DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 09/10/2024 Duedate: 09/23/2024
SEAM ARENA
DM 20 TURN 241
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BUT WHAT AM I
RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
(20-1383) [23-6-0,116]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
GRANDMA CAT UNCHASTE
HUCKLE'S CATS (23) FAITH NO MORE (93)
(20-1451) [17-11-1,129] (20-1533) [2-1-0,21]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS BULLY BOBCAT
NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89) HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
(20-1378) [15-21-0,100] (20-1467) [16-8-2,102]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
POSITION IS EMPTY
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89) 53
2. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 34 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
3. THIRSTY THUGS (31) 24 Unchartered Team
4. FAITH NO MORE (93) 15
5. PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78) 13 FAITH NO MORE (93)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 RUBBER VS GLUE (90) 97 44 3 68.8 1/ 5*FAITH NO MORE (93) 9 6 0
2/ 2*FAITH NO MORE (93) 9 6 0 60.0 2/ 1 UNLIKELY HEROES (4) 9 6 0
3/ 3 UNLIKELY HEROES (4) 217 170 6 56.1 3/ 4 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78) 8 7 0
4/ 4 LOCAL GIRLS (88) 138 115 5 54.5 4/ 9 RUBBER VS GLUE (90) 7 3 0
5/ 5 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 595 579 32 50.7 5/ 2 THIRSTY THUGS (31) 7 7 0
6/ 6 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89) 124 122 9 50.4 6/ 6 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 7 8 0
7/ 7 THIRSTY THUGS (31) 555 574 17 49.2 7/ 7 LOCAL GIRLS (88) 6 7 0
8/ 8 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 536 569 28 48.5 8/ 3 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 5 4 1
9- 9 CALL YOUR SHOT (84) 78 83 2 48.4 9/ 8 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89) 5 10 0
10/10 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78) 125 150 6 45.5 10-10 CALL YOUR SHOT (84) 0 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
*official TURF WAR 14 (TW14) RULES* (revision 9-6-24-WS)
Starting Turn 480 (Feb 10, appx date), just after the FTF, 10 turns
Bring acclaim and glory to the North Fork (DM47) arena.
Anyone may participate: known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances created
solely to compete in the Turf War! To participate, each alliance must:
1. Indicate in the newsletter or on the RSI site the three team alliance.
(3 Team names, 3 manager names, and an alliance title)
2. Pay RSI or deduct from account ($15) per manager as entry fee indicating for TW14.
(a change from past TWs). RSI will hold as "certs" in a separate account for TW14
and distribute as Team RUs to winners of TW14.
DO NOT send, or have sent, certs to the Moderators.
Must be completed prior to Dec 31, 2024.
3. Teams and alliances will not start scoring until the turn after they appear in the
newsletter and are announced. This means that to start scoring on turn 1, the teams
must be listed in the newsletter on Turn 479.
Other rules and discussion.
1. Only one (1) team per manager/player may be active in the arena.
2. If at any time, the Moderators determine that any non-TW team, whether a 2nd team
or a non-TW manager's team, in the arena is aiding and/or abetting any TW alliance
or team, the affected points won by the gifted team/alliance will be disallowed and
the aiding non-TW team will be asked/demanded to desist from play in the arena
until after the Turf War concludes.
3. As usual, any Turf War team must be shown/be posted in the DM47 Newsletter just
prior to the actual scoring/participation start on T480 (e.g. new teams, transfers,
current teams must show up in the newsletter prior to the beginning of
participation, allowing opponent knowledge and challenging/avoiding). Violations
could result in immediate manager disqualification (including team point
adjustments) from the Turf War, so be sure to take any multiple teams OFF of Team
Maintenance and be certain not to run any other teams' warriors.
4. The moderators will score the Turf War and settle any and all disputes as they
arise. Their decisions will be final. (Note: the intent is to have a very thorough
set of rules so that few decisions, if any, are required from the moderators.)
5. Definitions:
Team = individual Manager's 5-Team Stable
Alliance = three Teams united
6. No warrior may be substituted without the proper use of the DA or arena death or
death in a tournament or graduation. There must be a maximum of five only on a team
at any point and time. (The penalty for such substitution is -10 points.)
7. It is not the spirit of competition to challenge fellow members of the same
alliance. Hence, challenges as such will be scored as losses for both warriors.
8. Downchallenges: A downchallenge is defined as a warrior challenging a warrior with
lesser recognition points.
No challenge or bloodfeud by The Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge.
No challenge of the Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge.
Bloodfeuds against warriors with lesser recognition are deemed downchallenges.
9. Tournament participation is allowed and encouraged as a great form of acclaim and
recognition for North Fork and is an opportunity for warriors to gain skills and
preferred challenging within the Turf War.
