Hamidon Sighting in Praetoria?
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Acemace,
Posted on: 2010-12-21 09:25 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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So either that's not Hami and you are a Cole propaganda machine, or Venture is a Cole propaganda machine of some sort confusing the issues with misdirection.
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Originally Posted by Noble Savage
FINALLY. Congrats. As you've now seen, Hamidon is indeed out there, lurking in the forests. Spotting the beast should be a reminder to all citizens about the constant, immediate, and overwhelming threat faced by Praetoria, and a firm reminder not to venture past the sonic pylons.
This small taste of the Praetorian Hamidon has been in the game since GR launched, and internally, we've all been wondering and guessing how long it might be before one of you guys caught a glimpse or better yet, a photo. And now you have--bravo! Depictions of Hamidon that you see scattered around Praetoria are merely a charicature of the real thing: artists' renderings of something seen only from a distance and poorly understood. Hamidon has changed since players last confronted the creature in Primal Earth, but the story here is just beginning to unfold... |
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Exciting!
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Originally Posted by Noble Savage
Depictions of Hamidon that you see scattered around Praetoria are merely a charicature of the real thing: artists' renderings of something seen only from a distance and poorly understood. Hamidon has changed since players last confronted the creature in Primal Earth, but the story here is just beginning to unfold...
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Issue 16 made me feel like this.
Warning: This poster likes to play Devil's Advocate.
The guy I run with on Sunday mornings said he spotted a giant tentacle a few months ago, then camped the spot for two more days waiting to get a screen shot of it.
I think he's gonna be bitter.
My first short story (detective fiction) came out in Jan-2012. Other stories and books to follow, I hope. Because of "real writing". COH was a big part of that happening.
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Brava!
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Yes - I'm the little black, white and blonde thing near the bottom and slightly left of center
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There is no such thing as an "innocent bystander"
Awesome!
Yeah, I think my mind has quietly figured that our Hami is sort of a larval form, but it could just be different.
If it is an early, less-evolved form... I want to find a way to make him evolve into something like the Praetorian version!
(And train him to D.C.)
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And Venture reveals his personal posting strategy...
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Originally Posted by Venture
"Always plant a lie inside a truth. It make it easier to swallow." -- J. Sheridan
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@Zethustra
"Now at midnight all the agents and the superhuman crew come out
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
I wish I had the drop from my favorite radio morning show: "I KNEW IT!"
I saw this in beta but thought it was just a trick of the background. Nice to see I was wrong.
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I'd been wondering what those "Tentacles In The Water" that you cannot target were which would SOMETIMES appear in the First Mission "Flashforward" of the Incarnate Arc. I kept thinking that they were some sort of Hyper Hydra related to the Abandoned Sewer Trial ... or the new Muckdwellers down in the waters of Faultline north of the Dam. But no ... it's actually an Evolved Hamidon.|
Originally Posted by Noble Savage
FINALLY. Congrats. As you've now seen, Hamidon is indeed out there, lurking in the forests. Spotting the beast should be a reminder to all citizens about the constant, immediate, and overwhelming threat faced by Praetoria, and a firm reminder not to venture past the sonic pylons.
This small taste of the Praetorian Hamidon has been in the game since GR launched, and internally, we've all been wondering and guessing how long it might be before one of you guys caught a glimpse or better yet, a photo. And now you have--bravo! Depictions of Hamidon that you see scattered around Praetoria are merely a charicature of the real thing: artists' renderings of something seen only from a distance and poorly understood. Hamidon has changed since players last confronted the creature in Primal Earth, but the story here is just beginning to unfold... |
First you will know FEAR.
Then you will know PAIN.
And then you will DIE.
It's the end. But the moment has been prepared for ...
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Although we now have some kind of dev confirmation that the alternate Hamidon isn't just a tentacular bogeyman, the phrase "seen only from a distance and poorly understood" precludes unquestioning acceptance of the regime's party line about the DE threat. As usual in Praetoria, there's a lot going on behind the scenes. It will take a great deal of further investigation to find out what.|
Originally Posted by Noble Savage
Depictions of Hamidon that you see scattered around Praetoria are merely a charicature of the real thing: artists' renderings of something seen only from a distance and poorly understood. Hamidon has changed since players last confronted the creature in Primal Earth, but the story here is just beginning to unfold...
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My own reaction is that Emperor Cole has lost a huge opportunity to recruit heroes from Praetorian and Primal Earth for goldside Hami raids to keep this version in check, but then, running a dictatorship takes up all his time.
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A red name posted on my lore thread CONFIRMING IT?AND I WAS THE FIRST TO GET A PICTURE OF THIS*Has heart attack*|
Originally Posted by Noble Savage
FINALLY. Congrats. As you've now seen, Hamidon is indeed out there, lurking in the forests. Spotting the beast should be a reminder to all citizens about the constant, immediate, and overwhelming threat faced by Praetoria, and a firm reminder not to venture past the sonic pylons.
This small taste of the Praetorian Hamidon has been in the game since GR launched, and internally, we've all been wondering and guessing how long it might be before one of you guys caught a glimpse or better yet, a photo. And now you have--bravo! Depictions of Hamidon that you see scattered around Praetoria are merely a charicature of the real thing: artists' renderings of something seen only from a distance and poorly understood. Hamidon has changed since players last confronted the creature in Primal Earth, but the story here is just beginning to unfold... |
SEE??
