Was playing survival when a skeleton came into a 2x1x2 cave area I was in. He started shooting, but every arrow went through me and into the wall behind me. But when I was not against the wall, he could damage me from any range.
EDIT: I should also mention that if a the skeleton was more than one block away from me, he could damage me.
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MC-18264
Mobs have trouble attacking the player while player is pushed against a wall
Resolved
MC-13996
Skeletons don't deal damage when you're one block away and touch a wall
Resolved
MC-19099
Skeletons Cannot Shoot Player When One Block Away And Player Is Against a Wall
Resolved
MC-21784
skeletons don"t shoot you when your inside the wire frame of a torch
Resolved
MC-26874
Standing in Vines Being Shot by Skeleton Equals no damage
Resolved
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I do not believe this is a duplicate of MC-596, it is different. That ticket is about the inhuman firing speed they used to have the moment they spotted you which was fixed, as they have a delay now when seeing you for the first time. This one is about their arrows not doing harm to the player if the player is up against a wall and the Skeleton is right in front of him. I too have experienced this bug for the longest time, and I assume it is because the Skeleton's arrows are bypassing the Player's hit-box. Could be wrong about what is causing it, I really do not know.
On one of the duplicates ive commented that this also happens for villagers in a 2 by 2 area (Doesnt matter if theres a block on top of the area) attacked by zombies. (This isnt the same way i commented it but still)
Duplicate of MC-596, please use search function before reporting a bug.