DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/07/2010 Duedate: 12/20/2010
KOLACT ARENA
DM-10 TURN-653
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
HATCHET MAN
ROGUES GALLERY (226)
(10-1968) [12-6-1,117]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
HATCHET MAN FLYLEAF
ROGUES GALLERY (226) POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (553)
(10-1968) [12-6-1,117] (10-5911) [1-1-0,24]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
LIA HOBERN CRESDENE ARCT
THE MOONDOGS (97) THE MOONDOGS (97)
(10-5889) [17-16-0,90] (10-5924) [13-4-0,87]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
ABOMINATION (393)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BACON MAKIN' (550) 31
2. ROGUES GALLERY (226) 20 BACON MAKIN' (550)
3. POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (553) 17 Unchartered Team
4. ABOMINATION (393) 15
5. SERPENTS HOLD! (558) 6 SERPENTS HOLD! (558)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*SERPENTS HOLD! (558) 3 1 0 75.0 1/ 1 ABOMINATION (393) 10 5 2
2/ 2 BACON MAKIN' (550) 82 59 5 58.2 2/ 4 ROGUES GALLERY (226) 10 5 0
3/ 3 ROGUES GALLERY (226) 47 37 5 56.0 3/ 2 BACON MAKIN' (550) 9 5 0
4/ 4 ABOMINATION (393) 181 166 10 52.2 4/ 3 THE MOONDOGS (97) 7 8 0
5/ 0*POSITIVE ALTERNATI (553) 1 1 0 50.0 5/ 5 GLORY HOUNDS (213) 3 7 0
6/ 5 GLORY HOUNDS (213) 24 28 3 46.2 6/ 6*SERPENTS HOLD! (558) 2 1 0
7/ 6 THE MOONDOGS (97) 595 758 14 44.0 7/ 0*POSITIVE ALTERNATI (553) 1 0 0
8/ 7 TOONS O DOOM (551) 18 53 3 25.4 8/ 7 TOONS O DOOM (551) 0 6 0
9- 8*NEVERGONNARUN (423) 0 1 0 0.0 9- 8*NEVERGONNARUN (423) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 663): JOY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 546): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 668): ALFJAR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 640): KENYA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 664): RAVEN of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 659): NOT-A-NUT JONES of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 668): SUZIE of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 652): HATCHET MAN of ROGUES GALLERY (Obregon, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 654): BOATSWAIN of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 653): GECKO of REPTILE RAMPAGE (Obregon, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 621): COME ON of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 608): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 280): QUITA ROSALA of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 601): HARD KNOCKS of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 552): BEAST of DEATH CULT (Obregon, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 263): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 254): NAZARETH of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 497): WHITE WIZARD of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 231): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 545): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (Crip, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 663): MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 546): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 668): GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 640): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 664): LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 659): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 668): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 652): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 654): THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 653): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 621): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 608): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 280): PROPHETIC OMENS (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 601): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 552): DEATH CULT (Obregon, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 263): SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 254): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 497): HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 231): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 545) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 663): JOY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 668): ALFJAR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
CADILLAC DUNDEE of IRATE FORMATIONS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 640): KENYA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
CASSIS of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 653): BIG PIMPIN' IMP of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal)
PINCH BLISTER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
THE CODDLER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 653): REZUREKT of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
(turn 652): DISEASE of DARK AT HEART (?, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 620): BELARDON FRYE of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 263): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 262): MADAM VENUSIA of SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 497): JIMEMMA LOCA of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
The man is of average height and weight, with close-cropped brown hair and a
clean-shaven jaw. A Harkeny by birth, he is clothed simply and conservatively. On
casual inspection, there is nothing noteworthy at all about him. A closer look
reveals his piercing, appraising grey eyes. And though his face may smile, his eyes
never join in the mirth.
"Obregon informed me that a column by the Duelmaster is expected of me. Ironic;
as a fixer, a problem-solver, a 'hatchet man,' I am low-key by nature. I don't
advertise. I'm the last thing people see before the problem is solved.
"At any rate, my stable-mates and I have both a long and short history in
Kaltos, having been put on ice for over a decade. Obregon put together our motley
crew in one of his darker moods and put me in charge. They're not bad for a group of
cutthroats, loners, and psycopaths.
"It looks like Tremors is the only non-commission foe I can face, so he'll have
to do. We've faced each other twice before and each won once. Time for the
uncomforably-named 'rubber' match. I have little doubt that he aims to skewer me on
his pike, and my little sword has his name on it. It's entirely possible that one of
us doesn't live through this...
"And that's the way I like it."
-- Kal Voort, the Hatchet Man
SPY REPORT
Oh, hi. Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte. Thought I'd check out KOLACT to see
what's new. MVP award for WIZARDS!? ABOMINATION's proud of him after beating
TREMORS and getting 20 points. Talk about yer major upsets! TREMORS' match with
WIZARDS! cost him a loss of 14 points! Don't you think the Duelmaster is being
unfair? I think HATCHET MAN should let LIA HOBERN be Duelmaster for a while, without
fighting about it. Who was the wiseguy that said KOLACT's Duelmaster was paying for
drinks at Don Corleone's? Don't look at me!
So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway? It can't be for these
really neat Spyreports can it? BACON MAKIN' was the most avoided team. Is a 82-59-5
record really that scary? Is there some deep dark secret why ROGUES GALLERY's been
avoiding BACON MAKIN' so much? Or is it just that they're too scared? Like, is
TREMORS popular, or what? He was challenged the most in all of KOLACT! He's got a
19-11-3, is that good? STICK must not be a good enough fighter to get in fair
fights. He challenged TOM. 9 is a big difference. (Well, that's what they tell
me.) I thought STICK showed great skill and promise when he beat TOM. All right, so
I slept through it! Big deal!
Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All KOLACT ever talks about is fighting! Me,
I'm more laid back. What if they had a fight and nobody showed up? I'd be out of a
job, that's what!!!
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I gotta leave. KOLACT is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much! Its
been really albendranius! Later, guys-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HATCHET MAN 1968 12 6 1 117 ROGUES GALLERY (226)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WIZARDS! 5921 13 8 0 106 ABOMINATION (393)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FLATLINERS 5898 19 11 1 101 BACON MAKIN' (550)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LIA HOBERN 5889 17 16 0 90 THE MOONDOGS (97)
CRESDENE ARCT 5924 13 4 0 87 THE MOONDOGS (97)
LUNELLE MERRIN 5887 18 16 1 83 THE MOONDOGS (97)
TREMORS 5896 19 11 3 82 BACON MAKIN' (550)
MERCENARY 1969 10 7 1 76 ROGUES GALLERY (226)
THE DUELLIST 1971 9 8 0 75 ROGUES GALLERY (226)
FOOTLOOSE 5895 15 15 0 69 BACON MAKIN' (550)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FERRIN MONDOR 5901 17 10 0 64 THE MOONDOGS (97)
STICK 2138 7 4 1 60 ROGUES GALLERY (226)
HAMMER 1827 13 11 2 58 GLORY HOUNDS (213)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SIMOON TERRAT 5920 10 12 1 54 THE MOONDOGS (97)
TOM 5893 8 22 2 48 TOONS O DOOM (551)
WILD THINGS 5942 4 2 0 43 BACON MAKIN' (550)
JERRY 5892 6 24 0 42 TOONS O DOOM (551)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CAPRICA 5955 3 0 1 30 ABOMINATION (393)
FLYLEAF 5911 1 1 0 24 POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (553)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TROG 5936 4 5 0 22 ABOMINATION (393)
ADDAI 5951 3 1 0 21 SERPENTS HOLD! (558)
PRIMA DONNA 5956 2 0 0 17 ROGUES GALLERY (226)
-VINDICATOR 5844 1 0 0 17 GLORY HOUNDS (213)
CENSORSHIP 5949 2 1 0 15 ABOMINATION (393)
ANIMAL HOUSE 5957 1 0 0 14 BACON MAKIN' (550)
DEFIANX 1829 2 5 1 12 GLORY HOUNDS (213)
BLITZKRIEG 2384 1 3 0 6 GLORY HOUNDS (213)
CICERO 2499 0 2 0 2 GLORY HOUNDS (213)
-AH JEEZ! 4256 0 1 0 1 NEVERGONNARUN (423)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSISTENT BEGGA 0 0 0 CAPRICA 5955 653 NONE
DA19 5958 0 1 0 ABOMINATION 393 DARK CHAMPION 653 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Lia -- So lovely. I just had to see you again. Don't mind the stabbings... it's an
act of love. -- Hatchet Man
Cicero -- I'm sorry, was that a fight? You need some staying power to handle this
woman... Hah! -- Prima Donna
Mondor -- More sheckels for the retirement account; thanks. That was efficient. --
Mercenary
Lunelle -- I'm having Duellist's servos checked... looks like he needs an overhaul
after that. Stay deadly, my friend. -- Obregon
Cresdene Arct -- Cresdene? Really? Did you mother not like you or somthing? --
Tremors
Jerry -- I always like a few free points on an easy win. -- Footloose
Hammer -- Looks like this wild thing got hammered for the holiday. -- Wild Things
Hatchet Man -- All hands to the hatchets, eh? I survived it, so it was a good fight.
