>>397868442
>The worst is when the game spawns in those soldiers 5-6 meters in front of you while you are doing a mission and they just KO you with rifile spray in 2 seconds flat. There's literally no time to respond or pull out a weapon because they start shooting instantly. It's the stupidest fucking idea ever and makes me wonder why they think that's a good mechanic.

Yeah the AI is incredibly dumb and it's actually kinder than it used to be. In a late 2.0 beta version the devs changed it so mimics fire longer bursts the closer you are, so yes if they're point blank they'll mag dump you but only take pot shots at a distance. So current behavior is a nerf compared to how they used to be.

Previous versions (the one where you couldn't even get the security level to buy AP ammo until you had completed all the main factory missions and earlier) they would just be at almost max fire rate all the time. Distance would just mean more spread so they'd land less bullets. Those mimics were brutal and the rifle mimics were significantly harder than anything seen in before or since. It was borderline unfun.