L8zing is not a benefit, if u run enough to where rep life makes a difference in lvl 9 duels, id say ur asking to be nkd anyway
if u run at all in a lvl 9 melee duel you'll get NK'd into the ground, but in a 2v2 its not taboo it's encouraged. otherwise you're just sweaty dudes beating on each other until one is dead.
that was actually a really fun ironman format, all barbs, all bash, FFA, running allowed but in a small area like between blood moor and cold plains.
D2:R