The Guide to Hamidon Enhancements Version 2.0
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Atilla_The_Pun,
Posted on: 2005-06-25 20:53 in Player Guides
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Just imagine an all natural character (no lvl 14 travel power) with the following:
Sprint 3x Microfilament
Combat Jumping 3x Microfilament
Swift 3x Run
Hurdle 3x Jump
I'd love to see how fast and manuverable a character like that would be.
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Don't forget SR Quickness!
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Can anyone tell me if Damage/Range Hammios work for cone or AOE range?
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They work for cone, just like normal range works for cone now. They removed the concept of "cone range" enhancements a while back. Before that change, the dmg/range would increase the range at which you could activate the cone, but would not extend the effects of the cone. So you could fire off a cone at something while it was actually out of range still.
I have not tested AoE. I would not expect them to work.
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Hasten profits greatly from Membrane
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This comment puzzled me. Does the to-hit or defense bonus somehow carry over via Hasten? Or might this just mean the recharge portion of this HO? Please explain.
Thanks! 
The explanation is... ignore that advice. Hasten used to have a Defense bonus. It no longer does. Hasten only accepts Recharge Reduction Enhancements these days. You are wasting an HO if you slot it in Hasten. Just 3 slot Hasten with regular Recharge Reduction SOs and you're all set.
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Thanks, did not notice this thread was an old thread revisited.
Sorry, when I posted that Hasten actually did have a 5% defense bonus... and I was specifically doing an analysis for FF defenders, for whom the extra defense was very useful. (All this was pre-global defense nerf and pre-ED.) Now, like the man said, 3 recharge SOs are all you need.
Amazing how much things have changed in not even a year.
So when you say a 2-step one gives approx 50%. Is this more effective than having a SO? So like a HammiO with damage/acc is that equal to 1-Dam SO and 1-Acc SO?
Thanks for the guide. It will help me so much.
All Hami's give SO-based values (and now with ED also).
Having say..3 dam/acc's in a power is equal to slotting 3 damage and 3 acc seperately. So you're correct in what you said abuot it being basically 1 of each SO but in a single slot.
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I was just looking for this. THanks for going to the trouble. Glad I was able to find it!
Can Hami-O's be combined? IOW if I have 2 Membranes can I combine them to be a 50+ ? Or again to be a 50++?
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You can combine them, but it's generally a waste of a HO for the smallish gain, and I'd strongly recommend against it. You're much better off slotting it somewhere else or trading it with someone for something you want.
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Thanks man, I apprecaite the info. Yeah, it's not something you'd unless you had ALL your supers fully HO'd out.
Check out the Repeat Offenders network of SGs! You'll be glad you did.
Thank so much for the guide, but I have a BIG question.
I have heard that in some powers, slotting Hami can increase or decrease a function (such as to-hit buff, defense, etc.) that is not even a function of the power it is slotted in.
Is there any truth to this? If so what powers fit with what Hami-O's?
This is one of the best threads ever. :-)
P.S. Anyone on Victory, if you have a low level Hami-O 'cause you were sidekicked at the time, and you just want to toss it away, send it my way! :-) I'm hooked on Hamis.
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Thank so much for the guide, but I have a BIG question.
I have heard that in some powers, slotting Hami can increase or decrease a function (such as to-hit buff, defense, etc.) that is not even a function of the power it is slotted in.
Is there any truth to this? If so what powers fit with what Hami-O's?
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If it has like Tohit and defense debuff + acc (lyso) it doesnt reduce your accuracy or end or anything. Only the parts of it that works in a power will do it. Like Bitter Ice Blast can use ToHit debuff but not defense debuff so only the acc and Tohit will work, defense debuff is just ignored.
and an FYI to anyone, yes I realize this guide is old/out of date. BUt I havent had the urge to update it to more current standards.
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Nice post 
It might be worth mentioning that under ED, a level 50 character with three level 50 HOs will gain a 94.93% boost to two or three effects, while only getting a 97.23275% boost to one effect from three level 53 SOs.
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Well I made my first hami raid today at level 45. Was Sk'd at the time when Hami died. Got a crappy level 46 Hamidon Acc/Mez which I can't use and no one wants at all. Yeah!
Might want to mention something about not getting 50 Hamidons all the time and that you can can get Hamidons that are lower than 50 and can break later.
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If you had been natural level 45 at the end of the Raid, you'd have gotten a level 50 HO. Not usable until you were level 47 though.
Being SK'd is the only way you'd get a HO under level 50. It is generally called out by Raid Leaders for people to UN-SK when Hamidon is close to defeat.
Don't consider the HO you have as junk just yet. Keep it, use it, whatever....but keep in mind that you can combine the same HOs now. Your level 46 HO will be Red by the time you reach 50, but you will be able to have a chance at combining it.
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