. This level is easy. So the AI computes: This is a fun level. But it isn't . Fun is being challenged. The above level is just completely pointless. What is it in the game for??? Ask the AI. I wonder what the answer will be. I'd quite like to know.

Level 9301 had: Samantha the frog, sour skull, order locks, frosting, bombs (these are kind of pointless though), bonbon blitz, crystal candy, sugar coats, magic mixers, liquorice curl fences, jelly, one toffee, and a conveyor belt. That is 13 different elements! Will an AI ever be able to give us this kind of complexity?

(Level 19643 has 4 elements if I count it right.)

christinewupp

Well given since we're here now in Discussions I'll show an example to illustrate. This is a level written by a human:

I know that a lot of players don't like this kind of level, I get that. But look at the complexity of it: The number of different elements!

This is a screenshot from later on in the same level:

We now have magic mixers appear once the skulls have been collected and enough crystal candy has been removed. These mixers are vicious and spew out sugar coats!!!

I can't win it from here and have to rethink my entire strategy. Yes, I used the word "rethink". reTHINK! That is what you have to do if you play a human designed level. In the world of win-streaks-above-all that is not going to be very popular. But just look at the complexity of this level!

And then compare that to one of the latest releases:

I mean, really? Level 19,000 + and this is what they give us? What is the purpose of this level? I just don't get it. But this is as it is because an AI designed it. An AI does not understand what fun is. This level is easy. So the AI computes: This is a fun level. But it isn't . Fun is being challenged. The above level is just completely pointless. What is it in the game for??? Ask the AI. I wonder what the answer will be. I'd quite like to know.

Level 9301 had: Samantha the frog, sour skull, order locks, frosting, bombs (these are kind of pointless though), bonbon blitz, crystal candy, sugar coats, magic mixers, liquorice curl fences, jelly, one toffee, and a conveyor belt. That is 13 different elements! Will an AI ever be able to give us this kind of complexity?

(Level 19643 has 4 elements if I count it right.)