DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/09/2006 Duedate: 08/22/2006
ARVAT ARENA
DM-32 TURN-530
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ROLAND
RILL'S GCSC2 (370)
(32-4319) [12-5-0,102]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
FREEWHEEL BURNIN' DEAD 60'S
CALL THE PRIEST (344) COLLEGE RADIO (364)
(32-4245) [15-2-1,103] (32-4258) [3-1-0,30]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
BISIMWA RICHIE KOTZEN
PHILANTHROPISTS (368) AXE KICKERS (273)
(32-4291) [9-9-2,60] (32-4020) [7-4-1,66]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ANGELS OF PAIN (360) 45
2. LUROCIAN GUARD (378) 21 CALL THE PRIEST (344)
3. CALL THE PRIEST (344) 18 Unchartered Team
4. RILL'S GCSC2 (370) 17
5. ROMAN HEROES (73) 17 LUROCIAN GUARD (378)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0 CALL THE PRIEST (344) 166 79 8 67.8 1/ 1 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) 10 5 0
2/ 1 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) 883 527 47 62.6 2/ 3 PHILANTHROPISTS (368) 9 5 2
3/ 0*LUROCIAN GUARD (378) 3 2 0 60.0 3/ 2 ANGELS OF PAIN (360) 9 6 0
4/ 2 ANGELS OF PAIN (360) 85 57 3 59.9 4/ 4 RILL'S GCSC2 (370) 7 8 1
5/ 3 RILL'S GCSC2 (370) 49 36 2 57.6 5/ 0*LUROCIAN GUARD (378) 3 2 0
6/ 4 ROMAN HEROES (73) 525 431 59 54.9 6/ 0 CALL THE PRIEST (344) 3 2 0
7/ 5 GEMSTONE BEASTS (362) 13 11 1 54.2 7/ 5 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288) 3 12 0
8/ 0 AXE KICKERS (273) 65 57 4 53.3 8/ 6 GEMSTONE BEASTS (362) 2 1 0
9/ 6 PHILANTHROPISTS (368) 48 43 6 52.7 9/ 0*COLLEGE RADIO (364) 1 1 0
10/ 0*COLLEGE RADIO (364) 6 9 0 40.0 10/ 0 AXE KICKERS (273) 1 4 0
11/ 7 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288) 380 599 12 38.8 11/ 7 ROMAN HEROES (73) 1 9 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! He who laughs last didn't get the joke. Speaking of laughing at jokes,
observe ROMAN HEROES. Last week they got 1-4-0 to drop by 4! Good things come to
those who fight well, as ANGELS OF PAIN can attest, moving up by 1. ANGELS OF PAIN
had cause to celebrate, after TORMENT got 19 points by beating JAMES HETFIELD. Win
some, lose some. Speaking of which, TORMENT was winsome, after beating JAMES
HETFIELD and seeing him lose 16 points. You could cut the tension with a scimitar as
ROLAND of RILL'S GCSC2 met the Duelmaster. What can be a greater victory? ROLAND
has taken his place as the top, as ARVAT's new Duelmaster. So who was the warrior
seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees? Someone's got a basic
problem...
A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the
little birds cry out?' Any ideas? Perhaps the warriors of PHILANTHROPISTS should
take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team... Like a pup with its tail
between its legs, DEVIL ADVOCATES scurried away from PHILANTHROPISTS. Oh, the shame!
Is it charming personality? Conversational abilities? Good oral hygiene? Whatever
it is, SARLOW is the most challenged warrior. DEMMELL challenged LOGGERHEAD! Who
says RILL'S GCSC2 are just a bunch of wimps! DEMMELL of RILL'S GCSC2 kept hers wits
as she lost to LOGGERHEAD.
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... The manager at AXE
KICKERS must have some new strategy for sending K.K. DOWNING, a warrior with 3-0-0,
to the Dark Arena. Watch this space! The audience gave a nice round of rasberries
to GRIPPLE of FISHERMAN'S WHARF, for expiring in such an ungraceful fashion. 4-8-0,
indeed! Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the
arena. A certain tavern in ARVAT would I avoid!
