DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/16/2007    Duedate: 07/28/2007

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-458

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KORONEDUS
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5430) [11-6-0,65]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KORONEDUS                      POSITION IS EMPTY
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          
(2-5430) [11-6-0,65]           

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KORONEDUS                      HAROLUE
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5430) [11-6-0,65]           (2-5464) [2-3-0,15]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TEAM HAVOK (645)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)       30
2. TEAM HAVOK (645)            26      THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
3. SWEETS (643)                 0      Unchartered Team
4. MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)     -7
                                       TEAM HAVOK (645)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*TEAM HAVOK (645)          28  12  3 70.0   1/ 2*TEAM HAVOK (645)         10  5 1
 2/ 1*MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)    6   3  1 66.7   2/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     8  6 1
 3/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    541 672 18 44.6   3/ 3*MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)   6  3 1
 4- 4*SWEETS (643)               4  11  0 26.7   4- 4*SWEETS (643)              0  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.

     Yeah, though the Hand of Hell was over me, I trimmed its nails and broke its
knuckles and the day was mine.  Pretty good, actually, since I only had about three
times his fights.

                                     Koronedus

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to NIANIA once again!  Biff!  Pow!  NIANIA watched with glee as THE 
GOLDEN FISH got knocked off top spot by TEAM HAVOK!  What's with DOLOVOR?  He 
actually beat MEDAL OF HONOR A1's YUKIO OKUTSU, and walked away with 21 more points 
from the fight.  Laughs were big at NIANIA while they watched DANGEROUS CRIMINAL 
clobber HAND OF HELL.  He lost 9 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the 
stands.  Our Duelmaster has lost, folks, lost to KUNG-FU MASTER, BUT KORONEDUS is 
still the Duelmaster because he has the most recognition points!  Wouldn't it be nice 
to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team is looking into the uses of 
convicted prisoners.   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  What do people see in 
HAROLUE?  His 2-3-0?  THE GOLDEN FISH ain't talkin', but he's got 15 points.  I hate 
going to the effort of writing about the kind of fights that ALLAN OHATA gets in.  He 
fights people like GILLANDE, 9 points below.  I thought ALLAN OHATA showed great 
skill and promise when he overcame GILLANDE.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big 
deal!   
     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...   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
NIANIA is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  Remember--a 
good fighter needs both good skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KORONEDUS 5430               11   6  0    65       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VENDETTA 5455                 7   1  1    46       TEAM HAVOK (645)
 SPIRITUAL PAIN 5458           5   3  1    46       TEAM HAVOK (645)
 HAND OF GOD 5466              3   1  0    43       TEAM HAVOK (645)
 HAND OF HELL 5456             4   4  1    36       TEAM HAVOK (645)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALLAN OHATA 5462              3   0  0    33       MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)
 IRON GYPSY 5454               6   2  0    31       TEAM HAVOK (645)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KEY LIME 5444                 2   2  0    22       SWEETS (643)
 DOLOVOR 5484                  1   0  0    21       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 HAROLUE 5464                  2   3  0    15       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 SAROVOND 5483                 1   0  0    13       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 GILLANDE 5465                 1   4  1     9       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 YUKIO OKUTSU 5460             2   1  1     8       MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)
 EDWARD O'HARE 5461            1   2  0     5       MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
SASHINDA 5434         10  3 1 THE GOLDEN FISH 147   VENDETTA 5455         456         
TORTONI 5452           1  4 0 SWEETS 643            GILLANDE 5465         457         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Alan Ohata -- It's you again.  I see the plan, you know my tricks, such as they are,
and want another win.  I can understand that.  I don't necessarily LIKE it, but I CAN
understand it.  Dammit. -- Harolue

The Khalhums Dwarf, old Gobiann Strongaxe, here to see me off.  I'm...touched, I
guess.  He once abducted one of my teammates.  I'd call him an odd duck, but he isn't
a duck, for which I suppose I should be grateful. -- Larsen E

Tortoni -- Oops, I guess you were a sweet "to die for," in a manner of speaking.
What a shocking way to get my first win.  Fare you well in the afterlife of your
choice. -- Gillande

Vendetta -- It happens.  It's all those sharp pointy things we carry out onto the
sands. -- Ghost of Sashinda

Yukio Okutsu -- I consider that totally unnecessary, and probably "cruel and unusual
punishment," besides.  Racial prejudice, perhaps? -- Ssothiss the Deathless,
Convicted in passing and wrongly of petty thievery (they couldn't get me for the big
stuff)

Vendetta -- I suppose I should be glad to escape with my life, not that my life is
anything to write home about at the moment, and I suppose I AM glad to escape with my
life, but--  Ah, lost my train of thought there.  Good fight. -- Wellondry, Osksi
Noble, or so they tell me

Spiritual Pain -- Bwahaha! -- Red Barkol, the Most Dangerous Criminal

Larsen E -- Get out of here, you worthless bum! -- Gobiann Strongaxe, Khalhums Dwarf

9 July 2007
I have not been receiving my physical turns in a reliable manner lately.  If there
are diplos with the turns that go missing, they're gone for good.  So if you send me
a diplo and do not see an acknowledgement of receipt in the personals, know that I
have not gotten it (yet).  If you have email, contact me at Livia AT reality DOT com.
If you don't have email, keep trying with the diplos.  We are working on this
problem. -- the Scribe/Jorja/Leeta
P.S.  If you email me, put "Re DM" on the subject line.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ALLAN OHATA devastated GILLANDE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
EDWARD O'HARE lost to HAROLUE in a exciting 1 minute beginner's Challenge battle.
KORONEDUS was defeated by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute Title duel.
IRON GYPSY was viciously subdued by AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 3 minute gory contest.
SPIRITUAL PAIN overpowered FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
VENDETTA devastated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
HAND OF HELL was devastated by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute mismatched match.
HAND OF GOD handily defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute uneven fight.
YUKIO OKUTSU was vanquished by DOLOVOR in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SAROVOND vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   2 -  0      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         STRIKING ATTACK    3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -  10 -  3      66  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  19 -  2      58  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   4 -  1      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   4 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 458 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:

BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         5  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     KORONEDUS 5430             11   6  0   65 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
SLASHING ATTACK  VENDETTA 5455               7   1  1   46 TEAM HAVOK (645)
BASHING ATTACK   SPIRITUAL PAIN 5458         5   3  1   46 TEAM HAVOK (645)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KORONEDUS 5430.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was HAROLUE 5464.  The ten other most popular fighters were DOLOVOR 5484, ALLAN OHATA 
5462, EDWARD O'HARE 5461, KORONEDUS 5430, SPIRITUAL PAIN 5458, HAND OF GOD 5466, 
VENDETTA 5455, SAROVOND 5483, GILLANDE 5465, and IRON GYPSY 5454.

The least popular fighter this week was YUKIO OKUTSU 5460.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were HAND OF HELL 5456, IRON GYPSY 5454, GILLANDE 5465, SAROVOND 
5483, VENDETTA 5455, HAND OF GOD 5466, SPIRITUAL PAIN 5458, KORONEDUS 5430, EDWARD 
O'HARE 5461, and ALLAN OHATA 5462.