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yogi
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posted September 27, 2014 04:04 AM |
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Elvin said:
yogi said:
i actually think snakes (especially "root-snakes") are a perfect mythological archetype to incorporate into a faction based upon nature.
They are?
ive definitely come away from all my years of mythological studies with the perception that ancient man all over the globe revered snakes as archetypes of the lower, more primal, rhythmic, earthen, volatile, regenerative, reproductive side of life..
"the prototype of Hermes was an "Oriental deity of Babylonian extraction" represented in his earliest form as a snake god. From this perspective, the caduceus was originally representative of Hermes himself, in his early form as the Underworld god Ningishzida, "messenger" of the "Earth Mother"."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus#Ancient_Near_East
"In the East, the symbol of the two serpents twisting on the rod corresponds to the two currents Pingala and Ida which coil around the Merudanda: the first is red, hot and dry, likened to the Sun and the Alchemic Sulphur; the second, Ida, is cold and wet, like the Alchemic Mercury and is correlated with the Moon for its silver pallor."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadi_%28yoga%29
"The significance of the serpent has been interpreted in many ways; sometimes the shedding of skin and renewal is emphasized as symbolizing rejuvenation,[7] while other assessments center on the serpent as a symbol that unites and expresses the dual nature of the work of the physician, who deals with life and death, sickness and health.[8] The ambiguity of the serpent as a symbol, and the contradictions it is thought to represent, reflect the ambiguity of the use of drugs,[9] which can help or harm, as reflected in the meaning of the term pharmakon, which meant "drug", "medicine" and "poison" in ancient Greek.[10] Products deriving from the bodies of snakes were known to have medicinal properties in ancient times, and in ancient Greece, at least some were aware that snake venom that might be fatal if it entered the bloodstream could often be imbibed."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_of_Asclepius#Greek_mythology_and_Greek_society
...in opposition to the upper, more procreative, consistent, sensual, airy, forceful, flowering symbolism of [wings, birds, angels, light, and souls].
"Sushumna runs along the spinal cord in the center, through the seven chakras – Mooladhaar at the base, and Sahasrar at the top (or crown) of the head. It is at the base of this sushumna where the Kundalini (snake) lies coiled in three and a half coils, in a dormant or sleeping state."
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VOKIALBG
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posted September 29, 2014 11:53 AM |
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What... the winner is? I missed it.
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ChrisD1
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posted September 29, 2014 11:56 AM |
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VOKIALBG said:
What... the winner is? I missed it.
tomorrow we'll know! i am very curious for the results myself!
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RMZ1989
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posted September 29, 2014 11:57 AM |
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VOKIALBG said:
What... the winner is? I missed it.
We don't know yet. They will show us the winner tomorrow, since they have noticed a lot of votes/multiple accounts from same IPs and people are talking about cheating so we will see.
My guess is that Fury will still come out as winner.
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Stevie
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posted September 29, 2014 12:17 PM |
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Whatever the result, I hope it'll be fair and not Limbic pulling some shenanigans on us.
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War-overlord
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Undefeatable Hero
Presidente of Isla del Tropico
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posted September 29, 2014 12:18 PM |
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Stevie said:
Whatever the result, I hope it'll be fair and not Limbic pulling some shenanigans on us.
How would one tell?
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ChrisD1
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posted September 29, 2014 12:20 PM |
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Stevie said:
Whatever the result, I hope it'll be fair and not Limbic pulling some shenanigans on us.
doesn't ubi pull the shenanigans? limbic is just the dev right?
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War-overlord
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Presidente of Isla del Tropico
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posted September 29, 2014 12:22 PM |
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ChrisD1 said:
Stevie said:
Whatever the result, I hope it'll be fair and not Limbic pulling some shenanigans on us.
doesn't ubi pull the shenanigans? limbic is just the dev right?
While that is true, wouldn't it depend on who takes the initiative?
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ChrisD1
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posted September 29, 2014 12:26 PM |
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War-overlord said:
ChrisD1 said:
Stevie said:
Whatever the result, I hope it'll be fair and not Limbic pulling some shenanigans on us.
doesn't ubi pull the shenanigans? limbic is just the dev right?
While that is true, wouldn't it depend on who takes the initiative?
well who usually goes for these things? limbic or ubi?
btw i have said in the past that,as crazy as it sounds, i want to believe in a ubi conspiracy in this poll.
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War-overlord
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posted September 29, 2014 12:29 PM |
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ChrisD1 said:
well who usually goes for these things? limbic or ubi?
Care to rephrase that? Because I'm not quite following you here.
ChrisD1 said:
btw i have said in the past that,as crazy as it sounds, i want to believe in a ubi conspiracy in this poll.
Abstergo Entertainment = Ubisoft....OMG!!!
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ChrisD1
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posted September 29, 2014 12:33 PM |
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War-overlord said:
ChrisD1 said:
well who usually goes for these things? limbic or ubi?
Care to rephrase that? Because I'm not quite following you here.
ChrisD1 said:
btw i have said in the past that,as crazy as it sounds, i want to believe in a ubi conspiracy in this poll.
Abstergo Entertainment = Ubisoft....OMG!!!
well who is usually the one that uses shenanigans?ubi or limbic?
i am actually asking i don't know.
as far as the conspiracy goes i kinda believe that they favored fury. or it was me overthinking it mostly.
