DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 05/10/2022 Duedate: 05/23/2022 SEAM ARENA DM-20 TURN-180 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS HYDRA HERO'S INC (67) (20-934) [23-17-0,103] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader VANILLA ISIS HOP ONTHEBUS GUS WAY OF ALL FLESH (17) ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77) (20-948) [21-8-2,108] (20-1154) [3-0-0,26] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite COR SEVENBLADES CUT & PASTE DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) PIXELBENDERS (36) (20-1032) [11-14-1,80] (20-1036) [11-14-0,72] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM METAL BLADE (69) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 35 2. METAL BLADE (69) 30 PHARMANOMICON (76) 3. HERO'S INC (67) 28 Unchartered Team 4. PIXELBENDERS (36) 28 5. WAY OF ALL FLESH (17) 23 ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 PHARMANOMICON (76) 43 29 4 59.7 1/ 4 METAL BLADE (69) 11 4 0 2/ 2 BEER BELLIES (74) 52 42 4 55.3 2/ 1 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17) 10 4 1 3/ 4 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17) 153 128 7 54.4 3/ 2*ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77) 9 6 0 4/ 3 ROBO VILLAGE (68) 91 78 2 53.8 4/ 6 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 9 6 0 5/ 6 PIXELBENDERS (36) 415 371 12 52.8 5/ 3 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 8 7 0 6/ 5 HERO'S INC (67) 105 95 2 52.5 6/ 5 PIXELBENDERS (36) 8 7 0 7/10*ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77) 21 19 1 52.5 7/ 7 LOST SENTINELS (19) 6 8 1 8/ 8 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 461 424 29 52.1 8/10 BEER BELLIES (74) 5 5 1 9/ 7 WEIRDING WAYS (53) 188 175 17 51.8 9/ 8 HERO'S INC (67) 5 10 0 10/ 9 THIRSTY THUGS (31) 419 430 12 49.4 10/ 9 WEIRDING WAYS (53) 4 6 2 11/11 METAL BLADE (69) 77 81 2 48.7 11/12 PHARMANOMICON (76) 2 3 0 12/12 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 377 438 17 46.3 12/11 THIRSTY THUGS (31) 2 7 0 13/13 LOST SENTINELS (19) 345 527 39 39.6 13/13 ROBO VILLAGE (68) 2 7 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT No-Tourney Arena Contest Prizes We all know that no warrior in any of the no-tourney arenas may participate in tournaments, nor can they receive any type of tournament prize. In the absence of an active player committee for the no-tourney arenas, we bring decisions related to contest details to the general participants in the arenas. Only participants who have fought in one or more of the no-tourney arenas (DM 20, 81, 83, and 107) in 2022 may participate in this form. Votes will be tallied on 5/23. The proposed prize: This prize is for an arena contest in a no-tourney arena: The manager receives a pool of natural (auto-generated, non-DYO, unaltered) replacement rollups and may choose a single replacement to be added as the next warrior on their team. The remaining rollups in the pool are destroyed. Please vote once here: https://tinyurl.com/DMPrize2022 Alternately, you can send your vote (in favor or against the prize) to Customer Service. Thank you. -- RSI SPY REPORT Welcome back, my pretties! There's a bit of spring in the air around the arena today. Spring in the wind, spring in the birds' chirping, and a spring in the gladiators' steps as they took to the sands! It has been a wonderful day for the games, and I'm looking forward to telling you all about it. Let's get started so we do not run out of time and miss something important. The Beer Bellies came back the last turn and threw their weight around to take New Seam's throne. Pappy Blue Ribs, whose name can make me both hungry and thirsty for some reason, became our glorious Duelmaster. With an opportunity to defend the throne this