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Anh_Minh · 2012-07-14, 17:52

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Originally Posted by james0246

LOL, I must not play enough RPGs because I though the boss was overpowered for Level 1. It was simple, yet extremely brutal.

I don't play MMOs, but every boss is supposed to be an event affecting the whole game (since beating him opens up a floor) - that should involve a lot of players. And it looked like he could have been beaten with just a few guys. That boss was a bit of a glass canon - if he hits, you're in big trouble, but he didn't have the resilience a RPG boss should have. And his attacks were easy to counter, if you knew they were coming.

Hiroi Sekai · 2012-07-14, 17:53

This episode needs a big ol' "LEEROY JENKINS!".

kokolores · 2012-07-14, 17:54

All in all the second episode was still quite good. Sure quite a bit was left out, but what was left out isn't essential to the story. The main goal of this episode was to introduce Asuna and to give us more background for the main story of Aincrad and explain why Kirito is who he is later on. What the episode lacked imo were two additional minutes to make the pacing a bit smoother.

Lantern · 2012-07-14, 18:02

Well, being LN reader I'd be lying if I said I didn't want more, but hey if that means more time for contents later then, be my guest.

While I did go "aww" with some of the axing, I did like how they axed/handled Kirito's departure scene.

Instead of

Spoiler:

he just respond to Asuna's question by quietly walking into the dark.

j4c06 · 2012-07-14, 18:04

This episode was rather boring, compared to the first one. The drama didn't feel real, and I think they are trying too hard making it look like, well, a MMORPG. You'd think, in the future the concept should have evolved a bit...

Netto Azure · 2012-07-14, 18:11

Well I guess the pacing could be better, but most of the things are distilled...the main spirit of it that is.

Eater of All · 2012-07-14, 18:14

Great episode, even though half the fight I'd already seen from trailers. That is really one fun boss battle though; what I would pay to be in a game like that....

Also, I'm surprised they need to eat in-game and can taste their food to boot. How would a health pot taste? Does Diabel's refusal to drink one say anything about the flavor?

Ray · 2012-07-14, 18:15

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Originally Posted by Eater of All

How would a health pot taste? Does Diabel's refusal to drink one say anything about the flavor?

Medicine usually tastes pretty bad, right?

Netto Azure · 2012-07-14, 18:17

This made my day LOL. XDDD

Elestia · 2012-07-14, 18:20

Good episode. It was a step down from the first episode due to some budgeting issues, but the 20 minutes till passed by in a flash.

Typical noobs; they never bother reading the manual.

kyp275 · 2012-07-14, 18:21

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Originally Posted by j4c06

This episode was rather boring, compared to the first one. The drama didn't feel real, and I think they are trying too hard making it look like, well, a MMORPG. You'd think, in the future the concept should have evolved a bit...

not with the way most companies are happily churning out F2P WoW clones, or Soon-to-be F2P WoW clones :P

Xellos-_^ · 2012-07-14, 18:24

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Originally Posted by Elestia

Good episode. It was a step down from the first episode due to some budgeting issues, but the 20 minutes till passed by in a flash.

Typical noobs; they never bother reading the manual.

who reads the manual?

Anh_Minh · 2012-07-14, 18:28

In the future, companies will stop writing manuals entirely and leave it to the players to write a wiki.

Lantern · 2012-07-14, 18:30

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Originally Posted by Elestia

Good episode. It was a step down from the first episode due to some budgeting issues, but the 20 minutes till passed by in a flash.

Typical noobs; they never bother reading the manual.

Well... to be fair, they DID read the manual. It's just that the boss surprised the party by having a completely new pattern compare to the Beta version.

Hiroi Sekai · 2012-07-14, 18:32

Anyone else think "Diablo" when Diabel first introduced himself?

kokolores · 2012-07-14, 18:33

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Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

who reads the manual?

Real men don't read manuals because we don't need them.

The only exception is IKEA furniture

Shinji103 · 2012-07-14, 18:33

I........actually rarely read the manual for a game. Because most every game now has a tutorial in its opening chapter or whenever a function first becomes available/needed.

Then again, this is an MMORPG, not a single-player PS3 game. Final Fantasy XI didn't have an in-game tutorial either.

Flawfinder · 2012-07-14, 18:43

Was not a fan of this episode. It felt too rushed and I didn't care about anything but the leads' interactions.

