DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/12/2011 Duedate: 02/25/2011
WILLAF ARENA
DM-16 TURN-662
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SARDO GRACKEL
PUNNY AMINALS (305)
(16-5875) [18-18-1,95]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SARDO GRACKEL POSITION IS EMPTY
PUNNY AMINALS (305)
(16-5875) [18-18-1,95]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SAD SLACKS SAD SLACKS
EMOTIONAL PANTS (604) EMOTIONAL PANTS (604)
(16-5891) [13-15-1,78] (16-5891) [13-15-1,78]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MAXIMUM RESULTS (311)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. PUNNY AMINALS (305) 30
2. EMOTIONAL PANTS (604) 13 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
3. GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362) 8 Unchartered Team
4. FAR TRAVELERS (434) 0
5. MAXIMUM RESULTS (311) -4 (-1)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362) 674 316 13 68.1 1/ 2 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311) 11 3 0
2- 2 FAR TRAVELERS (434) 46 43 3 51.7 2/ 1 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362) 10 2 1
3/ 3 EMOTIONAL PANTS (604) 62 66 1 48.4 3/ 3 PUNNY AMINALS (305) 4 9 0
4/ 4 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311) 311 370 22 45.7 4/ 4 EMOTIONAL PANTS (604) 3 5 0
5/ 5 PUNNY AMINALS (305) 759 951 23 44.4 5- 5 FAR TRAVELERS (434) 0 4 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 663): SHORT SKIRT of HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 665): HULL SCRUBBER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 560): SAM ADAMS of MMMM BEER! (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 659): VARICK of TERMINUS (Carrick, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 661): GOLDEN DELICIOUS of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 652): ALIDA BERN of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 653): AURELIUS of IDES OF MARCH (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 329): PATTE DE SAGUAR of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 650): JEHLCH of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 626): OMBERT QURL of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 647): DEE S. TROYER of DEVILS ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 644): HELEN KELLER of HEROES (?, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 636): ST MAGDALENE of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 594): DANIEL SILVERLOCK of WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 304): CALLOUS CORTNEY of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 298): SALSA ELEMENTAL of DARQUE FORCES
(Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 285): WHISTLIN DIXIE of DARQUE FORCES II (Master Darque)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 526): SMASH of THEM (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 511): GARM of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 493): PETER DAVISON of THE DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 487): HARITH TEN MORU of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 234): LILAS KEELER of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 448): DIENEKES of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 443): QUEEN of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 435): SJS of J (Sherlock, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 551): SUPERIOR FORCES of DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (A-Sop, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 663): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 665): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 560): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 659): TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 661): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 652): ALMOST THANKSGIVING (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 653): MONOPOLY (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 329): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 650): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 326): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 644): IL MALVAGIO (Action, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 644): HEROES (?, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 636): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 594): WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 304): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 298): LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 285): DANGER DANGER (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 526): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 511): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 493): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 487): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 234): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 448): NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 443): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 435): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 551): GLADIATORS et al (Caesar, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 662): HOMESTAR of HOMESTAR & CO (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 664): ARISTOCLEA of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 661): GOLDEN DELICIOUS of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 653): AURELIUS of IDES OF MARCH (Caesar, mgr.)
(turn 652): DID NOT FLUSH of BASH BRO HOUSEMATE (Assurnasirbanipal)
WHITE CHOCOLATE of WALI'S FINEST (?, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 328): TEZCATLIPOCA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 648): ORATHAI of ECHL-EAST (LHI, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 642): GANGPLANK RIDER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 634): SCAPA of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
SAZERAC of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
TAMRA KAI of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 298): SALSA ELEMENTAL of DARQUE FORCES
(Master Darque, mgr.)
(turn 297): AFRICAN QUEEN of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
THE LION KING of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
ITHYIC THING of ABYSMAL RITES (Reaper, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 285): WHISTLIN DIXIE of DARQUE FORCES II (Master Darque)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 511): GARM of RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 492): BARLO CHELLS of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 448): ONE of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
(turn 447): POLYNIKES of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 443): BRASELL of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
(turn 442): WATERLOO of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 434): MATT of J (Sherlock, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Finally! My fourth Duelmaster Title brings me the Lord Protector honor I have
long been seeking. This is a proud day. I am off to see the wizard in The Emerald
City. (Whoops; wrong plot.) I mean that I am off to see Lady Greywand at The Isle.
