DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 11/30/2009 Duedate: 12/12/2009
ALJAFIR ARENA
DM-17 TURN-622
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SAPHRONICUS
FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (563)
(17-6850) [11-2-0,102]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SAPHRONICUS NEFARIOUS
FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (563) BROTHERHOOD (489)
(17-6850) [11-2-0,102] (17-6006) [1-1-0,38]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
YAREK ZURN SAPHRONICUS
MIDDLE WAY (484) FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (563)
(17-6955) [18-26-0,87] (17-6850) [11-2-0,102]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE GENERALS (574)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DEAD POETS (300) 52
2. GLADIATORS (569) 41 FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (563)
3. FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (563) 36 Unchartered Team
4. BROTHERHOOD (489) 1
5. FOOD FIGHT! (573) 0 THE GENERALS (574)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*FOOD FIGHT! (573) 1 0 0 100 1/ 1*THE GENERALS (574) 9 6 4
2/ 2*THE GENERALS (574) 9 6 4 60.0 2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY (484) 6 9 0
3/ 4 FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (563) 113 80 5 58.5 3/ 4 FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (563) 5 1 0
4/ 0*BROTHERHOOD (489) 1 1 0 50.0 4/ 6 GLADIATORS (569) 3 2 0
5/ 5 GLADIATORS (569) 54 66 8 45.0 5- 5*FOOD FIGHT! (573) 1 0 0
6/ 6 MIDDLE WAY (484) 482 662 9 42.1 6/ 0*DEAD POETS (300) 1 4 0
7/ 0*DEAD POETS (300) 1 9 0 10.0 7/ 0*BROTHERHOOD (489) 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
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 632): EIGHTH MATE of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 634): ACE of CARDS (?, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 628): REXROTH of DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 630): GOLDBRICK of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 621): ZALMAN ARVO of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 626): ERIC CARTMAN of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 313): CRICTOR UNGERER of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 619): JULIANUS of EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 311): MARLENUS of CAESAR'S POOL HALL (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 616): PETER PIQUIN of FISHERMAN'S WHARF (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 614): MONOLYTH of RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillyu, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 605): FEEL THE BUZZ of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 567): BITT BETRO of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 288): HALF of SRETSAMLEUD II (Phat Phat, mgr.)
DM 47 SCOMBS SWAMP (turn 283): TEN LORDS ALEAPIN (Crip, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 269): MRS. VAUGHN of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 495): SPLAT of THEM (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 482): PEACH FUZZ of FRUIT OF THE LOOM (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 461): FALL PRINCESS of AUTUMN SAGA (?, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 458): FSSTIS KACHIEU of CASTAWAYS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 218): DEATH SUCKS of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 419): JAXON of INSIGNIFICANCE (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 412): JADE RING of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 404): DANNI ROGERS of GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 520): JEANNE D'ARC of GORGEOUS GOBLINS (Bartender, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 632): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 634): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 628): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 630): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 621): THE GENERALS (?, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 626): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 313): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 619): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 311): CAESAR'S POOL HALL (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 616): DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 614): RAVAGOMG LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 605): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 567): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 288): SRETSAMLEUD II (Phat Phat, mgr.)
DM 47 SCOMBS SWAMP (turn 283): THE BEAR'S PAW (Kat, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 269): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 494): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 482): TWILIGHT BRIGADE (?, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 462): AUTUMN SAGA (?, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 458): TIL DEATH DO US PART (Killjoy, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 218): BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 419): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 412): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 404): GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 520): DO IT AGAIN et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 633): SOPHOCLES of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 625): MODERN SCENE of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 312): EXPERIETIA of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 619): VON GROV of TRAIL OF TEARS (?, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 311): MARLENUS of CAESAR'S POOL HALL (Caesar, mgr.)
ULL HARDHAMMER of THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 616): PETER PIQUIN of FISHERMAN'S WHARF (Jorja, mgr.)
LOU C. FIRR of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
(turn 615): AGONY of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 288): HALF of SRETSAMLEUD II (Phat Phat, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 269): INGLEMORT JULS of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 495): FONZETH HILGRA of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 460): DECAY of AUTUMN SAGA (?, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 458): FSSTIS KACHIEU of CASTAWAYS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 404): DANNI ROGERS of GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
My teammate Salara fought Shagrath the Assassin first, and lost, which seems to
have lured him into over-confidence. I wouldn't have expected that of him, but what
the heck, eh? I can stand this.
Zalman Arvo
SPY REPORT
Welcome ALJAFIR. I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well. Many the fights have
I fought here. The celebrations, the disappointments... What's with THEODOSIUS? He
actually beat MIDDLE WAY's SALARA LORMIN, and walked away with 19 more points from
the fight. Major screwup at THE GENERALS. HANNABLE lost 16 points to LIBERIUS.
Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe HANNABLE will provide more easy wins...
ALJAFIR, set your sights on KUNG-FU MASTER. He'll be happy to entertain all requests
after defeating ZALMAN ARVO. SAPHRONICUS looked pretty Duelmasterlike as he took
ALJAFIR's top spot with 102 points. Now, what will ZALMAN ARVO do? Advice to
fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!
If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. How
well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of
practive, THE GENERALS! Management must be dealin', as the boys at GLADIATORS ain't
reelin'! THE GENERALS' mad! I hate going to the effort of writing about the kind of
fights that SAPHRONICUS gets in. He fights people like GRISHORT HURM, 13 points
below. I thought SAPHRONICUS showed great skill and promise when he overcame
GRISHORT HURM. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters
to walk away, or not? How long have I been here? I got people to see, places to
go...
