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Oct 16, 2013 6:25 PM

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Good episode :)
I really like how it showcased Shiro's strategic prowess and his overall leadership ability. The explanations of the classes and the spells that were used in battle were really well done.
I also don't understand why the players are afraid of dying in this game, unless they explain how pain works in this..
Oct 16, 2013 6:50 PM

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mayukachan said:
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Then you should rewatch and appreciate it.

lololol no
Realistic and well written romance is not "God hands you a tsundere waifu who sleeps with you after five episodes".

Those 5 episodes happen through 2 years, so I think it's plausible.
Oct 16, 2013 7:04 PM

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Litrydow said:
mayukachan said:
Litrydow said:
Then you should rewatch and appreciate it.

lololol no
Realistic and well written romance is not "God hands you a tsundere waifu who sleeps with you after five episodes".

Those 5 episodes happen through 2 years, so I think it's plausible.

Sorry, but I'm the type of person who doesn't accept instant relationships. I need to see some progress in between. :\
Oct 16, 2013 7:06 PM

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mayukachan said:
Litrydow said:
mayukachan said:
Litrydow said:
Then you should rewatch and appreciate it.

lololol no
Realistic and well written romance is not "God hands you a tsundere waifu who sleeps with you after five episodes".

Those 5 episodes happen through 2 years, so I think it's plausible.

Sorry, but I'm the type of person who doesn't accept instant relationships. I need to see some progress in between. :

That's your subjective opinion and therefore irrelevant to the objective quality.
Oct 17, 2013 12:12 AM

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Litrydow said:
mayukachan said:
Litrydow said:
Ignis_Scientia said:
I don't think any show can near as bad as SAO

It's because you don't like the romance genre, that's all, the show is just not for you.

Romance is my favourite genre but I didn't like SAO's rushed romance between the main leads. o_o

Then you should rewatch and appreciate it.


Who in their right mind would rewatch and appreciate bullshit that SAO has?
Oct 17, 2013 12:42 AM

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vongola1314 said:
Litrydow said:
mayukachan said:
Litrydow said:
Ignis_Scientia said:
I don't think any show can near as bad as SAO

It's because you don't like the romance genre, that's all, the show is just not for you.

Romance is my favourite genre but I didn't like SAO's rushed romance between the main leads. o_o

Then you should rewatch and appreciate it.


Who in their right mind would rewatch and appreciate bullshit that SAO has?

SAO haters. SAO haters everywhere. Looks like only Litrydow and myself are the only people in this thread with the refined tastes needed to enjoy SAO.

Sarcasm escapes these people huh? Y'all nothing but a bunch of plebs. Sarcasm remains undetected. Realise it.
HalfMetalPriestOct 17, 2013 12:49 AM
Deconstruction ≠ Darker & Edgier
Trope ≠ Cliché (Face it, nothing is completely original. Can't make something from nothing so to say.).
Fanservice ≠ Ecchi (Though ecchi can please the fans!)
Popular ≠ Sucks... maybe
Seinen = K-ON! Shounen, Shoujo, Seinen and Josei are demographics.
Anime/Manga = Japanese Cartoons! Deal with it.

Support Movember. Raise awareness of men's health issues. Put a mustache on your avatars or something...
Oct 17, 2013 1:46 AM
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i liek it so far
Oct 17, 2013 2:10 AM

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I didn't like the first episode that much, but this was really good!
The battle was very well done, unlike any I've seen in SAO..
I also like all of the 3 characters, but I hope they'll have some more depth to them.
Definitely looking forward to more. Finally a nice MMORPG anime :o)
Oct 17, 2013 6:07 AM
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HalfMetalJacket said:
vongola1314 said:
Litrydow said:
mayukachan said:
Litrydow said:
Ignis_Scientia said:
I don't think any show can near as bad as SAO

It's because you don't like the romance genre, that's all, the show is just not for you.

