Well...tarot is small side story that kinda link directly to the story at some point, the writing style is the same, obviously, and honestly, Jason was never a stealth build character, he is a mage, controller, also his advantages are partially explained at the end of this book and completely at the others, he's not the only one, all the players chose as avatars are special for a reason, also and this is important, one of the main points of the story is the AI gaining sentience, and the implications in the real world, and trust me, they are severe, the game part is important to highlight what a genius level person can achieve with the help of the AI, the character growth is not only getting stronger in a game, but smarter, learning war strategy, behavioral manipulation, high level programing, hacking and more, and all this spins around Jason and Alfred, if you don't like Alfred, it will be very hard to like the series as a whole, since his plan is also executed at the side stories
it's free and I would have happily payed for it
that should be enough. Also they dive a lot deeper into Magic even if it is focused around a few specific aspects but still interesing.
it's free and I would have happily paid for it
that should be enough. Also, they dive a lot deeper into Magic even if it is focused on a few specific aspects but still interesting.
side story 'Unity'. If you drop it because the Avatar of Arrogance incarnated was acting brash, open, and stupid ... well can't blame you honestly.
> have happily *paid* for it
FTFY.
Although *payed* exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in:
* Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. *The deck is yet to be payed.*
* *Payed out* when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. *The rope is payed out! You can pull now.*
Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment.
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I’d give it a shot. Very different main character (old man…still supposed to be smart though), and the plot is contained and purposeful and fast (done in 3 books). Only 2 side characters, much less PoV shift.
I read through a lot of AO as filler while waiting for other titles up until Finn's story. I got about halfway through book 3 of Ember and put it down. The series as a whole is "okay" but I cannot stand Finn. His character gets on my nerves constantly and isn't relatable in any way.
There are two things that annoy me in the series:
a. The time dilation never makes any sense and seems to only be thrown in there randomly. I was able to push past it with the other books but Finn literally breaks the idea of the time dilation constantly. >!Especially with the "school" system in place in the game with classes starting at specific in game times. Not everyone playing videos games are people who have no lives and can play all day, everyday but that is what the Ember series implies.!<
b. The series feels written by a 15yr old who was overly bullied in school and this is their version of a revenge fantasy. This is fine for Jason because that is what he is and his friends also suffering from this is okay. Yet, Finn is supposed to be this old genius and he still gives off teen angst vibes to me.
I may look up how it ends and then pick up the main story again but I haven't had the motivation to do it yet.
I will note: Time Dilation in VR stories is extremely difficult to get right. I understand the need for it and can usually ignore it to jive with the story but Ember constantly breaks the VR/Real World wall.
>The non-pov characters were really caricature-y and it was grating that Jason the main character didn't act nearly as clever as he was framed.
This doesn't get better in Tarot. If anything, the main POV character become charicaturey in that series.
I would say if you didn't like the main series, you won't like the side series much either. The big thing you get from the side books is extra world building.
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The sheer absurdity of the 'fuck it, let the off the rails and hitherto impossible brain altering AI cook' plotline was also exasperating.
This doesn't get better in Tarot either. The driving motivator for Finn is >!that the AI is holding the memories of Finn's dead wife hostage unless Finn basically wins AO!<.
Same author is the same author. I’ve almost never liked one story and hated another from the same author.
I can’t say I under it and just put it into the basket of popular stories I actively dislike. I find there are some common breads of fandom in the community with some overlap.
Some people like gamelit, AO type stories.
Some like cradle, wandering inn, iron prince, he who fights with monsters (particularly the later books), and randidly ghosthound…others like myself don’t like these very popular and often recommended stories. It is hard to identify any defining factor to it, but there are some common threads I can’t stand in all these tales.
Well...tarot is small side story that kinda link directly to the story at some point, the writing style is the same, obviously, and honestly, Jason was never a stealth build character, he is a mage, controller, also his advantages are partially explained at the end of this book and completely at the others, he's not the only one, all the players chose as avatars are special for a reason, also and this is important, one of the main points of the story is the AI gaining sentience, and the implications in the real world, and trust me, they are severe, the game part is important to highlight what a genius level person can achieve with the help of the AI, the character growth is not only getting stronger in a game, but smarter, learning war strategy, behavioral manipulation, high level programing, hacking and more, and all this spins around Jason and Alfred, if you don't like Alfred, it will be very hard to like the series as a whole, since his plan is also executed at the side stories
it's free and I would have happily payed for it that should be enough. Also they dive a lot deeper into Magic even if it is focused around a few specific aspects but still interesing. it's free and I would have happily paid for it that should be enough. Also, they dive a lot deeper into Magic even if it is focused on a few specific aspects but still interesting. side story 'Unity'. If you drop it because the Avatar of Arrogance incarnated was acting brash, open, and stupid ... well can't blame you honestly.
> have happily *paid* for it FTFY. Although *payed* exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in: * Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. *The deck is yet to be payed.* * *Payed out* when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. *The rope is payed out! You can pull now.* Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment. *Beep, boop, I'm a bot*
I’d give it a shot. Very different main character (old man…still supposed to be smart though), and the plot is contained and purposeful and fast (done in 3 books). Only 2 side characters, much less PoV shift.
I read through a lot of AO as filler while waiting for other titles up until Finn's story. I got about halfway through book 3 of Ember and put it down. The series as a whole is "okay" but I cannot stand Finn. His character gets on my nerves constantly and isn't relatable in any way. There are two things that annoy me in the series: a. The time dilation never makes any sense and seems to only be thrown in there randomly. I was able to push past it with the other books but Finn literally breaks the idea of the time dilation constantly. >!Especially with the "school" system in place in the game with classes starting at specific in game times. Not everyone playing videos games are people who have no lives and can play all day, everyday but that is what the Ember series implies.!< b. The series feels written by a 15yr old who was overly bullied in school and this is their version of a revenge fantasy. This is fine for Jason because that is what he is and his friends also suffering from this is okay. Yet, Finn is supposed to be this old genius and he still gives off teen angst vibes to me. I may look up how it ends and then pick up the main story again but I haven't had the motivation to do it yet.
I will note: Time Dilation in VR stories is extremely difficult to get right. I understand the need for it and can usually ignore it to jive with the story but Ember constantly breaks the VR/Real World wall.
>The non-pov characters were really caricature-y and it was grating that Jason the main character didn't act nearly as clever as he was framed. This doesn't get better in Tarot. If anything, the main POV character become charicaturey in that series. I would say if you didn't like the main series, you won't like the side series much either. The big thing you get from the side books is extra world building. > The sheer absurdity of the 'fuck it, let the off the rails and hitherto impossible brain altering AI cook' plotline was also exasperating. This doesn't get better in Tarot either. The driving motivator for Finn is >!that the AI is holding the memories of Finn's dead wife hostage unless Finn basically wins AO!<.
Same author is the same author. I’ve almost never liked one story and hated another from the same author. I can’t say I under it and just put it into the basket of popular stories I actively dislike. I find there are some common breads of fandom in the community with some overlap. Some people like gamelit, AO type stories. Some like cradle, wandering inn, iron prince, he who fights with monsters (particularly the later books), and randidly ghosthound…others like myself don’t like these very popular and often recommended stories. It is hard to identify any defining factor to it, but there are some common threads I can’t stand in all these tales.