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
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. Remember--a good fighter needs both good
skills and good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SAPHRONICUS 6850 11 2 0 102 FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (563)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TIBERIUS 6979 18 1 0 117 FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (563)
-AURELIUS 6963 13 2 0 113 FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (563)
THEODOSIUS 7051 6 4 1 97 FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (563)
URSILA VINE 7006 22 10 1 94 MIDDLE WAY (484)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
YAREK ZURN 6955 18 26 0 87 MIDDLE WAY (484)
ZALMAN ARVO 7010 18 12 1 82 MIDDLE WAY (484)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GRISHORT HURM 6929 10 50 0 80 MIDDLE WAY (484)
SALARA LORMIN 7037 18 8 0 70 MIDDLE WAY (484)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GRACCHUS 7057 6 0 1 59 GLADIATORS (569)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CONSTANTIUS 7056 5 1 1 48 GLADIATORS (569)
NEFARIOUS 6006 1 1 0 38 BROTHERHOOD (489)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PATTON 7088 2 1 0 24 THE GENERALS (574)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRADLEY 7085 2 1 1 23 THE GENERALS (574)
SHAKESPEARE 2915 1 1 0 19 DEAD POETS (300)
LIBERIUS 7059 1 0 0 19 GLADIATORS (569)
SEXTUS 7071 1 1 0 18 FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (563)
-LIMA BEAN EXPRESS 7077 1 0 0 11 FOOD FIGHT! (573)
ROMMEL 7086 2 1 2 9 THE GENERALS (574)
HANNABLE 7084 2 1 0 7 THE GENERALS (574)
BRUNHILDA 7087 1 2 1 7 THE GENERALS (574)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BYE 7090 0 1 0 DEAD POETS 300 DARK CHAMPION 622 NONE
DUMBER 7091 0 1 0 DEAD POETS 300 SPYMASTER 622 NONE
FUMB 7089 0 1 0 DEAD POETS 300 ARENAMASTER KARG 622 NONE
ROBERT FROST 2916 0 2 0 DEAD POETS 300 STONE GOLEM 622 NONE
DUDLY 7075 0 1 0 GLADIATORS 569 SPYMASTER 622 NONE
MARCUS 7076 0 1 0 GLADIATORS 569 BLACK ORC 622 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Generals -- A word to the wise: Tread lightly here in Rome. Provoke us and we will
unleash a torrent of steel upon you. You may quickly go from being the killer to
being killed. Tempt not by wrath! -- Caesar
Grishort Hurm -- We have been separated far too long... I'm glad to be back. I --
Saphronicus, All Hallows Eve Dead Tourney Survivor
Saphronicus -- With a name like that, you should be a yellow-bellied sap-sucker, but
you only sucked out one skill? You can't have been paying attention. -- Grishort
Hurm
Well, drat. I flubbed the Venomous Concubine, which anybody could do--all it takes
is a less-than-perfect day, and the Commission took the title away from me. It isn't
that I *liked* having the title, but... well, I did like it. Drat. -- Ursila Vine
Damned assassins! -- Salara Lormin
Theodosius -- A genuine managed opponent--my teammates tell me this is a boon. I
don't feel like I've gotten a boon, I feel like I've gotten a few smacks upside the
head. -- Yarek Zurn
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ROBERT FROST was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
DUDLY was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
DUMBER was easily killed by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
FUMB was assassinated by ARENAMASTER KARGHAL in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
BYE was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena fight.
MARCUS was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
SAPHRONICUS devastated GRISHORT HURM in a 6 minute one-sided Challenge Title duel.
THEODOSIUS devastated SALARA LORMIN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
ZALMAN ARVO slimly lost to KUNG-FU MASTER in a action packed 3 minute gory duel.
YAREK ZURN vanquished M. CHARDINEE in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
URSILA VINE overpowered VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
GRACCHUS overpowered PATTON in a 1 minute one-sided match.
NEFARIOUS was unbelievably bested by CONSTANTIUS in a 4 minute conflict.
BRADLEY was subdued by FRATSFA SLAVE in a 3 minute novice's brawl.
SEXTUS overcame BRUNHILDA in a 1 minute conflict.
HANNABLE was savagely defeated by LIBERIUS in a 5 minute gory duel.
SHAKESPEARE bested ROMMEL in a exciting 1 minute bloody beginner's duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 AIMED BLOW 10 - 2 - 1 83 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 13 - 7 - 2 65 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 7 - 3 65 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 5 - 1 62 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-STRIKE 9 - 7 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 TOTAL PARRY 19 - 17 - 2 53 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 4 - 0 43 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 622 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:
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 4 3 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 2 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 2 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 3 1 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-RIPOSTE SAPHRONICUS 6850 11 2 0 102 FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (563)
STRIKING ATTACK THEODOSIUS 7051 6 4 1 97 FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (563)
TOTAL PARRY URSILA VINE 7006 22 10 1 94 MIDDLE WAY (484)
PARRY-STRIKE ZALMAN ARVO 7010 18 12 1 82 MIDDLE WAY (484)
LUNGING ATTACK SALARA LORMIN 7037 18 8 0 70 MIDDLE WAY (484)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is YAREK ZURN 6955. The most popular warrior this turn
was SAPHRONICUS 6850. The ten other most popular fighters were NEFARIOUS 6006,
ZALMAN ARVO 7010, ROBERT FROST 2916, CONSTANTIUS 7056, THEODOSIUS 7051, BRADLEY 7085,
LIBERIUS 7059, YAREK ZURN 6955, GRACCHUS 7057, and HANNABLE 7084.
The least popular fighter this week was PATTON 7088. The other ten least popular
fighters were SALARA LORMIN 7037, GRISHORT HURM 6929, MARCUS 7076, BYE 7090, DUMBER
7091, DUDLY 7075, ROMMEL 7086, BRUNHILDA 7087, FUMB 7089, and SEXTUS 7071.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
URSILA VINE (17-7006) MIDDLE WAY (484)