Life is sweet.
So, then, here's all you need to know about me (last fight excepting):
11-15-10-17-17-3-11 Waste
+ Parry, slight damage-doing hose
normal damage and good endurance
Bumped to 13-17-10-17-17-3-11
Good damage, great endurance
17-3-0 arenas (4 DM Titles); 2-6 in tournaments
Skill learn rate 2.43
Master in attack, Experts in Init and Parry
SC at 8-66-7
QS at 3-48-2
ME at 2-13-0
all others at 1-64-0
Fave guess: SC, Mod/Low, learns attack
One more fight and the crown is all yours, whoever you are. Good luck.
Golden Delicious
SPY REPORT
Oh, hi. Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte. Thought I'd check out WILLAF to see
what's new. Too bad, GOLDEN GLADIATORS, but MAXIMUM RESULTS was just too good to be
stopped. MVP award for RIPLEY BYRD? PUNNY AMINALS' proud of him after beating
FLETCHER and getting 18 points. Talk about yer big time losers! FLETCHER got
smashed by RIPLEY BYRD, and lost 14 points! Like PUNNY AMINALS' SARDO GRACKEL is
sweating since he got challenged by Duelmaster GOLDEN DELICIOUS! This Duelmaster is
like something else! GOLDEN DELICIOUS stopped SARDO GRACKEL dead in his tracks! Is
the Duelmaster really being a real snob to his teammates? Don't ask me!
I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies. Really, I just
wing this stuff. MAXIMUM RESULTS was the most avoided team. Is a 311-370-22 record
really that scary? I don't know what GOLDEN GLADIATORS' been doing. They certainly
haven't been accepting many fights from MAXIMUM RESULTS, that's fer sher. Can PUNNY
AMINALS' SARDO GRACKEL be more popular than me? He was challenged the most, but is
that really the same?
Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All WILLAF ever talks about is fighting! Me,
I'm more laid back. So PUNNY AMINALS has one more turn to Bloodfeud GOLDEN
GLADIATORS' GOLD LOCKET. Big deal. SALLY C. SHELLEY's dead. What's the point? Ya
just gotta go on. Don't look back... Hey you guys, don't you think your families
would like to hear from you? Write! (Or have someone write for you.)
I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be
a famous Spyreporter? I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really
should stop. I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SARDO GRACKEL 5875 18 18 1 95 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STOGA STEEL 5871 19 24 3 90 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311)
SAD SLACKS 5891 13 15 1 78 EMOTIONAL PANTS (604)
MORGAR 5863 10 10 0 76 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311)
-SIEGFRIED 4233 10 7 1 69 FAR TRAVELERS (434)
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE 5908 8 4 0 67 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HASAN AL-AZRAD 4230 9 9 1 66 FAR TRAVELERS (434)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GOLD LOCKET 5917 6 1 1 48 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
-ANGUS MACDOUGAL 4229 5 13 1 45 FAR TRAVELERS (434)
-SIMON ST. JOHN 4231 10 8 0 44 FAR TRAVELERS (434)
LONGING LEGGINGS 5910 6 7 0 40 EMOTIONAL PANTS (604)
BILLY JACK 5902 9 8 0 39 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
GOLD CHARM 5903 6 2 0 39 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
-PAN FOR GOLD 5912 6 4 1 37 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HORUS MANN 5901 7 10 0 31 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
JOHN DERE 5916 3 7 0 28 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TRICILLIAD 5919 2 0 0 20 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311)
RIPLEY BYRD 5923 1 0 0 18 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
FLETCHER 5915 1 2 0 9 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311)
GALEN 5921 2 1 0 7 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SALLY C. SHELLEY 5918 3 1 0 PUNNY AMINALS 305 GOLD LOCKET 5917 659
PERSONAL ADS
All -- I am getting together as many Duelmaster players as possible to play in a game
of Hyborian War as a change of pace. We already have 17 players that are interested
and we are trying to get as many as possible involved before I submit the list to
RSI. I am collecting the names and top 3 kingdoms that the players are interested in
