DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/18/2009 Duedate: 03/03/2009
ARVAT ARENA
DM-32 TURN-596
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SNOWFLAKE
RILL'S GCSC2 (370)
(32-4689) [20-15-1,152]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SNOWFLAKE EAST TO WEST
RILL'S GCSC2 (370) CHRISTIAN ROCK (415)
(32-4689) [20-15-1,152] (32-4929) [4-3-0,35]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
AWE LOU C. FIRR
ANGELS OF PAIN (360) DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
(32-4861) [9-13-1,87] (32-4853) [11-14-0,63]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
ROMAN HEROES (73)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SARATOGA GLORY (352) 43
2. FOR THE SHIRE (359) 40 SARATOGA GLORY (352)
3. BARN OF HORRORS (358) 24 Unchartered Team
4. ANGELS OF PAIN (360) 23
5. CHRISTIAN ROCK (415) 15 CHRISTIAN ROCK (415)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 SARATOGA GLORY (352) 231 139 22 62.4 1/ 3 ROMAN HEROES (73) 8 6 0
2/ 2 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) %1070 648 55 62.3 2/ 2 ANGELS OF PAIN (360) 8 7 0
3/ 3 ANGELS OF PAIN (360) 244 168 14 59.2 3/ 1 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) 6 7 1
4/ 4 ROMAN HEROES (73) 648 527 70 55.1 4/ 5 SARATOGA GLORY (352) 5 10 0
5/ 5 BARN OF HORRORS (358) 106 92 6 53.5 5/ 4 BARN OF HORRORS (358) 4 7 0
6/ 6 RILL'S GCSC2 (370) 156 151 5 50.8 6/ 6 RILL'S GCSC2 (370) 3 0 0
7/ 7 HOUSE OF JADE (414) 29 29 1 50.0 7/10*CHRISTIAN ROCK (415) 3 7 0
8/ 9 FOR THE SHIRE (359) 27 35 1 43.5 8/ 7 FOR THE SHIRE (359) 3 8 0
9/10*CHRISTIAN ROCK (415) 6 11 0 35.3 9/ 9 HOUSE OF JADE (414) 2 3 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 611): KEEL HAULER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 613): PYTHAGORAS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 607): VARPULIS RUKH of STARBASE 5 (Zeus, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 609): STINGING NETTLE of MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 608): THE RED BARON of DEATH INCARNATE (Dark One, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 606): GULF COAST D of ANARCHY (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 303): YAU (DARKFACE) of ZULU NATION (Zulu, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 599): FHRAIN of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 301): LOWLY WORM of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 595): SNOWFLAKE of RILL'S GCSC2 (Rillion, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 593): THE MONGOL of RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 584): ANGUS ARGUS of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 547): JEREMY CAMP of POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 278): SHADOWCAT HAMMER of MUTANT HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 272): BULLPEN ACE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 259): EXTRUSION of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 474): MOSSIE ROCKTROLL of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 461): DEATH STUD of DEATH STUDS XII (Death Stud, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 438): DOOMSDAY DEVICE of REIGNING DOOM (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 208): GAFFER SMITH of BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 406): DOLBY KLEE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 384): MESSALIDA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 500): SISTER X of CULTS-R-US (?, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 611): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 613): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 607): DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 609): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 608): FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 606): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 303): STEEL AND SILK (Silky, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 599): EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 300): LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 595): DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 593): RAVAGNING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 584): LOST CAUSE (Vol, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 547): POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 578): MIKES HEROES (?, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 272): SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 259): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 474): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 461): DEATH STUDS XII (Death Stud, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 442): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 438): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 208): MONGOL HORDE (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 406): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 384): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 500): DO IT AGAIN et al (Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 15 MALCORN (turn 607): SIMULARCRUM of DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
(turn 607): WIND RIDER of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 607): JACK THE RIPPER of DEATH INCARNATE (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 605): ANTONIUS of IDES OF MARCH (Caesar, mgr.)
DARDANIUS of IDES OF MARCH (Caesar, mgr.)
BLACK BELT of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 302): LE PLON of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
VELVET FINISH of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 599): FHRAIN of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
(turn 598): MAD DOG MONTANA of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 299): BEDLAM of CHAOS (Lord of Chaos, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 594): EASTER GUARDIAN of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 547): SJORDHAL of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
NORILITENNE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 272): BULLPEN ACE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
PIZZA PIE PARTY of THINGS I DROOL IN (Nuln, mgr.)
(turn 271): SISTER MERCY of OLD HABITS (Soultaker, mgr.)
