Chest mimic odd behavior in Soltown

This one seems pretty obvious, so I am guessing you know about it. However, I don't see it listed so I will add it here.

Both my husband and I had our chest mimic's out in Soltown and found the guards and all NPCs within close range run off to attack the poor cute little mimics. No attacks to the guards or NPCs had taken place. The chests didn't take any damage, but it did cause the merchant (general goods) to stop bringing up his sale window as he moved close to out of his house to beat on the mimic.

 

I hope this is intentional new behavior. Players in the wild have tried to attack my mimic and other dangerous pets, so why shouldn't NPCs?

 

Well I was more worried about the merchant not interacting properly in this case. It was a bit comical, but a bit busy at the same time. I guess all the NPCs are hoping for treasure chest drops too.. lol

 

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