Do not think spyreporting in ARVAT is the highlight of my life. More important
duties call me. Do not despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ROLAND 4319 12 5 0 102 RILL'S GCSC2 (370)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FREEWHEEL BURNIN' 4245 15 2 1 103 CALL THE PRIEST (344)
TORMENT 4271 15 10 1 97 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
UNITED 4162 14 11 1 91 CALL THE PRIEST (344)
MIMOSA 4294 12 7 0 91 PHILANTHROPISTS (368)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LOGGERHEAD 4149 17 38 1 90 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288)
JUSTICE 4217 16 10 1 90 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
JAMES HETFIELD 3422 10 8 1 75 AXE KICKERS (273)
MISERY 4235 14 11 0 69 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
DEMMELL 4318 11 6 0 69 RILL'S GCSC2 (370)
PHIFDEN 4327 8 8 0 68 PHILANTHROPISTS (368)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RICHIE KOTZEN 4020 7 4 1 66 AXE KICKERS (273)
EVE ELWON 4345 11 3 0 64 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
BISIMWA 4291 9 9 2 60 PHILANTHROPISTS (368)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RON WAY 4362 9 1 2 53 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
JHANTI GRAVETT 4292 10 8 3 52 PHILANTHROPISTS (368)
I.M. CEYTIN 4308 12 8 1 45 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
DEMETREN 4317 8 9 0 44 RILL'S GCSC2 (370)
JERRY HAHN 4361 8 2 0 41 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
HERON 4273 7 18 0 39 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288)
GELEN 4320 5 12 0 38 RILL'S GCSC2 (370)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BURLY REIVER 4357 2 0 0 33 GEMSTONE BEASTS (362)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DEAD 60'S 4258 3 1 0 30 COLLEGE RADIO (364)
KIRK HAMMETT 4018 6 3 0 27 AXE KICKERS (273)
PETER PEPPER 4303 3 17 0 26 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288)
RAGE 4381 1 1 0 26 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
TAKE YOUR LUMPS 4260 1 3 0 26 COLLEGE RADIO (364)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SARLOW 4346 4 10 0 22 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288)
THUNDER ROAD 4326 4 3 0 15 CALL THE PRIEST (344)
-HEAVEN 4261 2 1 0 12 COLLEGE RADIO (364)
-ISA 4372 1 3 0 10 PHILANTHROPISTS (368)
DEVIL DIGGER 4350 2 1 0 9 CALL THE PRIEST (344)
LARA 4394 1 0 0 9 LUROCIAN GUARD (378)
BHALEN 4389 1 1 1 5 RILL'S GCSC2 (370)
LARRY 4391 1 0 0 5 LUROCIAN GUARD (378)
LORIE 4393 1 0 0 5 LUROCIAN GUARD (378)
ARTEMIDORUS II 4398 1 0 0 5 ROMAN HEROES (73)
LAURA 4390 0 1 0 1 LUROCIAN GUARD (378)
SAPHRONICUS 4395 0 1 0 1 ROMAN HEROES (73)
LARS 4392 0 1 0 1 LUROCIAN GUARD (378)
PUBLIUS 4396 0 1 0 1 ROMAN HEROES (73)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
FRIENDLY 4400 0 1 0 ANGELS OF PAIN 360 STONE GOLEM 335 530 NONE
K.K. DOWNING 4073 3 1 0 AXE KICKERS 273 DARK CHAMPION 333 530 NONE
PAUL STANLEY 4019 4 6 1 AXE KICKERS 273 ARENAMISTRESS SUG 332 530 NONE
HARD AS IRON 4356 0 2 0 CALL THE PRIEST 344 BLACK ORC 329 530 NONE
DI A. BOLICAL 4363 4 5 0 DEVIL ADVOCATES 105 WURM KIN 336 530 NONE
GRIPPLE 4358 4 8 0 FISHERMAN'S WHARF 288 JHANTI GRAVETT 4292 530
DA 4388 0 1 0 GEMSTONE BEASTS 362 STONE GOLEM 335 530 NONE
FROST GIANT 4247 2 2 1 GEMSTONE BEASTS 362 RON WAY 4362 526 NOT REVE
ROMAN BATHER 4397 0 1 0 ROMAN HEROES 73 DARK CHAMPION 333 530 NONE
SACRIFICETOCAESE 4399 0 1 0 ROMAN HEROES 73 BANDIT PRINCE 334 530 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Dark One -- No worries! Frost Giant wasn't that impressive anyway. The only one I
will probably be trying to get back is Rolton. I won't be bloodfeuding, although I
think I have someone that could beat you. <grin> -- Tripwire
Rage -- That was definitely an uneven fight. Maybe in the future we can fight again.
