DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 06/14/2005 Duedate: 06/27/2005 KOLACT ARENA DM-10 TURN-520 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS WOLFRAVEN CLAN BATTLEAXE (197) (10-5474) [16-12-2,112] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader WOLFRAVEN TOUDSHY CLAN BATTLEAXE (197) WAY OF THE SWORD C3 (490) (10-5474) [16-12-2,112] (10-5187) [4-2-0,46] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite QUADRICEPS MELODY QUBIT (464) SPRINGBORN (358) (10-5326) [21-19-1,99] (10-5674) [4-2-0,24] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM SPRINGBORN (358) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. SPRINGBORN (358) 48 2. SIR AGLIO (296) 15 KING NIXON (522) 3. MANAGERY (524) 15 Unchartered Team 4. THE MOONDOGS (97) 13 5. CLAN BATTLEAXE (197) 12WAY OF THE SWORD C3 (490) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*WAY OF THE SWORD C (490) 14 7 0 66.7 1/ 5 SPRINGBORN (358) 10 5 1 2/ 2 KING NIXON (522) 58 41 4 58.6 2/ 1 KING NIXON (522) 9 6 0 3/ 4 SIR AGLIO (296) 693 527 32 56.8 3/ 2 FEARSOME FIVESOME (415) 7 4 0 4/ 3 FEARSOME FIVESOME (415) 17 14 1 54.8 4/ 6 CLAN BATTLEAXE (197) 6 0 1 5/ 5 QUBIT (464) 459 407 16 53.0 5/ 8 QUBIT (464) 5 2 0 6/ 6 ALASTARIAN IDOL (489) 28 26 2 51.9 6/ 3 THE FELLOWSHIP (523) 5 5 1 7/ 7 THE FELLOWSHIP (523) 24 24 5 50.0 7/ 4*WAY OF THE SWORD C (490) 4 5 0 8/ 8 CLAN BATTLEAXE (197) 269 289 18 48.2 8/10 THE MOONDOGS (97) 4 6 0 9/ 9 SPRINGBORN (358) 382 481 24 44.3 9/ 7 SIR AGLIO (296) 4 7 1 10/10 THUNDERSTRIKERS (220) 117 166 10 41.3 10/ 9 THUNDERSTRIKERS (220) 3 10 0 11-11 DARK CREATION (210) 106 164 13 39.3 11-12 DARK CREATION (210) 2 3 0 12/12 THE MOONDOGS (97) 255 451 10 36.1 12/11 ALASTARIAN IDOL (489) 1 2 0 13/13 MANAGERY (524) 12 29 2 29.3 13/13 MANAGERY (524) 1 8 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 KOLACT! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. Former top team KING NIXON was unseated this week as SPRINGBORN moved up from 5th ranking to take the top spot with a 4-1-0 record for the round. Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner! Witness how this week SPRINGBORN went 4-1-0 to move up 4 in the rankings. KRANKY KARL caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested COUPLES and was awarded 17 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, KRANKY KARL put down COUPLES, causing him to lose 8 points of recognition in the process. Unwilling to wait upon the will of others, Duelmaster SHARD Dark Arena Challenged DARK CHAMPION last week in a match to decide the fate of the throne. Not for nothing has SHARD in the past laid claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and this week he's proven his combat skill yet again. Would you believe that over half of the old women in KOLACT seem to feel that they could fight better than you gladiators? Many and various are the arts of battle. In KOLACT "art" is a word that has long since passed from the language! My inside sources tell me that the team to beat in KOLACT these days is THE MOONDOGS. 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 THE FELLOWSHIP last week. Busy avoiding THE MOONDOGS? Loose talk at the arena has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after GUTBOY FISHFOOT. Watch your back! I can not but mention with disdain the name of TREEBEARD who this week posted a challenge to a warrior a full 10 points below in the rankings. I thought TREEBEARD showed great skill and promise when he overcame HOOKFANG. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand ready at your right hand forever! Strange what qualities come forth in the face of certain doom. SHARD has the town astir with the news of his Dark Arena victory! This week marked the last days of THE UPRIGHT MAN who at 24-22-0 was dispatched to the Dark Arena by the command of ALASTARIAN IDOL's demanding management. Look no more for VIVID SLUR in the arena or on the streets of KOLACT. His fate was sealed in the Dark Arena. Inevitable for one at 7-12-0. Some guilds are strict but few are as heartless as WAY OF THE SWORD C3. Witness, last turn they sent MYBAV, a 4-1-0 fighter, to the Dark Arena! Walk proud, warriors of SPRINGBORN! By striking down BUTTERBUR you have avenged the honor of your dead. Your virtue is known to all in KOLACT. 