DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/12/2007 Duedate: 02/24/2007
TALCAMA ARENA
DM-18 TURN-555
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
VOLITAN LIONFISH
BIG MEAN FISH (171)
(18-9421) [5-5-1,89]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MR. DUTCH CRUNCH GARY
WASTELAND (207) ERRATA (675)
(18-9257) [18-7-0,104] (18-9483) [0-1-0,5]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ENTEK THE BIGOT
BURN N' PILLAGE (218) IMPURE THOUGHTS (672)
(18-9151) [15-20-0,78] (18-9380) [12-9-1,87]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BIG MEAN FISH (171)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BIG MEAN FISH (171) 53
2. IMPURE THOUGHTS (672) 49 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)
3. CENTER FOR OLDS (108) 39 Unchartered Team
4. BURN N' PILLAGE (218) 16
5. OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 14 ERRATA (675)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0 OF WOLF AND MAN (620) 11 5 0 68.8 1/ 1 BIG MEAN FISH (171) 10 5 1
2/ 1 HELLBOURNE (653) 77 51 5 60.2 2/ 5 BURN N' PILLAGE (218) 9 6 0
3/ 0 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 96 76 7 55.8 3/ 2 SHEPHERDS (252) 9 6 0
4- 3 HEAVYMETAL KIDS (4) 118 105 5 52.9 4/ 7 IMPURE THOUGHTS (672) 7 8 1
5/ 4 THUNDR + LITENING (22) %1032 928 %125 52.7 5/ 4 WASTELAND (207) 6 3 0
6/ 5 WASTELAND (207) 708 650 43 52.1 6/ 3 CENTER FOR OLDS (108) 6 9 0
7/ 6 BURN N' PILLAGE (218) 726 685 34 51.5 7/ 8 ARROGANCE (347) 5 8 0
8/ 7 IMPURE THOUGHTS (672) 147 139 12 51.4 8- 6 UNTOUCHABLES (287) 4 1 0
9/ 8 CENTER FOR OLDS (108) 978 954 62 50.6 9- 9 GOLDEN LEGION (591) 3 2 0
10/ 9 BIG MEAN FISH (171) 718 727 37 49.7 10-14 STREET PIZZA (106) 2 0 0
11-10 STREET PIZZA (106) 713 799 54 47.2 11/17 THUNDR + LITENING (22) 2 4 1
12/12 SHEPHERDS (252) 670 811 34 45.2 12-16 CAROLINA BLUE (575) 2 6 0
13-13 UNTOUCHABLES (287) 216 281 16 43.5 13/13 STAR WARS: KOTOR (624) 2 7 0
14-14 GOLDEN LEGION (591) 44 59 1 42.7 14/ 0 OF WOLF AND MAN (620) 1 0 0
15-15 RUN AND HYDE (537) 108 146 13 42.5 15/ 0 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 1 1 0
16-16 CAROLINA BLUE (575) 25 36 0 41.0 16/15 HELLBOURNE (653) 1 3 1
17/17 FUNKY FOLK (625) 44 71 7 38.3 17-12 RUN AND HYDE (537) 1 3 0
18/19 ARROGANCE (347) 437 770 27 36.2 18/18 FUNKY FOLK (625) 1 7 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/20 STAR WARS: KOTOR (624) 89 165 7 35.0 19/ 0*ERRATA (675) 0 1 0
20/ 0*ERRATA (675) 0 1 0 0.0 20-19 HEAVYMETAL KIDS (4) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Well, this is a surprise. About the last place I thought I'd find myself is up here.
So surprising that BWD is letting me do the DM column (actually, he thinks I'm still
an Adept). Anyway, Suave you are kind of a bastard for shooting me up here. I have
no business being here as you well know and I am gonna get a serious beat down this
turn. My challenges go out to Jolly since he needs to get his guy out and Arrogance
since they are probably the only warriors up here I can hit. Of course, it's
completely irrelevant who I challenge since I am sure to be the guy with the biggest
bullseye on my back. Normally this is where I would wish you good luck but I need
all the luck I can get so I'm keeping it! -- Your Duelmaster, Volitan Lionfish
P.S. That title does have a nice ring to it....
SPY REPORT
The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon TALCAMA, for
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned! He who laughs last didn't get the joke. Speaking
of laughing at jokes, observe RUN AND HYDE. Last week they got 0-0-0 to drop by 5!
Nothing works for a team like victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as
THUNDR + LITENING can attest... Say what you will about blind luck and dirty
fighting, but BURN N' PILLAGE will tell you 726-685-34 is nothing to laugh at...
