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[T51R]

You guys do realize that

1 - Guns don't exist in SAO.
2 - If you somehow got/made one, the system administrator, who is also the main villain, would just delete it?

The gun isn't for the game, its for me to find the SAO offices in the real world, and say to the administrator, "I have a gun that fires MOABs, and its pointed at your cubicle, through the window to your right. Now. Give me my game hax. Starting with invisibility and several dozen twenty meter long tentacles..."

[Hazard]

The gun isn't for the game, its for me to find the SAO offices in the real world, and say to the administrator, "I have a gun that fires MOABs, and its pointed at your cubicle, through the window to your right. Now. Give me my game hax. Starting with invisibility and several dozen twenty meter long tentacles..."

Amusing as that is, it wouldn't work.

Kabaya has complete control over SAO. As in, "You're system admin, with complete control over everything here? That's so cute. Now watch as I use Kabaya's password to take away all your authority."

That in a game that wasn't even SAO (though it was related to it).

Plus, weird as it may sound, the guy likes a fair game.

[Estrecca]

The gun isn't for the game, its for me to find the SAO offices in the real world, and say to the administrator, "I have a gun that fires MOABs, and its pointed at your cubicle, through the window to your right. Now. Give me my game hax. Starting with invisibility and several dozen twenty meter long tentacles..."

The game administrator is a criminal in hiding. The SAO offices in the real world contain only guys doing basic maintenance to keep alive the players who don't have root access and presumably would be 1) surprised to be threatened with a gun that fires MOABs and 2) wondering how a player managed to escape.

[Gram]

Pretty sure there aren't Crossbows.

Only ranged weapons are knives I believe.

On the plus side, paralysis poison is pretty cool, so making a ranged build isn't exactly impossible.

Knives it is then.

Exploding (maybe) knives with poison.

[Len Ikari145]

I personally go with Siriel's strategy of letting Kirito handle it(assuming he's around). Otherwise, I probably make it up to Gleam Eyes before dying. What? I'm not the mental/spiritual abberration of cyberspace and nature that Kirito is nor do I have access to Special Skill options.

Or I go with Asuna's plan of rounding up a small army NPCs as my sacrifices while I wittle down bosses.

[Siriel]

Knives it is then.

Exploding (maybe) knives with poison.

The issue is that this doesn't work against most bosses, and you have to beat them to clear the game.

Admittedly, that's fine since you can depend on other players for most, but the final boss is a 1v1.

I personally go with Siriel's strategy of letting Kirito handle it(assuming he's around). Otherwise, I probably make it up to Gleam Eyes before dying. What? I'm not the mental/spiritual abberration of cyberspace and nature that Kirito is nor do I have access to Special Skill options.

Or I go with Asuna's plan of rounding up a small army NPCs as my sacrifices while I wittle down bosses.

Yeah, that (probably) works.

The issue is the unbeatable final boss. Since, let's face it, nobody is going to be better than Kirito (a guy whose reflexes are in the machs) and Kirito couldn't hit him.
And you can't even cheat or cheese it because he'll just reactivate his admin powers if you don't play by his rules.

[Ghost]

How is the balance? (God, we haven't done this in AGES!)

It has balance. I have a friend who is Level 56, and he says it's an awesome sword!

Yeah, that (probably) works.

The issue is the unbeatable final boss. Since, let's face it, nobody is going to be better than Kirito (a guy whose reflexes are in the machs) and Kirito couldn't hit him.
And you can't even cheat or cheese it because he'll just reactivate his admin powers if you don't play by his rules.

In light of this, my plan will be to make two Excaliburs, find the best fighter in the game (who is presumably Kirito) and give them to him.

[Siriel]

In light of this, my plan will be to make two Excaliburs, find the best fighter in the game (who is presumably Kirito) and give them to him.

Wrong game for Excalibur.:P

But yeah, as I said, if Kirito is still around, his fight against Kayaba should go the same way, making the thread pretty pointless.

[Ghost]

Anyway, at least we're not stuck in Alfheim Online. That would kinda suck.

[Len Ikari145]

Dammit, where's Kite and his creepy (yet totally GAR) zombie clone when you need them?

[Hazard]

Yeah, that (probably) works.

The issue is the unbeatable final boss. Since, let's face it, nobody is going to be better than Kirito (a guy whose reflexes are in the machs) and Kirito couldn't hit him.

That guy is ridiculously strong when you think of it.

I mean, Kirito is already stronger than just about anyone he meets later on, and the only person that has beaten him after SAO was the girl that spent her entire life online (and even then it was noted that Kirito wasn't dual wielding when fighting her).

That guy still won against him fairly (granted Kirito panicked and ended up using the system skills but he panicked for a reason).

[Miburohunter929]

Query: What is the games stance on fucking things up with your bare hands?

[Siriel]

That guy is ridiculously strong when you think of it.

I mean, Kirito is already stronger than just about anyone he meets later on, and the only person that has beaten him after SAO was the girl that spent her entire life online (and even then it was noted that Kirito wasn't dual wielding when fighting her).

That guy still won against him fairly (granted Kirito panicked and ended up using the system skills but he panicked for a reason).

Yeah, Kayaba was a monster.

And he has a massive advantage on top of that against anyone who played through SAO, because he personally designed the Sword Skills. So everybody's fighting style is going to turn around techniques that he made up and knows how to counter.
Also, his reaction to someone overcoming death is "huh" and then going right back to being completely calm, so you can't even psych him out.

[Len Ikari145]

Query: What is the games stance on fucking things up with your bare hands?

The Martial Arts skill system is another option. It's just not as effective as stabbity death unless you're fuckin' Kirito.


Goddamn that awesome bastard.

[blackpariah]

The Martial Arts skill system is another option. It's just not as effective as stabbity death unless you're fuckin' Kirito.


Goddamn that awesome bastard.

Oh man, Kirito is ridiculous. If what I hear is correct, in the next arc (Gun Gale Online), while everyone else has guns, Kirito decides his primary weapon is going to be a lightsaber. He then starts deflecting and slicing bullets in midair.