MAGIC WAND of LAND OF OZ (Oz the Successful, mgr.)
BOQ of LAND OF OZ (Oz the Successful, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 474): MOSSIE ROCKTROLL of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 460): ENIGMA XXV of DEATH STUDS XII (Death Stud, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 208): GAFFER SMITH of BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 406): DOLBY KLEE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 405): KOLBAN TEN TAHL of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 384): MESSALIDA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Much has changed in ARVAT since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf Modeen adapts
to many situations, as do all successful fighters. Bein' on top is great while it
lasts, DEVIL ADVOCATES. But how many friends do you have now? Ya gotta be quick on
yer feet! Keep your elbow off the table! Thrust! Block out the pain! CHRISTIAN
ROCK is now ranked 7th with a 2-3-0 turn. ROMAN HEROES showed ARVAT what they were
made of as they fought with a vengeance to walk off with 4-1-0. What's with DARK
SKY? He actually beat ARVAT's EMBEZZLING SCRIBE, and walked away with 20 more points
from the fight. Major screwup at ROMAN HEROES. ARTEMIDORUS IX lost 4 points to
UNBREAKABLE. Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe ARTEMIDORUS IX will provide more
easy wins... DEVIL ADVOCATES' hatred of RILL'S GCSC2 surfaced again as DEE T. EMTER
TV challenged ARVAT's top dog. DEE T. EMTER was reminded on the sands why SNOWFLAKE
is Duelmaster. Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!
If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. The
most avoided team was CHRISTIAN ROCK. In my day, no team with a 4-8-0 would scare me
off! What's the problem, ROMAN HEROES?
Warriors of ARVAT unite. You have only your games to lose! ABBIE DONN larned
hers lesson (FATTY BOLGER taught it well), and we right likely won't be seein' 'im
fight any FOR THE SHIRE members with the same gusto. How long have I been here? I
got people to see, places to go...
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.
Olaffighterwork and no play. I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SNOWFLAKE 4689 20 15 1 152 RILL'S GCSC2 (370)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-UNDEAD DUCK 4612 10 4 0 115 BARN OF HORRORS (358)
ARTEMIDORUS IV 4663 20 10 2 91 ROMAN HEROES (73)
DEE T. EMTER 4860 12 9 0 91 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LUCIUS 4620 19 15 0 90 ROMAN HEROES (73)
AWE 4861 9 13 1 87 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
MOUNTAIN GENERAL 4634 24 8 1 85 SARATOGA GLORY (352)
MADNESS 4980 6 1 1 74 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ARTEMIDORUS V 4686 20 8 0 72 ROMAN HEROES (73)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE SCOUSER 4858 12 10 0 64 SARATOGA GLORY (352)
LOU C. FIRR 4853 11 14 0 63 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MARA ACOMA 4924 6 4 0 52 HOUSE OF JADE (414)
AGONY 4944 5 1 1 49 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
EAST TO WEST 4929 4 3 0 35 CHRISTIAN ROCK (415)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FATTY BOLGER 4966 2 0 0 33 FOR THE SHIRE (359)
PANIC 4947 6 3 1 31 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
-S. MOE DEUS 4999 4 1 0 30 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
-PITT 4917 3 1 0 26 HOUSE OF JADE (414)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DARK SKY 5063 1 0 0 20 SARATOGA GLORY (352)
-CHICKENSTEIN 5029 1 0 0 20 BARN OF HORRORS (358)
ABBIE DONN 5038 2 1 1 17 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
MAD COW 4976 4 4 0 16 BARN OF HORRORS (358)
TOBIAS 4919 3 3 0 16 HOUSE OF JADE (414)
OCTAVIUS 5054 2 0 0 16 ROMAN HEROES (73)
SAVAGE BISON 5064 1 0 0 15 BARN OF HORRORS (358)
COMATOSE 4926 1 1 0 14 CHRISTIAN ROCK (415)
UNBREAKABLE 4996 1 1 0 14 CHRISTIAN ROCK (415)
RUFUS BURROWS 4974 3 2 0 11 FOR THE SHIRE (359)
GOLD BUCK 5062 1 0 0 9 SARATOGA GLORY (352)
CARNIVOROUS SHEEP 5065 1 0 0 8 BARN OF HORRORS (358)
ARTEMIDORUS IX 5037 1 1 0 4 ROMAN HEROES (73)
SAM I. ELLE 5056 0 2 0 2 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
-DRAL 5035 0 1 0 1 HOUSE OF JADE (414)
SORROW 5059 0 1 0 1 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
-PROCHNOW 5034 0 1 0 1 HOUSE OF JADE (414)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
GONE 5057 0 1 0 CHRISTIAN ROCK 415 WURM KIN 596 NONE
ZERO 5058 0 1 0 CHRISTIAN ROCK 415 BLACK ORC 596 NONE
ANDWISE ROPER 4937 3 2 1 FOR THE SHIRE 359 ABBIE DONN 5038 594 JUST REVENGED
HOS HAYWARD 5048 0 1 0 FOR THE SHIRE 359 STONE GOLEM 596 NONE
TANTA HORNBLOWER 5060 0 1 0 FOR THE SHIRE 359 ARENAMISTRESS SU 596 NONE
SKYPA 5061 0 1 0 SARATOGA GLORY 352 BANDIT PRINCE 596 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Rumor of the Week: If one more total parry joins the arena, pushing the scum total
to ten in Arvat, a cataclysm will rock the city and destroy the Temple of Ahringol.
