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[EDIT]: I can think of five, maybe six attempts at Hamidon post-redux, I've been on 2 that have succeeded since the redux. Neither of them were as much fun nor had the wide-ranging diversity of relative newbies alongside Veterans enjoying themselves in the old (larger) group size.
I miss it... a lot. 
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There were two recent(ish) Hamidon raids arranged by Omega MCX on Defiant that were quite a lot of fun... there were newbies rubbing shoulders with veterans and despite having to have teams doing specific tasks it worked pretty well. I hope he arranges some more soon! 
(and I think the majority of people who were there on both raids had fun too!)
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I was there as a Hami virgin 
When work stops getting in Omegas way I hear he is going to run some more I will certainly be signing up 
Happy to be on Defiant.
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I think the Hive zone cap is a problem too - I know it's to stop griefing, but it limits how many people can be on a raid.
@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
Never even seen hami in person here [apart from LGTF] but would love to take part in a hami raid one day. Just seems to always happen when i aint on 
@Damz Find me on the global channel Union Chat. One of the best "chat channels" ingame!
Saw him (briefly) in person when invited to a Union Hami raid last weekend, sadly it looked like a lot of people had simply buggered off after doing the first Mito wave and there wasn't quite enough to beat him.
Still I got to see the giant glob of jelly that is the Hami.
Badge Earned: Wing Clipper
A real showstopper!
I've been on a few old style ones, but never on a new one - they're always way too early for me
@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
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US players know something we don't? - The game mechanics now for the event is way too complicated to be enjoyed. They've taken the community's most loved event and turned it into somekind of mito-grindfest that has to be organised with machine like efficiency if you are to have the slightest hope of success.
Yeah, Great Job Paragon Studios.
*slow handclap*
[EDIT]: I can think of five, maybe six attempts at Hamidon post-redux, I've been on 2 that have succeeded since the redux. Neither of them were as much fun nor had the wide-ranging diversity of relative newbies alongside Veterans enjoying themselves in the old (larger) group size.
I miss it... a lot.
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I Totally agree, the old raid was more of a community get together. (ah the days of pre-global channels) Where you caught up with old friends that were now playing alts, and you had simply lost touch.
Unfortunately the U.S. farmers have ruined all that, forcing the Dev's to use a sledgehammer to crack a peanut IMO.
The EU servers used to organize them once a month, where as the US were farming Hami daily in some instances. Now, with diminishing returns and a 24 hour timer on TF's could not the same be applied to Hamidon.(say, a week instead)
Plus for heavens sake remove the cap of 50 people
This at the moment, means 6 teams and 2 spare, what are they meant to do?
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I've been on a few old style ones, but never on a new one - they're always way too early for me
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Well, you could always try a server with a friendlier time zone...
@FloatingFatMan
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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Frostfire the NPC on the last level of Flux's mission set in the Hollows? Or is there another Frostfire thing?
I ask because I was doing that mission last night, must have died three or four times, bloody fire and ice pets! Wouldn't have been too bad if the mission area wasn't located a mile away from the hospital area and hover or sprint are so slow.
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Soloed him on a level 6 defender... (Kin/Nrg)
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In fairness though I repelled him into a wall and he got stuck.
Old Hami, old pvp, the joy of getting a 50, pre nerf burn, real GM fights.
......far too much, I need to slot more for accuracy I think.
.....wait, I think I got this wrong 
We built this city on Rock and Roll!
I refer the honourable Coin to the 2nd post of the thread!!!!
[B]Order of the Cruciform/Crucified Swords[/B] - [B]Defiant[/B]
50's - Tridento (claws/invul scrapper), Robo Medic MkIV (empath/rad defender), Entrino (dark/dark defender) & Captain Wombat (thugs/traps mastermind)
[I]@EU-Cambo[/I]
You just been Cambo'd?
@Damz Find me on the global channel Union Chat. One of the best "chat channels" ingame!
You lot don't think I actually READ the thread, do you??
Where would be the sense in that??
We built this city on Rock and Roll!
Is that another I miss?
[B]Order of the Cruciform/Crucified Swords[/B] - [B]Defiant[/B]
50's - Tridento (claws/invul scrapper), Robo Medic MkIV (empath/rad defender), Entrino (dark/dark defender) & Captain Wombat (thugs/traps mastermind)
[I]@EU-Cambo[/I]
I think Coin misses being on the ball on the forums
"Well, they found my diary today.
