DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 09/25/2006 Duedate: 10/07/2006 NIANIA ARENA DM-2 TURN-438 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS MARETHA THE GOLDEN FISH (147) (2-5370) [17-3-0,152] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader MARETHA JENNIFER LOPEZ THE GOLDEN FISH (147) BABY GOT BACK (640) (2-5370) [17-3-0,152] (2-5416) [1-0-0,19] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite MELLISANDE MELLISANDE THE GOLDEN FISH (147) THE GOLDEN FISH (147) (2-5332) [23-16-1,115] (2-5332) [23-16-1,115] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM THE GOLDEN FISH (147) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. BABY GOT BACK (640) 33 2. THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 30 BLOOD BATH (539) 3. BLOOD BATH (539) 14 Unchartered Team 4. MASTERS OF SAND (636) 0 5. 071409B (638) -9 071409B (638) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 BLOOD BATH (539) 17 4 1 81.0 1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 10 5 0 2/ 2 INQUISITION SL5 (631) 28 15 1 65.1 2/ 5 BLOOD BATH (539) 2 1 1 3/ 3*071409B (638) 2 2 0 50.0 3- 2 MASTERS OF SAND (636) 2 1 0 4/ 4 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 478 640 12 42.8 4/ 3*071409B (638) 2 1 0 5- 5 MASTERS OF SAND (636) 16 22 0 42.1 5/ 4 INQUISITION SL5 (631) 1 3 0 6/ 0*BABY GOT BACK (640) 1 4 0 20.0 6/ 0*BABY GOT BACK (640) 1 4 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. I suppose it is a "Shocking," though not surprising, style match for you. But I certainly do LIKE the "one-shot" fights...when I'm the one shooting and not the one being shot. Better luck someday, I suppose. Maretha SPY REPORT Much has changed in NIANIA since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf Modeen adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters. Up 'n down. Up 'n down. Rankings always change. Up 'n down. I think I'm gonna be... Well, BLOOD BATH's 2nd moved them up to 1-0-0 place. What's with JENNIFER LOPEZ? She actually beat THE GOLDEN FISH's LARSEN E, and walked away with 19 more points from the fight. Major screwup at THE GOLDEN FISH. LARSEN E lost 11 points to JENNIFER LOPEZ. Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe LARSEN E will provide more easy wins... Apparently NIANIA isn't filled with as many gutless wonders as I thought. The Dreaded Duelmaster got 2 challenges this turn! INQUISITION SL5's hatred of THE GOLDEN FISH surfaced again as THE SHOCKER challenged NIANIA's top dog. Try as she might, THE SHOCKER wasn't good enough at persuading MARETHA to step down from the Duelmaster's throne... Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting! No matter the time or place, men will always duel. The most avoided team was BLOOD BATH. In my day, no team with a 16-4-1 would scare me off! What's the problem, 071409B? Warriors of NIANIA unite. You have only your games to lose! How long have I been here? I got people to see, places to go... Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf. Olaffighterwork and no play. Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MARETHA 5370 17 3 0 152 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MELLISANDE 5332 23 16 1 115 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) SPIKE MCGOLD 5318 23 19 0 100 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) THE SHOCKER 5356 16 4 1 99 INQUISITION SL5 (631) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MARI COY 5342 20 11 0 90 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) SHOCKING 5352 12 9 0 77 INQUISITION SL5 (631) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -PITER DEVRIES 5392 5 4 0 59 MASTERS OF SAND (636) -PAUL ATREIDES 5393 4 5 0 58 MASTERS OF SAND (636) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -BLOOD BLISTER 4622 3 0 0 33 BLOOD BATH (539) BLOOD MASTER 5346 2 1 1 33 BLOOD BATH (539) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JENNIFER LOPEZ 5416 1 0 0 19 BABY GOT BACK (640) ORANGE 5406 2 2 0 16 071409B (638) LARSEN E 5421 1 1 0 4 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) ROSIE O'DONNELL 5419 0 1 0 1 BABY GOT BACK (640) KIRSTIE ALLIE 5420 0 1 0 1 BABY GOT BACK (640) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? BIG 5418 0 1 0 BABY GOT BACK 640 DARK CHAMPION 24 438 NONE HUGE 5417 0 1 0 BABY GOT BACK 640 MOUNTAIN TROLL 18 438 NONE LAMBRAY 5415 0 1 0 THE GOLDEN FISH 147 BLOOD MASTER 5346 436 PERSONAL ADS The Shocker -- It would be more shocking if one of us did NOT fight you each turn. After all, aside from the standbys, who else is there? -- Mari Coy Seef Haraine, Venomous Concubine -- Gently there, no point in getting excited, exhausted, or seriously injured. Our audience of...I believe we're up to THREE will not criticize. They daren't lest we go on strike. -- Mellisande Insurance Salesman -- Bah. What a fool. -- Spike McGold I eat beggars for breakfast. -- Larsen E. P.S. With mustard. The Sentinel -- I am talking to myself, sometimes. Who do you think "channels" the standbys? -- Nick, The Golden Fish