It has just been recently discussed in my level design class what is more preffered whether it is environment or AI that can live without one another. In a AAA game I would have to say that both should be inseperable but for modding purposes I would have to incline to AI because I think that without the challenges in the game you are just wandering around an environment and trying to interact with something. The NPC AI gives the player that challenge and creates an immersion of gameplay that is necessary to keep gamers focused on your game.
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