well if cheeze sneak attack is that bad for you i guess you can allways just walk in and not use it

anyway it's due to multiplayer and it's not going anywhere so forget about it. It's clear as day...
When it comes to npcs join combat i wish the game had way way more patrols. Right now we have none, apart from a poor goblin that almost never gets in combat anyway and is always left all alone in the village.