Romance is my favourite genre but I didn't like SAO's rushed romance between the main leads. o_o

Then you should rewatch and appreciate it.


Who in their right mind would rewatch and appreciate bullshit that SAO has?

SAO haters. SAO haters everywhere. Looks like only Litrydow and myself are the only people in this thread with the refined tastes needed to enjoy SAO.

Sarcasm escapes these people huh? Y'all nothing but a bunch of plebs. Sarcasm remains undetected. Realise it.


lol you need refined taste to watch anime ?
dude we watch anime for fun ,isn't it ?
people can express themself by pro or hate something based by their judgement ..
and its not like our argument can effect those anime studio since mostly we just watch for subber ..we diidnt have to pay too see it anyways ,so if im those studions who cares i just need to concern to someone who pay for it its is Demand Law
so stop complain about clone or whateverand just watch it ,
and I say SAO romance is not that good ,if you wanna see good romance ?see clanaad , as far as i know nothing can beat its romance thing from my experience watched 500++ anime titles ,mangas and some LN
or you can try spice and wolf ..its really heartwarming romance
phoenomOct 17, 2013 6:15 AM
Oct 17, 2013 6:21 AM

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phoenom said:
HalfMetalJacket said:
vongola1314 said:
Litrydow said:
mayukachan said:
Litrydow said:
Ignis_Scientia said:
I don't think any show can near as bad as SAO

It's because you don't like the romance genre, that's all, the show is just not for you.

Romance is my favourite genre but I didn't like SAO's rushed romance between the main leads. o_o

Then you should rewatch and appreciate it.


Who in their right mind would rewatch and appreciate bullshit that SAO has?

SAO haters. SAO haters everywhere. Looks like only Litrydow and myself are the only people in this thread with the refined tastes needed to enjoy SAO.

Sarcasm escapes these people huh? Y'all nothing but a bunch of plebs. Sarcasm remains undetected. Realise it.


lol you need refined taste to watch anime ?
dude we watch anime for fun ,isn't it ?
people can express themself by pro or hate something based by their judgement ..
and its not like our argument can effect those anime studio since mostly we just watch for subber ..we diidnt have to pay too see it anyways ,so if im those studions who cares i just need to concern to someone who pay for it its is Demand Law
so stop complain about clone or whateverand just watch it ,
and I say SAO romance is not that good ,if you wanna see good romance ?see clanaad , as far as i know nothing can beat its romance thing from my experience watched 500++ anime titles ,mangas and some LN
or you can try spice and wolf ..its really heartwarming romance

So even after seeing over 500 titles, you still haven't developed the good taste to appreciate SAO?
Oct 17, 2013 6:26 AM
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Litrydow said:

So even after seeing over 500 titles, you still haven't developed the good taste to appreciate SAO?


did i say i hate SAO ?look at my post clearly Lol
I just say its romance not that good ..
man , if im critize something so you say i am hater ?
if yes , you should see real world not just see anime all the time
what i concern is you say REFINED TASTE to watch anime .
i just wondering is there any qualification to know if we have a refined taste or not ?
phoenomOct 17, 2013 6:33 AM
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phoenom said:
i just wondering is there any qualification to know if we have a refined taste or not ?

Yes, that's pretty simple:

You like SAO = you have refined taste
You dislike SAO = you're a hater
Oct 17, 2013 6:40 AM

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Akatsuki is moe.

I'm glad that players can respawn, saves the show from unnecessary melodrama. Also, the MC isn't as horrible as most are, that's a welcome change. 4/5.
Oct 17, 2013 6:40 AM
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Litrydow said:
phoenom said:
i just wondering is there any qualification to know if we have a refined taste or not ?

Yes, that's pretty simple:

You like SAO = you have refined taste
You dislike SAO = you're a hater


lol its just your assumption ..
you just the same as those hater ..just blindly Pro or blindly hater ..

well i give up ,its hard to reasoning with some fanatic pro or some fanatic hater
and my last point JUST WATCH IT AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT LIKE IT ,LEAVE IT
Oct 17, 2013 6:42 AM

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phoenom said:
Litrydow said:
phoenom said:
i just wondering is there any qualification to know if we have a refined taste or not ?

Yes, that's pretty simple:

You like SAO = you have refined taste
You dislike SAO = you're a hater


lol its just your assumption ..
you just the same as those hater ..just blindly Pro or blindly hater ..

well i give up ,its hard to reasoning with some fanatic pro or some fanatic hater
and my last point JUST WATCH IT AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT LIKE IT ,LEAVE IT

You're a blind SAO hater and you should feel ashamed of yourself.
Oct 17, 2013 6:45 AM
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Litrydow said:
phoenom said:
Litrydow said:
phoenom said:
i just wondering is there any qualification to know if we have a refined taste or not ?

Yes, that's pretty simple:

You like SAO = you have refined taste
You dislike SAO = you're a hater


lol its just your assumption ..
you just the same as those hater ..just blindly Pro or blindly hater ..

well i give up ,its hard to reasoning with some fanatic pro or some fanatic hater
and my last point JUST WATCH IT AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT LIKE IT ,LEAVE IT

You're a blind SAO hater and you should feel ashamed of yourself.


Lol ... i never said i hate SAO ,never said SAO bullshit or anything
i just said its romance not that good ..its just simple argument and yet you call me hater ..please grow up
Oct 17, 2013 6:46 AM

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phoenom said:
Litrydow said:
phoenom said:
Litrydow said:
phoenom said:
i just wondering is there any qualification to know if we have a refined taste or not ?

Yes, that's pretty simple:

You like SAO = you have refined taste
You dislike SAO = you're a hater


lol its just your assumption ..
you just the same as those hater ..just blindly Pro or blindly hater ..

well i give up ,its hard to reasoning with some fanatic pro or some fanatic hater
and my last point JUST WATCH IT AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT LIKE IT ,LEAVE IT

You're a blind SAO hater and you should feel ashamed of yourself.


Lol ... i never said i hate SAO ,never said SAO bullshit or anything
i just said its romance not that good ..its just simple argument and yet you call me hater ..please grow up

The focus of SAO is romance. If you say its romance wasn't good, it means you dislike the show, and that makes you a hater.
Oct 17, 2013 6:49 AM
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Litrydow said:
phoenom said:
Litrydow said:
phoenom said:
Litrydow said:
phoenom said:
i just wondering is there any qualification to know if we have a refined taste or not ?

Yes, that's pretty simple:

You like SAO = you have refined taste
You dislike SAO = you're a hater


lol its just your assumption ..
you just the same as those hater ..just blindly Pro or blindly hater ..

well i give up ,its hard to reasoning with some fanatic pro or some fanatic hater
and my last point JUST WATCH IT AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT LIKE IT ,LEAVE IT

You're a blind SAO hater and you should feel ashamed of yourself.


Lol ... i never said i hate SAO ,never said SAO bullshit or anything
i just said its romance not that good ..its just simple argument and yet you call me hater ..please grow up

The focus of SAO is romance. If you say its romance wasn't good, it means you dislike the show, and that makes you a hater.


wow man " some weird reasoning " there ..
by these logic i could say you are log horizon hater as well
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Litrydow said:
phoenom said:
Litrydow said:
phoenom said:
i just wondering is there any qualification to know if we have a refined taste or not ?

Yes, that's pretty simple:

You like SAO = you have refined taste
You dislike SAO = you're a hater


lol its just your assumption ..
you just the same as those hater ..just blindly Pro or blindly hater ..

well i give up ,its hard to reasoning with some fanatic pro or some fanatic hater
and my last point JUST WATCH IT AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT LIKE IT ,LEAVE IT

You're a blind SAO hater and you should feel ashamed of yourself.

