Game Mechanics: Decaying skeletons attack

[Nirgon]

The ones in Nektulos and every other zone except Freeport should not attack. These were the exception in classic.

[nilbog]

I knew there were exceptions somewhere, just from memory.

Do you, or anyone else, have research backing this up?

[SirAlvarex]

I made this post over a year ago with some research:
http://www.project1999.org/forums/sh...2&postcount=12

Proof:

http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com/search.shtml?id=114

Indifferent
Posted: 2002-11-30 06:10:48 | Quote | Reply to Post | Follow
sobasic
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Was goofing around in Innothule Swamp the other day, farming snake scales for my Lvl-19 Shaman and came across a bunch of these (a decaying skeleton). They dropped all the usual stuff when killed, but haven't come across anything unusual yet. While they conned GREEN to me, they were also "indiffernet" and did not attack, while the other types of skeletons were "ready to attack". When I hail "a decying skeleton", I get no response. Is there some quest in Innothule Swamp pertaining to "a decaying skeleton"?
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Sobasic
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RE: Indifferent
Posted: 2003-06-16 00:42:48 | Quote | Reply to Post
Gispert

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I am almost 100% sure thatall Decaying skeletons are indeffent to everyone.
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RE: Indifferent
Posted: 2004-05-07 22:14:45 | Quote | Reply to Post
Arweena
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no... not all... the ones in both feild of bone and nektalos forest are ready to atk.... i see you werent a newb for long....





Chipo Ofhell/hollydoodkilla/Death... (all last names) 54 sk
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Even more annoying in Nek
Posted: 2002-10-25 22:58:05 | Quote | Reply to Post | Follow
Takata

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Since they recently patched my home forest of Nektulos, they've made these skellies even more annoying. They made them just as annoying as the lvl 5 skeletons, meaning they will allways chase you no matter what lvl you are I guess every skeleton no matter what it's called is very aggresive now in nektulos and will allways chase you no matter what lvl you are.

Takata K'Trazz
LVL 58 Darkelf Myrmidon
Erollisi Marr

There was other research in that thread as well supporting the notion that Decaying Skeletons were non-KoS everywhere but FoB (and apparently patched to be KoS everywhere later).

[kanras]

Not sure about other zones, but the ones in Nektulos definitely weren't KOS (they would assist each other though).

Thread about Nektulos:

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.g...n%22+nektulos#

The important thing to remember, is to watch out for any kind of Wolf, Bear, or
Skeleton, since they'll attack you most of the time. (Decaying skeletons won't
attack you if you don't bug them, but at level 4, they will group up on you if
they see you fighting another Decaying Skeleton.)