DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/20/2022 Duedate: 02/16/2022
ARKERS ARENA
DM-8 TURN-473
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BEA ZERK
TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
(8-5267) [12-3-1,122]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BEA ZERK BASIL HAYDEN
TRIAL BY COMBAT (512) 2133 BOURBON ST (668)
(8-5267) [12-3-1,122] (8-6075) [2-0-0,47]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
RADTEEF WAZGRIM SACRILICIOUS
BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
(8-5919) [21-13-3,113] (8-6011) [5-4-0,33]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. THE CHOSEN (613) 36
2. 2133 BOURBON ST (668) 31 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
3. BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) 23 Unchartered Team
4. THE OUTLAWS 2 (631) 0
5. INFOMERCIALS (659) 0 2133 BOURBON ST (668)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 Z GLADIATORZ (519) 408 216 10 65.4 1/ 1 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) 11 4 0
2/ 2 SMITHSONIAN (245) 944 554 25 63.0 2/ 2 THE CHOSEN (613) 10 5 1
3- 3*INFOMERCIALS (659) 10 6 1 62.5 3- 5 THE OUTLAWS 2 (631) 4 6 1
4/ 4 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) 249 197 16 55.8 4- 3 BROKEN SPIRITS (632) 4 6 1
5/ 5 THE CHOSEN (613) 404 378 31 51.7 5/ 6 Z GLADIATORZ (519) 3 2 0
6- 7 THE OUTLAWS 2 (631) 68 75 7 47.6 6/ 4 SMITHSONIAN (245) 3 4 0
7/ 6 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512) 48 53 7 47.5 7/ 8 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512) 3 7 1
8/ 8 OTHERWOOD (642) 42 54 2 43.8 8/ 7 OTHERWOOD (642) 2 1 0
9- 9 BROKEN SPIRITS (632) 103 138 8 42.7 9/ 9*2133 BOURBON ST (668) 2 6 0
10/10*2133 BOURBON ST (668) 2 6 0 25.0 10-10*INFOMERCIALS (659) 0 2 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.
"And the crown is yours!" the Arenamaster held it high for all Arkers to see, then
placed it on my head and said, "Now, Duelmaster Cheshire Moon, tell us a tale, that we
may know thee." And I grinned.
"Well, when I was a young moon, my aged father said to me, "Soon my throne will be
yours!" And I grinned. My forward lover said to me, "Soon, I will bear your child!"
And I grinned. My enemy said to me, "Soon, I will have your head!" And I grinned. My
lunatic mom said to me, "Wear my talisman to protect you!" And I ran. I ran so far
away; I ran to Otherwood, and stopped at a cottage by a lake. The lady there said to
me, "What are you doing in my bed?!" And I grinned.
I saw things there in Otherwood that bear no logic. (Have you ever seen a hawk kill a
horse?!) I took off my mother's luck charm, left the lake lady, and sired a new moon
with my spunky lover. My father "lords over the Isle" now, and in real courage I
ascend to his throne!
But I am the luckiest here this day because I am amongst you all! Your new Duelmaster
asks of you this fine day to tell us a tale of yourself, that we may know thee, o
wildest of heart, boldest of all Arkers! Mine enemies may soon strike me down, and I
grin! Because what we do in Otherwood echoes in eternity, returning to us a hundred-
fold!!"
The Arenamaster glanced nervously to the superstitious multitudes assembled as I
coughed up a bloody rattled Albus glass jaw boneball, and then my cry rang out for all
Arkers to hear: "MUSHROOMS! BLUEBERRIES AND WALNUTS! SWEET POTATOES IN OLIVE OIL!
CRANBERRIES, FLAME RAISINS, and SPLIT PEAS, TOO!! BANANA and HARDBOILED EGG IN A
POMEGRANATE JUICE! BY DUELMASTERLY DECREE, THIS MY BREAKFAST BOWL OF CHAMPIONS ON
EVERY TABLE IN ARKERS!!!"
And the crowd grinned, and cheered wildly, but the Arenamaster raised his eyebrows;
mushrooms, indeed. And Split Bea Zerk? For breakfast???
"AYE! I sharpen my knife
and widen my grin
in anticipation
of next moon's feat!!"
-- Cheshire Moon
Duelmaster of Arkers
SPY REPORT
Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the
clash and bustle of the weekly ARKERS games. My praise to THE CHOSEN for their 4-1-0
week this time out. Indeed, it was a skillfully fought round deserving of notice!
As is fitting, the most sought after warrior on the challenge boards this week was
none other than Duelmaster CHESHIRE MOON himself. Who here was not present for the
title fight this week as BEA ZERK boldly challenged CHESHIRE MOON in order to strive
for the Duelmasters honors? This time victory fell to the grasp of the usurper. All
hail BEA ZERK, Duelmaster of ARKERS! No confirmation, but my sources claim that the
top team has gained their position using magical aids. Charmed weapons perhaps?
But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades
that is city ARKERS. I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's
challenge seeking began. THE OUTLAWS 2 is feared. This much I can say. If you
didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of THE CHOSEN
last week. Busy avoiding THE OUTLAWS 2? A match that raised a few eyebrows at the
games this week, it seems that BASIL HAYDEN posted a challenge against the more
highly recognized BROONY BIG GUT. The results, you ask? Well, the firebrand BASIL
HAYDEN subdued BROONY BIG GUT. Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel.
Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand
ready at your right hand forever! Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.
In the arena there is only the brightness of steel. Keep vigil always!
The girls are as pretty in ARKERS as ever I remembered them....and the fighters
as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! 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
BEA ZERK 5267 12 3 1 122 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RADTEEF WAZGRIM 5919 21 13 3 113 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
CHESHIRE MOON 5749 16 11 1 97 OTHERWOOD (642)
ALBUS BONERATTLER 5874 20 17 4 95 THE CHOSEN (613)
-TEXAS RED 5504 14 15 2 92 THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-NIOBE 5818 11 6 0 83 BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
MODEL T 6024 7 1 0 73 SMITHSONIAN (245)
-BUNKER HILL 5907 9 8 2 72 SMITHSONIAN (245)
ANGELA DEATH 4310 7 10 2 69 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LISA YAKVIGOR 6010 11 8 0 66 THE CHOSEN (613)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BERTA THE INDOLENT 6051 8 1 0 56 THE CHOSEN (613)
MAHTHA RIBKRAKA 6023 10 6 1 55 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
ZODIAC 5993 11 1 0 53 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
MOMMA CASKET 4311 7 9 2 52 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
BASIL HAYDEN 6075 2 0 0 47 2133 BOURBON ST (668)
-CAMPTOWN RACES 5999 13 4 0 45 SMITHSONIAN (245)
PAX THE YUGE 6008 9 11 1 44 THE CHOSEN (613)
-ARKANSAS DAVE 5832 8 6 0 44 THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
GERTY DUTHUG 6061 6 0 0 43 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
-ZONE 5992 4 1 0 37 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-COTTON GIN 6037 5 2 1 34 SMITHSONIAN (245)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SACRILICIOUS 6011 5 4 0 33 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
-CLAY ALLISON 6067 2 2 1 33 THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
-WEN 5910 2 0 1 33 INFOMERCIALS (659)
BROONY BIG GUT 6054 6 2 0 32 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
-WILLIAM ANDERSON 6052 3 4 0 29 THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
-TAZRAK 6035 5 6 2 26 BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-THISTLE MAN 5862 4 2 0 21 OTHERWOOD (642)
XIESTRA KOR 6069 2 1 1 21 THE CHOSEN (613)
-FLEX TAPE 5911 3 0 0 20 INFOMERCIALS (659)
-SHAMWOW 5913 2 2 0 20 INFOMERCIALS (659)
-TREE ANEMONE 5863 4 2 0 17 OTHERWOOD (642)
SLASHA FIERCE 6034 2 3 0 17 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
TAFF DED'EAD 6087 1 1 0 17 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
-FABIUS 6050 2 5 0 15 BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
-NADS 5912 1 2 0 15 INFOMERCIALS (659)
