DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/19/2021 Duedate: 02/01/2021
SEAM ARENA
DM-20 TURN-146
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
FAL ICETOOTH
DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
(20-810) [17-16-1,106]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
VOX SUNFIRE BEOWULF
DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) HERO'S INC (67)
(20-773) [23-25-2,107] (20-932) [3-3-0,26]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
MR READ-A-LOT AJAX
HUCKLE'S CATS (23) HERO'S INC (67)
(20-774) [12-36-0,75] (20-933) [2-4-0,10]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ROBO VILLAGE (68) 44
2. PHANTOM REGIMENT (25) 37 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
3. WAY OF ALL FLESH (17) 24 Unchartered Team
4. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 16
5. PIXELBENDERS (36) 12 ROBO VILLAGE (68)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*ROBO VILLAGE (68) 17 8 1 68.0 1/ 3 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 9 6 2
2/ 2 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25) 295 213 14 58.1 2/ 2 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 9 6 0
3/ 0 80S FANTASY (60) 135 106 10 56.0 3/ 4 PIXELBENDERS (36) 9 6 0
4- 3 HOUSE OF PAIN (15) 48 38 4 55.8 4/ 6*ROBO VILLAGE (68) 7 8 1
5- 4 WEIRDING WAYS (53) 147 122 10 54.6 5/ 9 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17) 7 8 1
6/ 5 PIXELBENDERS (36) 321 296 10 52.0 6/ 5*HERO'S INC (67) 7 8 0
7/ 6 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 371 346 26 51.7 7/10 VENDETTA (62) 7 8 0
8/ 7 THIRSTY THUGS (31) 359 343 9 51.1 8/ 1 THIRSTY THUGS (31) 6 8 0
9/ 8 VENDETTA (62) 56 54 3 50.9 9/12 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25) 6 9 2
10/10 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 302 344 13 46.7 10/ 8 LOST SENTINELS (19) 5 9 0
11/11 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17) 74 88 3 45.7 11- 7*LOUD NOISES (66) 4 0 1
12/ 9*HERO'S INC (67) 13 17 0 43.3 12-11 WEIRDING WAYS (53) 3 2 0
13/12 LOST SENTINELS (19) 288 419 29 40.7 13-13 HOUSE OF PAIN (15) 1 0 0
14-13*LOUD NOISES (66) 10 19 1 34.5 14/ 0 80S FANTASY (60) 1 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
Response to Eli's Ripper Question
This was too long for a personal ad, so I just wrote a mini-spotlight to share my VERY
limited knowledge about the PR style.
The Ripper is perhaps my most reviled style. I do not care for them. I have a number
of them in ADM, but that hasn't changed my opinion of them much. I do know that the
current archetype that most people make are the DDB models (named after multi-TC
Ripper Daydream Believer). She was 17-14-4-17-7-8-17.
As you can see, high STR, WIT, and DFT with moderate CON. The smaller the SZ the more
points to spread around the other stats. Smaller SZ also gives a small Parry and
Defense bonus. The 7 WILL typically stands out to most people, but it is completely
workable with the PR style. They conserve END very well and you want those valuable
points for STR and CON to carry heavier armor. The other Ripper TCs that I am aware
(and know the stats for) follow this same design pattern.
*17-11-4-21-7-9-15 (this design has TC'd twice as a PR with 2 different managers)
*17-11-4-21-7-9-17
For strategy, I think 50% of PRs get LO/MO for a fave, so most managers start there.
Something like 4-6 or 3-5 to get started. If you see a lack of performance or
attacks, then tweak it a bit -- I usually go up with the OE before moving to the AL.
If you have the stats, finding a favorite weapon early helps immensely. I am
personally horrible at finding a favorite weapon, but I try!
Hope this gives you a decent starting point!
-- Master Darque
SPY REPORT
Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the
clash and bustle of the weekly SEAM games. Former top team THIRSTY THUGS was
unseated this week as HUCKLE'S CATS moved up from 3rd ranking to take the top spot
with a 2-3-1 record for the round. There were bitter words at THIRSTY THUGS'
guildhouse after a 2-2-0 showing this week which dropped the stable into 8th. Dark
Arena anyone? Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner! Witness
how this week WAY OF ALL FLESH went 3-2-1 to move up 4 in the rankings. My praise to
ROBO VILLAGE for their 5-0-0 week this time out. Indeed, it was a skillfully fought
round deserving of notice! RATTLECHAINS caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial
commission as he skillfully bested TARL and was awarded 20 points in recognition. In
one of the week's more notable duels, RATTLECHAINS put down TARL, causing him to lose
16 points of recognition in the process. As is fitting, the most sought after
warrior on the challenge boards this week was none other than Duelmaster RICH BLACK
himself. This time out FAL ICETOOTH made hers bid for the throne as she challenged
RICH BLACK in an all out contest of skill for possession of the title! The city has
turned out in honor of FAL ICETOOTH, for with hers arena victory she may now lay
claim to the highest position in the city! Would you believe that over half of the
old women in SEAM seem to feel that they could fight better than you gladiators?
I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently
transpired. Indeed there is much I would report. SEAM, city of gladiators! Mighty
among the names of thy guilds is WEIRDING WAYS, a guild shunned and avoided by many
in the weekly duels. Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that
spent the better part of last week avoiding WEIRDING WAYS. Indeed it was VENDETTA.
What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his
foe's mortality? My condolences to DARQUE KNIGHTS for their loss of a very promising
warrior, MAJULA FIRE. MAJULA FIRE went to doom before the arms of VANILLA ISIS, a
warrior of WAY OF ALL FLESH. Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms.
One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!
The girls are as pretty in SEAM as ever I remembered them....and the fighters as
ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a
stout pair of legs must I keep as well! The endless paths of Alastari await me!
Till we meet again, remember: a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms
no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FAL ICETOOTH 810 17 16 1 106 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VOX SUNFIRE 773 23 25 2 107 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
-STANZA 97 12 5 2 107 HOUSE OF PAIN (15)
GEHENA 839 13 9 0 106 VENDETTA (62)
HALFTONE 848 12 11 0 99 PIXELBENDERS (36)
RICH BLACK 881 10 4 0 95 PIXELBENDERS (36)
DAVINA 849 12 10 0 92 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ASCENTION 840 13 9 1 88 VENDETTA (62)
SUNDER 842 12 10 1 86 VENDETTA (62)
RATTLECHAINS 826 17 11 0 85 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
MIXL 777 19 27 0 84 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
PURGE 785 17 24 2 77 LOST SENTINELS (19)
FLAZOR 831 15 12 0 77 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
MR READ-A-LOT 774 12 36 0 75 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
RUFOLF VON FLUGEL 858 7 11 1 73 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
TEEGRA 845 11 8 0 71 80S FANTASY (60)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TARL 822 15 15 0 65 LOST SENTINELS (19)
-CAPTAIN OBVIOUS 679 17 10 0 61 WEIRDING WAYS (53)
OBLIVION 843 9 13 1 60 VENDETTA (62)
-YELLOW SNOWMAN 687 14 12 2 58 WEIRDING WAYS (53)
JANITOR JOE 868 9 7 3 58 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
ALPHA LOCK 917 6 3 0 57 PIXELBENDERS (36)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SAMWISE GAMGEE 854 10 4 0 56 80S FANTASY (60)
-MEJIDIJA 95 10 8 0 52 HOUSE OF PAIN (15)
CHIP 837 12 14 1 51 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
RUDOLF VON FLUGEL 865 7 10 0 45 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
-ELENORAL 287 7 4 1 43 HOUSE OF PAIN (15)
APOCOLYPSE 841 9 13 0 40 VENDETTA (62)
WOLFGANG WOLF 853 7 13 0 37 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VANILLA ISIS 948 4 1 1 33 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
-SAM 908 4 2 0 33 LOUD NOISES (66)
BEOWULF 932 3 3 0 26 HERO'S INC (67)
THE PARK TRAMP 940 3 2 0 24 ROBO VILLAGE (68)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-EARTHQUAKE SEASON 887 6 3 0 23 WEIRDING WAYS (53)
THE HANDYMAN 942 5 0 1 23 ROBO VILLAGE (68)
YA'LL QAEDA 928 4 3 0 23 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
UNINVITED GEIST 956 3 1 1 23 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
-BROOKE 910 3 3 0 22 LOUD NOISES (66)
NAJKA THE BLIGHT 961 2 1 0 22 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
BOKEH 916 5 4 0 21 PIXELBENDERS (36)
I DON'T MOW 941 3 2 0 21 ROBO VILLAGE (68)
HYDRA 934 3 3 0 19 HERO'S INC (67)
CODEX 882 2 12 0 18 LOST SENTINELS (19)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-VICKIE 964 1 0 1 18 LOUD NOISES (66)
TRAILER TRASH TOM 938 3 2 0 17 ROBO VILLAGE (68)
HOWDY ARABIA 963 1 2 0 15 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
MALINGERING SOUL 960 1 2 1 14 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
-JIMBO 965 1 0 0 14 LOUD NOISES (66)
THE CAN COLLECTOR 939 3 2 0 12 ROBO VILLAGE (68)
SIF 935 3 3 0 12 HERO'S INC (67)
AJAX 933 2 4 0 10 HERO'S INC (67)
WOLVERINE 946 2 3 0 9 HERO'S INC (67)
OKSTUPID 950 2 3 0 9 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
-URBAN SOMBRERO 930 2 2 0 8 WEIRDING WAYS (53)
PROUD BUOY 949 1 4 0 8 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17)
-GEOFF 953 1 1 0 7 LOUD NOISES (66)
KING HAMLET 959 0 3 0 3 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
BLIX 970 0 1 0 1 80S FANTASY (60)
CMYK 972 0 1 0 1 PIXELBENDERS (36)
JABB FROSTBLEED 973 0 1 0 1 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
TEENAGE HOODLUM 0 0 0 JANITOR JOE 868 146 NONE
BOB 971 0 1 0 80S FANTASY 60 DARK CHAMPION 146 NONE
BOMBAATA 914 1 3 0 80S FANTASY 60 UNINVITED GEIST 956 146
MAJULA FIRE 955 3 1 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22 VANILLA ISIS 948 146
HOT POT 966 0 2 0 LOST SENTINELS 19 MALINGERING SOUL 960 146
MIGHTFALL 937 1 6 0 PHANTOM REGIMENT 25 WURM KIN 146 NONE
COOL GRAY 962 1 1 0 PIXELBENDERS 36 VICKIE 964 145
SUCCOR 958 0 1 0 THIRSTY THUGS 31 THE HANDYMAN 942 144
LITTLE BLUE BIRD 922 2 3 0 WAY OF ALL FLESH 17 CHIP 837 143
PERSONAL ADS
Apologies for not running a full team last turn. Didn't even realize I'd forgotten
Geoff until I read my turn results. -- Loud Noises
Eli -- The Parry-Riposte is a finesse style. They require a lot of fine-tuning. When
you run one of these you are in it for the long haul. When I run one I usually start
with a 4-6-4 Minute One Strategy and put them in heavy armor while I make adjustments.
Design is important, if it isn't solid, it doesn't matter how you run them. And
Tournament is a dirty word in Seam. DM-20 is a No Tourney Arena and I will not speak
of them here. -- Weirdo
Landlord -- One must always look above as well as below and use all available tools at
their disposal to achieve victory. I would just like to encourage you to employ such
tactics indiscriminately as they are always a viable option here in Seam. -- Weirdo
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MIGHTFALL was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BOB was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
HOWDY ARABIA was handily defeated by CHIP in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud match.
FAL ICETOOTH won victory over RICH BLACK in a 3 minute Challenge Title brawl.
SUNDER was defeated by VOX SUNFIRE in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
ASCENTION bested MIXL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
NAJKA THE BLIGHT overpowered WOLVERINE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
OKSTUPID was defeated by HYDRA in a action packed 1 minute gruesome Challenge melee.
VANILLA ISIS slaughtered MAJULA FIRE in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
ALLMIGHT vanquished TEEGRA in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
FLAZOR was overpowered by HALFTONE in a 1 minute uneven match.
GEHENA beat MR READ-A-LOT in a exciting 1 minute bloody veteran's fight.
TARL was handily defeated by RATTLECHAINS in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
DAVINA demolished PURGE in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
RUFOLF VON FLUGEL slimly lost to KUNG-FU MASTER in a popular 1 minute conflict.
APOCOLYPSE was vanquished by ALPHA LOCK in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
OBLIVION vanquished BEOWULF in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
WOLFGANG WOLF slimly lost to SAMWISE GAMGEE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory brawl.
RUDOLF VON FLUGEL overpowered BOKEH in a 2 minute one-sided match.
JANITOR JOE executed TEENAGE HOODLUM in a 1 minute bloody one-sided match.
YA'LL QAEDA bested SIF in a 2 minute contest.
CODEX was overpowered by THE PARK TRAMP in a 1 minute uneven fight.
AJAX was demolished by I DON'T MOW in a action packed 3 minute uneven bout.
TRAILER TRASH TOM handily defeated CMYK in a exciting 1 minute one-sided contest.
THE CAN COLLECTOR savagely defeated KING HAMLET in a 1 minute beginner's fight.
THE HANDYMAN won victory over BLIX in a exciting 1 minute novice's fight.
PROUD BUOY won victory over JABB FROSTBLEED in a 1 minute beginner's bout.
UNINVITED GEIST barely slew BOMBAATA in a 2 minute brutal beginner's bout.
MALINGERING SOUL easily killed HOT POT in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 10 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 5 - 1 62 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 10 WALL OF STEEL 28 - 22 - 2 56 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 STRIKING ATTACK 35 - 34 - 5 51 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 SLASHING ATTACK 52 - 53 - 2 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 5 TOTAL PARRY 18 - 20 - 0 47 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 38 - 43 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 LUNGING ATTACK 49 - 56 - 1 47 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 14 - 18 - 1 44 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 BASHING ATTACK 26 - 38 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 7 - 0 30 |
Turn 146 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:
WALL OF STEEL 4 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 3 4 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 2 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 6 3 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 3 SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 5 - 5 1 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1
SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 5
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY FAL ICETOOTH 810 17 16 1 106 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
SLASHING ATTACK GEHENA 839 13 9 0 106 VENDETTA (62)
AIMED BLOW HALFTONE 848 12 11 0 99 PIXELBENDERS (36)
LUNGING ATTACK RICH BLACK 881 10 4 0 95 PIXELBENDERS (36)
STRIKING ATTACK JANITOR JOE 868 9 7 3 58 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MR READ-A-LOT 774. The most popular warrior this
turn was AJAX 933. The ten other most popular fighters were RICH BLACK 881, SAMWISE
GAMGEE 854, ASCENTION 840, GEHENA 839, HYDRA 934, MR READ-A-LOT 774, WOLFGANG WOLF
853, SIF 935, THE CAN COLLECTOR 939, and BOMBAATA 914.
The least popular fighter this week was HOT POT 966. The other ten least popular
fighters were JABB FROSTBLEED 973, KING HAMLET 959, CODEX 882, BOKEH 916, BEOWULF
932, APOCOLYPSE 841, PURGE 785, TARL 822, FLAZOR 831, and TEEGRA 845.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
ALLMIGHT (20-782) LOST SENTINELS (19)