DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 07/11/2011 Duedate: 07/23/2011 NIANIA ARENA DM-2 TURN-562 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS CHARLIE HORSE THE FUNNY FARM (409) (2-4427) [17-0-0,217] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader CHARLIE HORSE POSITION IS EMPTY THE FUNNY FARM (409) (2-4427) [17-0-0,217] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite HARKRANZ HARKRANZ THE GOLDEN FISH (147) THE GOLDEN FISH (147) (2-5658) [21-13-0,106] (2-5658) [21-13-0,106] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM THE FUNNY FARM (409) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. THE FUNNY FARM (409) 73 2. THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 42 THE FUNNY FARM (409) 3. 042909A (659) 0 Unchartered Team 4. THE RUNAROUND (381) 0 5. SERPENTS HOLD (664) -9 (-1) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1 042909A (659) 79 24 2 76.7 1/ 1 THE FUNNY FARM (409) 10 5 2 2/ 2 THE FUNNY FARM (409) 119 84 4 58.6 2/ 2 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 10 5 1 3/ 3 GNU TEAM (670) 42 38 5 52.5 3/ 4 GNU TEAM (670) 4 11 0 4- 5*THE RUNAROUND (381) 10 10 1 50.0 4- 3*THE RUNAROUND (381) 3 5 0 5/ 6 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 845 884 24 48.9 5/ 5 SERPENTS HOLD (664) 2 8 0 6/ 4 SERPENTS HOLD (664) 41 45 1 47.7 6- 6 042909A (659) 1 0 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT THE ADM REGIONAL TOURNAMENT The next ADM Regional Tournament will be held in the months of October/November 2011 and will be contested in the regular arenas during the late Summer months. Q: What is the ADM Regional Tournament? A: The ADM Regional Tournament is a competition where the best and brightest warriors from the ADM regionals compete for bragging rights and to see which region is the best! Q: How does it work? A: During the month of October, the warriors of each Regional Team will be temporarily moved to a special regional arena, where they will battle it out in a single elimination tournament. The last warrior standing wins for his region. (Learns, skills, and FE gained during the contest will not be permanent.) Results will be posted online during the months of October/November. Q: How are teams determined? A: There are 10 warrior slots given out to each team. The 10 Stylemasters of each regional arena during Saturday, October 15th will automatically qualify and be selected. To qualify for a Stylemaster position, you must have been active in the arena in 4 of the prior 6 turns including the last one (2 of the last 3 for Crysalis). (Thus, you'll want to activate your warriors before the week of July 23rd, to be safe.) Should a team not be able to qualify all 10 warriors, they may select wildcard entrants to fill those empty slots. However, they must have at least 7 different styles represented AND no more than 2 of any style. Should they not be able to meet this criteria, their team will be filled with NPCs. Each manager may only play for 1 region and may qualify no more than 3 warriors on a regional team. They may play a 3rd warrior only if everyone else who wants to participate already has 2 and/or there is no other option. A manager may not have more than 1 warrior of the same style on the regional team. Q: What's a Regional Coordinator? A: The Regional Coordinator is the unofficial "team captain": They are in charge of putting together their team based on the rules, trying to make sure everyone is included and that any disputes are handled. (For instance, if someone qualifies more than 2 warriors, the regional coordinator will work with that manager and determine which warriors will participate on the team, and then notify replacements, etc.) The Regional Coordinators are: Manager (Andorak), Buri(Darkholm), The Dark One (Free Blades), Crip (Crysalis), Master Darque (Unnamed No Tourney Arena), One Arm Bandit (Home Guard). If you need to contact them, you can write a personal ad in the ADM arena, or send a diplo to them at: Manager: Superior Forces in DM 105 The Dark One: Angels of Pain in DM 103 Buri: Tackle Box in DM 104 One Arm Bandit: Sea Dogs in DM 101 Crip: Royal Flush in DM 106 Master Darque: Darque Ages in DM 81 Q: What does happen if someone qualifies more than 2 warriors? A: That manager will be able to decide which 2 to send (or, if there are no other options, the manager may send 3--see above) and the next highest qualifying warrior will be able to take place of the warrior that doesn't get sent if it's an automatic spot. It's definitely a good idea to communicate with your team coordinator and fellow teammates. Remember, even though you are fighting for qualification spots, you all still want to put together a competitive team! (All of the captains treat this as an inclusive event so it's unlikely anyone will completely get left out in the cold.) Q: What if my warriors are not in ADM regional? Or, what if they are in the wrong ADM regional? A: If your warriors are in 100, or are in the wrong region, and they haven't fought since the split, you can request to CSR to have them moved into the proper regional arena. Q: Is there a prize? A: Bragging rights! * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 679): VERMOUTH of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 561): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 684): SQUASH of VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 656): WHEEL OF TIME of TL;DR (Sherolock, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 680): PRIMUS of LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 