-WILLA THE MIST 5861 2 4 0 10 OTHERWOOD (642)
-ZOOM 6042 1 1 0 10 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-TRISKA D. PHOBIA 6070 2 1 2 9 BROKEN SPIRITS (632)
-SNUGGIE 5914 2 2 0 8 INFOMERCIALS (659)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CIVIL WAR 6085 1 1 0 5 SMITHSONIAN (245)
-IRONBARK 5882 1 2 0 5 OTHERWOOD (642)
-ROSE DUNN 6071 1 1 0 4 THE OUTLAWS 2 (631)
ZOOM ZOOM 6077 1 1 0 4 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
HOOCH 5 6088 0 1 0 2133 BOURBON ST 668 STONE GOLEM 473 NONE
HOOCH 6 6090 0 1 0 2133 BOURBON ST 668 HIGH ELF 473 NONE
RABID GIT 6078 0 1 0 BLOODY HAND CLAN 626 TRISKA D. PHOBIA 6070 471
MALSHAR 6086 0 1 0 BROKEN SPIRITS 632 XIESTRA KOR 6069 472
OREGON TRAIL 6053 2 3 1 SMITHSONIAN 245 CLAY ALLISON 6067 471 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Cheshire, I guess Albus did keep it warm for you. A salute to The Duelmaster. --
Curator
Clay Allison, I like outlaws. I run 'em down! -- Model T
Fabius, tsk, tsk, your abs are flabbibg up. -- Cotton Gin
Rose Dunn, you outlaws are all sprint and no marathon. All spend and no save. Watch
out for the tortoises. -- Civil War
Health. Humility. Honor. -- Curator and The Smithsonians
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
HOOCH 6 was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
HOOCH 5 was dispatched by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena battle.
BEA ZERK overcame CHESHIRE MOON in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge Title match.
BASIL HAYDEN viciously subdued BROONY BIG GUT in a popular 3 minute Challenge fight.
RADTEEF WAZGRIM devastated MODEL T in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
ALBUS BONERATTLER overpowered ANGELA DEATH in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
LISA YAKVIGOR was viciously subdued by VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 1 minute competition.
MOMMA CASKET was unbelievably bested by BERTA THE INDOLENT in a 2 minute duel.
GERTY DUTHUG luckily beat HONEST MERCHANT in a dull 15 minute duel.
ZODIAC luckily beat SACRILICIOUS in a exciting 3 minute fight.
PAX THE YUGE handily defeated SLASHA FIERCE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
MAHTHA RIBKRAKA bested CIVILIZED CRIMINAL in a 4 minute bloody conflict.
XIESTRA KOR savagely defeated CIVIL WAR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory match.
ZOOM ZOOM was handily defeated by TAFF DED'EAD in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 6 TOTAL PARRY 31 - 9 - 0 78 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 9 - 2 61 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 3 - 4 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 27 - 22 - 1 55 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 18 - 16 - 0 53 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 17 - 1 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 7 - 1 46 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 20 - 24 - 3 45 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 15 - 28 - 0 35 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 5 - 0 0 |
Turn 473 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:
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 BASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 3 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
1 WALL OF STEEL
1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK BEA ZERK 5267 12 3 1 122 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512)
BASHING ATTACK RADTEEF WAZGRIM 5919 21 13 3 113 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
PARRY-LUNGE CHESHIRE MOON 5749 16 11 1 97 OTHERWOOD (642)
TOTAL PARRY BERTA THE INDOLENT 6051 8 1 0 56 THE CHOSEN (613)
WALL OF STEEL MAHTHA RIBKRAKA 6023 10 6 1 55 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626)
AIMED BLOW BASIL HAYDEN 6075 2 0 0 47 2133 BOURBON ST (668)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is RADTEEF WAZGRIM 5919. The most popular warrior this
turn was SACRILICIOUS 6011. The ten other most popular fighters were BASIL HAYDEN
6075, MOMMA CASKET 4311, HOOCH 5 6088, BEA ZERK 5267, TAFF DED'EAD 6087, RADTEEF
WAZGRIM 5919, PAX THE YUGE 6008, XIESTRA KOR 6069, ALBUS BONERATTLER 5874, and BERTA
THE INDOLENT 6051.
