Something I was thinking about the other day, unsure if it would even be possible.

I was contemplating how the Arena is made up of interesting fights, but that the actual capacity to really utilize subterfuge and other less standardized forms of combat is really lacking, due to the nature of unconscious meta-gaming. To clarify, I mean that if an opponent chooses to lie in wait in a particular spot, their opponent can't unknow that knowledge, and will therefore be biased in their actions to a varying extent. This is just one example of this, but still.

I was thinking, a potential method for overcoming it would be a 'Hardcore Mode', which would essentially consist of three participants. The first two are responsible for posting and fighting, the third is the judge and mediator who also plays a special role, similar to that of a dungeon master they alone receive the complete posts from each player, and use these to describe the scene as the opponent would be able to see it. They may include subtle clues or remarks if they feel a character would have revealed their position in some way, and can reward smart play by giving a character an advantage on their attack.

It would be difficult to realize, but I think an Arena battle where you truly see through your own character's perspective and have only that to work with would really make for excellent combat, particularly at lower tiers.