DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/08/2008 Duedate: 02/21/2008
TRANSEL ARENA
DM-6 TURN-597
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CUEBALL
HI ROLLERS (291)
(6-5025) [20-18-1,133]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CUEBALL BUTTERFLY
HI ROLLERS (291) SWIM SQUAD (550)
(6-5025) [20-18-1,133] (6-6400) [1-0-1,21]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
DOMINO BULLSEYE
HI ROLLERS (291) HI ROLLERS (291)
(6-5060) [14-13-1,98] (6-6382) [5-1-0,33]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
HI ROLLERS (291)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SWIM SQUAD (550) 37
2. HI ROLLERS (291) 30 MEDAL OF HONOR B6 (549)
3. DARK PANTHEON (317) 24 Unchartered Team
4. KREWE OF DRUID (369) 20
5. SKARMY OF DARKNESS (506) 3 SWIM SQUAD (550)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR B6 (549) 28 14 0 66.7 1/ 1 HI ROLLERS (291) 9 3 0
2/ 0*SWIM SQUAD (550) 2 1 1 66.7 2/ 3 KREWE OF DRUID (369) 6 6 0
3/ 3 SKARMY OF DARKNESS (506) 19 14 0 57.6 3/ 2 MEDAL OF HONOR B6 (549) 4 2 0
4/ 2 DARK PANTHEON (317) 520 387 37 57.3 4/ 7 DARK PANTHEON (317) 4 3 1
5/ 5 HI ROLLERS (291) 194 179 14 52.0 5/ 0*SWIM SQUAD (550) 2 1 1
6- 6 THE LADY'S LIST (395) 306 339 18 47.4 6/ 6 SKARMY OF DARKNESS (506) 2 1 0
7/ 7 KREWE OF DRUID (369) 140 189 13 42.6 7- 5 THE LADY'S LIST (395) 0 1 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 589): BALLAST of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 472): SCURVY LAD of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 597): SPAGHETTI of PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 593): FOOS BALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 592): MOON CHILD of TEAM CHAOS ELITE (?, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 596): CUEBALL of HIGH ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 594): OBROJOBO of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 588): NESTOR ORDH of THE MOONDOG (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 580): DINAH MIGHT of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 579): BULLWINKLE of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 553): IRON MAN of ENGINES 'O' DEATH (?, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 543): SUI GENERIS of ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 243): OPARA PERSI of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgR.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 530): MASUMII of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 479): THE JONAH of BLACK CONVENTICLE (?, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 229): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 217): DERELICT of ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 427): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 195): PORKY PIG of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 471): NEOSPHINCTER of WASTELAND (TMM, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 588): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 472): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 597): OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 593): JHELUM JUVENILES (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 592): PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 596): HI ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 594): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 588): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 580): WIZARDGUARD (?, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 579): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 553): ENGINES 'O' DEATH (?, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 543): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 243): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 530): DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 479): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 229): FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 217): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 427): DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 195): TITANS III (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 471) POWER PLAY et al (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 2 NIANIA (turn 472): PITER DEVRIES of MASTERS OF SAND (Visionist, mgr.)
(turn 471): KORONEDUS of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 596): DRUNK DENNIS of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 592): MOON CHILD of TEAM CHAOS ELITE (?, mgr.)
(turn 591): JERI LOUGH of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 578): OAKLAND FU of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 578): DJININSKI of SWORD OPERA (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 243): OPARA PERSI of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgR.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 530): MASUMII of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 479): THE JONAH of BLACK CONVENTICLE (?, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 228): GLUM of JANIX (Kat, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Hail, Transel.
It is I, your bald and beautiful Duelmaster, Cueball! Enjoying a drink of fine wine
at the Blue Rose, the Casino in town where our team hangs out. Let me raise a toast
to those teams that are still active here. Hail to the Drewe, Medol of Honorees, and
the Skarmy, too. Hopefully, other will return or visit; real opponents are always
preferable. I gave Flatliner a shot at the title, and I figured, whoever swung first
was likely to win, and being a striker with a master decisiveness, I figured that
would be me. And a good thing too, after watching how the Flat Guy dispatched some
other opponents when they gave him the chance. This turn, I will give a shot at the
title (if my challenge is accepted) to the Medal f honorees, and their gladiator,
Grunt 29. Trying a slightly different strategy, so we shall see how things go. If
victorious, I may get me my Golden Ticket to the isle. If not, it may be because my
number came up. You just never know. If I do get the invite, I shall see if I can
bag me a Dark Arena victory, so keep that in mind for next turn. Till next time.
