Frustration Posted February 15, 2023 Posted February 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, IlstrawberrySeed said: Would explain further? Planets are several lightyears apart, losing several years just to get between them, when you have the CR to do it in a few weeks isn't reasonable.
IlstrawberrySeed Posted February 15, 2023 Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Frustration said: Planets are several lightyears apart, losing several years just to get between them, when you have the CR to do it in a few weeks isn't reasonable. I see where your coming from, and it's valid if the time is based off of distance. But... Teleportation taking time isn't the same as teleportation being FTL movement. (All FTlm is FTL travel, but not all FTLt is FTLm) I meant it takes (fake numbers) 1/2 a second between disappearing and reappearing, and each takes .1 second. Think of it more like travel through (non-Brandon)(seeker)[There],(non-Brandon)(Ender's Game)[outspace],(non-cosmere)(skyward)[Nowhere], you travel to the spiritual realm, and back. But since all places are 1, you can come back in another space. Travel to and from can take time, (with some caveats based on book), so the time to get from any place A to any place B is set. I could see an argument about Brandon not doing the same thing twice, but Elantris was written long before ____, and ___ had more interaction with the other place for magic. If it were FTLm it wouldn't be viable. It doesn't mean it doesn't take any time. Edited February 15, 2023 by IlstrawberrySeed
therunner he/him Posted February 16, 2023 Posted February 16, 2023 (edited) 14 hours ago, IlstrawberrySeed said: I see where your coming from, and it's valid if the time is based off of distance. But... Teleportation taking time isn't the same as teleportation being FTL movement. (All FTlm is FTL travel, but not all FTLt is FTLm) I meant it takes (fake numbers) 1/2 a second between disappearing and reappearing, and each takes .1 second. Think of it more like travel through (non-Brandon)(seeker)[There],(non-Brandon)(Ender's Game)[outspace],(non-cosmere)(skyward)[Nowhere], you travel to the spiritual realm, and back. But since all places are 1, you can come back in another space. Travel to and from can take time, (with some caveats based on book), so the time to get from any place A to any place B is set. I could see an argument about Brandon not doing the same thing twice, but Elantris was written long before ____, and ___ had more interaction with the other place for magic. If it were FTLm it wouldn't be viable. It doesn't mean it doesn't take any time. We know some interactions are FTL (i.e. spanreeds), and Oathgates and Aon Tia do seem to be instantaneous. Even if they were 'just' lightspeed, they are still far faster than any allomancer/feruchemist/twinborn. And the disappearance does seem to be immediate (i.e. when Jasnah goes to CR), at least as far as human perception goes. Though personally I think using teleportation in i.e. dash competition is..questionable...and goes against spirit of the sport. In other sports it could be valid method. Edited February 16, 2023 by therunner
IlstrawberrySeed Posted February 16, 2023 Posted February 16, 2023 6 hours ago, therunner said: We know some interactions are FTL (i.e. spanreeds), and Oathgates and Aon Tia do seem to be instantaneous. Even if they were 'just' lightspeed, they are still far faster than any allomancer/feruchemist/twinborn. And the disappearance does seem to be immediate (i.e. when Jasnah goes to CR), at least as far as human perception goes. Though personally I think using teleportation in i.e. dash competition is..questionable...and goes against spirit of the sport. In other sports it could be valid method. If it takes 3 seconds to go anywhere in the cosmere, it is FTL for all distances further than the distance light can travel in 3 seconds. But it isn't instantaneous. I agree that those numbers are hogwash- disappearance and reappearance must take nanoseconds or less, but the time spend inbetween is unknown. It could take up to about a minute without being suspicious. (In my mind, if civil engineers have better info, have at it.)
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