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 KOLACT. Nice atmosphere you have here! Ahh, but I can hear the spires of a far off city calling to me. I must away! 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 WOLFRAVEN 5474 16 12 2 112 CLAN BATTLEAXE (197) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME QUADRICEPS 5326 21 19 1 99 QUBIT (464) SIR PLUTZ 5207 19 28 2 97 SIR AGLIO (296) QAEDA, AL 5302 17 20 1 93 QUBIT (464) MUTE SCREAM 5542 12 8 3 93 KING NIXON (522) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SIR REALISTIC 5552 10 6 1 89 SIR AGLIO (296) CUTTHROAT 2019 15 28 2 79 THUNDERSTRIKERS (220) IVAN MASHMINAPLP 5513 14 10 1 75 SPRINGBORN (358) SLIME GIGGLE 5540 10 10 0 70 KING NIXON (522) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WATSON 5091 6 1 0 66 FEARSOME FIVESOME (415) GUTBOY FISHFOOT 5543 15 5 0 60 KING NIXON (522) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME Z 5576 7 3 2 60 THE FELLOWSHIP (523) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SIR BROKE STROKER 5623 4 0 0 50 SIR AGLIO (296) SIR DA 5586 7 5 1 47 SIR AGLIO (296) TREEBEARD 5631 7 1 1 46 THE FELLOWSHIP (523) TOUDSHY 5187 4 2 0 46 WAY OF THE SWORD C3 (490) -HOGAN 4191 4 0 0 43 FEARSOME FIVESOME (415) -ARKANE SLAYBACK 3651 6 10 1 37 DARK CREATION (210) HOOKFANG 5514 7 12 0 34 THUNDERSTRIKERS (220) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KRANKY KARL 5673 4 2 1 33 SPRINGBORN (358) SYD TUBULAR 5689 3 0 0 26 SPRINGBORN (358) -QUIP 5668 2 0 0 25 QUBIT (464) ACTAON 5648 5 4 0 24 THE MOONDOGS (97) MELODY 5674 4 2 0 24 SPRINGBORN (358) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME COUPLES 4193 4 2 0 22 FEARSOME FIVESOME (415) -ZOMANY 5190 3 1 0 22 WAY OF THE SWORD C3 (490) SAVAGE FORCE 5704 2 0 0 19 THUNDERSTRIKERS (220) -LYCANTHROPE 5678 1 1 0 19 DARK CREATION (210) BLIND SOLACE 5685 4 0 0 17 KING NIXON (522) -SASQUACH 5593 3 7 1 17 MANAGERY (524) -SUAVE 5183 2 0 2 16 ALASTARIAN IDOL (489) FRODO 5686 3 0 0 15 THE FELLOWSHIP (523) WATER BUG 5706 1 0 0 13 MANAGERY (524) -MICKELSON 5637 1 0 0 12 FEARSOME FIVESOME (415) DEAGOL 5665 3 2 0 11 THE FELLOWSHIP (523) -GUGE 5702 1 0 0 11 DARK CREATION (210) KITE 5682 1 3 0 9 FEARSOME FIVESOME (415) ESTRELLA 5681 1 3 0 8 THE MOONDOGS (97) -SIR VO 5645 1 1 0 8 SIR AGLIO (296) BUTTERBUR 5680 1 3 1 7 THE FELLOWSHIP (523) -MOOSE 5656 1 4 0 7 MANAGERY (524) MOONDAY 5687 1 3 0 6 THE MOONDOGS (97) TAKE KO, TORA 5647 1 3 0 6 THUNDERSTRIKERS (220) MZ JOANSEY 5688 1 2 0 5 SPRINGBORN (358) -SKEL'RAN 5556 1 2 0 5 CLAN BATTLEAXE (197) -TASKMASTER 5677 0 2 0 2 DARK CREATION (210) SMOKE 5690 0 2 0 2 MANAGERY (524) -XREAL GARN 5703 0 1 0 1 DARK CREATION (210) TOAD 5705 0 1 0 1 MANAGERY (524) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? THE UPRIGHT MAN 5185 24 23 0 ALASTARIAN IDOL 489 STONE GOLEM 528 520 NONE DARK CHAMPION 526 0 1 0 DARK ARENA 0 SHARD 4213 520 NONE VIVID SLUR 5544 7 13 0 KING NIXON 522 SPYMASTER 524 520 NONE WICKED SUNSHINE 5541 10 5 1 KING NIXON 522 QUADRICEPS 5326 516 REVENGED ANT 5589 5 4 0 MANAGERY 524 IVAN MASHMINAPLP 5513 518 GRIZZLY 5592 2 6 1 MANAGERY 524 TREEBEARD 5631 517 TROJAN ROC 5364 11 25 0 THE MOONDOGS 97 Z 5576 518 GRASPING GREEN 5657 2 3 0 SPRINGBORN 358 BUTTERBUR 5680 517 JUST REV SHADOW MIST 5638 4 4 0 THUNDERSTRIKERS 220 SIR DA 5586 520 MYBAV 5191 4 2 0 WAY OF THE SWORD 490 SPYMASTER 524 520 NONE PERSONAL ADS Sir Aglio -- Believe it or not, he was waiting on PP's. A really bad damage roll and fave learn of parry pretty much killed his career, but he did finish with a winning record, so I won't complain. And my congrats to Shard for finally beating The Upright Man and getting the throne and graduation for himself. I'd love a rematch with several of you, but The Upright Man is off to test the DA. -- Assur Lycanthrope -- Not outten tha blocks, even. -- Mz Joansey Guge -- Ugh! You got mice. -- Melody Estrella -- Fair wind's're blowin and we predict early morning volcanoes. Champ Carrion's corns haven't rustled in a fortnight. -- Syd Tubular Take Ko, Tora -- Kranky's a good vibe to take into the later rounds. -- Kranky Karl Sir Realistic -- I'm really takin it off'n you. It's distracting that you're the best of both worlds, and they're both better than me. (for now) Oh well, there's plenty other abalone to pound. -- Ivan Mashminaplp Sultan -- Missed you too, babe! I'm just lookin in and preppin for the tourney. After Oct I'll probably be back full time. See ya then. -- Abby All -- Five losses in a row! Life sucks, if you're -- Sir Plutz Ivan Mash -- Nice learns for the both us! -- Sir Realistic Mybav -- You outjump me that easily AND learn two decise?!? Get outta town! -- Sir Da Cutthroat -- One apiece. -- Qaeda, Al, hell on math Slime Giggle -- Suckered you in, didn't I? -- Quadriceps Assur -- Re: Upright Man. NORMAL damage and favorite learn of Parry?! That's a blue ribbon at a masochist convention! -- Sultan Gutboy Fishboy -- Sorry, my friend, I'm certainly trying.... -- Wolfraven Sit Plutz -- Hmm, hope I can do that again, heh. -- Wolfraven All -- My intention is to get back here and actually take a hand in managing this group of miscreants I've gathered. Seems Talcama and this contest is taking up most of my time...I'll do what I can. -- Mithril Quadriceps -- Oh brother. Oh well. Just goes to show, you should stick with the first plan. -- King Nixon Toudshy -- Now you've gone and done it. Why am I holding this torch now? -- Vivid Slur Taskmaster -- That would appear to be one task I've mastered. -- Actaon Syd Tubular -- Wow, the way you wound yourself around me! -- Estrella P.S. I'm wholly in your power! Xreal Garn -- Is being a Dark Creation kind of like being a dark horse? -- Moonday 21 May 2005 Amendment for "Fratsfa's Quest for the Best!" Managers that have teams already established in Fratsfa need not have (3) three warriors in the initiates. FE will NOT be a factor. Stables may be entered at any time. Just announce your stable in the p-ads. *************************************************************************** This in my invitation to all managers who wish to prove their mettle against managers from all over Alastari. We have limited TP's in this contest to one a team at a time. We DO NOT want this contest to become a scum fest as many others have, hence the Andorian arena. Good luck to all who come to prove their skills. "May your enemies' blood flow freely" -- Dark Knight Toker, Desolate Empire Alliance 7 June 2005 I am in the process of moving house, and spotlight writing for the next two months will be very hit-and-miss. -- the Scribe LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SHARD butchered DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. THE UPRIGHT MAN was dispatched by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena battle. VIVID SLUR was assassinated by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel. MYBAV was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest. SYD TUBULAR overpowered BUTTERBUR in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight. WOLFRAVEN devastated SIR PLUTZ in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title brawl. WATSON outlasted GUTBOY FISHFOOT in a tiresome 37 minute bloody Challenge struggle. TREEBEARD slimly won victory over HOOKFANG in a 3 minute Challenge fight. KRANKY KARL overcame COUPLES in a action packed 4 minute Challenge melee. MELODY viciously subdued DEAGOL in a popular 4 minute gruesome Challenge duel. KITE was outwaited by BLIND SOLACE in a tiresome 12 minute novice's Challenge fight. QUADRICEPS viciously subdued CUTTHROAT in a exciting 2 minute brutal veteran's bout. QAEDA, AL viciously subdued SLIME GIGGLE