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MathiasZaman comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, January 2015, chapter 103 - Less Wrong Discussion
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As a comment on the story as a whole, I used to think it was likely that the story would cumulate with Harry finding the source of magic. But with only one arc left, there simply isn't the time. It would be like the hobbits setting off to Mordor halfway through 'the return of the king'.
I also thought there might be a hunt for the horocruxes, but I doubt there will be time for that either. Without the horocruxes destroyed, Quirrelmort will at least partially survive. I'm guessing Harry will too. Dumbledore might be killed, either by Quirrel or by Harry, when Harry realises that Dumbledore has been sitting on mass immortality. Hermione might be resurrected somehow, perhaps by a combination or the resurrection stone and the philosophers stone, depending on how the philosophers stone works.
All in all, it seems likely that there will still be interesting plot threads left, and most of the characters will still be alive. So will there be a sequel? If EY is too busy working on FAI to write it, maybe it could be a community effort. After all, there's been some pretty good fiction written other LWers.
The following chapters together will be at least as long as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. There might be room for all sort of directions. Some stories work very well with endings that quickly escalate.
Not from Yudkowsky. He has said before that he wants to wrap up all the plot points in this story.
If he manages to fit everything in the last arc, then never mind 'quickly escalate' its going to be a literary singularity.
The final arc is 90,000 words. That's a fairly large book on its own; there's time enough, if he's even halfway terse.
I don't think you read as much epic fantasy as I do.
I've read Worm. Does that count?
However, getting your point across with fewer words is also a skill. 90,000 is enough to describe quite a lot of things happening.
EY for better or worse is generally quite verbose, although out of the whole of HPMOR the only part I felt was superfluous was Hermine vs the bullies.
It does, but my comment was intended as a joke.