>>281765607
>Back then the point of the game was largely to socialize. You basically had to find a clan. From then on it was all about personal feuds, alliances, wars with other clans.
>And if you lost your clan and couldnt connect with others it was hard to still play the game. Thats why I even felt for that part when Kirito couldnt / didnt want to join a clan anymore.
>That could be pushed to the point where players were killed and spawncamped until they logged out or deleted their account. I achieved this several times. several guys just never logged back, and one deleted his account during battle out of rage/butthurt.
And then there's the people who got their clans destroyed, became an autistic solo player until he hit character development and learned how to be social and less asshole in an MMO.