DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/07/2013 Duedate: 01/12/2013
DULLENS ARENA
DM-13 TURN-661
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
GOLDENEYE
CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
(13-5507) [12-9-0,97]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
GOLDENEYE POSITION IS EMPTY
CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
(13-5507) [12-9-0,97]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
GRAY BEAR GOLDENEYE
CARDOW HUNTERS (445) CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
(13-5487) [16-34-1,87] (13-5507) [12-9-0,97]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
ARCANE ROYALTY (581)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CARDOW HUNTERS (445) 14
2. MMM BEER! (585) 13 MMM BEER! (585)
3. ARCANE ROYALTY (581) 10 Unchartered Team
PROJECT WARRIOR (300)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 MMM BEER! (585) 13 7 0 65.0 1/ 1 ARCANE ROYALTY (581) 8 6 0
2/ 1 ARCANE ROYALTY (581) 143 80 2 64.1 2/ 2 CARDOW HUNTERS (445) 5 10 0
3/ 3 CARDOW HUNTERS (445) 639 666 15 49.0 3/ 3 MMM BEER! (585) 4 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
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---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 713): GLINDORA of CRIMSON DEATH (Verol, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 715): DIZZY GILLESPIE of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 660): THE BEAKSTER of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 709): LUCK DEVIL of THE DEVIL'S OWN (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 711): DEE NILE of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 702): WHIRLING FROGGY of KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 703): SIR BLUEBELL of LORDS INC. (Lord Z., mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 354): POSTAGE of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 700): GRASSFIRE of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 351): DRONE-ON of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 697): PAM DEMONIUM of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 694): HULL SCRUBBER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 686): GRINCY of BAD GUYS (Mr. Bad Guy, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 644): ARCHERS OF LOAF of UNC COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 329): AURORA MARIE of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 323): FROSTY of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 310): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 576): LINKIN LOGGER of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 561): TICK ... TOCK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 543): GRAHAM CRACKER of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 537): LINDIS TYL SARRO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 259): FRISBEE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 498): SPIDERPIG of HOMER'S PETS (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 493): KOGAN DJIAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 484): NAKED LUNCH of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 601): NOREASTER of DIRT DEVILS (The Dark One, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 713): CRIMSON DEATH (Verol, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 715): BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 660): ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 709): CRUCIAL TAUNT (Daikkan, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 711): PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 702): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 703): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 354): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 700): METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 351): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 697): DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 694): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 686): HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 644): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 329): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 323): FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 310): LIFE IMAPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 576): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 561): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 543): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 537): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 259): SUPER STARS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 498): MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 493): SAND DANCERSS (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 484): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 601): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 713): BLUE STREAK of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 715): DIZZY GILLESPIE of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 660): THE BEAKSTER of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 711): DEE NILE of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 700): GRASSFIRE of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
MOTHIAS of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 350): BUMBLE of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
XANDAR of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 697): INSIDIOUS of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 323): FROSTY of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.)
(turn 322): WILHELM SCREAM of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 310): MATH of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 560): FENWRIST of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
PRIME MINISTER of INGRATE WHITE NORTH (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 498): SPIDERPIG of HOMER'S PETS (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 484): NAKED LUNCH of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf
Modeen. I return to DULLENS once again! What's with GOLDENEYE? He actually beat
ARCANE ROYALTY's ADELITA, and walked away with 20 more points from the fight. Laughs
were big at CARDOW HUNTERS while they watched GOLDENEYE clobber ADELITA. She lost 16
points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. GRAY BEAR was reminded
on the sands why THE BEAKSTER is Duelmaster. Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give
up fighting!
Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...
A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing. Some fighters
don't accept this. The best do. Here's some advice: study your opponent, master
many skills, fight dirty.
Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. Are you
as tired of reading this as I am of writing it? Actually, I guess I'm writing it
before you read it. Oh, well. Time for my medication, so I'll leave now. Practice,
practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GOLDENEYE 5507 12 9 0 97 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GRAY BEAR 5487 16 34 1 87 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
ADELITA 5514 7 5 0 75 ARCANE ROYALTY (581)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SHOCK TOP 5510 7 3 0 60 MMM BEER! (585)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE LIBRARIAN 5508 10 3 0 54 ARCANE ROYALTY (581)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MIST ON GRASS 5515 6 4 0 26 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
TOXIC SLUDGE 5511 6 4 0 25 MMM BEER! (585)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STARSINGER 5523 3 3 0 15 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
FALLENROCK 5524 0 3 0 3 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SKULL #1 5527 0 1 0 ARCANE ROYALTY 581 ARENAMASTER TYKO 661 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Hot Flash! The Face-to-Face Tourney will be in the 18th, 19th, and 20th of this
month. Get your strategies in by the 17th, please and thank you.
Our congratulations to The Beakster. -- Jorja and the Cardow Hunters
The Beakster -- Ah! I guess you were just waiting for the fourteenth win? My
pleasure to help out. -- Goldeneye
Shock Top -- Is that a golem thing? The "shocking" top. -- Gray Bear
The Librarian -- It seems a waste for a cute little thing like you to spend all her
time with books! Men don't appreciate educated women. -- Starsinger
Toxic Sludge -- Gck. -- Fallenrock
Silly Old Coot! -- Mist on Grass
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SKULL #1 was butchered by ARENAMASTER TYKOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
THE BEAKSTER bested GRAY BEAR in a action packed 1 minute veteran's duel.
ADELITA was demolished by GOLDENEYE in a 1 minute uneven Title fight.
SHOCK TOP devastated TEDDY BEAR OF DEATH in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
THE LIBRARIAN overpowered MIST ON GRASS in a 1 minute mismatched match.
STARSINGER was bested by TOXIC SLUDGE in a 1 minute duel.
FALLENROCK was overpowered by MORDANT SALESMAN in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 2 WALL OF STEEL 16 - 6 - 0 73 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 11 - 6 - 0 65 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 8 - 0 60 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 5 - 0 58 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 7 - 0 42 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 8 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 13 - 0 28 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 661 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 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK GOLDENEYE 5507 12 9 0 97 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
AIMED BLOW SHOCK TOP 5510 7 3 0 60 MMM BEER! (585)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is GRAY BEAR 5487. The most popular warrior this turn
was GOLDENEYE 5507. The ten other most popular fighters were THE LIBRARIAN 5508,
GRAY BEAR 5487, SHOCK TOP 5510, TOXIC SLUDGE 5511, SKULL #1 5527, ADELITA 5514, MIST
ON GRASS 5515, STARSINGER 5523, FALLENROCK 5524, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was FALLENROCK 5524. The other ten least popular
fighters were STARSINGER 5523, MIST ON GRASS 5515, ADELITA 5514, SKULL #1 5527, TOXIC
SLUDGE 5511, SHOCK TOP 5510, GRAY BEAR 5487, THE LIBRARIAN 5508, GOLDENEYE 5507, and
0.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
THE BEAKSTER (13-5506) ARCANE ROYALTY (581)
AVOIDS, BLOODFEUDS, & CHALLENGES
by Pagan
Ever wonder how the whole challenge/avoid thing works?
Who you fight depends on exactly how it works. We will never know exactly how it
works unless we can get a look at the coding for the program, but this is how I think
it works:
The Situation:
The system allows a warrior to make two separate challenges and two distinct
avoids.
Avoids are distinct in that they MUST indicate a specific team to be avoided, so
a "double avoid" indicates a single team twice, which by default means you are
avoiding one team. In this case, the second avoid is a duplicate and therefore a
waste of an avoid.
Challenges are to specific warriors. You have a first challenge, and then you
have a second challenge.
The Process:
First the computer removes all Dark Arena challengers from the list of available
warriors.
Second, the computer checks for WHO fights WHO by going though all TVs and
bloodfeuds, which are 100% sure to go through except in four instances:
1. the warrior challenged does not fight,
2. the warrior challenged is also making a bloodfeud or TV challenge and that
challenge has already been assigned,
3. the warrior has already been assigned to a Dark Arena fight,
4. that warrior has declared your team to be one of his warrior's avoids,
reducing your challenge to 50%.
Third, the computer assesses all the regular first-challenge warriors and assigns
fights. All other challenges are at 100% chance of success except in a few instances:
warrior challenged is going to the DA, warrior challenged is involved in a previously
assigned challenge, warrior challenged is not running this turn, or warrior challenged
has avoided your team at 50% chance to avoid.
Fourth, the computer assesses and assigns all secondary challenges of warriors
not so far assigned for bloodfeuds and TVs.
Fifth, the computer assesses and assigns all the regular second challenges.
Sixth, the computer assigns random matchups in each available class starting with
the highest class first.
Seventh, the computer finds the remaining warriors that have successfully avoided
all first and second challenges and/or who also did not get randomly assigned, AND for
whom no more available warriors remain in their class for random pairing. All of
these warriors get RSI-generated warriors to fight based on their class.
So, if I'm right and avoids reduce the chance for a challenge to 50%, then:
In the absence of an avoid
single challenge = 100% success
double challenge = 100% success, then an additional 100% success
Where an avoid is involved
single challenge vs avoid = 50% success
double challenge vs avoid = 75% (chance to avoid is 0.5 * 0.5 = 0.25; 1 -
0.25 = 75% chance to succeed
Bloodfeuds and TVs may increase the percentage chance of success above 100%, or
they may not. I feel that their increased ability to get through is based solely on
the way the computer assigns challenges. They are first, so they are most likely to
go through. The 100% chance for a challenge to succeed is 100% if it's a TV bloodfeud
and you are the first one to get assigned a fight that day because you are also the
Duelmaster. But after that the chances start to diminish rapidly.
The run-through for second challenges theoretically means your challenge should
be 100% but it's not the case if you are the LAST guy the computer goes to for finding
challenges.
If you don't double challenge, you significantly lower your chance to get your
challenge through. The second challenge is not equal to the first challenge.
Pagan