675): CHAS CRINGER of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 683): ETUGEN KHAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 668): CAPRICA of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 669): MESACH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 668): CHESTERTON of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 636): 50/50 of SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 623): MY DEER WATSON of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 287): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 616): JELLO KNUCKLES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 567): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 269): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 262): BURNING RUBBER of WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 513): RED HOOK of FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 238): WHOLE of MILK IS GOOD (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 561): KALIDOR of HYBORIA et al (Buri, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 679): ONE HIT WONDERS (Buri, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 561): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 684): AESIR (Buri, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 656): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 680): LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 675): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 283): THE MOTHERSHIP 017 (Floyd, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 668): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 669): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 668): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 636): SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 623): TEAM FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 287): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 616): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 567): QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 269): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 262): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 513): FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 238): ARTIC FURY (?, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 561) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 4 JHELUM (turn 656): WHEEL OF TIME of TL;DR (Sherolock, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 679): MAURINA OBEL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 675): CHAS CRINGER of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 683): ETUGEN KHAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 669): MESACH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) (turn 668): SUSHI of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 668): CHESTERTON of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.) (turn 667): SUGAR MAGNOLIA of COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.) OPHELIA DELPHI of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 636): 50/50 of SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 269): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.) ALLERDAE CHAN of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) SPY REPORT Hail NIANIA! Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your deeds. The THE GOLDEN FISH guild has had a 4-1-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future. You never know where this kind of thing can lead. And let's see, BIG BIRD fought GNU BOOK and gained 28 points and contributed to THE FUNNY FARM's 4-1-2. SERPENT2 has lost to HARKRANZ, falling 14 points, while helping make SERPENTS HOLD a 0-4-0 turn. The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and CHARLIE HORSE remains NIANIA's top warrior for another turn. By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at Jim's Tap Room? The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more could a warrior ask of life? Well, besides that. I also notice that the 042909A stable was the most avoided team this turn. Come on NIANIA, what are you afraid of? And guess who avoided 042909A stable the most? Believe it or not, it was THE FUNNY FARM. Anyone surprised? The most challenged warrior this turn was SERPENTS HOLD's warrior FANG. More fighters challenged him than challenged the Duelmaster! We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and shave it close? GNU TEAM has lost GOOD GNUS to the arena in the sky, but they don't seem to be worried. What do you expect from 9-8-3? Banners at half mast, warriors, GNU TEAM has lost GNU BOOK, and you might say all of NIANIA has felt the loss, except maybe THE FUNNY FARM. THE FUNNY FARM, with any luck GNU TEAM will successfully bloodfeud I. M. WEASEL for killing such a warrior as GOOD GNUS. Have a little decency, will ya? This is the stuff legends are made of. BIG BIRD has killed GNU BOOK, a 11-6-1 warrior of GNU TEAM. I hear THE FUNNY FARM welcomes a bloodfeud challenge. A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over. Consider well. Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe. Dare to fight bravely. Well, I'm burning daylight here in NIANIA and I've a long road ahead of me. Happy Trails. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- Alarond the Scribe DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CHARLIE HORSE 4427 17 0 0 217 THE FUNNY FARM (409) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME I. M. WEASEL 4474 15 1 2 195 THE FUNNY FARM (409) HARKRANZ 5658 21 13 0 106 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) SERPENT2 5684 13 5 1 93 SERPENTS HOLD (664) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BIG BIRD 5703 8 3 1 90 THE FUNNY FARM (409) FANG 5697 8 5 0 89 SERPENTS HOLD (664) GNU I KNEW 5722 11 6 1 85 GNU TEAM (670) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SKIDMARK BUG 5711 3 3 0 46 042909A (659) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KINTHIRA 5705 8 4 0 35 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME UETHINRIA 5718 6 2 0 33 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) STUPID GNUS 5723 7 10 0 31 GNU TEAM (670) STANISLOE DRELL 5743 2 2 1 28 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) -MAUL ON WHEELS 2938 3 1 0 27 THE RUNAROUND (381) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ROBOT CHICKEN 5728 3 4 0 21 THE FUNNY FARM (409) KORBRIZT HORON 5742 1 3 0 17 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) -TOOTH PICK 2939 3 2 1 16 THE RUNAROUND (381) GNU RECRUIT 5721 2 6 0 12 GNU TEAM (670) -PILSEN 5733 1 1 0 4 THE RUNAROUND (381) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? GNU BOOK 5725 11 6 1 GNU TEAM 670 BIG BIRD 5703 562 GOOD GNUS 5724 9 8 3 GNU TEAM 670 I. M. WEASEL 4474 562 BYE 5749 0 1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664 SHEWISH GIANT 562 NONE KRUK 5745 0 1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 664 MOUNTAIN TROLL 562 NONE SLUG 5750 0 1 0 THE FUNNY FARM 409 STONE GOLEM 562 NONE FOGSTORM 2935 3 2 0 THE RUNAROUND 381 STANISLOE DRELL 5743 561 PERSONAL ADS I.M. Weasel -- Darned dwarf! Weasel is right! No wonder the fans loved me even though I lost. -- Harkranz P.S. Yes, yes, I know the arena steward claims that my popularity only "marginally" increased, but he hates to admit that I'm popular. Jealous, you know. Robot Chicken -- What a horrid concept! What kind of chicken soup would a robot make? Or fried.... No, a robot chicken is an offense to Nature. I'm sure of it. -- Kinthira Tooth Pick -- You're almost (but only almost) easy, so long as I keep my mouth shut during the fight. -- Uethinria Maul on Wheels -- I'm getting really good at losing. Might be time for me to try some NEW stuff, like winning. But the Handicapper and the Match-Up Gods are against me. -- Korbrizt Horon Ghost of Fogstorm -- That seems almost impossible. I certainly never expected or tried for it. -- Stansiloe Drell LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS KRUK was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. BYE was slaughtered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle. SLUG was viciously butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute gory Dark Arena match. CHARLIE HORSE vanquished FANG in a 1 minute mismatched Title brawl. SERPENT2 was defeated by HARKRANZ in a 2 minute fight. I. M. WEASEL murdered GOOD GNUS in a 1 minute mismatched competition. GNU BOOK was slaughtered by BIG BIRD in a 1 minute brutal mismatched fight. GNU I KNEW viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute gory competition. UETHINRIA was overcome by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a action packed 1 minute melee. KINTHIRA viciously subdued STUPID GNUS in a 2 minute gory duel. GNU RECRUIT was vanquished by ROBOT CHICKEN in a slow 10 minute brutal one-sided duel. KORBRIZT HORON unbelievably bested EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute novice's bout. STANISLOE DRELL subdued 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| |LUNGING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 22 - 3 - 2 88 | |STRIKING ATTACK 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 12 - 10 - 0 55 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 3 - 0 50 | |AIMED BLOW 3 AIMED BLOW 19 - 19 - 0 50 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 8 - 0 47 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 20 - 1 46 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 9 - 16 - 0 36 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 24 - 2 27 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 10 - 0 17 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 | Turn 562 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: PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 3 2 SLASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK CHARLIE HORSE 4427 17 0 0 217 THE FUNNY FARM (409) STRIKING ATTACK HARKRANZ 5658 21 13 0 106 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) LUNGING ATTACK SERPENT2 5684 13 5 1 93 SERPENTS HOLD (664) AIMED BLOW FANG 5697 8 5 0 89 SERPENTS HOLD (664) PARRY-RIPOSTE KINTHIRA 5705 8 4 0 35 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is HARKRANZ 5658. The most popular warrior this turn was HARKRANZ 5658. The ten other most popular fighters were SLUG 5750, GNU I KNEW 5722, SERPENT2 5684, KINTHIRA 5705, STANISLOE DRELL 5743, CHARLIE HORSE 4427, I. M. WEASEL 4474, BIG BIRD 5703, UETHINRIA 5718, and KORBRIZT HORON 5742. The least popular fighter this week was GNU RECRUIT 5721. The other ten least popular fighters were ROBOT CHICKEN 5728, FANG 5697, BYE 5749, STUPID GNUS 5723, GNU BOOK 5725, GOOD GNUS 5724, KRUK 5745, KORBRIZT HORON 5742, UETHINRIA 5718, and BIG BIRD 5703. NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. THE BUNNY GOD (2-5631) of 042909A BULLETPROOF MONK (11-4999) of LUROCIANS EXTREME COCO NUTS (60-8163) of FRUIT OF THE LOOM EAR (82-39911) of UNFORTUNATE HAIR NUTHYN (82-32147) of GAMMA HORDE PORSCHE (82-41317) of COMPENSATING Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes