DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/17/2007 Duedate: 04/30/2007
KOLACT ARENA
DM-10 TURN-568
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
WALDO
SPRINGBORN (358)
(10-5763) [14-14-0,132]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
WALDO POSITION IS EMPTY
SPRINGBORN (358)
(10-5763) [14-14-0,132]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
WANDA WANDA
SPRINGBORN (358) SPRINGBORN (358)
(10-5761) [17-12-1,108] (10-5761) [17-12-1,108]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SPRINGBORN (358)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. THE MOONDOGS (97) 35
2. SPRINGBORN (358) 32 SIR AGLIO (296)
3. THE HAUNTED (541) 15 Unchartered Team
4. QUBIT (464) -3
5. SIR AGLIO (296) -5 THE HAUNTED (541)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 SIR AGLIO (296) 792 583 38 57.6 1/ 2 SPRINGBORN (358) 11 4 1
2/ 2 QUBIT (464) 547 441 19 55.4 2/ 1 THE MOONDOGS (97) 10 5 0
3/ 3 SPRINGBORN (358) 502 599 31 45.6 3/ 4 QUBIT (464) 1 2 0
4/ 4 THE MOONDOGS (97) 351 581 11 37.7 4/ 3 SIR AGLIO (296) 1 4 0
5/ 5*THE HAUNTED (541) 5 11 1 31.3 5/ 5*THE HAUNTED (541) 0 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
"It's infamous!" Ardane, spy reporter for Andorak, scowled and drew back his
arm to throw his goblet through the window at the crowd outside. Then paused to
drain the contents before resuming the about-to-throw-it position.
"Now, now, it isn't THAT bad." Desiree of Darkholm, always the voice of sweet
reason at these meetings, laid a hand on his, smiled, and guided the goblet back to
the table. "It's just a little mistake, you know."
"Ha!" Debby Tonte of Free Blades stabbed viciously into her drink with an
umbrella. "That's easy for YOU to say. The Delarquans aren't complaining."
"Of course not." Galen of Talahya looked faintly envious as she pulled a chunk
of pineapple out of her glass and began to nibble it. "That's because the Delarquans
are THE Masters of Kung-Fu."
"You think some managers are complaining," Olaf Modeen said, "you should hear
what the GLADIATORS are saying. All these rumors about the Aimed Blows having
'special enhancements'..." he shook his head. "I know it isn't true, you know it
isn't true, the top managers know it isn't true--"
"Of course it isn't true!" Ketchum, spy reporter for Crysalis, matched scowls
with Ardane and said, "If ANY one style was going to get a special enhancement, it
should be--"
"Not now, Ketch," Olaf said. "Nobody gets, nobody has gotten, nobody WILL get,
special enhancements. That's always been the rule, and we all know how the Greywand
hates changes. The real problem--"
"Try telling that to some of the managers," Debby muttered, peering into her
glass for more fruit. "They don't want to hear it. Every time I turn around, some
manager is claiming that someone got a special change and, you know, HE didn't and
it's all unfair."
"The REAL problem," Olaf said firmly, over-riding her voice, "is explaining to
all the second-rate Aimed Blows why they haven't received any of these 'special
enhancements' they keep hearing about."
"There aren't any special enhancements," Ardane growled. "None. Just managers
who noticed that the Kung-Fu Master is a lot more dangerous than anyone expected, and
have put YEARS into the study of Kung-Fu and learned how to really USE it for their
own gladiators."
"Saved a lot on weapons, too," Ketchum murmured.
"But people keep complaining," Debby Tonte said. She fished one last piece of
fruit out of her glass and stared at it dubiously.
"There WERE no special enhancements," Olaf said. "There ARE no special
enhancements. There WILL BE no special enhancements. It's all a matter of deep
study and skilled management."
"Like anyone's going to believe that!"
"They have no choice," Ketchum said. "If no 'special enhancements' were given
out, then none can be taken back. It is the way it is. What's the point in
complaining because the sun rises in the east?"
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Sir Cophagus -- Wanda's warned me to lay off flaunting my position. She says it
unbecomes me. She also thinks there should be a charm school refresher course for
newly crowned DMs. No sullying the honor through happenstance slipups of conduct
that could have been prevented. (if only some of us weren't such slobs) But I yam
what I yam. -- Waldo, Duelmaster
SPY REPORT
The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon KOLACT, for I,
Novgorodny Vir, have returned! THE MOONDOGS? Who? SPRINGBORN is the top team these
days, buddies! THE MOONDOGS had cause to celebrate, after PERSEA QUELL got 15 points
by beating DANGEROUS CRIMINAL. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which, MOTHBALL was
winsome, after beating LIRVEL MOORN and seeing her lose 6 points. Those who hoped
for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by QUIZNOS, of QUBIT, who despite a 12-8-0
couldn't overcome KOLACT's Number 1. So who was the warrior seen charging into
immovable walls and challenging dead trees? Someone's got a basic problem...
And how sociable are KOLACT's warriors? Come, let us see.
Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! Questions are
being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena. A certain
tavern in KOLACT would I avoid!
Leave me now, you base fools! Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards fat!
Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for KOLACT? On that giddy
note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WALDO 5763 14 14 0 132 SPRINGBORN (358)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WANDA 5761 17 12 1 108 SPRINGBORN (358)
CYNICA 5730 17 25 0 98 THE MOONDOGS (97)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SIR CUMFERENCE 5744 23 11 0 80 SIR AGLIO (296)
MOTHBALL 5796 8 6 1 74 SPRINGBORN (358)
QUIZNOS 5773 12 8 0 71 QUBIT (464)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PERSEA QUELL 5807 5 1 0 55 THE MOONDOGS (97)
NESTOR ORDH 5793 8 7 0 47 THE MOONDOGS (97)
LIRVEL MOORN 5792 9 6 1 45 THE MOONDOGS (97)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DAWN 5810 2 1 1 25 SPRINGBORN (358)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-QUIESCENT 5734 3 0 0 18 QUBIT (464)
BUFFALO BOB 5816 2 0 0 18 SPRINGBORN (358)
-QWAP, AGAIN 5745 1 0 0 13 QUBIT (464)
-SEVADE 5790 2 1 1 8 THE HAUNTED (541)
ICARUS 5809 2 2 0 8 THE MOONDOGS (97)
-VORTAS 5789 2 1 0 7 THE HAUNTED (541)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSISTENT BEGGAR 506 0 1 0 1 DAWN 5810 568 NONE
RIPPER 5823 0 1 0 THE HAUNTED 541 BANDIT PRINCE 527 568 NONE
STRIKER 5822 0 1 0 THE HAUNTED 541 SHEWISH GIANT 523 568 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Icarus -- And proud I am to have made your acquaintance. Nice arena, and that
suiting up/warming up area...nice. And the island of Kolact, it's nice too. And
that breeze pounding the north end of the spit...nice. (nice and brisk) -- Buffalo
Bob
Cynica -- Nice?!? Not talking about you. (least not in my book) There are all
these ready-made adjectives for describing you and somehow that one just didn't make
the list. -- Mothball
Sir Cumference -- Look at that big lug, hogging the throne. Languishing. Totally
ignoring the pounding I gave him in practice duels the other day. (for his own good)
Not a care in the world. Typical piker. -- Wanda, the atypical Piker
Mothball -- (recoiling in repugnance) How can you have been matched with me? It is
wrong! -- Cynica
P.S. It must be that someone on the arena staff seeks your death. Is it the Userous
Merchant? The Dangerous Criminal? He's a half-elf and probably capable of any
barbarity. But whoever it is, the culprit must be discovered and punished, or no
gladiator will be safe from such manipulations!
Quiznos -- Oh, I dunno, I bet I could kill a houseplant by burying it in the sand. --
Lirvel Moorn
The Fratsfa Slave will take part in no plots against gladiators. I have put the fear
of steel into him. -- Persea Quell
The Osksi Noble is slippery and not be trusted. Despite his feeble abilities in the
arena, he has social and political power. He man be dangerous. Watch this man. --
Nestor Ordh
Buffalo Bob -- You half elves are too sneaky. And you're DEFINITELY out to get me.
I can tell. -- Icarus
Dawn -- That's the way it goes in the arena. -- Icarus
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
RIPPER was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
STRIKER was viciously butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle.
WALDO demolished QUIZNOS in a 1 minute uneven Title fight.
WANDA viciously subdued CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 2 minute gory contest.
SIR CUMFERENCE was savagely defeated by CYNICA in a 3 minute bloody master's match.
MOTHBALL vanquished LIRVEL MOORN in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
NESTOR ORDH beat THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute brawl.
PERSEA QUELL handily defeated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute gruesome uneven fight.
ICARUS lost to BUFFALO BOB in a 2 minute beginner's duel.
DAWN assassinated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 9 - 5 - 0 64 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 13 - 8 - 1 62 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 WALL OF STEEL 12 - 9 - 0 57 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 12 - 10 - 0 55 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 10 - 0 52 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 AIMED BLOW 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 9 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
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:
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-STRIKE
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 BASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-STRIKE WANDA 5761 17 12 1 108 SPRINGBORN (358)
TOTAL PARRY SIR CUMFERENCE 5744 23 11 0 80 SIR AGLIO (296)
BASHING ATTACK MOTHBALL 5796 8 6 1 74 SPRINGBORN (358)
SLASHING ATTACK PERSEA QUELL 5807 5 1 0 55 THE MOONDOGS (97)
LUNGING ATTACK NESTOR ORDH 5793 8 7 0 47 THE MOONDOGS (97)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
The overall popularity leader is WANDA 5761. The most popular warrior this turn was
WANDA 5761. The ten other most popular fighters were CYNICA 5730, ICARUS 5809,
STRIKER 5822, WALDO 5763, MOTHBALL 5796, NESTOR ORDH 5793, PERSEA QUELL 5807, BUFFALO
BOB 5816, SIR CUMFERENCE 5744, and DAWN 5810.
The least popular fighter this week was LIRVEL MOORN 5792. The other ten least
popular fighters were QUIZNOS 5773, RIPPER 5823, DAWN 5810, SIR CUMFERENCE 5744,
BUFFALO BOB 5816, PERSEA QUELL 5807, NESTOR ORDH 5793, MOTHBALL 5796, WALDO 5763, and
STRIKER 5822.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
WALDO (10-5763) SPRINGBORN (358)
NEW TEAMS IN THE TEMPORARY TOURNAMENT ARENAS (DM 81/83)
Please note that all new teams created at the Face-to-Face were temporarily placed
in a temporary Tournament Arena, DM 81 or DM 83. If you requested that your team be
placed in a specific arena, it has already transferred to that arena. Any teams not
transferred out of DM 81 and DM 83 by May 1 will be deleted. If you have questions
about any of your teams, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI