According to Lim Dul:

> Can't really say since I've never fought in Toxx. However, some guards in
> certain newbie zones are better than others. Other's might have different

All guards have a "lookabout" cycle, of varying durations (I think it's
linked to the computer they run on). In my experience, the Kelethin and
Toxxulian ones are the slowest ; I think they have a lookabout of 2s or
so. Plenty of time for the mob to hit you once or twice. The Kelethin
guards have also a voluntarily very small agggro range, otherwise, they'd
devastate the countryside, or clear the orc camps before the players.

Note that all guards, regardless of their origin, will not help you against
"humanoid" opponents ever. Freeport guards never help you against Dorn,
or madmen. Qeynos guards never help you against bandits.

The only exception, I think, are the Highhold Pass guards, which will
eradicate any smuggler they find.

> Steamfont guards -- good reaction time, but they're relatively weaker than
> some of the MoBs you might encounter in the area. If you hear "Hero" you
> should basically zone out. :) Weak little stinky gnomes...OOPS! Did I just
> say that out loud? heh

The Hero is the Hill Giant of the area. Qeynos guards also fall quickly
against hill giants, or the griffons (for those on duty in the Karanas).
Don't expect the Commonland guards to survive attack by griffons either.

> Freeport guards -- slow reaction times, but not as bad as Kelethin. Faction
> might affect the way they help you here since some of them are corrupt.

Nope. They spot an "ennemy", they attack. They have a slow lookabout,
and only medium aggro range.

> called...beggers or something. I don't think they help you against Dorn the
> Dark Elf NPC either. Somebody else here might know...

They don't.

> Queynos guards -- pretty reliable. I haven't had any problems with their
> help there. You might want to head here since there is more stuff to kill
> than Toxx.

I strongly suggest that. Except for necros, who pretty much have to wait
till they can get their invis spell, head immediately to Qeynos, and hunt
there. You'll find it a paradise for newbies.

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