DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/12/2017 Duedate: 12/25/2017
SEAM ARENA
DM-20 TURN-65
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DHOTHO HALFGRAY
DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
(20-544) [11-10-2,105]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DHOTHO HALFGRAY POSITION IS EMPTY
DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
(20-544) [11-10-2,105]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
EQUALIZER AERY SHINE
PIXELBENDERS (36) DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
(20-487) [12-14-0,76] (20-559) [12-6-1,52]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MARVEL (54)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. PIXELBENDERS (36) 50
2. HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 29 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
3. LOST SENTINELS (19) 27 Unchartered Team
4. MARVEL (54) 21
5. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 21 NIGHT CRUE (46)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9) 153 114 13 57.3 1/ 2 MARVEL (54) 11 4 0
2- 1 WEIRDING WAYS (53) 45 35 7 56.3 2/ 1 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25) 9 6 1
3/ 2 MARVEL (54) 28 22 0 56.0 3/ 7 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 8 6 0
4/ 3 THIRSTY THUGS (31) 174 144 6 54.7 4/ 5 LOST SENTINELS (19) 8 7 1
5/ 4 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25) 76 63 3 54.7 5/ 6 PIXELBENDERS (36) 8 7 0
6/ 5 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 164 152 13 51.9 6/10 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 7 2 0
7/ 7 PIXELBENDERS (36) 141 133 8 51.5 7/ 3 DEADLINE (32) 6 6 1
8/ 6 DIETIES AND DEMIGOD (37) 146 140 10 51.0 8- 4 WEIRDING WAYS (53) 5 5 0
9/ 8 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 123 126 2 49.4 9/ 8 DIETIES AND DEMIGOD (37) 5 8 0
10/ 9 LOST SENTINELS (19) 138 176 12 43.9 10/ 9 THIRSTY THUGS (31) 4 11 0
11/10 DEADLINE (32) 56 91 6 38.1 11/ 0 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9) 3 2 0
12/11 LOSERS (20) 115 200 20 36.5 12/11 LOSERS (20) 2 13 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Good afternoon, my lovelies! We have been experiencing quite the cold streak
lately, which is unusually for our little slice of heaven here in Seam. The spas and
springs make it bearable, but I prefer the warmer climates. There is a reason I am a
Spy Reporter in Seam and not Snowbound! Oh well, what can one do about the weather
other than bear with it until it changes? Let's take a look at this turn's action on
the sands.
Opacity has amassed himself a memorable streak upon Seam's throne. He also
received his invite last cycle, so he had one final shot to defend his championship
before heading to the Isle of the Eye. His last bout saw him matched against
Merciless of Lost Sentinels. Total Parry vs. Total Parry. The bookies predicted a
long fight, and they were correct! It took 17 minutes to decide the winner, and
Opacity: 100% leaves the arena with another victory. Condolences to Merciless on the
loss, but he should not be too bummed. Merciless received an invitation to the Isle
as well becoming Seam's newest Lord Protector. He gets one last fight in our fair
arena, so be sure to offer your congrats to him.
With Opacity leaving the arena, the throne opened up for a new champion. Since
Opacity won his final match, it was going to come down to recognition points. Dhotho
Halfgray faced Karma, our other departing Lord Protector. This match became the de
facto Title match. Dhotho was victorious and ended with the most recognition, slightly
edging out Craquelure. So, congrats to our new Duelmaster, Dhotho Halfgray. He is
part of the Darque Knights stable, which is managed by Master Darque.
The most avoided team is the absent Weirding Ways. I'm Not Eggbert avoided them
the most, which is odd since I'm Not Eggbert rejoined us after dropping from the
rankings. Some late orders, perhaps? The most challenged warrior is Farmer Alfalfa
of Huckle's Cats. Steel of Losers got the challenge through to our good farmer, but
it was to no avail. Steel was overcome by Farmer Alfalfa in a 3 minute fight. Since
there were only a few deaths, we'll cover them in this section too. Darque Knights
and Losers sent warriors to the Dark Arena, accounting for 2 of the 3 deaths. The
single death that occurred on the regular sands came about during the fight between
Rocket Badger and Bad Penny. The match-up was random and looked equal on the books,
but once the signal was given to begin, Bad Penny proved otherwise. Bad Penny
executed Rocket Badger in a 1 minute fight.
Time for me go, my pretties. I will see you back here next time for some
exciting gladiator action on the sands. The weather wizards are only correct half the
time, so come prepared for anything. Rain, sleet, snow, earthquake, or demon attack
are only a few of the options available to us in Seam! One thing is for sure, it is
never boring! Come back and see me on turn 66, my darlings!
