attack ranking
#1
Heiho,

after some fiddling I'm pretty sure the 'attackrank' column in skills.txt (which isn't covered by the fileguide) is in fact a kind of attack ranking, which seems to be an early version of aggro management known in WoW.
Lowest number is 0 (as in Bone Wall), highest number is 10 (as in Bone Prison).

When I set out to Bloody Hills with a testing necro and cast Bone Wall it will lure monsters nearby, but they aren't that interested in the necro, even not in the Bone Wall itself. When I cast Bone Prison, the lured monsters will change targetting from some barbarian and target the necro, with immediate attacking of BP if it's in the way. When I set attackrank with Bone Wall also to 10 the monsters also change focus to the necro and Bone Wall segments.
When I curse them with AD (attackrank 10) they change focus to the necro. When I change attackrank AD to 0 they further happily slay away some barbarian.

It is not that academical kind of testing, and I'm not sure if other aspects are also controlled, further I'm not sure how long this attackrank appeal lasts (them barbarians do a 'self-attract' according to AIC, I don't know if they do it only when spawning or also during battle). From observation I'd say it lasts till a stronger (higher attackrank) attack occurs nearby. Fleeing slightly out of awareness radius doesn't seem to reset the attack ranking effect (provided you don't flee so far and long away the monster itself is resetted).

Here's a table of player skills' ranking for those interested in further researching:

Code:
skill    Id    charclass    attackrank
Attack    0        0
Kick    1        0
Throw    2        0
Unsummon    3        0
Left Hand Throw    4        0
Left Hand Swing    5        0
Magic Arrow    6    ama    0
Fire Arrow    7    ama    0
Inner Sight    8    ama    3
Critical Strike    9    ama    4
Jab    10    ama    3
Cold Arrow    11    ama    4
Multiple Shot    12    ama    7
Dodge    13    ama    0
Power Strike    14    ama    4
Poison Javelin    15    ama    2
Exploding Arrow    16    ama    5
Slow Missiles    17    ama    8
Avoid    18    ama    0
Impale    19    ama    6
Lightning Bolt    20    ama    6
Ice Arrow    21    ama    6
Guided Arrow    22    ama    4
Penetrate    23    ama    1
Charged Strike    24    ama    5
Plague Javelin    25    ama    3
Strafe    26    ama    0
Immolation Arrow    27    ama    6
Dopplezon    28    ama    4
Evade    29    ama    0
Fend    30    ama    0
Freezing Arrow    31    ama    7
Valkyrie    32    ama    6
Pierce    33    ama    0
Lightning Strike    34    ama    8
Lightning Fury    35    ama    8
Fire Bolt    36    sor    2
Warmth    37    sor    0
Charged Bolt    38    sor    1
Ice Bolt    39    sor    5
Frozen Armor    40    sor    0
Inferno    41    sor    7
Static Field    42    sor    10
Telekinesis    43    sor    10
Frost Nova    44    sor    6
Ice Blast    45    sor    6
Blaze    46    sor    3
Fire Ball    47    sor    5
Nova    48    sor    2
Lightning    49    sor    6
Shiver Armor    50    sor    0
Fire Wall    51    sor    4
Enchant    52    sor    4
Chain Lightning    53    sor    2
Teleport    54    sor    0
Glacial Spike    55    sor    7
Meteor    56    sor    6
Thunder Storm    57    sor    5
Energy Shield    58    sor    4
Blizzard    59    sor    7
Chilling Armor    60    sor    5
Fire Mastery    61    sor    3
Hydra    62    sor    7
Lightning Mastery    63    sor    5
Frozen Orb    64    sor    8
Cold Mastery    65    sor    3
Amplify Damage    66    nec    10
Teeth    67    nec    1
Bone Armor    68    nec    3
Skeleton Mastery    69    nec    0
Raise Skeleton    70    nec    0
Dim Vision    71    nec    0
Weaken    72    nec    9
Poison Dagger    73    nec    4
Corpse Explosion    74    nec    0
Clay Golem    75    nec    5
Iron Maiden    76    nec    9
Terror    77    nec    0
Bone Wall    78    nec    0
Golem Mastery    79    nec    0
Raise Skeletal Mage    80    nec    0
Confuse    81    nec    0
Life Tap    82    nec    4
Poison Explosion    83    nec    0
Bone Spear    84    nec    6
BloodGolem    85    nec    5
Attract    86    nec    0
Decrepify    87    nec    9
Bone Prison    88    nec    10
Summon Resist    89    nec    6
IronGolem    90    nec    5
Lower Resist    91    nec    8
Poison Nova    92    nec    3
Bone Spirit    93    nec    7
FireGolem    94    nec    6
Revive    95    nec    6
Sacrifice    96    pal    7
Smite    97    pal    9
Might    98    pal    9
Prayer    99    pal    7
Resist Fire    100    pal    8
Holy Bolt    101    pal    7
Holy Fire    102    pal    0
Thorns    103    pal    9
Defiance    104    pal    4
Resist Cold    105    pal    6
Zeal    106    pal    2
Charge    107    pal    2
Blessed Aim    108    pal    6
Cleansing    109    pal    3
Resist Lightning    110    pal    6
Vengeance    111    pal    3
Blessed Hammer    112    pal    2
Concentration    113    pal    6
Holy Freeze    114    pal    8
Vigor    115    pal    1
Conversion    116    pal    0
Holy Shield    117    pal    3
Holy Shock    118    pal    4
Sanctuary    119    pal    0
Meditation    120    pal    7
Fist of the Heavens    121    pal    7
Fanaticism    122    pal    8
Conviction    123    pal    6
Redemption    124    pal    0
Salvation    125    pal    8
Bash    126    bar    7
Sword Mastery    127    bar    0
Axe Mastery    128    bar    0
Mace Mastery    129    bar    0
Howl    130    bar    0
Find Potion    131    bar    0
Leap    132    bar    0
Double Swing    133    bar    5
Pole Arm Mastery    134    bar    0
Throwing Mastery    135    bar    0
Spear Mastery    136    bar    0
Taunt    137    bar    0
Shout    138    bar    8
Stun    139    bar    0
Double Throw    140    bar    5
Increased Stamina    141    bar    0
Find Item    142    bar    0
Leap Attack    143    bar    6
Concentrate    144    bar    0
Iron Skin    145    bar    0
Battle Cry    146    bar    9
Frenzy    147    bar    3
Increased Speed    148    bar    0
Battle Orders    149    bar    9
Grim Ward    150    bar    0
Whirlwind    151    bar    3
Berserk    152    bar    4
Natural Resistance    153    bar    0
War Cry    154    bar    9
Battle Command    155    bar    9
Book of Identify    218        0
Scroll of Townportal    219        0
Book of Townportal    220        0
Raven    221    dru    0
Plague Poppy    222    dru    0
Wearwolf    223    dru    0
Shape Shifting    224    dru    0
Firestorm    225    dru    0
Oak Sage    226    dru    0
Summon Spirit Wolf    227    dru    0
Wearbear    228    dru    0
Molten Boulder    229    dru    0
Arctic Blast    230    dru    0
Cycle of Life    231    dru    0
Feral Rage    232    dru    0
Maul    233    dru    0
Eruption    234    dru    0
Cyclone Armor    235    dru    0
Heart of Wolverine    236    dru    0
Summon Fenris    237    dru    0
Rabies    238    dru    0
Fire Claws    239    dru    0
Twister    240    dru    0
Vines    241    dru    0
Hunger    242    dru    0
Shock Wave    243    dru    0
Volcano    244    dru    0
Tornado    245    dru    0
Spirit of Barbs    246    dru    0
Summon Grizzly    247    dru    0
Fury    248    dru    0
Armageddon    249    dru    0
Hurricane    250    dru    0
Fire Trauma    251    ass    0
Claw Mastery    252    ass    0
Psychic Hammer    253    ass    0
Tiger Strike    254    ass    0
Dragon Talon    255    ass    0
Shock Field    256    ass    0
Blade Sentinel    257    ass    0
Quickness    258    ass    0
Fists of Fire    259    ass    0
Dragon Claw    260    ass    0
Charged Bolt Sentry    261    ass    0
Wake of Fire Sentry    262    ass    0
Weapon Block    263    ass    0
Cloak of Shadows    264    ass    0
Cobra Strike    265    ass    0
Blade Fury    266    ass    0
Fade    267    ass    0
Shadow Warrior    268    ass    0
Claws of Thunder    269    ass    0
Dragon Tail    270    ass    0
Lightning Sentry    271    ass    0
Inferno Sentry    272    ass    0
Mind Blast    273    ass    0
Blades of Ice    274    ass    0
Dragon Flight    275    ass    0
Death Sentry    276    ass    0
Blade Shield    277    ass    0
Venom    278    ass    0
Shadow Master    279    ass    0
Royal Strike    280    ass    0
Wake Of Destruction Sentry    281        0
Vine Attack    294        0
Overseer Whip    295        0
Barbs Aura    296        0
Wolverine Aura    297        0
Oak Sage Aura    298        0
Defense Curse    309        0
Blood Mana    310        0
fenris rage    314        0
death sentry ltng    324        0
VineCycler    325        0
BearSmite    326        9
RogueMissile    336        0
HydraMissile    337        0
NecromageMissile    338        0
Delerium Change    350        0
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#2
Incredibly interesting post, thanks for the info Librarian! A lot of these numbers seem to confirm what a lot of people have suspected - an aggro-esque attack ranking system.

