Originally posted by Mr. X:

Originally posted by Yakumo_2020:

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I have to disagree with the pursue distance being OK, It makes running away impossible, ...

Try sneaking away instead! Run away and with a bit distance start to sneak and lose aggro. Running makes noise and attrackts enemies.

I've used this many times to escape. It works especially well if you break line of sight with a big rock or tree before you sneak. The enemies will still approach you slowly as if they think they know where you are, but if you stay out of sight long enough they drop aggro.