I've had this idea for a while, and it has developed while playing on the Nditions_Duel and Swadian_Duel servers. It is an idea of what is a "fun" duel and which duel isn't fun.
First off, let me clarify: this is not a ragequitter's testimony or anything of the sorts. I'm a fairly good duelist myself, and this is purely just an idea.
See, most people do anything to win a duel. They chamber a lot, use awkward strategies(for example floorspamming), and try to make it really hard for the opponent to play against. Now, I'm not saying that it is necessarily bad, or not fun to fight against. I'm just saying that most peopel don't find it very fun trying to figure out where the attack is coming from, say when dueling against a guy who uses the floorspam method. Or trying to figure out when your opponent tries to chamber and when he doesn't,(which probably makes you hold your attack before a swing). Obviously some very good duelists find this very comfortable to fight against, since they know their stuff and are dueling experts, but most aren't. So where to draw the line?
My idea of a fun duel is that both duelists try to achieve superiority over the opponent without using a complicated strategy, say floorspamming or chambering a lot. It just makes dueling a tad too easy(if you know what you're doing, of course) and is focused on winning, not having fun. Fun duels, on the other hand, should be focused on having fun, rather than winning the duel. In native most people find it rather hard to perform a rechamber(unless you're using polearms or you're just a damn good with timing), and because chambers are, for the most time, one-hitters they have a laming effect to duels. I'm not saying it is the case always, though, because I've had very good duels with some extremely good(and much better than me) players with usage of chamber, but I must say that I've never had an enjoyable duel against a floorspammer, I rather just find myself guessing the direction of their attack and trying to react in time. Which is even less fun, IMO, that floorspam is just what it is: spam, since sometimes you even have a hard time saying was it a swing or just another extreme feint.
So maybe there could be different servers for serious and fun duels? Yes? No? Why?
Tell me your opinions, I hope we can have a good chat on this.
First off, let me clarify: this is not a ragequitter's testimony or anything of the sorts. I'm a fairly good duelist myself, and this is purely just an idea.
See, most people do anything to win a duel. They chamber a lot, use awkward strategies(for example floorspamming), and try to make it really hard for the opponent to play against. Now, I'm not saying that it is necessarily bad, or not fun to fight against. I'm just saying that most peopel don't find it very fun trying to figure out where the attack is coming from, say when dueling against a guy who uses the floorspam method. Or trying to figure out when your opponent tries to chamber and when he doesn't,(which probably makes you hold your attack before a swing). Obviously some very good duelists find this very comfortable to fight against, since they know their stuff and are dueling experts, but most aren't. So where to draw the line?
My idea of a fun duel is that both duelists try to achieve superiority over the opponent without using a complicated strategy, say floorspamming or chambering a lot. It just makes dueling a tad too easy(if you know what you're doing, of course) and is focused on winning, not having fun. Fun duels, on the other hand, should be focused on having fun, rather than winning the duel. In native most people find it rather hard to perform a rechamber(unless you're using polearms or you're just a damn good with timing), and because chambers are, for the most time, one-hitters they have a laming effect to duels. I'm not saying it is the case always, though, because I've had very good duels with some extremely good(and much better than me) players with usage of chamber, but I must say that I've never had an enjoyable duel against a floorspammer, I rather just find myself guessing the direction of their attack and trying to react in time. Which is even less fun, IMO, that floorspam is just what it is: spam, since sometimes you even have a hard time saying was it a swing or just another extreme feint.
So maybe there could be different servers for serious and fun duels? Yes? No? Why?
Tell me your opinions, I hope we can have a good chat on this.
