NPCs in starting areas that are involved in quests where a player would need to heal them have blue portraits (blue = player/player pets) despite being flagged for PvP in the database. From the ones I've personally scouted out, these NPCs are:
This might also be an issue with Tavara (objective of Draenei Priest quest) and Eversong Rangers (objective of Blood Elf Priest quest).
I believe that something was created as a workaround - TC issues will be linked below that are related to this issue.
Out of these, it's probably worth to note that Draenei Survivor is the only NPC in the Draenei starting zone (Ammen Vale) that can be attacked and killed by Horde players (NPCs in starting zones: Shadowglen, Northshire Valley, Ammen Vale, Valley of Trials, etc are usually flagged as civilians and cannot be attacked by opposing faction players). I am not sure if this rule applies to others, but Draenei Survivor is actually inside of Ammen Vale, and the other NPCs are near the secondary starting zone(ex: Goldshire, Razor Hill, etc). See for more info: https://wow.gamepedia.com/Draenei_Survivor
Additionally, Draenei Survivor is the only one not involved with a Priest quest, but it's similar in that the NPC needs to be healed (draenei racial).
EXPECTED BLIZZLIKE BEHAVIOUR:
These NPCs should all have a green portrait, be flagged for PvP for their respective faction and still be able to be healed to complete their respective quests.
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CURRENT BEHAVIOUR:
NPCs in starting areas that are involved in quests where a player would need to heal them have blue portraits (blue = player/player pets) despite being flagged for PvP in the database. From the ones I've personally scouted out, these NPCs are:
Draenei Survivor (Draenei) Sentinel Shaya (Night Elf) Guard Thomas (Human) Mountaineer Dolf (Dwarf) Deathguard Kel (Undead) Grunt Kor'ja (Orc & Troll)
This might also be an issue with Tavara (objective of Draenei Priest quest) and Eversong Rangers (objective of Blood Elf Priest quest).
I believe that something was created as a workaround - TC issues will be linked below that are related to this issue.
Out of these, it's probably worth to note that Draenei Survivor is the only NPC in the Draenei starting zone (Ammen Vale) that can be attacked and killed by Horde players (NPCs in starting zones: Shadowglen, Northshire Valley, Ammen Vale, Valley of Trials, etc are usually flagged as civilians and cannot be attacked by opposing faction players). I am not sure if this rule applies to others, but Draenei Survivor is actually inside of Ammen Vale, and the other NPCs are near the secondary starting zone(ex: Goldshire, Razor Hill, etc). See for more info: https://wow.gamepedia.com/Draenei_Survivor
Additionally, Draenei Survivor is the only one not involved with a Priest quest, but it's similar in that the NPC needs to be healed (draenei racial).
EXPECTED BLIZZLIKE BEHAVIOUR:
These NPCs should all have a green portrait, be flagged for PvP for their respective faction and still be able to be healed to complete their respective quests.
EXTRA NOTES:
See below for similar/same issues:
https://github.com/TrinityCore/TrinityCore/issues/19963 https://github.com/TrinityCore/TrinityCore/issues/17075 https://github.com/TrinityCore/TrinityCore/issues/13676
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