Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-118.211.8.204-20150302141811/@comment-73.19.129.12-20150928210925

Gsimenas wrote AI monsters are susceptible to trickery too. This is especially important to solo players, since they can't switch with other people to burden the AI.

Although not all feints are the same, we're not talking about falling for feints, but about how fast can she respond to what comes after it. So, an example of Yuuki responding so quickly despite being completely surprised does cast doubt on the usefulness of feints against her, since it's more of a character trait that can apply to most if not all feints. And if one example of feints being not so effective against her isn't enough, there's another example in Sisters' Prayer where Yuuki sees through Merida's feint of hiding a shuriken attack (though the way she notices that feint is a bit ambiguous)

If it was a one-time thing, then you could brush it off as him keeping Asuna's promise in mind subconsciously. However, it's not the first time. During the 2nd Floor battle, he also threw logic out the window and ran to Asuna who was in range of Asterius's breath attack, and ended up getting two people paralysed instead of one.

Weren't you defending an opinion that Kirito does better when lives are in danger here? Because the battles he had with Yuuki did not have that aspect, so it's unfair to claim that he had an easier time with Yuuki than with Heathcliff when you're trying to prove that he would do better in a serious fight. 3. If I remember it right, feints were never used to burden the AI of monsters. How successful a feint is depends on in large parts, what feint is used, what situation it's used in, and on how Yuuki responds to it. Just because she responded favorably to feint when fighting Asuna doesn't mean she would do it against vs Kirito.

Yuuki noticing how her friend, who she's been with for a while, feints is expected. Also you said it yourself that it was ambiguous how she notices the feint.

What Volume and Chapter did you read this happening? I couldn't find it.





5. Kirito probably didn't know that it had a paralysis effect until he was hit. Even if he did, I could just say he's overly emotional when it comes to other people getting hurt. When he's alone he doesn't show that problem. Not that I think he's overly emotional though

 

Let me put it like this, there's nothing suggest that Yuuki can accomplish what Heathcliff did. Also where did you read  about Asterius and Kirito incident I couldn't find that either? What volume and what chapter?