DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/10/2010 Duedate: 05/22/2010
TOBIR ARENA
DM-14 TURN-645
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
YELLOW DOG
THE DOGHOUSE (188)
(14-4587) [14-14-1,130]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
YELLOW DOG SHARDAVAN
THE DOGHOUSE (188) DRAGONS GUARD (471)
(14-4587) [14-14-1,130] (14-4626) [6-0-1,89]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
YELLOW DOG CID
THE DOGHOUSE (188) MIDGAR (468)
(14-4587) [14-14-1,130] (14-4637) [2-4-0,20]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
F WORDS (472)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SPACEMARINES (473) 55
2. ACTION HEROS (467) 19 SPACEMARINES (473)
3. THE DEATH SQUAD (63) 14 Unchartered Team
4. THE DOGHOUSE (188) 12
5. MIDGAR (468) 11 F WORDS (472)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2*F WORDS (472) 22 12 1 64.7 1/ 1*F WORDS (472) 9 5 0
2/ 4*DRAGONS GUARD (471) 18 11 3 62.1 2/ 2 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) 8 6 0
3/ 0 SPACEMARINES (473) 31 24 5 56.4 3/ 0 SPACEMARINES (473) 8 7 0
4/ 5 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) 504 398 29 55.9 4/ 5*DRAGONS GUARD (471) 6 3 0
5/ 6 THE DOGHOUSE (188) 653 736 11 47.0 5/ 3 THE DOGHOUSE (188) 6 9 1
6/ 7 ACTION HEROS (467) 37 43 6 46.3 6/ 6 ACTION HEROS (467) 6 9 0
7/ 8 MIDGAR (468) 23 48 2 32.4 7/ 4 MIDGAR (468) 6 9 0
8/ 0*B.B. FAST FOOD (447) 0 1 0 0.0 8/ 0*B.B. FAST FOOD (447) 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
Blood on a Purple Robe: A Bloodgames Primer
by One Armed Bandit
Twice a year, there is a great gathering. These tiny men with their stained
clothing and great intellects do not look like your traditional gladiators, but they
will meet and compete for a chance at Duel-2 immortality. No, no, I'm not talking
about the managers at the Face-to-Face. I'm talking about the murderous dwarves of
the Bloodgames.
It's probably the worst advertised event in Duel-2 history. It happens twice a
year, in January and July, and you don't have to fly across the country to
participate. For some, the Bloodgames are just a distant memory of a t-shirt that
never arrived, newer managers may have never even heard of it. For others, though,
it is a way of life. And it can be yours, too.
The cost: $10 to roll up the team, $49 to run them. At each Face-To-Face
tourney, two Bloodgames arenas are run. One of them (called the FtF Bloodgames) gets
run round-by-round for ten rounds, and warriors are allowed to change their
strategies, avoid, and make Bloodfeud challenges. For the other arena (called the
Mail-In Bloodgames), there are no bloodfeuds or avoids and each warrior must use the
same strategy and train for all ten rounds. You can participate in both even if you
don't attend the FtF, but you'll be at a slight disadvantage in the FtF Bloodgames
(the Mail-In Bloodgames is a perfectly level playing field).
The teams: Each team consists of TEN warriors, one of EACH style. You can
design each warrior however you want, as long as the stats add up to 84 points and no
stat is lower than a 3 or higher than a 21 (referred to as DYOs or design-your-own
warriors). Simply write down the following information on a piece of paper and mail
it to RSI (or email it to csr@reality.com): your name, your account number, the words
"Mail-In Bloodgames" or "FtF Bloodgames", the team name, and all ten warriors (name,
style, gender, ST-CN-SZ-WT-WL-SP-DF). If you submit them early enough you will
probably get a chance to see the overviews before sending in strategies for each of
them (using a normal strategy sheet, remember only one strategy and one train for the
entire event). If you want to play it safe, however, you can submit strategies along
with the team information, just write "NEW" in each of the Warrior ID spots and
either "MI BG" or "FTF BG" in the Game # spot. Some managers who are especially
ambitious will roll up each team more than once, and look over the overviews to
determine which team had the best luck in the roll-up process. Just remember, it
costs $10 each time you roll them up.
The rules: So what's the catch? $59 for 10 design-your-own warriors? Not so
fast, buddy. At the end of ten rounds, the top three warriors of different styles
from each arena will be granted immortality, trained up to the minimum ADM
requirements, and will graduate to ADM. Every other warrior will be gone forever.