and submitting it myself so we can all play in the same game. If you are interested
PM me in the DuelII Forums at Tripwire or email me at azaer123@comcast.net. --
Tripwire
Congrats to Mazimum Results with a big 47 points for Top Team On The Move. Even with
my Golden Gladiator 5-0-1, I couldn't match that. Kudos. -- Midas, Golden Gladiators
Sardo Grackel -- While I remain a Golden Delicious Fan, the wife prefers Rome. I
wonder if she is straying? -- Golden Delicious
Billy Jack -- Sometimes I think you are right in using that pan for pies. Most days
it surely is useless for gold. -- Pan For Gold
Osksi Noble -- Sorry about that. Didn't mean to get so carried away. That pan was
heavier than I thought! Good thing the healers can ressurect you NPC types. -- Pan
For Gold
Horus Mann -- Golden lockets can be strangling if they are on a chain around one's
neck. -- Gold Locket (using a large imagination)
Dangerous Criminal -- I do not allow crime to mess around with my bridge. Be gone!
-- Golden Gate Bridge
Way to go, Golden Gladiators! Five-0-1! I am proud of you. -- Midas
Later info from Midas:
Golden Delicious faves are: GS, Low/Low, learns Defense -- The Golden Gladiator
Publicity Dept.
Golden Delicious -- But I didn't *want* apple pie today! I had my mouth set for
peach cobbler. -- Sardo Grackel
Morgar -- You darned near maximized that result. Ouch. Good fight. -- Billy Jack
Gold Locket -- More of a gold *digger* today, weren't you? -- Horus Mann
Longing Leggings -- Yeah, I wish. Or maybe some wistful warmers. -- John Dere
Our congratulations to Golden Delicious. -- Jorja and the Punny Animals
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
GOLDEN DELICIOUS bested SARDO GRACKEL in a 1 minute master's Challenge Title fight.
SAD SLACKS slimly lost to STOGA STEEL in a exciting 2 minute gory expert's battle.
MORGAR vanquished GOLD CHARM in a popular 5 minute gory mismatched brawl.
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE demolished BILLY JACK in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
LONGING LEGGINGS vanquished HORUS MANN in a exciting 1 minute bloody mismatched fight.
JOHN DERE handily defeated GALEN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
FLETCHER lost to RIPLEY BYRD in a 2 minute beginner's duel.
TRICILLIAD vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR 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|
|BASHING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 2 - 0 71 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 3 - 1 70 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 WALL OF STEEL 20 - 9 - 0 69 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 3 - 0 63 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 18 - 17 - 0 51 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 AIMED BLOW 15 - 15 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 24 - 24 - 2 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 12 - 14 - 0 46 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 6 - 0 45 |
Turn 662 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 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 LUNGING ATTACK
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE 5908 8 4 0 67 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
STRIKING ATTACK BILLY JACK 5902 9 8 0 39 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
TOTAL PARRY GOLD CHARM 5903 6 2 0 39 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SAD SLACKS 5891. The most popular warrior this turn
was SAD SLACKS 5891. The ten other most popular fighters were MORGAR 5863, STOGA
STEEL 5871, LONGING LEGGINGS 5910, GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE 5908, RIPLEY BYRD 5923, SARDO
GRACKEL 5875, JOHN DERE 5916, TRICILLIAD 5919, FLETCHER 5915, and GOLD CHARM 5903.
The least popular fighter this week was GALEN 5921. The other ten least popular
fighters were HORUS MANN 5901, BILLY JACK 5902, GOLD CHARM 5903, FLETCHER 5915,
TRICILLIAD 5919, JOHN DERE 5916, SARDO GRACKEL 5875, RIPLEY BYRD 5923, GOLDEN GATE
BRIDGE 5908, and LONGING LEGGINGS 5910.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
GOLDEN DELICIOUS (16-5887) GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)