DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/28/2010 Duedate: 05/11/2010
MALCORN ARENA
DM-15 TURN-639
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
REXROTH
DARK CREATION (471)
(15-4957) [23-12-0,109]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
REXROTH JIM
DARK CREATION (471) RAINBOW CONNECTION (503)
(15-4957) [23-12-0,109] (15-5021) [4-1-0,23]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
REXROTH AGATE
DARK CREATION (471) GREENWARDENS (244)
(15-4957) [23-12-0,109] (15-4951) [20-19-1,99]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
VC RULES (501)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. VC RULES (501) 50
2. GREENWARDENS (244) 19 VC RULES (501)
3. RAINBOW CONNECTION (503) 5 Unchartered Team
4. WRETCHED HORDE (499) 0
5. DARK CREATION (471) -1 RAINBOW CONNECTION (503)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*WRETCHED HORDE (499) 3 0 0 100 1/ 1 VC RULES (501) 10 2 2
2/ 3 VC RULES (501) 36 19 5 65.5 2/ 4 GREENWARDENS (244) 9 6 1
3/ 2*RAINBOW CONNECTION (503) 14 8 1 63.6 3/ 3*RAINBOW CONNECTION (503) 7 5 1
4/ 4 DARK CREATION (471) 365 313 19 53.8 4/ 2 DARK CREATION (471) 7 8 1
5/ 5 STARBASE 5 (263) 329 329 13 50.0 5/ 5 STARBASE 5 (263) 2 6 0
6/ 6 GREENWARDENS (244) 691 796 15 46.5 6- 6*WRETCHED HORDE (499) 1 0 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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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 642): HOMESTAR of HOMESTAR & CO (Otis X Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 644): SCURVY LADY of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 519): ROBERTO LEATHAM of HOUSE OF CARDS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 638): ROCKWOOD of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 640): ON GOLDEN POND of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 632): GRISHORT HURM of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 633): FARM WEEKLY of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 318): CRICTOR UNGERER of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 630): WHIP ME HOUSTON of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 316): SINGALEK of THE KINDRED (Godric Magnusson DaVinci)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 626): BILL P. GORE of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 623): TOBY of RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillyu, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 615): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 578): PRINCE CONNOR of LUROCIAN ROYALTY (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 294): DAN MACK GRU of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 288): RONDOL QUIGLO of THE MIDDLE WAY 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 275): CASS DOLAN of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 505): FREM HARID of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 492): BB BULLY BOY of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 472): COUNTER OFFER of VIKING LINGO (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 467): LOEKER SMITH of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 223): EXTORTION of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 429): POLYNIKES of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 422): QUINCY WATTS of GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 415): DEVONSHIRE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 531): JOHN TYLER of I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 642): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 644): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 519): SATAN'S KINGDOMS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 638): VC RULES (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 640): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 632): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 633): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 318): PHANTACITY (Omega, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 630): EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 316): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 626): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 623): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 615): BAD GUYS (Mr. Bad Guy, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 578): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 294): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 288): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 275): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 505): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 492): THE DISCIPLES (?, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 472): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 467): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 223): BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 429): GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 422): GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 415): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 531): DO IT AGAIN et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 15 MALCORN (turn 638): ROCKWOOD of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 637): STARIEL of DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 632): GRISHORT HURM of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
TIBERIUS of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.)
(turn 631): SALARA LORMIN of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 633): FARM WEEKLY of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 318): SECI of PHANTACITY (Omega, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 315): KOLUM MAROD of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 626): BILL P. GORE of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 623): TOBY of RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillyu, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 614): FROSTBITE of URBAN JUNGLE (Jugger, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 576): BITT BETRO of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 292): WALRUS of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 274): HOOPS of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 465): FLITCHAK of CASTAWAYS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 422): QUINCY WATTS of GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
JADE RING of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
I will admit this victory is a pleasure, Cybermancer--not only for the simple
victory over a tough opponent, for the title and the graduation notice as well.
Truly, this is a good day for me! Thanks.
Rockwood
P.S. Details on request.
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last
week's fights. Hey everybody, watch out for MAXIMILLIAN, who flew up 25 points in
the rankings after mashing QRYSYS like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. Ya know,
some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. CYBERMANCER was beat by
BRISTLECONE and drops 14 points. Well, everybody's pal ROCKWOOD moved his record to
20-8-0 by defeating APOK in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 12 recognition
points. An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.
Here is other news that is of note.
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). This round goes to VC RULES, their 9-3-2
warrior, MAXIMILLIAN slew the 21-14-2 QRYSYS. Stay tuned next week to see what
happens. Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time is a very
important step on the road to Duelmaster.
Well, there's the manager of the MALCORN giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?). Well, there goes another Spy Report.
