Red flags for duelists
man, i read that too fast and thought it said evel knievel icon, and ended up with the mental image of an asura wearing a jumpsuit with a flag cape jumping a motorcycle over one of the walls of SM and crashing in a ball of flame, and was gonna say WE NEED THIS!
then i reread it and saw that it was about icons for dueling, and am less enthusiastic. however, if it gave them jumpsuits, flag capes and there were balls of flames, then my overly enthusiastic response would stand. as it stands, it’s in the “it could be fun and handy for some people” category. so i guess i’m for it.
conversing would be less likely though, because they wouldn’t want it used for trolling/griefing, which already happens a lot as it is.
A lot of duelers I know find people on the forums or guest to other server to find people who are up for dueling. They have a ton of people on their friends list who are willing and able duelers from many different servers and just /w them and invite them to a party. that way you can track them down in WVW really easy, and you don’t have to rely on the “known” dueling spots that are frequently interrupted by other players/zergs.
Another option would be to have a private SPVP lobby where you can duel to your heart’s content without fear of interruption. That way, you can either use party chat (unless that was “fixed”) or /w to communicate if you need/want to.
The options you laid out just simply aren’t that great for people who are looking to duel. It essentially flags you for griefers, and you would probably see more interruptions than you do now just for that reason.
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