Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-172.9.232.246-20150408230626/@comment-198501-20160419052221

172.9.232.246 wrote: do they if not what happens when they die in ALO No, they don't. The VR gear used in ALO, GGO, etc. was specificially modified (according to the novels) so that the "SAO Incident" could never be repeated. When players in ALO and other VRMMOs using {SAO Seed} technology ket killed in-game, their characters take a minor penalty and respawn elsewhere in game, just like in real-life MMOs. The notable exceptions in GGO were deliberately murdered (see spoiler below) and don't count.

[Spoiler] In GGO, when several players killed out of game also die in real life, the players assume that it's a repeat of the "SAO Incident", but Kirito-kun and friends discover the real murder method (which does not involve the VR gear) and solve the problem with help of the Japanese government. [End Spoiler]