Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24.1.105.23-20140215221000/@comment-4010415-20140216005251

I'm pretty certain that Volume 2 will be better than Volume 1 and we will see a very noticeable improvement when it starts and as it goes on.

1. Like the others said, Volume 1 was mainly exposition. It was mainly just the setup. This is what the majority fo Volume 1 was focused on: This is the setting, these are our main characters, these are our villains, this is how the characters met, this is basically how they interact with each other for now, there's this race called faunus, here's a little history, fighting in this world involves weapons and dust and aura, etc. By the way, here are some mentions of what Volume 2's plot is going to involve.

2. We have actually gotten to see samples of Monty's actual improvement of the models. He has been working on upgrading their rigs to make them move more smoothly, and it's working, as he showed in that video of Jaune dancing.

3. We started to get into character development and story toward the end of Volume 1. Volume 2 is likely going to be more story and character development and will include that tournament the characters kept mentioning.

4. There's a reason they developed the characters the way they did. They chose the characters who the plot demanded have development. Ruby and Weiss had to get over their conflict. This actually led to Ruby getting a lesson in what it means to be a leader, which she relayed to Jaune. Jaune needed some development to be prepared for the upcoming tournament plot point. The conflict between Weiss and Blake revealed some things about Weiss's past. The reveal of Blake being a faunus opened the way for us to actually learn more in detail about the White Fang, which in turn opened the way for them to actually show up and for the reveal that Roman is working with them.

5. We have actually seen a slightly noticeable improvement in a good portion of the voice acting. As the voice actors practice and get more used to their character roles, they will improve.