Oh watch out everybody
SAO fanboy everywhere
Oct 17, 2013 7:17 AM

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Litrydow said:

The focus of SAO is romance. If you say its romance wasn't good, it means you dislike the show, and that makes you a hater.


Litrydow said:

Yes, that's pretty simple:

You like SAO = you have refined taste
You dislike SAO = you're a hater


Urgh . I though you think SAO suck .Are you trolling ?

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YOU HATERS CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE BRILLIANCE OF SAO
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Litrydow said:
YOU HATERS CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE BRILLIANCE OF SAO


Sarcasm detected
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Oh God, this thread.
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That was a good fight, which is fought with intelligence not just brawn, and it also helps introduce the concept of the different class/role a user can be (as well as the concept of secondary occupation). The sight that the two guys in the main cast can summon griffons is great - walking from Tokyo to Hokkaido would take really a hell lot of time.

Of course I must not forget to say how cute Akatsuki is ;-)
So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old?

I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them?

I wonder how long people would put up with this.

As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series.
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Litrydow said:
YOU HATERS CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE BRILLIANCE OF SAO

Just ignore him.
can't do anything with Fanboy
hope them GTFO
Oct 17, 2013 8:55 AM

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Fhantom_chaos said:
Litrydow said:
YOU HATERS CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE BRILLIANCE OF SAO

Just ignore him.
can't do anything with Fanboy
hope them GTFO


I don't know but he give SAO bad score and terrible review in his list @@
Oct 17, 2013 4:57 PM

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Can't wait to see the other members of the Debauchery Tea Party. Must be awesome.
Keep moving forward
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Ignis_Scientia said:
Fhantom_chaos said:
Litrydow said:
YOU HATERS CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE BRILLIANCE OF SAO

Just ignore him.
can't do anything with Fanboy
hope them GTFO


I don't know but he give SAO bad score and terrible review in his list @@

I think you understand us now. How foolish do you feel? Don't worry though, you and more of these despicable haters will see the truth. SAO fan 4life.

You don't think we're for real?Perhaps using BBCode to infiltrate my sarcasm worked WAY too well... Fools.

Seriously guys, look at his list! Look at my list! I've laced my comments with clues! You really think of us as SAO fanatics?! Highlighting might help.
Deconstruction ≠ Darker & Edgier
Trope ≠ Cliché (Face it, nothing is completely original. Can't make something from nothing so to say.).
Fanservice ≠ Ecchi (Though ecchi can please the fans!)
Popular ≠ Sucks... maybe
Seinen = K-ON! Shounen, Shoujo, Seinen and Josei are demographics.
Anime/Manga = Japanese Cartoons! Deal with it.

Support Movember. Raise awareness of men's health issues. Put a mustache on your avatars or something...
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HalfMetalJacket said:
Ignis_Scientia said:
Fhantom_chaos said:
Litrydow said:
YOU HATERS CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE BRILLIANCE OF SAO

Just ignore him.
can't do anything with Fanboy
hope them GTFO


I don't know but he give SAO bad score and terrible review in his list @@

I think you understand us now. How foolish do you feel? Don't worry though, you and more of these despicable haters will see the truth. SAO fan 4life.

You don't think we're for real ? Perhaps using BBCode to infiltrate my sarcasm worked WAY too well.. Fools.

Seriously guys, look at his list! Look at my list! I've laced my comments with clues! You really think of us as SAO fanatics?! Highlighting might help.


i don't really care about this at beginning . All i want is to pour oil into flame and collect some rage
Ignis_ScientiaOct 17, 2013 11:11 PM
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Ignis_Scientia said:
HalfMetalJacket said:
Ignis_Scientia said:
Fhantom_chaos said:
Litrydow said:
YOU HATERS CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE BRILLIANCE OF SAO

Just ignore him.
can't do anything with Fanboy
hope them GTFO


I don't know but he give SAO bad score and terrible review in his list @@

I think you understand us now. How foolish do you feel? Don't worry though, you and more of these despicable haters will see the truth. SAO fan 4life.

