DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/27/2014 Duedate: 09/09/2014
SOLVEN ARENA
DM-22 TURN-742
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SSG7
MEDAL OF HONOR 104 (776)
(22-7049) [9-6-0,104]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SSG7 ALIEN
MEDAL OF HONOR 104 (776) THE MENTORS GORE (781)
(22-7049) [9-6-0,104] (22-7113) [7-1-1,67]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
IYAN KENNIS SSG7
MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) MEDAL OF HONOR 104 (776)
(22-7036) [25-20-0,95] (22-7049) [9-6-0,104]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
ARE YOU ? (768)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ARE YOU ? (768) 35
2. MEDAL OF HONOR 104 (776) 26 MEDAL OF HONOR 104 (776)
3. THE MENTORS GORE (781) 5 Unchartered Team
4. BLACK COLOSSUS (785) 0
5. THE DAWN PATROL (460) 0 THE MENTORS GORE (781)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR 104 (776) 60 41 3 59.4 1/ 2 ARE YOU ? (768) 9 6 2
2/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) 513 523 11 49.5 2/ 1 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) 9 6 0
3/ 2*THE MENTORS GORE (781) 12 13 1 48.0 3/ 3*THE MENTORS GORE (781) 6 6 0
4/ 4 ARE YOU ? (768) 86 125 5 40.8 4/ 4 MEDAL OF HONOR 104 (776) 3 4 0
5- 5*BLACK COLOSSUS (785) 0 1 0 0.0 5- 5*BLACK COLOSSUS (785) 0 1 0
6- 6*THE DAWN PATROL (460) 0 1 0 0.0 6- 6*THE DAWN PATROL (460) 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
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 377): CLYDE D'CLUB of PEASANT REBELLION (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 757): LAMB CHOP STOP of EASTER FEASTER (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 756): MANSION of LIVING LARGE (Padre, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 741): IYAN KENNIS of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 743): PEARL STONE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 740): GRAPE APE of PRIMATES-R-US (Crip, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 737): ORLANDO of HERE TO PHOENIX (Crip, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 738): SGT. SPENCER of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 702): SOLDIER 1 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 699): YELLOW BRICK TOAD of HELPLESS ANIMALS (Manray, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 690): JANIS JOBLIN of THE 27 CLUB (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 325): ABU JR. of THE CHOSEN ONES (The Chosen One, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 584): PFC 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 279): JOCK-IN-THE-BOX of SCOTCH (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 642): WORKS 4 EVIL EMPIRE of SUPERIOR FATHER (Manager, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 377): WEIRD ALCHEMY (La Guillotine, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 757): FLAGRANT FOWL (Scrooge McDuck, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 756): MENTOR BLISS (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 741): MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 744): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 740): SAY MY NAME (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 737): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 738): NATURE MADE (Coach, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 702): MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 699): LAZY SUNDAY (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 690): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 325): DRAGONS GUARD II (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 583): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 279): BAD COMBINATIONS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 642): SUPERIOR FATHER (Manager, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 14 TOBIR (turn 755): MAN MOUNTAIN of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 740): FOXY LADY of ARE YOU ? (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 743): PEARL STONE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 736): APPELONIA of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 698): DOUBLE TRUE of LAZY SUNDAY (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 278): TOBEORNOTTOBE of TOTAL CHAOS (Marma Duke, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf
Modeen. I return to SOLVEN once again! Biff! Pow! SOLVEN watched with glee as
MIDDLE WAY 15 got knocked off top spot by ARE YOU ?! What's with FIRE? He actually
beat MIDDLE WAY 15's GUSSIE FINKNEWTON, and walked away with 15 more points from the
fight. Major screwup at ARE YOU ?. FENDER lost 10 points to SSG 10. Some new
strategies, perhaps? Maybe FENDER will provide more easy wins... I'm sure SOLVEN is
excited about SSG7, the new Duelmaster from MEDAL OF HONOR 104. (remember?) But
when you've seen as many as I have... Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to
practice on? I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.
No matter the time or place, men will always duel. The most avoided team was
ARE YOU ?. Management must be dealin', as the boys at THE MENTORS GORE ain't
reelin'! ARE YOU ?'s mad! What do people see in GUSSIE FINKNEWTON? His 6-7-0?
MIDDLE WAY 15 ain't talkin', but he's got 25 points.
A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing. Some fighters
don't accept this. The best do. We all knew it had to happen sooner or later. A
warrior can't stick around with a 6-7-0, and FIRE easily took care of GUSSIE
FINKNEWTON. Here's some advice: study your opponent, master many skills, fight
dirty.
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it? Actually, I guess I'm
writing it before you read it. Oh, well. I don't want to overstay my welcome...--
Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SSG7 7049 9 6 0 104 MEDAL OF HONOR 104 (776)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
IYAN KENNIS 7036 25 20 0 95 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NYSSA RYE 7045 18 17 2 88 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
ALIEN 7113 7 1 1 67 THE MENTORS GORE (781)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SILVER SEAS 7127 9 3 0 62 ARE YOU ? (768)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FIRE 7160 5 3 1 49 ARE YOU ? (768)
NORM RIDDLE 7085 9 12 0 39 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SSG 10 7185 2 0 0 25 MEDAL OF HONOR 104 (776)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JAYNE PENN 7162 4 4 0 23 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
LITTLE WORLD 7189 1 0 0 13 ARE YOU ? (768)
-CANDYMAN 7177 1 0 0 13 THE MENTORS GORE (781)
-CHUCKY 7121 1 1 0 8 THE MENTORS GORE (781)
-DIVINITY STAR 7144 0 1 0 7 BLACK COLOSSUS (785)
BLOOD CLOT 7182 1 2 0 5 THE MENTORS GORE (781)
FENDER 7186 1 1 0 4 ARE YOU ? (768)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MEXICO LAND 7159 2 6 0 ARE YOU ? 768 MASTER KAYR VAIL 742 NONE
GUSSIE FINKNEWTO 7125 6 7 0 MIDDLE WAY 15 747 FIRE 7160 742
SCAB 7181 1 2 0 THE MENTORS GORE 781 DARK CHAMPION 742 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Three-two. Less surprising than last time, but quite acceptable. And *I* got the
title, which is totally appropriate. -- Iyan Kennis
20 August 14
SLAUGHTER CHALLENGE 2
Several years ago I ran a contest known as the "Slaughter Challenge" which was the
idea of a member of my alliance at the time. We unfortunately lost him during a
robbery attempt at the store he worked at. This November will mark the 10th
anniversary of his passing so I have decided to run the Slaughter Challenge again in
remembrance of him.
Rich Hammes was a member of my alliance, the Vendetta Cartel, and had sponsored me
into the alliance. Rich was a common poster to both the Yahoo Duelmasters group as
well as the Duel2 boards and our Alliance's Yahoo group. He went by the handle
GameOgre on the Duel2 boards and was known by the name Abarsis, the Slaughter Priest.
He was a very kind and thoughtful man who always had time to talk with not only his
alliance-mates but anyone else who wanted to discuss Duelmasters. He also had time
to talk with anyone about personal life issues if he felt he could help. He was a
daily, and prolific, poster to these sites and seemed to enjoy the interaction with
others regarding this game that he loved so much.
I would also like everyone to know that he spent several years in the US Navy serving
on a Nuclear attack Submarine in protection of our nation. He was well loved, and
well known, by the community in which he lived even spending time at a local Ice
Cream Shop around closing time to assure that the lady who owned the store was safe
as she was often alone when she closed her shop. He was a well known and much loved
member of his local community. His death was grieved by his local San Diego
community where they held a candle-light vigil for him and many expressed their
disbelief that he was gone. These are just a scant few examples of what a kind and
caring man he was and why not only our gaming community lost a great deal on that
fateful day, but also shows why there was tremendous sadness among the community in
which he lived.
It is near to 10 years since his passing and there are many times I wonder, "What
would Rich think about this...." I miss my friend dearly to this day and I hope you
will come join us in this contest idea which he himself came up with. He thought we
should all learn to appreciate what Jorja does to keep our smaller arenas alive and
populated!
The contest will be held in Morya, arena 28, beginning on the turn that is due on
November 6th, 2014 (turn 378 I believe). Tourney participation is not allowed during
the contest but the contest will start after the fall Mailer so you can get your
warriors a few fight experience should you choose to. The timing of the contest was
done to allow entry into the fall mailer.
The rules are fairly simple and inspired to let us all feel what it is like to run
warriors like Jorja does. Her teams across Alastari may sometimes be taken for
granted so this contest will allow us to appreciate her teams a little better as they
populate the arenas we fight in.
