A little about duels taken from Friday news...

[Chenuba]

GOA says :

A reminder about organised duels :
No surprise here, just a little reminder. Organised duels between players, granting players easy realm points (by sparing the healing classes) are not authorised. Players can freely interfere with duels if they see some and the Realm guards will be happy to join the meetings and face the contestants. If you witness such practice, feel free to report them to RightNow.

 

[old.Verata]

This is only for RP farming in duels. Most duels go that are organised on Excal are not to the death and are not for RP gain. These GOA doesn't have a real problem with, but obviously you're still free targets to anyone who wants to gank.

 

[Cerverloc]

Well I see lots of killing during duels. Mostly mids who tend to push it over the limits. Anyway you gain rps from it and so it becomes a form of farming. And since I hate duels and duelists I will act as spoiler of all fun

 

[talivarevil]

My duel rules are simple... A 1 on 1 fight to death where all abilities are allowed(sometimes have a no killing duel but thats rare). So in reality all it is is a 1 on 1 fight.NO farming involved at all. It gives a few ppl a small break from the emain zerges so whats wrong with that?. We dont have any1 grouped with us and no1 is rezzed= no rp farming.

 

[Ensceptifica]

Originally posted by talivarevil
My duel rules are simple... A 1 on 1 fight to death where all abilities are allowed(sometimes have a no killing duel but thats rare). So in reality all it is is a 1 on 1 fight.NO farming involved at all. It gives a few ppl a small break from the emain zerges so whats wrong with that?. We dont have any1 grouped with us and no1 is rezzed= no rp farming.

Sounds ok to me, but from experience I know sooner or later someone goes to far and every one gets pissed at eachother. People are always willing to mistake an accident for an attempt to farm rps.

 

[talivarevil]

9/10 times there is only me and my opposition at the duel

 

[Cuthervaen]

Some people seme to be way to much obsessed with duels and the supposed "easy rps" that they think take place there.

Maybe they've not figured how to get rps yet? Duels are fun and make a nice change form the emain zerg/gank squads. But saying duels are a way to make good rps means u either have a lot of problems finding RvR groups or/and have no clue at how easy it is to get fast rps one you got a good group up.

Off with this childish "no you can't! They said you can't and if you do I'll tell!" discussion already

 

[cjkaceBM]

Funny thing about this so-called farming by duelling.

It gains very little as opposed to legitimate 'farming'.

ie. Claiming a keep for you guild and defending it.

Lets be honest. There is no reason whatsoever to claim a keep apart from the bonus, which gets you more RPs so is even more of a farm fest.

 

[osy]

well put, Cuther

 

[old.Nol]

GOA are starting to behave like strict parents...and what will the kids do? rebel...

 

[old.Tzeentch]

this is old fucking news mf

 

[K0nah]

theres far more ppl "farming" rps in emain everyday than the ppl who duel.. lol

farming is bringing along a rezzer and fighting/killing the same person or persons over & over again, a 1v1 to the death in no way shape or form can be called farming. its a pre-arranged 1v1 fight no different than anything else that goes on in regular rvr, but the chances of finding a good 1v1 in regular rvr is slim to none.

 

[cplcarrot]

Duels suck

I dont care what anybody thinks to be honest,

If I see duellers for any reason, I will attack,

All mids and hibs (unless grey) are enemies and threats to my realm and dont be surprised or bitch in here If I kill u, breaking up your little tea party

 

[cplcarrot]

and while im on.

What really pisses me off is this, its happened twice in one day from HIGH respect players, who I have thought better of.

U in uppland, solo inf, and u see an alb around. Spot a mezzer and kill him, to be attacked by a melee class with 50%hp. the alb lvl 50 tank stands right next to me (with 100%hp) and watches me die.

"oh im sorry, I was duelling with him and didnt wanna kill him"

OR (second time)

"oh im sorry, I thought u were duelling"


thats what duels mean to me. Bollocks. How the hell am I supposed to know whether my alb allies are actually gonna help in battle or stand and watch>?

twice in 1 day after a 20 min walk, takes the piss.

I say good on GOA.

 

[old.Thanatlos]

duel on gorre when it's excalibur database

nuff said

 

[old.Second]

Originally posted by Cerverloc
Well I see lots of killing during duels. Mostly mids who tend to push it over the limits. Anyway you gain rps from it and so it becomes a form of farming. And since I hate duels and duelists I will act as spoiler of all fun

 

[-Lonewolf-]

I think people seem to be missing the key point here about RvR

The main attribute of RvR is surprise and initiative

Duelling completely negates these two aspects of RvR which I feel makes the whole experience so thrilling

The concept of running over that hill in emain to be confronted by a group mids or hibs is exhilirating to say the least plus the fact who ever wins is the group with the balls and initiative to get stuck in

In a duel you simply lose that excitement plus the fact it just becomes like PvE I have no idea how a caster goes against a caster I mean is it like root or mez then nuke nuke nuke?

Maybe I am being naive about this but I just can't see the popularity of it and how it can be any fun, when the outcome of the fight is purely luck on who misses or parries most

Anyhow people can do what they like its a free country

Me?

I am just gonna stick with me band of First Cohort and go round ganking even groups of mids or hibs bloody great fun