I'm interested in doing a Hamidon Raid.
I don't mind being leader of the mito clearing teams with my kinetic. Transfusion is always good for healing those melee types. 
I'm up for it with Critical Flame Fire/Kinetics Controller 
thePhilosopher Martial Arts/Regen/Fire Scrapper
theRegulator Empathy/Energy/Soul Defender
Total Inertia Ice Blast/Kinetics/Psy Corruptor
Total Inferno Ice Blast/Thermal/Leviathan Corruptor
am in with MK f/f tank
I would like to sign up with my level 50 Stone/Super Strength Tanker
i'll bring psydock to drop phantom army.
Once I get 45 on my Ill/emp controller I will be running at least semi-regular Hamidon raids on the Union server. They'll be running the same plan as I use on Defiant, which can be found here. I've only ever had to call off one raid (due to PA/pet changes which I hadn't forseen) and I've never failed a raid due to mito spawn using that guide, so it's pretty reliable.
Ill help, got various toons which could be used 
Ta for response so far everyone. Please spread the word.
Enervator as clearing team co-ordinating leader then. If 8 to 10 people can nominate themselves to set up and lead the teams supporting Enervator that would be great.
I'll be there too
The reason Hami raids on Union have been failing has been related to the lag. The last one by Babel failed purely because too many people turned up, causing lag and too many people didn't even bother reading the raid instructions.
I really don't think organising public ones on the forums is the answer and a few of us have been organising and running private ones recently with strict limits on the numbers.
I know it's not the most community minded way of doing it but the simple fact is that with just 40 of us in there there was no lag, no noobs doing things to disrupt it and we were VERY organised as a result.
Union Hami raids have too many people turning up and the lag is dooming them to failure as a result. Eden simply cannot cope with the 80+ people we get turning up to these open raids 
Also, if you are going ahead, you will need to have the PA drop team and relevant support teams practice PA dropping in advance of the raid as you can no longer drop in the standard way and the last few raids have required changes to that part of the plan.
Meh, hear that kin? there is a problem running hami raids in union
We ran a private raid a few days ago last week. 40-50 People, no lag at all, but also not enough controllers.
I won't come to this raid though, as I will not be playing anymore, i think.
@Double
Double Flame 50 fire/devices
Double Shade 50 tri-form warshade
Double Light 50 dwarf-human peacebringer
Double Control 50 earth/rad
Privat Hami raid... Yes sir!, Public Hami raid No thanks...
Yah finally...Good job. I will be there with demonic
Unit Nine Rad/Rad defender will be avalible to assist just send me a PM if my services are needed
I will be there with Gilgameesh as part of mito clearing team or taunt team as u prefer.
I'll bring my Arch/eng blaster along if you'll have me ?
Count me in.
Rad controller....
PEOPLE READ THE RAID INSTUCTIONS AND COSTUME/AURA/CAPES GUIDELINES
@Sweet Chilli
As you know ill be there happy to take ahold of a blaster/kheld team.
The idea is to limit the numbers around hami, that is why I am asking for leaders of the clearing team, with the plan being that only those teams will be involved in clearing hami.
There is a planned stage for allowing those not involved in clearing to hit Hami for the HO. So that those asked to wait in Eden whilst the clearing is done can come and hit Hami and hopefully get a HO.
Whilst I acknowledge that there are those who may ignore the request to wait in Eden for the chance to hit Hami, hopefully if it is explained that this is an opportunity to get an HO the majority will support the raid.
Also you will see the plan to remove everyone not in the holding and taunt team from Hami during the holding phase.
Hopefully the community will all support this raid, and allow as many people as possible to get a HO.
Obviously if the core of gamers who read the forum and have attended public raids in the past do not attend in favour of private raids then this raid is doomed before it starts.
However, public raids have worked in the past and can again if enough support is provided by the server community.
It is upto the community to decide if they will turn up to make public raids work or stick to private raids. If it is the latter then personally I find it a sad day for me to see and not the community I joined up as a hero to be in. Allowing the small majority who make public raids difficult as a reason not to stage a public raid is certainly allowing the minority to win over what is the decent majority.
