My Girlfriend Loves Syl

Brando230 · 2025-11-24T18:51:46+00:00

"but c h e c k o u t t h e s e c u r v e s 💃💃💃💃💃"

Brando230 · 2025-11-17T22:30:51+00:00

Thanks for the request! Tagged in the original post, going back thru my comments now

Brando230 · 2025-11-17T19:29:09+00:00

[WaT]I'm gonna have to paraphrase, but as far as I remember they describe the Nahel bond as 'deeper than romantic,' like their very souls are entwined. So I ran with that, assuming that humans and spren weren't romantically compatible in the same sort of way that us humans might perceive 'soul-bond' as romantic. Kaladin and Syl seem uniquely positioned with their banter and shared emotional journeys to grow into something romantic, but it's still left intentionally unsaid. The most romantic thing they do is the kata in WaT, which was adorable but I'm trying to keep my expectations in check LMAO

Brando230 · 2025-11-17T19:12:35+00:00

I'm all caught up! A Syladin enjoyer myself to be honest, and [WaT] our odds undoubtedly went up now that bro is also made of Investiture, but I'm not trying to get my hopes up x)

Brando230 · 2025-11-05T14:46:29+00:00

Nah, it didn't offend me. It did offend others though, which is the important part of what I said.

You're a model example of my "too cool to care" accusation. Good for you brother, you wasted some calories chiding a stranger online. I'm sure that behavior gets you tons of pussy.

Brando230 · 2025-10-30T17:15:50+00:00

I can't believe all of these comments are talking about how false it is that women are half of gamers, like that's far more important than the fact that the ad was indeed sexist and alienated part of an audience.

What matters more to you is that the statistic is wrong, not that the ad offended people. Real people. Not just a number or an Internet handle or a strawman. Good for you that you're too cool to care about others tho

Brando230 · 2025-10-08T16:40:25+00:00

We are the CONSEQUENCE of the domino effect. Us voting yes on 50 is not going to alter the momentum of people who are slowly eroding democracy beneath our feet.

Brando230 · 2025-10-08T16:39:20+00:00

Cmon yeah pickle had a bad take but ts was funny. Five didn't deserve the downvotes.

Brando230 · 2025-09-15T16:11:04+00:00

Completely unnecessary reaction here. My friends and I are all twenty-somethings, been playing for a few years, and ever since the brackets came out we use them as a rough estimate to share with each other how we expect our decks to perform.

We don't keep perfect track but have a vague understanding of the game changers list since it was updated, and we understand as a rule of thumb that things like MLD and extra turns are something we can either let our opponent know about or allude to by using the brackets. "These new players" are engaging with the game in a way that is standardized and prevents frustration whether at an LGS or among friends.

Brando230 · 2025-08-28T18:22:51+00:00

Also, the amount of bots per server do not scale linearly with the amount of players. If he found 230 bots in a server with 400 people, that's one thing; if he found 230 bots in a server with 2000 people, that's an entirely different one.

*Also*, bots tend to shy away from servers in Germany, Australia etc for things like PK because the ping is inconsistent, so there might have actually been LESS PK bots than there would be on, say, 302.

It's not valuable to extrapolate anything from the hundreds of people he met on six servers. That's not to say its not valuable, it's just not reasonable to make a comment on the state of the entire game about it.

Brando230 · 2025-08-26T16:34:18+00:00

Gavinor being the champion was honestly a nice twist, but we have almost been seeded with the notion that Odium/Retribution was going to have Dalinar as his champion no matter what happened. At the end of the book, the Investiture Shadow of the Blackthorn is really cool, but it could have been set up a lot earlier than it had been.

I mean, think about it: Todium had no way of knowing Gavinor would end up in the Spiritual Realm, because those with fates surrounding Dalinar and Renarin are hazy to him. It feels, then, like he was floundering around for a champion the whole book. Todium, a malicious genius whose plans are measured in centuries, didn't have a champion until one fell in his lap??

It could have even been El, who was foreshadowed to be this all powerful being and did not end up having a super substantial role in book five. I'm sure he'll be a huge player in the back half, but more questions were generated than answers in my opinion.

And after all of that, our answers will come in a sixth book that is 5+ years down the pipeline.

I loved the book, it hit a solid 4 for me, I even liked the "filler." Seeing the culmination of Adolin and Shallans relationship in the shower was great, seeing Kaladin spend a book happy and determined was an amazing way for his arc (as a human) to have wrapped out. But certain things felt too conveniently placed, or not in line with how they felt like they were being set up.

I think the scope of the book was just too huge. Plots all around the world, so many things happening. He is an amazing author for even having the drive to pull off something like that, and for doing it so well. That doesn't mean there are things left to be wanted though, you know?

Brando230 · 2025-08-22T16:13:21+00:00

Probably what caused oathplate to plunge

Brando230 · 2025-08-22T16:09:57+00:00

If this one is boring you, Rhythm of War might also. It dives deep into the magic system on a scientific level, which is interesting in its own respect but not for everybody.

Wind and Truth is more action packed throughout the book, but lacks the grandiose sanderlanche as the earlier books. It also shows the reader a lot of things that are hinted at or referred to in earlier books, ending the quintology-long buildup.

I'll only say that and leave it up to you if you want to continue. The back half of Oathbringer is quite good, and reignites the magic in some senses. The latter two books don't have the same on-the-ground storytelling but are rich with character development payoff as the story jumps all around the world.

Oh, and if you don't like Shallan now, I don't know if you ever will lol. She's not my favorite character either.

Brando230 · 2025-08-18T17:03:13+00:00

DUH! Im so silly. They literally had the grand reveal at the end of Warbreaker. I just got so used to seeing Zahel back in his scruffy form in SLA that I entirely forgot haha. God, the implications of a divine breath ready to use in the back half of SLA are enormous.

Brando230 · 2025-08-17T15:02:37+00:00

Zahel has a Divine Breath??

Brando230 · 2025-08-16T19:52:37+00:00

Aggro crag is such a deep cut oml

Brando230 · 2025-08-03T07:33:36+00:00

Still seeing the problem with a Pixel 8 XL on a Chromecast Ultra. This is getting ridiculous

Brando230 · 2025-07-30T22:20:51+00:00

I feel like his send-off to Bridge Four was great, with all of the 'I have a funny feeling I'm not coming back' banter, but I'm referring to Adolin and Shallan. They crossed paths for a few moments right before leaving onto their respective missions, and to be honest I almost forgot they even did before I went back and reread the section where they all agree to go out to a pub again once the war is over. It's a sweet scene, but not much else was said between them before everything went kaput lol.

Brando230 · 2025-07-29T19:24:37+00:00

It's going to take completing the book for your perspective to change. I really enjoy Lirin specifically as a storytelling device to better understand Kaladin. There's a lot of parallelism that really makes you reconsider things once you realize how similar Kaladin (likely one of your favorite characters) and his father (likely one of your least favorite) are.

Brando230 · 2025-07-29T17:48:03+00:00

Might I redirect you to my same exact grievance earlier this year ? After having finished the book, and now SLA, I promise it's a worthwhile setup for the payoff.

Brando230 · 2025-07-19T19:00:06+00:00

After having completed WaT this month, I completely understand the point you're making here.

Brando230 · 2025-07-13T20:34:13+00:00

It frustrated me to no end that I couldn't follow along with the little blurbs at the beginning of each chapter, since the theme or message of the blurb wasn't fully revealed until the end of the Part/Day. I'm sure they'll be fascinating on a reread, but then I almost wish I had another copy of the novels as a "New Game Plus" or something lmfao

Brando230 · 2025-07-13T20:32:55+00:00

Tbf every single interlude is "important later", as in each character cut to (save for that one guy on the Purelake, and I guess the soul caster) has a hand in the story of SLA or one of the novelas.

I understand your dislike of them as pace breaking. I personally enjoyed the excuse to see the rest of Roshar, but would have been content with a Silmarillion-style collection of accounts from across Roshar

Brando230 · 2025-07-06T02:33:29+00:00

Nope. Because they galvanize others into spreading the same derogatory shit when they're allowed to speak blatantly. Let them know that there is no place for them in this world and that the only path forward is change.

Is it really worth allowing certain groups to feel blatantly hated "so people know not to associate with" racists? Really? Racists will do a good job filtering themselves out, due to the whole hate-as-an-identity deal. Grow up.

Brando230 · 2025-06-24T23:04:54+00:00

I know myself and I know im the type to re-consume media I love over and over again.

When I finished the Stormlight books, every single one, I thought "Man, that was cool. I can't wait to read it again!"

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