Why do you always think Strength is the point
darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 03/11/2012 04:35:26 PM
Lanfear at 10% more than Moiraine would still be vastly more powerful than Moiraine due to training. You cheapen the Forsaken by making their power all about their Strength. And you ignore the text which tells us over and over how worthless strength really is when compared to training. Even Moghedien states it and she is the only one of the Forsaken who even seems to notice Strength unless they are surprised.
Cyndane v. Alivia is all I need from the books to see that strength is irrelevant in the grand scheme. Egwene couldn't match any Forsaken when she makes the statement, but a few books later she says out right that she could face Mesaana, she's probably grown a bit in strength in the interim, but she's also learned an amazing amount about the Power as we see throughout the book. She knows the general level of these women and would not be able to say that out loud if she did not believe it. I know you will next pull out the quote about "the woman was so strong" from the TAR battle, which is NOT about OP strength, it's a comment on Mesaana's mind in TAR. There wasnt even a mention of Mesaana using the OP in that encounter, just her will.
Believe all you like that Lanfear is 500% every other Channeler ... Personally I think that makes the character even more boring. The books are more interesting to me if the main characters can actually stand a chance against the evil characters. Your Lanfear fanboy beliefs would make the series unbelievably dull to me.
Pevara being strong even for a man just strengthens my belief that the Forsaken are not that much stronger than the top level AS.
Anyway, I'm not going to continue to re hash the same conversation we've been having for years without a significant body of new quotes. All we'll end up doing is pulling the same ones that have been around for 20 years
Cyndane v. Alivia is all I need from the books to see that strength is irrelevant in the grand scheme. Egwene couldn't match any Forsaken when she makes the statement, but a few books later she says out right that she could face Mesaana, she's probably grown a bit in strength in the interim, but she's also learned an amazing amount about the Power as we see throughout the book. She knows the general level of these women and would not be able to say that out loud if she did not believe it. I know you will next pull out the quote about "the woman was so strong" from the TAR battle, which is NOT about OP strength, it's a comment on Mesaana's mind in TAR. There wasnt even a mention of Mesaana using the OP in that encounter, just her will.
Believe all you like that Lanfear is 500% every other Channeler ... Personally I think that makes the character even more boring. The books are more interesting to me if the main characters can actually stand a chance against the evil characters. Your Lanfear fanboy beliefs would make the series unbelievably dull to me.
Pevara being strong even for a man just strengthens my belief that the Forsaken are not that much stronger than the top level AS.
Anyway, I'm not going to continue to re hash the same conversation we've been having for years without a significant body of new quotes. All we'll end up doing is pulling the same ones that have been around for 20 years

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Addressing problems with the Bell Curve
31/10/2012 11:30:42 AM
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Who said RJ created a 100 point scale? I always assumed we did to make this easier to follow
31/10/2012 02:22:51 PM
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One more point here
31/10/2012 03:02:34 PM
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I've think I've finally done it. I've solved the entire Curve. Daigian is the key...
01/11/2012 09:20:57 AM
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Did some playing with your numbers to make this work better
01/11/2012 02:13:00 PM
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The Mean and SD are set by Daigian's position. Your options are therefore not possible...
02/11/2012 07:49:24 AM
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Yet you have many more SD between the Mean and Lanfear than you do Morgase and the Mean
02/11/2012 02:39:51 PM
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I absolutely agree. The lower side of the curve MUST be intersected by zero after 1 SD...
02/11/2012 03:03:52 PM
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I am not convinced Moiraine is the Mean. Merely 50% of Lanfear
02/11/2012 04:23:57 PM
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But on a Bell Curve the Mean IS 50% of Lanfear. You've just disproven your own contention.
02/11/2012 04:40:31 PM
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OMG no it is NOT!
02/11/2012 05:16:36 PM
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I agree with that. But please honestly look at the math I presented. It disproves the Bell Curve.
02/11/2012 05:24:41 PM
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It doesn't matter that you think the BC is disproved.
02/11/2012 06:07:19 PM
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Confusing post...
02/11/2012 06:30:40 PM
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If you choose to ignore the author go right ahead. I just think you are wrong
02/11/2012 09:05:14 PM
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Re: It doesn't matter that you think the BC is disproved.
02/11/2012 07:11:57 PM
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I think the number is about 10
03/11/2012 08:42:08 AM
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Nope
03/11/2012 04:14:45 PM
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Re: Nope
03/11/2012 04:39:07 PM
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Verin and Graendal each have angreal of unkown strength
03/11/2012 06:15:49 PM
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Re: Addressing problems with the Bell Curve
01/11/2012 06:23:07 PM
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Re: Addressing problems with the Bell Curve
01/11/2012 09:48:04 PM
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I'll have to disagree with much of this
03/11/2012 07:46:31 AM
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Why do you always think Strength is the point
03/11/2012 04:35:26 PM
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I don't - I merely appreciate it as a factor
03/11/2012 04:48:24 PM
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0 Evidence? Cyndane v. Alivia is plenty of evidence EDIT with exact quote
03/11/2012 06:17:39 PM
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One other thing you have forgotten about
03/11/2012 10:13:09 PM
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Your agenda blinds you to logic yet again...As I'll simply demonstrate with your example here...
03/11/2012 11:08:13 PM
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Nope, the only experience she has in reality is against Rand
03/11/2012 11:09:54 PM
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Nonsense.
03/11/2012 11:11:05 PM
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Believe as you will
03/11/2012 11:26:50 PM
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That's a classic.
04/11/2012 12:06:13 AM
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You misquote on a regular basis and have no grasp of the timeline in the series
04/11/2012 01:36:37 AM
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Hmm...
04/11/2012 07:08:04 AM
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stop getting all indignant ... I'm really not trying to be nasty to you
04/11/2012 04:20:06 PM
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Reply to your EDIT: I think YOU have a totally warped perspective, based on what you wish for.
03/11/2012 11:16:29 PM
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Funny that's exactly how I see your perspective
03/11/2012 11:25:52 PM
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I don't need to interpret the following in any way other than the obvious to get the picture...
04/11/2012 12:17:53 AM
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as usual you miss that there is a timeline and strength growth throughout the series *NM*
04/11/2012 01:47:41 AM
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