Very simple, but interesting things come to light after a quick read through. Dru's and Asn's do not have any ranked skills on the chart - perhaps this was forgotten about in the rush to finish the expansion?

Some skills do no effect a monster directly, but still have a rating. Fanaticism is a good example of this, with a rating of 8. Is this a fluke, or does this mean any paladin who equips Fanaticism indirectly makes himself a 'level 8' target? Similar question with barb's BO or BC.

This list is something I'll definitely be looking over in more detail soon.

Thanks Librarian,

Cheers,

Munk
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#3
Heiho,

we haven't testet Aurae yet. Will do that as soon as we begin to work on the Paladin. Either it is only activation of aura or it is triggered with each aura pulse. The testing with the beloved Fire Golem (^^) was not very accurate in that aspect.

Cries work like curses, they have a one time effect while casted.

Druid and Sin are maybe left out because Isolde didn't know/care about that column in skills.txt.
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> A lot of these numbers seem to confirm what a lot of people
> have suspected - an aggro-esque attack ranking system.
***What is "aggro-esque attack ranking system"?


> Some skills do no effect a monster directly, but still have a rating.
> Fanaticism is a good example of this, with a rating of 8.
> Is this a fluke, or does this mean any paladin who equips Fanaticism
> indirectly makes himself a 'level 8' target? Similar question with barb's BO or BC.
***What is a "level 8" target?
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#5
Heiho,

1) some kind of aggro management prominently known from WoW, ie some attacks bring more attention to the character than others (note that this is for sure not the only ranking system, the threat factor of an individuum is another one, and I'm aware of some testings where people try to proof a ranking of equipment, at least weapons)

2) according to the above listed table a ranking of 8 would be pretty high
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One possibility that I've heard mentioned, and according to my own experiences it seems to work for normal Diablo, is that Diablo tends to prefer attacking the character packing the most elemental damage in the party. I've not done this enough to assert this happens with absolute certainty. But, to date I've never noticed an exception to this principle.

Quote:Heiho,

1) some kind of aggro management prominently known from WoW, ie some attacks bring more attention to the character than others (note that this is for sure not the only ranking system, the threat factor of an individuum is another one, and I'm aware of some testings where people try to proof a ranking of equipment, at least weapons)

2) according to the above listed table a ranking of 8 would be pretty high
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#7
Heiho,

Quote:One possibility that I've heard mentioned, and according to my own experiences it seems to work for normal Diablo, is that Diablo tends to prefer attacking the character packing the most elemental damage in the party. I've not done this enough to assert this happens with absolute certainty. But, to date I've never noticed an exception to this principle.

as mentioned, I'm aware of several theories and several testing scenarios. Most of them involve BigD or Baal, and I don't think prime evils are a good base for testings due to lots of special behaviour. Most probably some mysteries won't be solved, but there are always tiny bits of enlightment here and there.
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