The Rules--
There are no challenges, avoids, bloodfeuds, or tourneys allowed and only one single
use of the Dark Arena is allowed after the contest begins. Win or lose the Dark
Arena is allowed but once, so if you want your warrior dead be sure and throw the
fight!
The contest will last for 12 turns. May I point out that if you use your Dark Arena
fight you will get either 2 points, for winning, or -2, for losing, and ALL fights
count in the scoring. It matters not if you fight a non-contest warrior or a stand-
in; they still count as much as fighting a contest warrior. This will be a test of
basic strategy with a touch of luck added in as well.
If anyone should break the no tourney rule they will lose 5 points for each warrior
entered and those warriors, and any subsequent warriors who replace them in death,
cannot score points! The one exception are the dead tourneys. Should you wish you
may enter your warriors in dead tourneys, since they are not a member of your team,
or even the living, at the time. The warrior may even return to the contest if a
natural opening can be found for it, or you choose to use your Dark Arena fight to
make that opening (if you still have that option left). Break the no DA, challenge,
or avoid rules and you will be DQed as soon as the transgression is discovered. To
keep the contest playing field as level as possible, we will have no messing with
these rules. Of course you may DA the one time, just as a clarification, but the
second time gets you DQed. This also counts if it is found you bring a second team
in for the purpose of making challenges; you will be DQed.
Scoring is as follows:
1 point for winning
1 point for killing (giving 2 in total, 1 for the win and 1 for the kill)
1 point for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of number of
personals beyond one you still only get one point). Make sure it is written from
one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager entity or you will not get
the point.
-1 point for losing
-1 point for being killed (giving -2 in total, -1 for losing and -1 for being killed)
-5 points and the loss of that warrior's slot for scoring the remainder of the
contest for entering a warrior into a REGULAR tourney (again DEAD tourney is open)
The Prizes:
1st place -- +1 bonus to one warrior on the team, 1 resurrection potion, and 1
favorite knowledge
2nd place -- +1 bonus for one warrior, 1 favorites knowledge
3rd place -- +1 bonus for one warrior
Iron Manager Award -- Run 54 of the possible 60 fights and get a +1 bonus potion
The bonus potions and favorites knowledge must be used on warriors with 5 FE or more
and MUST be used within 2 turns of the end of the contest. The resurrection potion
must be used within 6 months of the end of the contest but may be used on any warrior
regardless of FE. ALL prizes must be used on the contest team, they are NOT
transferable to another team!
If you wish to participate please notify Street Legal via Personal Ad in arena 28, on
the Duel2 forums, or in Chatzy!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MEXICO LAND was butchered by MASTER KAYR VAILL in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SCAB was dispatched by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
IYAN KENNIS was overcome by SSG7 in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided Title match.
NYSSA RYE bested ALIEN in a popular 3 minute gory contest.
SILVER SEAS demolished NORM RIDDLE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
FIRE slaughtered GUSSIE FINKNEWTON in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
JAYNE PENN beat BLOOD CLOT in a 3 minute brawl.
FENDER was handily defeated by SSG 10 in a 1 minute uneven fight.
LITTLE WORLD vanquished SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 2 - 0 71 |
|WALL OF STEEL 6 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 6 - 1 63 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 27 - 20 - 0 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 4 - 4 - 1 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 WALL OF STEEL 24 - 26 - 0 48 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 10 - 1 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 8 - 0 27 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 742 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:
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 4 6 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 3 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK SSG7 7049 9 6 0 104 MEDAL OF HONOR 104 (776)
WALL OF STEEL IYAN KENNIS 7036 25 20 0 95 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
BASHING ATTACK FIRE 7160 5 3 1 49 ARE YOU ? (768)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is IYAN KENNIS 7036. The most popular warrior this
turn was SSG7 7049. The ten other most popular fighters were NYSSA RYE 7045, ALIEN
7113, JAYNE PENN 7162, SILVER SEAS 7127, SSG 10 7185, SCAB 7181, FIRE 7160, FENDER
7186, LITTLE WORLD 7189, and MEXICO LAND 7159.
The least popular fighter this week was BLOOD CLOT 7182. The other ten least popular
fighters were GUSSIE FINKNEWTON 7125, NORM RIDDLE 7085, IYAN KENNIS 7036, MEXICO LAND
7159, LITTLE WORLD 7189, FENDER 7186, FIRE 7160, SCAB 7181, SSG 10 7185, and SILVER
SEAS 7127.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
IYAN KENNIS (22-7036) MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)