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Cam0
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That would be pay 2 win.
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Hiroki not Takuya
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About the NerveGear, good point. Pito is obviously obsessed with SAO so having such makes sense and the dialogue seemed to be a possible reveal but that interferes with the previous information. I agree about KKHC being borderline stupid for being so trusting but since they admitted to being new to battle events I attributed their behavior to that. That the show keeps pounding on Pito being an inhuman monster seems overdone and is getting annoying... |
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Cam0
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Episode 11
"Is this fun for you?!" Well, yeah. Duh. Isn't that why people play video games? Fuka being left alive was kinda dumb but it was still a pretty fun episode. |
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#844391
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Did Fuka have some kind of plan when she left LLENN tied up and ran out into the open by herself? I could understand if she was providing a distraction while LLENN flanked the enemy or something but by the time LLENN could move again Fuka was already disabled and the only reason she wasn't taken out much sooner was because Pito likes playing with her prey. It felt like a wasted sacrifice.
And can players be knocked unconscious in this game? When Pito is finishing off the two guys at the start of the ep one of them is knocked out. I thought the game kicked people out if they suffered too much of a shock. Or maybe it's just an in game status effect and just disables player control or something? And what is with the sentient P-chan? I still don't get what's the point of that, it's only shown up twice in the show and didn't really affect anything when it did appear. I could understand if it was like a reoccurring character that talked to LLENN when she's alone or something like her subconscious or something but it's barely shown up at all. |
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Key
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P-chan is just a recurring joke playing on LLENN's psyche. I accept it at that level and find it amusing as a result. |
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#844391
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It barely fits the definition of reoccurring, as this is only the second time it's shown up heh. As I said, I don't really mind her talking to her weapon, she's shown to be very attached to it. It's just that they showed it briefly once and then never again until now so it just felt like it came out of nowhere.
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FilthyCasual
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Hiroki not Takuya
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I also was a little disappointed with this Ep since SHINC has good tactics until this "you're too slow" bit which, if it was intended to get LLENN moving, seems to rely too much on LLENN's apparent lack of need for backup in "psycho" mode. And, yes, T-S comes from nowhere, on bikes of all things. Talk about deux et machina... |
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Kendra Kirai
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Nah, 'Psycho' LLENN isn't another personality, nor is P Chan. It's just LLENN throwing aside all her inhibitions and letting her instincts free. She's a 'thinky' girl, which serves her well when tactics and strategy are called for, but when she's so outnumbered or against a monster player like Pitou, she has to rely on instinct - work without strategy, be unpredictable, be LUCKY. She has to just plain go Wild. P-chan is just a gag and possibly a subconscious thing so that she feels like she has backup, since it only ever happens when she's alone and desperate and such. P-Chan is her partner, who will never let her down, after all~ |
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Stampeed Valkyrie
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lol @ the pic in this article.
Thank you ANN for providing me my morning funny. And the creators of SAO should have probably done some research on firearms or proper shooting of them.. that picture is laughable. |
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Key
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Since I'm no firearms expert, perhaps you could enlighten us as to what's so laughable about what's depicted in that screenshot? Also, the creator of this side story is a self-admitted gun nut who's been knowledgeable enough to do weapon consulting work on other anime series, so I find it hard to believe that he would tolerate something that's egregiously inaccurate. |
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Kendra Kirai
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At a guess, it's that she's firing a large caliber assault rifle apparently full auto without bracing it, and expecting it to be accurate - but GGO doesn't require actual gun knowledge or technique, and trying to be accurate against LLENN is a fools errand. The most logical tactic against her speed and unpredictable movements is the "spray-n-pray" - cover the entire area with bullets In the hopes of hitting something. |
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Stampeed Valkyrie
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And apparently the game has no basis in basic physics then of i am reading this correctly.
Unfortunately its not a large caliber rifle either.. my guess is an AKM pattern rifle which fires a .30 caliber round with ballistics equivalent to your dad's 30/30 hunting rifle. Which for the uniformed is considered a Bush rifle round used on midsize game. Unless it's the newer 74 variant which even has a smaller caliber footprint more like the .22 rifle. For the uniformed this is a smaller diameter bullet used on small game.. Does the series give any indication one way or the other? And as for why it's funny.. basic rifle skills 101 buttstock in the shoulder and check near the rear reciever so you get a good sight picture. This image has neither.. best case scenario she doesn't hit anything.... worst case scenario sense loses control of the rifle due to full auto barrel rise and recoil and shoots herself in pure idiocy. Contrary to popular opinion full auto fire is terribly inaccurate.. usually used for suppression. Now that I had to explain it.. the picture went from funny to stupid. Good luck with this series folks glad I'm not watching it. |
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Cam0
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Guns not working realistically in anime, movies and video games is nothing new. And in that scene, Pito turns around and just tries to quickly spray at a car that catches her by surprise. I can't be certain, but Pito not holding the gun properly might be because she didn't have enough time to take a proper shooting stance in that situation... or it could be an oversight by the creators. With this show, it could very well be either of 'em.
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Stampeed Valkyrie
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Just so we are clear.. I'm not debating the symantec's of what is happening in this scene. I'll keep it simple.. the image looks like one of those fail videos you see on YouTube and never seem to end well.
That's it. |
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