What do you do if somebody starts attacking you?

[Shask]

Trying to prepare here, in case it happens. If I'm e.g. walking through a forest, and somebody tries to grief me, assuming I have time to react, what should you do? (You didn't steal or anything, they just see you and attack you).

[Thijssnl]

Defend yourself/attack back.
Either always take weapons or go for unarmed, and get it 100 at least.

[erozaxx]

If you are able to defend fight back, but there are many griefers you are just not equipped enough to defend against (not talking about their 200+ melee skills and stats). What you can try, but it is really click as a hell trial. You can try to run to the closest river, and hope there is a boat somewhere (and not 2 boats ) Being able to run for longer time you just need to be really quick. Click as far as possible (and dont get blocked by tree) and while your char is running there drink the water from flask. This way you are losing stamina but regaining it at the same time and are able to run really far. I was using this to run away from boars. Also I usually carry bucket with water, so I am also able to refill my flask while running. I doubt the griefer will use the same tactics (if they did not read my post).

Well it is not much, but at least something. Your last run for life will either end or succeed

[Neptjunoue]

This is subjective to three things: what is the attacker's equipments, how many are there, and what attack pattern do they use.

For those wearing bronze gear, bear cape, druid helm, hirdsman helm, militia sword, chain shirt, no vapntreiyu, steel helmet. I would stand ground and fight. If there are multiple of these enemies, I would need to see what moves set are they using. If they aren't trying to gain advantage or even defense, I would attempt to try to eliminate one first. Hopefully the death of one will make them scatter.

For those wearing dragon helmet, soldier sword, plate armor, ranger boots, merchant robe, I would stand and fight if there is one. This is where observing attack pattern of an individual as well as the first strike is important. Also note how much defense does the first sting do. Even skilled enemies will take 40% with sting and 70% with valor. Now if they don't try to gain advantage or even defense, I defeat them. If they do and take more a good amount of defense with their abilities, I need to check there pattern. If they exhibit strong PvP knowledge and are good deal stronger, I retreat. I also retreat if there are multiple enemies. Note: the difference between steel helm and dragon helm is not huge but dragon helm means they probably have thanes as well.

[burgingham]

I doubt the griefer will use the same tactics

Doesn't everybody use that tactic?

[Nonsapient]

I doubt the griefer will use the same tactics

Doesn't everybody use that tactic?

I know I do now. Didn't know it was possible.

[erozaxx]

I doubt the griefer will use the same tactics

Doesn't everybody use that tactic?

You think Klaue or Nao were running around with bucket of water?

Anyway, standing ground against Nao would not help me at all. I had unarmed 50, bronze plate, vapntreyu rangerboots and got first hit 861 with my HP max 350 :/

[kLauE]

Being able to run for longer time you just need to be really quick. Click as far as possible (and dont get blocked by tree OR A FENCE GATE lol )

If the guy has better equip, just ran away. If u think he is weaker than u, kill him. But some guys could use this as trap so be careful.
Yeah and as erozaxx said, a bucket with good water is ur life insurance. and if ur often in that area, always leave a boat at a river if its possible. when u dont get stuck somewhere, u should be able to get out of combat.
There's some other tricks but i think they should be hidden.

gl man

[kLauE]

You think Klaue or Nao were running around with bucket of water?

Haha normally yeah. But when i killed u i had only 0,8L water left. Was lucky cuz u got stucked

[erozaxx]

You think Klaue or Nao were running around with bucket of water?

Haha normally yeah. But when i killed u i had only 0,8L water left. Was lucky cuz u got stucked

Well I was so fucking surprised that you would chase me even if you were carying LC on your head It was half past five morning our place and I went online just to check if the trees were grown up :/