Duels

Ah, what can I say? The duels are a rather heated debate in this game because of the unlimited amount of times you can attack an opponent (well, the only limit is your stamina and health), but the most controversial part of it is that you can be attacked unlimited times as well. I will try do describe all the aspects I know about the duels, but in the end, only you, and you alone will decide what you want to do.

When you're attacked, the only thing you can lose is gold, that's why I said that the "Visit Bank" link should be your best friend. You don't loose any health when someone else attacks you (hence why you can be attacked unlimited times). The only other thing affected is your Duel Record (Win - Losses) and honestly, they are just numbers and don't affect the game at all.

So if you take good care of your gold (pay those 10%, it's not even real gold), you shouldn't care if someone hits 300 times in 5 minutes or not, because it does not affect you at all.

So why do people attack me 500 times in 5 minutes for? You must put this in your head: IT'S NOT PERSONAL! It really isn't, dueling is just another way to gain experience in order to level up. Usually when I run out of energy, the next thing I do is waste all my stamina to get as much experience as I can.

It's the way the game is. For example: my main objective in this game is to complete all the lessons. To complete all the lessons, I need energy. When I use all my energy, what's the only way I can get more energy and fast? (without spending real money) - By leveling up! So that's why there's a sense or urgency to reach the next level, because when I get there, I'll have another 5 skill points and all my stats are filled up.

Sometimes it's not always easy for you to find someone you can win in a duel, so people tend to go back and pick on the same character over and over again. Remember, it's not personal. Another thing is that the duel page doesn't refresh very often (I think it changes when you move up), so sometimes you're stuck with the same people for days. At one point I was stuck with the same players for about 7 days! It was a bloodbath. But out of 15 people he was the only one I could win in a duel. It wasn't my proudest moment. Even thought I didn't take a dime from my opponent.

Humans are creature of habit, they like easy, and they don't like changes. Therefore, some players tend to attack the same character over and over again, because this way he/she doesn't have to look for a new person to attack, don't have to worry if they'll loose the battle, and to tell the truth, that "Rematch" button is just way too convenient.

Another reason people might hit you repeatedly is the amount of experience points they can get. If they duel someone their own level, they'll usually get 2-3 experience points. If they duel someone below them, they'll only get 1 experience point. But when they are 25, 30 levels behind the opponent, defeating him/her will give them 4 or 5 experience points each time they win.

Think of the return per point used - you use 1 stamina and could get up to 5 experience in return. Whereas energy and lessons, the maximum one can have is a 1.59 return on the last lesson, on the last level. No wonder players are dueling each other left and right.

Just remember, it's not personal. And always, constant vigilance!