User blog comment:Docfreeze/Alliance Duels - the beginning of the end?/@comment-25513781-20141030042344/@comment-164.107.162.157-20141030133236

The primary issue we have against duels is exactly what the other responder noted. Because participation is not voluntary, it's causing conflicts within some alliances that before AD, had worked pretty harmoniously. You get the feeling that you're not given a choice to opt out. Also without alliance battles there is no other way to earn emblems for your alliance ranking. And the win/lose record in alliance duels are noted in your player record, though it does not matter too much to me, it does to other players. :3