DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/30/2010 Duedate: 09/11/2010
CALEAM ARENA
DM-26 TURN-637
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
PASCELLA
GOLDEN CANYON (290)
(26-4800) [27-3-1,106]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
PASCELLA BAKED FRATSFA
GOLDEN CANYON (290) SHEWISH BUFFET (483)
(26-4800) [27-3-1,106] (26-4818) [5-1-0,48]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
CONDI RICE GAMBIT
FIRST LADIES (482) ZOMBIE SQUAD (384)
(26-4808) [10-14-2,46] (26-4826) [3-0-0,43]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
GOLDEN CANYON (290)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SHEWISH BUFFET (483) 41
2. GOLDEN CANYON (290) 11 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
3. ZOMBIE SQUAD (384) 7 Unchartered Team
4. FIRST LADIES (482) 3
ZOMBIE SQUAD (384)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*ZOMBIE SQUAD (384) 8 9 1 47.1 1/ 1 GOLDEN CANYON (290) 11 2 1
2/ 2 GOLDEN CANYON (290) 769 910 29 45.8 2/ 2*SHEWISH BUFFET (483) 3 7 0
3/ 3 FIRST LADIES (482) 38 61 4 38.4 3/ 3*ZOMBIE SQUAD (384) 2 3 0
4/ 4*SHEWISH BUFFET (483) 5 17 0 22.7 4/ 4 FIRST LADIES (482) 0 9 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 653): EQUALIZER of CANNIBALZ (Hannibal, 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 641): EARTH QUAKE of DISASTERS (Papa Bear, 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 598): CORBIE LEK of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 595): LUCKY DAWG of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 586): BROTHER JEROME of FANDILS (Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 273): TORTURING TULIP of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 482): EBAN STRANGER of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 227): TOBEORNOTTOBE of TOTAL CHAOS (Marma Duke, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 538): 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 653): 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 641): 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 595): DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 585): FANDILS (Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 273): PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 482): TOO OLD (?, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 227): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 538): SUPERIOR FATHER (Manager, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 324): ZILCH of Z GLADIATORS (Z Man, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 653): DRAYTON FLASHSTONE of IMMORTALS (Dartor, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 635): FENELLA JHEN of THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 595): LUCKY DAWG of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.)
(turn 594): SKITZOID SNOOPY of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 482): LADY CHUCK of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 226): SIF of SUPERIOR FORCES Y3 (Manager, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Noble Assassins, bah. Am I going to make brandy-soaked fruitcake? No. I don't
do fruitcakes, and there's no point in me using any kind of liquor in baking, because
the heat of the oven destroys it.
Pascella
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last
week's fights. Hey everybody, watch out for ALFREDA CREME, who flew up 12 points in
the rankings after mashing NOBLE ASSASSIN like a melon. Keep your eye on this gal.
Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. SPUD LOOMIS was bested
by FRIENDLY CONSTABLE and drops 11 points. Going for the gusto and coming up with
aught but bloody knuckles was CALEAM's VIRGINAL CONCUBINE, who was turned away from
the Duelmastership by PASCELLA. 4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so
try and avoid aiming at that location.
Here is other news that is of note. Here's a song for you: Who's afraid of the
big, bad FIRST LADIES? Big bad FIRST LADIES. Big bad FIRST LADIES. CALEAM's afraid
of the big bad FIRST LADIES. Tra la la la la! And you guys like to boo me? Well,
unsling your rasberries, cause ZOMBIE SQUAD beats feet every time FIRST LADIES smiles
at them. Try farming, eh? And who is this ELENORE ROOSEVELT you ask, with 36 points
and a 6-18-0 record. Ooh, the tales I could tell!
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Knowing when to use the right tactics at
the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.
Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in CALEAM have no
sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. Well, there goes another Spy
Report. Good luck in next week's fights. See ya next time I'm on this circuit!--
The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PASCELLA 4800 27 3 1 106 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ALFREDA CREME 4827 9 2 2 81 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OVAELLA JUNE 4823 10 2 0 62 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BAKED FRATSFA 4818 5 1 0 48 SHEWISH BUFFET (483)
CONDI RICE 4808 10 14 2 46 FIRST LADIES (482)
GAMBIT 4826 3 0 0 43 ZOMBIE SQUAD (384)
JACKIE O 4807 9 15 0 42 FIRST LADIES (482)
ELENORE ROOSEVELT 4804 6 18 0 36 FIRST LADIES (482)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JELLIA BOONE 4840 2 0 0 10 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
-OSKSI RABE 4830 0 1 0 7 SHEWISH BUFFET (483)
SPUD LOOMIS 4839 1 1 0 4 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
HILLARY CLINTON 4805 11 9 1 FIRST LADIES 482 ALFREDA CREME 4827 633 NOT REVENGED
BEATRINA 4813 6 6 2 GOLDEN CANYON 290 CONDI RICE 4808 634 JUST REVENGED
BREAKFAST 4841 0 1 0 SHEWISH BUFFET 483 ARENAMASTER TOHR 637 NONE
CALEAM CHOWDER 4842 0 1 0 SHEWISH BUFFET 483 BANDIT PRINCE 637 NONE
LUNCH 4844 0 1 0 SHEWISH BUFFET 483 ARENAMASTER TOHR 637 NONE
VIDEON 3495 1 1 1 ZOMBIE SQUAD 384 SHEWISH GIANT 637 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
I know Pascella takes a high moral line about using brandy in cooking, but it
certainly does make great filling for cream puffs. I have to admit a fondness for
brandy-creme pastries. -- Alfreda Creme
Jackie O -- Ah... I mistook you for an egg, and I was trying to crack you? -- Ovaella
June
The Shiftyeyed Volunteer wouldn't wash his hands before eating, so I had to hit him.
-- Jellia Boone
A Polite Beggar? There's an oxymoron. -- Spud Loomis
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
VIDEON was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CALEAM CHOWDER was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
BREAKFAST was easily killed by ARENAMASTER TOHREHN in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
LUNCH was assassinated by ARENAMASTER TOHREHN in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
PASCELLA unbelievably bested VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 3 minute veteran's Title contest.
ALFREDA CREME devastated NOBLE ASSASSIN in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven brawl.
OVAELLA JUNE savagely defeated CONDI RICE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory brawl.
GAMBIT viciously subdued ELENORE ROOSEVELT in a action packed 3 minute gruesome melee.
JACKIE O was viciously subdued by BAKED FRATSFA in a 2 minute gruesome fight.
SPUD LOOMIS was vanquished by FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
JELLIA BOONE beat FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 4 minute novice's melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 3 - 0 75 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 8 - 1 64 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 WALL OF STEEL 16 - 10 - 3 62 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 4 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 8 - 16 - 1 33 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 - 0 20 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 10 - 0 0 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 637 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 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY PASCELLA 4800 27 3 1 106 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
WALL OF STEEL ALFREDA CREME 4827 9 2 2 81 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
PARRY-RIPOSTE OVAELLA JUNE 4823 10 2 0 62 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
LUNGING ATTACK GAMBIT 4826 3 0 0 43 ZOMBIE SQUAD (384)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CONDI RICE 4808. The most popular warrior this turn
was GAMBIT 4826. The ten other most popular fighters were OVAELLA JUNE 4823, ALFREDA
CREME 4827, BAKED FRATSFA 4818, CONDI RICE 4808, ELENORE ROOSEVELT 4804, VIDEON 3495,
CALEAM CHOWDER 4842, BREAKFAST 4841, LUNCH 4844, and PASCELLA 4800.
The least popular fighter this week was JELLIA BOONE 4840. The other ten least
popular fighters were SPUD LOOMIS 4839, JACKIE O 4807, PASCELLA 4800, LUNCH 4844,
BREAKFAST 4841, CALEAM CHOWDER 4842, VIDEON 3495, ELENORE ROOSEVELT 4804, CONDI RICE
4808, and BAKED FRATSFA 4818.