P.S. It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it. P.P.S. Or so they tell me. P.P.P.S. But it's hard to keep track of who owes whom a personal this way. P.P.P.P.S. But we do appreciate your appreciation. It warms the cockles of our fingers and eases the writer's cramp. Seef Haraine -- MONKEY woman? Listen, you daughter of a muskrat, I'm descended from...wait, let me check my papers. What? A mermaid? There are such things? I mean, sure there are, but HERE? Well, okay. I'm not a monkey, you muskrat, I'm a fish. -- Mari Coy P.S. Somehow, that didn't come out sounding quite right.... Ssothiss, Assassin by trade -- Yes, it IS worse. -- Mellisande P.S. When a cow or a duck demonstrates sentience, ethics (well, some people do), and aesthetic sensibility, then I'll worry about them. Geroge Krag -- No orc is going to judge MY brains. What do orcs know? -- Spike McGold Korvoskol Turo -- True. Save your strength for the fights that matter, like the one with the landlord to get the roof fixed. -- Maretha Arenamistress Vora -- Couldn't we change the wording in the charter? Maybe say we've got a Convicted Murderer instead of an Assassin? -- Mellisande Listen, you anonymous commentator! We're not "patsies." Badly matched almost every time, yes, but not patsies. We've got our reasons to be out there, just like every OTHER gladiator. -- Moro Salleshi, Ambitious Guard and Spokes-standby Larsen E. -- And people call ME a thief! Cheese. -- Ressero, Beggar in good standing Spike McGold -- Not unless you pay your premium. -- M Laymoness Chardinee, purveyor of insurance Mellisande -- You're just jealous because I have beautiful fur and you have that pitiful little thatch on top of your head. -- Seef Haraine Mari Coy -- BIT you? Nonsense. Why would I want to chew on some monkey? -- Seef Haraine 26 August 2006 The Avengers of Light. Another VC lackey? What's the matter VC, are you scared? Bringing in reinforcements. It matters not, bring your avengers and they shall be crushed! I am Dark Knight Blackstorm and I represent the Desolate Empire and can easily be found in 8, 28, 31, 47, 54, and 106. I reply with steel and your women shall cry when they start the body count!!!!!!!!! Remember to sign your posts to whoever from the VC wrote that earlier Ad. -- Dark Knight Blackstorm 4 September 2006 Civil War/The Crusades The next edition of the Civil War series is to be held in Tobir, arena 14, beginning November 25th with a round where all participating managers must DA all 5 of their warriors; in addition all warriors must be prefixed with an A an F or a D in the following manner: A-Broke Stroker or (A) Broke Stroker. Names simply beginning with the letter of your federation will NOT count as properly prefixed! Existing teams are welcome but no warrior who survives the DA who had prior Fight Experience (arena or tourney) will be allowed to score or challenge into the contest teams. There will be an equal number of teams set up for each of the three factions (Andorian, Free Blades, and Delarquan) to create sides as equal as possible. This along with the DA round should set up pretty equal footing for all managers. After the DA there will be another round where you can either DA again or fight your new, or surviving, warriors so they will be set up to challenge an opponent beginning on round 1. So as a recap DA round, turn 0, then turn 1 it begins with the following rules: The Civil War to be held in arena 14. - The contest runs for 10-28 turns (barring ties). - No tourney participation allowed. Teams with warriors participating in any tournament are disqualified. - An even number of teams per faction worked out by the Faction Leaders. No later substitutions are allowed. - If a manager brings in a second team and challenges into the contest he is DQ'd and his side will fight one team short! - Three factions will be participating: Andorian, Delarquan, Free Blades - Everyone prefixes their warrior with A-, F-, or D- (No prefix = disqualification of the warrior) - Turn DA: (The DA Round) November 25, 2006. Every warrior must DA. (Warriors not DA'd on Turn 0 are disqualified) - Turn 0: December 9th, 2006. There will be no scoring this turn it is meant to allow for challenges on turn 1. - Turn 1+: Scoring as detailed below - Each team gets 1 point for defeating a warrior from an opposing team. - Fights against warriors on your team do not generate points in any situation. - The team with the most points each turn gets a Battle Point (if there is a tie for the most points then no Battle Points are accrued) - The first team to 10 Battle Points wins the war - Managers of teams on the winning side each receive a +1 bonus potion to be used on a warrior on their contest team. This must be applied within a month of the conclusion of the contest and the team must have been active on the last turn of the contest. Anyone wishing to participate, and feels they can probably stick around for the duration (don't want to handicap a side, of course unforeseeable events cannot be planned for), should either