-- Lia Hobern
P.S. And I don't have to write something "from the top." That's a boon.
Tremors -- Shaking like a bowl full of jelly. -- Cresdene Arct
The Duellist -- Is it that golems are slow learners, or is there some deeper problem?
Not that *I* would call it a problem, I like winning just fine. -- Lunelle Merrin
Mercenary -- Aren't we all, when you come down to it. -- Ferrin Mondor
Wizards! Gah! -- Simoon Terrat
We salute the tourney participants. -- Jorja and the Moondogs
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DA19 was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MERCENARY was demolished by FLATLINERS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
WIZARDS! vanquished TREMORS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
THE DUELLIST overpowered SIMOON TERRAT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
STICK viciously subdued TOM in a action packed 1 minute gory Challenge brawl.
TROG was devastated by WILD THINGS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
HATCHET MAN slimly won victory over LIA HOBERN in a 1 minute expert's Title fight.
CRESDENE ARCT viciously subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a popular 2 minute gruesome duel.
LUNELLE MERRIN was unbelievably bested by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute fight.
FERRIN MONDOR overpowered JERRY in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
FOOTLOOSE savagely defeated HAMMER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute master's competition.
CENSORSHIP was subdued by FLYLEAF in a popular 3 minute brawl.
DEFIANX was overcome by PRIMA DONNA in a popular 1 minute conflict.
BLITZKRIEG was vanquished by ANIMAL HOUSE in a 1 minute gruesome mismatched bout.
ADDAI handily defeated CICERO in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
CAPRICA butchered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 AIMED BLOW 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 STRIKING ATTACK 24 - 14 - 2 63 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 11 - 0 62 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 PARRY-STRIKE 11 - 8 - 0 58 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 18 - 14 - 0 56 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 13 - 0 52 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 7 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 BASHING ATTACK 17 - 18 - 1 49 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 5 - 0 44 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 14 - 1 26 |
Turn 653 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 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 2 PARRY-STRIKE
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK HATCHET MAN 1968 12 6 1 117 ROGUES GALLERY (226)
PARRY-STRIKE WIZARDS! 5921 13 8 0 106 ABOMINATION (393)
PARRY-LUNGE FLATLINERS 5898 19 11 1 101 BACON MAKIN' (550)
LUNGING ATTACK CRESDENE ARCT 5924 13 4 0 87 THE MOONDOGS (97)
WALL OF STEEL THE DUELLIST 1971 9 8 0 75 ROGUES GALLERY (226)
BASHING ATTACK FERRIN MONDOR 5901 17 10 0 64 THE MOONDOGS (97)
SLASHING ATTACK WILD THINGS 5942 4 2 0 43 BACON MAKIN' (550)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is LIA HOBERN 5889. The most popular warrior this turn
was CRESDENE ARCT 5924. The ten other most popular fighters were LUNELLE MERRIN
5887, CENSORSHIP 5949, PRIMA DONNA 5956, STICK 2138, HATCHET MAN 1968, FLYLEAF 5911,
CAPRICA 5955, FLATLINERS 5898, FOOTLOOSE 5895, and HAMMER 1827.
The least popular fighter this week was CICERO 2499. The other ten least popular
fighters were BLITZKRIEG 2384, JERRY 5892, TROG 5936, SIMOON TERRAT 5920, TREMORS
5896, DA19 5958, DEFIANX 1829, TOM 5893, MERCENARY 1969, and ADDAI 5951.