DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 08/30/2004 Duedate: 09/11/2004 NIANIA ARENA DM-2 TURN-389 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS TOOFLESS GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) (2-5103) [33-4-0,193] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader TOOFLESS POSITION IS EMPTY GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) (2-5103) [33-4-0,193] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite ABALONEA NELLISTHA THE GOLDEN FISH (147) THE GOLDEN FISH (147) (2-5032) [13-44-0,88] (2-5156) [18-14-1,89] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 30 2. THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 26 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 3. ARENA FELINES (622) 0 Unchartered Team 4. BIG COUNTRY (593) 0 5. RESURRECTION (570) 0 TIM'S CREW (21) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1*ARENA FELINES (622) 1 0 0 100 1/ 1 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 11 2 0 2/ 2 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 87 23 0 79.1 2/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 8 7 0 3- 4 BIG COUNTRY (593) 93 80 5 53.8 3/ 4 KNOT WHOLE (443) 4 4 0 4- 5 RESURRECTION (570) 196 194 17 50.3 4- 2 BIG COUNTRY (593) 3 7 0 5/ 6 KNOT WHOLE (443) 23 26 3 46.9 5- 6 RESURRECTION (570) 2 1 0 6/ 7 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 336 543 9 38.2 6- 8*ARENA FELINES (622) 1 0 0 7- 8*DARK TOADS (594) 3 5 0 37.5 7- 7*DARK TOADS (594) 1 0 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf Modeen. I return to NIANIA once again! What's with YELLOW PIKE? He actually beat KNOT WHOLE's PROWESS, and walked away with 13 more points from the fight. Laughs were big at THE GOLDEN FISH while they watched YELLOW PIKE clobber PROWESS. She lost 12 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. Try as she might, LUBAYA wasn't good enough at persuading TOOFLESS to step down from the Duelmaster's throne... Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting! If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. The most avoided team was RESURRECTION. Management must be dealin', as the boys at GLORY BOUND TROLLS ain't reelin'! RESURRECTION's mad! Warriors of NIANIA unite. You have only your games to lose! Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day? To die so young, so gloriously! Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. NIANIA is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places. I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TOOFLESS 5103 33 4 0 193 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -JARCK 5132 18 10 0 112 RESURRECTION (570) -BILLY 5153 12 7 0 103 BIG COUNTRY (593) -BETTY 5107 16 7 2 102 BIG COUNTRY (593) -TOLDERST 5159 15 4 0 100 RESURRECTION (570) FORMIDABLE 5177 8 3 3 100 KNOT WHOLE (443) LUBAYA 5126 17 20 0 92 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) YELLOW PIKE 5031 12 45 1 92 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ANALIRA 5087 18 28 1 89 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) NELLISTHA 5156 18 14 1 89 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) ABALONEA 5032 13 44 0 88 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) -SORRY JUNK 5161 11 8 1 75 BIG COUNTRY (593) PROWESS 5155 10 15 0 71 KNOT WHOLE (443) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PIP 5286 6 1 0 50 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) -BRUTUS 5248 6 3 0 43 BIG COUNTRY (593) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -CHYLEYA 5225 5 4 0 28 RESURRECTION (570) UPUP 5105 5 0 0 27 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) -SADAHARU OH 5054 3 1 0 24 DARK TOADS (594) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -OOZE-O 5277 5 2 0 23 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) -BWA HA 3650 2 5 0 17 KNOT WHOLE (443) -XENOTH CLY 5266 3 6 0 15 RESURRECTION (570) NEEBLES 5301 2 1 0 15 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) -QUEMBY 5265 1 1 0 15 RESURRECTION (570) -SCARDY CAT 5279 1 0 0 9 ARENA FELINES (622) -LOU LOU 5294 1 3 0 6 BIG COUNTRY (593) -TSUYOSHI SHINJU 5052 0 1 0 1 DARK TOADS (594) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSONAL ADS Abalonea -- Modest dimensions, you say? But first in Webster's, and in my eyes, too. -- Prowess Tolderst -- Acceptable challenge, but not so the outcome. -- Formidable Betty -- Okay, my performance was disgusting. "Fell backward onto the sand." Cheese. I'm embarrassed--and glad I was fighting a woman at the time, incidentally. Some men see an invitation in anything! But there was no cause for you to withhold skills. I went out there and took my lumps, without complaint. I DESERVE skills. Where are they? -- Lubaya, prepared to complain about this Sorry Junk -- (earnestly) Remind your new manager that a loss to a warrior of my greater experience doesn't mean YOU are worthless, my friend. Look at the skills you learned! -- Abalonea, the better button That Kung-Fu Master is just the cutest hunk! I love to watch him move. -- Nellistha Formidable -- Indeed you are impressive. Not, however, as impressive as the female Prow. -- Analira Prowess -- You impress my female teammates with your female Prow, but that's NOTHING to the effect it has on me. The mere sight of that peerless prominence leaves me stunned, breathless...a raging, uncoordinated mass of mindless hormones. Gotta love it! -- Yellow Pike Sorry Junk and Betty -- Certainly, I would be glad to give Betty a rematch. I'm here any time. -- Analira Nellistha -- You do well with a sword, little chickadee, but can you defend yourself in (leer) unarmed combat? I would be glad to give you private lessons. You show promise. -- Geroge Krag, Kung-Fu Master of Niania Abalonea -- Superior prow aside, you're the one that won. Well done. -- Prowess Yellow Pike -- And a BIG one, at that! Yet, somehow, I towered over you. Hope you didn't mind. -- Prowess Toofless -- You won, you win. I won't bother you anymore. You are too good for me. I tried four times four different ways. You won them all. You are one mean nasty troll. You have got mad skills, buddy. Hope you graduate soon, very sono. -- Billy Abalonea -- I can't win them all. I try too many different things to prove myself. I only have an 11 wit. But the only things that saves me from dying in the dark place is I learn really well says my manager. Congrats. -- Sorry Junk Luaya -- Sorry about your luck. Hopefully I will be out of here very soon. My manager says I'm not good enough. What the #*$& does he know. I'm mad as hell at the world. It must be the P.M.S. -- Betty Ooze-O -- I had to try you to see if I could beat you but I found out some good things this time. I like the way you teach. Hopefully now I will be able to take a break. We will see what my manager says. -- Brutus All -- Lou Lou is now gone hopefully. She won't win a fight she should. And she don't learn good. One skill a fight. Bye-bye Lou Lou. Good riddance girl. -- The Ice Man, mgr. Big Country 30 July 2004 The total number of fights calculated was reported as 250 fights. This is a misprint. It should have read "over 2,500 fights." -- Baphomet 24 August 2004 Invitation to Newbie Managers by Hammer As a Captain of the Vendetta Cartel, Hammer has recently dissolved the Vendetta Cartel Crimson Ascension Family. Lady Martilyo and Rook are NO LONGER members of the Vendetta Cartel. The Vendetta Cartel is divided into "Families" under the leadership of Captains; who have been appointed by the VC God Father known throughout the dueling land as Master Darque. Hammer is now the Captain of the Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe and the veteran manager extends an invitation for prospective membership as a Probate [ONLY 2 Probate positions are available in the VC Tarantula Tribe at the present time!] to any Newbie Manager who qualifies under the following conditions: 1. Newbie Manager MUST have Online Access for Email communications! [Hammer is presently living in Qatar and Lieutenants Maximillian and Firehawk are living in Canada; so Email Communication is a MUST for consideration!] 2. Newbie Manager MUST have the time and funds to create 2 new stables to be placed in 2 separate Slow Arenas [the cost of running 1 stable in a Regular Arena!] to actively participate on a monthly basis with the other 3 T-Tribe members of the Vendetta Cartel! 3. Newbie Manager MUST have the DESIRE to be an Active Member of the Vendetta Cartel as a Tarantula Tribe trainee aka Probate; developing his/her managerial skills under the mentorship of Hammer and the other VC members; thus proving themselves worthy to become Vendetta Cartel Lieutenants in the Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe! The Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe lives by the Feud; thereby prospective Probates are forewarned that membership guarantees instant Friends and instant Enemies! Any prospective Probates who 1.) seek to improve their managerial insights/abilities under the counsel of Hammer and other Vendetta Cartel members 2.) desire to be active members of an Active Alliance that WILL NOT Dissolve in a Few Months; building lasting friendships while enjoying Feuding with Common Enemies 3.) who enjoy sending their gladiators to Tournaments and would strive to see their manager name listed among the TV and TC winners in the Mailer Tourney Newsletters as a member of the Vendetta Cartel MUST DO THE FOLLOWING: Send an Email to HammerDM@fastermail.com to introduce yourself and provide Hammer with a short Bio of your managerial successes/failures and favorite/least favorite fighting styles; with a listing of your active stable/stables for Hammer to verify in the online newsletters. Hammer will choose the 2 prospective Probates for membership in the Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe on the basis of who he decides will be most suited [to Hammer's purposes as the T-Tribe Captain!] from among those responding to this All Arena Ad on a first response/first acceptance or rejection basis! -- Hammer; Vendetta Cartel Captain/WordSmith and WeaponSmith of the Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS TOOFLESS devastated LUBAYA in a crowd boring 8 minute mismatched Title fight. FORMIDABLE subdued ABALONEA in a exciting 1 minute melee. ANALIRA overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute mismatched duel. PROWESS was devastated by YELLOW PIKE in a 2 minute one-sided fight. NELLISTHA savagely defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 3 minute competition. PIP overpowered FRATSFA SLAVE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle. UPUP overcame OSKSI NOBLE in a dull 4 minute fight. NEEBLES vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |TOTAL PARRY 3 TOTAL PARRY 22 - 6 - 0 79 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 3 - 0 67 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 19 - 10 - 1 66 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 9 - 9 - 0 50 | |LUNGING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 19 - 19 - 0 50 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 10 - 0 47 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 10 - 0 47 | |AIMED BLOW 0 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 8 - 0 20 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 - 0 0 | |BASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 389 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: PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-STRIKE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY TOOFLESS 5103 33 4 0 193 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) LUNGING ATTACK FORMIDABLE 5177 8 3 3 100 KNOT WHOLE (443) WALL OF STEEL NELLISTHA 5156 18 14 1 89 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) PARRY-STRIKE PIP 5286 6 1 0 50 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is ABALONEA 5032. The most popular warrior this turn was NELLISTHA 5156. The ten other most popular fighters were YELLOW PIKE 5031, PIP 5286, FORMIDABLE 5177, LUBAYA 5126, ANALIRA 5087, ABALONEA 5032, PROWESS 5155, NEEBLES 5301, TOOFLESS 5103, and UPUP 5105. The least popular fighter this week was UPUP 5105. The other ten least popular fighters were TOOFLESS 5103, NEEBLES 5301, PROWESS 5155, ABALONEA 5032, ANALIRA 5087, LUBAYA 5126, FORMIDABLE 5177, PIP 5286, YELLOW PIKE 5031, and NELLISTHA 5156.