Dueling etiquette

• Arty wrote on 2010-10-13 20:23
  So today I was riding towards Dunby, and there were a couple players at the entrance dueling and having a lawlfest.
  
  I asked what's going on, and they told me: Some guy used $5 worth of bombs in a duel, and still lost. I thought, well that's odd. Then the NX spender came running out of the healer's shop and started putting down the person who beat him, saying that he trans'd and used FH. The FHer said he only trans'd after he was deadly. Blahblahblah
  
  So, they dueled again. This time the NX spender started spamming arrows or magic or something, and the FHer used FH at him and started owning him with FH. The NX spender was like, "SEE? pathetic." and promptly started spamming bombs.
  
  The FHer still beat him.
  At this point I was OTLing.
  FHer: 2 | NX Spender: 0 | NX spent: over $7 worth?
  
  At this point he stopped using bombs, and they dueled 3 more times. Each time the FHer finished the last half of his HP with FH.
  
  The NX spender got his stronger friend, who started dueling the FHer. The FHer was losing by a little, but turned the tables with...you guessed it. FH.
  
  Just thought I'd share this story. It was hilarious.
  
  
  So what are your thoughts of using trans, bombs, and FH in a duel? Is it worth QQing over?
• Jando wrote on 2010-10-13 20:30
  LOL! The lengths people go just to win a duel.
• Everwanderer wrote on 2010-10-13 20:30
  If no rules are set before the battle starts, anything goes.
• Zack wrote on 2010-10-13 20:34
  It's cheap if those aren't part of the "rules".
  
  But, why QQ over it? Just walk away and let the other person think they are the best ;v
• Everwanderer wrote on 2010-10-13 20:35
  Also, you might want to remove/edit that image, I've heard mods don't like names showing up~
• EndlessDreams wrote on 2010-10-13 20:36
  Silly people. Why spend nx on duels? Just use poison, mana shield and transform. Use demigod and that ray of light or whatever as well.
• User495 wrote on 2010-10-13 20:42
  off the top of my head, the only "fair" duels are ones that
  
  are melee only, with the occasional bolt or 2 after last strike
  and without any 222 broadswords/ and that other Gladius
  (mostly cause I don't upgrade weapons for duels, and the only upgraded one i have is my Dustin, but I don't use Evasion either)
• Blassreiter wrote on 2010-10-13 20:42
  Usually you should set rules before duels (Mana Shield, Trans, FH, etc.) if you want it to be "fair". Basically the one who breaks it is the one who loses morally not literally, but trolls don't care about that. Nonetheless Mabinogi PvP is a big troll itself, you should always expect that when you PvP.
  
  As a giant, I don't care if humans use FH on me because I have something that counters FH. I don't care about spamming anything, it was their/my fault for getting caught in the barrage of spamming, and most spamming not completely inescapable. We have Evasion, Charge, Magic Shields, Defense, PD. They may not hep against AR or Elf ranged but at least there's a 1% chance of them missing an arrow.
• starpaw7 wrote on 2010-10-13 20:46
  I have only dueled for the reason of experimenting :what:
  
  
  
  I've had the same numbers for over a year; you'd have to understand the 同人誌 I've had to get what they mean
  
  
  
  In my opinion; Once you enter the arena, turn PVP on, or accept a duel you should expect to kill or be killed
  So don't go whining when you do die, and don't be a butt about winning.
• Zack wrote on 2010-10-13 20:46

  Quote from Sevian;183427:

  off the top of my head, the only "fair" duels are ones that
  
  are melee only, with the occasional bolt or 2 after last strike
  and without any 222 broadswords/ and that other Gladius
  (mostly cause I don't upgrade weapons for duels, and the only upgraded one i have is my Dustin, but I don't use Evasion either)

  
  
  That would only be fair to you since I'm assuming you don't have range.
  
  Most people in my server use Range + Melee + Magic. With the obvious skills taken out. Those ones are fair because it takes some skill and timing to be able to duel like that.
  
  Melee only duels are just who can defense the most and bluff. Mostly luck.
  
  Thats my opinion.
• Kenero wrote on 2010-10-13 20:58
  Pft, the fun duelers are those that give you a chance to attack back.
  
  I don't duel much, but my friend, he'll give an opponent an opening to "retaliate" if they miss or are too slow they punish by long chains of attack.
• Shirayuki wrote on 2010-10-13 20:59
  AR->LB->LB->Charge->Smash->LB->repeat is better than fh ;D
• Zack wrote on 2010-10-13 21:10

  Quote from Shirayuki;183452:

  AR->LB->LB->Charge->Smash->LB->repeat is better than fh ;D

  
  
  At least you can actually get out of that :x
• Shirayuki wrote on 2010-10-13 21:10

  Quote from Zackeh;183471:

  At least you can actually get out of that :x

  
  
  Not if you do it right :V
• Adelynn wrote on 2010-10-13 21:19
  Set rules before each match, or don't cry about it. How many losses to FH did that guy suffer without realizing he could have just said no? x.e