DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 06/28/2010 Duedate: 07/10/2010 NIANIA ARENA DM-2 TURN-535 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS IGNORANT BAUD 042909A (659) (2-5609) [17-2-0,137] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader IGNORANT BAUD ORIAX 042909A (659) HARDEDGED 2 (665) (2-5609) [17-2-0,137] (2-5660) [3-0-0,38] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite LORINDA TWO-PIECE TOENAIL THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 042909A (659) (2-5603) [12-13-0,58] (2-5627) [12-2-1,84] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM 042909A (659) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. 042909A (659) 50 2. HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) 16 042909A (659) 3. THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 9 Unchartered Team 4. HARDEDGED 2 (665) 4 HARDEDGED 2 (665) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 042909A (659) 52 10 1 83.9 1/ 1 042909A (659) 12 0 0 2/ 2*HARDEDGED 2 (665) 8 7 1 53.3 2/ 2*HARDEDGED 2 (665) 8 7 1 3/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 767 829 23 48.1 3/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 8 7 0 4/ 4 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) 39 61 8 39.0 4/ 4 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) 4 11 1 '*' 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 652): JOY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 534): IGNORANT BAUD of 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 658): VIRTUAL REALITY of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 629): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 653): MOSQUITO of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 648): JOHN HUSTON of THE DIRECTORS (?, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 656): CAJETAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 641): FRIDAY THE 13TH of BACON MAKIN' (?, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 643): DEAD BOB of SKI-BUM 18 (Ski-Bum, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 641): MERSILUS of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 609): ELLIRIN IMBRAY of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 599): KARTIKAYA of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 274): RATA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 589): STICKY FINGERS of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 540): SAARVEGHAL of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 258): SAMILDAR of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 249): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 486): JIMEMMA LOCA of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 225): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 534): COOLER of STYROFOAM (Jolly, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 652): MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 534): 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 658): IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 629): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 653): TECHNOLOGY (Otto X Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 648): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 656): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 641): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 642): RYAN'S HENCHMEN (?, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 641): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 609): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 599): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 274): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 589): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 540): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 258): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 249): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 486): DETHKLOT (?, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 225): STATES (?, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 534) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 3 OSKSI (turn 658): VIRTUAL REALITY of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 653): MOSQUITO of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.) (turn 652): MOTHER-IN-LAW of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 640): DEMON of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 641): STOWAWAY of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 641): MORBID CRUSADER of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.) (turn 640): SILVER SMURFER of BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 608): GORM HOLLIS of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 599): GURU GNU of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 257): VARDIN ABEQ of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) SPY REPORT So why do I have this bag over my head? Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and I'm going to give you a spy report!. Hey everybody, watch out for AMBEERDEXTROUS, who flew up 17 points in the rankings after mashing VETERAN MERCENARY like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. And falling like a basher in the top ten was LORINDA, who dropped 13 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with THE BUNNY GOD. Our battling duelmaster IGNORANT BAUD has managed to hold the title, fending off VENOMOUS CONCUBINE's none too subtle advances. Better luck next time, NIANIA. Can you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff? But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle! Did you hear that HISTORICAL WUSSES was most avoided team this week? Well, knowing the personal hygiene of HISTORICAL WUSSES' warriors, I'm not surprised! And you guys like to boo me? Well, unsling your rasberries, cause 042909A beats feet every time HISTORICAL WUSSES smiles at them. Try farming, eh? Well dang howdy, but if challenges were votes, GHANDI would be president. Although it may be a contest he doesn't want to win. In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, NYBBAS went after GHANDI, who was higher by 25 points. Well, when the dust settled, NYBBAS was subdued by GHANDI. Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day drinking to their memory. Better tanked than dead! We might as well mark the passing of SEMAIZAS, who was relatively new to the arena at 2-1-0. Probably killed before hers first shave. Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster. Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in NIANIA have no sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. Okay, so I may not be the world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors. Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME IGNORANT BAUD 5609 17 2 0 137 042909A (659) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -HORMONAL GROWTH 5534 10 2 0 121 WIDE WORLD OF... (653) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TWO-PIECE TOENAIL 5627 12 2 1 84 042909A (659) AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618 14 2 0 80 042909A (659) THE BUNNY GOD 5631 5 0 0 78 042909A (659) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -BOLD MR. WASABI 5622 4 0 0 61 042909A (659) LORINDA 5603 12 13 0 58 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) HELENADERE 5650 9 1 1 58 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DESMOND TUTU 5610 8 12 2 49 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) ENRKO FERMI 5613 10 10 2 48 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) IMMANUEL KANT 5614 9 11 2 46 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) ORIAX 5660 3 0 0 38 HARDEDGED 2 (665) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GHANDI 5611 6 14 1 33 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612 6 14 1 33 HISTORICAL WUSSES (660) HARKRANZ 5658 5 2 0 30 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) FREDILILLA 5659 4 1 0 28 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) SESKERINTH 5638 7 6 0 27 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ZILYAS 5666 1 1 0 8 HARDEDGED 2 (665) NYBBAS 5662 1 2 1 7 HARDEDGED 2 (665) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? SEMAIZAS 5664 2 1 0 HARDEDGED 2 665 DESMOND TUTU 5610 535 THAMUZ 5661 1 2 0 HARDEDGED 2 665 MOUNTAIN TROLL 535 NONE PERSONAL ADS Nybbas -- Gosh, you orcs are so strong! It's really impressive. But I'll take the win and be glad of it just the same. -- Fredililla Thamuz -- Cheeze louize, you didn't have to *loom* over me like that. I hate it when big guys come along and loom over me. -- Harkranz Ignorant Baud -- Over quickly is good. But I wouldn't have minded a skill or two. (pause to check) Yes, I *was* training skills, so it must have been your stinginess. -- Lorinda Enrko Fermi -- Darned wuss. Your behavior was *totally* elvish, which I find really annoying. -- Seskerinth P.S. Even more annoying than humans, who at least have the excuse of being stupid. I think you should change your name to Immanuel Can't. Although you could get a good day job as a teacher. -- Helenadere 19 June 2010 *********************************************************************** *********************************************************************** ALLIANCES OF ALASTARI *********************************************************************** *********************************************************************** *********************************************************************** COME ONE, COME ALL MEET NEW FRIENDS AND FORM NEW TEAMS WIN ROLLUP CERTS AND RSI SPONSORED PRIZES ************************************************************************************* THE TURF WAR IS HERE AGAIN!!!!! ************************************************************************************* *TURF WAR VII RULES* Starting Nov 2010 (12 turns) Bring acclaim and glory to the North Fork (DM47) arena. Anyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances created solely to compete in the Turf War! To participate, each alliance must: 1. Announce the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter. 2. Indicate in the newsletter which Captain/alliance you will join. 3. Announcements made on the D2 Forums or elsewhere will not be accepted. Captains are responsible for: 1. Verifying/authorizing, in the North Fork newsletter those who wish to participate under the banner of their alliance. (Lack of participant indication of joining and/or lack of lack of Captain confirmation will delay a team's participation in the Turf War.) 2. Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War. 3. Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate. (Note: Captains may, if they wish, submit certs for all potential members of their alliance.) Participating managers who are not Captains must: 1. Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate (Unless already submitted by Captain. Note: extras will not be returned, but will go into the winning pool of prizes.) 2. Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name, and alliance they will represent in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter. Announcement made on the D2 Forums will not be accepted. a. No scores will be tabulated until an RSI Gift Certificate is received, and participant indication and captain confirmation are posted in the North Fork newsletter. NO EXCEPTIONS. b. Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare themselves in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter as stated above AND be verified in the newsletter by the alliance Captain they will represent. c. Only one (1) team per player may compete. No multiple teams or aliases will be allowed. Violations will result in immediate disqualification (including team point adjustments) from the Turf War (so be sure to take any multiple teams OFF of Team Maintenance and be certain not to run any other team warriors). d. Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams/alliances that do not properly declare or get captain confirmation or fail to send a Gift Certificate by Turn 1. In other words, if your Gift Certificate is not received until Turn 3 of the Turf War, and you have fought on Turns 1 and 2, your score will not begin until Turn 3. All conditions must be met before scoring will begin--declaration, verification, and Gift Certificate received. e. No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 5 of the Turf War. f. For purposes of scoring, the moderators will score the Turf War and settle any and all disputes as they arise. Their decisions will be final. (Note: the intent is to have a very thorough set of rules so that few decisions, if any, are required from the moderators.) Scoring will be as follows for Fights: Win Loss Kill Die Up Challenge +2 -2 +5 -5 Down Challenge 0 -2 0 -5 Match Up +1 -1 +1 -5 Bloodfeud Challenge (Up or Down) +2 -5 +5 -10 Champion ** x2 x2 x2 x2 Dark Arena* +10 -5 xx xx Tournament Death*** -5 Halfway (6 round total) best alliance win/loss percentage **** Final (12 round total) alliance w/l% percentage **** *After 2nd win in DA, warrior scores no additional points for wins, ** A Champion's double score applies to his score only -- not to the opponent. *** No warrior may be substituted without the proper use of the DA or arena death or death in a tournament. There must be a maximum of five only on a team at any point and time. (The penalty for such substitution is -10 points.) Points awarded for tournament participation are 5 for any entrant, 15 for a TV and 25 for a TC. Death in a tournament negates any tournament points gained and results in a-5 score. ***** Halfway points scored are 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 5, 5 (etc) for 1st, 2nd, 3rd (etc). (to qualify for any of these points the alliance must have fought 75% of its possible fights.) Final 12 Round points scored are 40, 30, 20, 15, 10, 5, 5, 5 (etc) for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd (etc). (to qualify for any of these points the alliance must have fought 75% of its possible fights.) Special Scoring Considerations for the Turf War are as follows: Spy Report mention (team name only) +2 1. No matter how many mentions or stylemasters, an individual team can score only +2 in each category per round Style Master +2 1. No matter how many mentions or stylemasters, an individual team can score only +2 in each category per round Duelmaster +2 Champions: 1. A Champion may be declared, but one is not mandatory. 2. Only one Champion allowed per manager at any given time. 3. Champions that graduate or are killed by another warrior in the arena, but not the Dark Arena, may be replaced. 4. Champions must have fought at least one previous fight in the North Fork (DM47 arena) to be able to be declared a champion. Bloodfeuds: 1. Bloodfeuds will score points on all four (4) turns. 2. There is no limit to which warrior may bloodfeud or how often. Tournament Considerations: 1. Tournament participation is ALLOWED and encouraged. 2. Tournament Victors won during the course of the contest will gain a one (1) time bonus of 25 15 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a warrior(s) wins such status. 3. Tournament Champions won during the course of the contest will gain a one (1) time bonus of 50 25 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a warrior(s) win such status. 4. Points awarded for tournament participation are 5 for any entrant, (15 total for a TV and 25 total for a TC.) However, death in a tournament will result in a -5 score for that tournament. (If a warrior TV's and is subsequently killed in a tournament the points scored are -5 for that tournament.) 5. Points for TVs and TCs and tournament deaths will be applied the Turn after RSI posts tournament results in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter (i.e., if the results post on North Fork turn 275, points will be credited on North Fork turn 276 to the applicable teams). Special Considerations: 1. Each alliance begins the Turf War with zero (0) points. 2. There will be NO alliance or team changes once the contest has begun. If you begin the Turf War with Alliance A, you must end the Turf War with Alliance A. If you begin the Turf War with Team A, you must end the Turf War with Team A. 3. There will be a maximum of five (5) teams allowed per alliance for the Turf War VII. 4. The Dark Arena may be used on the first turn only, of every warrior, without penalty. Prizes: The Turf War is normally a "winner take all" contest. However, for TWVII, a prize will be awarded each of the twelve turns to the individual team/manager that fights five fights and has the best w/l record that turn. (Tiebreakers are in order - kills, recognition points earned.) All prizes and 100% of the Gift Certificates will be awarded to the Captain of the winning alliance at the end of the competition. It is the responsibility of the Captain to distribute Gift Certificates. Moderators will submit a list of each manager on the winning alliance to RSI at the completion of the contest for the non-Certificate prizes. All entry fees (rollup certs) are awarded to the winning alliance, except for the twelve reserved for the individual winning manager each week.) The following prizes have been secured from RSI: 1. Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena; 2. Renaming of all Dark Arena Monsters (two for each manager in the winning alliance); 3. Known Favorites for one warrior on each team of the winning alliance (warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have at least one DM47 arena fight to receive this award). 4. +1 Skill bonus potion for each manager on the winning alliance. Bonus potion must be applied to a living warrior from (DM 47) 5. +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each and every individual manager who fights in all 12 rounds AND 54 fights of the Turf War. Bonus potion must be applied to a living warrior from (DM 47) These RSI awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee) within 4 turns of the end of TW VI. The certs will be mailed to the winning alliance by the Moderators within two weeks of the end of the TW. Moderators: The Moderators for this event will be Oz and Master Darque. They will arbitrate all dealings during the course of the contest. Their decisions will be final. All questions, comments, and scoring disputes may be directed to Land of Oz or Darque Forces via diplo in DM 47. Managers with internet access may send a private message to [The Consortium] or [Darque] on the Duel2 Forums. Lastly, you may also email questions, comments, and scoring disputes to rebelnerfherder at yahoo dot com or wfms101 at aol dot com. Please note there have been rule changes from the last Turf War. Please read them carefully! This contest will begin in November 2010 following the Fall Mail In. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS THAMUZ was dealt death by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight. THE BUNNY GOD devastated LORINDA in a action packed 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. SEMAIZAS was slain by DESMOND TUTU in a 2 minute amateur vs. master Challenge duel. ORIAX defeated JEAN PAUL SATRE in a 1 minute amateur vs. master upset Challenge match. ZILYAS was overpowered by HARKRANZ in a 2 minute bloody one-sided Challenge struggle. NYBBAS was viciously subdued by GHANDI in a 2 minute Challenge fight. IGNORANT BAUD vanquished VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel. TWO-PIECE TOENAIL won victory over VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a popular 3 minute gory duel. AMBEERDEXTROUS narrowly defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a popular 3 minute melee. HELENADERE savagely defeated ENRKO FERMI in a 3 minute brutal match. IMMANUEL KANT devastated SESKERINTH in a 1 minute mismatched conflict. FREDILILLA demolished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |AIMED BLOW 5 LUNGING ATTACK 15 - 6 - 0 71 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 AIMED BLOW 34 - 18 - 1 65 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 14 - 10 - 2 58 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 14 - 14 - 1 50 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 6 - 1 45 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 13 - 0 43 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 8 - 0 33 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 - 0 0 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 535 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 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 5 AIMED BLOW PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL AIMED BLOW 3 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK IGNORANT BAUD 5609 17 2 0 137 042909A (659) AIMED BLOW TWO-PIECE TOENAIL 5627 12 2 1 84 042909A (659) PARRY-RIPOSTE HELENADERE 5650 9 1 1 58 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is LORINDA 5603. The most popular warrior this turn was TWO-PIECE TOENAIL 5627. The ten other most popular fighters were AMBEERDEXTROUS 5618, GHANDI 5611, HELENADERE 5650, THE BUNNY GOD 5631, HARKRANZ 5658, ENRKO FERMI 5613, THAMUZ 5661, SEMAIZAS 5664, ORIAX 5660, and NYBBAS 5662. The least popular fighter this week was SESKERINTH 5638. The other ten least popular fighters were JEAN PAUL SATRE 5612, LORINDA 5603, FREDILILLA 5659, IMMANUEL KANT 5614, IGNORANT BAUD 5609, ZILYAS 5666, DESMOND TUTU 5610, NYBBAS 5662, ORIAX 5660, and SEMAIZAS 5664.