-- Burly Reiver
All -- Well I just can't stay away from this arena, it has been a roll-up factory for
me. I now have two really good looking rookies for the upcoming Mailer, one REALLY
nice Apprentice waiting for the mailer and now Burly whose last fight will be next
turn (if he doesn't die!) and I am sending one to the DA this coming turn, hopefully
for another good rollup! I wish I had a team somewhere to transfer into this arena
but I don't, so I will simply be taking my chances with these guys for awhile. --
Tripwire
Dark One -- Yeah, 5-0's are sweet but unfortunately not common enough for my taste.
-- Rillion
Mordant Deserter -- No one is buying your whole pretend to die in the infirmary act.
I do not think they will let you out of your punishment that easily. -- Bhalen
Damnation -- Good riddance! Now maybe I can continue my series of battles with
Mimosa with the winner getting to be Duelmaster. -- Roland
Bisimwa -- Ouch. That was not very bright of me. -- Demetren
Jhanti Gravett -- Thanks for propelling me up into the Champions. -- Demmell
Aragorn -- Huh, I see we are both losing our challenges against each other. I think
I will just let you challenge me for now on, that might help my winning percentage!
-- Rillion
Isa -- Great, now I am an adept. I can't beat these guys, they are the ones that
gave me the eleven losses. Perhaps the commission will be kind enough to let me back
in the Initiates class after I lose. -- Gelen
Hello all, I have come to join my alliance and have some fun in a basic arena again.
I bring five PUDS with me so I expect not to have to DA anytime soon as you all
should do that for me. -- The Greek Guy
All -- Just to prove how truly arrogant (or stupid) I am I'd like to thank you all
for helping me in my 4-1 turn my first turn here. -- TGG
Mimosa -- You should be a woman. One of those little ones with white skin and black
hair and you know how to do the glance-away-shyly thing. Instead, you're a guy.
This is wrong. -- Loggerhead
P.S. At least you're an elf. That helps.
P.P.S. But it's disgusting, too.
HAIL CAESAR! Welcome back to the sands, old friend. May the new era of Roman Glory
rival the old days! HAIL CAESAR! -- the Dark One
Wow, were those personal ads last turn freakishly out of date! I'm guessing that the
snail was even more snailish than usual! -- the Dark One
Mimosa -- Well done managing to take the title. -- Devil Advocates
Phifden -- Finally! I can't believe, as bad as I am, that it took someone this long
to beat me. -- Ron Way
10 July 2006
The Dark Knights sat at the Dark Table with grim faces. All present knew that there
could be no quarter. The Forces of Desolation would be unleashed. There would be no
turning back, no mercy and no hesitation to do what was necessary. Teeth gritted and
knuckles whitened with fury as the IMPERIAL PROCLAMATION was signed by each Dark
Knight.
AS OF JULY 1, 2006 -- WAR IS DECLARED ON THE ALLIANCE KNOWN AS THE VENDETTA
CARTEL.
The Desolate Empire -- Dark Knights: Ancient Creep, Blackstorm, Dok Sik, Goat,
Heathen, Hatebred, Kon, Osiris, Toker, Wasby the Great
14 July 2006
In response to the Desolate Empire's declaration of war, the Vendetta Cartel offers
the following response:
The members of the Vendetta Cartel can be found in 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 22, 25, 28,
31, 39, 45, 47, 50, 52, 54, 59, 60, 100, and 106. Stop yapping in the all-arena ads,
pick an arena, issue a challenge, actually win something, and then maybe (and we
stress maybe) you may speak. You may come to our home arenas (8, 31, and 47) and
confront us, but we suggest you learn to win in your own "home" arena (52) first.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
K.K. DOWNING was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DI A. BOLICAL was slaughtered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
PAUL STANLEY was easily killed by ARENAMISTRESS SUGAR in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
HARD AS IRON was slaughtered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
ROMAN BATHER was assassinated by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena fight.