Paragon Girl
I'm up for this
Why on the 24th though? You could probably do it sooner. Do we really need that much time to get the word out to anyone who wants to join?
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Eden simply cannot cope with the 80+ people we get turning up to these open raids
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Not meaning to but in, but does it really take that fewer players to topple the raid on Union? I'd of assumed Union'd be running on the same Hardware as Defiant, but if that's the case, something's amiss.
I will probably be there with my arch/dev, if I get 6 bars until then, which i think.
I have no problem with doing an earlier date but wanted to give some notice to get as many people time to organise so they can hopefully get an HO.
To be honest it looks like a good job there is plenty of notice, because if a hard core of 40/50 players, who used to do public raids, will not now, in favour of private raids, I am not hopeful this raid will even start.
I am a reluctant poster of this thread in the first place, as I have always turned up to support hami raids in the past, but never intended to try and start 1.
It is only with the lack of raids for the whole community to attend that I decided to post this thread.
My view is that we need events, such as public hami raids, to help keep interest in the game (along with other content for 50s such as the hero equal to recluse strike force), otherwise we risk losing more players from the game. I know in the past the developers have said people leave but even they are now saying the mantra is to give people what they want.
Paragon Girl
I agree with PB i have never had the chance to do hammy raid and now im finally at a lvl to attend would love the oppurtunity. Please all you ppl sign up who want to keep this part of endgame more community driven and not selective/private it wll be a shame
Count me in i will gladly lead/help a clearing team wanting to do this raid any time
There seems to be a real problem in getting hami raids started on the Union server so thought I would start this post.
As we know taking down hami is a server event and needs the co-operation of many to suceed. I hoping that this post will stimulate enough interest to get another raid of the ground.
I propose a raid on the date & time in the title. Using the methods still commonly used in the USA. PA drops to take aggro. Tanks & scrappers to attack 1 mito. Followed 1 minute later by the blasters & healers. Once cleared the taunt team to take hami aggro. Then every1 gets 1 hit on Hami for the HO enhancement. Every1 but the taunt & holding team leave. Then when hami is held, lower his resistance & attack him from distance, to try and keep log on holding team to a minimum.
Obviously to suceed we need people to turn up and good leaders.
Are there people out there prepared to lead teams to take down hami and try and gather enough people to attend?
As it is a community effort I am proposing several leader positions. If you are prepared to take these up or just attend please sign up to show your interest.
Mito clearing team
Requires 1 co-ordinating leader to pick target and ensure all members know which the right target is. Should also try to have bubbler in team with dispersion field to help prevent nearby squishies from holds etc.
3 leaders to set up a team of tanks/scrappers each, and ensure they are attacking the target set by the co-ordinating leader.
3 leaders for blasters/khelds to again set up teams and ensure they are attacking the right target. (With single target attacks only, no AOE attacks to be used to avoid aggro from other mito). If no bubbler available will need to look for other Ats to help out with managing mez protection eg empaths, so as an example, it may need to be teams of 6 blasters & 2 empaths. Also these teams to be used to finally defeat hami.
2 healing team leaders to lead healing healing teams during mito clearing.
Taunt leader to set up team.
Co-ordinating hold leader to decide when hami is held and bring in the damaging dealing teams to defeat him. Also to help organise holding teams & buffing teams.
3 or 4 holding team leaders to form up teams for holding stage.
1 or 2 buffing/debuffing team leaders to set up teams to spam buffs on holding teams & debuff hami in final attack phase.
So there are about 17 leader positions need filling.
If you are prepared to take 1 please sign up and say which 1 you will do. In order of fairness they are to go on first come basis.
If you wish to attend and are prepared to pass the word of the hami raid around, but don't want to have a leader slot, please sign up so we can have an idea of interest in the raid. I hope that people such as Babel & Jersey who have manged to gather such good turn outs in the past will agree to help to do so for this raid.
To kick things of I am prepared to lead the PA team. Now its upto you, the rest of server community, to decide if they want another hami raid on the 24/9/06.
Paragon Girl