Executed, freed, or retired to a quiet life on the farm like your childhood dog
Buster, if that helps you sleep at night. If the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd ranked warriors
are a LU, a WS, and an AB, then those three will win the prizes. However, if the
1st, 2nd, and 3rd ranked warriors are a LU, a LU, and a WS, the 2nd place LU is out
of luck, his prize will drop down to the highest ranking member of a style that isn't
LU or WS. So what does it take to be one of the top ranked warriors? Warriors are
ranked based on number of kills, first and foremost, with their record and
recognition points being the tie breakers. Oh, did I mention that the chances of
dying are FIVE TIMES that of a normal arena?
What to expect: You will run into many opponents who are SZ 3, who have 21 WT
and 21 WL, who are using a 10 KD and aiming for the vitals, who are using unusual
weapons that Duel-2 folklore says have a greater chance of delivering that killing
blow, such as the Battle Axe. You may run into such classic archetypes as the 17-3-
3-21-21-8-11 ST or the 17-16-3-3-21-3-21 AB.
So why should you play? There are many reasons. You don't have to feel guilty
about killing your friend's warrior, for starters, because that's the whole
objective. Unique kill text make it all the sweeter, too. You won't see anyone get
"pierced completely through" or "skewered through their vital organs" anywhere else
(at least I hope not). Not only is it exciting to read, but my most rewarding
warrior came from the Bloodgames and yours could, too. Whether you are a tournament
player or an arena player, if your warrior is tough enough to survive the Bloodgames,
he's tough enough for whatever task you set him to. My first Bloodgames graduate was
a warrior named Sushi Slinger of Sea Dogs: 17-3-3-21-21-12-7 SL. He left Old
Valamantis with a 10-0-3 record and immortality. Since then, he has been a
Tournament Victor in the Freshman tourney, a Runner-Up in the ADM tourney, and a
three-time Tournament Victor in the Eligibles tourney. He is now fighting in Primus
against the best of the best and holding his own. Your Bloodgames graduate could
join him in Primus, too.
"Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.
Dare to fight bravely." - Alarond the Scribe
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 321): ZILCH of Z GLADIATORS (Z Man, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 645): GRAY MATTER of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 644): YELLOW DOG of THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 629): ELDON KREE of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 633): EARTH QUAKE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 628): COL. MUSTARD of GOTTA GET A CLUE (?, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 628): PASCELLA of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 626): SENATOR WILEY of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 590): CARINEA LINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 587): THE WAIT of THE PLAGUE (Reaper, mgr)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 578): BROTHER JEROME of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 269): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 474): YALO TACTSIE of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 223): BIG DADDY KANE of RAP ATTACKS (?, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 530): THE PINK RANGER of SUPERIOR FORCES X (Manager, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 321): Z GLADIATORS (Z Man, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 645): BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 644): F WORDS (?, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 629): MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 633): PIRATE'S COVE (?, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 628): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 628): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 626): STEEL BLADES (Madwand, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 590): CAPTAIN PLANET (?, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 587): THE PLAGUE (Reaper, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 578): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 269): PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 474): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 223): DARK AS DAY (?, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 530): SUPERIOR FATHER et al (Manager, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 645): GRAY MATTER of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
KHAKI KRAIT of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
CITY (turn 644): CINDERELLA MAN of IMMORTALS (Dartor, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 628): CHAWLIE ISTTA of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 627): JILIAN NORMAN of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 632): WILD FIRE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 626): SENATOR WILEY of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 586): HARBINGER OF WOE of THE PLAGUE (Reaper, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 578): SABRE of SERPENT'S HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 223): BIG DADDY KANE of RAP ATTACKS (?, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Huh, looks like I tipped the Turtle! Good, that puts me ahead of Bear and
Floppy--we had, well, not a bet--that's a human thing--but it was a sort of
challenge. Top dog, and all that. Now it's me: Top Dog.
Yellow Dog
SPY REPORT
Hail and well met warriors of TOBIR! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes,
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. RED XIII caught the eye of many in the
gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested WARSONG and was awarded 25 points in
recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, RED XIII put down WARSONG,
causing him to lose 22 points of recognition in the process. As is fitting, the most
sought after warrior on the challenge boards this week was none other than Duelmaster
YELLOW DOG himself. Who here was not present for the title fight this week as
SPONGEBOB boldly Bloodfeuded YELLOW DOG in order to strive for the Duelmasters
honors? Not for nothing has YELLOW DOG in the past laid claim to the Duelmaster's
throne, and this week he's proven his combat skill yet again. No confirmation, but
my sources claim that the top team has gained their position using magical aids.