DA was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena brawl.
FRIENDLY was slaughtered by STONE GOLEM in a unpopular 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
SACRIFICETOCAESER was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute Dark Arena competition.
ROLAND overcame MIMOSA in a 2 minute expert's Challenge Title melee.
DEMMELL was unbelievably bested by LOGGERHEAD in a 4 minute gory Challenge duel.
DEMETREN won victory over HERON in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
BURLY REIVER overpowered SARLOW in a action packed 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
JAMES HETFIELD was overpowered by TORMENT in a 1 minute one-sided match.
FREEWHEEL BURNIN' devastated VENOMOUS GIGOLO in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
UNITED subdued EVE ELWON in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match.
JUSTICE beat RICHIE KOTZEN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute conflict.
BISIMWA was defeated by MISERY in a popular 2 minute duel.
PHIFDEN bested GELEN in a action packed 1 minute duel.
JERRY HAHN beat PETER PEPPER in a 1 minute bloody brawl.
RON WAY devastated TAKE YOUR LUMPS in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
JHANTI GRAVETT executed GRIPPLE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
I.M. CEYTIN was savagely defeated by THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 8 minute conflict.
RAGE overpowered CULT MEMBER in a exciting 1 minute uneven fight.
THUNDER ROAD was savagely defeated by KIRK HAMMETT in a action packed 1 minute fray.
DEAD 60'S devastated BHALEN in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
DEVIL DIGGER narrowly defeated LARS in a 2 minute beginner's fight.
LORIE beat PUBLIUS in a 1 minute beginner's fight.
LARA defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a dull 3 minute novice's bout.
SAPHRONICUS was luckily beaten by LARRY in a popular 1 minute beginner's duel.
ARTEMIDORUS II beat LAURA in a 2 minute beginner's competition.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 11 SLASHING ATTACK 33 - 19 - 3 63 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 9 WALL OF STEEL 20 - 14 - 0 59 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 37 - 29 - 2 56 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 AIMED BLOW 9 - 9 - 1 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 11 - 1 48 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 TOTAL PARRY 28 - 36 - 0 44 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 5 - 1 38 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 14 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 17 - 0 29 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 530 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:
AIMED BLOW 3 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 5 4 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 6 - 5 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 1 BASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 4
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY ROLAND 4319 12 5 0 102 RILL'S GCSC2 (370)
AIMED BLOW FREEWHEEL BURNIN' 4245 15 2 1 103 CALL THE PRIEST (344)
LUNGING ATTACK TORMENT 4271 15 10 1 97 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
WALL OF STEEL UNITED 4162 14 11 1 91 CALL THE PRIEST (344)
BASHING ATTACK JAMES HETFIELD 3422 10 8 1 75 AXE KICKERS (273)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK RICHIE KOTZEN 4020 7 4 1 66 AXE KICKERS (273)
SLASHING ATTACK EVE ELWON 4345 11 3 0 64 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BISIMWA 4291. The most popular warrior this turn
was RICHIE KOTZEN 4020. The ten other most popular fighters were BISIMWA 4291,
MIMOSA 4294, JUSTICE 4217, MISERY 4235, KIRK HAMMETT 4018, LAURA 4390, DEMMELL 4318,
RAGE 4381, BURLY REIVER 4357, and UNITED 4162.
The least popular fighter this week was FRIENDLY 4400. The other ten least popular
fighters were I.M. CEYTIN 4308, LARA 4394, BHALEN 4389, THUNDER ROAD 4326, GRIPPLE
4358, PETER PEPPER 4303, JAMES HETFIELD 3422, LOGGERHEAD 4149, SACRIFICETOCAESER
4399, and DA 4388.