Instrument buffs affect enemies too (bug?)

[user221]

I'm trying out the "battle bard" perk but I noticed that when I play an instrument during combat, the enemies (draugr in this case) have the musical notes flowing around them like my followers do, suggesting that the enemies are getting the instrument buffs too. Is this a bug?

I'm playing on PC and have the latest patch installed. Creation club, BCE, and EEE are the only mods I'm using.

 

[VersusXV]

It happened to @kinggath as well on stream with bandits that initially warn the player rather than immediately being hostile, so the team may look into it.

Timestamped link for that, for reference:

the enemies (draugr in this case)

Guessing ambush enemies might've been possible to affect too, since in terms of factions they might not be hostile initially but enter combat when player enters a linked ambush trigger or alternatively close enough to trigger them through "aggro radius behavior". Bethesda may set up ambush enemies in this manner to have more precise control over when they'll trigger & enter combat.

 

[twolargepepperoni]

Hi there - this is not a bug, the notes are of a different colour when applied to enemies and denote a different perk being applied (Diminished Presence).

However I appreciate that the similarity in their appearance is a bit misleading, so we are looking into replacing the VFX of this perk in the future.