+1, but no private instance. Having the computers shut off the weapons before exploding would be spiffy.

It would open the sandbox up to entrepreneurs (i.e. players) holding tournaments and whatnot instead of relying on CCP to provide such content.

Dueling Button - would you like to see one?

Why is dueling so bad?

Ccp already confirmed a few months ago they are working on it as part of crimewatch 2.0...

So would anyone be open to the ideal of a "Dueling Button" ? All it would do is flag each participant is an temporary enemy and allow for the players to shoot it out - but only to the point of almost destruction. You can't pod your opponent. Before you can destroy their ship both parties weapons are made inoperable and a winner is declared.

Is this a bad idea

The can trick won't work when they introduce the new crime watch changes, if you loot someones can aka commit any type of crime you go flashy to every single person in eve.

The duel button would be to allow those people doing competitions like the Eve Radio types to hold their frig/dessie fights without getting blapped by 30 people nearby I guess.

This would be a huge boon for gankers, just sit outside of 4-4 and spam and wait for misclicks. No more worries about sec hits or lost ships.

Edit: The reason dueling or arenas are disliked by many is the fear it will siphon players away from the forms of PvP combat currently in the game, like low sec roams or FW. Those traditional forms will then die from lack of participation.

Its not clear that will happen. It may siphon off some players, but it may introduce others to PvP, and make them want more.

Counter proposal:

How about fist fights against enemy pilots after your ships explodes / you eject. Just add some big boxing gloves on the Capsule and make it a minigame (big red button, each time you press it you hit, first pilot with 100 hits wins).

If it goes well you could add trainable space animals that can fight against each other and possible Panda shaped spaceships.

on another thought:

you know what game needs a duel button? Hello Kitty Online.

but only to the point of almost destruction. You can't pod your opponent. Before you can destroy their ship both parties weapons are made inoperable and a winner is declared.

If you hate the ideal - tell me to go biomass.

A "Duel button" would simply be another way to grief newbies.

This idea is about as out of place in EVE as a "summon magical love ponies" button.

Yes they did. But there will be no "stopping before ship destruction and winner declared". It will be just like now when two players drop cans and steal. Ships will explode.

What is not known is the actual game mechanic, or if it will allow 3 way matches, or fleet matches.

Edit: The reason dueling or arenas are disliked by many is the fear it will siphon players away from the forms of PvP combat currently in the game, like low sec roams or FW. Those traditional forms will then die from lack of participation.

Its not clear that will happen. It may siphon off some players, but it may introduce others to PvP, and make them want more.

No. It already exists. It's called "Jettison".

Just an ideal

A horrible "ideal". You want duels? Check out Aion... Played that game last year for one week free, felt glad to uninstall it.

Really....really...