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2009/07/11 05:14:50
Subject: Nids: questions about the great devourer
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Armored Iron Breaker
Lookin' fur daemons ta' fight!
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I was always wondering...is there more than one hive mind? What I mean by this is that, Is there one single entity called they hive mind or the overmind that gives its attention to every one of its fleets across the galaxy, like a lord admiral, acting as a indomitable force of will with endless hunger, or are do all of the hive minds( if there is in fact more than one)act as one one collective consciousness, like some sort of council that unites the hive fleets, and controls the entire race of the nids? If anyone knows this or has an answer at all, I would like to know.
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2009/07/14 19:54:15
Subject: Nids: questions about the great devourer
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Rampaging Reaver Titan Princeps
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As far as i know, there is one hive mind (THE Hive Mind). The Hive Fleets are under control of the Norn Queens, one Queen for a Hive Fleet. The Queens are under control of the Hive Mind.
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2009/07/14 20:21:15
Subject: Nids: questions about the great devourer
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Nasty Nob
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So by that logic is the Hive Mind the greatest Psyker in the 40k Universe? If the Hive Mind is able to control such powers outside of the Warp (if it is only outside of the Warp) and must do so without the ease of using the Warp to magnify itself and its powers then wouldn't the Hive Mind be able to dwarf all other powers in the Universe? Granted that the Hivemind must control and direct the hungers of its various Hivefleets and Queens so it is not able to direct its power at once.
Also is the Hive Mind just pure hunger and physical chaos, or does it have any recorded intelligence or evil intent (by a non-tyranid's viewpoint)?
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"Just pull it out and play with it" -Big Nasty B @ Life After the Cover Save
40k: Orks 
Fantasy: Empire, Beastmen, Warriors of Chaos, and Ogre Kingdoms |
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2009/07/14 21:22:23
Subject: Nids: questions about the great devourer
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Foolproof Falcon Pilot
Somewhere in the unknown universe.
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to me, the entire Tyranid race is just one big organism. It just has gaunts where we have fingers or something.
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Manchu wrote:Agamemnon2 wrote:
Congratulations, that was the stupidest remark the entire wargaming community has managed to produce in a long, long time.
Congratulations, your dismissive and conclusory commentary has provided nothing to this discussion or the wider community on whose behalf you arrogantly presume to speak nor does it engage in any meaningful way the remark it lamely targets. But you did manage to gain experience points toward your next level of internet tough guy.
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2009/07/14 22:08:53
Subject: Nids: questions about the great devourer
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Nasty Nob
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That's a pretty good observation. I hadn't thought of it like that before and it would be hard for us to really understand it, but it makes sense I guess.
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"Just pull it out and play with it" -Big Nasty B @ Life After the Cover Save
40k: Orks
Fantasy: Empire, Beastmen, Warriors of Chaos, and Ogre Kingdoms |
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2009/07/14 22:30:56
Subject: Nids: questions about the great devourer
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Foolproof Falcon Pilot
Somewhere in the unknown universe.
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Think about it this way:
The Larger an organism is, the more nervous system control nodes it needs. Humans have one brain, but many nerves and nervous nodes. Something even larger, like an elephant, has nore nerves than Humans do. Humongous organisms start to need multiple brains to function properly (that's why a squiggoth shouldn't exist with only on ebrain, but does).
The Hive Mind is so vast an organism that it has many. many brains and nervous systems- they are the tyranids. When a gaunt dies, it's like one of our skin cells dying. When a Hive Tyrant or bigger bug dues, it's like injuring a nerve or a blood vessel.
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Manchu wrote:Agamemnon2 wrote:
Congratulations, that was the stupidest remark the entire wargaming community has managed to produce in a long, long time.
Congratulations, your dismissive and conclusory commentary has provided nothing to this discussion or the wider community on whose behalf you arrogantly presume to speak nor does it engage in any meaningful way the remark it lamely targets. But you did manage to gain experience points toward your next level of internet tough guy.
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2009/07/15 01:02:48
Subject: Nids: questions about the great devourer
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Dakka Veteran
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I think the real question is whether or not the Necrons will fully wake up in time to save the galaxy from the Tyranids.
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 Tombworld El'Lahaun 2500pts
 Hive Fleet Vestis 5000pts
 Disciples of Caliban 2000pts
 Crimson Fist 2000pts
 World Eaters 1850pts
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2009/07/15 02:19:59
Subject: Nids: questions about the great devourer
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Doc Brown
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RxGhost wrote:I think the real question is whether or not the Necrons will fully wake up in time to save the galaxy from the Tyranids.
The real question by that assumption is, will the Necrons get a 5th Ed Codex? If so, yes.
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"From the fires of Betrayal unto the blood of revenge we bring the name of Lorgar, the Bearer of the Word, the favored Son of Chaos, all praise be given to him. From those that would not heed we offer praise to those who do, that they might turn their gaze our way and gift us with the Boon of Pain, to turn the Galaxy red with the blood, and feed the hunger of the Gods."
-Excerpt from the Three Hundred and Forty-First
Book of Epistles of Lorgar
Cheese Elemental wrote:That made me think... what's a good pick-up line in the Imperium?
"Hey baby, my plasma cannon's running hot and I need to purge you in the name of the Emperor tonight."
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2009/07/18 05:58:10
Subject: Re:Nids: questions about the great devourer
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Armored Iron Breaker
Lookin' fur daemons ta' fight!
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I actually think that the Hive Mind is the greatest psyker is 40k, because MOst people that have tried touch it psychically have all gone mad *exept* Cheif librarian tigurus. I also believ this because it is able to control thousands of organisms over countless light years. Btw, thanks for all the answers.
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Teh Emprah Protects
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2009/07/18 14:28:33
Subject: Nids: questions about the great devourer
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Blackclad Wayfarer
From England. Living in Shanghai
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I like to think of them in an insect like way, with synapse as the focal point. Just because workers bees stray from the hive it doesn't make them forget their instincts to collect pollen for the colony.
For nid's replace worker bees with synapse creatures and pollen with biomass.
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