Sackett · 2012-07-14, 18:49

Too much attention to the fighting, not enough on the characters.

Maybe I'll go read the LN instead.

Rennir · 2012-07-14, 18:49

I thought the battle scene was pretty well done, but everything before that kind of felt rushed to me. Overall, a good episode nonetheless. I wish there was more interaction between Kirito and Asuna though, because that scene where they were talking to each other definitely felt early, considering they had just met.

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2012-07-14, 18:02	Link #84
Lantern ＜(゜∀。) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Flying in the Air Age: 36	Well, being LN reader I'd be lying if I said I didn't want more, but hey if that means more time for contents later then, be my guest. While I did go "aww" with some of the axing, I did like how they axed/handled Kirito's departure scene. Instead of Spoiler: further interaction with Asuna + descending the stairs on the other side he just respond to Asuna's question by quietly walking into the dark.

2012-07-14, 18:11	Link #86
Netto Azure → Wandering Bard Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Grancel City, Liberl Kingdom	Well I guess the pacing could be better, but most of the things are distilled...the main spirit of it that is. __________________ «Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC» PokeCommuninity \| Bulbagarden \| Tumblr \| MAL Last edited by Netto Azure; 2012-07-14 at 18:32.

2012-07-14, 18:14	Link #87
Eater of All NOM Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Outside the Asylum	Great episode, even though half the fight I'd already seen from trailers. That is really one fun boss battle though; what I would pay to be in a game like that.... Also, I'm surprised they need to eat in-game and can taste their food to boot. How would a health pot taste? Does Diabel's refusal to drink one say anything about the flavor? __________________

2012-07-14, 18:17	Link #89
Netto Azure → Wandering Bard Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Grancel City, Liberl Kingdom	This made my day LOL. XDDD __________________ «Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC» PokeCommuninity \| Bulbagarden \| Tumblr \| MAL

2012-07-14, 17:54	Link #83
kokolores Member Join Date: Jan 2006	All in all the second episode was still quite good. Sure quite a bit was left out, but what was left out isn't essential to the story. The main goal of this episode was to introduce Asuna and to give us more background for the main story of Aincrad and explain why Kirito is who he is later on. What the episode lacked imo were two additional minutes to make the pacing a bit smoother.

2012-07-14, 18:04	Link #85
j4c06 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011	This episode was rather boring, compared to the first one. The drama didn't feel real, and I think they are trying too hard making it look like, well, a MMORPG. You'd think, in the future the concept should have evolved a bit...

2012-07-14, 18:20	Link #90
Elestia Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: California	Good episode. It was a step down from the first episode due to some budgeting issues, but the 20 minutes till passed by in a flash. Typical noobs; they never bother reading the manual. __________________

2012-07-14, 18:28	Link #93
Anh_Minh I disagree with you all. Join Date: Dec 2005	In the future, companies will stop writing manuals entirely and leave it to the players to write a wiki.

2012-07-14, 18:33	Link #97
Shinji103 Crazy Devout Fanboy Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 1st Ra Cailum-class battleship Ra Cailum, port-side officer's bunks	I........actually rarely read the manual for a game. Because most every game now has a tutorial in its opening chapter or whenever a function first becomes available/needed. Then again, this is an MMORPG, not a single-player PS3 game. Final Fantasy XI didn't have an in-game tutorial either. __________________

2012-07-14, 18:43	Link #98
Flawfinder Loves the Experience Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Earth...hopefully	Was not a fan of this episode. It felt too rushed and I didn't care about anything but the leads' interactions. __________________ My Awesome Anime Blog: Standing On My Neck

2012-07-14, 18:49	Link #99
Sackett Cross Game - I need more Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: I've moved around the American West. I've lived in Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Oklahoma Age: 44	Too much attention to the fighting, not enough on the characters. Maybe I'll go read the LN instead. __________________ Cross Game - A Story of Love, Life, Death - and Baseball. What more could you want?

2012-07-14, 18:49	Link #100
Rennir Quietly Lurking Graphic Designer Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Beneath the prodigious sky...	I thought the battle scene was pretty well done, but everything before that kind of felt rushed to me. Overall, a good episode nonetheless. I wish there was more interaction between Kirito and Asuna though, because that scene where they were talking to each other definitely felt early, considering they had just met. __________________ Gallery \| Anime List \| Manga List