2013-01-02, 23:08 | Link #722 |
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I always took it that they survived because they, together, beat the game. If you die as part of the final act of a story, you still "win" even if it's "Game Over". In the end, we never see how quickly someone dies in the real world after they "die" in the game. Their death in the game is not actually what kills them, after all.
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2013-01-07, 11:00 | Link #724 | |
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But even then, that would mean only Kirito would have survived, seeing as after Asuna "died", Kirito had moped for some time... The only possibilities would be that Heathcliff decided to temporarily preserve her, probably either because he promised Kirito that if he died, to make sure she wouldn't die, or because he was interested in how she broke the paralysis.. |
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2013-01-07, 16:00 | Link #725 | |
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In the end, I do think there are a good number of possible explanations, but we're stuck without an official answer (so I guess that takes it out of the scope of this thread, technically speaking).
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2013-01-07, 16:51 | Link #726 | |
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Therefore a number of possible reasons could explain their survival. (Though, one could just explain it as "plot armor" and say the entire period of time from Asuna's HP depleting, to Heathcliff's HP reaching 0 was only 10 seconds/however long the kill signal takes to be sent, even though in the anime that scene took a couple minutes.. lol... ) Plot Armor > All... |
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2013-01-11, 22:00 | Link #727 |
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The simplest thing is that the Cardinal System holds something that's similar to Accel World's Incarnate System: transcending the boundaries of the system by the force of one's will.
Note that earlier, when Asuna ran to save Kirito, she was running at a speed of 60km/h (my calc), which Kirito notes in the LNs to be flat-out impossible, as it exceeds the system parameters. Also, by pure will, she managed to stand up and tank Heathcliff's blow, despite being under the Paralysis status effect.
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2013-01-14, 12:18 | Link #730 | |
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We haven't been told what the system that "exceeds system parameters" is called in these instances... I'm guessing it hasn't been named at all by this point in time... |
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2013-01-17, 05:27 | Link #731 | |
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2013-01-19, 03:11 | Link #733 | |
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I sure hope so. Want to see GGO Kirito, LOL |
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2013-01-22, 14:06 | Link #736 |
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Yeah, I figured as much.
Well, due to the profit Sword Art Online is giving, do you personally think that the Second Season will be released in the future? That would be the 3rd arc, GGO. I would really like the ending to be with Kirito and Asuna, not his cousin. :3 Although, that was necessary, since she was sad at the "party". But to keep on topic, do you think there will be a second season? I know that it is not confirmed anywhere, but I'm really wondering. The Anime brought a lot of profit, however, the publisher is A-1 Pictures, they usually do only season 1, unless it is something extremely successful. Are personal opinion questions allowed? |
2013-01-22, 14:22 | Link #737 |
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Q&A threads are mainly meant for factual answers and not personal opinions. That said, there's no confirmation for a second season yet, but sales are good enough that it's entirely possible. There'll probably be an announcement about it.
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2013-02-02, 19:00 | Link #739 |
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I was wondering about a few things that happened:
I know that the best members of the Army were wiped out on the 25th floor, and it reduced their ability to be clearers. However, does anyone know a specific date when it happened? I remember that the Knights of the Blood were supposedly formed after that disaster. Does anyone know the specific date when Heathcliff/Kayaba began recruiting for the guild? According to the timeline, they reached the 50th floor at around January 2024 which was also around the time when the Laughing Coffin guild was formed. The 50th floor is where Kirito lived until he married Asuna right or am I mistakened? |
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For the two bits of information above, we'll probably have to continue waiting for further releases of the Progressive series... that is correct, (Though I'm not sure where you heard the thing about Laughing Coffin xD I forgot exactly WHEN it was formed, personally) |
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