Charmed weapons perhaps?
I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently
transpired. Indeed there is much I would report. I saw one fighter that warriors
avoided when this week's challenge seeking began. THE DOGHOUSE is feared. This much
I can say. Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the
better part of last week avoiding THE DOGHOUSE. Indeed it was DRAGONS GUARD. As a
gladiator gets older, the icy grip of fear lays hold of his heart. True, TIPPI
TURTLE? Who could miss your "brave" challenge of FLOPEAR? All the city knows the
duel went in favor of TIPPI TURTLE. I shall not fail to spread the word in other
cities of this "mighty" victory. A match that raised a few eyebrows at the games
this week, it seems that WARTHOG posted a challenge against the more highly
recognized JCVD. The results, you ask? Well, the firebrand WARTHOG beat JCVD.
Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel. I can not but mention with
disdain the name of CRACK BABY who this week posted a challenge to a warrior a full
14 points below in the rankings. I thought CRACK BABY showed great skill and promise
when it was defeated by FUSTIGATE. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
Vendettas. Bloodied blades and broken spears. Indeed the city has seen more
than its fair share of red in recent times. Some say a warrior is judged by the way
he bears arms. One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!
If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times
already in TOBIR. Nice atmosphere you have here! Sadly warriors, now longer can I
keep thy company nor savor the ale of thy fine city. Depart I must and soon! Till
next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different
story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
YELLOW DOG 4587 14 14 1 130 THE DOGHOUSE (188)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TIPPI TURTLE 4351 22 5 0 98 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
SPONGEBOB 4367 13 9 0 96 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SHARDAVAN 4626 6 0 1 89 DRAGONS GUARD (471)
FLOPEAR 4598 9 9 0 83 THE DOGHOUSE (188)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RED XIII 4607 6 9 0 62 MIDGAR (468)
BROWN BEAR 4596 15 9 0 60 THE DOGHOUSE (188)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BUSTER 4597 10 14 0 59 THE DOGHOUSE (188)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRACK BABY 4279 13 17 0 56 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
FUSTIGATE 4632 5 2 0 56 F WORDS (472)
DRAKE 4654 9 2 2 55 SPACEMARINES (473)
VASQUEZ 4655 8 3 2 50 SPACEMARINES (473)
STALLONE 4600 8 8 0 43 ACTION HEROS (467)
ARRNOLD 4601 9 7 2 41 ACTION HEROS (467)
WARSONG 4627 6 2 1 38 DRAGONS GUARD (471)
FABLE 4631 4 3 0 35 F WORDS (472)
BILL BITEMORE 4638 4 3 0 34 THE DOGHOUSE (188)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HUDSON 4653 6 5 0 33 SPACEMARINES (473)
FLUFF 4633 5 2 0 33 F WORDS (472)
BUMPHELQUAT 4603 7 9 2 32 ACTION HEROS (467)
JCVD 4604 7 9 2 32 ACTION HEROS (467)
WARTHOG 4644 2 0 0 32 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
YUFFY 4609 7 8 0 30 MIDGAR (468)
WILLIS THE BRUCE 4602 6 10 0 29 ACTION HEROS (467)
FRISKY 4634 6 1 1 27 F WORDS (472)
HICKS 4656 5 6 0 27 SPACEMARINES (473)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VINCENT 4605 4 11 0 23 MIDGAR (468)
RIPLEY 4652 3 8 1 22 SPACEMARINES (473)
KID QUICK 4643 1 0 0 21 DRAGONS GUARD (471)
CID 4637 2 4 0 20 MIDGAR (468)
-FAROUCHE 4630 2 4 0 10 F WORDS (472)
TACO HELL 4405 0 1 0 7 B.B. FAST FOOD (447)
ZACK FAIR 4629 0 6 0 6 MIDGAR (468)
SLIM 4650 1 0 0 5 DRAGONS GUARD (471)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ROSLYN 4599 5 7 0 OTAGO HIGHLANDER 348 WARSONG 4627 641 NOT REVENGED
BURNT OUT HIPPIE 4402 11 4 0 THE DEATH SQUAD 63 YELLOW DOG 4587 643
OBAMANOMICS 4651 0 1 0 THE DEATH SQUAD 63 ARENAMASTER VASH 645 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Spongebob -- Ick, squishy. I mean, okay, I'm a dog, I can do squishy... up to a
point. You're past that point. -- Flopear
Shardavan -- Yes, well, I guess the dragons are safe with you for a guard. I
understand guarding (I'm a dog), I salute you for it. -- Buster
Jcvd -- Even a cat would be hard put to it to say that name. Hissing and spitting.
