Indeed...
Mike, don't stop making CTF levels. I enjoy playing your levels-simply because I and others do not use them for duels does not mean we dislike them, or merely take a casual glance at them. The obvious problem with dueling in custom levels is that one player may have a great advantage due to greater knowledge of the level-and the obvious solution is hosting those custom levels.

As for why I myself only host DW (and I imagine this goes for a few others as well)...

For one thing, Diamondus Warzone is simply my favorite level. I like the strategy involved, and I have a lot of old memories of it. Everyone knows it well, so everyone can have fun in it. (Gee, it sounds like I'm almost quoting you from your post a few weeks ago, heh.)

Also, Diamondus Warzone is, as you said, the primary level used for dueling in most CTF matches for the reasons listed above. It is therefore not unreasonable to say that is the best CTF practice level.

CTF skill in one level naturally spills over into skill in other levels. For example, I have never seen Trilogy or stripe play seriously in any CTF level other than DW, but I am sure they are both quite good at other levels. So, simply because someone plays one particular level for the most part does not mean they are unskilled at other levels.

I see other levels being hosted in other servers than mine quite frequently-I do not believe there are many other people than myself who consistently host only DW. Other people will frequently host the epic CTF pack, either because they prefer it to custom levels or are too lazy (like me) to go to J20 and download a pack-but that does not mean they dislike, or never host, custom levels.

I myself used to host a host of CTF levels (no pun intended), but lost the pack I had previously created upon changing computers, and lost the other levels I hosted when reformatting my hard drive fairly recently. So for now I am only hosting DW-but rest assured that will soon be put to rest (*glares at Bobby*).

Duels or matches in custom levels require more planning: for a fair and equitable game, both parties should decide on the level at least a week in advance in order for both to become acquainted with it. Since everyone knows DW and the other more common Epic CTF levels, it is much easier to hold tournaments in them.

Enough rambling. That's my two cents. By the way, Mike, if ever you want to duel in one of your levels or another custom level, I'd be quite happy to if given advance notice of whatever level you'd prefer. =)