Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-180.214.233.65-20141121100326/@comment-25908228-20150712094556

Uh, I know I was arguing for Kirito earlier, but that's just ridiculous. I gotta side with Gsimenas on this.

1) It's never stated outright that the medicuboid played a factor in her enhanced reaction speed. Like I said earlier on this thread, it is a plausible hypothesis, but by no means a fact, as you seem to believe. So yes, her reaction speed was higher, but no, it may or may not be due to the medicuboid.

2) Excalibur? How is that fair? I thought we were talking about superiority in skill, not in equipment? I for one am glad Kirito did not use Excalibur, because that would not be fair. Would you be fine if Kirito won, but just because he had the best sword in the entire fricking game? In truth, speaking of equipment, since Yuuki came later than Kirito into ALO, even excluding Excalibur, I'm guessing kirito's equipment is at a higher level than Yuuki's. But yes, as TUSF said on another thread:

Recently, a fan asked him about this on Twitter, and he responded that Exaclibur's stat advantage probably would have made a difference. So, your point does have merit, but that would've hardly been a fair battle.

3) Time limit? It was the same time given for both players. It was a close call, and could have easily been the other way around. Would you be complaining if the match ended with Kirito winning by time limit, when Yuuki could have, maybe, turned it around with a few extra seconds? No.

4) I do, however, agree with the dual swords thing. Yes, Kirito is better with dual swords. In this way, perhaps the match could have gone the other way if he used an additional sword. Possible. However, this is also probably the only point of true substantial merit that you have in your entire argument, other than the medicuboid argument, which, again, is merely plausible and not fact.

Update:  203.176.181.37 wrote:

In an interview when asked what would have happened if Kirito had been dual-wielding, Reki himself said that Kirito would have lost. So, if that source is true (someone verify plis), that argument is now officially void too.

Update 2: Not true. Refer to Gsimenas' reply below. So yes, this point is still open to debate.

5) "special, limited, highest combo hit in the game." What. Just... what. Mother's Rosario was an Original Skill that was CREATED by Yuuki. Compare this with Kirito recreating his old System-based SAO sword skills. Mother Rosario was the embodying testament to Yuuki's skll and prowess. She didn't just get it on a silver platter. Get your facts straight, please. "Give Kirito the combo" and him winning is the most idiotic thing I've heard. Yeah, that's like saying give Kirito all of Yuuki's skills and greater reaction speed, and the most legendary sword in the entire game, and he could have won. Oh wait, that's exactly what you're saying. *facepalm* I can see why Gsimenas didn't even bother to reply to this one.