DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 01/30/2007 Duedate: 02/12/2007 BONSUR ARENA DM-7 TURN-568 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS BEACH BETTY BEACH BABES (309) (7-5768) [19-20-0,106] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader BARRIO LORRIE WORDS THAT END IN O (507) CHURCH LADIES (548) (7-5207) [8-7-3,117] (7-5826) [2-0-0,25] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite SALTON SEAHORSE BIG BAD DADDY BEACH BABES (309) WESTNMAFIA (551) (7-5713) [22-33-2,101] (7-5846) [3-1-0,17] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM SENTINELS (122) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. WORDS THAT END IN O (507) 44 2. BEACH BABES (309) 25 SENTINELS (122) 3. SENTINELS (122) 22 Unchartered Team 4. BRUTAL LEGION (549) 20 5. ERRATA (511) 15 WESTNMAFIA (551) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*WESTNMAFIA (551) 13 7 1 65.0 1/ 2 SENTINELS (122) 10 5 0 2/ 2 SENTINELS (122) 156 102 11 60.5 2/ 1*WESTNMAFIA (551) 9 6 1 3/ 3 WASTELAND II (267) 873 620 30 58.5 3/ 6 WORDS THAT END IN (507) 5 2 1 4/ 4 BRUTAL LEGION (549) 27 20 1 57.4 4/ 4 BRUTAL LEGION (549) 5 4 0 5/ 5 WORDS THAT END IN (507) 37 31 4 54.4 5/ 3 BEACH BABES (309) 4 11 0 6/ 6 ERRATA (511) 34 37 1 47.9 6/ 8 ERRATA (511) 2 0 1 7/ 7*CHURCH LADIES (548) 10 14 1 41.7 7/ 7 WASTELAND II (267) 2 0 0 8/ 8 BEACH BABES (309) 605 912 19 39.9 8/ 5*CHURCH LADIES (548) 1 3 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Duelmaster...I like the sound of that. Of course, this makes two titles in a row that the Sentinels have claimed because the previous holder of the title did not bother to fight! Sigh...yah know, some of us care about these distinctions! Otis had warned that he might have to take some time off, (Hurry back! There are some 'O's to take care of still!) but I had honestly hoped that getting the throne might keep him here. Guess not. So who to challenge? Vegas? No. He doesn't care about the throne and thus doesn't deserve it. Plus, he isn't likely to fight. Barrio? Could. I challenged him last turn when he held this seat. But I'm 1-1 here. Tough fight. Maybe. Albino? 1-0 vs. the white one. Could be, but I doubt he'll fight. Salty the highly skilled? Maybe. 0-1, but I'd like to try again. Betty? Also 0-1, but I've taken out Sandy a couple times, so maybe the counterpart? I decided to try out Betty. She's been on the throne before and seemed to want it. That's a plus right there. Plus I'd like the chance to revenge that earlier loss without having to face someone with quite so many FE as Salty. So Betty, here's your chance. The challenge comes your way. Just don't go blamin' some dark plot Salty's come up with for a loss. I want to beat you fair and square. And one way or another, we'll keep a lady on the throne--as it should be! Yankee Rose Duelmaster of Bonsur (Duelmaster being a non-gender-specific title.) SPY REPORT Hail and well met warriors of BONSUR! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. Former top team WESTNMAFIA was unseated this week as SENTINELS moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot with a 3-2-0 record for the round. Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner! Witness how this week WORDS THAT END IN O went 3-1-1 to move up 3 in the rankings. CRACK caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested EMBEZZLING SCRIBE and was awarded 20 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, GALVESTON GAL put down ENIGMA, causing him to lose 7 points of recognition in the process. Most watched of the fights this week, the spotlight was on BEACH BETTY as she bore arms against the challenge of reigning Duelmaster YANKEE ROSE. This time victory fell to the grasp of the usurper. All hail BEACH BETTY, Duelmaster of BONSUR! No confirmation, but my sources claim that the top team has gained their position using magical aids. Charmed weapons perhaps? Many and various are the arts of battle. In BONSUR "art" is a word that has long since passed from the language! My inside sources tell me that the team to beat in BONSUR these days is WASTELAND II. 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 SENTINELS last week. Busy avoiding WASTELAND II? What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his foe's mortality? My sources at CHURCH LADIES stable claim they've never seen the guild bitterer. This as a result of the untimely demise of PAM. Beware SILICONE! Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms. One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt! A thought before I go. Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise manager learn the secrets of them all? Sadly warriors, now longer can I keep thy company nor savor the ale of thy fine city. Depart I must and soon! Till next we meet remember: a fool flies into a rage quickly and often. The wise are angered by the same thing only once. Zontani Sharp Eyes DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BEACH BETTY 5768 19 20 0 106 BEACH BABES (309) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BARRIO 5207 8 7 3 117 WORDS THAT END IN O (507) -VEGAS, BABY! 5809 12 1 0 109 WASTELAND II (267) SALTON SEAHORSE 5713 22 33 2 101 BEACH BABES (309) -ALBINO 5209 11 2 0 98 WORDS THAT END IN O (507) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME YANKEE ROSE 2057 12 7 2 92 SENTINELS (122) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME OZYMANDIUS 2521 11 10 1 79 SENTINELS (122) SANDY SHORE 5769 18 20 0 74 BEACH BABES (309) -MICRO MIRACLE 5236 11 8 0 71 WASTELAND II (267) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SILICONE 5701 6 5 1 66 ERRATA (511) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -FATALITY 5820 8 2 0 52 BRUTAL LEGION (549) HUNTSMAN 5837 5 2 0 52 SENTINELS (122) COVER YOUR MOUTH 5814 5 2 0 49 WASTELAND II (267) -FLAIL 5825 5 2 1 40 BRUTAL LEGION (549) -CHAOS 5823 6 4 0 39 BRUTAL LEGION (549) -ROGUE 5263 5 12 0 37 ERRATA (511) SOLO 5210 6 7 0 36 WORDS THAT END IN O (507) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GALVESTON GAL 5834 5 6 1 29 BEACH BABES (309) ERASMUS 5843 3 4 0 29 SENTINELS (122) -WALLET 5260 4 4 0 25 ERRATA (511) LORRIE 5826 2 0 0 25 CHURCH LADIES (548) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PENSACOLITA 5831 5 7 0 22 BEACH BABES (309) ARTIS 5816 2 2 1 21 CHURCH LADIES (548) CRACK 5857 1 0 0 20 BRUTAL LEGION (549) BRAGGADOCIO 5854 1 0 1 19 WORDS THAT END IN O (507) -COUNT SMACKULA 5835 3 1 1 17 WASTELAND II (267) BIG BAD DADDY 5846 3 1 0 17 WESTNMAFIA (551) DOPE BOY FRESH 5845 3 1 0 17 WESTNMAFIA (551) ENIGMA 5848 3 1 0 16 WESTNMAFIA (551) GRENDEL 5849 2 2 0 12 WESTNMAFIA (551) DOROTHY 5836 0 2 0 4 CHURCH LADIES (548) JULIUS BONSURIUS 5852 0 3 0 3 SENTINELS (122) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PAM 5827 5 1 0 CHURCH LADIES 548 SILICONE 5701 568 ONE COATED TABLE 5832 3 5 0 WASTELAND II 267 GALVESTON GAL 5834 565 PRETTY BOY FLOYD 5847 2 2 1 WESTNMAFIA 551 BRAGGADOCIO 5854 568 DARKARENO 5855 0 1 0 WORDS THAT END IN 507 BANDIT PRINCE 683 568 NONE BURRITO 5208 4 8 0 WORDS THAT END IN 507 ARTIS 5816 565 PERSONAL ADS Chaos -- Fourth time is also the charm. Shall we go for best of 5? -- Ozy Grendel -- A winning streak! Perhaps I have found my feet! -- Erasmus Sandy -- Honestly, I've never paid much attention to clothes. Even in the arena I always preferred the 'chooses to fight wearing only a loin-cloth' line. The guys never seemed to see the mace coming.... -- Yankee Rose It's the old Venomous Gigolo, gods, how that man annoys me. He seems to feel that just because he's an elf, and a practiced seducer, he can get AWAY with putting his hands anywhere he wants. Well, I cut 'em off at the elbow, which is going to seriously limit where he puts them for a while! He can keep 'em in a drawer or something. -- Salton Seahorse Yankee Rose -- (sigh) Definite inauguration of a losing record, if I didn't happen to have one before--I don't tend to remember stuff like that, you know. It's depressing. I wouldn't have MINDED learning more than one skill, and I suppose YOU wouldn't have minded learning more than one skill, either. Oh, well, maybe another time. -- Sandy Shore You SEE? There isn't anything wrong with me, I beat the Veteran Mercenary fair and square. I'm just FINE. -- Beach Betty Betty -- You think that proves anything? You KNOW you always go out to drink with Rondo the Vet after the fights, whether he fights or not. You think he wouldn't slip a win your way? Ha! -- Salton Seahorse Salton -- Rondo's an honorable man! He would always fight fairly and win if he could. I'm just BETTER than him in the arena, is all. -- Betty Cover Your Mouth -- Well, darn it, you're a golem. You don't even HAVE a mouth. It's all some kind of TRICK, isn't it? -- Pensacolita P.S. And my mouth is NOT "the biggest one in the arena." Anyone can see that, even YOU can see it, right? Flail -- Wow, brutal isn't even IN it with you! It's the "short guys are nastier" syndrome, right? I guessed as much, because of you being short. Uh, vertically challenged. Well, you can just GO AHEAD being nasty and pushy, but *I* will have more fun. -- Galveston Gal Erasmus -- Good luck. If you need help tying your shoelaces, let me know or just come tripping and stumbling by the cabana. -- Galveston Gal Huntsman -- What, up and down the vin rows? (grin) Lots of fun, so long as you don't trip over one of the chickens. I do wish the Babe Next Door would take her stupid chickens HOME. -- Pensacolita Yankee -- Coulda been. -- Sandy Shore Yankee Rose -- Listen, coy isn't EASY, you know. I have to practice! -- Salton Seahorse 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 DARKARENO was dealt death by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight. YANKEE ROSE was viciously subdued by BEACH BETTY in a 1 minute Challenge Title duel. JULIUS BONSURIUS was defeated by GRENDEL in a 1 minute amateur's Challenge duel. SALTON SEAHORSE was defeated by BARRIO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute veteran's fight. SANDY SHORE was devastated by OZYMANDIUS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel. PAM was butchered by SILICONE in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided competition. COVER YOUR MOUTH vanquished ARTIS in a 1 minute uneven duel. HUNTSMAN vanquished THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute gruesome uneven fight. SOLO overpowered PENSACOLITA in a 1 minute one-sided fight. ERASMUS handily defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided bout. LORRIE subdued BIG BAD DADDY in a crowd pleasing 6 minute match. GALVESTON GAL viciously subdued ENIGMA in a 2 minute veteran vs. novice contest. DOROTHY was beaten by DOPE BOY FRESH in a 1 minute amateur's conflict. PRETTY BOY FLOYD was slain by BRAGGADOCIO in a 2 minute bloody novice's duel. CRACK vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided fray. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 7 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 3 - 1 79 | |STRIKING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 19 - 11 - 1 63 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 27 - 16 - 4 63 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 - 0 60 | |AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 18 - 17 - 0 51 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 WALL OF STEEL 19 - 21 - 1 48 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 9 - 0 47 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 12 - 0 33 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 AIMED BLOW 6 - 12 - 0 33 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 568 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 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK BARRIO 5207 8 7 3 117 WORDS THAT END IN O (507) STRIKING ATTACK YANKEE ROSE 2057 12 7 2 92 SENTINELS (122) SLASHING ATTACK HUNTSMAN 5837 5 2 0 52 SENTINELS (122) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is SALTON SEAHORSE 5713. The most popular warrior this turn was BIG BAD DADDY 5846. The ten other most popular fighters were DARKARENO 5855, BRAGGADOCIO 5854, BEACH BETTY 5768, BARRIO 5207, OZYMANDIUS 2521, GALVESTON GAL 5834, PRETTY BOY FLOYD 5847, GRENDEL 5849, HUNTSMAN 5837, and JULIUS BONSURIUS 5852. The least popular fighter this week was LORRIE 5826. The other ten least popular fighters were ENIGMA 5848, PENSACOLITA 5831, ARTIS 5816, PAM 5827, SANDY SHORE 5769, DOROTHY 5836, SALTON SEAHORSE 5713, YANKEE ROSE 2057, CRACK 5857, and DOPE BOY FRESH 5845.