I don't understand why people here—though not as bad as the trolls on Ci-en—have grown to hate Fujino and his work so much lately. I've been loving his recent updates: the massive amounts of text, multi-angle and multi-stage CGs, and his constant experimentation with new presentation techniques. Even if you think it's not as good as the Treehouse version (though I personally disagree), it absolutely doesn't deserve this much hate.
Lately, all the discussions have been criticizing him for 'losing control of the plot,' but isn't a woman's emotional arc supposed to be a parabola? The closer it gets to the end, the more it spirals out of control.
I think Fujino has grand ambitions for this project—his 'Six Beasts' setup is clearly stage-setting for something much bigger. As for the villains being superficially sophisticated but logically flimsy… isn’t that just part of SAO’s DNA? Name one antagonist in the original who wasn’t childish. Without these typical light-novel idiots, the game could’ve wrapped up by v0.80, maybe v0.85 at most.
I hope Fujino keeps updating the way he wants, without bending to haters and trolls. I want to see how this fascinating story ends.