Played a good hour of low-level duels just now, it’s an absolute blast. I played hundreds of hours of PvP in Souls games and this feels pleasurably similar. I’m happy food is disabled. The UI at the top of the screen is extremely good, hit detection is great. I’m happy that health is reset to pre-duel values, and set to full at the start of battle.
Focus isn’t. I’d like players to start on ‘even ground’, focus-wise. Not sure if full, empty, or both sides starting at some specific value is best.
I’d also like bombs to be refunded after battle. Otherwise we have to farm mats for duels, which is not ideal.
The ‘ring out’ feature would feel better to me if defeat was instant on ring out. I was shoulder-barged out several times and could always recover, especially with how generous the arena is.
