Just to keep up the momentum, rather than report a separate bug, this is still ongoing in 1.8.8 which I think we already know. As previously stated, it affects playability in the Nether because there's now much more luck involved in Nether survival than actual skill.
I did some testing in survival, and without being near any pigmen, if a Ghast fireball aimed at me hit a pigman, all the nearby pigmen immediately became aggressive towards me.
It's my case I play Minecraft with my young daughters who are quite wary of entering the Nether anyway, for good reason. I've been saying "don't attack the pigmen", which we all know, but as the pigmen get angry anyway no matter how careful they are, it spoils their enjoyment of the game.
So - is this actually a bug, or is this now considered intended behaviour? If it is, then please can we see it fixed in 1.9? If not, then could the wiki be updated to reflect this, and the issue closed? What I don't think is helpful for anyone is just leaving the bug open.
Neil S Hamilton
Just to keep up the momentum, rather than report a separate bug, this is still ongoing in 1.8.8 which I think we already know. As previously stated, it affects playability in the Nether because there's now much more luck involved in Nether survival than actual skill.
I did some testing in survival, and without being near any pigmen, if a Ghast fireball aimed at me hit a pigman, all the nearby pigmen immediately became aggressive towards me.
It's my case I play Minecraft with my young daughters who are quite wary of entering the Nether anyway, for good reason. I've been saying "don't attack the pigmen", which we all know, but as the pigmen get angry anyway no matter how careful they are, it spoils their enjoyment of the game.
So - is this actually a bug, or is this now considered intended behaviour? If it is, then please can we see it fixed in 1.9? If not, then could the wiki be updated to reflect this, and the issue closed? What I don't think is helpful for anyone is just leaving the bug open.