DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 03/08/2010 Duedate: 03/20/2010 NIANIA ARENA DM-2 TURN-527 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS GROND THE GOLDEN FISH (147) (2-5540) [27-20-0,127] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader GROND BLINK THE GOLDEN FISH (147) POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655) (2-5540) [27-20-0,127] (2-5548) [2-1-0,33] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite GROND LORINDA THE GOLDEN FISH (147) THE GOLDEN FISH (147) (2-5540) [27-20-0,127] (2-5603) [9-8-0,46] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM THE GOLDEN FISH (147) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. 042909A (659) 32 2. THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 13 042909A (659) 3. HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) 6 Unchartered Team 4. PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657) 6 5. POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655) 3POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 042909A (659) 24 7 1 77.4 1/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 10 5 1 2/ 2 PEANUT BUTTER FUDG (657) 71 43 1 62.3 2/ 1 042909A (659) 9 1 0 3/ 4 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 742 815 23 47.7 3/ 3 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) 6 9 1 4/ 3 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) 28 32 6 46.7 4/ 4 PEANUT BUTTER FUDG (657) 5 10 0 5/ 6*POSITIVE ALTERNATI (655) 2 5 0 28.6 5/ 5*POSITIVE ALTERNATI (655) 2 1 0 6/ 5*REPTILES 'R' US (331) 3 12 0 20.0 6/ 6*REPTILES 'R' US (331) 0 4 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 644): VAN DERMINT of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 526): GROND of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 650): VIRTUAL REALITY of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 621): PETE MASTIFF of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 645): CREDIT CARD of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 640): ACOLYTE 1 of GOLDEN DAWN (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 648): LITTLE VENUS of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 633): PHLEGM of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 634): PLANKTON of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 633): FLY FISHER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 605): EDDIE INCHER of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 596): ZAG of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 270): MANN SLAUGHTER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 581): BIG DISAPPOINTMENT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 532): SHOGGOTH of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 254): VARDIN ABEQ of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 245): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 478): SAND STORM of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 221): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 256): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (The Upright Man, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 644): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 526): 042909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 650): GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 621): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 645): BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 640): GOLDEN DAWN (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 648): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 633): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 634): GHOST RIDERS TOO (Bladerunner, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 633): FIZBANS FOLLIES (Fizban, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 605): BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 597): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 270): IDLE ITEMS (Tonezy, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 581): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 532): QUESTIONS (?, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 254): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 245): WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 478): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 221): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 526) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 2 NIANIA (turn 526): GULBY of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) (turn 525): BUBBA BENDER of PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (Gavin Rule, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 633): GRUMPY GHOUL of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 633): FLY FISHER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 596): ZIG of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.) BERTHA of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 581): STONECRUSHER II of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Odd, it seems as though the return of Assurnasirbanipal has resulted in highlighting bashers everywhere. Not that I wasn't prepared to win, mind you, but just the synchronistic effect of basher prominence. A good thing, too! We are an under-appreciated style. And one thing I find myself underappreciating is the graduation of Gulby. Mind you, I don't have anything against Gulby, he's a fine teammate if a bit wishy-washy. But why should HE graduate instead of me? Grond P.S. Good try, Lilly. SPY REPORT The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon NIANIA, for I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned! The boys at 042909A left the arena dejected, after being kicked out of the top spot by THE GOLDEN FISH. Good show! Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by EIO YUE, of PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE, who despite a 14-9-0 couldn't overcome NIANIA's Number 1. Word has it one team in NIANIA is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death. I'll bet it works. A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the little birds cry out?' Any ideas? Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of THE GOLDEN FISH, alone and unchallenged. The warriors of THE GOLDEN FISH found their efforts at combat frustrated as PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE apparently had more important things to do than fight. Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and BLINK is it right now. Most challenged warrior. Isn't POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE proud! IGNORANT BAUD challenged BRANDY PINKERTON! Who says 042909A are just a bunch of wimps! IGNORANT BAUD of 042909A kept his wits as he bested BRANDY PINKERTON. Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after life! Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena. A certain tavern in NIANIA would I avoid! All good things must come to an end. Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards fat! Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid NIANIA farewell-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GROND 5540 27 20 0 127 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -HORMONAL GROWTH 5534 10 2 0 121 WIDE WORLD OF... (653) LILLY PEPPER 5564 15 8 0 102 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME EIO YUE 5568 14 9 0 85 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657) IGNORANT BAUD 5609 9 2 0 83 042909A (659) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BRANDY PINKERTON 5565 13 10 1 62 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618 8 0 0 51 042909A (659) LORINDA 5603 9 8 0 46 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) ENRKO FERMI 5613 9 3 2 45 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BLINK 5548 2 1 0 33 POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655) -BOLD MR. WASABI 5622 2 0 0 33 042909A (659) TWO-PIECE TOENAIL 5627 5 1 1 32 042909A (659) GHANDI 5611 4 8 1 27 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612 6 6 1 25 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) DESMOND TUTU 5610 5 7 1 25 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) IMMANUEL KANT 5614 4 8 1 24 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HELENADERE 5650 2 0 1 24 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TURTELLINNI 2416 3 3 0 22 REPTILES 'R' US (331) OBNOXIOUS FAN 5651 1 0 0 15 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657) ORI ONYX 5620 3 2 0 12 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657) SESKERINTH 5638 2 3 0 9 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) -SLITHER N' COIL 5621 0 2 0 2 REPTILES 'R' US (331) -AL E. GATOR 2414 0 1 0 1 REPTILES 'R' US (331) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? CAPTURED ORC 0 0 0 ENRKO FERMI 5613 527 NONE EMBEZZLING SCRIB 0 0 0 HELENADERE 5650 527 NONE LONESOME GEORGE 5649 0 2 0 REPTILES 'R' US 331 BANDIT PRINCE 527 NONE PERSONAL ADS Madeline -- What is this poem you speak of? -- Lucius Sulla White Bect -- I am told that I do good damage with every blow. You must have the constitution of a Carthaginian elephant! Or perhaps you are some sort of undead. How else do you explain your ability to lie upon the ground and take a scimitar strike to your unprotected face! -- Quintus Maximus the awestruck Two-piece Toenail -- Well fought; strange, though, having the tides turned on me. I suppose if I was set up for "endgame" I may have won but Sudo Tactics are far too boring for my manager and myself. Once I learn some skills I assume I'll actually land a few of those wild attacks and have an offene too! -- Ori Gulby -- Congradulations or your graduation. I'd see you off but I'm bed rideen with a rather painful leg wound... *ahem* Anyways, good luck and look after Bubba if you see him. -- Brandy Grond -- It's funny how somethimes you get all geared up for a fight and then when the gate opens you're shocked and suprised at your opponent. I guess the unexpected is all part of it. I kinda admire you but for some reason I got all nervous. Then you pummeled me. Not very nice you know. *sniff* -- Lilly Brandy Pinkerton -- Well, that was a pleasant surprise. The win, yes, not such a surprise because of the experience difference and the style advantage, but to graduate! Amazing. I figured Grond would go before I did. -- Gulby Ambidextrous -- I will bite you on both hands. Just lean a little closer here.... -- Lorinda Desmond Tutu -- Truly, you humans are strange. -- Seskerinth Who am I that beggars should persist at me? Do I look wealthy? Surely not! -- Helenadere The Commission hates me. Why else would they designate a favorite weapon I'm unable to use effectively and describe me as "born to scum"? -- Gulby Gavin Rule -- Of course I know what a pain it is to replace a gladiator. I am constantly hiring new ones, sometimes several in a single week. -- Jorja Lorinda -- My manager did think of a team name. He thought, "Hmm, what'stoday's date? Oh, I already have a few teams with the same date, so I'll append a letter to differentiate them." :P -- Ignorant Baud 9 February 10 All -- I know you all thought the old Wiz that is Fiz went off to die somewhere. Well, I didn't. Now I'm back to befuddle and frustrate you with my senseless ramblings. I look forward to reconnecting with all my old friends and enemies alike. -- Fizban the Famous LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS LONESOME GEORGE was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. IGNORANT BAUD vanquished BRANDY PINKERTON in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle. ORI ONYX was subdued by BLINK in a 1 minute gruesome Challenge fight. GROND devastated EIO YUE in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title contest. GULBY was subdued by LILLY PEPPER in a 1 minute master's competition. LORINDA viciously subdued DESMOND TUTU in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brutal fight. AMBEERDEXTROUS bested GHANDI in a 3 minute competition. ENRKO FERMI slew CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute expert vs. beginner melee. IMMANUEL KANT was vanquished by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided duel. TURTELLINNI slimly lost to TWO-PIECE TOENAIL in a 3 minute fight. JEAN PAUL SATRE was overpowered by CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute uneven match. SESKERINTH was overpowered by OBNOXIOUS FAN in a 1 minute one-sided fight. HELENADERE killed EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute amateur's competition. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |AIMED BLOW 5 AIMED BLOW 29 - 13 - 3 69 | |BASHING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 2 - 0 60 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 11 - 0 59 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 14 - 1 53 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 10 - 1 44 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 7 - 0 42 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 17 - 0 41 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 12 - 1 37 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 527 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 3 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 4 AIMED BLOW LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 3 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 WALL OF STEEL TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME BASHING ATTACK GROND 5540 27 20 0 127 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) LUNGING ATTACK LILLY PEPPER 5564 15 8 0 102 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657) AIMED BLOW EIO YUE 5568 14 9 0 85 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657) PARRY-RIPOSTE BRANDY PINKERTON 5565 13 10 1 62 PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657) WALL OF STEEL LORINDA 5603 9 8 0 46 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is GROND 5540. The most popular warrior this turn was LORINDA 5603. The ten other most popular fighters were TURTELLINNI 2416, IGNORANT BAUD 5609, BLINK 5548, GROND 5540, LILLY PEPPER 5564, ENRKO FERMI 5613, OBNOXIOUS FAN 5651, LONESOME GEORGE 5649, EIO YUE 5568, and GHANDI 5611. The least popular fighter this week was SESKERINTH 5638. The other ten least popular fighters were JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612, TWO-PIECE TOENAIL 5627, AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618, DESMOND TUTU 5610, ORI ONYX 5620, BRANDY PINKERTON 5565, HELENADERE 5650, IMMANUEL KANT 5614, GHANDI 5611, and EIO YUE 5568. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: GULBY (2-5558) THE GOLDEN FISH (147)