DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 01/04/2007 Duedate: 01/17/2007 ZUWAYZA ARENA DM-19 TURN-551 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS CARY YON FUNKY FOLK (405) (19-4879) [14-4-0,151] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader CARY YON GIMME SOME SUGAR FUNKY FOLK (405) ARMY OF DARKNESS (421) (19-4879) [14-4-0,151] (19-4936) [4-0-0,41] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite VED BUENS ENDE FLAVIUS VALERIUS JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) TEAM CHAOS (422) (19-4749) [21-22-5,94] (19-4948) [5-7-0,30] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM WALI'S FINEST (419) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. WALI'S FINEST (419) 30 2. FUNKY FOLK (405) 24 FUNKY FOLK (405) 3. TEAM CHAOS (422) 17 Unchartered Team 4. JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) 6 5. ANARCHY (342) 4 ARMY OF DARKNESS (421) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*ARMY OF DARKNESS (421) 5 0 0 100 1/ 1*WALI'S FINEST (419) 7 3 0 2/ 3*WALI'S FINEST (419) 23 13 0 63.9 2/ 3 TEAM CHAOS (422) 6 9 0 3/ 4 FUNKY FOLK (405) 83 59 5 58.5 3/ 2 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) 5 6 0 4/ 5 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) 349 365 30 48.9 4/ 6 FUNKY FOLK (405) 4 4 1 5/ 6 ANARCHY (342) 161 201 22 44.5 5/ 4 THE MAGNIFICENT MA (241) 4 11 1 6- 7 KARNHORN KARNAGE (310) 36 45 4 44.4 6/ 5*ARMY OF DARKNESS (421) 3 0 0 7/ 8 THE MAGNIFICENT MA (241) 361 473 17 43.3 7- 7*TAHAHN HAH (420) 2 3 0 8-10*TAHAHN HAH (420) 16 23 0 41.0 8- 8 KARNHORN KARNAGE (310) 1 0 0 9/ 9 TEAM CHAOS (422) 32 48 0 40.0 9/10 ANARCHY (342) 0 3 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT Ready for some action-packed adventure, some thrills, chills and spills? Well fergit it, cause this is the Spyreport for ZUWAYZA. MVP award for JEWEL? WALI'S FINEST's proud of her after beating BLOOD SPORTS and getting 17 points. Talk about yer big time losers! BLOOD SPORTS got smashed by JEWEL, and lost 6 points! This Duelmaster is like something else! CARY YON stopped GULF COAST D dead in his tracks! Is the Duelmaster really being a real snob to his teammates? Don't ask me! So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway? It can't be for these really neat Spyreports can it? THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS was ZUWAYZA's most avoided team. Is there some award for that? I don't know what ARMY OF DARKNESS' been doing. They certainly haven't been accepting many fights from THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS, that's fer sher. Can JAGUAR WARRIORS' VED BUENS ENDE be more popular than me? He was challenged the most, but is that really the same? For sure, I was holding my breath when I found out STRATUS challenged HIDEKI HAO. After all, haven't TEAM CHAOS and JAGUAR WARRIORS had a long standing duel in ZUWAYZA? It wasn't a spectacular fight, or anything, but HIDEKI HAO wants me to write about it since he beat STRATUS. Satisfied? Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other! Don't you guys ever give it a break? Everyone has problems, but why did WALI'S FINEST send MS VANILA to the Dark Arena? She had a 3-0-0, and I thought she looked neat on the sands... 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 gotta leave. ZUWAYZA is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much! Its been really albendranius! Later, guys-- Debby Tonte DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CARY YON 4879 14 4 0 151 FUNKY FOLK (405) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME VED BUENS ENDE 4749 21 22 5 94 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME AURORA 4950 11 5 0 90 TEAM CHAOS (422) GULF COAST D 4789 6 2 0 83 ANARCHY (342) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HIDEKI HAO 4874 13 8 1 66 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) -PUTRID DEFILER 4323 5 0 1 65 KARNHORN KARNAGE (310) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MATARSE FURY 4880 10 9 2 55 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) STRATUS 4946 6 10 0 42 TEAM CHAOS (422) GIMME SOME SUGAR 4936 4 0 0 41 ARMY OF DARKNESS (421) WHITE CHOCOATE 4923 7 0 0 34 WALI'S FINEST (419) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JEWEL 4924 3 4 0 33 WALI'S FINEST (419) -ONG-BAK 4928 5 3 0 32 TAHAHN HAH (420) -TIPPY 4943 4 2 0 32 TAHAHN HAH (420) FLAVIUS VALERIUS 4948 5 7 0 30 TEAM CHAOS (422) CARAMEL 4921 5 3 0 30 WALI'S FINEST (419) TOPO GIGIO 4947 4 6 0 29 TEAM CHAOS (422) BLOOD SPORTS 4926 7 4 0 25 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) FLIGHT JOURNAL 4907 6 7 0 25 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) TIMES 4908 5 8 0 24 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -GELEB FLAMEFINGER 4338 2 0 0 18 KARNHORN KARNAGE (310) NIFTY NICKEL 4941 3 6 1 17 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) -FINESSE 4930 3 5 0 14 TAHAHN HAH (420) PETE MOSS 4968 1 0 1 14 FUNKY FOLK (405) HOT ROD II 4961 2 1 1 10 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) SOLAR 4963 1 1 0 10 TEAM CHAOS (422) -HAIL TOTHE KING 4935 1 0 0 6 ARMY OF DARKNESS (421) -TEERAPONG 4958 0 3 0 4 TAHAHN HAH (420) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME VENENOSO 4959 0 1 0 1 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? MORDANT DESERTER 362 0 1 0 1 PETE MOSS 4968 551 NONE SIMON'S REVENGE 4791 4 7 0 ANARCHY 342 DARK CHAMPION 384 551 NONE MEAT 4967 0 1 0 ANARCHY 342 HIGH ELF 379 551 NONE HOT ROD 4854 12 20 0 THE MAGNIFICENT M 241 PUTRID DEFILER 4323 548 KAOS 4960 0 1 0 TEAM CHAOS 422 HOT ROD II 4961 549 REVENGED DARK CHOCOLATE 4922 4 3 0 WALI'S FINEST 419 HIGH ELF 379 551 NONE MS VANILA 4954 3 1 0 WALI'S FINEST 419 DARK CHAMPION 384 551 NONE PERSONAL ADS Flight Journal -- You best be checking yourself out, just to make sure everything is still all intact...that sure was a crash landing. Funny at how hard you crashed after such a brief flight. -- Stratus Times -- I must thank you for making the match so quick. After I helped you get your bloody rear up out of the sand, I was able to get back to the tavern before my ale got warm. Ahh...nothin like a good cold ale! -- Flavius Valerius Hot Rod II -- Or is it Hot Dog II? I'm sorry, I'm really not sure which it is...I could swear you were trying to make yourself into a human shish-ka-bob with my sword. How am I gonna get all this blood off it...you really made a mess. -- Topo Gigio Topo Gigio -- I have a strong suspicion that you are something I should worry about happening to my fuel pump. Or-- Good gods! You tried to bury me in the sand! THINK what that could do to my gears, man! This could be a disaster. -- Hot Rod P.S. Bloodfeud? I've got a kill on my record? Good gods, I killed Kaos? My apologies! I was so focused on that blasted race that I simply didn't realize. P.P.S. And if certain people hadn't horned in on the race, it would have all gone a lot more smoothly.... Stratus -- Hmm, I seem to have been unprepared for Instrument Flying Conditions. (tap-tap-tap) There appears to be a problem with my altimeter, and what the HECK is my turn-and-bank indicator doing? Between them, they seem to indicate that I have pinwheeled into the ground! Excuse me, I don't have time to chat now, I have some serious questions to ask the mechanic about my preflight check. -- Flight Journal Flavius Valerius -- Ah, I see that you are the Man of the Week. I'll have a reporter over right away to do an interview, and sketch artist for the cover portrait. Be sure to be home for them. -- Times P.S. Somebody has suggested that you might like a copy of the Charles Atlas ad on the back page? But people are always making suggestions like that, it's their jealousy. Ignore them. Besides, Chuck is a basher in Home Guard and probably has NOTHING useful to teach you. Hideki Hao -- You laugh, but beware! A suitable punishment will be discovered for you, mocker! Perhaps...hmm, a jaguar hunt, with pashas on oldivans and a score of beaters, and you as the jaguar being hunted.... Yes, this has possibilities. Beware of annoying the... Blood Sports! Gimme Some Sugar -- You'll ruin your teeth, you know, and probably become hyperactive as well as vacant-minded in your old age. A horrid fate for all around you. Spare them, repent of your sweet tooth! -- Nifty Nickel Aurora -- (blush) I was too focused on managing Hot Rod's race. Sorry. If you want sparks to fly, think of some newsworthy endeavor that I can assist you with, eh? -- Blood Sports, feeling positively...sociable 6 December 2006 ANNOUNCING THE NO-TOURNAMENT ARENA (81) As an American I honor my cultural heritage by stealing any good idea. This idea was originally proposed by Lord Xiang in November 2005. RSI will be opening the arena (81) for teams willing to sign the following pledge: * I pledge that I will not send warriors from this arena to a Tournament, nor will I use a Tournament prize on a warrior from this arena. * I pledge to run a full team when I run turns in this arena. If circumstances preclude my running less than a full team I will notify the Player Committee. * I agree to abide by the decisions of the Player Committee. * I understand that any warrior that participates in a Tournament shall be sent to the Dark Arena until they are dead. * I understand that any warrior that receives a Tournament prize shall be send to the Dark Arena until they are dead. The following are the rules for joining this No-Tournament arena 1. No tournament play for warriors in this arena (Dead tournament or otherwise). 2. One team per manager. 3. Teams start with new rollup (or a zero fight equivalent team is transferred into this arena.) 4. No tourney prizes allowed to modify warriors in the arena. 5. Twenty teams required, per RSI. 6. Waivers are required to allow self-regulation on tourney ban, granting RSI authority to Dark Arena any warrior that participates in a Tournament (until the warrior is dead). 7. Rotating council to enforce tourney ban and maintain arena integrity. The main purpose of the Player Committee is to maintain fair play in the arena: * Warriors that participate in Tournaments will be sent to the Dark Arena until they are dead. This means that the Player Committee has the power to send another player's warrior to the Dark Arena * Managers that abuse the rules of the Arena may be banned/transferred from the Arena. The player with the most votes for Chairman will fill slot 1 [Chairperson] and that term expires end of March 2007. The player with the most votes overall will fill slot 5 and that term expires end of November 2007. The player with the second most votes overall will fill slot 4 and that term expires end of September 2007. The player with the third most votes overall will fill slot 3 and that term expires end of November 2007. The player with the fourth most votes overall will fill slot 2 and that term expires end of May 2007. During the month that the chairperson's term expires the Player Committee will select one of the remaining 4 players to be the next chairperson. During the month that any member's term expires the arena will vote for a different player to join the Players' Committee. If you want to be a candidate for the player committee: 1. Post a message in the Duel2 Forum at http://www.reality.com/duel2/modules.php?name=Forums 2. E-Mail Deke at DekeYoung@Comcast.NET 3. Send a Diplomatic Note to Doc LeGrand's Lab [ARENA 81] There are 4 steps to joining this arena 1) Send in a new team rollup to RSI with the following pledge taped/stapled to the rollup sheet, or transfer a ZERO FIGHT EQUIVALENT TEAM to Arena 81 and send RSI the following form. No-Tournament Arena (81) * I pledge that I will not send warriors from this team to a Tournament, nor will I use a Tournament prize on a warrior from this team. * I pledge to run a full team when I run turns in this arena. If circumstances preclude my running less than a full team I will notify the Player Committee. * I agree to abide by the decisions of the Player Committee. * I understand that any warrior that participates in a Tournament shall be sent to the Dark Arena until they are dead. * I understand that any warrior that receives a Tournament prize shall be send to the Dark Arena until they are dead. [Sign your name here ..............................................................] 