Practice pays for PEZ, who pummelled DWIGHT SCHRUTE, to pocket 21 points. A certain
someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 16 points to
PEZ. (Discrete enough, DWIGHT SCHRUTE?) Well, Duelmaster VOLITAN LIONFISH challenged
BURN N' PILLAGE's ENTEK. Is a 4-5-1 good enough? VOLITAN LIONFISH successfully
staved off a grab for the roses by ENTEK of BURN N' PILLAGE. Does TALCAMA have no
one talented enough to dethrone him? So who's the team that's been walking into
taverns last week and ordering milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me.
A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the
little birds cry out?' Any ideas? To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in SHEPHERDS
are not carrying any incurable diseases. No need to avoid 'em. Like a pup with its
tail between its legs, SHEPHERDS scurried away from SHEPHERDS. Oh, the shame! If
challenges were horses, HOFFA could open up a fast food joint! DARTH SION found
himself challenged by a warrior 20 below: THE VOYEUR. THE VOYEUR of IMPURE THOUGHTS
kept his wits as he defeated DARTH SION. Mismatched by 10 points, LHI was subdued by
PIGSTICKER. Is this really worth noting? I thought PIGSTICKER showed great skill
and promise when he won victory over LHI. All right, so I slept through it! Big
deal!
Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.
I hear MESHACH of SHEPHERDS tired of the battles and was thinking of becoming a
priest. ZEBRA SOLE of BIG MEAN FISH saved him the effort of getting references.
Justice was served as GAD fought Z'DANE in bloodfeud. Well done, SHEPHERDS! Ask not
a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an
unconscious stupor.
Leave me now, you base fools! More important duties call me. Like a mixed
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid TALCAMA farewell-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VOLITAN LIONFISH 9421 5 5 1 89 BIG MEAN FISH (171)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MR. DUTCH CRUNCH 9257 18 7 0 104 WASTELAND (207)
-MARV JR 9288 7 1 0 104 WASTELAND (207)
-ARETE 8969 9 12 1 102 UNTOUCHABLES (287)
HOFFA 8478 9 66 0 98 ARROGANCE (347)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE PHILANDERER 9384 16 12 1 97 IMPURE THOUGHTS (672)
-SOUND THE VANILLA! 9209 14 3 0 97 WASTELAND (207)
-ADAMANT 8075 10 8 1 94 GOLDEN LEGION (591)
-KA'ZEEN 8858 11 9 0 93 HELLBOURNE (653)
UNGOOD 9297 15 3 0 92 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
-LONGSHOT 8981 13 5 1 92 THUNDR + LITENING (22)
THE CLOSER 9187 8 3 1 91 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HK-47 8584 17 39 0 90 STAR WARS: KOTOR (624)
-CHARNEL 8575 12 7 1 88 RUN AND HYDE (537)
MISSION VAO 8891 17 35 1 87 STAR WARS: KOTOR (624)
THE BIGOT 9380 12 9 1 87 IMPURE THOUGHTS (672)
-V'DO 9051 11 10 1 81 HELLBOURNE (653)
ENTEK 9151 15 20 0 78 BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
GAD 9239 14 12 1 78 SHEPHERDS (252)
-THROB 8982 11 4 1 69 THUNDR + LITENING (22)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FLEECE 9211 12 6 0 66 GOLDEN LEGION (591)
-MICHAEL JORDAN 7797 10 5 0 65 CAROLINA BLUE (575)
-INDENTURED OARSMAN 9167 6 3 0 65 SEA DOGS (224)
THE VOYEUR 9377 10 8 0 61 IMPURE THOUGHTS (672)
XYLICARE 9317 10 5 0 59 BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
AKAI 9213 10 18 2 57 BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
PEZ 9471 4 1 0 57 BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MERVYN 8750 10 7 1 54 RUN AND HYDE (537)
GOLDEN BARB 9370 10 2 0 54 BIG MEAN FISH (171)
DARTH SION 9233 12 15 0 51 STAR WARS: KOTOR (624)
-URANIUM 657 11 13 2 50 HEAVYMETAL KIDS (4)
DINAH MIGHT 9229 6 4 1 47 FUNKY FOLK (625)
-GOOSE 9277 6 5 0 46 GOLDEN LEGION (591)
ZELANA 9240 5 3 0 46 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
Z'DANE 9281 6 3 2 45 HELLBOURNE (653)
PROGIDY, DAMMIT! 9446 5 3 0 45 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
ADAM 9441 7 1 1 41 SHEPHERDS (252)
MANAGER 9303 7 11 0 39 ARROGANCE (347)
DWIGHT SCHRUTE 9321 9 3 0 34 WASTELAND (207)
