[MC-47451] Endermen move too fast (can outrun sprinting players)

The bug

Endermen move extremely fast, whether passive or angry. When aggravated they can outrun a player sprinting (without speed potions).

This used to also affect spiders and zombified piglins to some extent, but was since fixed for those mobs.

The following videos highlight the differences between fighting an enderman in 1.7.10 and 1.12. The 1.12 enderman teleports less and runs much faster than its 1.7 counterpart.

1.7.10: https://youtu.be/DqB1otCPjA0
1.12.2: https://youtu.be/p71AO5O9V8c

Comments 33

galaxy_2alex 2014-02-06T15:10:06Z

Can confirm

Ezer'Arch 2014-02-08T00:54:07Z

Maybe this video helps as proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjUzLEFbyBg

clamlol 2014-02-14T03:17:11Z

I reported a similar issue with ghasts in MC-48368, but with ghasts being aerial mobs and all I wasn't able to tell for sure if it was the same problem.

Itouch2 2014-02-14T07:09:10Z

Can confirm with spiders. See MC-47933

Paul Smith 2014-02-17T16:42:57Z

I've seen it with silverfish too... Seems all the mobs that used to have the old AI...

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Ben Tennison 2014-02-24T13:52:25Z

Yep, my Enderfriend I keep in my Creative world does this.

Th3F4114n0n3 2014-03-06T17:12:37Z

Can this get updated with the most current snapshot?

Itouch2 2014-03-06T17:23:25Z

yep, still buggy

Damian Eno 2014-04-14T14:07:11Z

Been keeping up with snapshots hoping this would fix itself, unfortunately it has not. 😞 I've tried some testing with the pigmen, when they wander or spawn through my portal they don't seem to have an issue in the overworld but in the Nether they're like kids on sugar, gettin into holes while I'm building and whatnot.

For the Enderman I was hoping the bug was Nether exclusive and I know Enderman recently got a speed boost but as it stands if I annoy one in the end I'm pretty much dead as they swarm in at hyperspeed. I can get some video footage in the newest snapshot if need be, hoping it's not something related to my PC or something like that.

Paul Smith 2014-04-14T15:31:06Z

I actually noticed pigmen going as slow as zombie speed if you let them chase you for around thirty seconds, and ounce in awhile I see a pigman go super fast. So this is what I can conclude by experience: Endermen are super fast until you hit them, spiders, silverfish and pigmen have massive speed boosts every ounce in awhile.

Sonicwave 2014-09-13T02:04:37Z

Endermen are still affected in 1.8 (though maybe thats a different issue).

Sonicwave 2014-10-20T23:24:23Z

Endermen still move too fast in 1.8.1-pre2, however other mobs act normal (if anything zombie pigmen are still moving too slow).

Roadsguy 2014-12-13T04:32:23Z

Confirmed for 1.8.1.

kumasasa 2015-11-22T19:48:53Z

Is this still an issue in the current Minecraft Snapshot 15w47c or later? If so, please update the affected versions in order to best aid Mojang ensuring bugs are still valid in the latest releases/pre-releases.

user-f2760 2017-02-14T15:11:49Z

Ticket resolved as incomplete, because no answer in a reasonable amount of time (1+ year), if it still happens, please update the ticket.

Sonicwave 2017-04-07T04:39:07Z

For the record, Endermen are still moving extremely fast in 1.11.2 and 17w14a just like they did when this bug was first introduced. Other mobs seem fine however.

Sonicwave 2017-04-26T18:11:11Z

Could this issue be reopened for Endermen? They move extremely fast whether aggravated or passive, to the point where it's almost impossible to outrun them (even sprinting).

Greg Milson 2018-06-14T04:03:47Z

Affects 1.13-pre1