DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/26/2011 Duedate: 01/07/2012
NIANIA ARENA
DM-2 TURN-574
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SKIDMARK BUG
042909A (659)
(2-5711) [10-3-0,120]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SKIDMARK BUG BLINK
042909A (659) POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655)
(2-5711) [10-3-0,120] (2-5548) [3-1-1,38]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
KINTHIRA KORBRIZT HORON
THE GOLDEN FISH (147) THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5705) [14-10-0,62] (2-5742) [6-10-0,28]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
HAMOI TONG (469)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. HAMOI TONG (469) 62
2. THE FUNNY FARM (409) 26 042909A (659)
3. THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 23 Unchartered Team
4. SERPENTS HOLD (664) 10
5. BLADES OF STEEL (668) 10POSITIVE 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) 86 24 2 78.2 1/ 1 HAMOI TONG (469) 10 5 1
2/ 2 THE FUNNY FARM (409) 139 100 6 58.2 2/ 2 THE RUNAROUND (381) 9 6 1
3- 3 MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646) 31 24 1 56.4 3/ 3 GNU TEAM (670) 7 8 0
4/ 5 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 873 916 24 48.8 4/ 5 THE FUNNY FARM (409) 5 6 0
5/ 6 GNU TEAM (670) 64 70 6 47.8 5/ 4 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 5 10 0
6/ 4 THE RUNAROUND (381) 24 28 2 46.2 6/ 6 042909A (659) 3 0 0
7/ 7 SERPENTS HOLD (664) 49 58 1 45.8 7/ 7 SERPENTS HOLD (664) 2 1 0
8/ 8 HAMOI TONG (469) 47 56 4 45.6 8- 8 MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646) 1 0 0
9/ 0*POSITIVE ALTERNATI (655) 4 6 1 40.0 9/ 0*POSITIVE ALTERNATI (655) 1 1 1
10/ 0*BLADES OF STEEL (668) 0 2 0 0.0 10/ 0*BLADES OF STEEL (668) 0 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 691): ALLEY OOP of ONE HIT WONDERS (Buri, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 573): SKIDMARK BUG of 042909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 696): HERMOD of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 668): BRAVE 2 of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 692): 8 BALL of POOL PARTY (Buri, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 687): KAIARI of SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 295): EILEEN of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 680): CENSORSHIP of ABOMINATIONS (Chase, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 681): BEDDER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 680): FATHOM JUMPER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 646): IRINA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 635): WRATH of APOCALYPSE (Preacher, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 293): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 628): SRV of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 579): MARGANAD of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 275): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 268): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 525): GILBERN JUSS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 244): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 573): RUGEN THE JELLYFISH of HANNAH'S PALS (The Upright Man)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 691): RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 573): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 696): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 668): SAVAGE HORDE (Frenzy, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 692): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 687): SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 295): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 680): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 681): RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 680): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 646): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 635): APOCALYPSE (Preacher, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 293): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 628): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 579): VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 275): FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 268): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 525): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 244): BASH BROS SOCCER (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 573) PUNCHILINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 2 NIANIA (turn 572): BIG BIRD of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 696): LOABAL DOMINATION OF STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 667): CUSSTER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 687): KAIARI of SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 293): LUAU LILA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 681): BEDDER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 680): FATHOM JUMPER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
(turn 679): DRED of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 646): IRINA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 291): QUITA ROSALA of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 267): UNCLE FESTER of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 525): GILFMET IVERS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 243): ROMOR SAITH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in
NIANIA. Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid! Hey
everybody, watch out for CHAKTIRI, who flew up 23 points in the rankings after
mashing TOOTH PICK like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. And falling like a
basher in the top ten was GNU I KNEW, who dropped 15 points after a disappointing (to
say the least) bout with TASAIO. Well, everybody's pal SKIDMARK BUG moved his record
to 10-3-0 by defeating VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining
6 recognition points. 4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and
avoid aiming at that location.
But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!
And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid THE RUNAROUND, please raise you hand.
Wow. Does NIANIA really have that many liars? For those of you who like math, try
this one: THE RUNAROUND + Weapons That go Boom = HAMOI TONG + Avoid City. And who
is this GNUTON you ask, with 19 points and a 5-4-0 record. Ooh, the tales I could
tell!
Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day
drinking to their memory. Better tanked than dead! For those of you who missed it,
Death showed up, grabbed TOOTH PICK by the ear and took it away to a place where it
won't need a coat. Well, the arena is no place for slow learners (and hopefully
T.P.s) and BLINK demonstrated that very violently on GNUMA GNUMA's body. Ask not the
elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no. Silly buggers, eh?
