DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 04/16/2007 Duedate: 04/28/2007 CALEAM ARENA DM-26 TURN-552 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS ARTHUR BEYER MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468) (26-4648) [7-1-1,111] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader GOLDERIE ARTHUR BEYER GOLDEN CANYON (290) MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468) (26-4657) [16-13-1,89] (26-4648) [7-1-1,111] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite GOLDERIE GOLDERIE GOLDEN CANYON (290) GOLDEN CANYON (290) (26-4657) [16-13-1,89] (26-4657) [16-13-1,89] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (475) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468) 22 2. DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (475) 12 GOLDEN CANYON (290) 3. STEEL CRUSADE (477) 0 Unchartered Team 4. GOLDEN CANYON (290) -33 MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468) 8 4 1 66.7 1/ 2*DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (475) 10 5 1 2/ 2*DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (475) 29 16 1 64.4 2/ 1 GOLDEN CANYON (290) 9 6 0 3/ 3 GOLDEN CANYON (290) 546 714 20 43.3 3/ 3*MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468) 3 2 1 4- 4 STEEL CRUSADE (477) 104 146 6 41.6 4- 4 STEEL CRUSADE (477) 0 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 "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. If you would not get drunk the night before the fights, Arthur Beyer, you would not need to be swallowing aspirins like they were sunflower seeds. Not that I'd advocate swallowing sunflower seeds that way, either. Nasty things, not as tasty as people keep claiming, and that shell...inconvenient, at the least. Loris Key SPY REPORT Hail and well met warriors of CALEAM! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. Former top team GOLDEN CANYON was unseated this week as DOC LEGRAND'S LAB moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot with a 3-2-0 record for the round. MOLDRAUN caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE and was awarded 20 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, RUTHLESS JAYWALKER put down IVORY IGUANA, causing him to lose 10 points of recognition in the process. This time victory fell to the grasp of the usurper. All hail ARTHUR BEYER, Duelmaster of CALEAM! Would you believe that over half of the old women in CALEAM seem to feel that they could fight better than you gladiators? But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades that is city CALEAM. I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's challenge seeking began. GOLDEN CANYON is feared. This much I can say. Apparently the stalwarts of DOC LEGRAND'S LAB are catching the bulk of jests down at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids. Mighty fighters cannot but expect competition from those below. SOLDIER 1 take warning! You have more than a few enemies in CALEAM. SCARLET SKINK must really be harboring a grudge against the MEDAL OF HONOR VI guild! Merciless, 22 challenged down SOLDIER 1 points this week to duel with she. The weight of the challenge fell hard upon SOLDIER 1 and predictably he lost to SCARLET SKINK. This is how to arouse the anger of an entire guild! Vendettas. Bloodied blades and broken spears. Indeed the city has seen more than its fair share of red in recent times. Fate is a fickle mistress. She showers the miserable with fortune but sets enemies against the victorious. Remember this! A thought before I go. Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise manager learn the secrets of them all? Ahh, but I can hear the spires of a far off city calling to me. I must away! Till we meet again, remember: a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ARTHUR BEYER 4648 7 1 1 111 MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SVEN BLUETOOTH 4729 18 33 0 93 STEEL CRUSADE (477) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GOLDERIE 4657 16 13 1 89 GOLDEN CANYON (290) LORIS KEY 4706 13 5 1 87 GOLDEN CANYON (290) -CAP'N CRUNCH 4724 12 5 1 80 STEEL CRUSADE (477) CLEMMIE 4630 18 18 1 73 GOLDEN CANYON (290) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -CAYLON MCCANN 4728 12 20 1 59 STEEL CRUSADE (477) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SPECKLED GECKO 4711 7 2 1 56 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (475) PIKE 4708 10 7 0 41 GOLDEN CANYON (290) IVORY IGUANA 4714 6 3 0 40 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (475) GUARDIAN NAGA 4712 5 4 0 40 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (475) SCARLET SKINK 4713 6 3 0 35 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (475) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TIMBER