Cueball
SPY REPORT
Well, what are you looking at, TRANSEL? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens
before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. DARK PANTHEON turned their 3-1-1 turn
into a 4th place rank in the listings this turn. Any better than this, and you get
put on hit lists. Gee, I'm impressed, a 3-1-0 is nice, but don't get cocky, KREWE OF
DRUID, the Fates teach humility, and the Fates are proud. TRANSEL saw the first turn
for SWIM SQUAD, a 2-1-1, and some teams are scared, others are too arrogant to
notice. Take note friends, take note. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to
see BUTTERFLY win a fight and gain 21 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, DOMINO beat GRUNT
29 and GRUNT 29 lost 7 points. You're breakin' my heart. Going for broke or broken,
our Duelmaster GRUNT 31 challenged this turn. And if variety is the spice of life,
TRANSEL may be getting bland, as CUEBALL stays top dog in the city. The Sultan's
Tent, humph! I've tasted better ale at mortuaries. Where do they get this stuff?
From TRANSEL's trash dumps?
He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward. What's
the big D? KREWE OF DRUID was the most avoided team? Bunch of lily livered...
grumble... mumble... curse... And it looks like DARK PANTHEON avoided them the most
this turn. What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me. Hmph. Ooh, I'm
frightfully impressed, DOMINO was this turn's most challenged warrior. Watch that
ego swell, sports fans.
Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals. I volunteer for TRANSEL's
morgue. More variety. We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate
catches up with you sooner that later?
There's got to be a better place in TRANSEL to get a drink than The Sultan's
Tent! Any suggestions? Phlllt! Just had to do that before I leave the fine city of
TRANSEL. I feel much better now. Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CUEBALL 5025 20 18 1 133 HI ROLLERS (291)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HOMOCULOUS 5798 14 5 0 118 DARK PANTHEON (317)
DOMINO 5060 14 13 1 98 HI ROLLERS (291)
FLATLINER 5874 11 6 0 93 SKARMY OF DARKNESS (506)
GRUNT 31 6351 11 7 0 91 MEDAL OF HONOR B6 (549)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FORLORN 6272 13 12 2 86 DARK PANTHEON (317)
GRUNT 29 6350 14 4 0 82 MEDAL OF HONOR B6 (549)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GRIMSTAR 6248 7 2 0 67 DARK PANTHEON (317)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CATAPHASIA 5873 8 2 0 66 SKARMY OF DARKNESS (506)
OKEANOS 6358 10 9 1 59 KREWE OF DRUID (369)
RASCALS 6361 9 9 2 58 KREWE OF DRUID (369)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SATURN 6046 10 15 1 53 KREWE OF DRUID (369)
HERMES 6045 10 15 1 51 KREWE OF DRUID (369)
QUEEN OF HEARTS 5238 9 3 2 50 HI ROLLERS (291)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BULLSEYE 6382 5 1 0 33 HI ROLLERS (291)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BUTTERFLY 6400 1 0 1 21 SWIM SQUAD (550)
AGNAR 6336 2 1 1 20 DARK PANTHEON (317)
BREASTSTROKE 6398 1 0 0 15 SWIM SQUAD (550)
RIPSTICK 6401 1 0 0 5 DARK PANTHEON (317)
SIDE STROKE 6396 0 1 0 1 SWIM SQUAD (550)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
EMBEZZLING SCRIB 0 0 0 BUTTERFLY 6400 597 NONE
PEREGRINE FIREHA 0 0 0 FORLORN 6272 597 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Rascals -- I seem to have you figured out. -- Domino
Saturn -- I won't downchallenge, despite the immensity of skills I learned off you
in my loss. -- Queen of Hearts
15 January 2008
Order of Lost Souls
Where there is a beginning, there is an end. Where there is a whole, there is a
part. Where there is light, there is dark. All these are found to be true and along
with the most important, when something is lost it can always be found.
Many a person has walked this land in one form or another. Some truly believe
that here is there and there is here but who really knows? Among the peoples of this
great land many have felt lost in time and in place. Some have gone as far as to be
lost of soul....
Although most are thought to have been born into this world in a mortal way, no
one can be sure. Life is something they have in a way but a torturous joke to them
in all others. They live in a sense as they are here and now and having mind and
knowledge. They are flesh and blood of one sort of another. They cast a shadow as
all things living do. Blood courses through their veins.
These beings have become wraiths drifting here and there, knowing that they
truly belong nowhere. Searching for that one thing that they seem to be missing or
the one thing in them that puts them beyond others. These people have become masters
of many things as time seems to have no hold. For not even time can find those that
are truly lost. Many of these beings have drifted toward the gladiatorial games. In
the blood and chaos of the arenas something holds them like no other. It's the loss
of something they have never had or something they had so long ago it seems to have
never been. LIFE.
