So what has happened? ASICs have flooded our network? This would not be a 51% attack since it is on our blockchain correct? So that means that price should be following suit no?
I'm thinking the same. Last time during 51 attacks there wasn't any spikes in diff in our blockchain.
Somebody suddenly wants 100% of the mined coins or is just playing with our 1-block retarget?
Other ideas?
I'll remind you all of this comment.
I am mining Noble with 14Mhash (I know it's not enough), but have more asic hardware arriving early next month. I won't say exactly how much hash power I will have, but lets just say it should enough to slam the 51% attackers as long as my fellow miners keep their rigs mining too.
I never sell Noble and will do everything I can to support the network, just like I have since day 1.
IMO the fact that someone wants us dead, shows that some see us a genuine threat. If we are a threat but don't fold under the pressure, that puts us one step closer to guaranteed success!
Dig deep guys (pun intended). Rofo, has gone above and beyond to make things happen. Give what you can in return and mine the hell out of Noble!
If this is you, I'm jealous of your hash power Backlash!

Unfortunately the 1500 odd mega hash that is currently unaccounted for is not me

When I said I was going to bring more hash power, I wasn't meaning $250,000 worth of hardware! I would announce it on the forums if it was me.
It is very unlikely a group of individuals would decide to put that much mining power into Noble as an investment at this stage. However, if they have decided noble is the best alt coin to mine, that is probably a good sign we have a bright and strong future.
IMO that much hash power (outside of Litecoin) must be mining hardware manufactures running their equipment to make profit before sending out the units to customers. If that is correct, we need to be prepared for another 100 million noble being dumped to market in the coming weeks/months. This would also explain the huge fluctuations in mining power and difficulty from day to day.