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10 out of 10: Near Perfect... | 114 | 53.27% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent... | 48 | 22.43% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good... | 26 | 12.15% | |
7 out of 10 : Good... | 10 | 4.67% | |
6 out of 10 : Average... | 7 | 3.27% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average... | 1 | 0.47% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor... | 3 | 1.40% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad... | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad... | 1 | 0.47% | |
1 out of 10: Torturous... | 4 | 1.87% | |
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2012-09-08, 19:57 | Link #121 |
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I don't think you can attribute everything to beta at this point in the game...
Keep in mind that we didn't actually see any of his Sword Skills (ie: his sword never glowed). Maybe it's just a secret technique of his skill, like Starburst Stream is a secret technique of Dual Wielding. |
2012-09-08, 20:00 | Link #122 |
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I'm surprised that Godfrey survived as long as he did. His trusting behavior and limitiing himself and his crew was really a bad choice. I doubt they would use the teleport crystals anyways unless they were in a situation where they would either teleport or die. Also he was a retard to the bitter end. He refused to believe Kuradeel would hurt him so, despite his obvious hate of Kirito and crazed behavior.
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2012-09-08, 20:11 | Link #123 |
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another great episode.
laughing at Kirito in white, which promptly oveturned the WTF moment when he lost the duel due to that ... what, cheat or incarnate system or whatever that is hope they address that later on. but yeah kinda strange no more mention of Heathcliff after what happened with godfrey and kuradeel, though i understand they were trying to put the focus on Kirito X Asuna. and that was great ^^ go asuna , kirito . |
2012-09-08, 20:28 | Link #126 |
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When Kirito said to Asuna "I want to spend the night with you" I had some epic flashbacks of Lion's Pride in Moon Guard
(World of Warcraft reference). I rofled all over the place. Having said that, I can't say that I enjoyed the last part of the episode, it was far too rushed, in fact I'm dissapointed because I was enjoying their love story so far. While it's been obvious that Asuna thought of Kirito as a bit more than just friends, this needed more time to develop in a natural, enjoyable way. In a five minutes span, they kissed for the first time, had sex and decided to get married, what the hell is that? We weren't told "Asuna is pregnant" just because it's a game(God spare us from a Harvest Moon development). Even the kiss scene was awkward, Asuna was crying rivers over what had just happened -including the death of a guildmate- but she was not even surprised when Kirito kisser her. It was all too unnatural.
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Anyway, as for the episode itself, it was very entertaining. It seems that Heathcliff either has a special skill or a hack system that defeated Kirito in the end. He was not too happy that he had to use it, and probably more upset that Kirito saw him using it. I never expected Kirito would join, since he is so natural in black. However, it does not change his situation with Asuna. It just increases his responsibilities. Btw, that stadium looks like it would fit over 10,000 people, and it was filled to the brim. I wonder where all those people came from? NPC? So Kirito is level 96 now. I wonder how high the maximum level will be? He usually keeps about 20 levels above the dungeon level, but if maximum level is 100, it will be more difficult and tougher on the higher levels. They are at the 70's floor level now. Not much further to go.
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2012-09-08, 20:56 | Link #131 |
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Yeah, but in this situation, it could mean instant death. Kirito keeps that safety margin in order to avoid most dangerous situations. If he cannot maintain that safety margin gap, it becomes extremely risky in the later levels. If that is the case, the game creator is extremely cruel. How likely are people going to risk their lives as the level gap decreases?
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2012-09-08, 21:11 | Link #138 |
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Regards unarmed,
Spoiler for Light Novel Information, comparison to current content only:
Regards what has been said earlier, the level cap is at 100 but the game still continues - but what happens is, as other posters have said, the safety margin is gone. Going back to Silica's ep, the light novels note that you need a safety margin of at least ten levels above whatever floor you are on, which was why Silica was in such despair, as there was no way she'd be able to powerlevel in three days to be high enough to solo that floor (though it's a moot point, with what happened). As Kirito said, gear can compensate for the level gap to an extent, though I'm quite sure Kayaba ensured that the infamous Alchemy-Enchanting-Smithing loop from Skyrim couldn't be replicated in SAO Still, all in all, a decent ep all things considered. I do consider this one of the weaker points of the original novel, as the relationship upgrade felt as though it came outta nowhere... at least with the chronological adaptation, you get to see more buildup. So anyway Asuna flag tripped, relationship upgraded to official couple status. Hell yes. I'm getting tired of will they won't they stories.
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2012-09-08, 21:14 | Link #140 | ||
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And since neither Kirito's nor Asuna's icons turned orange, and Kuradeel's immediately did... it's likely by design. Also, as was pointed out in the posts above me it was pointed out in the anime way back in ep4. Quote:
When monsters start behaving in unpredictable ways in a death-game, and start breaking out sword skills... the safety margins get MUCH smaller. [citation needed]? |
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