DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 09/03/2007 Duedate: 09/15/2007 MORDANT ARENA DM-1 TURN-579 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS MAKESHIFT ANCHOR SEA DOGS (575) (1-7724) [23-17-0,122] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader MAKESHIFT ANCHOR COUNSELOR TROY SEA DOGS (575) ENTERPRISE (345) (1-7724) [23-17-0,122] (1-5338) [1-1-0,7] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite COMICUS LUNG CANCER ROMAN EMPIRE (531) DEATH'S DOOR (129) (1-7207) [19-21-0,91] (1-7977) [9-12-0,39] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM SEA DOGS (575) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. SWEORDMASTERS (138) 15 2. SHE'S CRAFTY (592) 14 SEA DOGS (575) 3. LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576) 14 Unchartered Team 4. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 10 5. BABYFOOD FLAVORS (573) 7 ENTERPRISE (345) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 SEA DOGS (575) 101 78 2 56.4 1/ 2 SEA DOGS (575) 9 6 1 2/ 4 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576) 62 53 0 53.9 2/ 1 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) 6 3 0 3/ 3 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 245 213 40 53.5 3/ 8 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 6 9 3 4/ 2 DEATH'S DOOR (129) 131 114 1 53.5 4/ 6 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 5 4 2 5/ 5 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) 81 72 5 52.9 5/ 4 DEATH'S DOOR (129) 5 5 0 6/ 6 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 481 436 58 52.5 6/ 5 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 5 7 0 7- 7 STEEL LEGION (581) 52 52 3 50.0 7- 9 STEEL LEGION (581) 3 2 0 8/12*ENTERPRISE (345) 2 2 0 50.0 8/11 BABYFOOD FLAVORS (573) 2 0 0 9/ 8 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 382 387 45 49.7 9/12 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576) 2 1 0 10/ 9 ROMAN EMPIRE (531) 316 356 21 47.0 10/ 7 BOOZE (605) 2 5 1 11/11 BABYFOOD FLAVORS (573) 18 25 0 41.9 11/ 3 ROMAN EMPIRE (531) 2 7 0 12/10 BOOZE (605) 12 19 2 38.7 12-10*TEAM WRATH (606) 2 8 1 13-13*TEAM WRATH (606) 5 20 2 20.0 13/13*ENTERPRISE (345) 1 1 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 578): HORTATOR of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 461): 4 BRIDGES of OUT THE WINDOW (JE, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 586): ULDI SHOON of SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 582): FOOT BALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 581): HELENE JUSTE of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 585): GEN. JACKSON of THE VOLS (?, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 583): MOSES of AMEN! (?, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 577): LIRVEL MOORN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 569): AKAI of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 568): CANNON FODDER of LIGHT BRIGADE (Woody, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 542): BLOOD THIRSTER of VOW TO DESTROY (Hollowshade, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 532): DASHER of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 237): SMIRK of CHEAP SHOTS (Cheap Shots Manager, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 519): CELIE SHATTERSTONE of DELVERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 468): BLACK CLANSMAN of BLACK CONVENTICLE (?, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 224): GLUM of JANIX (KAT, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 212): DERELICT of ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 416): ERFIN GORAM of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 189): CRYBABY of OUTLAWS (Savant, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 460): VAGABOND of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 578): SHE'S CRAFTY (Swinetiger, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 461): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 585): FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 582): TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (Master Beru, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 581): PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 584): MACHINES OF WAR (Rosebud, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 583): IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (Crip, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 