DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 03/16/2023 Duedate: 04/12/2023 ARKERS ARENA DM-8 TURN-488 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS CORRECT CHANGE BB PUBLIC TRANSIT (604) (8-5720) [12-6-0,107] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader CORRECT CHANGE LOLA MONTEZ BB PUBLIC TRANSIT (604) ARCANE VOLBEAT (664) (8-5720) [12-6-0,107] (8-6018) [2-1-0,27] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite LICKETY-SPLIT LICKETY-SPLIT BOOK OF THOMAS (411) BOOK OF THOMAS (411) (8-5909) [10-2-0,103] (8-5909) [10-2-0,103] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM TRIAL BY COMBAT (512) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. BOOK OF THOMAS (411) 61 2. TRIAL BY COMBAT (512) 46 RAGNAROK N ROLL (671) 3. BB PUBLIC TRANSIT (604) 23 Unchartered Team 4. BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) 15 5. 15 MINUTES OF FAME (672) 11 15 MINUTES OF FAME (672) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0*15 MINUTES OF FAME (672) 1 0 0 100 1/ 3 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512) 10 5 0 2- 1*CODE NAME III (658) 12 3 1 80.0 2/ 2 RAGNAROK N ROLL (671) 9 6 1 3/ 3 RAGNAROK N ROLL (671) 46 30 5 60.5 3/ 5 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) 8 7 0 4/ 5 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) 280 228 22 55.1 4/ 4 THE CHOSEN (613) 7 8 2 5/ 4 TEN TON TOGAS (536) 119 97 10 55.1 5/ 6 FIGHTING IRISH (648) 6 9 0 6/ 6 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512) 88 72 11 55.0 6/11 BOOK OF THOMAS (411) 4 4 0 7/ 7 THE CHOSEN (613) 439 408 34 51.8 7/ 1 TEN TON TOGAS (536) 4 9 0 8/ 0 BB PUBLIC TRANSIT (604) 63 65 2 49.2 8/ 8*ARCANE VOLBEAT (664) 3 10 0 9/ 8 FIGHTING IRISH (648) 42 45 1 48.3 9/ 0 BB PUBLIC TRANSIT (604) 2 0 0 10/ 9 BOOK OF THOMAS (411) 147 188 9 43.9 10- 7*CODE NAME III (658) 2 0 0 11-10 ASSASSIN NATION (377) 37 60 5 38.1 11/ 0*15 MINUTES OF FAME (672) 1 0 0 12/12*ARCANE VOLBEAT (664) 3 10 0 23.1 12-10 ASSASSIN NATION (377) 1 1 0 13-13*AURIGA (673) 0 2 0 0.0 13-12*AURIGA (673) 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. Hail and well met, citizens of Arkers. It is I, Pax the Yuge. My name is odd but there is a simple explanation. One of the members of the forum that the managers talk and share ideas with is named Donald Trump. Longshot liked the way Trump said 'huge'. It sounded like 'yuge'. And a gladiatorial name was born. I'm not much to look at. Nor did I ever expect to be here. It was just a few months ago I was expecting to be sent to the dark arena. Can I hold the title? We will see. My condolences to the Fighting Irish. I had no intentions to kill Minstrel. I even aimed for the legs to simply subdue him. May he rest in peace. I have no idea who I am going to fight this turn. Perhaps the Irish will bloodfeud. They'll probably send Feldspar after me. Longshot says that Feldspar reminds him of an old book he read when he was on earth. It was called the Saga of Crystar. Interesting. Mantor be praised, Pax the Yuge, Duelmaster SPY REPORT Hail ARKERS! Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your deeds. It seems the training can make the difference, as TEN TON TOGAS is pushed out of top team by TRIAL BY COMBAT, who came from 3rd with a 4-1-0 this turn. Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for TEN TON TOGAS, whose 0-3-0 this turn dropped them by 6 into 7th. BOOK OF THOMAS stable has parlayed this turn's 4-0-0 into a 5 space move up the rankings. This brings them up to 6th place. Good work, guys! The TRIAL BY COMBAT guild has had a 4-1-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future. You never know where this kind of thing can lead. ALSVID has lost to RUSH, falling 14 points, while helping make RAGNAROK N ROLL a 2-3-0 turn. And all eyes were on CORRECT CHANGE this turn as he ascended to the throne of Duelmaster. ARKERS has a new victor! Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Warty Toad uses trolls in their stew. Talk about gristle! Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' Inscrutable, but true. TEN TON TOGAS has cause to stand tall, as they were ARKERS' most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to beat. And guess who avoided TEN TON TOGAS stable the most? Believe it or not, it was RAGNAROK N ROLL. Anyone surprised? The most challenged warrior this turn was TEN TON TOGAS' warrior ROMULUS. More fighters challenged him than challenged the Duelmaster! BERTA THE INDOLENT of THE CHOSEN had better have a good reason for challenging down 12 points in a challenge which she lost. I thought BERTA THE INDOLENT showed great skill and promise when she was overcame by LICKETY-SPLIT. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and shave it close? We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their enemies. You know who you are; and it's considered rude. Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the sweetest. Always good to rest in ARKERS, but never good to wear out my welcome. Look for me in future turns. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- Alarond the Scribe DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CORRECT CHANGE 5720 12 6 0 107 BB PUBLIC TRANSIT (604) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LICKETY-SPLIT 5909 10 2 0 103 BOOK OF THOMAS (411) STANDING ROOM ONLY 5282 16 12 0 100 BB PUBLIC TRANSIT (604) DEE NILE 6102 7 5 2 100 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PAX THE YUGE 6008 16 18 2 88 THE CHOSEN (613) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BERTA THE INDOLENT 6051 17 6 0 87 THE CHOSEN (613) BROONY BIG GUT 6054 18 4 0 86 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) SIF 6116 15 5 1 84 RAGNAROK N ROLL (671) MAHTHA RIBKRAKA 6023 15 11 3 80 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) LUXOR 4619 9 9 0 80 TEN TON TOGAS (536) LISA YAKVIGOR 6010 16 14 2 77 THE CHOSEN (613) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FENRIS 6111 7 2 2 64 RAGNAROK N ROLL (671) BALDUR 6110 12 3 0 63 RAGNAROK N ROLL (671) ALEMBIC 5766 7 11 0 63 FIGHTING IRISH (648) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME OTHELLO 6000 6 2 0 56 BOOK OF THOMAS (411) RUSH 5996 4 1 0 54 BOOK OF THOMAS (411) AILA STORMBREAKER 6107 8 2 0 53 THE CHOSEN (613) ALPHA 5936 3 5 0 50 BOOK OF THOMAS (411) ROMULUS 4616 7 4 1 46 TEN TON TOGAS (536) -BREAK DOWN 5618 10 9 0 45 BB PUBLIC TRANSIT (604) -OVERANXIUS 6133 3 1 2 39 TEN TON TOGAS (536) -WORKER STRIKE 5751 4 2 0 38 BB PUBLIC TRANSIT (604) -ASPHYXIATE 4995 3 2 0 38 ASSASSIN NATION (377) FELDSPAR 5760 9 9 0 36 FIGHTING IRISH (648) DEIDRE 5762 8 5 0 34 FIGHTING IRISH (648) ALSVID 6117 6 6 2 34 RAGNAROK N ROLL (671) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SKAB GUTHACKA 6122 5 2 0 33 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) -VICIOUS WALKER 5903 3 0 1 33 CODE NAME III (658) LOLA MONTEZ 6018 2 1 0 27 ARCANE VOLBEAT (664) GORE-TICIA 6131 4 2 0 26 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512) -HOSTILITY 4908 4 3 0 26 ASSASSIN NATION (377) HARLOT O'SCARA 6130 3 1 0 26 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512) DONN 5761 5 6 1 25 FIGHTING IRISH (648) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -BRUISED VOLCANO 5901 2 2 0 22 CODE NAME III (658) THE BARONESS 6142 2 1 0 20 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512) -MAIM 4993 1 2 0 18 ASSASSIN NATION (377) MIDGARD SERPENT 6112 3 8 0 17 RAGNAROK N ROLL (671) POSH GIT 6119 1 4 0 14 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) COURTINGDISASTUS 6132 3 3 0 12 TEN TON TOGAS (536) PHOTO BOMB 6124 1 0 0 11 15 MINUTES OF FAME (672) DOC HOLLIDAY 6017 1 2 0 5 ARCANE VOLBEAT (664) JUDIF NOSEBLITZA 6149 1 1 0 5 BLOODY HAND CLAN (626) POOKA 6155 1 0 0 3 FIGHTING IRISH (648) CLOUD 9 6148 0 1 0 1 ARCANE VOLBEAT (664) FAIRY PAINFUL 6153 0 1 0 1 TRIAL BY COMBAT (512) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? LEVIATHAN 6146 0 1 0 ARCANE VOLBEAT 664 BLACK ORC 488 NONE WAR WITH NORWAY 6152 0 1 0 ARCANE VOLBEAT 664 BLACK ORC 488 NONE BRAG IRONCHEWA 6123 2 2 2 BLOODY HAND CLAN 626 OVERANXIUS 6133 485 REVENGED MINSTREL 5763 10 6 0 FIGHTING IRISH 648 PAX THE YUGE 6008 487 LACKING X 6154 0 1 0 THE CHOSEN 613 BANDIT PRINCE 488 NONE PERSONAL ADS Lickety-Split -- This victory felt the best. You have no business fighting amongst mortals. -- Berta The Indolent Veteran Mercenary -- Looks like I put an end to your career. -- Lisa Yakvigor Feldspar -- Was I right? -- Pax the Yuge Alembic -- Well, that is what I get for thinking a bad record means a bad warrior. Salute. -- Aila Stormbreaker Luxor -- 'Dat was a great fight! Until next time. -- Matha Ribkraka Overanxious -- Perhaps yer should have been patient. All ya did wuz sweat an' wheeze an' drool a lot. Hah! -- Broony Big Gut Donn-Fear me! No really. I'z scary. Why are yer laughing? -- Posh Git Feldspar -- Ain't yer a little too old ta be fight'n' us? Shouldn't yer be advis'n a prince or somefink? -- Skab Guthacka The Baroness -- Yoos a baroness? Uv wot? Eat'n sand? -- Judif Noseblitza The incursion of chaos creatures into northern Alastari has been stopped. However, the gate they came through is open, and there are people from Alastari trapped on the other side. They need to be rescued, and the gate needs to be closed. If you have a Lord Protector whom you would like to send on this mission, please send a message to the Gladiatorial Commmission (email csr@reality.com or via diplo). We will need to know their physical description, personality, and method of fighting. We will select no more than a dozen volunteers. Thank you! LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS WAR WITH NORWAY was viciously butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. LACKING X was slaughtered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle. LEVIATHAN was easily killed by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match. BERTA THE INDOLENT was viciously subdued by LICKETY-SPLIT in a 8 minute brawl. BROONY BIG GUT luckily beat LUXOR in a crowd pleasing 5 minute Challenge competition. DEE NILE overpowered LISA YAKVIGOR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle. ROMULUS was bested by ALEMBIC in a 3 minute Challenge competition. MIDGARD SERPENT was defeated by DEIDRE in a 1 minute Challenge melee. POSH GIT slimly lost to DONN in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge duel. HARLOT O'SCARA vanquished JUDIF NOSEBLITZA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight. PAX THE YUGE was vanquished by CORRECT CHANGE in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight. STANDING ROOM ONLY overpowered FENRIS in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight. SIF viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a 4 minute