Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-26138409-20160306224346/@comment-35248429-20200317062753

Gsimenas wrote: For the record, even the main series has stated that GGO has a lower pain absorption setting, so players do feel more "pain" in GGO. Granted, it's still not on the level of actual pain, but rather just a feeling of pressure. Which isn't any different than the way the lack of pain is stated in the other games.

When you're under local anesthesia you don't feel pain, just pressure or tugging. It doesn't actually hurt.