DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/28/2005 Duedate: 03/12/2005
NIANIA ARENA
DM-2 TURN-402
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
NELLISTHA
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5156) [26-19-1,113]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
NELLISTHA SCARDY CAT
THE GOLDEN FISH (147) ARENA FELINES (622)
(2-5156) [26-19-1,113] (2-5279) [5-0-0,57]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
NELLISTHA NELLISTHA
THE GOLDEN FISH (147) THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5156) [26-19-1,113] (2-5156) [26-19-1,113]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 13
2. ARENA FELINES (622) 7 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
3. OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530) 6 Unchartered Team
4. THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 0
5. KNOT WHOLE (443) 0 ARENA FELINES (622)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*ARENA FELINES (622) 5 1 0 83.3 1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 8 7 0
2/ 1 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 116 35 0 76.8 2/ 2 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 5 3 0
3/ 2 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530) 13 6 0 68.4 3/ 3 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530) 2 0 0
4- 4 KNOT WHOLE (443) 36 34 4 51.4 4/ 0*ARENA FELINES (622) 1 0 0
5/ 5 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 370 574 9 39.2 5- 4 KNOT WHOLE (443) 0 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
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 515): DARK HELM of BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (DeGotti, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 401): NELLISTHA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 520): SUNBURN of SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 516): ARCANE RAIDER of THE MOTHERSHIP 5 (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 515): JOHN TYLER of I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 519): SATAN CLAUS of HOLIDAY HORRORS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 517): GOKU of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 511): QUIFF of QUBIT (Sultan, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 503): BULMA of WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 502): RONALD REAGAN of SONS OF SATAN (Damion, mgr.)
DM 36 COSMOWORLD (turn 476): SANDPAPER CONDOM of MEMPHIS MAFIA II (Talon Darkhart)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 467): DARK TYPHLOSION of FIRE DECK (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 204): HOMEY CIDE of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 453): RONALD MCDONALD of CLOWNING AROUND (Assurnasirbanipal)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 402): HANNAH of AMAZON ELITE (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 191): DAROSHTAN of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jinda, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 179): DUFF of ISLANDERS (Nick, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 351): ALTA CHESS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 156): ORPHAN of X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 395): WHIRLING WORD of 4-LETTER WORDS from CAER (TUM, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 515): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 401): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 520): OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 516): LOTHLORIEN (Mithrandir, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 515): I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 519): HOLIDAY HORRORS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 517): UNDER JOLLY ROGER (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 511): TERRAPIN STATION (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 503): WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 502): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
DM 36 COSMOWORLD (turn 476): HELTER SKELTER (Cosmo, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 467): JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 204): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 453): FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 402): AMAZON ELITE (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 191): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jinda, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 179): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 351): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 156): X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 395): ODD SQUAD, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 514): AEGLOS of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 519): GREEN BEAN of VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 516): DREAMER of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 514): FREDERICK DOUGLASS of I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
MANUTE BOL of LARGE LOSERS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 510): CYCLONE of THUNDERSTRIKERS (Zeus, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 503): LE PAIN DLG of PENTARCHIE-18 (The Pentalque, mgr.)
(turn 502): BRICKTOP of WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 502): RONALD REAGAN of SONS OF SATAN (Damion, mgr.)
(turn 501): POISON BEAK (21-5827) CARNAGE CANARIES (147)
DM 36 COSMOWORLD (turn 475): KERRY BEAR of BLITZKRIEG (Polarius, mgr.)
KILL'EM KREPP of ANARKYSTS (Iver, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 204): HOMEY CIDE of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 453): RONALD MCDONALD of CLOWNING AROUND (Assurnasirbanipal)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 402): HANNAH of AMAZON ELITE (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 350): TRAIN of PUBLIC TRANSIT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 155): CANNONBALL of X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
I have to tell you, Pip, that losing a fight is no way to achieve glory. Or,
since you are a golem, does the team name "glory bound trolls" not apply to you? In
fact, now that I think about it, none of you that we've fought are listed as trolls.
Why is that? Are you (frown of suspicions) concealing your identities? Is there a
dark PLOT here? Confess!
Nellistha
SPY REPORT
Well, what are you looking at, NIANIA? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens
before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Of course, we're all terribly impressed
to see ROCKZAR win a fight and gain 14 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, ROCKZAR beat
MELLISANDE and MELLISANDE lost 11 points. You're breakin' my heart. PIP challenged
NIANIA's Duelmaster for a shot at the throne. And if variety is the spice of life,
NIANIA may be getting bland, as NELLISTHA stays top dog in the city. I'm not in a
very good mood today, but why am I telling you this? You want to know what's new,
don't you, NIANIA?
My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start
talking.' I loved that woman.
Death and Taxes. The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience. Let's
see if anyone's dead or dying. Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines
through use. Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.
I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for
an epee. Forgive me for writing with a dagger. Phlllt! Just had to do that before
I leave the fine city of NIANIA. I feel much better now. I see the crowds are
getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NELLISTHA 5156 26 19 1 113 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
YOBER 4537 10 3 0 94 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530)
PIP 5286 11 6 0 92 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-OOZE-O 5277 10 4 0 62 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
SCARDY CAT 5279 5 0 0 57 ARENA FELINES (622)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-NEEBLES 5301 8 4 0 51 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SPIKE MCGOLD 5318 5 1 0 30 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
ROCKZAR 5316 2 0 0 29 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NUGGET MCGOLD 5317 4 2 0 23 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-BWA HA 3650 2 5 0 17 KNOT WHOLE (443)
MELLISANDE 5332 2 1 0 7 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
MELLITA 5331 1 2 0 5 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-GNICK 5310 0 1 0 1 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
What the HECK? I step out onto the sands, prepared to give you all a demonstration
of my splendid qualities (I have lots of those), and all you can find to fight me is
Biff Mugg, the Mordant Deserter? Are you all cowards? Afraid you won't be able to
MEASURE UP to my exacting standards? Bah! -- Spike McGold
Rockzar -- Another non-troll. I think Nell is right, there IS a dark plot here.
(shiver) I hate dark plots. -- Mellita
Well, gol-LEE, it's bad enough to be groped by an Embezzling Scribe, but he's CLUMSY
about it. I call that the LIMIT. -- Nugget McGold the deeply offended
Gnick -- Is it that your manager couldn't FIND any trolls that cared about glory, so
he had to make do with golems? Just curious. -- Mellisande
31 January 2005
My fellow duelists I come before you bearing a sad and unfortunate message.
Several months ago our group, the Vendetta Cartel, had lost contact with one of our
friends. Since he was in contact or correspondence on an almost daily basis there
was concern amongst us. With some research two of our members discovered why contact
was lost with him.
On November 10, 2004, Richard Hammes was taken from us in a senseless act of
violence during a robbery attempt at a friend's store where he sometimes worked. He
was watching the store so his friend could go home to tend to his son who had taken
ill. You may have known Rich as Abarsis, The Slaughter Priest ; richh10 on the RT;
or gameogre on the Duel2 messageboard. You may not have known that he spent 13 years
serving the United States in the Navy.
Rich dearly loved this game and all it encompassed. He may not have been the
best or most experienced manager but he loved to interact with others and was quick
to offer advice whenever anyone asked for help. He was always kind and gracious and
tried to strengthen our game, often by helping new players feel welcome or give them
a chance to compete. With his prolific posting I know that I am simply speaking the
obvious about what he did for our game. Many, like me, were drawn to him, perhaps
for his kind nature or his sense of humor, and it appears he lived his life as he
played this game. Always willing to help or do right by others.
I realize that he had many friends outside the VC so I will include the link to
the news story in case any of his other friends would like to know more of what
happened. We're all dealt a hand in life but it's not the strength of the hand
you're dealt but rather how you play it that really matters. Rich played his hand to
the very best of his human ability and for this I admire him greatly. I know we all
choose to like or dislike managers but I believe deep down we are all good and
decent, in this game, and will drop party (alliance) lines and will show the proper
respect.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041112/news_7m12clerk.html
Rich was taken from us all to soon and with so much left to offer the community
around him. He spoke of a desire to run a contest on the Duel2 site which I hope to
uphold in his name. Some of the people I have spoken with think it would be a nice
gesture to do one final good act in Rich's name, though it could never match what he
would've done within his community, for his community of San Diego. I hope that with
this contest we might raise a little money to donate to an appropriate charity within
San Diego in his name.
