In preparation for some future changes in the way combat against denizens will be handled, we've revamped the way denizens choose their targets when attacking.

Previously, denizens focused exclusively on attacking the last adventurer who hit them. Now, denizens will track each individual's contribution to the fight against the denizen, and the denizen will always prefer to attack the adventurer who has been most effective against it. For most fights right now, denizens will choose to attack the adventurer who has done the most damage to it, although healing will have some effect on the denizen's decision making.

This is the first step in a series that we have planned to improve overall mob AI. This change will have a minor effect for now, but it is a necessary change for some exciting things we will be working on over the next few weeks and months, so stay tuned!

There's also a new help file in HELP HUNTING which documents the way denizens now target, and also contains some basic information that is mostly helpful to newer players.

Penned by My hand on the 14th of Sarapin, in the year 662 AF.