Leafa's and Kirito's swords

This week’s sudden break in immersion, brought to us kwa an automated system maintenance warning, brought to mind something I hadn’t really thought about until now. Just how much of ALO’s playerbase participates in roleplay? It’s always been a big part of MMOs and I can only imagine it would become even zaidi widespread with the introduction of VR as immersive as that displayed kwa SAO and ALO. To the player, the world must seem real – just how many of these people actually live out fictional lives within the game, going beyond merely playing to hit things with a stick? Kirito and Leafa...