Well, with arena, you and a couple of friends (or multiboxing) could just set the parameters needed and get the badges without risk - like you just standing their looking around while your friends beat you up. I am always a bit concerned with PvP badges certain personal rewards since people can control the risk and make it zero.
However, I do like the kiosk idea a lot! 
Yes the arena kiosk would be awesome, it would be just like the Architect Comlink. Which is pretty neat.
Kiosks would be good since it would be a nice benefit for those who like Arena PvP and on the flip side it wouldn't benefit anyone who is cheating the badges solely for the sake of the badges themselves and will never do anything PvP afterwards.
Arena Kiosk idea = awesome.
Recharge bonus idea = not so awesome.
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yeah, thats why i listed the kiosk idea first. and leaned more towards discussion of it.
any changes to the downtime you would make or does 30 min cool off sound about right? i figure it would last for 5 mins or so, matches would last the entire time set for, and you would be returned to were it was spawned.
I think it should be perma, really. I'm tired of accolade powers that are only marginally useful yet have 30 minute recharge times.
That way PVPers have a nice new goal to strive for, and can finally have their private fight clubs right inside PVP zones.
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k. that kinda works, but you can't use it inside of a match so maybe 10 min cool down?
I'm pretty sure powers can be specifically coded to shut off when the player is in "Arena" mode, I'm fairly certain Vet Powers do this, for one.
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Just make it like the AE Accolade. Make it a macro that lets you bring up the arena terminal screen from anywhere. Call it an Arena Commlink. That way, there's no worrying about it blowing up while you're trying to set up a match and having to wait for it to recharge or travel to the arena itself.
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Just make it like the AE Accolade. Make it a macro that lets you bring up the arena terminal screen from anywhere. Call it an Arena Commlink. That way, there's no worrying about it blowing up while you're trying to set up a match and having to wait for it to recharge or travel to the arena itself.
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This.
Why is it hard to access PVP? I would think they would want to make it as convenient as possible.
A game is not supposed to be some kind of... place where people enjoy themselves!
That is why they added the terminals in Pocket D, but I think the main reason they don't do more to make it easy to PvP is because so few do it. They tried to make it easier for more ATs to have a chance and that just pissed people off.
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I agree wholeheartedly with making it a Macro like the AE one. The Architect Commlink even pops up a "can't use this here" window in missions. The same could be done in an Arena match. (You can't grey out a macro like you can a temp power, but you can stop a slash command from functioning in the arena - after all, chat is just a slash command)
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Ok, from what I understand, the new Arena accolade does nothing. What I would suggest is that it should give something seeing as how it is supposed to be hard to get. Here are my ideas for it:
A portable arena kyosk summonable once every 30 mins-1hr.
or
A small recharge bonus of like 5%-7.5% or something.
I kinda would go more for the portable kyosk, but I don't think that the small recharge would be game braking either.
What does eveyone else think?