Good luck in next week's fights. Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been
real fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
REXROTH 4957 23 12 0 109 DARK CREATION (471)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AGATE 4951 20 19 1 99 GREENWARDENS (244)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRISTLECONE 4952 21 18 1 95 GREENWARDENS (244)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STONEBOW 4993 11 11 0 90 GREENWARDENS (244)
MAXIMILLIAN 5011 9 3 2 90 VC RULES (501)
APOK 4964 19 13 0 88 STARBASE 5 (263)
STARLYN FYREFLY 4983 11 16 0 78 STARBASE 5 (263)
CYBERMANCER 4992 11 12 0 75 DARK CREATION (471)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FIZBAN 5013 8 4 2 64 VC RULES (501)
STREET LEGAL 5012 8 4 0 60 VC RULES (501)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MASTER DARQUE 5015 7 5 0 56 VC RULES (501)
-GOLDEN DREAM 4977 3 0 0 53 WRETCHED HORDE (499)
SILVERBIRD 4994 13 9 0 48 GREENWARDENS (244)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HAMMER 5014 4 3 1 27 VC RULES (501)
QREATED 4999 5 5 2 24 DARK CREATION (471)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JIM 5021 4 1 0 23 RAINBOW CONNECTION (503)
STEVE 5027 2 1 1 22 RAINBOW CONNECTION (503)
KERMIT 5022 3 2 0 11 RAINBOW CONNECTION (503)
-KHAMUL 4033 1 5 0 8 THE BLACK RIDERS (391)
-NEMO 4648 1 1 0 4 DOWN WITH THE SHIP (468)
-AKHORAHIL 4031 0 1 0 4 THE BLACK RIDERS (391)
-ADUNAPHEL 4032 0 4 0 4 THE BLACK RIDERS (391)
TERRASQUE 5033 0 1 0 1 DARK CREATION (471)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
QRYSYS 4958 21 14 2 DARK CREATION 471 MAXIMILLIAN 5011 639
CARTMAN 5025 3 1 0 RAINBOW CONNECTI 503 FIZBAN 5013 638
MRS PIGGY 5024 1 2 0 RAINBOW CONNECTI 503 QREATED 4999 637
DROVANITAR LIX 4991 6 10 3 STARBASE 5 263 MAXIMILLIAN 5011 636
MISTRESS 4996 9 9 0 STARBASE 5 263 AGATE 4951 638
PERSONAL ADS
Qrysys -- I've been studying qrysys management. Seems like it works. -- Stonebow
Apok -- Darned golem. You have no respect for my (figurative) gray hairs! --
Bristlecone
Mistress -- That was... unfortunate. Distressing, too. What were those orderlies
thinking, to drop you like that? -- Agate
Qreated -- Oh, yes? I'm not sure it was a good idea. -- Silverbird
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ROCKWOOD devastated APOK in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
AGATE viciously subdued STARLYN FYREFLY in a exciting 6 minute gory expert's battle.
STONEBOW was vanquished by REXROTH in a 1 minute mismatched Title brawl.
CYBERMANCER was overpowered by BRISTLECONE in a 3 minute one-sided fight.
QRYSYS was butchered by MAXIMILLIAN in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
FIZBAN savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 4 minute veteran vs. amateur struggle.
STREET LEGAL overpowered SILVERBIRD in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
MASTER DARQUE vanquished QREATED in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
STEVE vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
JIM overpowered TERRASQUE in a 1 minute uneven match.
KERMIT was overpowered by MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 SLASHING ATTACK 20 - 4 - 0 83 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 1 - 2 83 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 4 - 1 67 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 STRIKING ATTACK 33 - 29 - 4 53 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 16 - 2 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 AIMED BLOW 16 - 18 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 639 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:
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 3 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW REXROTH 4957 23 12 0 109 DARK CREATION (471)
TOTAL PARRY AGATE 4951 20 19 1 99 GREENWARDENS (244)
BASHING ATTACK MAXIMILLIAN 5011 9 3 2 90 VC RULES (501)
PARRY-STRIKE FIZBAN 5013 8 4 2 64 VC RULES (501)
STRIKING ATTACK STREET LEGAL 5012 8 4 0 60 VC RULES (501)
WALL OF STEEL SILVERBIRD 4994 13 9 0 48 GREENWARDENS (244)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is REXROTH 4957. The most popular warrior this turn
was AGATE 4951. The ten other most popular fighters were FIZBAN 5013, STARLYN
FYREFLY 4983, BRISTLECONE 4952, STREET LEGAL 5012, MASTER DARQUE 5015, REXROTH 4957,
CYBERMANCER 4992, MAXIMILLIAN 5011, QRYSYS 4958, and SILVERBIRD 4994.
The least popular fighter this week was KERMIT 5022. The other ten least popular
fighters were TERRASQUE 5033, QREATED 4999, STONEBOW 4993, APOK 4964, JIM 5021, STEVE
5027, SILVERBIRD 4994, QRYSYS 4958, MAXIMILLIAN 5011, and CYBERMANCER 4992.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
ROCKWOOD (15-4984) GREENWARDENS (244)
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, 4 additional warriors graduated
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
EUGENE FLUCKY (82-41642) of MEDAL OF HONOR 30 (6955)
FGC (47-6648) of KAOS (695)
PRISONER B91 (82-53433) of DUNGEON CELL B9 (9014)
PRISONER 0381 82-42371 of DUNGEON CELL 77 (7085)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes