YMMV / Hardcore Leveling Warrior

• Arc Fatigue: Throughout Season 2, many were growing impatient for Ethan/Hardcore Leveling Warrior to finally return after he got Put on a Bus at the end of Season 1.
• Awesome Moments:
  • Episode 165. Through a combination of Lucky Skill and Dark's Reverse ability, HLW is returned to his Number 1 Status for an hour. The following fight that takes place, well, Curb-Stomp Battle doesn't even begin to describe the ass kicking that takes place. Hardcore Leveling Warrior shows that he was number one for a god damn reason.
  • Vice President Light has been built up to be a monumental threat through the entire arc. Hardcore Leveling Warrior sends him into critical levels with a flick of his finger
  • The other members of his team are no slouches either, threats of their own caliber. Hardcore Leveling Warrior takes them all down in less than 15 seconds.
  • Light, in his rage, accesses his One-Winged Angel form of Nightmare. Hardcore Leveling Warrior barely breaks a sweat taking HIM down too.
• They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: There's hints here and there throughout the first two seasons that there's some overlap between the real world and Lucid Adventure where the characters could possibly use their game abilities in real life, yet it never truly takes advantage of it until Season 2's Final Battle. That finally changes when the series is revived for Season 3 where it becomes clear that Lucid Adventure has combined with Earth.