diplo me at THE DEATH SQUAD(63) in Tobir (arena 14) or place a personal ad in the arena. You may also contact me via the Duel2.com boards! Let me know which faction you would like to fight for! This contest is intended to be open to ALL managers wishing to pit themselves against each other to try and determine which faction has the best managers! -- Street Legal 14 September 2006 I am back in the arena and thinking back to those days in 1984 where I was a novice and clueless manager. Now, 22 years later it looks like I am an ancient and once again clueless manager. I am looking to recover some old warriors. Since none of them are Aimed Blows, they are no threat to win anything. I just want to see how they turned out. The Couatl 2-17 Madam Butterfly 20-701 Gypsy Moth 20-703 King Crab 21-1 Priestess Python 26-1388 Please contact me at DekeYoung@Comcast.net if you know about any of these ancient warriors, or just want to bs about the old, old, old times. 25 September 2006 It is obvious that the Dark Knights wish to be shown the light. Allow me to step forward and blind them with truth. YOU ARE WORTHLESS!!! The Dark Knights are so afraid of the light that they hide behind their black armor and empty threats. It is too bad they are unwilling to actually FIGHT us! I guess our natural light is too bright for you all to face! Fear us, for we are here! -- Gemini Goldphoenix, Overlord of the Avengers of Light! LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS BIG was barely slain by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight. HUGE was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel. THE SHOCKER was subdued by MARETHA in a exciting 1 minute Challenge Title melee. MELLISANDE overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute bloody mismatched duel. MARI COY overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight. SPIKE MCGOLD devastated SHOCKING in a 1 minute one-sided duel. ORANGE was devastated by BLOOD MASTER in a 1 minute mismatched match. LARSEN E was handily defeated by JENNIFER LOPEZ in a 1 minute uneven fight. ROSIE O'DONNELL was vanquished by MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute gruesome uneven duel. KIRSTIE ALLIE was overpowered by MORDANT DESERTER 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| |AIMED BLOW 3 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 2 - 0 80 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 4 - 0 69 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 4 - 0 64 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 6 - 0 57 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 3 - 1 57 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 14 - 12 - 0 54 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 - 0 0 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 6 - 0 0 | Turn 438 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: SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 3 3 AIMED BLOW WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK MARETHA 5370 17 3 0 152 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) PARRY-RIPOSTE MELLISANDE 5332 23 16 1 115 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) BASHING ATTACK SPIKE MCGOLD 5318 23 19 0 100 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) AIMED BLOW THE SHOCKER 5356 16 4 1 99 INQUISITION SL5 (631) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL MARI COY 5342 20 11 0 90 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is MELLISANDE 5332. The most popular warrior this turn was MELLISANDE 5332. The ten other most popular fighters were BIG 5418, MARI COY 5342, THE SHOCKER 5356, MARETHA 5370, SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, BLOOD MASTER 5346, JENNIFER LOPEZ 5416, HUGE 5417, SHOCKING 5352, and ORANGE 5406. The least popular fighter this week was KIRSTIE ALLIE 5420. The other ten least popular fighters were ROSIE O'DONNELL 5419, LARSEN E 5421, ORANGE 5406, SHOCKING 5352, HUGE 5417, JENNIFER LOPEZ 5416, BLOOD MASTER 5346, SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, MARETHA 5370, and THE SHOCKER 5356. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: MARETHA (2-5370) THE GOLDEN FISH (147) THE SHOCKER (2-5356) INQUISITION SL5 (631) FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XLI PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME OXYGEN THIEF 3726 (145-71-4) 2 3 0 ODD SQUAD DEADLY BEAR 3688 (103-84-0) 1 5 0 THE BEARS CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME CYCLONE 4520 (72-43-5) 6 3 0 THE LAST STRAW GARET JAX 2836 (81-68-2) 3 3 0 MYTH AND MIGHT DARK GUARDIAN 2126 (72-67-0) 2 3 0 MYTH AND MIGHT ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME YOBER 4537 (21-15-1) 0 3 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME DICCON 4795 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 SINISTER POSSE KAZAMON 4540 (2-0-0) 0 3 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME LOKI 5361 (0-0-0) 7 3 0 JGW FREE VERSE INGRID 5382 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 6