The most basic of function for pvp has still not been added to this #1 MMO.

[Valic]

well gotta find something to do during a 20min queue...

and most people I know that duel don't do it for practice, it's because there isn't a PvP dummy that hits you back or allows you to test abilities in an environment similar to hitting a player with certain cooldowns up, so sometimes it's the only way to test something or gauge any kind of data. There's practically no other reason for duelling in this game because 1v1 is complete dog.

I mean, majority of the players I see in the wolves den are dueling so they can get a jist of how to burst efficiently or faster than the opponent. Otherwise they're working on how to kite their opponent out and when they should be doing such... Ya know, dueling. There's doubtless a few who just go in with their heads bashing each other "just cuz" but I rarely see that being the case myself.

Personally, I love dueling. It's certainly not balanced in the slightest, but it can still be competitive and fun and I enjoy hosting a semi-casual dueling tournament from time to time.

That said, I'd love to see more areas you can duel in. As discussed in this thread, that does raise questions of how you can make that work. Someone already mentioned this and I agree, the simplest solution to expanding dueling options would be to simply add a dueling arena to every major city. I like the idea of having a housing item that allows you to create a small dueling arena in your home, too! Now that would be cool.

I think dueling being available everywhere all the time is the ideal, however from a technical standpoint it's probably the least realistic. It would require a lot of code and probably a lot of network resources. Not sure though and I'd love to see it implemented.

^ this person gets me.

I'd like a system where people can just challenge each other basically almost anywhere that is not a duty or city. The game would set the player's stats and actions to their PvP equivalents. I don't really like the idea of having duelling areas in the city states. I like the spontaneity of people walking out of a major city and just seeing people duke it out. That kind of stuff was fun in other online RPGs. I do get the technical hurdles and exploit-doctoring it would involve, though.

This one as well