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Originally Posted by gunzblitz

Spoiler for ep1:

Kayaba Akihiko himself said that he created SAO purely for his own entertainment. He also said that he already accomplished what he want by creating SAO so.. I guess that's it, unless there's something more deeper than what ep1 says/implies.

If there really is more, well, who knows? We'll just have to wait if ever. Episode 1 really hasn't enough info about Kayaba.

So essentially:
I am mad scientist.
It'so cool.
Sonuvabitch.