10. There will be NO alliance or team changes once the contest has begun. If you begin
the Turf War with Alliance A, you must end the Turf War with Alliance A. If you
begin the Turf War with Team A, you must end the Turf War with Team A.
11. The Dark Arena may be used at any time without penalty. However, only one win
against a D.A. Monster per each stable warrior shall count as a win. Additional
wins will count as a loss for that warrior.
12. It is highly recommended that managers direct RSI to place your team ON
MAINTENANCE for the TW14 duration so that your team will fight (and earn points)
even if your submitted new strategies are delayed or don't make it.
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SCORING will be as follows for Fights:
Team Points
a. Wins earned:
0 = -1 points
1 = +1 point
2 = +2 points
3 = +4 points
4 = +6 points
5 = =8 points
b. Down Challenge = (-10) points to the challenger and opponent is credited with a
win for point scoring. The DM is exempt from DC rule/penalty.
c. Four teams will score. The lowest scoring team per round will count duplicate as
the 4th team.
d. Team with most wins per round earns 3 additional points; if ties, no points
awarded; no tiebreaker on wins.
Alliance Points
a. If the three-team alliance fights all 15 fights = 5 Points
Team points (from 3 teams plus the duplicate) + alliance points = Total Alliance
Points(TAP) for the round.
Round Modifier:
a. Round Modifiers (Multiplier times TAP(Total Alliance Points
Rounds 1-4 = 1.0; rounds 5-8 = 2.0; rounds 9 and 10 = 3.0.
The Alliance with the most points after turn 10 is THE WINNER!
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PRIZES:
The Turf War is meant to be a near "winner takes all" contest. Moderators will submit
a list of each prize won (by each Manager) at the completion of the contest. RSI
awarded prizes must then be claimed by the manager from RSI Customer Service within 4
months. The team rollups won will be distributed by RSI to the winners shortly after
receipt of the prize list from the Moderators.
Entry Fee Awards:
*** Winning alliance gets 80% of the pooled team rollups.
*** 2nd place alliance gets 10% of the pooled team rollups.
*** Individual Team with most wins in 10 rounds gets 10% of the pooled team rollups
RSI awards may only be applied to DM47 warriors who fought in TW14. These prizes
cannot create an out-of-bounds warrior, and only one prize may be applied to any
warrior, meaning that if you win two prizes they cannot be applied to the same
warrior. All prizes must be used within 4 months.
Winning alliance: Each manager/team receives:
** One Limited Damage Bump (bump one level damage)
** One Stat replace (remove 2 SZ, replace 2 to any single other stat)
** One Favorite weapon knowledge
** One +1 base skill potion.
2nd place: Each manager/team receives:
** One Favorite weapon knowledge
** One free stat raise (not SZ)
Participation Award:
*** to all teams/managers who fight 45 to 47 fights (of 50) = 1 base skill potion
*** if 48+ fights (of 50) = 2 base skill potions (each to a different warrior)
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Moderators:
The Moderators for this event will be Oz, Master Darque, and Assur, the TW
Triumvirate. They will arbitrate all dealings during the course of the contest. Their
decisions will be final. All questions, comments, and scoring disputes may be directed
to Land of Oz or Darque Forces or Bash Bros Park via diplo in DM 47. Managers with
internet access may send a private message to [The Consortium] or [Master Darque] or
[Assur] on the Duel2 Forums. Lastly, you may also email questions, comments, and
scoring disputes to jawastomp@gmail.com or wfms101@aol.com or assurnasir@yahoo.com.
SPY REPORT
Sidara decided she needed a break, so they called me in for the relief effort. It is
your friendly neighborhood . . . I say hero, but others say alcoholic, Huard DePriest.
I usually sling the news over in Shadowspire, but I guess I'm with you bums this
cycle.
If you are looking for some interesting people, then you have come to the WRONG place!
Really, I guess there are a few of the managers that could pass for interesting, but
I'd wager you would find more variety among the gladiators. Now, if you are looking
for some exciting gladiatorial action, we had plenty of that today! Come on into the
press box. No, too small. Come around the press box, and I will tell you all you need
to know about today's fights.
It has been hard to keep a Duelmaster lately. There have been three different
champions over the last three turns. Oops, did I spoil it already? Yes, you have a new
Duelmaster for Seam! It isn't like you can't see his name plastered all over the place
when you walk into the arena. Blasted wizards can't keep their wands sheathed long
enough for a spy reporter to make an announcement. Bah, let me stick to the games
before I go off on some wild tangent about no magic zones and ball gags. Anyway, But
What Am I is the new top warrior in Seam. He or she, not sure what they are as the
name implies, takes the throne with a respectable 23-6 record. The trick is keeping
the throne next turn. Let's come back and see if But What Am I can break the trend of
one-and-done champions plaguing this arena.