turn, how did he fare? Hydra decided that one turn on the throne was enough for PBR and made a play for the title. It was a success! Hydra is now the top dog in the arena or top multi-headed mythological creature, whichever you prefer. Congrats to Hydra, Eli, and the Hero's Inc guild on their success. It looks as if Way of All Flesh, who has been dominating the arena of late, was our most avoided team. Who can blame anyone for avoiding them when they have been sitting so comfortably atop the standings? Weirding Ways avoided them the most. Our most challenged warrior just happens to be our new Duelmaster. Yes, Hydra was the most challenged warrior this turn. Honestly, that is pretty impressive when you consider Seam had 31 fights total and 17 of them were challenges in one form or another! Keep up the great activity gents! Maybe drop a few personal ads too! Metal Blade has taken over the top spot. As mentioned before, Way of All Flesh has had an impressive, multiple-turn run, and the team doesn't look like it is going to be leaving the top of the rankings anytime soon. Alfredovision (TM) dropped 1 spot to 3rd, while Huckle's Cats entered the top 5 at 4th. Darque Knights fell to 5th to finish off our top 5 teams. There was not a lot of movement, just small leaps and falls, which means teams are staying consistent from turn to turn. We had 2 deaths this turn and none in the Dark Arena. The first came when Lecter challenged down to face Gumbo. If you look at Lost Sentinels' record, you will note they have an aptitude for killing. They showed it this turn as Gumbo executed Lecter. The other death came when Chatroom Rambo randomly matched up with Drink Em Up. It wasn't even close! The Commission matchups are brutal at times, and this looks to be a prime example of their whimsy. Oh well, we will see how all of this plays out next turn with blood feuds and forgiveness . . . or neither, who knows? Time for me to go, my sweets! It has been a pleasure as always to share this time with you. I hope to see all of you back in 14 days. It is good to see our missing teams have returned. Welcome back to each of you, and I look forward to mingling with you later this afternoon when all the paperwork is submitted and the gladiatorial areas are cleared. See you then or in 2 weeks! -- Sidara Brightbell DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HYDRA 934 23 17 0 103 HERO'S INC (67) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME VANILLA ISIS 948 21 8 2 108 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17) DRINK EM UP 1093 13 5 1 103 BEER BELLIES (74) RUDOLF VON FLUGEL 865 24 27 1 100 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) VERTEX 1025 17 10 1 100 PIXELBENDERS (36) TALA ONE-HAND 1097 11 1 0 100 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) CAPTAIN OBVIOUS 679 24 22 1 95 WEIRDING WAYS (53) PASCAL LYNXEAR 1019 22 7 0 95 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) PAPPY BLUE RIBS 1091 11 8 2 93 BEER BELLIES (74) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME COMMAND X 1060 13 7 0 90 PIXELBENDERS (36) WOLVERINE 946 19 20 0 86 HERO'S INC (67) COR SEVENBLADES 1032 11 14 1 80 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) OKSTUPID 950 20 9 0 77 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17) CUT & PASTE 1036 11 14 0 72 PIXELBENDERS (36) THE HANDYMAN 942 14 20 1 71 ROBO VILLAGE (68) HELSTAR 976 14 18 0 70 METAL BLADE (69) MR. ROOT 994 14 17 1 69 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BUD THE WISER 1090 8 10 0 65 BEER BELLIES (74) YUTO 1016 11 18 4 64 LOST SENTINELS (19) TRAPS 983 14 19 1 62 THIRSTY THUGS (31) THE REDNECK 1129 4 0 0 62 ROBO VILLAGE (68) XXX 1087 10 9 0 61 BEER BELLIES (74) MECHADEPLORABLE 1080 10 5 0 61 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17) I