Duels and PvP

Duel flow

• Visit the Duel NPC at spawn and choose the player you want to challenge.
• Select the kit and match length: BO1, BO3 or BO5.
• Review the selected rules and any Grist or token wager before confirming.
• Wait for inventory saving and the countdown to finish before fighting.
• Remain in the match until the result and inventory restoration are complete.

Kits and inventory

The duel system controls the match loadout and protects normal inventory state around supported matches.

Wagers and spectators

• Use built-in escrow or prediction only.
• Do not transfer side payments.
• Wagers are normally final after a valid match.
• Spectators must not reveal positions or interfere.
• Report a confirmed system fault with the time and participants.

Fair play

• No combat assistance, reach, macros or prohibited clients.
• Do not disconnect, teleport or use commands to escape.
• Do not arrange fake matches to transfer rewards or statistics.
• Respect account restrictions.
• Use private reports for suspected cheating.

Why inventory isolation matters

A structured duel has to protect both players' normal inventories while applying a known competitive loadout. The save/apply/restore lifecycle is therefore one of the most sensitive parts of the system.

Players should avoid moving or dropping items during transition windows because doing so can make a legitimate restoration problem harder to diagnose and can create exploit risk.

• Wait for the countdown and kit confirmation.
• Do not manually transfer duel items outside the match.
• Remain until the result/restoration has completed.
• Report restoration issues before rearranging the affected inventory.

Series strategy and wagers

BO1 rewards immediate execution, while BO3 and BO5 give players room to adapt to the matchup. Longer series reduce one-round variance but require more time and consistency.

• Confirm series length before accepting.
• Use built-in escrow so settlement follows the validated result.
• Do not create side payments that staff cannot distinguish from unrelated transfers.
• Do not arrange fake matches to move Grist, Tokens, predictions or statistics.

Why duels use the spawn NPC

The NPC-first flow makes the opponent, kit, match length and wager visible before either player commits. It also gives the server a controlled point to save inventory state and apply duel-specific restrictions.

• Confirm the opponent, selected kit and BO1/BO3/BO5 format before accepting.
• Let inventory save/restore messages finish before moving normal items.
• Do not use external payments to create side wagers the duel system cannot protect.
• Do not treat ordinary-world PvP rules as identical to structured duel rules.

Disconnections and disputed results

• A disconnect can still produce a valid loss depending on the current duel rules.
• Do not immediately requeue if your normal inventory has not been confirmed restored.
• For hit-registration reports, include arena, kit, players, approximate time and whether normal-world combat felt different.
• For wager disputes, report the built-in wager only; unofficial side payments are outside protected escrow.