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Originally Posted by Zechnophobe
Backstab on the ice ball is a bit weird, but I don't think a bug. It should have a 'back' facing counter to whatever direction it moved last.
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Thanks, this could be it. I'll try to verify the next time I'm up againt assassins (I overwrote my save after that fight). But based on what happened in my last fight, it means the ball appears with its back to the right side of the screen, contrary to other summoned creatures who have their backs to the left side (that's with your enemy at the top and you at the bottom). I summoned the Ice Ball at the beginning of a round, in front of another unit; before its first turn, the Assassin's turn came, and it backstabbed my ice ball
from the right. Anyways, if it really works like that, then I guess it's not so much a bug as an odd and impractical feature.
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As for 'target', it feels like enemy ai tends to attack 'small' stacks generally over large ones (though it is a weighted chance). I believe this is what causes it to zero in on summons, of all types, and things you mind control with rabid.
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You're probably right. I've seen creatures walk half the screen to reach a "Loki-touched" stack. Then, it's not a perk exclusive to the ball, it's just that it happens to enhance its natural tank/target role. If it does the same for Chaos Dragons or Phoenixes (assuming they're still around, I haven't seen either yet), I don't suppose it's equally good news (depends on one's strategy, of course).
Edit: The Ice Ball's "back" apparently isn't placed as you thought. I just saw an assassin backstabbing my ice ball from the bottom-right hexagon around it, when the ball's last move prior to that had been to the front (so its "back" spot would have been straight "behind it" according to your hypothesis, but it was actually one hex to the right from that spot). So either it's a more complex calculation to determine where the ball's "back" is, or it really is a bug and assassins can attack it from any side they want, and call that "the back".