DON'T MOW 941 13 21 0 60 ROBO VILLAGE (68) UNDO 1066 10 8 0 58 PIXELBENDERS (36) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME EARTHQUAKE SEASON 887 14 13 0 55 WEIRDING WAYS (53) LORELEI 1044 15 8 0 54 LOST SENTINELS (19) OMEN 1102 7 4 0 53 METAL BLADE (69) FURIOUS INHALER 1108 10 5 1 49 PHARMANOMICON (76) BENNAKYL 1109 9 6 1 47 PHARMANOMICON (76) DY-QUIL 1107 9 6 1 44 PHARMANOMICON (76) ANVIL 1113 5 4 0 44 METAL BLADE (69) BULLY BOBCAT 1078 5 10 0 37 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) SUICIDE MISSION 1051 7 7 0 36 WEIRDING WAYS (53) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BOOZY SOOZY 1088 7 7 0 33 BEER BELLIES (74) GUMBO 1075 5 11 1 33 LOST SENTINELS (19) CROAKER 1086 6 7 0 32 THIRSTY THUGS (31) AMOXIKILLIN 1105 6 2 0 32 PHARMANOMICON (76) DOCTOR LION 1127 3 4 0 29 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SHAKIN' FOR BACON 1050 6 8 1 27 WEIRDING WAYS (53) HOP ONTHEBUS GUS 1154 3 0 0 26 ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77) FREXX 1122 3 5 1 25 THIRSTY THUGS (31) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME METH DEALER 1085 6 5 0 23 ROBO VILLAGE (68) BOZO THE CLOWN 1131 5 1 0 23 ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77) MR. READ-A-LOT 1077 4 11 0 23 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) PANDA 1132 3 3 0 21 HERO'S INC (67) DAKIA WILDROSE 1159 1 1 0 15 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) HARMACIST 1126 1 1 0 14 PHARMANOMICON (76) ERASE 1114 2 7 0 13 PIXELBENDERS (36) NAKED AND AFRAID 1160 1 0 0 13 ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77) GOAT WITH NO NAME 1148 2 2 0 12 ALFREDOVISION(TM) (77) DARK FUNERAL 1150 1 2 0 11 METAL BLADE (69) BURN OUT 1157 1 1 0 11 LOST SENTINELS (19) CANNON MOLE 1139 1 1 1 5 WEIRDING WAYS (53) DEORN 1152 1 2 0 5 HERO'S INC (67) DYNAMITE 1151 1 2 0 5 METAL BLADE (69) ETERNAL BLOSSOM 1158 1 1 0 4 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) MOUNTAIN 1153 0 3 0 3 HERO'S INC (67) WELFARE MOM 1161 0 1 0 1 ROBO VILLAGE (68) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? LECTER 1116 4 4 0 ALFREDOVISION(TM) 77 GUMBO 1075 180 IVARRA FROSTEYE 1140 1 1 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22 FREXX 1122 177 REVENGED BEOWULF 932 22 15 1 HERO'S INC 67 VANILLA ISIS 948 177 REVENGED NORMAL GUY 1156 0 1 0 LOST SENTINELS 19 CANNON MOLE 1139 179 IMPIOUS 977 13 16 1 METAL BLADE 69 VERTEX 1025 177 CHATROOM RAMBO 1083 8 5 1 WAY OF ALL FLESH 17 DRINK EM UP 1093 180 PERSONAL ADS All -- The Doctors are back and we are ready to violate...your HIPAA Agreement. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS WOLVERINE was bested by VANILLA ISIS in a 2 minute master's Bloodfeud fight. PAPPY BLUE RIBS lost to HYDRA in a action packed 1 minute Challenge Title battle. PASCAL LYNXEAR outlasted CAPTAIN OBVIOUS in a 21 minute expert's Challenge fight. THE HANDYMAN was overpowered by VERTEX in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. XXX was unbelievably bested by HELSTAR in a action packed 4 minute Challenge brawl. DY-QUIL was devastated by MR. ROOT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. FURIOUS INHALER was overcome by MECHADEPLORABLE in a 2 minute Challenge melee. THE REDNECK viciously subdued BENNAKYL in a 2 minute Challenge duel. BUD THE WISER defeated TRAPS in a exciting 2 minute gruesome Challenge fight. BOOZY SOOZY was beaten by EARTHQUAKE SEASON in a 2 minute brutal Challenge fight. LECTER was savagely slain by GUMBO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge competition. METH DEALER was demolished by ANVIL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. BOZO THE CLOWN outlasted MR. READ-A-LOT in a unpopular 13 minute Challenge conflict. DARK FUNERAL was defeated by HOP ONTHEBUS GUS in a 1 minute novice's Challenge duel. DYNAMITE was vanquished by DOCTOR LION in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fray. CANNON MOLE was devastated by DAKIA WILDROSE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl. GOAT WITH NO NAME savagely defeated MOUNTAIN in a 2 minute novice's Challenge bout. RUDOLF VON FLUGEL was overpowered by TALA ONE-HAND in a 1 minute mismatched fight. COR SEVENBLADES was bested by COMMAND X in a popular 1 minute contest. DRINK EM UP assassinated CHATROOM RAMBO in a 1 minute one-sided duel. OKSTUPID overpowered UNDO in a action packed 3 minute uneven fray. YUTO bested SUICIDE MISSION in a exciting 3 minute bout. I DON'T MOW was savagely defeated by OMEN in a exciting 1 minute gory uneven fight. CUT & PASTE won victory over LORELEI in a exciting 2 minute veteran's fight. SHAKIN' FOR BACON lost to CROAKER in a action packed 1 minute bout. FREXX was overcome by BULLY BOBCAT in a 2 minute bout. ERASE was handily defeated by PANDA in a 1 minute mismatched bout. AMOXIKILLIN vanquished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute one-sided bout. HARMACIST overpowered DEORN in a popular 1 minute uneven duel. BURN OUT luckily beat ETERNAL BLOSSOM in a popular 3 minute brutal novice's match. NAKED AND AFRAID overpowered WELFARE MOM in a exciting 6 minute bloody uneven bout. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |TOTAL PARRY 11 TOTAL PARRY 49 - 39 - 1 56 | |LUNGING ATTACK 11 PARRY-STRIKE 26 - 22 - 1 54 | |SLASHING ATTACK 10 LUNGING ATTACK 52 - 44 - 5 54 | |WALL OF STEEL 7 BASHING ATTACK 20 - 18 - 0 53 | |PARRY-STRIKE 5 WALL OF STEEL 40 - 42 - 3 49 | |AIMED BLOW 5 STRIKING ATTACK 20 - 23 - 1 47 | |STRIKING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 45 - 53 - 5 46 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 14 - 19 - 1 42 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 12 - 21 - 0 36 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 180 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-STRIKE 4 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 4 3 SLASHING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 3 2 PARRY-STRIKE AIMED BLOW 3 - 2 LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 7 2 TOTAL PARRY TOTAL PARRY 6 - 5 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 5 1 AIMED BLOW 1 LUNGING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL HYDRA 934 23 17 0 103 HERO'S INC (67) PARRY-RIPOSTE VANILLA ISIS 948 21 8 2 108 WAY OF ALL FLESH (17) SLASHING ATTACK DRINK EM UP 1093 13 5 1 103 BEER BELLIES (74) PARRY-STRIKE VERTEX 1025 17 10 1 100 PIXELBENDERS (36) LUNGING ATTACK TALA ONE-HAND 1097 11 1 0 100 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) TOTAL PARRY CAPTAIN OBVIOUS 679 24 22 1 95 WEIRDING WAYS (53) STRIKING ATTACK THE REDNECK 1129 4 0 0 62 ROBO VILLAGE (68) BASHING ATTACK EARTHQUAKE SEASON 887 14 13 0 55 WEIRDING WAYS (53) AIMED BLOW OMEN 1102 7 4 0 53 METAL BLADE (69) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is COR SEVENBLADES 1032. The most popular warrior this turn was CUT & PASTE 1036. The ten other most popular fighters were NAKED AND AFRAID 1160, BUD THE WISER 1090, XXX 1087, UNDO 1066, YUTO 1016, THE REDNECK 1129, GOAT WITH NO NAME 1148, ETERNAL BLOSSOM 1158, WOLVERINE 946, and BOOZY SOOZY 1088. The least popular fighter this week was CAPTAIN OBVIOUS 679. The other ten least popular fighters were PASCAL LYNXEAR 1019, BOZO THE CLOWN 1131, WELFARE MOM 1161, ERASE 1114, SHAKIN' FOR BACON 1050, CHATROOM RAMBO 1083, RUDOLF VON FLUGEL 865, MOUNTAIN 1153, CANNON MOLE 1139, and DYNAMITE 1151. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: HYDRA (20-934) HERO'S INC (67) VANILLA ISIS (20-948) WAY OF ALL FLESH (17) RUDOLF VON FLUGEL (20-865) HUCKLE'S CATS (23)