HEX 9196 5 3 0 34 THUNDR + LITENING (22)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ZEBRA SOLE 9444 5 3 1 33 BIG MEAN FISH (171)
-SHEWISH WHALER 9272 3 1 0 33 SEA DOGS (224)
OAKLAND FU 9424 4 5 0 31 BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
-RAASHUB 9202 2 2 1 31 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
HOFFA 9369 7 5 0 26 ARROGANCE (347)
DRARR 9276 3 0 0 25 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-RAYMOND FELTON 9419 4 3 0 22 CAROLINA BLUE (575)
JB BLAH 9478 2 2 1 21 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
-SUPPLE 9466 2 2 0 20 UNTOUCHABLES (287)
PIGSTICKER 9241 3 3 0 19 THUNDR + LITENING (22)
-ROY WILLIAMS 9336 3 4 0 17 CAROLINA BLUE (575)
-THORIUM 9154 3 6 1 16 HEAVYMETAL KIDS (4)
-SHINE 9465 2 2 0 16 UNTOUCHABLES (287)
-ERA 9457 1 0 0 15 GOLDEN LEGION (591)
PEACOCK FLOUNDER 9445 3 5 0 14 BIG MEAN FISH (171)
THE LIBERAL 9506 1 0 0 13 IMPURE THOUGHTS (672)
KELP FISH 9508 1 0 0 11 BIG MEAN FISH (171)
-POOK 8492 3 1 0 10 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ROBIN BANKS 9470 1 1 0 10 FUNKY FOLK (625)
-MERCURY 9155 1 6 0 9 HEAVYMETAL KIDS (4)
DOC STEELE 9502 1 1 0 9 ARROGANCE (347)
THE LIFEGUARD 9480 2 2 0 8 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
-KUNG 8493 2 2 0 8 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)
-SHEWISH CORSAIR 9237 0 1 0 7 SEA DOGS (224)
-STROMTIUM 90 9413 0 4 0 6 HEAVYMETAL KIDS (4)
-RAINDROP 9464 1 2 0 5 UNTOUCHABLES (287)
THE LUNATIC 9505 1 0 0 5 IMPURE THOUGHTS (672)
GARY 9483 0 1 0 5 ERRATA (675)
LHI 9503 0 2 0 2 ARROGANCE (347)
-SCORTEST 9325 0 2 0 2 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
RASHEED WALLACE 9439 1 2 0 CAROLINA BLUE 575 JB BLAH 9478 552 REVENGED
ELLIOT 9479 0 4 0 CENTER FOR OLDS 108 MERCENARY TAO 427 555 NONE
ROSE BUSH 9327 1 2 1 FUNKY FOLK 625 MERCENARY TAO 427 555 NONE
YET ANOTHER REJE 9497 1 1 0 SHEPHERDS 252 SPYMISTRESS SHARD 426 555 NONE
NOT A FIGHTER 9507 0 1 0 SHEPHERDS 252 BANDIT PRINCESS 429 555 NONE
MESHACH 9440 5 3 0 SHEPHERDS 252 ZEBRA SOLE 9444 555
JONAH 9428 3 5 0 SHEPHERDS 252 Z'DANE 9281 554 JUST REV
SYPHON 9118 5 5 1 THUNDR + LITENING 22 WIRYDON THE GIANT 425 555 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
All -- If I'm silent for a while, it's because my wife recently gave birth to our
third son on January 23. He's been in the NICU since; he's recovering, but we're
still awaiting the day he gets to come home. If any of you wants updates, I'm
keeping a blog at http://nashvillebecker.livejournal.com. If you don't, that's fine.
When things return to some normalcy, I'll return to my normal talkative self. Until
then, my efforts belong elsewhere. God bless. -- Jim (Suave)
Den -- Well done. Still.... -- Suave
24 January 2007
The Council of Lords would like to propose a rule change in ADM and Primus. We
propose that Lord Protectors ranked "Grand Champions" and below (ADM) and "The Tower
Guard" and below (Primus) be allowed to fight in the Dark Arena. This would not
impact the top rankings or title match. Any managers who never got his fill or shot
at fighting Gateway monsters would have it as an option. We believe it might spark
some interest in the ADM/Primus realm for some managers. If interested, speak up in
the newsletters or on forums under the "rules changes" thread and let RSI know. This
could even be something to try for 12 months and then be re-evaluated. What say you,
managers of Ghea? -- The Icelord sends....
29 January 2007
HDFA Mission Statement
"Show me the money!"
This is the battle cry of a newly formed collection of like-minded individuals:
The High Dolla' Free Agent$. We are not a tough guy alliance: No...we offer no
battle without reward. We search for victory and the prizes and accolades that
follow. We are motivated by winning and will freely use whatever means necessary to
obtain our currency. No stuffy rules, no mandates, no constitutions, no leaders,
only a few objectives:
1) Win as often as possible
2) Celebrate freely and revel in your victories; the more meaningless the
victory the more we celebrate. Highsiding and chest thumping are encouraged.
