DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/26/2010 Duedate: 09/08/2010
ZORPUNT ARENA
DM-24 TURN-641
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
EARTH QUAKE
DISASTER (497)
(24-4885) [15-3-1,128]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
EARTH QUAKE POSITION IS EMPTY
DISASTER (497)
(24-4885) [15-3-1,128]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
MORIT KOBUN DARRON POOLE
KRILL CAVALRY (403) KRILL CAVALRY (403)
(24-4911) [11-4-1,57] (24-4914) [5-3-0,37]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
KRILL CAVALRY (403)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DISASTER (497) 43
2. KRILL CAVALRY (403) -8 DISASTER (497)
3. PIRATE'S COVE (498) -24 Unchartered Team
MELANIE'S BODY (253)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 DISASTER (497) 61 30 7 67.0 1/ 1 KRILL CAVALRY (403) 9 6 1
2/ 2 KRILL CAVALRY (403) 795 791 24 50.1 2/ 2 PIRATE'S COVE (498) 4 5 0
3/ 4 PIRATE'S COVE (498) 32 56 2 36.4 3/ 3 DISASTER (497) 4 5 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 325): DEAD LEE of YOU PAY I SLAY (Khisant, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 652): BLACK BEE of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 652): TIPPI TURTLE of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 637): JULES of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 640): MOHAWK JOE of PIRATE'S COVER (?, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 636): JIFI of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 636): PASCELLA of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 634): STEALTH of STEEL BLADES (Madwand, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 597): CORBETT JOSYE of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 594): SKITZOID SNOOPY of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 585): ROSEBUD of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 273): TORTURING TULIP of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 481): LADY CHUCK of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 226): TOBEORNOTTOBE of TOTAL CHAOS (Marma Duke, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 537): GOKU of DRAGONBALL Z (Armalias Skyhawk, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 325): YOU PAY I SLAY (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 652): THE HITCHHIKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 652): THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 637): THE MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 640): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 636): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 636): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 634): RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 597): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 594): DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 584): SERPENT'S HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 273): PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 481): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 226): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 537): NO-HALF STEPPING et al (?, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 324): ZILCH of Z GLADIATORS (Z Man, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 651): SERENITY of CANNIBALZ (Hanibal, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 635): FENELLA JHEN of THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 596): CARINA LINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 594): SKITZOID SNOOPY of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 584): BETTY of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 226): SIF of SUPERIOR FORCES Y3 (Manager, mgr.)
(turn 225): PETER THE GREAT of DOGS OF WAR (Omega, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf
Modeen. I return to ZORPUNT once again! What's with ICE STORM? He actually beat
PIRATE'S COVE's DAVEY JONES, and walked away with 10 more points from the fight.
Laughs were big at ZORPUNT while they watched KUNG-FU MASTER clobber COLIN POOLE. He
lost 12 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. Apparently
ZORPUNT isn't filled with as many gutless wonders as I thought. The Dreaded
Duelmaster got 2 challenges this turn! DISASTER's hatred of PIRATE'S COVE surfaced
again as EARTH QUAKE challenged ZORPUNT's top dog. I'm sure ZORPUNT is excited about
EARTH QUAKE, the new Duelmaster from DISASTER. (remember?) But when you've seen as
many as I have... I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your
fellow fighters? Tough!
Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges... Maybe DISASTER's PLATE
SHIFT is one of those guys who likes pain, or something. That's what he'll get next
week, after challenging up 27 to DARRON POOLE. DARRON POOLE must not been fighting
well, cause he lost to PLATE SHIFT of DISASTER. Sometimes you just have a bad day
where things get, um, mixed up.
Warriors of ZORPUNT unite. You have only your games to lose! 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. Remember--a good fighter needs both good
skills and good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EARTH QUAKE 4885 15 3 1 128 DISASTER (497)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MOHAWK JOE 4896 13 10 1 93 PIRATE'S COVE (498)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
COLIN POOLE 4893 13 11 0 61 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
MODESTA STONE 4910 12 5 0 58 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
MORIT KOBUN 4911 11 4 1 57 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PLATE SHIFT 4928 3 1 0 46 DISASTER (497)
ICE STORM 4923 4 0 1 39 DISASTER (497)
DARRON POOLE 4914 5 3 0 37 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-LISA ANN 4824 2 0 1 33 MINGALOIDS (486)
KENZI RACE 4934 3 0 1 28 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
DAVEY JONES 4913 6 7 1 26 PIRATE'S COVE (498)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DEATH STROKE 4912 4 9 0 21 PIRATE'S COVE (498)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
The question arises: Did anyone notice or care about the paucity of personals last
time? Shall we make an effort here today? Or is it futile? -- Krill Cavalry
Mohawk Joe -- Yep, it was, well, not a FIGHT, but it was a violent encounter. Glad I
survived it. -- Colin Poole
Kusster, Highly Dangerous Standby with Criminal Overtones -- I wish you'd go home to
Fratsfa. -- Morit Kobun
Davey Jones -- Maybe I should stuff you into that locker? -- Modesta Stone
P.S. I keep expecting you to turn out to be a Sea Dog, and it keeps not happening.
