Game Mechanics: Sneak pulling

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Forgot my old Youtube login.

Anyhow this is all from EQLive. Who knows how much has changed mechanically.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU0_ZbvaLls

• Sneak does not reduce frontal aggro range.
• Sneak works on the back for a full 180 degrees. If an NPC's frontside were a clock. Sneak would reduce the aggro radius by 100% from 3 to 9.
• Not all mobs are vulnerable to sneak. This is kind of an odd one. I've got video, but didn't put into either of these. I noticed that the Temple Guardians in Kael by statue straight up ignore sneak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N-H1yKErto

I dicked around in a few zones (namely ToV, Kael, Icewell, and Chardok). I felt the Dlammaz area was by far the most visual in demonstrating how sneak works. It's got large NPCs, multiple factions, and mobs facing all different directions.

Anyhow, my experiences from Live:

• Sneak does not change the mechanics of an NPC's initial call for help
• Sneak does not change the mechanics of an NPC's call for help while chasing a target.
• Sneaking after FDing does not remove you from an NPC's threat list even if that mob has it's back turned to you.

NPCs who are aggroed to you will still con indifferent if you are either invisible to them or sneaking behind them.

Tried to also address mechanics of Invis Pulling/Assist and NPC range (leashing). Both of which are far more complicated than the above. That's next on the agenda.