DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 04/11/2007 Duedate: 04/24/2007 SUNSET ARENA DM-21 TURN-558 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS NERVE RAKER NOMADIC TRIBE (160) (21-1874) [17-10-1,144] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader NERVE RAKER BEDLAM NOMADIC TRIBE (160) CHAOS (561) (21-1874) [17-10-1,144] (21-6474) [3-1-0,49] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite SHERWOOD STARVATION LITERATE LOONS (538) FAMINE (560) (21-6208) [13-21-0,64] (21-6470) [2-3-0,21] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM LAKOTA (362) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. NOMADIC TRIBE (160) 62 2. CHAOS (561) 58 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) 3. LITERATE LOONS (538) 39 Unchartered Team 4. PHILTHBALLS (554) 13 5. MEMORIES OF ICE (562) 10 CHAOS (561) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*CHAOS (561) 12 2 1 85.7 1/ 4 LAKOTA (362) 10 4 0 2- 2*PESTILENCE (558) 13 4 0 76.5 2/ 1*DEATH'S DISCIPLES (559) 9 3 1 3/ 3*FAMINE (560) 11 5 1 68.8 3/10*CHAOS (561) 8 2 1 4/ 4*DEATH'S DISCIPLES (559) 16 11 2 59.3 4/ 6 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) 8 7 1 5/ 5 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) 74 52 1 58.7 5/ 3 GRIM FANDANGO (454) 8 7 1 6/ 6 LAKOTA (362) 263 206 12 56.1 6/ 5*FAMINE (560) 5 3 0 7/ 7 D.R.I. (536) 92 78 7 54.1 7/ 2 D.R.I. (536) 5 9 0 8/ 8 GRIM FANDANGO (454) 366 314 10 53.8 8/11 LITERATE LOONS (538) 5 10 0 9- 9 LIGHT BRIGADE (549) 36 34 0 51.4 9/ 9 PHILTHBALLS (554) 5 10 0 10/13 LITERATE LOONS (538) 79 91 5 46.5 10- 7*PESTILENCE (558) 4 1 0 11/12 PHILTHBALLS (554) 25 30 1 45.5 11/13 KANO CLAN (106) 3 4 1 12-14 NASTY MOB (456) 116 144 10 44.6 12-12 RAGING LORDS (552) 3 7 0 13-15*HATE BREED (532) 3 4 0 42.9 13/ 0*MEMORIES OF ICE (562) 2 1 0 14/16 KANO CLAN (106) 189 262 11 41.9 14- 8 LIGHT BRIGADE (549) 2 8 0 15-18 RAGING LORDS (552) 14 34 1 29.2 15-14*HATE BREED (532) 1 1 0 16/ 0*MEMORIES OF ICE (562) 2 5 0 28.6 16-19 NASTY MOB (456) 0 2 0 Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 17/ 0 FORCED VENGEANCE (542) 6 18 0 25.0 17/ 0 FORCED VENGEANCE (542) 0 1 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT "It's infamous!" Ardane, spy reporter for Andorak, scowled and drew back his arm to throw his goblet through the window at the crowd outside. Then paused to drain the contents before resuming the about-to-throw-it position. "Now, now, it isn't THAT bad." Desiree of Darkholm, always the voice of sweet reason at these meetings, laid a hand on his, smiled, and guided the goblet back to the table. "It's just a little mistake, you know." "Ha!" Debby Tonte of Free Blades stabbed viciously into her drink with an umbrella. "That's easy for YOU to say. The Delarquans aren't complaining." "Of course not." Galen of Talahya looked faintly envious as she pulled a chunk of pineapple out of her glass and began to nibble it. "That's because the Delarquans are THE Masters of Kung-Fu." "You think some managers are complaining," Olaf Modeen said, "you should hear what the GLADIATORS are saying. All these rumors about the Aimed Blows having 'special enhancements'..." he shook his head. "I know it isn't true, you know it isn't true, the top managers know it isn't true--" "Of course it isn't true!" Ketchum, spy reporter for Crysalis, matched scowls with Ardane and said, "If ANY one style was going to get a special enhancement, it should be--" "Not now, Ketch," Olaf said. "Nobody gets, nobody has gotten, nobody WILL get, special enhancements. That's always been the rule, and we all know how the Greywand hates changes. The real problem--" "Try telling that to some of the managers," Debby muttered, peering into her glass for more fruit. "They don't want to hear it. Every time I turn around, some manager is claiming that someone got a special change and, you know, HE didn't and it's all unfair." "The REAL problem," Olaf said firmly, over-riding her voice, "is explaining to all the second-rate Aimed Blows why they haven't received any of these 'special enhancements' they keep hearing about." "There aren't any special enhancements," Ardane growled. "None. Just managers who noticed that the Kung-Fu Master is a lot more dangerous than anyone expected, and have put YEARS into the study of Kung-Fu and learned how to really USE it for their own gladiators." "Saved a lot on weapons, too," Ketchum murmured. "But people keep complaining," Debby Tonte said. She fished one last piece of fruit out of her glass and stared at it dubiously. "There WERE no special enhancements," Olaf said. "There ARE no special enhancements. There WILL BE no special enhancements. It's all a matter of deep study and skilled management." "Like anyone's going to believe that!" "They have no choice," Ketchum said. "If no 'special enhancements' were given out, then none can be taken back. It is the way it is. What's the point in complaining because the sun rises in the east?" DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Ah...the throne. How nice to take my place upon the seat of honor. I am proud to represent this fine city! Getting here has been a long climb, even if you forget the 14 year layoff between the beginning of my career and my claiming the throne. I guess the wait only makes some things all the sweeter. The last two turns have also seen some personal vindication as I have finally managed to down both Bulgakov and Violent Pacification, two warriors I have long thought I could defeat, but had previously failed to do so. For now Sunset, I encourage you to speak up! Last turn, only two managers submitted ads...a shamefully low total. Is the Doc always silent? Woody, have you no more boasts to make as your record slides towards even? Sherman, there must be someone you can yell at! (Might I suggest Mushiku Bo for demonstrating such courage in hiding out and not fighting after killing Hamsun?) Sunset is not a small arena, are all the others populating our fine city afraid to speak? I look forward to writing another column next turn! -- Duelmaster Nerve Raker SPY REPORT Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in SUNSET. Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid! We now have a new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on. LAKOTA now holds the crown and they are betting they can keep it. It was a tough week for LIGHT BRIGADE, to drop 6 places in the rankings. Coming up with a solid 3-0-1 outing, CHAOS has advanced 7 places in the rankings. Hey everybody, watch out for BEDLAM, who flew up 23 points in the rankings after mashing DANGEROUS CRIMINAL like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. And falling like a basher in the top ten was AZRAEL, who dropped 15 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with DISCORD. Our battling duelmaster NERVE RAKER has managed to hold the title, fending off BRAVOS' none too subtle advances. Better luck next time, GRIM FANDANGO. Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd! Here is other news that is of note. And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid NOMADIC TRIBE, please raise you hand. Wow. Does SUNSET really have that many liars? Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch GRIM FANDANGO's act in the arena. Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running from NOMADIC TRIBE. And who is this ROOSTER FISH you ask, with 18 points and a 1-6-0 record. Ooh, the tales I could tell! In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, DARLA went after ROAD RUNNER, who was higher by 21 points. Well, when the dust settled, DARLA lost to ROAD RUNNER. STARVATION of FAMINE had better have a good reason for challenging down 11 points in a challenge which she lost. I thought STARVATION showed great skill and promise when she was subdued by ZIGGY WOLFSBANE. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day drinking to their memory. Better tanked than dead! There's got to be more reason for the sending of THE LEPER to the Dark Arena than his record (8-3-0). Anybody got any ideas PHILTHBALLS? It's not often when you see a 10-6-0 warrior like BRAVOS kick the bucket. I wonder if GRIM FANDANGO will recover from the blow. Remember: alliances are great, but try and take your ally in the arena with you and see what happens. Well, there's the manager of the SUNSET giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 'They're going to strangle you in the alley?). Well, there goes another Spy Report. Good luck in next week's fights. And remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME NERVE RAKER 1874 17 10 1 144 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MUSHIKU BO 5713 20 21 1 102 KANO CLAN (106) BULGAKOV 6244 18 11 1 98 LITERATE LOONS (538) BLACK TIGER 1705 14 12 0 93 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GRAVEYARD TAN 6278 18 6 0 89 GRIM FANDANGO (454) DR. DREAM 1709 14 8 0 87 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) CROUCHING HAMSTER 6184 18 17 1 80 D.R.I. (536) SHAMAN 1706 16 9 0 77 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) -MOMORO WA 5514 20 10 0 70 KANO CLAN (106) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -MATSUDA KAO 5712 18 10 0 66 KANO CLAN (106) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME VULGE 6260 13 13 1 65 GRIM FANDANGO (454) -FOORMAN 6346 8 6 0 65 LIGHT BRIGADE (549) WEST WIND 5125 15 11 1 64 LAKOTA (362) SHERWOOD 6208 13 21 0 64 LITERATE LOONS (538) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GENGHIS TRON 6311 10 8 1 56 D.R.I. (536) ROAD RUNNER 6237 10 4 0 52 LAKOTA (362) BLOODLUST 6402 8 3 0 52 PHILTHBALLS (554) -THANATOS 6465 3 2 1 50 DEATH'S DISCIPLES (559) BEDLAM 6474 3 1 0 49 CHAOS (561) -BLACK PLAGUE 6456 4 0 0 48 PESTILENCE (558) -BAD HANDWRITING 6276 9 4 0 47 LAKOTA (362) DISCORD 6476 3 1 0 44 CHAOS (561) -BROOD 6145 3 3 0 42 HATE BREED (532) -ELITE GUARD 6344 9 5 0 40 LIGHT BRIGADE (549) RAT'S NEST 6477 4 0 1 39 CHAOS (561) MEGA ROKU 6091 5 5 2 36 KANO CLAN (106) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -CANNON FODDER 6342 8 6 0 33 LIGHT BRIGADE (549) -LURKER 6264 4 1 0 33 FORCED VENGEANCE (542) HUNGER 6472 4 1 0 33 FAMINE (560) DARLA 6416 5 4 0 32 PHILTHBALLS (554) AZRAEL 6463 4 2 0 32 DEATH'S DISCIPLES (559) -CHOLERA 6458 3 1 0 30 PESTILENCE (558) ZIGGY WOLFSBANE 6432 5 4 0 27 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) -LOCUST 6455 3 1 0 27 PESTILENCE (558) -INFLUENZA 6459 3 1 0 27 PESTILENCE (558) -RED ROBIN 6413 6 5 0 26 DOC LEGRAND'S AVIANS (57) -GRIM REAPER 6461 3 2 0 26 DEATH'S DISCIPLES (559) BANSHEE 6462 3 3 0 25 DEATH'S DISCIPLES (559) -SAMAEL 6464 3 2 1 24 DEATH'S DISCIPLES (559) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MISASHI SAN 6084 6 4 0 22 KANO CLAN (106) -ATAXIA 6475 2 0 0 22 CHAOS (561) BLOODY ARROW 6487 2 2 0 22 LAKOTA (362) STARVATION 6470 2 3 0 21 FAMINE (560) MIDNIGHT TIDE 6484 2 2 0 20 MEMORIES OF ICE (562) -GLUTTONY 6471 1 0 1 20 FAMINE (560) -SCOUT 6450 3 3 0 18 LIGHT BRIGADE (549) -BONEFACE 6372 3 6 0 15 RAGING LORDS (552) SOLZHENITSYN 6503 1 1 0 15 LITERATE LOONS (538) -LORD BLISS 6446 2 2 1 14 RAGING LORDS (552) -TROWSUL THUNDER 6418 1 3 0 14 RAGING LORDS (552) -THIRST 6468 2 1 0 13 FAMINE (560) SPOTTED PONY 6494 2 1 0 13 LAKOTA (362) -CRYSTAL CONDOR 6439 2 6 0 12 DOC LEGRAND'S AVIANS (57) SOCRATES OF SHRED 6451 3 2 0 11 D.R.I. (536) -DEARTH 6467 2 0 0 11 FAMINE (560) WEST 6504 1 1 0 11 LITERATE LOONS (538) -RAGING BULL 6386 1 5 0 9 RAGING LORDS (552) -ASSASSIN 6495 1 1 0 7 LIGHT BRIGADE (549) -KANIG 6146 0 1 0 7 HATE BREED (532) -JOE STALIN 6444 0 1 0 7 NASTY MOB (456) HAMMETT 6488 1 3 0 6 LITERATE LOONS (538) -NETHERBORN 6407 1 2 0 6 FORCED VENGEANCE (542) BLACK VEIL 6502 0 2 0 2 GRIM FANDANGO (454) UNCLE SLAM 6506 0 1 0 1 D.R.I. (536) -PIRHANA 6492 0 1 0 1 NASTY MOB (456) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -CRAZYLEGS 6501 0 1 0 1 RAGING LORDS (552) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? DRIVE BY SAMURI 6390 3 7 1 D.R.I. 536 DARK CHAMPION 411 558 NONE SILVERBLEED 6379 1 4 0 FORCED VENGEANCE 542 RAT'S NEST 6477 558 BOREALIS 6442 4 4 1 GRIM FANDANGO 454 QUICKSILVER 406 558 NONE BRAVOS 6368 10 6 0 GRIM FANDANGO 454 NERVE RAKER 1874 558 SUNSHINE 6414 3 2 0 LAKOTA 362 GLUTTONY 6471 554 NONE SKIRMISHER 6343 4 8 0 LIGHT BRIGADE 549 THANATOS 6465 555 HAMSUN 6289 10 12 0 LITERATE LOONS 538 MUSHIKU BO 5713 556 CONRAD 6308 7 11 1 LITERATE LOONS 538 VULGE 6260 554 REVENGED THE LEPER 6400 8 3 0 PHILTHBALLS 554 WURM KIN 414 558 NONE WICCAN 6415 2 7 0 PHILTHBALLS 554 SHEWISH GIANT 408 558 NONE ROOSTER FISH 6441 1 6 0 PHILTHBALLS 554 QUICKSILVER 406 558 NONE GRIMLORD 6412 1 4 0 RAGING LORDS 552 SAMAEL 6464 556 PERSONAL ADS Banshee -- "Death's" Disciples? Who're you trying to fool? I'm more likely to die from a stubbed toe staph-infection than those nerf shields you pretend are weapons. -- Hammett Mushiko Bo -- In case you didn't notice, there's a bloodfeud to be fought. Or are you some sort of cowardly, thumb-sucking, hair-twisting, skirt-hiking, Tokyo Rose- loving, concubine? -- Sherman, mgr. Lit. Loons Nomad -- Hart Crane 'escaped'?!.....On second thought, I agree. It's probably a good thing he left before gummed to death by the toothless scum over-running the arena like flies on [bleep]. -- Sherman Sherwood -- 20 losses already? That is a significant total. I'm glad I could help contribute to your accomplishment. -- Tiger Bravos -- Nice fight young one. I finally get away from the fat one and who do I get instead? You. Not a match-up I wanted. -- Shaman Hamster -- Ouch. You are one feisty rodent. But, at least you teach well. -- Dream Doc! The vulture I am not surprised by, but you killed the Bluejay?! How sad. He was a pesky fellow. -- Nomadic Tribe Foorman -- I knew I could do better. See? -- G.T. Shaman -- Well, if we had to match up, I for one was glad it was that one! -- Bravos Yes!! I killed that damn Shewish Giant, ha HA! In your FACE!!! I'm alive!! I'm alive, I'm al -- what?!??.... -- Borealis the still doomed Duelmaster Nerve Raker -- Congrats on the throne and your revenge on the outgoing V.P.! Hope we get a column! -- Grim Fandango Death's Disciples -- Nice three turns, there, impressive! Let's see if you can keep it up. Who's your manager? -- Stik and Grim Fandango Best of luck to all Sunsetters in the spring tourney! I'm only sending a couple of ADMers from my squad, nobody else here is timed or worthy at the moment. -- Stik LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS THE LEPER was butchered by WURM KIN in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. BOREALIS was slaughtered by QUICKSILVER in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle. DRIVE BY SAMURI was put to death by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena match. WICCAN was slain by SHEWISH GIANT in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody Dark Arena duel. ROOSTER FISH was narrowly killed by QUICKSILVER in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight. SHERWOOD was subdued by MUSHIKU BO in a 2 minute master's Bloodfeud competition. DR. DREAM vanquished WEST WIND in a exciting 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. STARVATION was unbelievably bested by ZIGGY WOLFSBANE in a 5 minute competition. DARLA lost to ROAD RUNNER in a 2 minute Challenge duel. BLACK VEIL was vanquished by WEST in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. NERVE RAKER slaughtered BRAVOS in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel. GRAVEYARD TAN defeated CROUCHING HAMSTER in a 1 minute expert's match. SHAMAN was savagely defeated by BULGAKOV in a exciting 4 minute veteran's fight. VULGE was overcome by KUNG-FU MASTER in a exciting 1 minute contest. BLACK TIGER demolished GENGHIS TRON in a crowd pleasing 2 minute one-sided brawl. MEGA ROKU was defeated by BLOODLUST in a 2 minute duel. AZRAEL was defeated by DISCORD in a 1 minute struggle. HUNGER won victory over BLOODY ARROW in a 3 minute fray. MISASHI SAN was luckily beaten by BANSHEE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute brawl. SILVERBLEED was butchered by RAT'S NEST in a 1 minute one-sided fight. BEDLAM demolished DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a exciting 1 minute gory one-sided bout. SOCRATES OF SHRED was unbelievably bested by SOLZHENITSYN in a 13 minute competition. MIDNIGHT TIDE vanquished HAMMETT in a 2 minute one-sided match. SPOTTED PONY overcame UNCLE SLAM in a 4 minute beginner's duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 8 PARRY-LUNGE 25 - 13 - 0 66 | |LUNGING ATTACK 7 WALL OF STEEL 29 - 19 - 1 60 | |TOTAL PARRY 6 TOTAL PARRY 47 - 38 - 0 55 | |PARRY-STRIKE 5 SLASHING ATTACK 32 - 28 - 1 53 | |BASHING ATTACK 5 BASHING ATTACK 35 - 38 - 3 48 | |WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-STRIKE 28 - 34 - 0 45 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 42 - 62 - 1 40 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 42 - 63 - 6 40 | |AIMED BLOW 2 AIMED BLOW 11 - 17 - 0 39 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 11 - 0 31 | Turn 558 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 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 4 3 TOTAL PARRY WALL OF STEEL 4 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 2 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 4 - 2 AIMED BLOW 0 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 7 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK NERVE RAKER 1874 17 10 1 144 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) WALL OF STEEL BULGAKOV 6244 18 11 1 98 LITERATE LOONS (538) STRIKING ATTACK BLACK TIGER 1705 14 12 0 93 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) PARRY-LUNGE GRAVEYARD TAN 6278 18 6 0 89 GRIM FANDANGO (454) PARRY-STRIKE DR. DREAM 1709 14 8 0 87 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) LUNGING ATTACK CROUCHING HAMSTER 6184 18 17 1 80 D.R.I. (536) TOTAL PARRY SHAMAN 1706 16 9 0 77 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) BASHING ATTACK WEST WIND 5125 15 11 1 64 LAKOTA (362) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is SHERWOOD 6208. The most popular warrior this turn was STARVATION 6470. The ten other most popular fighters were WICCAN 6415, BULGAKOV 6244, MISASHI SAN 6084, DR. DREAM 1709, BLACK TIGER 1705, MUSHIKU BO 5713, WEST WIND 5125, DARLA 6416, BLOODLUST 6402, and BEDLAM 6474. The least popular fighter this week was SOLZHENITSYN 6503. The other ten least popular fighters were SOCRATES OF SHRED 6451, SPOTTED PONY 6494, HAMMETT 6488, BANSHEE 6462, AZRAEL 6463, BRAVOS 6368, BLACK VEIL 6502, BOREALIS 6442, RAT'S NEST 6477, and SILVERBLEED 6379. NEW TEAMS IN THE TEMPORARY TOURNAMENT ARENAS (DM 81/83) Please note that all new teams created at the Face-to-Face were temporarily placed in a temporary Tournament Arena, DM 81 or DM 83. If you requested that your team be placed in a specific arena, it has already transferred to that arena. Any teams not transferred out of DM 81 and DM 83 by May 1 will be deleted. If you have questions about any of your teams, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI