You get respect by battling other players. If you win against players with a higher Skill-level than your own, you will gain a lot more Respect than if you play lower players.
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Every day the Respect of all players drops. Therefore if you don’t show up to any competitions for a while, you will soon be forgotten and your Respect diminishes.
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