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War-overlord
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posted September 29, 2014 12:36 PM |
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ChrisD1 said:
well who is usually the one that uses shenanigans?ubi or limbic?
i am actually asking i don't know.
as far as the conspiracy goes i kinda believe that they favored fury. or it was me overthinking it mostly.
Since it's hard to tell when they use shenanigans, who knows?
As far as favour goes, Marzhin at least has said he supported Strength. Take that as you will.
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Stevie
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posted September 29, 2014 12:37 PM |
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Edited by Stevie at 12:37, 29 Sep 2014.
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I don't wanna believe in any shenanigans but I'm not comfortable trusting blindly either. At least we had an indication with the vote results being show in real time but now with that out too there is no transparency left.
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ChrisD1
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posted September 29, 2014 12:42 PM |
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the extremely bland artwork of the phoenix, its poor description,the already used artwork for the unicorn, the strike and return walking elf(dungeon calling) and the AWESOME (although not-needed) artwork of the blade dancer really made me extremely suspicious that they pushed fury. but that's me overthinking. i am going crazy aren't i? 
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War-overlord
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Presidente of Isla del Tropico
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posted September 29, 2014 12:43 PM |
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ChrisD1 said:
but that's me overthinking. i am going crazy aren't i?
Overthinking certainly.
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ChrisD1
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posted September 29, 2014 12:46 PM |
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War-overlord said:
ChrisD1 said:
but that's me overthinking. i am going crazy aren't i?
Overthinking certainly.
ok thanks i just needed to get this out of my chest and get confirmation from another person in tis forum.
do we know the time they are going to announce the results?
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War-overlord
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posted September 29, 2014 12:51 PM |
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ChrisD1 said:
ok thanks i just needed to get this out of my chest and get confirmation from another person in tis forum.
do we know the time they are going to announce the results?
Given from someone who thinks just about any conspiracy theory is bullhonkey and is likely to defect to Freemasons/Iluminati/American Government/Etc. the first chance he gets. So take that as you will.
As for time, no. Just that it is 30th September 2014. Somewhere between 00:00 and 24:00, Paris time most likely.
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ChrisD1
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posted September 29, 2014 12:58 PM |
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War-overlord said:
ChrisD1 said:
ok thanks i just needed to get this out of my chest and get confirmation from another person in tis forum.
do we know the time they are going to announce the results?
Given from someone who thinks just about any conspiracy theory is bullhonkey and is likely to defect to Freemasons/Iluminati/American Government/Etc. the first chance he gets. So take that as you will.
As for time, no. Just that it is 30th September 2014. Somewhere between 00:00 and 24:00, Paris time most likely.
still good enough for me since no one else confirms/does not confirm
my suspicions.
damn it i cant wait~ even if strength or balance wins!
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Elvin
Admirable
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Endless Revival
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posted September 29, 2014 05:22 PM |
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yogi said:
Elvin said:
yogi said:
i actually think snakes (especially "root-snakes") are a perfect mythological archetype to incorporate into a faction based upon nature.
They are?
ive definitely come away from all my years of mythological studies with the perception that ancient man all over the globe revered snakes as archetypes of the lower, more primal, rhythmic, earthen, volatile, regenerative, reproductive side of life..
"the prototype of Hermes was an "Oriental deity of Babylonian extraction" represented in his earliest form as a snake god. From this perspective, the caduceus was originally representative of Hermes himself, in his early form as the Underworld god Ningishzida, "messenger" of the "Earth Mother"."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus#Ancient_Near_East
"In the East, the symbol of the two serpents twisting on the rod corresponds to the two currents Pingala and Ida which coil around the Merudanda: the first is red, hot and dry, likened to the Sun and the Alchemic Sulphur; the second, Ida, is cold and wet, like the Alchemic Mercury and is correlated with the Moon for its silver pallor."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadi_%28yoga%29
"The significance of the serpent has been interpreted in many ways; sometimes the shedding of skin and renewal is emphasized as symbolizing rejuvenation,[7] while other assessments center on the serpent as a symbol that unites and expresses the dual nature of the work of the physician, who deals with life and death, sickness and health.[8] The ambiguity of the serpent as a symbol, and the contradictions it is thought to represent, reflect the ambiguity of the use of drugs,[9] which can help or harm, as reflected in the meaning of the term pharmakon, which meant "drug", "medicine" and "poison" in ancient Greek.[10] Products deriving from the bodies of snakes were known to have medicinal properties in ancient times, and in ancient Greece, at least some were aware that snake venom that might be fatal if it entered the bloodstream could often be imbibed."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_of_Asclepius#Greek_mythology_and_Greek_society
...in opposition to the upper, more procreative, consistent, sensual, airy, forceful, flowering symbolism of [wings, birds, angels, light, and souls].
"Sushumna runs along the spinal cord in the center, through the seven chakras – Mooladhaar at the base, and Sahasrar at the top (or crown) of the head. It is at the base of this sushumna where the Kundalini (snake) lies coiled in three and a half coils, in a dormant or sleeping state."
My apologies for the late reply, I somehow missed that. Yes I know that snakes have been used as much as a symbol for evil as much as a symbol of healing, I'm Greek after all  What drew my attention more was the [root snakes especially] part. At any rate that was a good read
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What if Elvin was female?
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posted September 29, 2014 08:53 PM |
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Edited by JoonasTo at 20:54, 29 Sep 2014.
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Just to everyone wanting the deers into the lineup, seriously?
Such noble creatures 
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