DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 09/23/2005 Duedate: 10/06/2005
TRANSEL ARENA
DM-6 TURN-535
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
COOKIE FOR THE SOUL
HOLE IN THE WALL (520)
(6-6002) [15-1-0,110]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
COOKIE FOR THE SOUL VERUCA SALT
HOLE IN THE WALL (520) SUICIDE QUEENS (389)
(6-6002) [15-1-0,110] (6-4540) [3-0-0,38]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
COOKIE FOR THE SOUL JAKOB
HOLE IN THE WALL (520) THE LADY'S LIST (395)
(6-6002) [15-1-0,110] (6-6180) [5-2-0,29]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE LADY'S LIST (395)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. THE LADY'S LIST (395) 22
2. SUICIDE QUEENS (389) 17 HOLE IN THE WALL (520)
3. HOLE IN THE WALL (520) 7 Unchartered Team
4. DARK PANTHEON (317) -17
SUICIDE QUEENS (389)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 HOLE IN THE WALL (520) 15 2 0 88.2 1/ 2 THE LADY'S LIST (395) 6 7 0
2/ 2*SUICIDE QUEENS (389) 10 4 0 71.4 2/ 3*SUICIDE QUEENS (389) 4 1 0
3/ 3 DARK PANTHEON (317) 466 356 32 56.7 3/ 1 DARK PANTHEON (317) 4 2 1
4/ 4 THE LADY'S LIST (395) 231 264 14 46.7 4/ 4 HOLE IN THE WALL (520) 3 0 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Hail and well met warriors of TRANSEL! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. Former top team DARK PANTHEON was
unseated this week as THE LADY'S LIST moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot
with a 2-2-0 record for the round. JUSTIN caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial
commission as he skillfully bested HOBBLED and was awarded 20 points in recognition.
In one of the week's more notable duels, JUSTIN put down HOBBLED, causing him to lose
17 points of recognition in the process. Although WEGERIN GREATBLADE made a valiant
effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious COOKIE FOR THE SOUL.
Would you believe that over half of the old women in TRANSEL seem to feel that they
could fight better than you gladiators?
I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently
transpired. Indeed there is much I would report. My inside sources tell me that the
team to beat in TRANSEL these days is DARK PANTHEON. At least, most blades in town
are looking to avoid them. If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard
pressed to find any of HOLE IN THE WALL last week. Busy avoiding DARK PANTHEON?
Vendettas. Bloodied blades and broken spears. Indeed the city has seen more
than its fair share of red in recent times. Fate is a fickle mistress. She showers
the miserable with fortune but sets enemies against the victorious. Remember this!
If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times
already in TRANSEL. Nice atmosphere you have here! More than a sharp eye must I
keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well! The endless paths of Alastari
await me! Till we meet again, remember: a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell,
and harms no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
COOKIE FOR THE SOUL 6002 15 1 0 110 HOLE IN THE WALL (520)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HOMOCULOUS 5798 13 5 0 108 DARK PANTHEON (317)
-HORNED ONE 6098 10 0 1 91 DARK PANTHEON (317)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SKINWALKER 6043 3 1 1 55 DARK PANTHEON (317)
JUSTIN 6179 4 3 0 46 THE LADY'S LIST (395)
VERUCA SALT 4540 3 0 0 38 SUICIDE QUEENS (389)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOBBLED 6150 5 3 0 32 DARK PANTHEON (317)
JAKOB 6180 5 2 0 29 THE LADY'S LIST (395)
RAVEN WITCHBLADE 4542 3 3 0 27 SUICIDE QUEENS (389)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CLAUDIA WITCHBLADE 4538 4 1 0 23 SUICIDE QUEENS (389)
CHARLES 6181 4 3 0 21 THE LADY'S LIST (395)
-MAURADER 6186 2 2 1 9 DARK PANTHEON (317)
MIKEL 6190 1 3 0 6 THE LADY'S LIST (395)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
AKBAR 6178 1 2 0 THE LADY'S LIST 395 MAURADER 6186 531 REVENGED
AHMED 6182 2 3 0 THE LADY'S LIST 395 SKINWALKER 6043 533
PERSONAL ADS
15 September 2005
HAMMER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
Be it known from the highest mountains to the darkest alleys of Alastari that
the veteran manager known far and wide as Hammer has now officially retired from
sponsoring contests as of September 15, 2005.
What a long time ago was a fun motivated activity to help promote our common
DM/D2 gaming interest in an effort to promote the growth and competitiveness of
selected arenas has become a far from fun experience.
In other words Hammer has had it!
The combination of real life situations interfering with the time needed to
effectively sponsor a contest, plus the attitudes expressed during such sponsorship
interference has led to Hammer closing his personal coin coffers and retiring from
his planned sponsorship of any future contests.
There are others in our close knit gaming community who are well able to step up
to the plate and continue sponsoring contests that make the basic game a fun
experience for all those who choose to compete and interact in such future endeavors.
Hammer thanks all managers both active and inactive who helped to make the
Hammer sponsored contests a historical and entertaining experience well worth the
time, effort and money spent over the past several years.
May the Cheers and the Jeers of future contests build upon the legacies of those
who have paved the way in years gone by to help make this game what it is today.
Hammer has no regrets for the part he has played in that history.
19 September 2005
I'd like to say hello to everyone I know that is still around after my being gone for
five years. Hope to see you all on the sands, and may your weapons strike true and
your shields protect you (except, of course, against MY warriors *grin*)!! -- Lord
Xiang, D2-101
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
COOKIE FOR THE SOUL devastated WEGERIN GREATBLADE in a 2 minute Title fight.
HOBBLED was savagely defeated by JUSTIN in a 2 minute brutal melee.
VERUCA SALT outlasted JAKOB in a crowd pleasing 8 minute duel.
RAVEN WITCHBLADE devastated MIKEL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CHARLES subdued EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute competition.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 0 - 1 100 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 8 - 1 - 0 89 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 5 - 0 72 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 2 - 0 60 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 4 - 1 60 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 14 - 2 46 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 - 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:
AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 5 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW COOKIE FOR THE SOUL 6002 15 1 0 110 HOLE IN THE WALL (520)
SLASHING ATTACK JUSTIN 6179 4 3 0 46 THE LADY'S LIST (395)
TOTAL PARRY VERUCA SALT 4540 3 0 0 38 SUICIDE QUEENS (389)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is COOKIE FOR THE SOUL 6002. The most popular warrior
this turn was JAKOB 6180. The ten other most popular fighters were JUSTIN 6179,
COOKIE FOR THE SOUL 6002, HOBBLED 6150, RAVEN WITCHBLADE 4542, CHARLES 6181, VERUCA
SALT 4540, MIKEL 6190, 0, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was MIKEL 6190. The other ten least popular
fighters were VERUCA SALT 4540, CHARLES 6181, RAVEN WITCHBLADE 4542, HOBBLED 6150,
COOKIE FOR THE SOUL 6002, JUSTIN 6179, JAKOB 6180, 0, 0, and 0.