I think I had better cut this one short. It's been nice chatting to those of
you whom I have not offended yet. Okay, so I may not be the world's best comedian,
but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors. And remember, you can pick your
friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The
Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SKIDMARK BUG 5711 10 3 0 120 042909A (659)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SERPENT2 5684 14 5 1 105 SERPENTS HOLD (664)
TASAIO 4055 10 6 1 95 HAMOI TONG (469)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHAKTIRI 4118 8 4 1 85 HAMOI TONG (469)
GNU I KNEW 5722 16 13 1 74 GNU TEAM (670)
-HAROLD MOON 5500 5 2 0 67 MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KINTHIRA 5705 14 10 0 62 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
STUPID GNUS 5723 14 15 0 62 GNU TEAM (670)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ROBOT CHICKEN 5728 8 7 0 55 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
MAUL ON WHEELS 2938 6 4 0 50 THE RUNAROUND (381)
-YUKIO OKUTSU 5460 8 11 1 42 MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)
GHUDA III 5786 4 0 0 41 HAMOI TONG (469)
BLINK 5548 3 1 1 38 POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655)
GNU RECRUIT 5721 6 14 0 34 GNU TEAM (670)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RATTLER 5766 3 1 0 32 SERPENTS HOLD (664)
RED LIZARD 5769 5 5 0 30 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
KORBRIZT HORON 5742 6 10 0 28 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
PAPEWAIO 4124 8 3 0 27 HAMOI TONG (469)
ARCHED EYELID 5775 4 0 0 25 THE RUNAROUND (381)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GRAPE APE 5790 2 1 0 24 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GNUTON 5770 5 4 0 19 GNU TEAM (670)
KESTRALINE 5783 5 2 0 19 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
BRANDON HEATH 5588 1 1 0 18 POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (655)
JIRO 5785 2 2 0 15 HAMOI TONG (469)
STARVING FACE 5751 1 3 0 14 THE RUNAROUND (381)
EAU DE PERE 5789 1 3 0 6 THE RUNAROUND (381)
ELINTERRI 5794 0 1 0 5 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ANGEL 5692 0 1 0 BLADES OF STEEL 668 HIGH ELF 574 NONE
CHAOS 5690 0 1 0 BLADES OF STEEL 668 BLACK ORC 574 NONE
GNUMA GNUMA 5771 1 8 1 GNU TEAM 670 BLINK 5548 574
SLOP 5792 0 1 0 THE FUNNY FARM 409 MOUNTAIN TROLL 574 NONE
UETHINRIA 5718 11 8 0 THE GOLDEN FISH 147 TOOTH PICK 2939 573
TOOTH PICK 2939 6 6 2 THE RUNAROUND 381 CHAKTIRI 4118 574
PERSONAL ADS
Kinthira -- Thanks for the teaches! I was wondering when I challenged how this would
turn out, I thought you might be able to turn the fight on me. Glad I was wrong! --
Tasaio
Gnu I Knew -- Well, Froot E. Bowl decided to test out a "strategy," if that's what
you want to call it. I call it a good way to get a beating! -- Chaktiri
Maul on Wheels -- Nice fight, well, except for the part where you kept hitting me. I
wonder if I can get some extra-reinforced armor? -- Papewaio
Korbrizt Horon -- Ever heard of death by 1000 cuts? At least we didn't have the
death part, but that's kinda what this fight reminded me of. -- Ghuda Jr Jr.
Rattler -- Well, we've fought 2 times. And I have learned some things about myself.
Namely, don't challenge Rattler anymore, unless I want to continue losing!. -- Jiro
Froot E. Bowl -- Still looking good! Maybe you've found your stride. -- Jorja
Chaktiri -- Alas for plans. But whatever help a ghost may give, I shall. -- Ghost of
Uethinria
Tasaio -- That first blow, the overhead blow that hits me in the leg, that was quite
a trick. And, of course, it set the flavor for the fight. I couldn't stand evenly
balanced after that. Odd that someone my own size should be so... forceful. --
Kinthira
Ghuda III -- To think that there are at least two more of you! Or have been, as the
case might be. It's daunting, is what it is. -- Korbrizt Horon
Eau de Pere -- I don't do stuff like that! Scent behind the ears and knees, bah.
It's for sissies. -- Red Lizard
Tooth Pick -- Damned deadly golem! See if I ever teach YOU anything again. -- Ghost
of Uethinria
Gnuma Gnuma -- Frankly, you sound like a kid's toy puffing along. You probably need
to do wind sprints. That puffing suggests problems. -- Kestraline
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ANGEL was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
CHAOS was slaughtered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
SLOP was killed by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a action packed 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
TASAIO devastated GNU I KNEW in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
CHAKTIRI assassinated TOOTH PICK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
GHUDA III devastated GNUTON in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
PAPEWAIO was devastated by ROBOT CHICKEN in a 5 minute mismatched Challenge match.
JIRO viciously subdued EAU DE PERE in a 6 minute beginner's Challenge melee.
SKIDMARK BUG overpowered VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a popular 1 minute uneven Title duel.
MAUL ON WHEELS was outlasted by STUPID GNUS in a 7 minute match.
KINTHIRA handily defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BLINK murdered GNUMA GNUMA in a 1 minute mismatched match.
GNU RECRUIT unbelievably bested KORBRIZT HORON in a exciting 6 minute brutal contest.
KESTRALINE bested OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute bout.
RATTLER handily defeated BRANDON HEATH in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
RED LIZARD vanquished OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
STARVING FACE lost to GRAPE APE in a 2 minute bloody novice's fray.
ARCHED EYELID outwaited ELINTERRI in a exciting 9 minute brutal novice's brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 6 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 0 - 0 100 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 6 - 1 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 BASHING ATTACK 19 - 17 - 2 53 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 TOTAL PARRY 21 - 20 - 0 51 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 11 - 11 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 4 - 1 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 LUNGING ATTACK 25 - 26 - 2 49 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 14 - 1 44 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 7 - 0 42 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 3 - 0 40 |
Turn 574 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-LUNGE 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 3 4 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 3 2 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 4 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 3 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-LUNGE SKIDMARK BUG 5711 10 3 0 120 042909A (659)
BASHING ATTACK TASAIO 4055 10 6 1 95 HAMOI TONG (469)
LUNGING ATTACK CHAKTIRI 4118 8 4 1 85 HAMOI TONG (469)
PARRY-RIPOSTE KINTHIRA 5705 14 10 0 62 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
TOTAL PARRY ROBOT CHICKEN 5728 8 7 0 55 THE FUNNY FARM (409)
WALL OF STEEL MAUL ON WHEELS 2938 6 4 0 50 THE RUNAROUND (381)
STRIKING ATTACK GHUDA III 5786 4 0 0 41 HAMOI TONG (469)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is KINTHIRA 5705. The most popular warrior this turn
was KORBRIZT HORON 5742. The ten other most popular fighters were ELINTERRI 5794,
ROBOT CHICKEN 5728, JIRO 5785, GHUDA III 5786, PAPEWAIO 4124, SKIDMARK BUG 5711, RED
LIZARD 5769, SLOP 5792, TASAIO 4055, and MAUL ON WHEELS 2938.
The least popular fighter this week was EAU DE PERE 5789. The other ten least
popular fighters were STUPID GNUS 5723, ARCHED EYELID 5775, BRANDON HEATH 5588, GNUMA
GNUMA 5771, GNUTON 5770, TOOTH PICK 2939, GNU I KNEW 5722, CHAOS 5690, ANGEL 5692,
and GRAPE APE 5790.
NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA
The crowd was surprisingly orderly, but it was still a crowd, and the Commission
clerk, Algernon, looked at it uneasily. Whenever this many people came together to
petition for something, it meant trouble. For him, anyway. Records to be altered.
Altering records was Bad. It made Extra Work.
His assistant clerk leaned close and whispered, "If it weren't for gladiators, we
wouldn't have jobs. Smile at them and ask what they want."
Algernon closed his eyes briefly. Looking at this crowd made him dizzy. They
were all wearing black and white stripes. Like a herd of zebras, except that zebras
didn't carry swords. Then he took a deep breath and managed a smile. "What... ah,
what can I do for you?"
"We want new names," the first gladiator said. There was a number on the front
of his shirt: 0381. He thumped the number with his thumb. "This here isn't a
name--"
"We want REAL names!" That voice came from farther back in the crowd.
"Yeah! We've paid our dues," another shouted, "and we've EARNED real names!"
One from the very back yelled, "I want to be called Tom."
All the others turned to look at him.
Algernon couldn't see him, but apparently those looks were accusing. Well, he
could understand that, "Tom" was such a... common name.
"My mom called me Tom," the voice in the back protested. "It's a good name."
"It isn't the name you put on the petition," 0381 said. "We talked about this.
We got our manager's agreement. You get the name on the petition."
"But--!"
Algernon didn't really want to keep staring at all these stripes while they
argued. He picked up the petition. "These names are the ones you want?"
0381 turned back. "Yes."
"It's a lot of trouble, and when other people see that YOU are getting name
changes, THEY are going to want them--" Seeing the gladiators beginning to frown...
and finger their weapons, he went on quickly, "So I figure we might as well make it a
complete deal. A Name-Change-O-Rama. Everyone who wants a name change can petition
for it. Get it all over with at once." He glanced at the petition, shuddered
slightly, and passed it to his clerk. "We'll announce it, proclaim it, even, and you
will get the names on this petition. And others will get the names THEY think they
should have had, too." He paused. "And I think I'll get a new name, I'm tired of
being an Algernon...."
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Warrior and team name changes will be accepted during the month of February. If
you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI