So I just had a thought after watching the demo again. The first dragon fight kicks off with the dragon picking up and killing the giant that Todd was currently fighting. Todd then lures the dragon over to a tower where the guards there help him fight the dragon until it is finally killed. While all this happened, where did the giants and mammoths that Todd was previously fighting go? Wouldn't they want to avenge the death of their fellow giant (which would be awesome to have mammoths and giants helping you kill a dragon)? Or wouldn't they at least still want a piece of you (which would svck, having to fight dragons, mammoths, AND giants at the same time)? Or do you think they just got scared and ran off (unlike the castle guards)?

Where did they go? Do you realy think theyre gonna stick around with a dragon in the area. As soon as that thing shows up theyre gonna high tail it out of there.

One thing I liked about Gothic 3 was more often then not the monsters were alot bigger than you.

... but what do you think those giants and mammoths were doing during that dragon fight?

EDIT: Sorry you must have edited your post when I typed this. Either that or for some reason I only read your last line.

If non 'permanently pissed off' npcs run from combat with something gribblier than them, then maybe the AI has been improved. better than OB, where you had those who ran from everything, and those with no sense of self preservation at all,ever.

[Wizard of Oz reference, thank you, just made my morning.]