Bah. -- Brown Bear
P.S. Yeah, I know, the Commission calls me a werecat, but what do they know?
Farouche -- And a good word it is, too. Sounds almost like a bark rolling out. --
Bill Bitemore
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
OBAMANOMICS was butchered by ARENAMASTER VASHKU in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SPONGEBOB lost to YELLOW DOG in a 2 minute brutal expert's Bloodfeud Title battle.
TIPPI TURTLE defeated FLOPEAR in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
CRACK BABY was viciously subdued by FUSTIGATE in a 3 minute Challenge contest.
WARTHOG devastated JCVD in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
SHARDAVAN overpowered BUSTER in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
WARSONG was devastated by RED XIII in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
FABLE was handily defeated by DRAKE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BROWN BEAR vanquished HICKS in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
FRISKY was vanquished by VASQUEZ in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
STALLONE luckily beat BILL BITEMORE in a popular 3 minute gory melee.
YUFFY was narrowly defeated by ARRNOLD in a 2 minute bloody match.
BUMPHELQUAT was handily defeated by FLUFF in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
WILLIS THE BRUCE savagely defeated CID in a popular 4 minute bloody brawl.
VINCENT was handily defeated by HUDSON in a tiring 5 minute uneven fight.
RIPLEY devastated ZACK FAIR in a 1 minute uneven duel.
TACO HELL was beaten by SLIM in a 2 minute amateur's brawl.
KID QUICK devastated TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 2 - 1 78 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 LUNGING ATTACK 33 - 20 - 2 62 |
|AIMED BLOW 7 BASHING ATTACK 16 - 10 - 0 62 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 30 - 22 - 2 58 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 6 - 0 57 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 7 - 0 53 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 AIMED BLOW 22 - 24 - 2 48 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 10 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 7 - 1 30 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 10 - 27 - 1 27 |
Turn 645 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-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 4 3 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 2 - 5 3 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY TIPPI TURTLE 4351 22 5 0 98 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
LUNGING ATTACK SPONGEBOB 4367 13 9 0 96 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
STRIKING ATTACK BROWN BEAR 4596 15 9 0 60 THE DOGHOUSE (188)
BASHING ATTACK FUSTIGATE 4632 5 2 0 56 F WORDS (472)
AIMED BLOW DRAKE 4654 9 2 2 55 SPACEMARINES (473)
SLASHING ATTACK ARRNOLD 4601 9 7 2 41 ACTION HEROS (467)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is YELLOW DOG 4587. The most popular warrior this turn
was CID 4637. The ten other most popular fighters were FUSTIGATE 4632, BILL BITEMORE
4638, FLOPEAR 4598, BROWN BEAR 4596, ARRNOLD 4601, SPONGEBOB 4367, SHARDAVAN 4626,
FLUFF 4633, TACO HELL 4405, and KID QUICK 4643.
The least popular fighter this week was VINCENT 4605. The other ten least popular
fighters were HUDSON 4653, ZACK FAIR 4629, BUMPHELQUAT 4603, FRISKY 4634, FABLE 4631,
WARSONG 4627, BUSTER 4597, JCVD 4604, CRACK BABY 4279, and OBAMANOMICS 4651.
MAIL-IN TOURNEY XLIX
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
KALLORE 3061 (34-14-1) 2 3 0 CHECKMATE
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ATROPHY 4034 (24-24-1) 3 3 0 THE DEATH SQUAD
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
KID QUICK 4643 (0-0-0) 10 3 0 DRAGONS GUARD
NORIX 4612 (0-0-0) 8 3 2 PHILANTHROPISTS
CARNAGE 4640 (0-0-0) 4 3 1 DRAGONS GUARD
DECAPITATE 4568 (0-0-0) 4 3 0 SURGEONS OF DOOM
WARTHOG 4644 (0-0-0) 3 3 1 THE DEATH SQUAD
INITIATES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SHARDAVAN 4626 (4-0-1) 1 3 0 DRAGONS GUARD
ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MCNAB 4647 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 OTAGO HIGHLANDERS