>>132826391Because SAO lost everything that made it interesting in like, the first five episodes.
Nobody gives a shit about another shounen power-level bullshit. The interesting part is how a person goes through the stress and societal/cultural changes of an MMO becoming real.
The prejudice against former Beta testers
The use of MMO-speak and game mechanics as life-or-death truth
The translation of PvP rules to common morality
Whether or not the entire premise is actually bogus and there's no problem with PK-ing
Trade skills, grouping, MOBs, class changes, rare drops--- all that shit.
I want to see how that affects real(ish) people. In a sincere, well thought-out way. And watch a protagonist struggle and succeed through mastering the game rules.
It had that flavor in the beginning, but slowly just flanderized itself into another power-level action bullshit-fest. Whatever. Not interesting. Missed opportunity to really dig into and explore the cool parts.