in a exciting 2 minute master's conflict. MUTE SCREAM devastated Z in a 1 minute mismatched bout. IVAN MASHMINAPLP handily defeated TOUDSHY in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven fight. SHADOW MIST was slaughtered by SIR DA in a 1 minute bloody one-sided fray. ACTAON devastated TAKE KO, TORA in a 3 minute one-sided brawl. ESTRELLA savagely defeated SMOKE in a 2 minute brutal novice's match. FRODO beat MZ JOANSEY in a 2 minute amateur's fight. MOONDAY was devastated by SAVAGE FORCE in a 1 minute one-sided contest. TOAD was defeated by MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute novice's duel. WATER BUG overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven fray. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 6 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 6 - 0 60 | |BASHING ATTACK 5 STRIKING ATTACK 36 - 27 - 5 57 | |TOTAL PARRY 5 BASHING ATTACK 32 - 29 - 3 52 | |WALL OF STEEL 5 AIMED BLOW 19 - 18 - 1 51 | |AIMED BLOW 4 LUNGING ATTACK 38 - 38 - 3 50 | |LUNGING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 32 - 33 - 1 49 | |SLASHING ATTACK 4 PARRY-STRIKE 9 - 10 - 1 47 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 SLASHING ATTACK 28 - 32 - 3 47 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 13 - 0 41 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 WALL OF STEEL 23 - 34 - 2 40 | Turn 520 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: PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 2 BASHING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 3 2 TOTAL PARRY LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 3 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW WOLFRAVEN 5474 16 12 2 112 CLAN BATTLEAXE (197) LUNGING ATTACK QUADRICEPS 5326 21 19 1 99 QUBIT (464) STRIKING ATTACK MUTE SCREAM 5542 12 8 3 93 KING NIXON (522) BASHING ATTACK IVAN MASHMINAPLP 5513 14 10 1 75 SPRINGBORN (358) TOTAL PARRY WATSON 5091 6 1 0 66 FEARSOME FIVESOME (415) SLASHING ATTACK SIR DA 5586 7 5 1 47 SIR AGLIO (296) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is QUADRICEPS 5326. The most popular warrior this turn was MELODY 5674. The ten other most popular fighters were KRANKY KARL 5673, QUADRICEPS 5326, QAEDA, AL 5302, IVAN MASHMINAPLP 5513, ESTRELLA 5681, WOLFRAVEN 5474, ACTAON 5648, FRODO 5686, SYD TUBULAR 5689, and TREEBEARD 5631. The least popular fighter this week was GUTBOY FISHFOOT 5543. The other ten least popular fighters were WATSON 5091, BLIND SOLACE 5685, TOAD 5705, MOONDAY 5687, SMOKE 5690, TAKE KO, TORA 5647, SHADOW MIST 5638, Z 5576, DEAGOL 5665, and COUPLES 4193. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: SHARD (10-4213) CLAN BATTLEAXE (197) THE UPRIGHT MAN (10-5185) ALASTARIAN IDOL (489) HOLD THE DATES! (FACE-TO-FACE XXXV AND XXXVI) Summer Face-to-Face Tournament XXXV in St. Louis! Our next summer FTF will be held in downtown St. Louis, July 29-31, 2005. It will be at the Radisson Hotel & Suites, St. Louis (800-925-1395--ask for the Reality Simulations room block). Room rates are $99.00 per night, 1-4 occupancy. The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation by mid-June before the block is released! Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. See you there! Winter Face-to-Face Tournament XXXVI in Tempe! Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 20-22, 2006. It will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as last year by popular request. Room rates are $139.00 per night (same as last year!), 1-4 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception, free airport shuttle, free parking, high speed internet (for extra charge), fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation soon before the block is released! (This is prime season for Phoenix, and several people were unable to book rooms last year because they waited too long.) Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. We hope you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!