I'm not saying you are entirely wrong AAA, but....how about going to one of the other islands with another person, and actually duelling?
Multi-bandit madness is always going to have a certain dynamic. I see no reason for the "furball lake" because you can get the same thing in the MA. It is just your typical MA furball with unperked Tempests.
I always considered the DA a place to get away from all the considerations of the MA and just play with 1v1 ACM as an art. Like I say, if I want to fly in an enviroment where I have to consider the other factors...keeping my energy state as high as practical, watching my back, dealing with multiple cons of any possible type and energy state, trying to at least crudely work as a team with the other green guys, considering wheter to egress/don't egress at this particular time, etc-I'll just go back to the MA.