Damned Not-Fratsfan Slave! And damned Fratsfan Enslaver, if it comes to that. A bad
pair. -- Darron Poole
The man was a Convicted Thief, of COURSE I cut his hand off. -- Kenzi Race
19 August 10
POSTED: Arena recruitment effort, DM 32, Arvat -- seeing as our arena Participation
has dwindled in recent months, we're offering the following incentive to any new
teams looking for a new home arena. We will GIVE a Free Rollup to any manager
willing to agree to fight in Arvat for the next 10 turns. We have a number of VERY
solid arena teams stockpiled, and while we don't promise tournament godlings, we are
certain we can come up with teams with 3, 4 or even 5 solid arena warriors to start
out with.
In addition we'll honor any no-challenge requests by relatively new managers to
help you get off on the right foot.
If interested, please contact the Devil Advocates via Diplo or contact
theDarkOne via IM on the www DOT reality DOT com site. We will even give a choice of
teams available if requested.
21 August 2010
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ALLIANCES
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COME ONE, COME ALL
MEET NEW FRIENDS
AND FORM NEW TEAMS
WIN ROLLUP CERTS AND RSI SPONSORED PRIZES
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THE TURF WAR IS HERE AGAIN!!!!!
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*TURF WAR VII RULES*
Starting Nov 2010 (12 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. Announce the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM 47)
newsletter.
2. Indicate in the newsletter which Captain/alliance you will join.
3. Announcements made on the D2 Forums or elsewhere will not be accepted.
Captains are responsible for:
1. Verifying/authorizing, in the North Fork newsletter those who wish to
participate under the banner of their alliance. (Lack of participant indication of
joining and/or lack of lack of Captain confirmation will delay a team's participation
in the Turf War.)
2. Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War.
3. Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate. (Note: Captains
may, if they wish, submit certs for all potential members of their alliance.)
Participating managers who are not Captains must:
1. Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate (Unless already
submitted by Captain. Note: extras will not be returned, but will go into the winning
pool of prizes.)
2. Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name, and
alliance they will represent in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter. Announcement made
on the D2 Forums will not be accepted.
a. No scores will be tabulated until an RSI Gift Certificate is
received, and participant indication and captain confirmation are posted in the North
Fork newsletter. NO EXCEPTIONS.
b. Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare themselves in
the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter as stated above AND be verified in the newsletter
by the alliance Captain they will represent.
c. Only one (1) team per player may compete. No multiple teams or
aliases will be allowed. Violations will result in immediate 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 team warriors).
d. Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams/alliances that do not
properly declare or get captain confirmation or fail to send a Gift Certificate by
Turn 1. In other words, if your Gift Certificate is not received until Turn 3 of the
Turf War, and you have fought on Turns 1 and 2, your score will not begin until Turn
3. All conditions must be met before scoring will begin--declaration, verification,
and Gift Certificate received.
e. No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 5 of
the Turf War.
f. For purposes of scoring, 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.)
Scoring will be as follows for Fights:
Win Loss Kill Die
Up Challenge +2 -2 +5 -5
Down Challenge 0 -2 0 -5
Match Up +1 -1 +1 -5
Bloodfeud Challenge (Up or Down) +2 -5 +5 -10
Champion ** x2 x2 x2 x2
Dark Arena* +10 -5 xx xx
Tournament Death*** -5
Halfway (6 round total) best alliance win/loss percentage ****
Final (12 round total) alliance w/l% percentage ****
*After 2nd win in DA, warrior scores no additional points for wins,
** A Champion's double score applies to his score only -- not to the opponent.
*** No warrior may be substituted without the proper use of the DA or arena death
or death in a tournament. There must be a maximum of five only on a team at any point
and time. (The penalty for such substitution is -10 points.) Points awarded for
tournament participation are 5 for any entrant, 15 for a TV and 25 for a TC. Death in
a tournament negates any tournament points gained and results in a-5 score.
***** Halfway points scored are 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 5, 5 (etc) for 1st, 2nd, 3rd
(etc). (to qualify for any of these points the alliance must have fought 75% of its
possible fights.) Final 12 Round points scored are 40, 30, 20, 15, 10, 5, 5, 5 (etc)
for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd (etc). (to qualify for any of these points the alliance must
have fought 75% of its possible fights.)
Special Scoring Considerations for the Turf War are as follows:
Spy Report mention (team name only) +2
1. No matter how many mentions or stylemasters, an individual team can score
only +2 in each category per round
Style Master +2
1. No matter how many mentions or stylemasters, an individual team can score
only +2 in each category per round
Duelmaster +2
Champions:
1. A Champion may be declared, but one is not mandatory.
2. Only one Champion allowed per manager at any given time.
3. Champions that graduate or are killed by another warrior in the arena, but
not the Dark Arena, may be replaced.
4. Champions must have fought at least one previous fight in the North Fork
(DM47 arena) to be able to be declared a champion.
Bloodfeuds:
1. Bloodfeuds will score points on all four (4) turns.
2. There is no limit to which warrior may bloodfeud or how often.
Tournament Considerations:
1. Tournament participation is ALLOWED and encouraged.
2. Tournament Victors won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 25 15 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a warrior(s) wins
such status.
