I don't have anything to add, everything in this post is correct. It's pretty crazy how I could just become a half-decent duelist instinctually by just playing in earlier versions without actually learning anything about the sabering system. Nowadays if you don't wank around a dueling server or...
it's a good mechanic. if you wanna remove it, remove all sniper rifles because that shit is 100x less fun to play against. ET and Heroes would also need a replacement mechanic.