Ostentatious endzone celebrations with prop usage are encouraged, regardless of
fines, penalties, suspensions or arrest by local authorities. It is important to let
your opponent know how great you are; more importantly, you must let your own
alliance mates know how great you are.
This is a 1-up alliance, let the performance of your fellow Free Agent$ motivate
you. If a Free Agent wins a TV, win 2; if a Free agent wins a contest, win a more
prestigious one.
Current members of the HDFA include: CFH and Abraxis. Inquires can be directed
to: CFH/Rat Salad DM 47
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SYPHON was dealt death by WIRYDON THE GIANTESS in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
ROSE BUSH was murdered by MERCENARY TAO in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
YET ANOTHER REJECT was murdered by SPYMISTRESS SHARDA in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
ELLIOT was slaughtered by MERCENARY TAO in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
NOT A FIGHTER was assassinated by BANDIT PRINCESS in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
GAD bested Z'DANE in a 2 minute gruesome Bloodfeud brawl.
VOLITAN LIONFISH defeated ENTEK in a 1 minute brutal Challenge Title struggle.
THE BIGOT was bested by HOFFA in a 4 minute veteran's Challenge competition.
VISTA BLOWS was vanquished by THE PHILANDERER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
UNGOOD vanquished HK-47 in a action packed 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
GOLDEN BARB defeated PROGIDY, DAMMIT! in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
THE VOYEUR beat DARTH SION in a popular 1 minute veteran's Challenge melee.
HEX was narrowly defeated by MANAGER in a 1 minute bloody Challenge match.
PIGSTICKER handily defeated LHI in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
ZEBRA SOLE savagely slew MESHACH in a popular 2 minute bloody Challenge brawl.
ROBIN BANKS was handily defeated by JB BLAH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
MR. DUTCH CRUNCH overpowered MISSION VAO in a action packed 1 minute uneven struggle.
THE CLOSER devastated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
ADAM defeated HOFFA in a 2 minute bout.
AKAI subdued DINAH MIGHT in a exciting 2 minute bout.
ZELANA was beaten by XYLICARE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute fight.
DWIGHT SCHRUTE was devastated by PEZ in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
OAKLAND FU overpowered DOC STEELE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
PEACOCK FLOUNDER was beaten by DRARR in a action packed 1 minute fray.
THE LIFEGUARD was overcome by KELP FISH in a 2 minute brutal novice's contest.
GARY was defeated by THE LUNATIC in a 1 minute beginner's fight.
THE LIBERAL overpowered LBA GROUPIE 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|
|LUNGING ATTACK 10 AIMED BLOW 53 - 27 - 0 66 |
|AIMED BLOW 9 BASHING ATTACK 38 - 26 - 4 59 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 25 - 25 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 5 LUNGING ATTACK 62 - 68 - 9 48 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 PARRY-STRIKE 10 - 11 - 2 48 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 PARRY-LUNGE 14 - 18 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 18 - 0 44 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 30 - 41 - 4 42 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 15 - 30 - 0 33 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 TOTAL PARRY 24 - 57 - 1 30 |
Turn 555 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:
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 3 2 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 2 LUNGING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 6 - 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 9 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 WALL OF STEEL
1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW MR. DUTCH CRUNCH 9257 18 7 0 104 WASTELAND (207)
PARRY-RIPOSTE THE PHILANDERER 9384 16 12 1 97 IMPURE THOUGHTS (672)
BASHING ATTACK UNGOOD 9297 15 3 0 92 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
SLASHING ATTACK THE BIGOT 9380 12 9 1 87 IMPURE THOUGHTS (672)
PARRY-LUNGE GAD 9239 14 12 1 78 SHEPHERDS (252)
LUNGING ATTACK THE VOYEUR 9377 10 8 0 61 IMPURE THOUGHTS (672)
TOTAL PARRY GOLDEN BARB 9370 10 2 0 54 BIG MEAN FISH (171)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ENTEK 9151. The most popular warrior this turn was
THE BIGOT 9380. The ten other most popular fighters were SYPHON 9118, ZEBRA SOLE
9444, MR. DUTCH CRUNCH 9257, DINAH MIGHT 9229, Z'DANE 9281, UNGOOD 9297, ADAM 9441,
PROGIDY, DAMMIT! 9446, PIGSTICKER 9241, and DRARR 9276.
The least popular fighter this week was DOC STEELE 9502. The other ten least popular
fighters were DWIGHT SCHRUTE 9321, HOFFA 9369, ROBIN BANKS 9470, ENTEK 9151, NOT A
FIGHTER 9507, YET ANOTHER REJECT 9497, ROSE BUSH 9327, THE LIBERAL 9506, THE LUNATIC
9505, and PEACOCK FLOUNDER 9445.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
ENTEK (18-9151) BURN N' PILLAGE (218)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
VISTA BLOWS (18-9258) WASTELAND (207)