THE HAMIDON IS REAL!
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Maybe he WANTS to have Hamidon out there.He need the fear of the Outside Threat alive,and attacking Praetoria,to remain in power,as much as the 1984 Big Brother needed the "outside war" and the daily falling missiles,even if that war was an arrangement amongst the socialist countries.
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Originally Posted by TrueGentleman
My own reaction is that Emperor Cole has lost a huge opportunity to recruit heroes from Praetorian and Primal Earth for goldside Hami raids to keep this version in check, but then, running a dictatorship takes up all his time.
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Check out all of Noble Savage's Art threads! All things art, Super Boosters, 'Lost' Costume Pieces, Buildings, Animations, and NPC Costume Piece Conversion
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At the very least, your screenshot is better than a (purported) photo of Emmanuel Goldstein for the Two-Minutes Hate.|
Originally Posted by Pedro Schwartz
Maybe he WANTS to have Hamidon out there.He need the fear of the Outside Threat alive,and attacking Praetoria,to remain in power,as much as the 1984 Big Brother needed the "outside war" and the daily falling missiles,even if that war was an arrangement amongst the socialist countries.
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"We have always been at war with the Hamidon."
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Grats.|
Originally Posted by Pedro Schwartz
A red name posted on my lore thread CONFIRMING IT?AND I WAS THE FIRST TO GET A PICTURE OF THIS*Has heart attack*
SEE?? THE HAMIDON IS REAL! |
And no, it doesn't validate the character you took it on. :P
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Suck it, Resistance naysayers. Loyalty is Survival.
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Originally Posted by Pedro Schwartz
A red name posted on my lore thread CONFIRMING IT?AND I WAS THE FIRST TO GET A PICTURE OF THIS*Has heart attack*
SEE?? THE HAMIDON IS REAL! |
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Terrorists, the lot of 'em! All hail Emperor Cole!
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Originally Posted by DumpleBerry
Suck it, Resistance naysayers. Loyalty is Survival.
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Well that solves the mystery of the tentacles but how about the dust devils in Neutropolis?
Now we know where Hamidon Goo comes from! 
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We've always known...but talking about it gets you modsmacked!
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Originally Posted by Ramification TM
Now we know where Hamidon Goo comes from!
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@Doctor Gemini
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Originally Posted by RadDidIt
Terrorists, the lot of 'em! All hail Emperor Cole!
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@Golden Girl
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I'd just like to take a moment to rub the faces of the nay-sayers in this a bit longer. (-:
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Originally Posted by Noble Savage
FINALLY. Congrats. As you've now seen, Hamidon is indeed out there, lurking in the forests.
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If the Hamidon did not exist it would be necessary to invent him.
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Originally Posted by Pedro Schwartz
Maybe he WANTS to have Hamidon out there.He need the fear of the Outside Threat alive,and attacking Praetoria,to remain in power,as much as the 1984 Big Brother needed the "outside war" and the daily falling missiles,even if that war was an arrangement amongst the socialist countries.
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this is so cool... does this give us a hint to what awaits us in praetoria....
i am going to make yet another i-20 hyptohesis... (with a 99% assurance rate of being wrong)
i-20 will not only include some really cool praetorian end game content, but also mid level content .....
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Loyalists shouldn't start patting themselves on the back just yet. One screenshot of a single tentacle doesn't make for an open-and-shut case in favor of Emperor Cole's regime.|
Originally Posted by GuyPerfect
I'd just like to take a moment to rub the faces of the nay-sayers in this a bit longer. (-:
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Tyrant's official bio clearly states that he was able to "contain" their Hamidon and that the "Devouring Earth threat {has} ended". Either that account needs to be qualified, or his propaganda department has some explaining to do. Noble Savage admits Praetorian Hamidon is "poorly understood", at least by the general population, and that goes for the players, too. From what we know currently, Praetorian Hamidon may be more of a direct threat to Ouroboros.
In any case, I look forward to more information in upcoming issues.
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He loves you.|
Originally Posted by Pedro Schwartz
A red name posted on my lore thread CONFIRMING IT?AND I WAS THE FIRST TO GET A PICTURE OF THIS*Has heart attack*
SEE?? THE HAMIDON IS REAL! |
(And prefers to be referred to as Cuddlevine.)
Dr. Todt's theme.
i make stuff...
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Their inability to move their elbows would mean they'd need someone else to do it for them |
Originally Posted by TrueGentleman
Loyalists shouldn't start patting themselves on the back just yet.
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@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
http://schwartzpedro.deviantart.com/...gs-1-190370073
This small taste of the Praetorian Hamidon has been in the game since GR launched, and internally, we've all been wondering and guessing how long it might be before one of you guys caught a glimpse or better yet, a photo. And now you have--bravo!
Depictions of Hamidon that you see scattered around Praetoria are merely a charicature of the real thing: artists' renderings of something seen only from a distance and poorly understood. Hamidon has changed since players last confronted the creature in Primal Earth, but the story here is just beginning to unfold...
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