Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-6697950-20140102180802/@comment-6697950-20140506111339

1. The main character is still going to be the main character, it's just that everyone else will step down in importance (i.e. they will still be there, but won't be seeing much action). And it's highly likely that the new season won't be just GGO, so there's a decent chance that the other characters will get a few episodes to take part in the action.

2. It's not just guns. Both Kirito and the new antagonist will have swords along with guns. And Kirito barely ever uses anything but swords in any game.

3. The name stayed the same because the book maintained the name throughout the series, so the anime is doing the same. And again, swords are still there, so it's not like the name is completely out of touch with the content.