You don't think we're for real ? Perhaps using BBCode to infiltrate my sarcasm worked WAY too well.. Fools.

Seriously guys, look at his list! Look at my list! I've laced my comments with clues! You really think of us as SAO fanatics?! Highlighting might help.


i don't really care about this at beginning . All i want is to pour oil into flame and collect some rage

OI! [colour=white]Your making it too obvious![/colour]

I'm suprised that some people couldn't detect the sarcasm. Checking our respective lists would confirm so much...
Deconstruction ≠ Darker & Edgier
Trope ≠ Cliché (Face it, nothing is completely original. Can't make something from nothing so to say.).
Fanservice ≠ Ecchi (Though ecchi can please the fans!)
Popular ≠ Sucks... maybe
Seinen = K-ON! Shounen, Shoujo, Seinen and Josei are demographics.
Anime/Manga = Japanese Cartoons! Deal with it.

Support Movember. Raise awareness of men's health issues. Put a mustache on your avatars or something...
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LET'S ALL JUMP THE AKATSUKI CUTENESS HYPE TRAIN.
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If you want to appreciate the romance in SAO, you're better off reading the reboot LN version, SAO:Progressive, where it doesn't skip 5 years, and actually focus on the relationship between Kirito and Asuna.

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Currently waiting for the next episode =3 it really does seem like a series I would enjoy. Lets see how much it can bump my score as the series progress.
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If you want to appreciate the romance in SAO, you're better off reading the reboot LN version, SAO:Progressive, where it doesn't skip 5 years, and actually focus on the relationship between Kirito and Asuna.

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Currently waiting for the next episode =3 it really does seem like a series I would enjoy. Lets see how much it can bump my score as the series progress.

Are you serious? A little slow to detect the sarcasm much? Seriously, never gonna use white font again. Does it occur to you people to check lists? Honestly.

Your intention was helpful though, so you may go freely. Not like some people here...
Deconstruction ≠ Darker & Edgier
Trope ≠ Cliché (Face it, nothing is completely original. Can't make something from nothing so to say.).
Fanservice ≠ Ecchi (Though ecchi can please the fans!)
Popular ≠ Sucks... maybe
Seinen = K-ON! Shounen, Shoujo, Seinen and Josei are demographics.
Anime/Manga = Japanese Cartoons! Deal with it.

Support Movember. Raise awareness of men's health issues. Put a mustache on your avatars or something...
Oct 18, 2013 7:30 AM

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5/5

Episode that despite not digest even the character design and pastel colors known to be interesting. I admit to being involved in this series because it takes seriously the side on the MMORPG. Animated quite well, is able to give information and render many of the participants at the end, but other nice thing, and that would break away from what you imagined at the beginning, or the draft of ...! I hope that the story will grow even more!
Another note about are the BGM and the ending! * _ *
Oct 18, 2013 7:41 AM

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I'm sure I had never seen a mount for 2 people.

Great episode, though. Akatsuki was amazing. She could understand Shiroe's signal. If it were me (I also usually played as an assassin in MMORPG), I would foolishly joined Naotsugu fighting.
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well good interpretation as well as explanation and nice strategy by shiroe an intresting charactor
AqUar!An
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SAO allllll the way.
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phoenom said:
and I say SAO romance is not that good ,if you wanna see good romance ?see clanaad , as far as i know nothing can beat its romance thing from my experience watched 500++ anime titles ,mangas and some LN

Clannad isn't much of a romance to me. Too unrealistic and unlikely for the delinquent and the sick girl to get together IMO. However, the family love and realism is done pretty well in ~AS~ though.
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>It is too dangerous for 6 people to go even if they had a good healer
>It takes 30 days
>Then it is the best for us 3 people to go who have no healer!!1!! What a nice idea I got!