A few of the more shall we say "human" of these beings have settled into many
arenas around the land. The loss of life and the crazed emotions of the arenas
giving them glimpses of things they longed for but seemed incapable of attaining.
A number of these lost ones saw in each other something that might be able to
help the other. They spent many a day traveling to and fro, for what is time to one
who it doesn't touch. The more time they spent together the more they seemed to
change. No one noticed the change in the others but each recognized it in himself.
Years passed and the changes stopped. Each had been changed in different ways but
all felt more whole. A discussion ensued between them. They came to a realization
that in each other they had found parts of themselves that had been missing. Then
came the next thought. If they could find more of like minded lost ones they might
eventually find what they always wanted, their true selves.
The group settled down to think things through. They finally came up with an
idea they all could accept. They would form an organization that through their
arenas through out the land they would seek out other lost ones. If they were of
like mind they would be invited to join the group and seek that special something
they all desired.
This was how it began and how it still is. The Order of Lost Souls was formed
and the search began. The original members numbered six. They were Baphomet,
Blackstorm, Hammer, JGW, Reaper and Wretch. These members of the Order spread their
gladiator stables through out the realm seeking others like them. Through blood and
death they lived through others. One day hoping to live for themselves. For as they
all know what is lost must eventually be found....
28 January 2008
CALLING ALL THUGS, BRUTES, OGRES, QUARTER HALF WITS, SHALLOW HALBERD ENTHUSIASTS AND
MAUL RATS: Since the Bashing style has often been maligned in the forums, it is time
to give the style a little tough love with the following concept: An ALL-BASHER
arena. The rules are simple--enter the arena as a rookie basher. That's it. RSI
said I need to get 20 managers on board and I'm about half way there. If you are
interested in taking part, PM me in the forums or email me: chase at accesspr.com
and put D2 in the subject header.
Chase a.k.a. SwineTiger
2 February 2008
ATTENTION EVERYONE -- In March I am going to do manager lists for all arenas. This
is part of my ongoing and undoubtedly largely futile attempt to get my lists
organized. If you think I might not know who you are or if you think I might and
you'd rather I not share that information, let me know this month! You can e-mail
me at Sue at solberg dash mathews dot com (replacing the at, dash and dot with
appropriate characters. You can send a diplo to The Saint. You can put an ad in
the newsletter. Semaphore doesn't work so well, nor does telepathy. -- The Saint,
keeper of lists
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CUEBALL devastated GRUNT 31 in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
DOMINO won victory over GRUNT 29 in a 1 minute Challenge battle.
AGNAR was viciously subdued by BULLSEYE in a 2 minute gory Challenge match.
FORLORN slaughtered PEREGRINE FIREHAWK in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
FLATLINER overpowered RASCALS in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
GRIMSTAR viciously subdued QUEEN OF HEARTS in a action packed 1 minute gory brawl.
OKEANOS devastated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute mismatched match.
HERMES overcame FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute uneven fight.
SATURN vanquished FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SIDE STROKE lost to RIPSTICK in a 2 minute gruesome beginner's fight.
BREASTSTROKE overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BUTTERFLY easily killed EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 2 - 0 78 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 - 1 75 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 LUNGING ATTACK 30 - 17 - 1 64 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 2 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 9 - 2 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 22 - 23 - 3 49 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 AIMED BLOW 3 - 4 - 1 43 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
Turn 597 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 3 - 4 5 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 1
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK CUEBALL 5025 20 18 1 133 HI ROLLERS (291)
LUNGING ATTACK DOMINO 5060 14 13 1 98 HI ROLLERS (291)
SLASHING ATTACK FLATLINER 5874 11 6 0 93 SKARMY OF DARKNESS (506)
AIMED BLOW FORLORN 6272 13 12 2 86 DARK PANTHEON (317)
WALL OF STEEL QUEEN OF HEARTS 5238 9 3 2 50 HI ROLLERS (291)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DOMINO 5060. The most popular warrior this turn was
BULLSEYE 6382. The ten other most popular fighters were GRIMSTAR 6248, CUEBALL 5025,
FORLORN 6272, SIDE STROKE 6396, DOMINO 5060, OKEANOS 6358, HERMES 6045, SATURN 6046,
RIPSTICK 6401, and BREASTSTROKE 6398.
The least popular fighter this week was QUEEN OF HEARTS 5238. The other ten least
popular fighters were RASCALS 6361, GRUNT 31 6351, BUTTERFLY 6400, FLATLINER 5874,
AGNAR 6336, GRUNT 29 6350, BREASTSTROKE 6398, RIPSTICK 6401, SATURN 6046, and HERMES
6045.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
CUEBALL (6-5025) HI ROLLERS (291)