World Enemy Idea: Mimic

You know how there are Loot Chests scattered around WynnCraft? Of course you do, they're everywhere. There's seemingly nothing wrong with them, the worst they can do is leave you vulnerable for attack for a very short time, or taunt you by having an unidentified item when your inventory is full. Introducing, the Mimic, enemies that disguise themselves as Loot Chests, and will attack if opened. Basically, when a Loot Chest spawns, they have a 5% to spawn as a mimic. Once opened, the mimic comes to life (they still look like chests, but they move and stuff), and starts attacking nearby players. Mimics that disguise as better Loot Chests are stronger. If there aren't any players in sight, the mimic will attempt to get back to its starting point, and revert into chest form. If it can't make it back to its starting point, it will just transform after a while (if it's in an area that allows a chest block). They drop the same loot that would have been in the Loot Chest if it wasn't a Mimic.

Mob Stats (Feel free to change as much as necessary)
Name: Mimic
Mob Type: Chest
Level: Average Lvl of area mobs
Health: Tier of Loot Chest they disguise as xLvl x100
Attack Type: Melee
Attack: Tier of Loot Chest they disguise as xLvl
Regen: Tier of Loot Chest they disguise as xLvl
Speed: Fast-ish
Attack Element: None
Defence Element: None
Weakness Element: None

What do you guys think?

 

Mob stats for each tier of loot chests? We need to see those stats. How would the level of the mimic be determined?

 

This sounds A LOT like mimics off of the Dragon quest series. There's literally a monster called a mimic on it which is discussed as a loot chest.

 

✓ About time Wynncraft had these implemented! But...
? How exactly would the Mimic attack? Ranged/melee/what? Would it depend on what items it holds?
? What, if any, spells would it have access to? Would that also depend on what items it holds?
? Would the Mimic's level be determined by the area it spawns in(Ragni/Almuj/Olux/Ahmsord), or its Loot Chest Tier?
? What percentage of Loot Chests would be Mimics? Would it rise/fall depending on areas it's in?
? What kind of mob would it be? (I'm hoping for a chest entity riding an invisible minecart...)
✕ "Kill anything that gets near..." So it wouldn't have to be clicked on? It'd behave just like any other mob, then?
✕ If it reverted into a chest block out in the open, folks would know it's not a loot chest. Loot Chests only appear in certain locations, you know.

 

Terraria has them too... Does it matter if another game that isn't relevant to Wynncraft AT ALL has the same thing is as being suggested??

 

Well, Wynncraft strives to be original the best it can, meaning it probably won't use ideas that are exactly the same as other games. If they did this, they would probably change the name and maybe even the functioning.

 

Oh, they wouldn't go that far.

 

But they wouldn't just use the name mimic.

 

I didn't just base it off of Dragon Quest, I based it off the mimic enemy which is used in a number of RPGs

 

Those are some good points, I'll change the post based on these. But I've seen a lot of Loot Chests out in the open, sometimes right on the path, and I doubt anyone has memorized the exact location of all Loot Chests. And if someone does know that where the mimic is isn't where a Loot Chest normally spawns, they probably will still open it to get the loot/exp. They'll just be more prepared

 

That'd ruin the feel of the mimic, tbh. Mimics are found in many RPGs, and have become a notable point in the genre. In fact, this game already has mimics - I'd be looking forward to a full addition of them.

+1 Support, OP.

 

Wouldn't the mimic chest be a little too strong at low level areas? Imagine being a lvl 16 in pigman ravine opening up a tier 2 loot chest, when you find a level 20 mob with 2,000 hp. It also deals 200 atk, when most players only have around 500-1000 hp at low levels. Instead of direct multiplication to loot chest level, stats should be based around the level of the mobs of the surrounding area. But still, it seems like a fun idea :D Just change some stuff.

 

good criticism101

 

Many folks know their locations and where they definitely shouldn't be.

 

Mimics should look like trapped chests so you can tell the difference between them and loot chests, i'm assuming the mimics will also have the particals.

 

Like I said, feel free to change as much as necessary. I never know accurate stats.

 

I was also wondering that, depending on what sorts of weapons they'd contain, they could have different attacks and spells. Could that be done as well?

 

You know mimics are as common in games as say murlocs. Its a D&D thing that got used by many games.

 

I like this idea, but it has some problems which have been mentioned.
Also add a poll pls

 

Ancient Mimic [ Chest (Item) ]
Lv : 85
Hp : 2,260
Atk : 503 - 510
Already exist in wynncraft :p