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Duels are fair battles between two players usually fought in custom servers. These are generally fought in the same ships, or ships of the same tier, but can also be fought with different tier ships. Duels are generally fought with full shields and full crystals. It is also usually fought with maxed out upgrades and no secondary weapons.
Set-up
Duels are usually fought in custom servers. It is preferable to find a server that is not too open nor too dense. It is also preferable to make the asteroids yield extra gems so that both players can get to their ships quickly. Also, set it so that all ships start out maxed, so that players do not have to spend time upgrading. Some ships are better for dueling than others. For example, a U-Sniper is an excellent ship for dueling, whereas the Ares is not, because it cannot dodge at all. Other than yielding extra gems and ships starting out maxed, all settings should be set to their default setting.
Strategies
Duels have many different aspects of strategy to utilize. The base principle is that the player that gets hit less, hits the other more, and collects more Crystals will win, given equal ships. There are many different strategies to win duels.
When starting a duel, it is preferable to find a choke point to be able to get the first shot and knock them into asteroids. A choke point is anywhere where they will be forced to go through a small opening, giving you an increased chance to hit them.
When dueling, there are many ways to dodge an opponent's pulse. You can turn off RCS to drift away, being able to dodge them while still shooting at them. To do this, fly in a direction away from your opponent and clear of asteroids, and turn off RCS. There is also the simple tactic of just flying around them. Another tactic, though difficult to master, is spinning. You can also hide behind asteroids.
When dueling, hitting someone with pulses is important, but it is also important to ram them. Ramming can make your opponent miss, and if you corner them, you are almost certain to win the duel. If you ram your opponent into asteroids, they will take damage and possibly spin around. This gives you free shots at your opponent and gives you the advantage.
Late in a duel, one or both of the duelist may start to lose gems. It is incredibly important to pick up these gems, as picking them enables you to take more hits and also keeps your opponent from being able to do so. Gems are also the only way to gain health faster than your opponent.