The bug
Most times when a skeleton shoots a creeper, the creeper will become provoked then follow and try to kill the skeleton by exploding.
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but this makes it very hard to get music discs, And on most mine craft reference websites it says that creepers aren't supposed to target skeletons
And on most mine craft reference websites it says that creepers aren't supposed to target skeletons
Those aren't reliable sources.
how is this Works As Intended? Half my base blew up while I wasnt there because of Iron Golems + Skeletons + Creepers.
Apparently one of the core development rules (was read out during MineCon 2020):
"Bad things happen, and it's usually the player's fault". "One practical example is how iron golems ignore creepers, because otherwise the creeper would explode and destroy buildings without player interaction", Which is exactly whats happening here, just with an extra step.
In version 21w15a, the behavior of creepers was changed so they do not explode against goats. Why is this now WAI with the skeletons? Even more so considering that skeletons can shoot a creeper while aiming at an iron golem, without the interaction of a player (which is likely to happen in villages at night)
I have experienced this many times where creepers will explode on their own. Why TF would an obvious bug like this be "Intended"? Creepers should only explode at the player, because any other mob may happen naturally which is literally world griefing that the player didn't even cause?? To quote the guy two comments above this one,
"Bad things happen, and it's usually the player's fault". "One practical example is how iron golems ignore creepers, because otherwise the creeper would explode and destroy buildings without player interaction", Which is exactly what's happening here, just with an extra step."
I'm fairly certain this is intended.