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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Final Hero of Ages Theories
« on: October 14, 2008, 12:27:05 AM »
Uh huh. Suuuuuurrrre you have. Unless you've already read the book :P

Actually, I haven't, I just didn't feel like putting the effort into a really long post, much of which agree with or are similar to several of the theories already presented and instead posted a joke as an easy way out.

I do, however, have a ton of theories that I have rated in plausibility, many of which have not been shared with the forum for various reasons. Once I find time to read MB3, I may post them just to give us discussion material until the next Sanderson masterpiece hits shelves.

Edit: I don't say 'I told you so either' because most of my theories were phrased in the form of a question and or joke. See the kandra thread for examples.

Edi2: Also, since I admitted that I already received my book, it should automatically disqualify any theory after that fact.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Final Hero of Ages Theories
« on: October 13, 2008, 11:38:19 PM »
Using a complicated process, I was able to grade my theories and question/answers based upon levels of plausibility, cross combined them, picked the most plausible of those theories and then developed answers to any logic holes. For those that were sitting patiently on the seats of their chairs waiting for me to edit my post in this thread, I am sorry but I have withdrawn because my finished theory really belongs in the spoiler thread coming out tonight. If however you are the type of person that likes to read the end of the book before the beginning, I am more than happy to share my theory with you over PM and ruin any suspense that would come from reading MB3 yourself. That is all.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Hero of Ages, job well done
« on: October 13, 2008, 10:44:15 PM »
Somehow - and I know that it's tough for you to understand this - I actually enjoy stories more when I know the end.

I think you misunderstand me. I am not arguing about reading and enjoying stories more when you know the end, that's what happens when you read the book the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. time. I am arguing that you have removed the blissfully ignorant perspective. The perspective of not knowing the outcome, just like the characters involved. Not knowing who will survive if anyone does. Not knowing that what you thought was the truth was actually deviously inaccurate.

I will disagree with you however, on a feminists POV on grapes. Grapes are grapes, they're not apples or oranges.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Hero of Ages, job well done
« on: October 13, 2008, 10:14:06 PM »
I still fail to understand how reading the end gives you any glimpse of whether it just came out of left field or not, because you don't have any point of reference. You say you're more interested in the journey, yet skip to the end? That just doesn't make any sense. If you already know how they got there, how does that even allow you to experience the journey?

I'm sure many have experienced haunted houses growing up and know about the bowl full of eyeballs. If you've never experienced one but are going to, please ignore the rest of this post. Would you still experience it the same if you peeled the grapes yourself, then were blindfolded and told that you are actually reaching into a bowl full of eyeballs?

I'm not trying to change your mind, I will tell you the suprise ending of any movie or book I know if you want, I just fail to see how it does anything but ruin the story.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Hero of Ages, job well done
« on: October 13, 2008, 09:21:57 PM »
Therefore, I read the end of books so I can "see" where the story's headed. If the ending doesn't fit or it's forced, then I'm not surprised. Plus, when I say "I read the end." I mean I read a couple of paragraphs to get the gist of the end. I don't get all the hard details. I think I got the gist of HoA. That's why I say BA has really tackled a monster. I can't wait to see how it all plays out.

Hogwash. That's like saying you'd watch the last 5 minutes of The Sixth Sense, The Usual Suspects and Fight Club and not have your experience ruined. If you read the last chapter and find out a character dies before the end, chances are you will build an emotional wall so that you don't get attached.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: The Countdown
« on: October 13, 2008, 07:37:04 PM »
Vegas, if it makes you feel better, I don't think you're Breeze.  Didn't you say you were Captain Demoux, because of that playground incident?  Or maybe you're Kelsier, smiling and joking and making people laugh however grave the situation.  Or perhaps Dockson, the force of reason and practicality amidst insanity and wild ideas.

I would say I had Kelsier, Dockson and Demoux in me but I'd probably get banned, so instead I will go with being Demoux. He is by far the bravest and most unshakeable person in the books, rivaled only by Kelsier who was most likely chemically imbalanced.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Hero of Ages, job well done
« on: October 13, 2008, 07:24:41 PM »
You are a stronger man than I VegasDev.  I admire you.

It's either read a few chapters here and there and lose the experience or wait until I have this Casino programmed. They bumped up my dealine a full two weeks, so I have to really buckle down. Thank goodness I have a browser refresher so I can keep up with the latest news on TWG in between code compiles.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: The Countdown
« on: October 13, 2008, 06:56:52 PM »
I guess I just see a coward no matter how deep I look, most likely because I can't relate. I don't lie, manipulate or pretend to be someone I'm not around my friends, especially if our relationship was based upon trust like Kelsier's.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: The Countdown
« on: October 13, 2008, 06:19:16 PM »
And Breeze is awesome. Don't belittle his awesomeness :P

When I think of Breeze, I don't picture awesomeness. He hides his identity and true feelings from his own friends and becomes a babbling idiot when confronted with death.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Hero of Ages, job well done
« on: October 13, 2008, 06:05:41 PM »
Well, I have already received my book but am holding off because I want time to sit down and read it in one shot, which is proving difficult with such a tight programming deadline. I might have to wait a week or two, so once I post my final theory, I'll probably be missing from the forums until then.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: The Countdown
« on: October 13, 2008, 06:00:59 PM »
Oh come on, I was a late addition as Breeze. Breeze! Besides, since female characters are at a premium, it's less about who you are and more about who you are not.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: The Countdown
« on: October 13, 2008, 04:48:15 PM »
Oh the horror; not only was I nearly forgotten, but now I am being compared to Breeze most likely because he was a babbling semi-conscious bag of wind at the end of MB2. I think I would prefer to be forgotten. *sniffle*

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By the way, just in case it wasn't obvious, Ollie Tabooger should not be on that list since it is a joke name from the Simpsons.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Hero of Ages, job well done
« on: October 12, 2008, 01:11:43 AM »
actually. It took over three hours. I used two different computers to post each one. The time was off in one....DRRR--don't make me prove that I've read the book by revealing the end! I'll do it! lol.

Except that it is most likely the server timestamp and would be independent of the posting computer's clock. Besides, I use an automatic refresher on my browser for forums and I noticed your first post and then 15 minutes later the other post.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Hero of Ages, job well done
« on: October 11, 2008, 09:03:38 PM »
Good job elmandr1. You must be a speed reader to finish the rest of the book in 20 minutes.

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