For the first time ever I got a warrior to Duel Master! And it being my oldest warrior made it all the better. Now I just need to get him graduated
Street_Legal ArchMaster Poster
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Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:24 pm
You'll remember this one for as long as you play. My first Duelmaster and graduate was Jack The Ripper (14-572) over 20 years ago and I still know who he beat (The Virus of The Duelists) and everything about him (started like 2-6 before graduating around 14-9). He was the first ST I ever ran.
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Scruffy Puff Advanced Master Poster
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Posts: 382
Posted:
Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:42 pm
Congrats DeathJester! It's a great feeling!
roadkill Advanced Master Poster
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Posted:
Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:16 pm
Congrats Death Jester, I hope he becomes your first graduate as well.
SwineTiger ArchMaster Poster
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Location: Northern California
Posted:
Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:38 pm
DeathJester wrote:
For the first time ever I got a warrior to Duel Master! And it being my oldest warrior made it all the better. Now I just need to get him graduated
While there are occassional threads about the exodus of vets, what rarely gets addressed is the equal amount of managers returning to the game and the optimism they bring.
I love hearing stories about managers who are excited about being DM, graduating warriors, surviving the dark arena or TVing a tourney, all of which are things that many long playing managers take for granted. Yes, the game suffers when it's longest - and often highly skilled - members retire, but if those who sign off only contribute to the community by being consistently good and not interacting with others, I would much rather have a returning newbie who wants to recapture the social component of old school DM hanging around. I guarantee that Death Jester will take the time to do a DM column and for that alone I applaud him.
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Visionst01 ArchMaster Poster
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Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:35 am
Congrats Death Jester, may this be the first on long list.
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KnightHospitaller Grandmaster Poster
Joined: May 25, 2003
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Location: Castle Stormwatch on Polaris
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Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:06 pm
well, what do u know, after 20+ years I graduate my first PR. (terrible stats and a losing record, not 1 stat raise and learned 1 skill per fight on average, but hey, I graduated a PR!!)
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Nomad ArchMaster Poster
Joined: Jun 27, 2006
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Location: Fargo, ND
Posted:
Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:00 pm
KnightHospitaller wrote:
well, what do u know, after 20+ years I graduate my first PR. (terrible stats and a losing record, not 1 stat raise and learned 1 skill per fight on average, but hey, I graduated a PR!!)
Congratulations!
Wow. 20 years and finally a PR? Just hate the style? You do realize PRs are becoming the new thing, don't you? I assume this completes the round robin for you, or have you been neglecting pikers as well?
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Posted:
Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:19 pm
Nomad wrote:
KnightHospitaller wrote:
well, what do u know, after 20+ years I graduate my first PR. (terrible stats and a losing record, not 1 stat raise and learned 1 skill per fight on average, but hey, I graduated a PR!!)
Congratulations!
Wow. 20 years and finally a PR? Just hate the style? You do realize PRs are becoming the new thing, don't you? I assume this completes the round robin for you, or have you been neglecting pikers as well?
Just never liked the style so avoided them. Remember that old advice that a "good PR would make a better something else?" That must of stuck in my brain. Had a decent one in 32, ran him for at least a year then just stopped playing in that arena. This one has a horrible design and didn't learn for squat but at some point I just figured I would graduate him no matter what and he did hold the title for 3 straight turns, so that was an unexpected bennie.
Now PS, I have run for years and have graduated many. I like the style and it is probably tied for my favorite with AB. I have a PS running in the regional ADM tourney, not that he will do very well, not enough FE. He did TV twice, I think, I know I brought him back from the dead too. He should have run his last fight as an immortal champion but he was killed in a tourney and RSI forgot to put him back in the system and the arena ran. I just like him for some reason. PS's rock!
_________________ The Icelord
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The Council of Lords
Knight Protector of Chimlevtal
"I ran Mannequin out of Chimlevtal & Crysalis"
"...Wicked Hospitallers, each full of zeal and without weakness." - Imad-ad-Din, Moslem Chronicler
Nomad ArchMaster Poster
Joined: Jun 27, 2006
Posts: 2227
Location: Fargo, ND
Posted:
Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:55 pm
KnightHospitaller wrote:
Nomad wrote:
KnightHospitaller wrote:
well, what do u know, after 20+ years I graduate my first PR. (terrible stats and a losing record, not 1 stat raise and learned 1 skill per fight on average, but hey, I graduated a PR!!)
Congratulations!
Wow. 20 years and finally a PR? Just hate the style? You do realize PRs are becoming the new thing, don't you? I assume this completes the round robin for you, or have you been neglecting pikers as well?
Just never liked the style so avoided them. Remember that old advice that a "good PR would make a better something else?" That must of stuck in my brain. Had a decent one in 32, ran him for at least a year then just stopped playing in that arena. This one has a horrible design and didn't learn for squat but at some point I just figured I would graduate him no matter what and he did hold the title for 3 straight turns, so that was an unexpected bennie.
Now PS, I have run for years and have graduated many. I like the style and it is probably tied for my favorite with AB. I have a PS running in the regional ADM tourney, not that he will do very well, not enough FE. He did TV twice, I think, I know I brought him back from the dead too. He should have run his last fight as an immortal champion but he was killed in a tourney and RSI forgot to put him back in the system and the arena ran. I just like him for some reason. PS's rock!
And here I thought I was alone in liking the Piker!
fizban9898 Expert Poster
Joined: Jan 06, 2010
Posts: 59
Location: Indiana
Posted:
Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:01 pm
i love the piker ive only graduated 11 warriors but 2 of them are pikers and i have many more in my various stable just now getting back to the game after almost four years. excited to get my first turn back
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