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I havent had such a severe hangover for a long time, so glad to have my ultimate medicine Looks like the Fall of Richthofen has began. So cool to see you've used the MPD sacrificial event as his mental turning point. I also like the way how he lost the voices for a moment prior chapter, followed by the realization that he would never get rid of them, now causing him to slowly turning more insane. Like he gave up. Good building up towards this!

Ayyy, nice work HW! Some of those features I didn't even knew myself! And to the community: Expect a neat new add-on feature as well

Thank you, glad to hear that! How the core could be a Rift....I don't know. I guess this whole idea is not so down-to-earth as it sounds, but rather sciencifically abstract, as I said. How could this be applied on the BO2 Main Quest? Do the NAVcards have the coordinates to the core and let the Global Polarization Devices focus the (possibly 'leaking' Ethereal energy towards it? Why does Richthofen have to mend it to reestablish the link between Aether and Earth (which is still partly present as he can still controll the undead, etc), while Maxis somehow uses the Rift to uses the Aether's energy to enter Agartha? Concerning more recent issues, how could this fit with Monty? We know he was able to manipulate our world through the Æther, but wouldn't Maxis be equally as powerfull after he entered Agartha? Or did he, perhaps, rather enter the Dark Aether, thinking it would be Agartha (as Samantha was drawn into this madness as well). How would the Dark Aether fit into this anyway? Beyond creation... In the similarity of a Wormhole (Rift?) perhaps? Absolute negative space where the laws of physics dont apply. The absolute zero that forms a living purgatory. Hell

We're special

That moment the voices were gone....and later came back.... I can feel Richthofen's emotion on that moment. I felt it down my stomach: Its a real torture, rather than a gift

Ohhh, you were introduced to Zombies exactly the way I was. Good times, good times. Welcome to the site, fella

Hey all! Agartha has always had a major role in the story, while the name 'Agartha' was actually used in-game for the first time in Buried, when Zombies Mode was already raging on for 5 years. As we have always assumed Agartha was actually the world within Hollow Earth, like various mythologies (though under different names) state, Doctor Monty smashed this image. While I previously tried to invalidate this, it still leaves the Hollow Earth-issue. However, yesterday I had a thought that may have an explanation for that as well. Agartha could actually still be very much inside our planet. The quote that sparked this idea was, ironically enough, another quote of Monty. The world WITHIN the world. And this was said in Gorod Krovi. So it seems like the idea of Hollow Earth isn't completely abandoned. To understand the following theory, we have to go back to Black Ops II, the era of the Great Destruction of Earth. Die Rise's loading screen actually already showed us the seemingly absense of a civilisation in the core of our planet. There doesn't seem to be anything inside Earth, so what is Monty rambling about the world within the world? You see, I think Agartha and Earth are more connected with each other than is believed. Let's start with a summary of what Agartha is believed to be, made by @Tac: The creatures of the Black Sun entered Agartha through the underground tunnels of Earth. Now let's jump to the Rift, being of great importance in Black Ops II, seen in Buried (hang on, this picture will become more coherent later on). The Rift seemed to appear right after Maxis launched the Griffin Station rockets to Earth, which caused the severing of the Aether's link with Earth, which Richthofen seemed to wanna 'set right' by mending the Rift (meaning healing it). What the Rift exactly was has always remained unclear, though various theories think it is the Earth's core, or a Gateway to Agartha perhaps. I believe both theories are actually right, as the Earth's core is a Gateway to Agartha, a.k.a. the Aether. Let's get some stuff straight. 1) Agartha is most likely not a physical plane. It is a dimension beyond our perception. 2) The realm is accesible via the Earth's core. 3) As the planet's core is a rift to Agartha, Agartha seems to be centered within our world, while it actually is not. Remember the Shadows of Evil scrap? See how there exist so many worlds? So many planet Earth's and versions of ourselves. So many cores, or Rifts, all leading to merely one and the same realm: Agartha, or Aether. There is only one of this. NabrZHunter's primal 'Wheel Spoke Theory' wasn't that far away from this idea. What does it mean for Agartha being Hollow Earth? Well, it would explain the absense of Agartha in Die Rise's loading screen, as the only thing that is present in Earth's inner core is merely a portal to Agartha (though abstract). It would explain the Aether being "inside" Earth, as we got a Gateway to that down there. It would explain the Keepers being both the creatures who descended down onto our planet milions of years ago, and the beings residing in the Aether. It would explain many theories of inner Earth's "magical" absurdities (To name a few), as it is actually the source of Ethereal Energy. Let me hear you thoughts! Any constructive, critical feedback is always appreciated, and I would like to update and expand this thread. Let's see if a discussion can find a solution for this! Thanks for the read

HYPED!!!

Yeah well, it was actually the depth of the story that makes this story seem so unique and appealing to me...the sciencific, historic and mythological ''truths'' behind it. It seems like every thing in the game has a canon explanation behind it, and when it seems like there is not we should just dig deeper. The 'Story' as we know it is merely the top of the iceberg of the story behind everything. Glad you're interested in those subjects. If you feel like, take a look in the story categories of the forums, or make a post about your own thoughts/theory if you like to share. The Story Discussion section is made for this. If you have real-life lore (mythos, etc) connected theories, it would belong in the Research & Development section. And the absolute masterpieces that have connected lots of real stuff with a certain subject in the story and have alot of efford put into, belong to the crown of CoDZ: the Asylum section. (Though I must note, alot of hidden gems are posted under a specific map, e.g. the MPD Reconstruction post you mentioned is posted under 'Classified' instead of 'Story Discussion'). Remember: A post is just a post...the discussion sparks progression in our understanding of the story. Oof...I don't try to scare you off mate! If you have questions, just ask me or any other mod. Till then I am, lurking beyond the Aether

Guten Tag, Ahmad! A zombie slaying veteran that is familiar with the Story, can't believe you find us just now haha. If I may ask, how did you actually discovered us? Anyways, glad you're here! Would you consider yourself more of a gameplay- or story-person? Or a little of both perhaps? Hope to see you around! (Meanwhile the Quick Revive Theme starts jingling in my head)

How exactly do you mean? I see every attacking zombie as an attempt of the controller to kill the characters. He doesn't gain any power by (indirectly) attacking us, but he just wants us to die. And he succeeds... How many games have we all played in which we die before completing a Main Quest?

It was a truly nice tournament, and the other's opinions were interesting to read. Thank you for being the organizer, I really enjoyed it!

Interesting thought. What makes you think so?

Ÿes, it must be 'Aether'. My bad! About the diary, not sure what I thought when I created that question. Only thing that has been said was this: Since Yuri had read the diary, I guess I assumed it was him who was the spy (possibly in ties with a vengeance action towards Gersch's attitute). There is no proof for this however, so I will change this question. Thank you for the feedback!

Happy Sunday everyone! Inspired by NaBrZHunter's 'meta zombiologists necessary knowledge quiz', I felt like creating something similar myself. Consisting of merely 10 questions yet, I think I will make a larger one in the future, or perhaps several ones of different levels. But the shortness doesn't mean the questions are easy... Take a look, and prove yourself a hardcore fan worthy: https://uquiz.com/COJpjl Oh, and feedback is always appreciated (concerning both the quiz itself and the questions)! For potential question ideas, just comment!