RATTLESNAKE 4710 5 4 0 26 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (475) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MOLDRAUN 4740 1 1 0 21 GOLDEN CANYON (290) -UP-CHUCKY 4722 3 5 0 14 STEEL CRUSADE (477) SOLDIER 1 4649 1 2 0 13 MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468) -CALONYMUS 4721 2 4 0 11 STEEL CRUSADE (477) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? MAUREEN 4702 12 6 0 GOLDEN CANYON 290 ARTHUR BEYER 4648 550 REVENGED PERSONAL ADS Pike -- I know this might be a disappointment, but we are not challenging you this turn. Maybe you can fight one of the Steel Crusade for a change. -- Doc LeGrand Ivory Iguana -- Blanched? Hmm, not a bad idea. Makes a change from the endless marinades, anyway. -- Clemmie P.S. But I'm still not serving it raw. No sushi for me! Guardian Naga -- Well, I HAVE heard that some chefs make use of such guardians to prevent food from burning, curdling, boiling over, or otherwise mis-cooking, but I never really fancied it myself. I figure if I don't care enough to watch the stove myself, well, I shouldn't be cooking, you know? But I'm sure you can find a job somewhere. There are cooks of all classes and degrees in Caleam. In fact, it's the culinary center of Andoria! -- Pike I don't CARE what the Virginal Concubine says, I am NOT going to make "Stuffed Cucumbers." The idea! I just don't see it working, and besides, who likes cucumbers? All burp, no solid nutrition. -- Golderie Soldier 1 -- (anxiously) You don't expect me to design a meal to commemorate this fight, do you? I mean, it's all well and good for those that WANT to, but hey, I figure if you're hungry, go eat a sandwich, you know? -- Moldraun Arenamaster Tohre -- If the carnival organizer wanted the cocoanuts back, he shouldn't have charged me so much for them. -- Clemmie LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SCARLET SKINK bested SOLDIER 1 in a 1 minute Challenge fight. LORIS KEY was devastated by ARTHUR BEYER in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel. GOLDERIE was unbelievably bested by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 3 minute veteran's match. CLEMMIE was devastated by KUNG-FU MASTER in a popular 1 minute one-sided contest. PIKE was viciously subdued by SPECKLED GECKO in a action packed 2 minute gory brawl. IVORY IGUANA was devastated by RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a 1 minute mismatched match. TIMBER RATTLESNAKE was overcome by VISITING ORC in a 1 minute fight. GUARDIAN NAGA handily defeated CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute uneven melee. MOLDRAUN vanquished TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE 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| |LUNGING ATTACK 5 AIMED BLOW 13 - 5 - 1 72 | |AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 3 - 1 67 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 20 - 13 - 1 61 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 20 - 14 - 0 59 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 14 - 11 - 0 56 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 7 - 9 - 0 44 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 3 - 0 25 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 5 - 0 17 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 552 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: SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 2 3 BASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 PARRY-LUNGE BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW ARTHUR BEYER 4648 7 1 1 111 MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468) PARRY-LUNGE GOLDERIE 4657 16 13 1 89 GOLDEN CANYON (290) LUNGING ATTACK SPECKLED GECKO 4711 7 2 1 56 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (475) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK SCARLET SKINK 4713 6 3 0 35 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (475) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is GOLDERIE 4657. The most popular warrior this turn was GOLDERIE 4657. The ten other most popular fighters were SPECKLED GECKO 4711, SCARLET SKINK 4713, ARTHUR BEYER 4648, PIKE 4708, GUARDIAN NAGA 4712, MOLDRAUN 4740, SOLDIER 1 4649, TIMBER RATTLESNAKE 4710, LORIS KEY 4706, and CLEMMIE 4630. The least popular fighter this week was IVORY IGUANA 4714. The other ten least popular fighters were CLEMMIE 4630, LORIS KEY 4706, TIMBER RATTLESNAKE 4710, SOLDIER 1 4649, MOLDRAUN 4740, GUARDIAN NAGA 4712, PIKE 4708, ARTHUR BEYER 4648, SCARLET SKINK 4713, and SPECKLED GECKO 4711. 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. 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