Suicidal Snow Giant Boulder Thrower?

[mirrizin]

So, I was in a line of sight fight with a boulder thrower. Due to poor planning, we started out nose to nose. Looking at his HP (after he resisted a freeze attempt,) I figured I had a shot with a Manathrust. So, I fired, he tossed a boulder. I was knocked back, and he died. But then I look at the messages, and read that said Snow Giant Boulder Thrower hit himself for 57.35 damage and then "Snow giant Boulder Thrower killed snow giant boulder thrower!"

Now, I know I'm tough, but I didn't know I was that tough...

Here's the code:

[LOG] Boomer casts Manathrust.
USING table: 0A598170 Manathrust
200 ticks in 10.974 seconds = 18.2249 TPS
[SPELL CRIT %] 3.6
[PROJECTOR] starting dam 220.1485085714
[PROJECTOR] after difficulty dam 220.1485085714
[PROJECTOR] res 0 1 on dam 220.1485085714
[PROJECTOR] final dam 220.1485085714
[LOG] Boomer hits snow giant boulder thrower for #PURPLE#220.15 arcane
[LOG] damage#LAST#.
[Equilibrium] Use chance: 96.2732200375
snow giant boulder thrower 9814 dumb ai talents can use Throw Boulder 22
dumb ai uses 22
[Equilibrium] Use chance: 96.2732200375
[LOG] Snow giant boulder thrower uses Throw Boulder.
USING table: 0A3FF8D8 Throw Boulder
[SPELL CRIT %] 1
[PROJECTOR] starting dam 84
[PROJECTOR] after difficulty dam 84
[PROJECTOR] res 0 1 on dam 84
[PROJECTOR] final dam 84
[LOG] Snow giant boulder thrower hits Boomer for #aaaaaa#84.00 physical
[LOG] damage#LAST#.
checkHit 53 17.75
=> chance to hit 95
[KNOCKBACK] from 41 31 over 6
[KNOCKBACK] try 39 31 5
[KNOCKBACK] try 38 31 4 ::
[KNOCKBACK] try 37 31 3 ::
[KNOCKBACK] try 36 31 2 ::
[KNOCKBACK] try 35 31 1 ::
[KNOCKBACK] try 34 31 0 ::
[KNOCKBACK] ok knocked to 34 31 ::
[LOG] Boomer is knocked back!
[PROJECTOR] starting dam 84
[PROJECTOR] after difficulty dam 84
[PROJECTOR] res 31.729277728644 0.68270722271356 on dam 84
[PROJECTOR] final dam 57.347406707939
[LOG] Snow giant boulder thrower hits snow giant boulder thrower for
[LOG] #aaaaaa#57.35 physical damage#LAST#.
[LOG] Snow giant boulder thrower killed snow giant boulder thrower!
checkHit 53 16
=> chance to hit 95
[KNOCKBACK] from 41 31 over 6
[KNOCKBACK] try 41 31 5
[KNOCKBACK] try 41 31 4 ::
[KNOCKBACK] try 41 31 3 ::
[KNOCKBACK] try 41 31 2 ::
[KNOCKBACK] try 41 31 1 ::
[KNOCKBACK] try 41 31 0 ::
[KNOCKBACK] ok knocked to 41 31 ::
[LOG] Snow giant boulder thrower is knocked back!
295 frames in 10.008 seconds = 29.4764 FPS
334 frames in 10.017 seconds = 33.3433 FPS
12 ticks in 19.87 seconds = 0.603925 TPS
[LOG] Resting starts...
[LOG] #00ff00#Talent Freeze is ready to use.

[edge2054]

Don't know that this is really a bug.

The boulder attack is an AoE. So if you where right next to him you both would take damage.

It looks like the action resolution had the mana thrust go off first. So you dropped his health low enough that his boulder managed to finish him off.

Result you both take damage, he dies, and you get knocked back.

At least, I think that's how it's supposed to work. Could be wrong.

[Repton]

Just like archers using talents like scattershot can shoot themselves with their own arrows

[mirrizin]

So, it's not "suicidal" so much as "stupid."

That's an interesting mechanic. Thinking about it, are giants "smart" enough not to throw their boulders when they're at point-blank range? That might be an AI issue...