Rufus Burrows -- Too slow, my fine chap. Better luck next turn. Remember, two more
turns and then I'm holding out. -- Abbie
Artie V -- That's for all the beatings you've put on Awe and Lou. -- Dee
Snowflake -- Time for a title shot, my friend. Of course, last time I was in this
position, I was ambushed by a duck.... -- Dee
Gotta watch out for those ducks.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
HOS HAYWARD was barely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
SKYPA was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
TANTA HORNBLOWER was murdered by ARENAMISTRESS SUGAR in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
ZERO was murdered by BLACK ORC in a action packed 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
GONE was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
FATTY BOLGER overpowered ABBIE DONN in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud match.
DEE T. EMTER was devastated by SNOWFLAKE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title duel.
LUCIUS savagely defeated THE SCOUSER in a popular 2 minute gruesome master's brawl.
MOUNTAIN GENERAL won victory over MADNESS in a action packed 1 minute duel.
AWE was unbelievably bested by ARTEMIDORUS IV in a 4 minute expert's fight.
ARTEMIDORUS V luckily beat LOU C. FIRR in a action packed 6 minute veteran's fight.
AGONY overpowered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody one-sided match.
EAST TO WEST viciously subdued MAD COW in a 2 minute brutal battle.
PANIC bested COMATOSE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody bout.
UNBREAKABLE savagely defeated ARTEMIDORUS IX in a tiring 20 minute bloody duel.
TOBIAS won victory over SAM I. ELLE in a 2 minute fray.
RUFUS BURROWS was narrowly defeated by OCTAVIUS in a 2 minute amateur's brawl.
SORROW was viciously subdued by CARNIVOROUS SHEEP in a 5 minute novice's fight.
GOLD BUCK beat MORDANT DESERTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute novice's match.
DARK SKY devastated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
SAVAGE BISON overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR 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|
|TOTAL PARRY 10 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 STRIKING ATTACK 35 - 18 - 4 66 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 42 - 43 - 1 49 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 26 - 31 - 4 46 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 15 - 24 - 1 38 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 SLASHING ATTACK 17 - 29 - 0 37 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 4 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 12 - 1 33 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 11 - 0 0 |
Turn 596 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 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 5 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 4 2 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 4 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 6 - 4 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY SNOWFLAKE 4689 20 15 1 152 RILL'S GCSC2 (370)
SLASHING ATTACK DEE T. EMTER 4860 12 9 0 91 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
AIMED BLOW LUCIUS 4620 19 15 0 90 ROMAN HEROES (73)
BASHING ATTACK MADNESS 4980 6 1 1 74 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
STRIKING ATTACK AGONY 4944 5 1 1 49 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is AWE 4861. The most popular warrior this turn was
LOU C. FIRR 4853. The ten other most popular fighters were CARNIVOROUS SHEEP 5065,
AWE 4861, LUCIUS 4620, PANIC 4947, EAST TO WEST 4929, AGONY 4944, SAM I. ELLE 5056,
GOLD BUCK 5062, HOS HAYWARD 5048, and SNOWFLAKE 4689.
The least popular fighter this week was ARTEMIDORUS IX 5037. The other ten least
popular fighters were UNBREAKABLE 4996, SORROW 5059, MAD COW 4976, ABBIE DONN 5038,
GONE 5057, TANTA HORNBLOWER 5060, SKYPA 5061, RUFUS BURROWS 4974, COMATOSE 4926, and
ARTEMIDORUS V 4686.