3. Tournament Champions won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 50 25 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a warrior(s) win
such status.
4. Points awarded for tournament participation are 5 for any entrant, (15
total for a TV and 25 total for a TC.) However, death in a tournament will result in
a -5 score for that tournament. (If a warrior TV's and is subsequently killed in a
tournament the points scored are -5 for that tournament.)
5. Points for TVs and TCs and tournament deaths will be applied the Turn
after RSI posts tournament results in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter (i.e., if the
results post on North Fork turn 275, points will be credited on North Fork turn 276
to the applicable teams).
Special Considerations:
1. Each alliance begins the Turf War with zero (0) points.
2. 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.
3. There will be a maximum of five (5) teams allowed per alliance for the
Turf War VII.
4. The Dark Arena may be used on the first turn only, of every warrior,
without penalty.
Prizes:
The Turf War is normally a "winner take all" contest. However, for TWVII, a prize
will be awarded each of the twelve turns to the individual team/manager that fights
five fights and has the best w/l record that turn. (Tiebreakers are in order - kills,
recognition points earned.) All prizes and 100% of the Gift Certificates will be
awarded to the Captain of the winning alliance at the end of the competition. It is
the responsibility of the Captain to distribute Gift Certificates. Moderators will
submit a list of each manager on the winning alliance to RSI at the completion of the
contest for the non-Certificate prizes.
All entry fees (rollup certs) are awarded to the winning alliance, except for
the twelve reserved for the individual winning manager each week.)
The following prizes have been secured from RSI:
1. Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena;
2. Renaming of all Dark Arena Monsters (two for each manager in the winning
alliance);
3. Known Favorites for one warrior on each team of the winning alliance
(warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have at least one
DM47 arena fight to receive this award).
4. +1 Skill bonus potion for each manager on the winning alliance. Bonus
potion must be applied to a living warrior from (DM 47)
5. +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each and every individual manager who
fights in all 12 rounds AND 54 fights of the Turf War. Bonus potion must be applied
to a living warrior from (DM 47)
These RSI awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee)
within 4 turns of the end of TW VI. The certs will be mailed to the winning alliance
by the Moderators within two weeks of the end of the TW.
Moderators:
The Moderators for this event will be Oz and Master Darque. 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 via diplo in DM 47. Managers with internet access may send a private message
to [The Consortium] or [Darque] on the Duel2 Forums. Lastly, you may also email
questions, comments, and scoring disputes to rebelnerfherder at yahoo dot com or
wfms101 at aol dot com.
Please note there have been rule changes from the last Turf War. Please read them
carefully!
This contest will begin in November 2010 following the Fall Mail In.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
EARTH QUAKE devastated MOHAWK JOE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
ICE STORM vanquished DAVEY JONES in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
PLATE SHIFT subdued DARRON POOLE in a action packed 2 minute bloody Challenge fight.
COLIN POOLE was devastated by KUNG-FU MASTER in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
MODESTA STONE viciously subdued DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute gruesome brawl.
MORIT KOBUN overpowered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
DEATH STROKE was overcome by KENZI RACE in a 2 minute expert vs. beginner upset fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 3 WALL OF STEEL 15 - 7 - 1 68 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 18 - 9 - 1 67 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 10 - 2 63 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 3 - 2 - 0 60 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 STRIKING ATTACK 13 - 21 - 1 38 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 3 - 0 25 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 5 - 0 17 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 7 - 1 13 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 641 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 3 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK EARTH QUAKE 4885 15 3 1 128 DISASTER (497)
STRIKING ATTACK COLIN POOLE 4893 13 11 0 61 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
WALL OF STEEL MODESTA STONE 4910 12 5 0 58 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
LUNGING ATTACK MORIT KOBUN 4911 11 4 1 57 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MORIT KOBUN 4911. The most popular warrior this
turn was DARRON POOLE 4914. The ten other most popular fighters were MODESTA STONE
4910, MORIT KOBUN 4911, KENZI RACE 4934, EARTH QUAKE 4885, ICE STORM 4923, PLATE
SHIFT 4928, COLIN POOLE 4893, DEATH STROKE 4912, MOHAWK JOE 4896, and DAVEY JONES
4913.
The least popular fighter this week was DAVEY JONES 4913. The other ten least
popular fighters were MOHAWK JOE 4896, DEATH STROKE 4912, COLIN POOLE 4893, PLATE
SHIFT 4928, ICE STORM 4923, EARTH QUAKE 4885, KENZI RACE 4934, MORIT KOBUN 4911,
MODESTA STONE 4910, and DARRON POOLE 4914.
WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!
Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 14-16, 2011. It will be
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as
last year by popular request. Room rates are $129.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which
includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception (yes, really!), free
airport shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet. There's a fitness center,
jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation by December 22
before the block is released! (This is prime season for Phoenix, and people have been
unable to book rooms because they waited too long.) Look for the tournament info
sheet and minioverviews some time in December. We hope you're all looking forward to
it and that we will see you there!