"Sword Art Online Volume 1 «Aincrad»" said When the anticipation and craving reached its limit, the first VRMMORPG was announced just in time, «Sword Art Online». The stage for the game is a floating castle consisting of 100 floors.

The players lived in a world with forests and lakes, relying on only their sword and drive to discover the route to the upper floors and defeat countless monsters and make their way endlessly to the top.

«Magic» which was considered to be an indispensable part of fantasy MMORPGs had been boldly cut out and an almost endless number of skills called «Sword Skills» were made. It was part of a plan to let players actually feel the experience of fighting with their own bodies through FullDive as much as possible.

Skills were varied including productive skills such as smithery, leather working and sewing, and everyday skills such as fishing, cooking and playing music, allowing the player to not only adventure the huge game but also actually «live» in it. If they so wanted, and if their skill levels were high enough, they could buy a house and live as shepherds.

Dlayeth said
May I add, sonic leap, vertical arc, Battle healing, parallel sting, Sprint, meditation, and leather equipment to my CS?

Ah, well, I need to reread volume 1 and 2, but I haven't seen a thing about bows yet. At least, not in the sword art part of the game. I believe it's a bit different in the fairy and guns mmo.