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You are confusing linking gains in gateways with normal linking gains... Shannow Send a noteboard - 03/01/2010 06:49:04 PM
I'm pointing out that we know for fact that male/female links are more potent.

We know that 13 women combined made a HUGE gateway

We know that 4 women linked (unless they are very very strong) do not equal Rand

There is a disconnect here if linking gives such mega bonuses ... 4 women of any strength should be able to manhandle Rand.



There is no disconnect. You must simply accept the fact that linking gains in the creation of gateways are far greater than linking gains in other areas of channeling.

Four Kin linked would struggle to defeat Egwene. But they can make a gateway almost as large as Rand.

That's just a peculiarity of gateways, introduced by RJ for reasons only he knew. Adding more people to a circle enlarges gateways to a greater extent than their strength contribution should warrant.
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Magnitude of the One Power strength difference between the strongest and weakest Aes Sedai... - 02/01/2010 03:47:50 PM 5227 Views
Simple proof that you are wrong... - 02/01/2010 04:17:25 PM 1211 Views
linking gives you a huge advantage for gateways - 02/01/2010 04:49:06 PM 923 Views
And your proof for that? - 02/01/2010 06:08:24 PM 885 Views
Shannow gave the proof in his 2nd/3rd post *NM* - 02/01/2010 09:26:03 PM 381 Views
Re: And your proof for that? - 03/01/2010 08:11:21 AM 815 Views
No... - 02/01/2010 05:38:52 PM 870 Views
Actually, it is even greater than I thought... - 02/01/2010 07:45:37 PM 833 Views
Further proof that the Gateway theory on strength is not accurate - 03/01/2010 02:08:17 AM 782 Views
but.... - 03/01/2010 09:17:46 AM 858 Views
You are talking of a Mixed link - 03/01/2010 02:35:01 PM 770 Views
Irrespective of what you find "improbable", the rest of us have to stick to the evidence... - 03/01/2010 03:11:55 PM 759 Views
Indeed - 03/01/2010 04:04:15 PM 807 Views
Who said I was arguing that? - 03/01/2010 05:26:34 PM 768 Views
You are confusing linking gains in gateways with normal linking gains... - 03/01/2010 06:49:04 PM 742 Views
That's nonsense. Nothing says other weaves are not similarly enhanced. - 03/01/2010 07:29:06 PM 792 Views
I agree - 03/01/2010 07:33:07 PM 742 Views
But not to the same extent as with gateways... - 03/01/2010 07:49:15 PM 1388 Views
It's a Talent on top of the linking gains - 03/01/2010 08:11:01 PM 711 Views
This begs the question... Why can't four Aes Sedai defeat Rand? - 03/01/2010 05:02:32 PM 863 Views
Not to mention 1 Beonin can create a gateway 1/4 the size of Rand - 05/01/2010 05:22:24 AM 803 Views
Too simplistic overall - 03/01/2010 01:32:28 AM 971 Views

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