2) [Optional] post a message on the Duel 2 Forums in the Creating a No-Tournament Arena thread http://www.reality.com/duel2/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2296&sid= 94ebf69603ccaf5c7dbf1b19da799732 3) [Optional] send an e-mail to DekeYoung@Comcast.NET with your team name 4) [Optional] Send a Diplomatic Note to Doc LeGrand's Lab in Arena 81 with your team name and intent to join Arena 81 and abide by the Arena rules. RSI will be processing overviews for this arena as soon as you send them into RSI. The first turn will run in January 2007. This will be a normal speed arena. While I am encouraging everyone to use TEAM MAINTENANCE it is not mandatory. The intent is that players that run turns will run a full team. One warrior teams are discouraged and will a topic for the Player Committee to resolve. I also encourage players to join the Duel2 Yahoo Group for faster updates and feedback. http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/duel/ There are already 29 managers already committed to the project x Apex = CAROLINA BLUE -- Cf PC -- Cf PCC x Bill (I think this is the same person) = CLUB CUTTHROAT x Blackstorm = DARK ENCLAVE -- Cf PC Master Darque = DARQUE AGES x DeGotti = CULT OF BACCHUS x Deke = DOC LEGRAND'S LAB Den = BIG LAKE OUTCASTS x Drake = DRAKE'S HARDWARE -- Cf PC Ghab = ASSASSIN NATION Grimm = FURRY FURY Hammer = AARDVARK HAMMERZ Ikillu = BATTLE GRUNTS x Indimar = AS SEEN ON TV II x Kat = KATHOUSE x Kellumbo = KELLUMBO'S KIDS x Le Pentarque = LA PENTARCHIE x Master Beru = CHILDHOOD HEROES -- Cf PC x Nomad = DRAGONBANE GUILD Nuln = RED IRON KNIGHTS x Pauly = ALE HOUSE MERCS Ragnarokwolf = RAGNAROK'S WOLVES x Rillon = THE DRAUGS x Roadkill = STREET WALKERS Seraphim = LEGION OF SOLITUDE Silas = GRIFFONRAWL MMA SlugBait = ORCS HATE PHYSICS x Terminator = WARMASTERS x The Consortium = LIFE IMPACTS -- Cf PC -- Cf PCC Woody X = 17 Team Rollups received by RSI as of 29 November 2006 Cf = Candidate for PC = Player Committee PCC = Player Committee Chairperson Deke Young will not be part of the inaugural Player Committee, maybe later once the Arena direction has been developed. Any questions can be directed to DekeYoung@Comcast.NET I will track Awards in Arena 81, which will be posted on a web site and included in the following turn's newsletter. The Honor of Sunset Award: The first team to reach 10 Team Kills. In the case that there is more than one team that achieves 10 Team Kills on the same turn, I will pay the Award to the team with the most kills. If two or more teams are tied for Team Kills, I will prolong the contest until one team has the most Kills in the Arena (it does not have to be one of the teams that first reached 10 Team Kills.) The Race to Victory Award: The first team to reach 75 Team Wins. In the case that there is more than one team that reaches 75 Team wins on the same turn, I will pay the Award to the team with the most wins. If two or more teams are tied for Team Wins, I will prolong the contest until one team has the most wins in the Arena (it does not have to be one of the teams that first reached 75 Team Wins.) The Commitment to Change Award: The first team to reach 125 Team Fights. In the case that there is more than one team that reaches 125 Team Fights on the same turn, I will pay the Award to the team with the most fights. If two or more teams are tied for Team Fights, I will prolong the contest until one team has the most fights in the Arena (it does not have to be one of the teams that first reached 125 Team Fights.) I hope I never give out this award {figure it out on your own.} The Team Advancement Award: The first team to graduate 5 warriors to ADM. In the case that there is more than 1 team that graduates 5 warriors on the same turn, I will pay the Award to the first team to graduate 6 warriors. In the case that there is more than 1 team that graduates 6 warriors on the same turn, I will pay the Award to the first team to graduate 7 warriors, and so on. The Iron Throne Award: The first team to hold the Duelmaster for 10 turns STARTING ON TURN 11. The Stylemaster Award. The first team to hold the Stylemaster Award in 7 different styles, STARTING ON TURN 11. If two teams obtain Stylemaster Awards in 7 styles on the same turn, the goal will be increased to 8 Styles. Team Recognition Points: The total recognition points for all warriors in the arena The Iron Throne Ledger: We will track who has been the Duelmaster every turn in Arena history. Iron Throne Counter: The total number of times a team has been the Duelmaster. Composite Team Stylemaster awards: The number of times a team has had any of the 10 Stylemasters. Having 2 Stylemasters = 2 points that turn. Challenge win percentage: How often your warriors win when they challenge. Challenge Defender rate: How often your warriors win when they WERE challenged. Team Invitations: Number of warriors graduated to ADM. Team Graduation Rate: Total team fights/Graduated Warriors. Team Kill Percentage: Total of team Kills/Team Fights Team Death Percentage: Total of Team Deaths/Team Fights Team Revenge Rate: Number of Deaths/BloodFeuds Revenged (Note that the Dark Arena will be counted as not-revenged.) You only get credit for one successful BloodFeud per death (though I encourage you to BloodFeud all 4 turns.) Current Win Streaks: Warriors that have gone the most turns without losing or missing a turn. Team Yahtzee counter: Number of times a team has gone 5-0 in a turn. Team Bagel counter: Number of times a team has fought without a win. Team Dark Arena counter: Number of times each team has used the Dark Arena. The Most Feared (avoided) Team counter: Number of turns that team was the most avoided team. We will create a web page just for Arena 81 category leaders. Hope to see you there. -- Deke 18 December 2006 Let it be known that Buddy Lee is no longer a member of The Company of Brothers, T.C.B. I have resigned as of 10-23-06. Thank you. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SIMON'S REVENGE was viciously butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute fight. DARK CHOCOLATE was killed by HIGH ELF in a exciting 1 minute Dark Arena melee. MS VANILA was assassinated by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena duel. MEAT was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. AURORA defeated VED BUENS ENDE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge match. STRATUS was bested by HIDEKI HAO in a popular 1 minute Challenge duel. FLAVIUS VALERIUS slimly lost to GIMME SOME SUGAR in a 4 minute Challenge match. CARY YON overpowered GULF COAST D in a 1 minute uneven Title melee. MATARSE FURY won victory over TOPO GIGIO in a action packed 1 minute duel. BLOOD SPORTS was overpowered by JEWEL in a 1 minute uneven duel. FLIGHT JOURNAL was defeated by CARAMEL in a 1 minute fight. WHITE CHOCOATE luckily beat NIFTY NICKEL in a 2 minute gory melee. TIMES defeated SOLAR in a 1 minute veteran vs. amateur match. HOT ROD II overcame VENENOSO in a exciting 1 minute bloody novice's contest. PETE MOSS executed MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 6 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 3 - 1 67 | |SLASHING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 17 - 9 - 0 65 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 29 - 19 - 2 60 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 6 - 1 54 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 LUNGING ATTACK 30 - 26 - 3 54 | |AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 14 - 0 44 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 4 - 0 43 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 19 - 1 39 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 AIMED BLOW 3 - 7 - 0 30 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 19 - 0 24 | Turn 551 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-LUNGE 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 4 2 SLASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 3 1 BASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 WALL OF STEEL TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK CARY YON 4879 14 4 0 151 FUNKY FOLK (405) AIMED BLOW GULF COAST D 4789 6 2 0 83 ANARCHY (342) BASHING ATTACK HIDEKI HAO 4874 13 8 1 66 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) PARRY-LUNGE MATARSE FURY 4880 10 9 2 55 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) TOTAL PARRY GIMME SOME SUGAR 4936 4 0 0 41 ARMY OF DARKNESS (421) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is VED BUENS ENDE 4749. The most popular warrior this turn was FLAVIUS VALERIUS 4948. The ten other most popular fighters were SIMON'S REVENGE 4791, HIDEKI HAO 4874, GIMME SOME SUGAR 4936, NIFTY NICKEL 4941, AURORA 4950, HOT ROD II 4961, DARK CHOCOLATE 4922, VED BUENS ENDE 4749, CARY YON 4879, and MATARSE FURY 4880. The least popular fighter this week was FLIGHT JOURNAL 4907. The other ten least popular fighters were BLOOD SPORTS 4926, GULF COAST D 4789, MEAT 4967, PETE MOSS 4968, VENENOSO 4959, SOLAR 4963, JEWEL 4924, STRATUS 4946, MS VANILA 4954, and TIMES 4908. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: VED BUENS ENDE (19-4749) JAGUAR WARRIORS (296)