I get how this is a good simulation of human behavior, but in gameplay terms, doesn't this mean that virtuosic players will essentially be punished by having fewer enemies to fight and express their virtuosity, while bad players will feel overwhelmed?
There's probably more to it than the quote describes, but I'm curious about it.
speculating here, but i think it's more a case of the following:
if you spend too long in cover, enemies will 'become more agressive' and press you, where as if you consistantly press enemies in cover, they won't hang around in cover for as long and 'flee' aka fall back. i don't think they'll be fleeing out of the level or anything.
i think it's just something to balance the game for different play styles. if enemies hang around in cover that'd make the game easier for people who constantly flank the enemies in cover, and for people who hang back in cover taking the occasional pot shot out of cover at whatever part of the enemy occasionally leaves cover.
the 'morale' system just seems like a fancy name for 'enemies don't hang around in cover, they react to how you move through the level' to me
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