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Yeah, by the time the story finishes to circulate through the player base Kirito's reputation will be fucked beyond repair forever :grin:
 
luis3007 said:
Yeah, by the time the story finishes to circulate through the player base Kirito's reputation will be fucked beyond repair forever :grin:
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That's assuming that the story actually goes anywhere. It all depends on whether Keita decides to talk about it, who he talks about it with, the particulars of his portrayal of the events, and the circumstances of his telling.
 
Assuming Keita doesn't get Ganked by Titan's Hand. Cause even though he's not a Black Cat, he's still, y'know, the one who took out the loan.

Or Keita can just point them at Kirito. Or they just come after Kirito on their own after discovering Keita doesn't have enough to pay off the debt.
 
And kirito's side of the story as well. No good not hearing both survivors views.
 
Point. Forgot kirito is currently the Hitler equivalent as far as hate goes.
 
Lol, oops. Sorry about that, he's kinda the go to bad guy of our time if you want to depict someone as evil I guess.. ?
 
Yep, that "attacked on sight" situation kinda inclines that the general populace aren't happy with Kirito, at the least. Though it probably isn't Hitler levels in hindsight (that would be what the players would view Kayaba).
As doge said though, there are likely some people who won't attack on sight and will hear Kirito out, even after this - heck, if Kirito can get his side out, it'll likely be viewed with sympathy (the whole "we were exploring an unknown dungeon, got into a trap, hidden boss slaughtered most of us" deal kinda couldn't be predicted). The fact normal weapondry didn't do squat against that reaper also gives Kirito some leeway - yeah, he lied about the level he was at. Didn't help anyone regardless when he tried to defend his party, as said boss was immune to melee combat.

Remind me, is duel-wielding a special thing in the rewrite, or just having duel-wielding skills? For example, a random person could wield two swords, but have access to only the one-handed sword arts, vs say Kirito, who could get some special duel-wielding sword arts?
 
Mizu said:
Remind me, is duel-wielding a special thing in the rewrite, or just having duel-wielding skills? For example, a random person could wield two swords, but have access to only the one-handed sword arts, vs say Kirito, who could get some special duel-wielding sword arts?
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It's rare but not unique. Kirito is likely one of very few people who are more than decent at it, and probably the best among that small group.

ZerbanDaGreat said:
"Starting as a Swordsman gives you two weapons," he explained, giving the air a few experimental slashes and stabs. "You're supposed to just use one at a time for different things - slashing weapon for unarmoured monsters, thrusting weapon for heavily-armoured humanoid enemies - but I was messing around in the beta and it turns out you can equip weapons in your shield slot too."
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I'm rather curious. Since this seems to be running on underworld rules, that means the players will age. Assuming the game takes a while, when they get back to their bodies will things not mesh?

Like, lets say you're 12. In game over a couple years you gain most of a foot and put on a lot of muscle definition. When you get back will you be unable to walk at first?

Lets say you lose a limb, will you be unable to move it when you get back?

Even just increasing stats, peoples reactions should be off. Moving limbs to hard, or to soft. Trying to lift, or run, at something the real body can't sustain.

Just interested.
 
Grosstoad said:
Aforementioned being attacked when spotted.
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Hmm. There's mention of "roving gangs that wanted his head on a pike" in the first part of Le Chat Noire, so I will concede that he does have some level of notoriety.

Given that he only spent a week in hiding, we can't know how much of that is persistent bad reputation, and how much of it was just tempers flaring right after a huge cock-up that would cool over time.
 
He still have people who knew of him correctly, but he avoided them out of concern that those people will also be slathered in the same sludge as him.
 
Crazael said:
It's rare but not unique. Kirito is likely one of very few people who are more than decent at it, and probably the best among that small group.
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It's also unclear whether or not Zerban will include the Unique Skills in the Rebuild, which includes the Dual Blades skill. For now, Kirito's more or less sticking to canon ALO's dual-wielding, which is simply using Sword Arts separately with each hand. Since Kayaba's motivation is significantly different from the canon, it's unlikely he'll reward Kirito with the Dual Blades skill.
 
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Sachi's eyes widened, realizing that something was wrong. The barest hint of the incoming chains, glimsped out of the corner of her eyes as she turned her head. No time to do any more. Kirito's mouth opened to shout a useless warning. Her hands, palms out. An incantation on her lips. A blazing wall of pure white light sliced the passageway in half.

