DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 04/09/2007 Duedate: 04/21/2007 DULLENS ARENA DM-13 TURN-475 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS SWEET DREAM STRIKER DREAMERS (539) (13-5085) [13-11-1,101] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader SIGMOND FREUD - ST BLADE DANCER MOMMY DEAREST (543) ADEPT'S OF XOAN (551) (13-5062) [13-7-3,104] (13-5168) [3-0-0,30] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite NORMAN BATES SL DREAMER MOMMY DEAREST (543) DREAMERS (539) (13-4977) [18-7-1,86] (13-5153) [7-3-0,45] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM ADEPT'S OF XOAN (551) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. ADEPT'S OF XOAN (551) 30 2. DREAMERS (539) 19 MOMMY DEAREST (543) 3. ARENA FELINES II (530) 0 Unchartered Team 4. MOMMY DEAREST (543) -5 ADEPT'S OF XOAN (551) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*ADEPT'S OF XOAN (551) 15 0 1 100 1/ 1*ADEPT'S OF XOAN (551) 15 0 1 2/ 2 MOMMY DEAREST (543) 72 48 8 60.0 2/ 2 DREAMERS (539) 7 4 1 3- 3 ARENA FELINES II (530) 61 59 2 50.8 3/ 3 MOMMY DEAREST (543) 4 2 1 4/ 4 DREAMERS (539) 83 100 8 45.4 4- 4 ARENA FELINES II (530) 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 * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * "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?" SPY REPORT If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of DULLENS brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see STUMPY win a fight and gain 8 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, SIGMOND FREUD - ST beat BEDTIME BASHER and BEDTIME BASHER lost 2 points. You're breakin' my heart. Looks like DULLENS has some guts at least, SWEET DREAM STRIKER the Duelmaster was this turn's most-challenged warrior. NORMAN BATES SL challenged DULLENS' Duelmaster for a shot at the throne. And if variety is the spice of life, DULLENS may be getting bland, as SWEET DREAM STRIKER stays top dog in the city. Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their fights? Skill? Ha! Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys. What's the big D? DREAMERS was the most avoided team? Bunch of lily livered... grumble... mumble... curse... And who led the way in this mass act of cowardice? Let's see, well, whatcha know? It was MOMMY DEAREST. Ha ha ha ha! Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and gone, and get to see if their team cared. We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that later? I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for an epee. Forgive me for writing with a dagger. Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so nice! So nyaaah! Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SWEET DREAM STRIKER 5085 13 11 1 101 DREAMERS (539) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SIGMOND FREUD - ST 5062 13 7 3 104 MOMMY DEAREST (543) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME NORMAN BATES SL 4977 18 7 1 86 MOMMY DEAREST (543) BEDTIME BASHER 5068 12 16 3 76 DREAMERS (539) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -CARRIE PR 4978 11 6 1 46 MOMMY DEAREST (543) DREAMER 5153 7 3 0 45 DREAMERS (539) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BLADE DANCER 5168 3 0 0 30 ADEPT'S OF XOAN (551) PUZZL13OX 5169 3 0 0 27 ADEPT'S OF XOAN (551) BLOCK HEAD 5167 3 0 0 25 ADEPT'S OF XOAN (551) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -OEDPIUS 5133 2 2 1 23 MOMMY DEAREST (543) PLAETOI 5166 3 0 1 22 ADEPT'S OF XOAN (551) STUMPY 5165 3 0 0 21 ADEPT'S OF XOAN (551) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? ULTIMATE FELINE 5132 1 3 0 ARENA FELINES II 530 OEDPIUS 5133 473 PERSONAL ADS And another turn of resounding silence.... Are you trying to put me out of work here? -- Ed. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS NORMAN BATES SL was bested by SWEET DREAM STRIKER in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight. SIGMOND FREUD - ST vanquished BEDTIME BASHER in a 1 minute uneven battle. DREAMER subdued SNUFFY THE KITTYCAT in a 1 minute gruesome fight. PUZZL13OX devastated BRUCE LEE'S BROTHER in a 1 minute one-sided contest. STUMPY overpowered BRUCE LEE'S BROTHER in a 1 minute mismatched match. PLAETOI bested BRUCE LEE'S BROTHER in a 2 minute novice's duel. BLOCK HEAD devastated BRUCE LEE'S BROTHER in a 1 minute mismatched match. BLADE DANCER handily defeated CRANKY OLD COOT in a 1 minute uneven fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 4 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 2 - 1 88 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 5 - 1 - 1 83 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 5 - 2 77 | |AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 2 - 0 67 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 8 - 0 58 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 6 - 1 50 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 7 - 0 36 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 | Turn 475 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 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 4 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK SWEET DREAM STRIKER 5085 13 11 1 101 DREAMERS (539) SLASHING ATTACK NORMAN BATES SL 4977 18 7 1 86 MOMMY DEAREST (543) LUNGING ATTACK DREAMER 5153 7 3 0 45 DREAMERS (539) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is NORMAN BATES SL 4977. The most popular warrior this turn was DREAMER 5153. The ten other most popular fighters were SIGMOND FREUD - ST 5062, PUZZL13OX 5169, SWEET DREAM STRIKER 5085, STUMPY 5165, PLAETOI 5166, BLOCK HEAD 5167, BLADE DANCER 5168, NORMAN BATES SL 4977, BEDTIME BASHER 5068, and 0. The least popular fighter this week was BEDTIME BASHER 5068. The other ten least popular fighters were NORMAN BATES SL 4977, BLADE DANCER 5168, BLOCK HEAD 5167, PLAETOI 5166, STUMPY 5165, SWEET DREAM STRIKER 5085, PUZZL13OX 5169, SIGMOND FREUD - ST 5062, DREAMER 5153, and 0. 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. 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