-- Sidara Brightbell
P.S. Good luck to Karma in 107! All of us here at the Yellow Press wish you the best
of luck in ADM!
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DHOTHO HALFGRAY 544 11 10 2 105 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRAQUELURE 486 17 9 1 103 PIXELBENDERS (36)
SNOZZLE 460 17 18 0 102 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
MERCILESS 433 24 18 1 96 LOST SENTINELS (19)
GHOST 145 15 13 1 95 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BARNABUS CROW 501 14 9 1 90 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
RA-RA RAINWAR 490 18 13 0 88 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
MONA LISA 515 17 9 0 87 LOST SENTINELS (19)
CASPER 147 16 12 0 78 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
IRIS 513 15 11 3 76 LOSERS (20)
EQUALIZER 487 12 14 0 76 PIXELBENDERS (36)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HAIG 488 14 18 0 72 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HASTUR 481 15 15 0 63 DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
BLACK KNIGHT 603 5 4 0 63 MARVEL (54)
BAD PENNY 575 7 8 1 59 LOST SENTINELS (19)
GAMBIT 593 8 2 0 58 MARVEL (54)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-KOOKSY INURMOUT 560 13 3 0 56 WEIRDING WAYS (53)
RASTERIZE 565 8 5 0 56 PIXELBENDERS (36)
FRIGG 529 12 9 0 55 DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
ZUSHI 514 11 15 1 55 LOST SENTINELS (19)
-PARANOID ANDROID 573 8 6 0 55 WEIRDING WAYS (53)
-BRASS HAMMER 562 10 6 1 53 WEIRDING WAYS (53)
AERY SHINE 559 12 6 1 52 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
GYAVIIRA 602 6 3 0 45 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
GRAVEBORN PALADIN 604 5 2 1 42 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
DWIMORBERG 576 8 6 0 36 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
CAPT. AMERICA 589 6 4 0 36 MARVEL (54)
BAHAMUT 585 6 3 0 34 DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JASON THE MASON 512 4 0 0 33 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
RAINERIO 598 4 6 1 32 DEADLINE (32)
-ANGELIQUE 563 6 10 1 29 WEIRDING WAYS (53)
CPT. CLEAN 594 4 2 0 29 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
PIWI STEELMOON 619 2 2 0 28 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
MDJAI 596 2 8 1 27 DEADLINE (32)
NUTBOLT LARRY 612 2 1 0 27 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
-PARENTAL DECEIT 583 5 7 2 26 WEIRDING WAYS (53)
DEVAL 599 5 5 0 25 DEADLINE (32)
THOR 620 3 0 0 25 MARVEL (54)
TIAMAT 584 5 7 0 24 DIETIES AND DEMIGODS (37)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KAGEWA 601 4 5 0 23 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
THUNDER CLAP 605 3 1 0 23 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
ABSORBING MAN 590 4 6 0 18 MARVEL (54)
YAOTL 597 2 8 0 14 DEADLINE (32)
VALERIA 613 2 5 0 14 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
FARMER ALFALFA 541 2 1 0 13 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
CARRIORN CALL 628 1 0 0 13 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
HAMILTON 609 1 7 0 10 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
CARAPAX 624 1 1 0 8 LOSERS (20)
CALIGURU 622 1 1 0 7 LOST SENTINELS (19)
WOLFGANG WOLF 621 1 1 0 7 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
EYEDROPPER 618 1 3 0 6 PIXELBENDERS (36)
STEEL 626 0 2 0 2 LOSERS (20)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SQUIRE GROG 627 0 1 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22 DARK CHAMPION 65 NONE
KILIAN 595 2 5 1 DEADLINE 32 PARENTAL DECEIT 583 62
UTHER PENDRAGON 528 11 8 0 DIETIES AND DEMIG 37 IRIS 513 61 NOT REVENGED
ROCKET BADGER 568 5 5 0 I'M NOT EGGBERT 9 BAD PENNY 575 65
TRIGON 625 0 2 0 LOSERS 20 SWINE GOLEM 65 NONE
BANSHEE 574 5 8 0 LOST SENTINELS 19 MDJAI 596 63
PERSONAL ADS
All -- Karma was 11(2)-10-6-18(1)-18(1)-13-13 lu. She's mo/vh, SH, learns defense.
+2 ini, +0 rip, +2 att, +0 par, +1 def, and +3 dec. Will go to 107. She had a mas
ini, ad ex rip, ad ex att, mad def, and ad ex dec and most of her deficiencies are my
fault. -- Savant, mgr Losers
Thanks to Sidara Brightbell and all of Seam, it's been fun! Now, off to retirement.
