If only a few people can do the duel, they won't gain many points anyway, so it hardly gives them an unfair advantage. It's just luck. Similarly, if you say 'it will only roll over if apterous was down for 4 or more hours' there is still a lot of luck involved. It is possible that on one occasion, I will only be online for one hour on a particle day. If apterous will be down for that same hour, and no more, that's just bad luck.
It's not like the rounds are, on their own, something you would be greatly annoyed to miss. They're just normal rounds, it's the fact they're in the duel that makes them 'special'.
Besides, I like to know asap how badly I did.
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My goodness I've explained that badly. Hopefully you get the gist.