The gladiators over at Rubber vs. Glue like to run away from other teams. They like to
run away from Local Girls more than the rest of you! I can only speak for myself but
rarely run away from the girls. Are the local girls questionable? I volunteer to go
ask them myself. A message to all the local girls, "PLEASE COME BY THE PRESSBOX AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE GAMES!" Speaking of local girls, it looks like local lady Lola
Doomfist, was the most challenged warrior today. All those challenges and she fights
an arena stand-by. I will never understand how the Commission bookies set those things
up. Surprise! Lola won her match against some forgettable practice dummy.
Okay, the sun is starting to set, and this place is a bit creepy at night. I'm going
to get out of town while I still can. It has been "fun" being with you this week. By
fun, I mean . . . you know what, nevermind. I want to end on a positive note. So, I
will just conclude by saying that I'm leaving and hopefully Sidara will be back next
time. Oh yeah, come back and see all the action and fighting and killing and stuff.
I'm contractually obligated to invite you back at the end of every spy report! Till
next time!
-- Huard DePriest
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BUT WHAT AM I 1383 23 6 0 116 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GRANDMA CAT 1451 17 11 1 129 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
NEENER NEENER 1382 20 9 1 128 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
SQUARE 1413 19 7 0 108 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
LOLA DOOMFIST 1494 12 7 0 107 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
STEVIE NICKS 1483 13 5 0 103 LOCAL GIRLS (88)
BULLY BOBCAT 1467 16 8 2 102 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS 1378 15 21 0 100 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)
GRUMPY CAT 1457 13 9 0 93 LOCAL GIRLS (88)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DEMOLITION DOG 1390 24 12 0 86 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
I KNOW YOU ARE 1381 24 5 0 85 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
HILDA HIPPO 1446 18 12 0 78 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
FAZ EBONSTEEL 1487 9 12 1 78 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
HELLER 1485 9 13 0 77 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
IRONCLAD KNIGHT 1423 19 13 2 73 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
SHAKEY JAKE HARRIS 1501 8 9 1 68 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)
CHAIN GANGSTER 1392 16 19 0 67 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HODJA 1517 9 3 0 65 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
EXYL ROTT 1515 6 7 0 63 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
-CHARTREUSE 1199 13 21 0 60 CALL YOUR SHOT (84)
DOOMSROLLING 1473 8 12 0 59 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LIKE SUNDAY 1503 8 5 1 53 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)
LEXXEE LIONEYE 1516 6 7 1 49 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
OH MORRISSEY 1504 6 7 0 47 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)
PROTOTYPO 1490 11 10 1 44 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
KYE SMALLFOOT 1523 6 3 0 44 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BOOGERHEAD 1468 8 8 2 34 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MARY JO WEST 1492 8 9 0 33 LOCAL GIRLS (88)
SWIPE LEFT 1520 7 2 0 29 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)
DOCTOR FOOL 1526 5 2 0 27 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VALERIE WELLINGTON 1536 2 1 0 23 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)
UNCHASTE 1533 2 1 0 21 FAITH NO MORE (93)
UNHALLOWED 1535 3 0 0 20 FAITH NO MORE (93)
LIZ MONTGOMERY 1505 3 10 0 19 LOCAL GIRLS (88)
ROGER, RODGER 1538 2 0 0 18 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
PURGATORY 1532 1 2 0 18 FAITH NO MORE (93)
SAFFIRE 1530 1 3 0 12 NO TOURNAMENT BLUES (89)
CORRUPTED 1537 1 1 0 12 FAITH NO MORE (93)
UNFORGIVEN 1531 2 1 0 10 FAITH NO MORE (93)
SAU SAGE 1529 1 4 0 7 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
DUO LINGO 1541 0 1 0 1 PANDEMIC BOREDOM (78)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
FLAMING DR PEPPE 1200 20 14 0 CALL YOUR SHOT 84 BULLY BOBCAT 1467 240
BAD RANDOM 1540 0 1 0 LOCAL GIRLS 88 SWINE GOLEM 241 NONE
EDITH NORTH JOHN 1500 6 11 1 NO TOURNAMENT BLU 89 BLACK ORC 241 NONE
REXFORD 1542 0 1 0 THIRSTY THUGS 31 SWINE GOLEM 241 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
I'd like to talk about Flaming Dr Pepper but even more entertaining was something that
happened at QuikTrip -- as I was walking out, I noticed a woman with a crazy short
dress. I'm rico suave so I played it cool as I walked to the family minivan but when
I looked back she was cleaning out her car, bent over and not wearing anything under
her dress. I mean, I could understand that happening at Circle K but not at QuikTrip.