-- O:100%
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
TRIGON was butchered by SWINE GOLEM in a unpopular 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
SQUIRE GROG was slaughtered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
CRAQUELURE viciously subdued RA-RA RAINWAR in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge match.
EQUALIZER devastated ZUSHI in a exciting 1 minute bloody one-sided Challenge fight.
GAMBIT was viciously subdued by IRIS in a popular 1 minute bloody Challenge duel.
RASTERIZE overpowered BAHAMUT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
DWIMORBERG was overpowered by BLACK KNIGHT in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
GYAVIIRA vanquished DEVAL in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
CAPT. AMERICA defeated MDJAI in a 6 minute Challenge duel.
KAGEWA lost to JASON THE MASON in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
STEEL was savagely defeated by FARMER ALFALFA in a 3 minute Challenge match.
OPACITY: 100% outlasted MERCILESS in a unpopular 17 minute master's match.
KARMA was devastated by DHOTHO HALFGRAY in a 1 minute one-sided Title battle.
CASPER was devastated by SNOZZLE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
MONA LISA handily defeated ROWDY DWARF in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BARNABUS CROW defeated HAIG in a 2 minute gruesome expert's struggle.
GHOST overpowered HASTUR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory mismatched brawl.
FRIGG beat GRAVEBORN PALADIN in a 4 minute match.
AERY SHINE savagely defeated CPT. CLEAN in a exciting 2 minute gory bout.
ROCKET BADGER was easily killed by BAD PENNY in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
PIWI STEELMOON defeated VALERIA in a exciting 1 minute duel.
RAINERIO overpowered WOLFGANG WOLF in a 1 minute uneven fray.
ABSORBING MAN was viciously subdued by TIAMAT in a 2 minute gory contest.
YAOTL was demolished by NUTBOLT LARRY in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
HAMILTON lost to CARAPAX in a slow 6 minute gruesome match.
THUNDER CLAP defeated CALIGURU in a 1 minute novice's bout.
EYEDROPPER was vanquished by THOR in a 1 minute uneven bout.
CARRIORN CALL handily defeated TOUGH MAMA in a 1 minute uneven bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 9 TOTAL PARRY 43 - 22 - 1 66 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 8 SLASHING ATTACK 32 - 24 - 4 57 |
|WALL OF STEEL 8 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 7 LUNGING ATTACK 34 - 35 - 1 49 |
|BASHING ATTACK 6 AIMED BLOW 22 - 23 - 1 49 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 5 WALL OF STEEL 35 - 38 - 2 48 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 33 - 41 - 1 45 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 PARRY-STRIKE 17 - 22 - 1 44 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 34 - 48 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 4 - 0 33 |
Turn 65 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 3 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 5 3 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 4 2 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 3 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 3 1 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 4 - 4 AIMED BLOW 1 - 3 1 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 AIMED BLOW
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK DHOTHO HALFGRAY 544 11 10 2 105 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
PARRY-STRIKE CRAQUELURE 486 17 9 1 103 PIXELBENDERS (36)
TOTAL PARRY MERCILESS 433 24 18 1 96 LOST SENTINELS (19)
SLASHING ATTACK GHOST 145 15 13 1 95 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
LUNGING ATTACK BARNABUS CROW 501 14 9 1 90 I'M NOT EGGBERT (9)
PARRY-LUNGE RA-RA RAINWAR 490 18 13 0 88 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
AIMED BLOW MONA LISA 515 17 9 0 87 LOST SENTINELS (19)
WALL OF STEEL IRIS 513 15 11 3 76 LOSERS (20)
BASHING ATTACK RASTERIZE 565 8 5 0 56 PIXELBENDERS (36)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is EQUALIZER 487. The most popular warrior this turn
was AERY SHINE 559. The ten other most popular fighters were CRAQUELURE 486, FARMER
ALFALFA 541, GHOST 145, TIAMAT 584, EQUALIZER 487, BARNABUS CROW 501, FRIGG 529, IRIS
513, RASTERIZE 565, and DHOTHO HALFGRAY 544.
The least popular fighter this week was MERCILESS 433. The other ten least popular
fighters were CARAPAX 624, HAMILTON 609, CAPT. AMERICA 589, TRIGON 625, EYEDROPPER
618, CALIGURU 622, YAOTL 597, WOLFGANG WOLF 621, GRAVEBORN PALADIN 604, and CASPER
147.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
MERCILESS (20-433) LOST SENTINELS (19)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
OPACITY: 100% (20-314) PIXELBENDERS (36)
KARMA (20-419) LOSERS (20)
A DM TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
12 political points a'pumpin'
11 TVs a'workin'
10 free duels of credit
9 ABs to challenge
8 criticals a'connectin'
7 scums a'dyin'
6 skills a'maxin'
5 A.D. invites
4 lucky warriors
3 size on replacement
2 proxied TCs
And a quarterstaff from a pear tree.
