Thank God it's not and the lore behind it is actually really elaborate and embodies what darkness or rather, the Witnesses tweaks to it, are about which is reduction and domination. Strand is the manipulation of the casual interactions of matter, energy, and life, paracausally disrupting their states and function within reality.
Where Stasis would simplify and sequence matter and energy into perfect crystals and messing with the entropy of them, Strand unravels and tightens the bonds of atoms and molecules. Both are related to the idea of the shape of something which is really cool. I think they knocked it outta the park following the rules of what Darkness is.
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Yeah that’s all matter and immaterial “matter” manipulation but the dev said Darkness is about consciousness. I mean I liked your ideas. They seem to accurately describe what we are seeing. What does matter manipulation have to do with consciousness? Something seems off. Like they are forcing it.
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If we were to give them the benefit of the doubt, perhaps the consciousness aspect is the ability to sense and see the stranding around us, allowing us to manipulate what is there.
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I’m not talking about if strand is or isn’t a conciousness power. It sounds like one sure. I’m saying when has Darkness ever been about consciousness? Nothing the Winnower has ever said about it’s function, philosophy or it’s opinion on things relates to it. It’s only talked about being able to prove your right to exist. Consciousness is an extension of creation. Can’t have intelligent life without it. So if it’s consciousness power, then it just another creation power. That’s my issue. Up until Deepsight, the Darkness had nothing to do with consciousness
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I agree with you completely. I can’t currently think of a way to relate stasis to consciousness. Hopefully they can clarify it someday, rather than them hope we forget what they said and just play and buy more.