577): THE ABYSMALS (Noachian, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 569): BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 568): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 36 JHANS (turn 542): FRIENDLY FIRE (?, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 532): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 237): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 518): ELEMENTS OF ZEN (The Druid, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 468): RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 223): JANIX (KAT, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 210): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 416): RANDOM SITH (Carnage, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 189): SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (Crip, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 460) TWISTED SESAME (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 578): HORTATOR of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) PRAESENTIUS of ROMAN EMPIRE (Otis the Drunk, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 586): ULDI SHOON of SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 582): FOOT BALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 580): STAR ROD of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 585): GEN. JACKSON of THE VOLS (?, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 577): LIRVEL MOORN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 569): AKAI of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.) (turn 568): VOLITAN LIONFISH of BIG MEAN FISH (Big Wave Dave, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 532): DASHER of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 517): DELARWARE RUN of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 468): BLACK CLANSMAN of BLACK CONVENTICLE (?, mgr.) (turn 467): AILLENDEI of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 416): ERFIN GORAM of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) SPY REPORT It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report. Sit back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis. We now have a new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on. SEA DOGS now holds the crown and they are betting they can keep it. A stormcloud is brewing over the ROMAN EMPIRE guildhouse. Rumor says any more weeks like this ones 0-4-0 may send the team to the Dark Arena. Coming up with a solid 2-3-2 outing, MANNEQUIN'S BEST has advanced 5 places in the rankings. Hey everybody, watch out for ZIMA, who flew up 14 points in the rankings after mashing PRAESENTIUS like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. And falling like a basher in the top ten was SEIUS GLABRIO, who dropped 10 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with MISS TEAK. Unlike most arenas, HORTATOR managed to get his challenge off against the 0-0-0 STONE GOLEM. The crowds were amazed this turn, as STONE GOLEM killed the Duelmaster, HORTATOR, leaving SEA DOGS in mourning. This incredible death has allowed, I might add, MAKESHIFT ANCHOR from SEA DOGS to ascend to the throne of Duelmaster, and I hear DARK ARENA is not happy. 4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that location. Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the MORDANT arena. Did you hear that SWEORDMASTERS was most avoided team this week? Well, knowing the personal hygiene of SWEORDMASTERS' warriors, I'm not surprised! For those of you who like math, try this one: SWEORDMASTERS + Weapons That go Boom = SEA DOGS + Avoid City. Well dang howdy, but if challenges were votes, MAKESHIFT ANCHOR would be president. Although it may be a contest he doesn't want to win. In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, HATCH BATTENER went after KEITH RICHARDS, who was higher by 25 points. Well, when the dust settled, HATCH BATTENER beat KEITH RICHARDS. Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). POCKET ROCKET defied all odds and slew SHEWISH GIANT in the Dark Arena. The only ones displeased were the buzzards, as SHEWISH GIANT's meat is notoriously tough. This week 10-8-0 VANE was sent to the Dark Arena. I know a lot of fighters with similar records who might take notice of this. Big deal, so HEIDI? got mashed in the Dark Arena. With its face it was more at home with the trolls than with us. (Waka waka). SHERRY says to hers dog--'Who should I fight this week?'