Sword Art Online Comparisons between the Light Novel and the Anime

[Dark Dragon]

I am making this thread to contain discussion for SAO anime comparisons, especially now that the anime is airing. It is not a good idea to discuss comparisons in the anime thread, so this should serve as a net for that.

Now for a gripe...

I am really pissed at how much technical details they are omitting in the anime. Without all that detail, particularly in the MMO aspect of this story, it is just another generic shounen harem action show.

The problem i have right now isn't so much the actual adaptation of the novel chapters. I just do not agree with this approach to telling the story in chronological order. A lot of these side chapters could've easily fit into an OVA and i feel like they're wasting too many episodes on them. My problem is with the pacing of the story as a whole.

I'm pretty sure i'm done with watching the Anime.

Whoever is directing it seems to have a pretty bid grudge for pacing, because it has effectively been killed.

Edit: I wonder if the anime would be better if i wait until it finished and watch it in the order from the novel.