In conclusion I send a message to Rich:
"Rich, though I'm sure you gathered this I never really told you how much I
admired you and what a friend I considered you. I thank you for being my voice of
reason and always reminding me of why we both loved this game so much! You have
taught me one final valuable lesson in learning more of you. There are things far
more valuable in life than material possessions such as character and kindness. That
nothing going on in your life means that you cannot find a way to be kind and giving
to others. We always spoke of meeting someday and until we finally do know that you
will live on in with me and the rest of your brothers and sisters in the Cartel:
Master Darque, Kat, Bum, Sensei Jan, Maximillian, Hammer, Fizban, Firehawk, Phat
Phat. You increased all of our enjoyment of this game, you were a true ambassador of
Duelmasters, and the game will not be quite the same without you. A farewell battle
cry from the ZalCon: 'Confusion to our enemies'. May your soul rest in peace, my
friend."
Should anyone wish to correspond about Rich feel free to contact myself, or
anyone else within the Vendetta Cartel.
Street Legal
Jeff Bura
The Death Squad(63) in Tobir or triumph1971@hotmail.com
31 January 2005
Be it known throughout Alastari that Hammer is no longer a member of the
Vendetta Cartel alliance.
A difference of opinion with another highly respected member of the VC due to my
recent vocal actions in DM 47 can only be resolved by my resignation from the VC as
of January 29, 2005.
I leave of my own accord, in good standing with all members and with no hard
feelings towards anyone in the Vendetta Cartel.
There was a time when I felt that my membership in the VC made the alliance
stronger. I know that my resignation today makes the Vendetta Cartel a stronger
alliance with my absence. -- Hammer
1 February 2005
St. Valentine's Massacre update
My apologies, the Kill Contest starting on turn 476 in Jhans will run for 10 (ten)
turns ending on turn number 486.
Azrael
5 February 2005
On behalf of the ILLUMINATI Confederation of Alliances (The kLk, CHAOS, Inc. and The
Company of Brothers) I would like to express our sympathies concerning the tragic
loss of Rich Hammes to both the DM community and to the real life world. Surely our
loss has been Heaven's gain. -- Talon Darkhart, deeply sorrowful
kLk God of War, Illuminati Alliance, Puppetmaster
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
PIP was bested by NELLISTHA in a 2 minute Challenge Title fight.
YOBER devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a action packed 1 minute brutal one-sided duel.
SCARDY CAT overpowered NUGGET MCGOLD in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
SPIKE MCGOLD devastated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ROCKZAR demolished MELLISANDE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
MELLITA was vanquished by MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 2 WALL OF STEEL 11 - 3 - 0 79 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 4 - 0 73 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 8 - 3 - 0 73 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 4 - 0 71 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 3 - 1 70 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 3 - 0 63 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 3 - 0 57 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 3 - 0 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 4 - 0 43 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 11 - 0 27 |
Turn 402 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:
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 BASHING ATTACK
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL NELLISTHA 5156 26 19 1 113 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
LUNGING ATTACK YOBER 4537 10 3 0 94 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530)
PARRY-STRIKE PIP 5286 11 6 0 92 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
STRIKING ATTACK SCARDY CAT 5279 5 0 0 57 ARENA FELINES (622)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is NELLISTHA 5156. The most popular warrior this turn
was NELLISTHA 5156. The ten other most popular fighters were YOBER 4537, SCARDY CAT
5279, ROCKZAR 5316, PIP 5286, SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, NUGGET MCGOLD 5317, MELLISANDE 5332,
MELLITA 5331, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was MELLITA 5331. The other ten least popular
fighters were MELLISANDE 5332, NUGGET MCGOLD 5317, SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, PIP 5286,
ROCKZAR 5316, SCARDY CAT 5279, YOBER 4537, NELLISTHA 5156, 0, and 0.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
NELLISTHA (2-5156) THE GOLDEN FISH (147)