Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-24749544-20140905034211/@comment-6604690-20140906002709

In my opinion, I guess because the author was more focused on the details and aspects of VRs(just like how he did in Accel World)than on the characters(other than Kirito) involved. But we can't entirely blame the author if he wasn't able to apply ideas that might have improved the series' potential.