It’s pretty much up to what you decide on before with your opponent. The only thing that I can think of off the top of my head that applies to all duels is no LOSing and no cost poisons. Of course I don’t really respect people who bring known cheese sets to duels. It’s not really a duel if your set(s) are doing the work for you, but to each their own. I prefer duels between more or less normal solo open world builds, with some ability adjustments.

there are not much for rules in duels as far as builds. If its available then its good to go( helps prepare against those builds in cyro/bgs). I like to duel in a open area where its a 1v1 and not a 1v chase around a tree.

Blessed Meridia is probably the only set I'll refuse to fight. 5 seconds of total damage immunity in 1v1 with up to 50% uptime. Plus 2-4 bonuses are garbo so running blessed gimps offensive potential. It's a perfect recipe for a 20 minute stalemate.

Isn't the first rule not to speak of the dueling rules?

Rung-whatcha-brung - you get what you get I say.

If ur in a competition you follow the rules, commonly no pots no poisons etc.

Ultimate dump before hand is fair enough.

but other rules i think are just silly it will end up no cloak, no ward, no block, no pets lol. Might as well all be naked if we go down that road (character not players!)

What rules do you follow in duels? (No shuffle, no shields, no sloads etc) If any!

I use my ultimate at the beginning of the fight and don't use LoS, everything else allowed.

What do you deem as dishonourable?

Leaving the area if you are about to lose.

What do you think shows lack of sportsmanship?

Hate whispers or bragging.

What type of opponent do you think shows lack of skill and finesse?

Well, can be just about anyone, usually those who lack PvP / duelling experience.

What sets do you think people cheese with?

No set in particular, mostly pure turtle builds. "Here let me duel you so that I can PURGE BOL BOL BOL PURGE BOL BOL BOL PURGE BOL BOL BOL PURGE BOL BOL BOL...". Alternatively: "here is my 4k/5k/6k HP regen duelling build".

No rules, everyone should duel in their open world builds - this is what you want to train for right?

Though, as magsorc I find disrespectful usage of harness in magsorc vs magsorc (I don’t use harness against anyone as it is unfair) mines, LOS pets, wings, cost poisons

No weapons no armour no skills

Just punches

I duel with whatever open-world build I'm running or testing at the time. The point of duelling, for me, is to test builds in controlled, repeatable fights. I'm not that good, so this is where I'm at. If someone wants to wear Sloads, use cost poisons or immov potions, that's fine by me. After all, that's what I might face open-world.

I regard immov potions as integral to stamina management. It would be pointless not to use them, if your build is designed to use them. A well-designed build uses all available resources, stacking as much damage as possible, and having just enough of everything else. For example, if your magicka character only uses stamina for CC break and sustains with immov pots, then use them. It doesn't matter that it's a duel. You can only be CCd every 7 seconds either way. If anything a good dueller will CC you more frequently than many open world players.

The OP is obviously trolling by suggesting Shuffle or shields might be frowned upon, but then everyone has their pet peeves, and most are ridiculous as far as I'm concerned. Duelling tournaments are different. If you want to ban Shield Breaker, Durok's Bane, and so on, from a tournament, then that encourages build variety, and I'm all for it.

The only reason I might not duel someone again is if we previously stalemated, either because we had a long fight and were very evenly matched, or because there was an obvious reason, e.g. because the other person wore Meridia or was a pure tank or healer. I think Meridia is a phase, though. Some lower CP players wear that set so they have a chance, and I don't mind.

Minyassa wrote: »

The only thing dishonourable in duels is to whine and gripe and hate-whisper and badmouth someone if 1) they reject your duel invite, or 2) they win.

I was werai g my farming g gear gzot bad mother's for declininv accepted and lost got told I should be adhered to duel being so bad and got hate whispers for another 30inutes telling me to quite the game so I put on my cyrodil sets (trans and wizrep) reset my skill bar asked for another duel killed him dead in about three seconds and got more hate whispers about how I'm a cheat and my mother was going to get some fun with whom I presume is an underage boy later that evening

Pretty much put me off dueling anyone I don't know hence my new rule of total naked boxing

Our tournaments have a 4 minute rule, then it goes to the judges.
You have to actually try to kill the opponent, not just shield stack and burst heal the whole time.