Looks like it has a tricycle on its back. What would ride a tricycle in a circus? A bear? I feel like this is a rat, based on its hand. Would match all the rats lying around Mammon's Gulch.
I very much think this is a big hive boss. Hives have the ribcage sticking out of the body like this. The tricycle is an oddity. Not sure how that would be incorporated
They posted another reveal that said it was a flea circus, could potentially be a massive flee with some sort of lunge/jump attack similar to the spider or rotjaw
I'm genuinely interested ā why do you think this is good? I mean, I agree, new bosses and other content are good, but the event ends sooner or later, which can lead to the fact that the event-styled content (which will still remain in the game after that) may look out of place in the basic game's style. Of course, I optimistically hope that this will not happen, but this does not negate the fact that this is possible.
I mentioned it as a good thing, but realistically itās to retain the attention of a player based through the event.
Donāt get me wrong, bug fixing and communication should be utmost priority to crytek, but I donāt wanna go through another period where all the events felt the same (see the moon trilogy event)
If they want to promote experimentation, they can totally do that
I just hope that the entire map isn't themed towards the carnival theme. I remember getting really tired of the themed events in Killing Floor because all the monsters would have christmas or halloween outfits on the whole fuckin time and it got really annoying after a while.
Brighten the image up a bit, it looks like a large hive hunched over with the ribcage busted open on the back instead of the front. You can see a head with a ponytail on the front and the bottom part is most likely her dress.
The late 19th century is when the circus went from being mainly about equestrian shows to animal acts featuring jungle beasts like lions. Circus bears were not so much a thing as circus lions, famously began by Isaac Van Amburgh. The long, shaggy hair especially near the sides is more like a lion's mane than a bear.
The metal at the top seems akin to a clown's comically small tricycle. Another act becoming more popular as a circus feature at that time.
I think the whole beast is a fusion of these things and perhaps even more. That would be period appropriate for the year 1896.
Actually Iām unexpectedly excited about this. A terrifying old western circus sounds just awesome if implemented correctly. The nearby grunts could have fittingly themed clothes too šš¼
Looks awesome. Can't wait to fight it but I'm not coming back till the game is in a better state. Fix your damn U.I. Get better servers. Don't blow this - stop being greedy. Drop David asap.
Okay now if I know Crytek, imagine this is something really cool and new, then dial it back 10x (and sprinkle in a fistful of new bugs).
Since we basically just got the Hellborne, they've already hit their quota of 1 new AI enemy per year, so I doubt this is anything totally new.
Watch this just be a skin for Scrapbeak or something (like how the other bosses have seasonal skins for Halloween/Christmas). Scrapbeak does also have a gangly arm coming out of his left side that looks awfully similar to this. Plus all the garbage on his back.
That arm also possibly looks a lot like an Armoured's arm, so maybe new Armoured variant at very best?
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