That looks like a case of "Some people will just never learn" Attacking someone trying to help them get their corpse (no doubt with all their equipment on it) back is just plain stupid.

It's actually pure genious. They're trying to make you THINK they don't know what they're doing, and then, when your guard is down, they'll whine and quit.

That reminds me, I gotta play more "newbies" myself. *insane laugh*