May your days be merry,
And your wins be often.
The Consortium
FIRST INAUGURAL ARVAT CONTEST SUPREME
Who can join? Anyone with a team in Arvat as of 2/1/2018.
When does it start? First turn due after 2/1/2018.
How long does it run? 13 turns.
How do I join? Announce your manager name and team name in the Arvat newsletter prior
to 2/1/2017 and state that you are entering the contest. Prior to the contest
actually starting you need to have 2 rollup certs sent to the Dark One care of RSI.
How do I win the contest? The team which has accrued the most points as of the end of
the 13th turn is the winner. The team which has the 2nd most points is declared the
runner up. And the team which has the 3rd most points is declared honorable
contender. Everyone else is a loser and should be ridiculed.
How do I score points?
1) Every challenge you win vs. another team in the contest = 10 points, as long as
that challenge is to a warrior equal to or above yours in the rankings. Except
for the Duelmaster who can challenge anyone he wants.
2) You also earn bonus points for every challenge won. For every point of
recognition your target is ranked above you, you earn one bonus point. This is
for challenges only.
3) If you are challenged by a warrior below you and defeat him, you will gain 5
points.
4) Also every random matchup against a contest team that you win will earn you 5
points -- up or down.
5) You CAN downchallenge, however you get no points for doing so, and if you are
beaten, your opponent will earn 10 points and the right to ridicule you in the
newsletter.
6) Bloodfeud challenges count just like regular challenges during the contest.
7) In addition there are the following bonus points that are awarded each turn:
A) Duelmaster earns 10 points
B) Graduating a warrior earns 10 points
C) Recognition Leader (Chartered or Unchartered) earns 5 points (if the
Duelmaster is the recognition leader as well, then only the DM points apply)
D) Popularity Leader earns 5 points
E) Turn's most popular earns 5 points
F) Top team on the move earns 5 points
G) Current Top team earns 10 points
H) Any warrior that earns a Tournament Champion in either the April Mail In or
July FTF tournament earns 20 points
I) Any warrior that earns a Tournament Victor in either of those tournaments
earns 10 points
J) Note that Top Chartered and Unchartered team awards do NOT earn points
What are the rules regarding other teams in the arena? If you challenge any warriors
not participating in the contest you LOSE 20 points, unless the challenged warrior is
the Duelmaster. If any manager has a 2nd (or 3rd) team in the arena they may NOT
challenge any warrior of any team participating in the contest or they are
DISQUALIFIED.
What do I win if I win this contest?
1) The winner wins all of the rollup certificates given as entry fee for the contest.
In addition, the winner gets to pick 3 of the prizes below.
2) The runner up gets to pick 2 of the prizes below.
3) The honorable contender gets to pick one of the prizes below.
In addition, all competitors in the contest who run all 13 turns and at least 62 total
fights will earn 1 potion of +1 bonus, which must be used on a warrior who
participated at least 1 fight in the contest.
Also, the team that scores the most points on any one turn of the contest (other than
the winner, runner up or honorable contender) can pick one prize that was NOT selected
by those three.
Prizes:
1) Limited stat switch (You can swap any 2 stats you want on an Arvat replacement
rollup that you received within the next 6 month)
2) Extra replacements (Next time you get a replacement (or whenever you want within 6
months) in Arvat you can ask RSI for 5 additional replacements and select the best
one for your team)
3) Limited damage bump (You can pick one warrior on your Arvat team to move up one
damage class -- as long as he remains in-bounds for his ST/SZ stats)
4) Favorite weapon knowledge (You learn the favorite weapon of one of your Arvat
warriors -- must be on the team during the contest)
5) Favorite rhythm knowledge (You learn the favorite offensive effort and activity
level of one of your Arvat warriors, who most have been on your team during the
contest)
6) Shrinking potion (You get to take 3 points of size away from an Arvat replacement
during the next 6 months and add the 3 points to another stat -- both SZ and the
other stat must remain in bounds)
7) Extra skills (Any one of your warriors in Arvat learns 3 extra skills of your
choice (no more than 2 can be in the same area and must be in bounds)
8) Extra train (Any one of your Arvat warriors gets an extra stat train in the area
of your choice -- and must be in bounds)
9) The Dark One's Massive Rollup prize (You get 50 team sheets, at random, from the
Dark One's massive pile of teams. Most will be mediocre at best, but there are
plenty of decent to good warrior prospects in there!)
All prizes must be applied within 6 months from the end of the tournament, must be on
Arvat warriors on the team that participated in the contest and must be in bounds.