User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 322: Gloria, Review./@comment-2214433-20130308211928

"he just doesn't care about the Grand Magic Games anymore"

I really hope think this is the main cause of why the fights have gotten so short/lame/predictable in this arc. Mashima probably wanted to finish it quickly so he could focus on Eclipse. If only he put more effort into GMG itself, I'm sure it would become much more enjoyable. I also think the whole Eclipse is not too interesting compared to what should've/could've happened was happening in the GMG. Though with whole "Who's the liar?" game it became somewhat better. I'm hoping the future events will bring about some interesting stuff.