So it appears that they made some changes tonight with the Hydra fight. They have introduced a new Call to Arms Siege Weapon called last stand and it takes 500 people to activate. Thats a lot of link clicking. Posting on the Castle Age Hydra Group made things easier, until I got banned for "spamming" links on the groups wall. Currently at 300 links down with 200 to go! I'll post damage done as soon as I find out.
Also… I noticed they must have lowered Hydras defense. I was hitting roughly 5,300 before but now I am hitting her for about 6800. Nice change! This should help speed up our kill nicely!