Results of further investigations --
Faultyschema and I investigated the unusual behavior of the Gibbai near the Goo Eruptions shortly after his recent post. What we found was most unusual.
First, there appear to be three kinds of Goo-tainted Gibbai, corresponding to the normal sort.
q161 Crabby Gibbai =?= Seeping Gibbai
q170 Belligerent Gibbai =?= Foaming Gibbai
q179 Frightening Gibbai =?= Revolting Gibbai
Second, there appear to be two modes of aggro with the Gibbai associated with the Goo Eruptions:
A. Attack one, get many:
If we attacked one gibbai, only his (her?) social mates would respond. In addition, the gibbai directly attacked would not respond, but only send her (his?) social equals to attack us. Thus attack a Crabby and six Crabby Gibbais would hunt one down. Attack Frightening and only Frightening attack. The same applied to Belligerent.
B. Belligerent sees you, Frightening attack.
Near Davae, if a Belligerent Gibbai targeted one of us, six Frightening Gibbai would attack, even if we had done nothing. It seems possible (but not confirmed that the Foaming Gibbai perform the same function in the Goo-tainted groups.
The "normal" Gibbai seem to ignore team-mates who have performed no actions.
The "Goo-tainted" Gibbai are aggro to team-mates, even without actions. Faulty and I did not explore the details of the differences, due to lack of time.
In the meantime, the Goo Eruptions have spread. They are now in Majestic Garden, only a short way from Davae and Avelae.
Submitted for your information
-- Bittty
Faultyschema and I investigated the unusual behavior of the Gibbai near the Goo Eruptions shortly after his recent post. What we found was most unusual.
First, there appear to be three kinds of Goo-tainted Gibbai, corresponding to the normal sort.
q161 Crabby Gibbai =?= Seeping Gibbai
q170 Belligerent Gibbai =?= Foaming Gibbai
q179 Frightening Gibbai =?= Revolting Gibbai
Second, there appear to be two modes of aggro with the Gibbai associated with the Goo Eruptions:
A. Attack one, get many:
If we attacked one gibbai, only his (her?) social mates would respond. In addition, the gibbai directly attacked would not respond, but only send her (his?) social equals to attack us. Thus attack a Crabby and six Crabby Gibbais would hunt one down. Attack Frightening and only Frightening attack. The same applied to Belligerent.
B. Belligerent sees you, Frightening attack.
Near Davae, if a Belligerent Gibbai targeted one of us, six Frightening Gibbai would attack, even if we had done nothing. It seems possible (but not confirmed that the Foaming Gibbai perform the same function in the Goo-tainted groups.
The "normal" Gibbai seem to ignore team-mates who have performed no actions.
The "Goo-tainted" Gibbai are aggro to team-mates, even without actions. Faulty and I did not explore the details of the differences, due to lack of time.
In the meantime, the Goo Eruptions have spread. They are now in Majestic Garden, only a short way from Davae and Avelae.
Submitted for your information
-- Bittty
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Remembering Tyneetryk
Phaedreas Tears - 15 years old and first(*) of true neutral guilds in Atys.
(*) This statement is contested, but we are certainly the longest lasting.
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