NPCs assisting PCs

[Malrubius]

I'm not sure about this one - but in Classic, I seem to recall Guards assisting you (the player) if you got attacked by another mob that was NOT normally kos to the Guards. IF you had better faction with the Guards than the other mob.

This was true with non-Guards as well, iirc.


Example...

You are Ally with Mob A.
You are KoS with Mob B.
Mob A and Mob B are *anything less than Ally* with each other (let's say they're Indifferent to each other) - so they won't normally fight each other.

If Mob B attacks you, then Mob A would attack Mob B (since Mob A is your ally).

Do I have this right? I see situations here that this does not happen. I can list specifics if my assumption above is correct.

[Sannayven]

Sounds like some old EQ myth.

[Wizerud]

I'm pretty sure that, in general at least, the guards will not attack anything that they are not naturally KOS to. Could be wrong tho. So whether you are attacking them or not is moot. If they are in range and are KOS they will attack.

[oldhead]

I know for sure that's how it worked on Sullen Zek... One trick was work your faction up higher with the guards than the "home town" team and the guards would assist against their own kind because your faction was higher.

[Messianic]

That was probably related to the bug that allowed people to charm a bat, send the bat at the PoD, and the Kelethin guards would go ape-nuts and battle the PoD to the death.

That always made me laugh...

[Uthgaard]

Yeah, this was Sullon Zek only, and it only applied to player characters, the guards would kill the one they liked less.

[Kanz]

Can't tell you how much fun it was to get ally with most cities on my iksar and just go chill next to a guard until some low level hit me and got the wrath of the city brought down on him. Well mostly the second part, the faction grinding sucked.

[kilyen]

i remember when i first played on a PVE server dueling by guards was a NO NO because guards would assist the player with the best faction not sure if that happens here

[dallammarr]

Actually it always seemed to me that the gaurds would attack whichever player character attacked first. I know freeport gaurds always disliked me and then eventually I became KOS from guard hunting. But I remember getting into a few duels and when the noob would hit me first the gaurds who were dubious to me would beat their face in. Also I remember dueling in EC many times and if I hit the other player first, things like firebeetles and such if they were near would jump in and start beating on me even though normally they arent KOS.