They were appropriately appalled
at the discovery of the eight victims
They're now putting it all together.
Women wrapped in silk
with one leg missing
Eight legs, one body, silk,
spider, brilliant!"
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Mothership raids
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Union Server, every Friday at 8pm/9pm varying
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On Defiant every Sunday at 7pm
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I work during both of these raids. Sad panda
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US players know something we don't? - The game mechanics now for the event is way too complicated to be enjoyed. They've taken the community's most loved event and turned it into somekind of mito-grindfest that has to be organised with machine like efficiency if you are to have the slightest hope of success.
Yeah, Great Job Paragon Studios.
*slow handclap*
[EDIT]: I can think of five, maybe six attempts at Hamidon post-redux, I've been on 2 that have succeeded since the redux. Neither of them were as much fun nor had the wide-ranging diversity of relative newbies alongside Veterans enjoying themselves in the old (larger) group size.
I miss it... a lot.
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I Totally agree, the old raid was more of a community get together. (ah the days of pre-global channels) Where you caught up with old friends that were now playing alts, and you had simply lost touch.
Unfortunately the U.S. farmers have ruined all that, forcing the Dev's to use a sledgehammer to crack a peanut IMO.
The EU servers used to organize them once a month, where as the US were farming Hami daily in some instances. Now, with diminishing returns and a 24 hour timer on TF's could not the same be applied to Hamidon.(say, a week instead)
Plus for heavens sake remove the cap of 50 people
This at the moment, means 6 teams and 2 spare, what are they meant to do?
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I really don't see the problem with the new hamidon raids 
they are fun and they are a community get together
hami used to be killed by pure weight of numbers...
i liked the new raids i went on, sign up on forums, go slap hami. was good. it was quite literally like old times. except without 100+ player lag and llamaisms.
old pvp? hm, before they wiped the hospital regen rate maybe, but after that? nah. the games a pve game, no amount of bolt on saves it or makes it a pvp game
@ExtraGonk
Right, with thanks to Cryonic I have some pics of the old Kronos Titan, from about two years ago. Not very good pics but it's not easy to get good ones when you're fighting him.
Clicky one
Clicky two
I don't know about anyone else but that Kronos Titan looks a lot bigger than This one although the different poV doesn't help.
Defiant 50's
Many and varied!
@Miss Chief
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Now thats a big foot
Defo looks a LOT bigger!
@Damz Find me on the global channel Union Chat. One of the best "chat channels" ingame!
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Right, with thanks to Cryonic I have some pics of the old Kronos Titan, from about two years ago. Not very good pics but it's not easy to get good ones when you're fighting him.
Clicky one
Clicky two
I don't know about anyone else but that Kronos Titan looks a lot bigger than This one although the different poV doesn't help.
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They all look the same size...
@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
Depth perception pl0x
@Rooks
"You should come inside the box... Then you'll know what I mean."
I miss...
Old Hollows
Pre-nerf Invuln scrappers
9 Fire Imps following me around
Old Hami raids bringing the server down!
Logging in to see Atlas Park 2
Hanging around monster island cheering on people soloing monsters
Looking forward to every issue
Getting kicked from a team because 'we need a healer, not those bubble things'... Ok, maybe not that one!
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Plus for heavens sake remove the cap of 50 people
This at the moment, means 6 teams and 2 spare, what are they meant to do?
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That would be the Trick Arrow for the Oil Slick and the Dark Miasma for the mass rez targetting the oil slick
Mind of Gaia lvl 50 Defiant's first Mind/Storm 'troller.
Deadly Doc 50 Dark/Dark Corr
and lots more on Pinnacle,Union and Defiant
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(and I think the majority of people who were there on both raids had fun too!)
[EDIT]: I can think of five, maybe six attempts at Hamidon post-redux, I've been on 2 that have succeeded since the redux. Neither of them were as much fun nor had the wide-ranging diversity of relative newbies alongside Veterans enjoying themselves in the old (larger) group size.
I miss it... a lot.
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There were two recent(ish) Hamidon raids arranged by Omega MCX on Defiant that were quite a lot of fun... there were newbies rubbing shoulders with veterans and despite having to have teams doing specific tasks it worked pretty well. I hope he arranges some more soon!