. Dog says 'UNDEAD WARRIOR'. So the gal dies. Moral? Put lying dogs to sleep. Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster. Well, there's the manager of the MORDANT giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 'They're going to strangle you in the alley?). C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some tracks. See ya next time I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MAKESHIFT ANCHOR 7724 23 17 0 122 SEA DOGS (575) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -COBALT 7784 15 6 0 133 STEEL LEGION (581) -SOULTANCHOR 7980 12 6 2 123 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) ZIMA 7750 22 14 0 114 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576) -CHEESE WHIZ 7821 14 4 3 114 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) HATCH BATTENER 8014 14 9 0 102 SEA DOGS (575) LARRY KING 7893 18 11 0 100 DEATH'S DOOR (129) BALLAST 7727 17 21 0 97 SEA DOGS (575) POCKET ROCKET 8059 10 7 1 93 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME COMICUS 7207 19 21 0 91 ROMAN EMPIRE (531) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TYPHOID MARY 7941 12 13 0 84 DEATH'S DOOR (129) -GOLD 7787 11 7 0 84 STEEL LEGION (581) -FULL METAL MINX 7900 15 15 0 83 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) -FEYEVER 7993 7 3 2 83 SWEORDMASTERS (138) SWEET STUFF 7966 19 11 1 81 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) KEITH RICHARDS 7927 14 12 0 80 DEATH'S DOOR (129) -REAPING BEAUTY 8032 13 6 0 79 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) MISS TEAK 8015 10 13 0 77 SEA DOGS (575) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SEIUS GLABRIO 7978 10 15 2 56 ROMAN EMPIRE (531) CABDRIVER FEET 7870 4 0 0 56 BABYFOOD FLAVORS (573) TOXINDERELLA 8098 5 1 1 49 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) -TANKERBELL 8053 10 2 0 48 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) LUNG CANCER 7977 9 12 0 39 DEATH'S DOOR (129) MIASMA 8104 5 0 0 36 SWEORDMASTERS (138) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -CRYSTAL 7869 4 0 0 31 BABYFOOD FLAVORS (573) KOOK AROCHA 8120 3 1 1 25 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) -SNOW WHITEMARE 8087 2 4 0 24 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LION DUNG 8070 6 4 0 23 ROMAN EMPIRE (531) -DURBAN POISON 7716 4 3 0 23 BABYFOOD FLAVORS (573) -IRON 8052 4 1 1 22 STEEL LEGION (581) -TURTLE POWER 7714 3 5 0 18 BABYFOOD FLAVORS (573) JABBAR 8130 2 0 1 17 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) -BRANDY 8073 2 2 0 16 BOOZE (605) -EARLY MISTY 7717 1 7 0 14 BABYFOOD FLAVORS (573) -ANGELIC PHANTOM 8119 2 1 1 12 TEAM WRATH (606) -LT CDR DATA 5335 1 1 0 12 ENTERPRISE (345) -DEMONIC MONARCH 8118 1 2 1 10 TEAM WRATH (606) BAMBOO SHOOT 8121 2 2 1 9 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) COUNSELOR TROY 5338 1 1 0 7 ENTERPRISE (345) COGNAC 8088 1 2 0 5 BOOZE (605) -CARBIDE 8096 0 1 0 5 STEEL LEGION (581) -DEMON PRINCE 8117 0 3 0 3 TEAM WRATH (606) BRAIN FREEZE 8133 0 2 0 2 DEATH'S DOOR (129) -QUEEN AGONY 8128 0 1 0 1 TEAM WRATH (606) -MOTHER MAYHEM 8129 0 1 0 1 TEAM WRATH (606) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? CONVICTED THIEF 546 0 1 0 1 JABBAR 8130 579 NONE SHERRY 8089 2 1 1 BOOZE 605 UNDEAD WARRIOR 572 579 NONE SCHNAPPS 8112 1 1 0 BOOZE 605 SPYMASTER 567 579 NONE SHEWISH GIANT 566 0 1 0 DARK ARENA 0 POCKET ROCKET 8059 579 NONE HEIDI? 8050 7 11 2 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261 MOUNTAIN TROLL 563 579 NONE SUPER GLUE 8080 5 5 3 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 ARENAMASTER KAKAR 568 579 NONE 12961571421 8141 0 1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 DARK CHAMPION 569 579 NONE HORTATOR 7791 19 12 2 SEA DOGS 575 STONE GOLEM 571 579 NONE EDGE 8099 0 1 0 STEEL LEGION 581 KOOK AROCHA 8120 577 VANE 8044 10 8 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138 STONE GOLEM 571 579 NONE 710115161421 8140 0 1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138 SPYMASTER 567 579 NONE 913171515411 8139 0 1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138 SPYMASTER 567 579 NONE WINDREAVER 8000 15 9 1 SWEORDMASTERS 138 HORTATOR 7791 577 NONE SOUTHPAW 8126 1 1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138 SHERRY 8089 578 WICKED JESTER 8090 1 3 0 TEAM WRATH 606 SUPER GLUE 8080 577 THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? UNHOLY WRATH 8091 1 1 0 TEAM WRATH 606 TOXINDERELLA 8098 575 NOT REVE HOSTILE KNIGHT 8127 0 1 0 TEAM WRATH 606 BAMBOO SHOOT 8121 577 PERSONAL ADS The cat-who-steals-tongues has obviously been very active around here! Has no one anything to say for themselves? No gloating or taunting to do even? -- Ed. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS HORTATOR was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight. POCKET ROCKET murdered SHEWISH GIANT in a exciting 1 minute gory Dark Arena melee. VANE was dispatched by STONE GOLEM in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory Dark Arena brawl. HEIDI? was slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a crowd pleasing 6 minute Dark Arena match. SHERRY was slaughtered by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. SUPER GLUE was butchered by ARENAMASTER KAKAR in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition. SCHNAPPS was easily killed by SPYMASTER in a action packed 1 minute Dark Arena melee. 12961571421 was slaughtered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. 710115161421 was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel. 913171515411 was assassinated by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena fight. COMICUS was handily defeated by MAKESHIFT ANCHOR in a 5 minute Challenge Title bout. HATCH BATTENER demolished KEITH RICHARDS in a 1 minute Challenge competition. MISS TEAK demolished SEIUS GLABRIO in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. LION DUNG was overpowered by CABDRIVER FEET in a 1 minute Challenge conflict. COUNSELOR TROY defeated BRAIN FREEZE in a 2 minute beginner's Challenge struggle. LARRY KING viciously subdued CAPTAIN ELOY in a unpopular 12 minute bloody bout. ZIMA devastated PRAESENTIUS in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided fight. TYPHOID MARY beat CAPTAIN ELOY in a 1 minute match. SWEET STUFF was outlasted by BALLAST in a unpopular 19 minute gory master's conflict. TOXINDERELLA overpowered LIEUTENANT WOREL in a 1 minute one-sided duel. LUNG CANCER was luckily beaten by MIASMA in a 5 minute expert vs. beginner upset fray. COGNAC was demolished by KOOK AROCHA in a 1 minute one-sided fight. BAMBOO SHOOT was vanquished by GRALL THE DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided match. JABBAR slaughtered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 10 BASHING ATTACK 25 - 19 - 3 57 | |AIMED BLOW 6 TOTAL PARRY 41 - 32 - 0 56 | |TOTAL PARRY 5 LUNGING ATTACK 46 - 53 - 7 46 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 22 - 26 - 2 46 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 6 - 1 45 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 18 - 1 44 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 25 - 1 40 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 9 - 1 40 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 18 - 3 36 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 4 - 0 20 | Turn 579 was great if you Not so great if you used The fighting styles of the used the fighting styles: the fighting styles: top eleven warriors are: STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 6 3 TOTAL PARRY TOTAL PARRY 4 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 3 - 3 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY MAKESHIFT ANCHOR 7724 23 17 0 122 SEA DOGS (575) AIMED BLOW ZIMA 7750 22 14 0 114 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576) STRIKING ATTACK HATCH BATTENER 8014 14 9 0 102 SEA DOGS (575) BASHING ATTACK KEITH RICHARDS 7927 14 12 0 80 DEATH'S DOOR (129) LUNGING ATTACK TOXINDERELLA 8098 5 1 1 49 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is COMICUS 7207. The most popular warrior this turn was LUNG CANCER 7977. The ten other most popular fighters were VANE 8044, POCKET ROCKET 8059, HEIDI? 8050, SCHNAPPS 8112, ZIMA 7750, HATCH BATTENER 8014, MISS TEAK 8015, CABDRIVER FEET 7870, COUNSELOR TROY 5338, and TYPHOID MARY 7941. The least popular fighter this week was BALLAST 7727. The other ten least popular fighters were SWEET STUFF 7966, LARRY KING 7893, COMICUS 7207, BAMBOO SHOOT 8121, COGNAC 8088, MIASMA 8104, BRAIN FREEZE 8133, SEIUS GLABRIO 7978, MAKESHIFT ANCHOR 7724, and 12961571421 8141. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: HORTATOR (1-7791) SEA DOGS (575) PRAESENTIUS (1-7996) ROMAN EMPIRE (531)