The chains of midnight pierced Sachi's back.

No sound. No concept of the world around him beyond this one moment. The shield that had halted the chains, stopped them from impaling anybody but her, faded. She fell forward, body unmarked by the cursed chains. As quick as death by the Reaper's scythe, it seemed. The only comfort that remained in that deafeningly silent moment. Kirito saw the life leave her before she could even look down and realize her fate. Her face was questioning, almost pleading, before it slackened in death. Why? Why had he let it go this far? Why had he let her die? Why, Kazuto?
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If the chains were moving so fast, how did she have time for an incantation? Was there even enough time for a single-syllable spell? If she could cast a single-syllable shield spell, why didn't she do that earlier to help Tetsuo tank the first blow (an invaluable tactic for safely learning just how hard the boss is going to be hitting) or to save Ducker?

If she was turning around or only beginning to turn around, and casting a shield, isn't the reader justified in thinking the shield she created in front of her would be between her and the monster? It should be made clearer that she was still facing away from the reaper and cast the shield ahead of her, such that it would not protect her personally.

It also occurs to me that this means the shield spell blocks attacks from both directions, which complicates friendly archers and spellcasters from shooting from behind the caster.

I'm completely unclear about how much Kirito is merely reading questions and accusations into Sachi's dying expression. Especially given how self-sacrificial her last action was, a selfish complaint about Kirito's mistakes seems out-of-character. Especially if she doesn't actually know that she's just been mortally wounded, and doesn't realize she's dead before she's gone.


Also, "glimpsed" is misspelled.
 
Sunder the Gold said:
If the chains were moving so fast, how did she have time for an incantation.
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Because they weren't literally moving fast as a speeding bullet. If they were, they would have oneshot all three of them and unceremoniously ended the story right there.

Was there even enough time for a single-syllable spell?
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Not single syllable, though I think you're underestimating how fast she'd be able to say the incantation.

If she could cast a single-syllable shield spell, why didn't she do that earlier to help Tetsuo tank the first blow (an invaluable tactic for safely learning just how hard the boss is going to be hitting) or to save Ducker?
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Because Tetsuo was specialized as their tank and they had no idea that the Reaper could just phase through his shield and armour to oneshot him. Ducker was killed only moments after Sachi had already exerted herself with an even stronger spell, which stunned the Reaper long enough to give them that opening in the first place.

If she was turning around or only beginning to turn around, and casting a shield, isn't the reader justified in thinking the shield she created in front of her would be between her and the monster? It should be made clearer that she was still facing away from the reaper and cast the shield ahead of her, such that it would not protect her personally.
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Except it was plenty clear. She very clearly only looks over her shoulder enough to catch a glimpse of the chains out of the corner of her eye, and then creates the shield. I made it fairly obvious that she didn't have time to turn all the way around and then cast even if she wanted to.

It also occurs to me that this means the shield spell blocks attacks from both directions, which complicates friendly archers and spellcasters from shooting from behind the caster.
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You assume friendly arrows and spells interact with a Holy-element shield the same way that the Reaper's phasing bullshit scythe does.

I'm completely unclear about how much Kirito is merely reading questions and accusations into Sachi's dying expression. Especially given how self-sacrificial her last action was, a selfish complaint about Kirito's mistakes seems out-of-character. Especially if she doesn't actually know that she's just been mortally wounded, and doesn't realize she's dead before she's gone.
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Considering that the questioning/accusatory words are in the narration, and come explicitly after Sachi has died, it's fairly obvious that it's just Kirito projecting like a motherfucker.

Also, "glimpsed" is misspelled.
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Thank you. Fixed.
 
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Something tells me that Kirito is going to lay the smackdown on Rosalia and company. And I get the feeling he won't wait for any revival item quests before doing so.
 
WHile it's unlikely, I would love to see: "Welp, Kazri's screwed. Time for another name change, and you know what? People want me to be the villain? Fine then, I'll be the fucking villain! SAO meet the Prince of Hell.".
 
When a Rebuild fixes the plot and story details until it realizes that it's pushed itself towards the point of no return, desperately trying to cling onto the original plot only to find that by any sane progression otherwise, that it'd have occurred anyway, and the entire mountain of butterflies, both meta and direct, comes tumbling down in a great roiling heap of wings, tears, and broken dreams.

Great. That'd be great. This is great. Keep it up. It's great.
 
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