The least popular fighter this week was GERTY DUTHUG 6061. The other ten least
popular fighters were ZOOM ZOOM 6077, ANGELA DEATH 4310, MODEL T 6024, CIVIL WAR
6085, SLASHA FIERCE 6034, LISA YAKVIGOR 6010, BROONY BIG GUT 6054, CHESHIRE MOON
5749, HOOCH 6 6090, and MAHTHA RIBKRAKA 6023.
MY TAKE ON THE PARRY SLASH
I'm sure I'm not covering any new ground with my insights on the Wall of Steel. It is
my best fighting style and a favorite. I have currently 3 in ADM, and about a half
dozen active in the arenas with one currently undefeated and Duelmaster in DM 41.
So a bit about my observations. Like most defensive styles it seems to work best to
run these guys offensively while they are young so I outfit them and run them like a
slasher. They favor the initiative, parry and attack skills which sucks a bit in ADM
because they lack in defense skill and since defense is king in the late game, Walls
of Steel fall back into the pack quite a bit. It stinks but done right they can hold
their own vs anyone except end game lungers and aimed blows who seem to be way OP at
that level.
Anyway, stats are important of course. Strength should at least be 9+ to get slashing
weapons. Con can be lower; I have gotten away with a con of 7 because I run them fast
and furious anyway so if they get out jumped or crit dodged and ripped then they go
down easy. Most fights are over in minute 1 anyway. Size is a thing; smaller sizes
would be nice but you have issues with damage if you go low size and strength less
than 11. I have an upper limit of around 14 size and a lower one of 5 in my current
crew. Wit is a no brainer: 15+ is almost mandatory but I am running one with a 13 that
is doing ok but learning slows down to a crawl if you have less than 15. Will is super
necessary so I try not to go below 15 here with a build. Speed isn't really a
priority, so I often go as low as 3 here and they still do very well. More speed would
be nice, but speed is a luxury and not a necessity. Deftness is nice, I won't run a
WOS with less than a 13 here; my highest is 21 with a current ADM build.
Now how to run them. Well, minute one is offensive so I typically run 10-10-6 and then
taper off to a high offensive effort and a low or moderate activity level. It seems
that the majority of my ADM builds prefer a high-low pace.
So a couple of current warrior builds to show off the style.
Midnight, currently in ADM -- 9-11(2)-10-17-15-3-21, about to start stat raises
but currently has ad masters in attack and initiative.
Ishmail currently in Home Guard -- 12-9-6-15-17-9-15, currently at 93 skills and
wont be stat raising for a minute.
Average Joe in Mordant -- 11-11-14-13-13-9-13, painfully bad at learning and
definitely not recommended for the faint of heart.
Beowulf in Seam -- 11-12-9-15-17-3-17, currently at 54 skills and near the top of
the arena. Has fallen on hard times of late because of diminishing returns on
skill learns.
Broken in Shadowspire -- 9-14-9-17-17-5-13, very new and probably going to be a
.500 warrior when it's all said and done because of the low speed and deftness
combo.
Bender in DM 41 -- 9-7-14-17-17-3-17, currently undefeated and duelmaster, won't
last long but he started out as a tourney warrior and has gone at best 6-3 and
went 4-3 in this past mail-in as an adept.
So for anyone who doesn't know, a speed and deftness of 21 total is needed to get
normal coordination and a combo of 28 is needed to get the "fights well with either
hand" tag on your roll up. So not really relevant to the topic but just thought I'd
throw that out there. I like to keep this total at the very least 18 to get slightly
uncoordinated on all my builds because coordination is vital to defense and attack.
Okay, that's my take on this fun style. If I have enlightened anyone then you are
welcome, I hope I at least entertained everyone. Take it easy.
-- Eli