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Originally Posted by Quadratic
He was technically "exiled" at the end of ep 2. Before that he's just a normal solo player.
After ep 2, we see no effect regarding his "exile"/"beater" status, since he had zero problems joining up with the Black Cats, Silica, and join in the meeting with the frontline!
The lack of show, don't tell is apparent:
"I'm a solo player" -> parties with Klein
"I'm a solo player" -> joins a guild
"I'm a solo player" -> parties with Silica
"I'm a solo player" -> parties with Asuna
(Trust me, he really is a solo player!)
His soloing is nearly all off-screen.
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He spends nearly 2 years soloing and these few episodes represent the handful of times he breaks his self-imposed exile to play with other people. I think he's doing a pretty good job of playing entirely alone in an MMO, quite frankly. Most MMOs make it impossible to do anything alone, and SAO seems as group-oriented as any other MMO you can play. The only time Kirito really groups in 2 years of stuck in SAO is to help take down the floor boss so everyone can advance to the next level of the tower.