DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 05/22/2014 Duedate: 06/04/2014 NIATOLI ISLAND ARENA DM-33 TURN-730 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS SSSINK! F/X (648) (33-7925) [9-0-0,144] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader BENJYN BLAYDE SSSINK! OBSIDIAN HALL (192) F/X (648) (33-8062) [12-10-1,108] (33-7925) [9-0-0,144] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite BYL BONESNAPPER LAURI THE TRAMP BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) (33-7557) [20-20-3,86] (33-8171) [1-2-0,6] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655) 29 2. F/X (648) 27 HALLOWIENERS (635) 3. THE CARELESS BEARS (600) 19 Unchartered Team 4. BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) 18 5. OBSIDIAN HALL (192) 10 F/X (648) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*F/X (648) 9 1 0 90.0 1/ 4 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) 9 6 0 2/ 2 HALLOWIENERS (635) 97 57 4 63.0 2/ 3 DEMONSPAWN (194) 7 6 0 3/ 3*DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655) 19 13 0 59.4 3/ 2 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) 7 8 0 4/ 4 CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653) 30 21 1 58.8 4/ 1*DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655) 5 7 0 5/ 5 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) 401 373 31 51.8 5/ 6 CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653) 4 4 0 6/ 6 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) 609 597 58 50.5 6/ 7 HALLOWIENERS (635) 3 0 0 7/ 7 DEMONSPAWN (194) 277 328 18 45.8 7/ 5*F/X (648) 3 1 0 8/ 9*THE CARELESS BEARS (600) 2 3 0 40.0 8/ 9*THE CARELESS BEARS (600) 2 1 0 9/ 8 XXX BANDITS (614) 29 50 2 36.7 9/ 8 XXX BANDITS (614) 2 8 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 748): EXPENDABLE YOUTH of KARNHORN KARNAGE (Var, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 750): INCREDIBLE HULK of FANTASTIC FIVE II (?, mgr>) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 731): BLACKHAWK of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 744): SIR TOO DUMB of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 746): GOLDEN FLASH of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 738): LEAD BELLY of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 739): RAMEX of VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 371): TRAVEL of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 736): SERENA of SHADOWMIST (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 639): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 732): MR SCHICICLES of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 729): SSINK! Of F/X (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 721): MAYNERD of NERDS (DMobster, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 680): SHADOW FROGGY of BATTLE FROGS 12-15 (Grimm, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 347): BENEZIA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 328): NEFARA of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 611): FERRIA HOUGH of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 596): SISTER MOON of DREAMTIME (Hombre, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 578): SYBO of TREXTRAS (Otto X, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 573): DRIVING A ROLLS of BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 276): URSULA ZAROFF of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 537): KNOS THE AXE of BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (Nomad, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 528): RAGE of RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 520): SILVER SLIM of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 637): ABSOLUTION of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 748): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 750): PURE POISON (?, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 731): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 744): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 746): BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 738): QUEENSRYCHE (Stillgard, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 739): VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 371): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 736): THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 369): WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 732): OTTOMAN EMPIRE (Otto X, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 729): DUELMASTERS BUFFET (Chuck, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 721): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 680): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 347): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): NUKE TEST (Malaquar, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 328): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 611): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 596): THE ELITE (?, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 578): MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 573): MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 276): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 534): TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 528): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 520): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 636): BEERBARIANS et al (The Dark One, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 750): AMMONIUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) JOY OF LOSING of WHO DA MAN? (Var, mgr.) (turn 749): ARIGNOTE of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) NELLI POLITANA of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 744): SILVAMERE of BLOODSWORN (Hollowshade, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 745): 56TH AND WABASHA of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 737): LIMB BIZKIT of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 738): DOTTLE of VISIONS V2 (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 639): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 732): MR SCHICICLES of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 720): NO TURN of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 680): LYRICAL DRUGGIST of ORL 2013K (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 347): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) CHICKEN A LA KING of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.) (turn 340): MANDORALLEN of PAWN OF PROPHECY (Gentleben, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 610): SERGEANT 1 of MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 275): WONTON NOT NOW of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 526): IRON HANDED of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 519): SERGEANT 4 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr) SPY REPORT You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf Modeen. I return to NIATOLI ISLAND once again! Biff! Pow! NIATOLI ISLAND watched with glee as DUELMASTERS BUFFET got knocked off top spot by BIG LAKE BANDITS! Ya gotta be quick on yer feet! Keep your elbow off the table! Thrust! Block out the pain! BIG LAKE BANDITS is now ranked 1st with a 3-2-0 turn. What's with GRUNGE BEAR? He actually beat DUELMASTERS BUFFET's NO-ARMED BANDIT, and walked away with 19 more points from the fight. Major screwup at CLASSIC CHARACTERS. LADY LOVE lost 16 points to THE HAND COLLECTOR. Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe LADY LOVE will provide more easy wins... Try as he might, BLEAK wasn't good enough at persuading SSSINK! to step down from the Duelmaster's throne... Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on? I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners. Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges... The most avoided team was DUELMASTERS BUFFET. In my day, no team with a 18-11-0 would scare me off! What's the problem, BIG LAKE BANDITS? How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, BYL BONESNAPPER! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you. There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters to walk away, or not? Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor. You young rapscallions, take note! 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. I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SSSINK! 7925 9 0 0 144 F/X (648) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SHEET WITH EYES 7740 13 3 0 111 HALLOWIENERS (635) BENJYN BLAYDE 8062 12 10 1 108 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DEN'S FAVORITE 3581 18 13 0 89 DEMONSPAWN (194) BYL BONESNAPPER 7557 20 20 3 86 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) BLEAK 8078 13 8 0 85 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) BRUNHYLDA 8082 13 6 0 74 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME VIXEN 8063 12 11 2 74 DEMONSPAWN (194) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HUSTLER 8090 8 0 0 65 CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653) BLACKMOMBA 7913 8 6 0 65 XXX BANDITS (614) -EQUINOPHOBIC COWBOY 8046 6 7 2 60 HALLOWIENERS (635) GHOUL GOBLIN 8116 7 3 0 57 HALLOWIENERS (635) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ZYRO 8118 6 3 0 47 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) THE HAND COLLECTOR 8128 3 6 0 43 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) -COCKY JOCK 8152 3 1 0 39 CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -BIFFCAKE 8136 4 2 0 33 DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655) MR. ANIMAL CRACKERS 8138 4 3 0 33 DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655) GRUNGE BEAR 7281 2 3 0 33 THE CARELESS BEARS (600) -FRIDGE BOX ROBOT 7948 2 3 0 30 HALLOWIENERS (635) WAR PIG 7914 7 7 0 28 XXX BANDITS (614) GENOVYFA 8117 3 6 0 27 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) SUCCUBUS 8125 3 6 0 25 DEMONSPAWN (194) HODAR 8170 3 0 0 24 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME NO-ARMED BANDIT 8137 6 1 0 23 DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655) IMMORAL DESIRE 8112 5 8 0 23 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) -CLASS CLOWN 8098 6 4 0 22 CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653) LOK 8169 2 0 0 22 DEMONSPAWN (194) LADY LOVE 8088 5 5 0 20 CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653) OG 8173 1 1 0 15 DEMONSPAWN (194) ANGRY EX-WIFE 8143 1 2 0 13 CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653) -PAPA BEAR CLAWS 8149 3 1 0 10 DUELMASTERS BUFFET (655) LAURI THE TRAMP 8171 1 2 0 6 BIG LAKE BANDITS (71) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? BROCK 8055 13 7 1 DEMONSPAWN 194 BYL BONESNAPPER 7557 726 REVENGED FROTHINGSAUCE 8163 2 3 0 DUELMASTERS BUFF 655 ARENAMASTER KAGH 730 NONE THUNK! 7924 0 1 0 F/X 648 ARENAMASTER KAGH 730 NONE DA3 8178 0 1 0 XXX BANDITS 614 GERELIN LOSTFIRE 730 NONE PERSONAL ADS GRUNG BEAR, GRUNG BEAR, GRUNG BEAR -- I will find you and I will get my challenge I want you in the ground! Tell me, FROTHINGSAUCE, what were you thinking challenging a war pig, are you crazy, that guy lives for war!!! And to think you could beat a Bandit you're out of your mind, this whole arena has gone crazy thinking they want to fight a Bandit, if I were you I would run as fast as you can and get off my island before I have to get nasty!!! -- XXX BANDITS LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS FROTHINGSAUCE was butchered by ARENAMASTER KAGHAL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. THUNK! was butchered by ARENAMASTER KAGHAL in a exciting 1 minute Dark Arena duel. DA3 was murdered by GERELIN LOSTFIRE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. VIXEN was viciously subdued by BYL BONESNAPPER in a 2 minute master's Bloodfeud brawl. BRUNHYLDA luckily beat BLACKMOMBA in a 2 minute bloody Challenge match. THE HAND COLLECTOR devastated LADY LOVE in a 7 minute bloody one-sided Challenge duel. SUCCUBUS narrowly defeated IMMORAL DESIRE in a 3 minute bloody Challenge brawl. MR. ANIMAL CRACKERS overpowered WAR PIG in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee. HODAR unbelievably bested OG in a crowd boring 8 minute novice's Challenge duel. ANGRY EX-WIFE luckily beat LAURI THE TRAMP in a 5 minute novice's Challenge fight. SSSINK! overpowered BLEAK in a 1 minute one-sided Title match. DEN'S FAVORITE was viciously subdued by BENJYN BLAYDE in a 3 minute master's conflict. HUSTLER viciously subdued ZYRO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody bout. GHOUL GOBLIN overpowered GENOVYFA in a 1 minute one-sided duel. NO-ARMED BANDIT was devastated by GRUNGE BEAR in a 1 minute uneven duel. LOK overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |TOTAL PARRY 6 AIMED BLOW 21 - 12 - 0 64 | |AIMED BLOW 5 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 8 - 0 62 | |STRIKING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 20 - 14 - 1 59 | |LUNGING ATTACK 5 STRIKING ATTACK 24 - 25 - 4 49 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 28 - 30 - 1 48 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 TOTAL PARRY 25 - 29 - 0 46 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 8 - 0 33 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 7 - 0 13 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 9 - 0 10 | |BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 730 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 4 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 STRIKING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW TOTAL PARRY 3 - 3 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 4 2 SLASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW SSSINK! 7925 9 0 0 144 F/X (648) STRIKING ATTACK BENJYN BLAYDE 8062 12 10 1 108 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) TOTAL PARRY DEN'S FAVORITE 3581 18 13 0 89 DEMONSPAWN (194) WALL OF STEEL BRUNHYLDA 8082 13 6 0 74 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) SLASHING ATTACK VIXEN 8063 12 11 2 74 DEMONSPAWN (194) LUNGING ATTACK HUSTLER 8090 8 0 0 65 CLASSIC CHARACTERS (653) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is BYL BONESNAPPER 7557. The most popular warrior this turn was LAURI THE TRAMP 8171. The ten other most popular fighters were BENJYN BLAYDE 8062, BYL BONESNAPPER 7557, IMMORAL DESIRE 8112, MR. ANIMAL CRACKERS 8138, HUSTLER 8090, BLACKMOMBA 7913, SSSINK! 7925, GRUNGE BEAR 7281, VIXEN 8063, and BRUNHYLDA 8082. The least popular fighter this week was HODAR 8170. The other ten least popular fighters were OG 8173, LADY LOVE 8088, NO-ARMED BANDIT 8137, GENOVYFA 8117, ZYRO 8118, BLEAK 8078, ANGRY EX-WIFE 8143, WAR PIG 7914, DA3 8178, and FROTHINGSAUCE 8163.