In case FC hasn't noticed, a lot of people like the idea of a fair duel. It gives them a chance to test out their character against others and see how well they've built em. Makes sense right? So why does FC have it set up so that its nearly impossible to have a good duel? I understand that they want pvp to involve large fights, but first, thats for MMD or other political zones, plus they need to fix lag issues.
So what am I suggesting? FIX THE FRICKEN ARENAS! Everybody remember Thunderdome right? 'Two go in, one comes out' Arenas are for dueling, but most of the time, one of two things happens. One or both of the players is ganked by some high level member of the opposite side who gets his jollies out of ruining other peoples fun! Or, if they quickly retreat back to 75% zone, then whoever is losing bolts for the zone door that is like 40 ft away! Both of these basically make dueling pointless.
Funcom should fix the arenas so that when the duel starts, nobody else can fire into the melee, and neither party can run away.