Very interesting argument by the way 
I have not set my mind on this issue, but it made me think of Peter Hamilton's Pandora Star novels.
*very minor spoiler (not WoT-related)*
In those novels (sci-fi), humanity possesses wormhole technology, allowing a ship to open a "hole" through space into another location. An alien species gains that knowledge (plot-device) and use it to attack the human systems with it, opening holes above planets and sending ships through them (note the similarities with gateways ?).
However, the humans discover a way to affect the opening of wormholes by sending lots of energy in their structure, thus overloading the generator at the origin of the wormhole and shutting them down.
In the next tactical evolution, the alien species neuters that strategy by opening multiple wormholes and shutting them down quickly, never opening two in the same space. Humans are unable to target them and things go, well, poo.
While reading your discussion, I found interesting that another novel discussed a similar matter and wanted to bring it to your attention.
Apologies for the grammatical and orthographic errors that may (and surely do) haunt this post
I have not set my mind on this issue, but it made me think of Peter Hamilton's Pandora Star novels. *very minor spoiler (not WoT-related)*
In those novels (sci-fi), humanity possesses wormhole technology, allowing a ship to open a "hole" through space into another location. An alien species gains that knowledge (plot-device) and use it to attack the human systems with it, opening holes above planets and sending ships through them (note the similarities with gateways ?).
However, the humans discover a way to affect the opening of wormholes by sending lots of energy in their structure, thus overloading the generator at the origin of the wormhole and shutting them down.
In the next tactical evolution, the alien species neuters that strategy by opening multiple wormholes and shutting them down quickly, never opening two in the same space. Humans are unable to target them and things go, well, poo.
While reading your discussion, I found interesting that another novel discussed a similar matter and wanted to bring it to your attention.
Apologies for the grammatical and orthographic errors that may (and surely do) haunt this post
How to disrupt gateways that are made into a battle zone...
- 16/11/2009 08:48:36 AM
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I might as well present my argument in full
- 16/11/2009 09:52:34 AM
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Both options can be valid, but here's why you MUST have the ward...
- 16/11/2009 10:10:55 AM
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Re: Both options can be valid, but here's why you MUST have the ward...
- 16/11/2009 12:08:30 PM
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Peter Hamilton's "Pandora Star"
- 16/11/2009 03:36:39 PM
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I think there's some evidence in favor of the wards idea you are all missing.
- 16/11/2009 05:29:22 PM
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I disagree
- 16/11/2009 07:15:53 PM
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Except
- 16/11/2009 07:24:56 PM
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there's no indication that the gateway isn't almost on top of a city
- 17/11/2009 03:09:31 AM
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It's definitely possible that there can be a ward to detect a gateway opening.
- 17/11/2009 03:22:33 PM
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We know that, for e.g., Sammael could detect the location of a Gateway
- 16/11/2009 08:21:57 PM
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i think an automatic weave would be too complicated to cover any reasonable area.
- 17/11/2009 06:06:54 AM
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Re: i think an automatic weave would be too complicated to cover any reasonable area.
- 17/11/2009 12:53:19 PM
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I don't think you need to travel to the Gateway to disrupt it if the ward notifies you of location
- 17/11/2009 10:57:06 PM
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I believe that you cannot make a ward completely preventing Traveling.
- 17/11/2009 01:52:24 PM
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