It also made me think that I should get out more often. -- Pappy
"Ich kann ein wenig Deutsch. Er sitzt da drC*ben!" -- Duolingo. Yes, Duolingo is our
latest after Rob Kennedy Jr threw in the towel (except for Michigan and Wisconsin).
He'll try to make each newsletter a tiny bit educational and we'll be polyglots in no
time! This quote comes from Top Secret, a classic from 1984 in which Val Kilmer makes
his film debut. If you look closely, you can see Duolingo in his role as the "little
German."
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
EDITH NORTH JOHNSON was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
REXFORD was killed by SWINE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena melee.
BAD RANDOM was savagely slain by SWINE GOLEM in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS devastated IRONCLAD KNIGHT in a 3 minute Challenge contest.
FAZ EBONSTEEL was devastated by STEVIE NICKS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
GRUMPY CAT devastated CHAIN GANGSTER in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge match.
DOOMSROLLING viciously subdued PROTOTYPO in a action packed 3 minute Challenge fight.
MARY JO WEST was vanquished by LIKE SUNDAY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
SWIPE LEFT defeated UNCHASTE in a 6 minute Challenge duel.
UNHALLOWED unbelievably bested SAFFIRE in a 4 minute novice's Challenge fight.
VALERIE WELLINGTON overpowered LIZ MONTGOMERY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
PURGATORY was subdued by DOCTOR FOOL in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
BULLY BOBCAT was unbelievably bested by BUT WHAT AM I in a 7 minute Title contest.
I KNOW YOU ARE was overpowered by GRANDMA CAT in a 2 minute mismatched conflict.
NEENER NEENER savagely defeated HILDA HIPPO in a 3 minute expert's struggle.
SQUARE bested HELLER in a 2 minute master's brawl.
LOLA DOOMFIST overpowered FEISTY RUFFIAN in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
DEMOLITION DOG beat EXYL ROTT in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
HODJA defeated ARADI THUG in a crowd pleasing 1 minute conflict.
OH MORRISSEY was devastated by SHAKEY JAKE HARRIS in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BOOGERHEAD was demolished by LEXXEE LIONEYE in a 1 minute uneven bout.
KYE SMALLFOOT viciously subdued MORDANT GOON in a 3 minute bloody fray.
UNFORGIVEN luckily beat SAU SAGE in a 3 minute novice's match.
CORRUPTED defeated POLITE BEGGAR in a 2 minute novice's duel.
ROGER, RODGER overpowered DUO LINGO 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|
|SLASHING ATTACK 7 WALL OF STEEL 19 - 9 - 2 68 |
|TOTAL PARRY 7 SLASHING ATTACK 39 - 27 - 3 59 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 LUNGING ATTACK 26 - 18 - 0 59 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 5 TOTAL PARRY 30 - 22 - 0 58 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 10 - 0 52 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 12 - 1 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 AIMED BLOW 12 - 13 - 0 48 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 12 - 14 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 17 - 24 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 18 - 37 - 2 33 |
Turn 241 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-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 3 3 TOTAL PARRY
AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 3 SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 3 1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 4 - 3 1 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 3
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY BUT WHAT AM I 1383 23 6 0 116 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
SLASHING ATTACK GRANDMA CAT 1451 17 11 1 129 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
LUNGING ATTACK NEENER NEENER 1382 20 9 1 128 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
AIMED BLOW SQUARE 1413 19 7 0 108 RUBBER VS GLUE (90)
PARRY-LUNGE GRUMPY CAT 1457 13 9 0 93 LOCAL GIRLS (88)
WALL OF STEEL IRONCLAD KNIGHT 1423 19 13 2 73 UNLIKELY HEROES (4)
PARRY-RIPOSTE KYE SMALLFOOT 1523 6 3 0 44 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS 1378. The most popular warrior
this turn was BULLY BOBCAT 1467. The ten other most popular fighters were
DOOMSROLLING 1473, NEENER NEENER 1382, SAFFIRE 1530, GRANDMA CAT 1451, MISSISSIPPI
SHEIKS 1378, REXFORD 1542, UNCHASTE 1533, SQUARE 1413, SAU SAGE 1529, and GRUMPY CAT
1457.
The least popular fighter this week was SWIPE LEFT 1520. The other ten least popular
fighters were DUO LINGO 1541, BOOGERHEAD 1468, OH MORRISSEY 1504, LIZ MONTGOMERY
1505, UNHALLOWED 1535, MARY JO WEST 1492, PROTOTYPO 1490, CHAIN GANGSTER 1392, EDITH
NORTH JOHNSON 1500, and UNFORGIVEN 1531.