Great logic, strategian, great logic.
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Adramelech said:
>It is too dangerous for 6 people to go even if they had a good healer
>It takes 30 days
>Then it is the best for us 3 people to go who have no healer!!1!! What a nice idea I got!

Great logic, strategian, great logic.


Level 90 and epic flying mount bro.
Would you send some barrens noob to MC?
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I would go and kick some boss' asses.
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Adramelech said:
>It is too dangerous for 6 people to go even if they had a good healer
>It takes 30 days
>Then it is the best for us 3 people to go who have no healer!!1!! What a nice idea I got!

Great logic, strategian, great logic.

I've never heard the word strategian. Educate me, as I do not feel like googling it.
Deconstruction ≠ Darker & Edgier
Trope ≠ Cliché (Face it, nothing is completely original. Can't make something from nothing so to say.).
Fanservice ≠ Ecchi (Though ecchi can please the fans!)
Popular ≠ Sucks... maybe
Seinen = K-ON! Shounen, Shoujo, Seinen and Josei are demographics.
Anime/Manga = Japanese Cartoons! Deal with it.

Support Movember. Raise awareness of men's health issues. Put a mustache on your avatars or something...
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HalfMetalJacket said:
Adramelech said:
>It is too dangerous for 6 people to go even if they had a good healer
>It takes 30 days
>Then it is the best for us 3 people to go who have no healer!!1!! What a nice idea I got!

Great logic, strategian, great logic.

I've never heard the word strategian. Educate me, as I do not feel like googling it.


Why would I be responsible for your ignorance?
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Adramelech said:
>It is too dangerous for 6 people to go even if they had a good healer
>It takes 30 days
>Then it is the best for us 3 people to go who have no healer!!1!! What a nice idea I got!

Great logic, strategist, great logic.
They're level capped and have flying mounts. They obviously know what they're doing.
This topic has not been locked and is still available for discussion.
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Strategian is a synonym for that, so you can stop with the stupid correction. Other than that, the masters of that guild are all level capped.
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Adramelech said:
Strategian is a synonym for that, so you can stop with the stupid correction. Other than that, the masters of that guild are all level capped.

That's more like it. Another word for my vocabulary.
Deconstruction ≠ Darker & Edgier
Trope ≠ Cliché (Face it, nothing is completely original. Can't make something from nothing so to say.).
Fanservice ≠ Ecchi (Though ecchi can please the fans!)
Popular ≠ Sucks... maybe
Seinen = K-ON! Shounen, Shoujo, Seinen and Josei are demographics.
Anime/Manga = Japanese Cartoons! Deal with it.

Support Movember. Raise awareness of men's health issues. Put a mustache on your avatars or something...
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A few things reminded me of Tera so I really enjoyed the ep. I hope it continues being an interesting show.
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Six Crescent-Moon people on horses :

Three level-capped, experienced players, and three more of presumably lower level and experience, no healer.

Even if they do not get lost in the woods due to the lack of mini-map explained in episode 1, they’ll still have a twenty-one days, 425kms trip accross the wilderness ahead of them, without roads or safe harbour in the middle, fending off monsters and crossing at least one subterranean dungeon and a sea channel along the way (which I have no idea how they’d do, by the way... building boats? ^^’). And if any of them “dies”, he gets teleported all the way back to starting zone, so there is no place for mistake.

Also, as it’s already been made very clear, they’ll need either bringing enough food to sustain six people for three weeks, or scavenge along the way. First option probably means they simply won’t be able to carry everything on them in addition to their equipment, which means bringing some kind of cart or investing in magical bags or something... That is, if carts and/or magical bags actually exist in that universe. And as there probably isn’t any road out there, the cart option probably wouldn’t be all that envisageable either way. As for scavenging, I can only guess they’d need special skills to do so, and even if they do have said skills in the party, they’ll still lose precious time scavenging every day.

I have no idea how health recovery and equipment damage are treated in this universe, so the following part isn’t necessarily true... But if health doesn’t refill itself after the fighting is over, they’ll also need to bring carts of health potions/scrolls/whatever. Same goes if equipment can actually be damaged over time: with all the fighting they have ahead of them, they’d need to bring spare items and/or someone with the skill needed to repair stuff on the fly. And that holds true for whatever other needs they may have on the way, really.

Whatsmore, even if they do manage to reach their goal in the planned time and without losing anyone on the way, they’ll still have to carry out the rescue mission itself, which most certainly implies fighting against PKs whith a team whose members have little to no experience in PvP. Oh, and there is absolutely no way to know just how much the situation will have changed in Susukino in the course of those three weeks: there may be nothing left to rescue by then.

Lastly, three of the six members of that team would basically consist of Crescent Moon’s Leader, Secretary and General (or whatever you wish to name that guy in charge of the defense). Sending them away from their guild for a whole month doesn’t exactly feels like a good idea.


Three members of the Shiroe Team on flying mounts:

Three level capped, very experienced players, two of them once part of a legendary group, the third one acknowledged by the other two.
That means a one-week trip, bypassing most of the difficulties aside from the dungeon thanks to the flying mount, with very little chances to get lost/killed by monster/drowned in the channel/out of food/whatever.

Then on to the rescue mission itself. Much less time would have passed than in the previous plan, meaning more chances for Serara to still be fine when they arrive. Also, the members of the party are, as it was already stated, much more well-prepared for fighting against other human beings (we saw them humiliating a six-men strong PK party in this very episode). If there are concerns to be had, it’s obviously their low numbers: they are only three, so taking on that whole guild just isn’t realistic. But then again, I doubt three more people would do much of a difference: in both cases, if they end up fighting the whole town by themselves, I’d say it’s over.

So, yeah. As far as I’m concerned, our MC’s plan clearly has more of a chance of success.


Then again, the anime isn’t as in-your-face as I just was. Shiroe states that they’d need to fight monsters on a 425 kms trip, and would need 21 days on horse even if everything goes right, and then goes “it’s better if we go”. And that’s it. The rest, about the food, the map, and their ability to fight PKs, was already hinted at beforehand, but isn’t brought up again. And the flying mounts aren’t even mentioned until their actual appearance. So, if it was posted spontaneously, just after watching the episode, I can somewhat understand where your comment was coming from, Adramelech. But taking some time to think things over should bring you to another conclusion, I think: our MC’s plan may not be ideal, but it’s definitely a huge improvement over the only other option.

Also, I think I read somewhere they could have brought someone else with them, as they have two mounts with two seats each... And I actually thought just that myself, until I realized: they are on a rescue mission, so I’d suppose they fully expect they’ll need that last seat to make the trip back home with Serara.
MahatOct 21, 2013 6:15 AM
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I guess it's sort of doing its job as an MMORPG anime ... but I can't help but feel it's somewhat lackluster.

I mean, even the characters themselves admitted that they "had nothing to do" -- there's no tension, or driving plot. I know there'll be complications later on, some has already been put into light, but besides the main "how'd we get stuck in this" issue, there's really nothing else driving this.

Can't help but feel that the fact that they are stuck in the game is but a cheap way to write a story about an MMORPG without having to deal with the fact that people have "real lives" ...


I think a main part of the story is going to be finding out how and why exactly they've come to be trapped in the game.

In fact I'm quite liking the emphasis they've put into making it feel like an MMORPG, as opposed to a typical fantasy story where the MMORPG element is only used as a context for the whole thing. In that way I think that they have the potential to focus more on the fact that people have 'real lives', as the characters know they're in an MMORPG and there's obvious limitations to it. Clearly it's not so much a virtual reality as it is a game.
userinactive111Oct 22, 2013 12:38 AM
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cool the anime actually focuses on mmorpg elements
sub classes
crowd control skills
that taunt skill
that epic flying mount
that moe overload
zzzeallyOct 22, 2013 12:19 AM

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