DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/06/2007 Duedate: 02/19/2007
KALTOS ARENA
DM-5 TURN-567
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MICKEY MANTLE
SPORTS GREATS (496)
(5-4715) [14-4-0,114]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MICKEY MANTLE POSITION IS EMPTY
SPORTS GREATS (496)
(5-4715) [14-4-0,114]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
MICKEY MANTLE MICKEY MANTLE
SPORTS GREATS (496) SPORTS GREATS (496)
(5-4715) [14-4-0,114] (5-4715) [14-4-0,114]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
PAPER MARIO (457)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SPORTS GREATS (496) 34
2. PAPER MARIO (457) 14 PAPER MARIO (457)
3. TEAM CHAOS ELITE (509) 0 Unchartered Team
4. THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453) -33
USELESS INVESTMENTS (367)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 PAPER MARIO (457) 55 17 1 76.4 1/ 2 PAPER MARIO (457) 10 2 0
2- 2*TEAM CHAOS ELITE (509) 7 3 0 70.0 2- 3*TEAM CHAOS ELITE (509) 7 3 0
3/ 3 SPORTS GREATS (496) 34 28 4 54.8 3/ 1 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453) 7 8 0
4/ 4 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453) 311 333 13 48.3 4/ 4 SPORTS GREATS (496) 4 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
+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ A Fishy Tale ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Fergus chose a boat that was big enough for stability, and small enough for two
men to handle.
Orverd clambered in behind him and took a rowing position, reaching for the oars
while Fergus got them shoved away from the dock. "Who saw whatever-it-is off
Whistling Rock?" he asked. "Not many people go out that way."
"A guy off a ship," Fergus answered, shrugging. "A pilot, I think, but not a
harbor pilot, so he had time to look around when they were coming in. At least, I
think so."
"Think he was a pilot?"
"Yeah...and I think he was off one of the ships that just came in today. Or
yesterday. Probably. Not someone I've seen before, anyway." He glanced over his
shoulder to set a course and dipped his oars into the water.
Orverd frowned over that as he rowed, but after a few minutes dismissed the
puzzle. No one expected him to solve puzzles, after all. If Fergus wanted to go
check Whistling Rock because a stranger saw something, fine. Better than hanging
around the guildhouse practicing his gladiatorial moves. Besides, he was never sure
he HAD any personal moves, just ones he'd copied, usually not very well--at least,
they didn't work well for him--from other gladiators.
Much better to think about what he might say to Bombette to get her to go for a
walk with him, and maybe a drink. Dancing, maybe. He was actually a pretty good
dancer, though most people never expected it of him.
The job of rowing reclaimed his attention as the boat suddenly slid sideways
down a wave that was too big to be happening right now, and the water grabbed at one
of his oars. Well, he was no stranger to tricky currents, and neither was Fergus, so
he set himself to follow whatever orders Fergus gave, and in the meantime to row
whenever he could get an oar into the water. He could hear the sound for which
Whistling Rock was named, so they must be there. Oh. Then Fergus was probably going
around the rock to see if he could find whatever was here, which would explain the
strange motions. Good. He liked for things to have reasons.
"There's a man in the water!" Fergus said.
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
OK, I'm duelmistress again, as expected so I have to write something. How about a
simple breakdown on the Paper Marios?
Stats at "birth"
ST 10,11,12,12,14 = avg 12
CN 6, 6,13,15,21 = avg 12
SZ 11,11,11,15,16 = avg 13
WT 5, 5,15,17,21 = avg 13
WL 15,15,18,20,21 = avg 18
SP 3, 4, 4, 5, 6 = avg 4
DF 9,10,11,11,21 = avg 12
Current expertise
Masters Parry, Attack
Adexes Initiative, 3 Attack
Experts Parry
So, there you go. Come on out and play with us!
Sushie, The Really Neat Duelmistress
SPY REPORT
Oh, hi. Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte. Thought I'd check out KALTOS to see
what's new. Like, THE MIDDLE WAY 5 had to be so embarrassed when they got kicked off
#1 spot by PAPER MARIO! Way to go PAPER MARIO! And I was just getting used to the
ex-Duelmaster's habit of...(!) Oh well, welcome MICKEY MANTLE. Aren't SPORTS GREATS
proud. (Oh, my.) I hear the top team insists all their warriors get nine hours
sleep. They want photogenic fighters for PR photos.
So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway? It can't be for these
really neat Spyreports can it? THE MIDDLE WAY 5 was the most avoided team. Is a
311-333-13 record really that scary? Is there some deep dark secret why PAPER
MARIO's been avoiding THE MIDDLE WAY 5 so much? Or is it just that they're too
scared? Can SPORTS GREATS' MICKEY MANTLE be more popular than me? He was challenged
the most, but is that really the same? For sure, I was holding my breath when I
found out TWINK challenged FERGUS HILL. After all, haven't PAPER MARIO and THE
MIDDLE WAY 5 had a long standing duel in KALTOS? It wasn't a spectacular fight, or
anything, but FERGUS HILL wants me to write about it since he lost to TWINK.
Satisfied?
Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other! Don't you guys ever give
it a break? Fight, fight, fight. Is that all you guys can do?
I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be
a famous Spyreporter? I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it
quits. I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MICKEY MANTLE 4715 14 4 0 114 SPORTS GREATS (496)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SUSHIE 4394 14 3 0 98 PAPER MARIO (457)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TWINK 4396 11 5 1 89 PAPER MARIO (457)
-PELE 4847 5 0 0 86 SPORTS GREATS (496)
FERGUS HILL 4805 16 15 0 69 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BOMBETTE 4399 14 2 0 65 PAPER MARIO (457)
STAR ROD 4391 12 5 0 65 PAPER MARIO (457)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JERI LOUGH 4840 5 16 0 55 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
TUBBA BLUBBA 4395 4 2 0 54 PAPER MARIO (457)
HELENE JUSTE 4875 4 2 0 53 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
GRETZKY 4873 4 1 0 53 SPORTS GREATS (496)
ORVERD QUILL 4834 9 12 1 40 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
ELINDE GOSS 4841 7 13 0 35 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-WRATHCHILD 4881 2 0 0 24 TEAM CHAOS ELITE (509)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MOON CHILD 4878 1 1 0 21 TEAM CHAOS ELITE (509)
-GODSMACK 4879 2 0 0 19 TEAM CHAOS ELITE (509)
-OVERKILL 4882 1 1 0 12 TEAM CHAOS ELITE (509)
-IRON MAIDEN 4880 1 1 0 4 TEAM CHAOS ELITE (509)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Mickey Mantle -- Perhaps you are too old any more to hit it out of the park or to
play with us Babes? -- Sushie
Elinde -- Try heavy armor. You need it. -- Bombette
Fergus -- Now that was despicable what you did to me, you Lout! -- Star Rod
Jeri -- But you need to comb the Sand out of your hair! And everything else. Keep
on combing. -- Bombette
Jeri and Overd -- As far as we are concerned, you can have your cake and eat it too.
-- Star Rod and Bombette
Godsmack!? That IS an elite name, I suppose. -- Luigi, Paper Marios Manager
Star Rod -- No loafing on MY boat. So if you want to come along, you have to shape
up, or you, er, can't ship out. Remember! -- Fergus Hill
Bombette -- I just don't understand how you DO that. Is it your perfume? -- Elinde
Goss
Fratsfa Slave? Pitiful. -- Helene Juste
P.S. And Karnhorn. Bah.
Helene -- You're too hasty. When you take the time to look at him and imagine him
not bloody, the Fratsfa Slave is kind of cute. -- Jeri Lough
They're both all wet. He's just stingy. How often, by the way, does one team in one
turn fight the same standby three times? -- Orverd Quill
Bombette -- (reeling slightly) I noticed. -- Jeri Lough
Geroge Maloth -- Think that if you want, it doesn't hurt me any. -- Orverd Quill
Oksan Steeltooth -- Bah, like I should be worried? Gosh, I'm shaking in my shoes. --
Elinde Goss
P.S. No, wait, my courage is only average, so I'm at least trembling slightly in my
boots.
Kish Alford, Ambitious Guard -- You will get nowhere with your ambitions if you
cannot accept and shrug off the laughter of others. -- Helene Juste
24 January 2007
The Council of Lords would like to propose a rule change in ADM and Primus. We
propose that Lord Protectors ranked "Grand Champions" and below (ADM) and "The Tower
Guard" and below (Primus) be allowed to fight in the Dark Arena. This would not
impact the top rankings or title match. Any managers who never got his fill or shot
at fighting Gateway monsters would have it as an option. We believe it might spark
some interest in the ADM/Primus realm for some managers. If interested, speak up in
the newsletters or on forums under the "rules changes" thread and let RSI know. This
could even be something to try for 12 months and then be re-evaluated. What say you,
managers of Ghea? -- The Icelord sends....
29 January 2007
HDFA Mission Statement
"Show me the money!"
This is the battle cry of a newly formed collection of like-minded individuals:
The High Dolla' Free Agent$. We are not a tough guy alliance: No...we offer no
battle without reward. We search for victory and the prizes and accolades that
follow. We are motivated by winning and will freely use whatever means necessary to
obtain our currency. No stuffy rules, no mandates, no constitutions, no leaders,
only a few objectives:
1) Win as often as possible
2) Celebrate freely and revel in your victories; the more meaningless the
victory the more we celebrate. Highsiding and chest thumping are encouraged.
Ostentatious endzone celebrations with prop usage are encouraged, regardless of
fines, penalties, suspensions or arrest by local authorities. It is important to let
your opponent know how great you are; more importantly, you must let your own
alliance mates know how great you are.
This is a 1-up alliance, let the performance of your fellow Free Agent$ motivate
you. If a Free Agent wins a TV, win 2; if a Free agent wins a contest, win a more
prestigious one.
Current members of the HDFA include: CFH and Abraxis. Inquires can be directed
to: CFH/Rat Salad DM 47
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
TWINK devastated FERGUS HILL in a 1 minute gruesome mismatched Challenge fight.
TUBBA BLUBBA demolished ELINDE GOSS in a 1 minute gory one-sided Challenge melee.
SUSHIE was viciously subdued by MICKEY MANTLE in a 3 minute master's Title brawl.
STAR ROD subdued JERI LOUGH in a action packed 3 minute master's competition.
BOMBETTE defeated HELENE JUSTE in a 2 minute struggle.
ORVERD QUILL was overpowered by GRETZKY in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 AIMED BLOW 6 - 1 - 0 86 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 4 - 0 80 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 STRIKING ATTACK 8 - 4 - 0 67 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 LUNGING ATTACK 24 - 20 - 0 55 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 12 - 0 45 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 4 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 7 - 0 30 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 567 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:
AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 4 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK MICKEY MANTLE 4715 14 4 0 114 SPORTS GREATS (496)
WALL OF STEEL SUSHIE 4394 14 3 0 98 PAPER MARIO (457)
PARRY-RIPOSTE FERGUS HILL 4805 16 15 0 69 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
TOTAL PARRY BOMBETTE 4399 14 2 0 65 PAPER MARIO (457)
AIMED BLOW TUBBA BLUBBA 4395 4 2 0 54 PAPER MARIO (457)
STRIKING ATTACK HELENE JUSTE 4875 4 2 0 53 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MICKEY MANTLE 4715. The most popular warrior this
turn was MICKEY MANTLE 4715. The ten other most popular fighters were JERI LOUGH
4840, HELENE JUSTE 4875, TWINK 4396, TUBBA BLUBBA 4395, SUSHIE 4394, BOMBETTE 4399,
GRETZKY 4873, STAR ROD 4391, FERGUS HILL 4805, and ELINDE GOSS 4841.
The least popular fighter this week was ORVERD QUILL 4834. The other ten least
popular fighters were ELINDE GOSS 4841, FERGUS HILL 4805, STAR ROD 4391, GRETZKY
4873, BOMBETTE 4399, SUSHIE 4394, TUBBA BLUBBA 4395, TWINK 4396, HELENE JUSTE 4875,
and JERI LOUGH 4840.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
MICKEY MANTLE (5-4715) SPORTS GREATS (496)