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Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 4:28 am
by Wain
I guess Blizzard was listening, er, reading! I revisited Thousands Needles after the new patch tonight (which wasn't large). My Alliance hunter, Freja, has started freezing on loading, so I took Beorhtlaf, my orc hunter for a spin:

First thing I noticed was the tan silithid beetles have returned to the hive, as Silithid Defenders, and are now tameable:
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So that's another coloured beetle for the list!

Secondly, and more exciting for you silithid colossus fans out there, the Hive Controller of that hive is now tameable. He's different to the others in that he uses the rather gross exposed-brain model:
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He's the purple-orange kind.

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 4:29 am
by Vephriel
Ooooh neat finds! :D

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 4:30 am
by Quin
!!! :shock: Creepy-exposed brain!

...it's kind of neat though! :D

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 4:31 am
by Wain
And before you ask, I haven't found any tameable hydras or basilisks in this patch yet :) Or more tameable silithid wasps.

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 4:38 am
by Kalliope
Cool! Yay for Blizzard!

God, brain-exposed brainbugs make me as sad as diseased pets....D:

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 4:52 am
by Lisaara
That brain really creeps me out.

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 5:00 am
by Anyia
Oooooh!

The twisted side of me now wants to roll an undead hunter named "Zombie", and get a hive controller named "Snackbar"...

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:04 am
by Kayb
I'm still trying to work out why they didn't drown

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:28 am
by Qraljar
As much as I am squee'ing over them. Me too O_o.. they have no gills.

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:31 am
by Wain
Plenty of arthropods are water-breathing.

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:37 am
by Qraljar
WATER BEETLES UFUFUFUFUF

xD

Nah, but wouldn't the wild flow of water hurt the brain? I would figure water filling an exposed brain would pretty much hurt, or dislocating it. Ouuuch!

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:44 am
by Wain
Through sheer luck, the salinity of sea water on Azeroth is identical to the osmolarity of the silithid's brain cavity. ;)

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:57 am
by Qraljar
That seems doubtful. Ah-well! This game is all about fantasy. But it hurts my head just fantasizing the pain of salty water or any water filling the brain cavity.. Ugh.. yuck.

But still! I might use this skin if Sorakarr gets harmed in RP. ICly and he needs time to recover.

(Yep. My semi-Mantodea ish Silithid Colossus will be called Sorakkar : ) )

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:59 am
by Saturo
Qraljar wrote:WATER BEETLES UFUFUFUFUF

xD

Nah, but wouldn't the wild flow of water hurt the brain? I would figure water filling an exposed brain would pretty much hurt, or dislocating it. Ouuuch!
The brain would take just as much damage from being exposed overall, for an extended period of time. Salt water isn't the biggest of their problems. :P
Wain wrote:Through sheer luck, the salinity of sea water on Azeroth is identical to the osmolarity of the silithid's brain cavity. ;)
Win.

I rather like the exposed brain model, I think I might very well opt for getting one for my Undead hunters...
Anyia wrote:Oooooh!

The twisted side of me now wants to roll an undead hunter named "Zombie", and get a hive controller named "Snackbar"...
Like this.

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 7:02 am
by Qraljar
You're right Saturo. :p

And yes, I like it too but I would feel guilty using it ICly. Like walking around Ashenvale or Stormwind with it and people saying I do animal cruelty..

.. Not that people will care about me hurting a Silithid because there's too much traumatized war veterans from the Shifting Sands War that would much rather I or someone else'd decapitate him on the spot. Like the Sentinels tried to do to my little Horakk..

But yeah, I might use it ICly if my Sorakkar needs some IC time to recover after a fiery battle.

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 7:17 am
by minko

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 7:32 am
by Shandorei
Haha YUCK!

I'll be sure to get one of those :lol:

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:34 am
by Sarayana
I'm super excited about the beige beetle! :)

That brain bug is going to give me the heebie jeebies every time I see a hunter with it, ew.

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:38 am
by Bellatryx
Sarayana wrote:I'm super excited about the beige beetle! :)

That brain bug is going to give me the heebie jeebies every time I see a hunter with it, ew.
Is the beetle family an exotic family or a regular one?

Re: Tameable exposed-brain colossus and tan silithid bugs!

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:58 am
by Sarayana
I think it's silithids, isn't it?