User blog comment:Varzan Deodinm Beldinm/Too Much of a Good Thing?/@comment-4010415-20140413063231

Well, they have said that our main characters will get more actual development and backstory going on in volume 2. I think the other characters at the tournament will just kinda show up, be like hi this is my name, but who cares about their development yet unless the plot demands someone's development in order to move on.

Speaking of which, I stand by the idea that the only reason the Jaune bully arc even happened was because the plot demanded that Jaune not be a wimp who doesn't know how to fight when the tournament comes up. They did it early so Pyrrha would have time to train him. If they waited until the tournament, we would've had to watch Jaune get slapped around the arena and then throw in the towel and tell Pyrrha that he lied his way into Beacon.

Would you rather sit through that instead, especially if it would interfere with whatever actual major plot they have planned for volume 2?