brutal master's conflict. MAHTHA RIBKRAKA subdued VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 2 minute veteran's brawl. BALDUR handily defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute uneven fight. FELDSPAR was overpowered by ALPHA in a 1 minute uneven struggle. ALSVID was handily defeated by RUSH in a 1 minute mismatched bout. OTHELLO devastated LOLA MONTEZ in a 1 minute one-sided brawl. AILA STORMBREAKER beat HONEST MERCHANT in a exciting 2 minute brutal match. SKAB GUTHACKA overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute mismatched fight. GORE-TICIA viciously subdued COURTINGDISASTUS in a popular 1 minute gory contest. DOC HOLLIDAY was vanquished by THE BARONESS in a 1 minute one-sided match. PHOTO BOMB handily defeated CLOUD 9 in a exciting 1 minute one-sided contest. FAIRY PAINFUL was narrowly defeated by POOKA in a tiresome 16 minute beginner's fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |BASHING ATTACK 11 TOTAL PARRY 21 - 12 - 0 64 | |STRIKING ATTACK 6 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 8 - 0 64 | |TOTAL PARRY 5 STRIKING ATTACK 30 - 19 - 5 61 | |LUNGING ATTACK 5 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 12 - 2 54 | |PARRY-STRIKE 4 BASHING ATTACK 41 - 41 - 6 50 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 AIMED BLOW 9 - 10 - 0 47 | |AIMED BLOW 2 LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 20 - 2 47 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 8 - 0 43 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 11 - 15 - 1 42 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 4 - 0 20 | Turn 488 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: SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 3 BASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 3 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 4 2 STRIKING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY BASHING ATTACK 6 - 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 2 WALL OF STEEL AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME BASHING ATTACK CORRECT CHANGE 5720 12 6 0 107 BB PUBLIC TRANSIT (604) STRIKING ATTACK LICKETY-SPLIT 5909 10 2 0 103 BOOK OF THOMAS (411) AIMED BLOW STANDING ROOM ONLY 5282 16 12 0 100 BB PUBLIC TRANSIT (604) TOTAL PARRY BERTA THE INDOLENT 6051 17 6 0 87 THE CHOSEN (613) WALL OF STEEL SIF 6116 15 5 1 84 RAGNAROK N ROLL (671) PARRY-STRIKE ROMULUS 4616 7 4 1 46 TEN TON TOGAS (536) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is LICKETY-SPLIT 5909. The most popular warrior this turn was LICKETY-SPLIT 5909. The ten other most popular fighters were LUXOR 4619, AILA STORMBREAKER 6107, BERTA THE INDOLENT 6051, ALEMBIC 5766, DONN 5761, CORRECT CHANGE 5720, SIF 6116, MAHTHA RIBKRAKA 6023, THE BARONESS 6142, and PHOTO BOMB 6124. The least popular fighter this week was POOKA 6155. The other ten least popular fighters were FAIRY PAINFUL 6153, LOLA MONTEZ 6018, ALSVID 6117, JUDIF NOSEBLITZA 6149, MIDGARD SERPENT 6112, LISA YAKVIGOR 6010, LEVIATHAN 6146, WAR WITH NORWAY 6152, CLOUD 9 6148, and DOC HOLLIDAY 6017. NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. SHADOW GOLEM (4-6916) GIANTS & GOLEMS CURLY (18-10747) STREET PIZZA FLAME PRINCESS (41-4796) ADVENTURE TIME 3 CONSTRUCTION ZONE (72-6867) BASH BROS FREEWAY MIXED EMOTIONS (82-46678) STONED ROOKIES 62 OLD SCHOOL (84-16633) SUPE FORCES AA11 MY DARLING (84-18547) ROOKIE METALLICA 16 THE MYSTERY (84-29617) SUPERIOR FORCES 3B02 INFERNAL SNIT (84-44010) APRIL MAIL-IN 14A GASHI (85-12308) E16 ALBANIA Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes