DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/30/2014 Duedate: 08/12/2014
MURSKA ARENA
DM-35 TURN-727
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
OISIN
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-4439) [16-19-0,100]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
OISIN EXECUTUS
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) BLACK COLOSSUS (402)
(35-4439) [16-19-0,100] (35-4537) [1-0-0,13]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
OISIN THE CHROME HORSE
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) VAR'S FAV BARS (369)
(35-4439) [16-19-0,100] (35-3967) [8-1-0,85]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
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TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. VAR'S FAV BARS (369) 24
2. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 21 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
3. HOUSE JHEREG (42) 17 Unchartered Team
4. BLACK COLOSSUS (402) 13
5. FOOT OF PRIDE (396) 6 BLACK COLOSSUS (402)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*BLACK COLOSSUS (402) 1 0 0 100 1/ 2 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 9 6 0
2/ 0 HOUSE JHEREG (42) 348 236 27 59.6 2/ 1 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) 9 6 0
3/ 1 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) 79 71 7 52.7 3/ 0 VAR'S FAV BARS (369) 2 0 0
4- 2 SEA DOGS (377) 140 138 9 50.4 4/ 0*BLACK COLOSSUS (402) 1 0 0
5/ 3 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) %1055 %1342 33 44.0 5/ 0 HOUSE JHEREG (42) 1 4 0
6/ 0 VAR'S FAV BARS (369) 9 14 0 39.1 6- 3 SEA DOGS (377) 0 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
There were tears in her eyes as he made his way unsteadily away from both her
and the table. The din of the inn continued around her as she used the heel of her
palm to drive away the traces of despair that threatened to make their way down her
cheeks as they engulfed her. The back of his head disappeared into the crowd that
congregated in the back by the hall that led to the restrooms. Around her, people
were generally engaged in the act of making merry, the volume of conversation
speaking volumes, if you will, about the volume of alcohol that had been consumed.
It had taken a lot for her to even consider the opportunity, if you could call
it such, when it had quite literally recently knocked on her door for a second time,
defying all the rules about opportunities and knocking. She had answered that door
years ago. And, after a brief fandango into the unknown, returned. She had not,
truth be told, looked back except on the occasional odd late night when she found
herself both awake and alone which, over the course of the last few years, had been
an increasing occurrence.
He returned to the table and eased himself onto the dark wood of the bench while
signaling over the waitress. Then he remembered the band and twisted around to look
at them while she made her way over to the table, serving tray in hand.
"Can I get you all another round?"
"Absolutely, I'll have another glass. Honey? She'll have another," he said,
not waiting for a reply.
"I'm good, no thanks."
He looked at her, annoyance contracting his brows almost involuntarily as the
waitress went off towards the bartender.
"Aren't you having a good time?"
She had collected herself during his absence and looked across the table at him.
"I'm worried about you," she offered quietly as the band, Cats Laughing, hit
both a chorus and crescendo. She had passively watched him progress down this same
path on numerous other nights, unwilling to make decisions for another adult, even
one she loved. "I can't do this."
"What?"
"Why don't we head home, baby? You'll be more comfortable," she said a little
louder. Enticing him with other means had become less and less effective. "We have
some good wine at home."
"Maybe in a bit," he replied, looking back at the band and, to his reckoning,
ending the discussion.
She looked at him. Her left hand twitched involuntarily and she looked down at
it and the ring it bore. The waitress sat another glass of Harbinger Cabernet down
on the dark wood, glancing at her with a raised eyebrow. Once again, she shook her
head and the waitress headed off.
"Have you given any thought to what we talked about?"
He pretended not to hear.
"Baby?"
"Do we have to talk about this now?" He picked up the cab and downed one third
of the glass. "I'm here to have a good time."
"When do you suggest we talk about it? You keep saying--"
"Not tonight. Get another glass and lighten up." He looked at her briefly,
grin forced, and turned back to the band. "Let's have a good time."
She looked at him, silently willing him to turn back to her. To look at her and
finally understand. To see the widening chasm and step away from the edge. Her left
hand twitched again, but she wouldn't dignify it by looking down. Sweeping up broken
glass, sleeping through a snore that would wake the dead, forgotten conversations
from just the night before, before she'd retired and he had opened another bottle.
"Great band, eh,?" he said, drinking more wine. She knew what came next, so she
looked away with wet eyes when he glanced her way.
"Yeah," she nodded. After a few surreptitious deep breaths to allow her eyes to
dry up, she looked back over at him. Perhaps a minute later, he looked over at her
as she stared at him. She waited.
"I mean it," he said, looking intently at her.
Somewhat startled, she tilted her head and raised her eyebrows, her heart
beating that much more quickly.
"What?" She leaned forward, making sure not to miss his next words.
"This is a phenomenal band!" He turned back, set his glass down and signaled
the waitress.
The waitress stepped to the side as she smoothly rose from the booth. She
looked down at him, noting again his rugged good looks, startlingly blue eyes and
full lips that she knew so well. Her head swiveled away from the table as she looked
around the bar, seeing nothing and hearing less. A staggered breath was drawn and
released forcefully through pursed lips. She looked back again to find him eyeing
her. Seconds went by like minutes. He opened his mouth and she paused.
"Another round," he said, turning to and winking at the waitress. "Make sure to
bring a Woody White for my lady."
She stepped around the waitress and steadily walked towards the restrooms, left
hand clenching and unclenching. It felt odd but she was determined to ignore it.
She passed the men's room on the right and approached the women's room on the left.
The waitress sashayed through the crowd, serving tray loaded with several drinks
skillfully held above her head. One of her regulars was "on the nods" as she liked
to call it. Head slowly sinking to his chest then, with a start, snapping back up.
One of his eyes squinted involuntarily, making him look a bit like a pirate. Or a
drunk. He tipped well, though. She set the Harbinger down in front of him, and then
the Woody White on his wife's side of the table. He grinned at her as he picked up
his new glass.
After a few minutes, he glanced down at his empty glass then over at her
untouched chardonnay. She hadn't returned from the restroom yet, so he would just
order her another glass. He reached over to poach the chardonnay and stopped, his
head snapping towards the restrooms and back to her glass. Next to it, the diamond
wedding ring winked at him in the relative darkness.
* * * *
He sat on the park bench, looking over the waves on the lake. A few mallards
and an unusually fearless white duck fought over shredded pieces of wheat bread that
he threw to them. This would be the third, and last, afternoon he waited. He wasn't
a quitter, but, in the end, he had to respect the decisions of others. As much as he
wanted her back, there really wasn't much likelihood. Years ago, about twenty years
ago to be almost exactly precise, she had first stepped out on the sands of Alastari
for him. And done well, sending opponent after opponent to their knees. Such anger.
Such white hot, tightly controlled anger. And, though he didn't know the equivalent
length of time on this world, he was pretty sure it was no more than a handful of
years.
He was dressed in the usual black and grey, boots laced up high though missing
his preferred cloak. Not appropriate here, due both to the current weather and sense
of fashion. After all, he wouldn't want to stand out. Getting himself noticed here
would be, at best, ill-advised. More likely, it would be disastrous.
The sound of footsteps triggered a desire to look up, which he squelched. After
all, anyone could be wandering through the park at this time of day. It wasn't until
the shadow crept across his features and stopped there that he looked up, squinting
into the sun behind her.
"I'd about given up on--"
"Shut. Up."
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---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 753): MERCURY of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 755): MARTYR of TORTURED (Iron Maiden, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 741): SIERRA of MMM BEER!! (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 749): SIR TOO DUMB of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 751): JACK OF HEARTS of BLOOD ON THE TRACKS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 743): T.G.I. FLOYD'S of ALL THINGS FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 744): PUTRID DEFILER of KARNHORN KARNAGE (Var, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 374): TRAVEL of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 741): ALI BOOMBAH YAY of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 372): PITCHFORK of USEFUL WEAPONS (Smithy, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 737): DACIA SANDERO of OTTOMAN EMPIRE (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 734): DEN'S FAVORITE of DEMONSPAWN (Spirit, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 726): A MAN of FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 685): BIG SIX of FAMOUS HURLERS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 349): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 343): CASTLE THUNDER of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 330): HEART OF GLASS of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 616): KRAIT of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisant, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 601): STAR of DREAMTIME (Hombre, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 582): JENNI KORREG of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 578): GUNSLINGER of POSSE (Hollowshade, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 279): F.U.B.A.R. of ALPHABET SOUP (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 542): TAX MAIL-IN of I HATE TOURNEYS (Crumudgeon, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 533): DESTRUCTIVE ENERGY of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 525): LUCREZIA BARON of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 642): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 753): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 755): FANTASTIC FIVE II (?, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 741): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 749): BLOODSWORN (Hollowshade, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 751): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 743): BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 744): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 374): LORDS OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 741): THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 372): BASH BROS OCEAN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 737): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 734): OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 726): FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 685): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 349): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 343): D.A. REJECTS (Spirit, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 330): PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 616): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 601): THE ELITE (Scorpio, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 583): MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 578): POSSE (Hollowshade, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 279): WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 539): I HATE TOURNEYS (Crumudgeon, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 533): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 525): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 642): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 753): RED SPECIAL of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 749): SIR TOO DUMB of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 744): PUTRID DEFILER of KARNHORN KARNAGE (Var, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 373): MERCURY of PLANETS (Stargazer, mgr.)
POP TARGET of DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 372): DUST MITE of UNFIT TO BE ORCS (slugbait, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 736): SYCAMORE STYLE of B.I.G. (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 733): BENJYN BLAYDE of OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 726): MAYNARD of NERDS (DMobster, mgr.)
(turn 725): URCHIN of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 685): BIG SIX of FAMOUS HURLERS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ZILLA KHIRNAJ of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 684): THE BIG UNIT of FAMOUS HURLERS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 343): EXPOSED of HORNY GOAT X (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 329): NEFARA of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 614): NICHOLAS of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 600): WILD FLOWER of DREAMTIME (Hombre, mgr.)
SISTER MOON of DREAMTIME (Hombre, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 582): SYBO of TREXTRAS (Otto X, mgr.)
RACK OF LAB of CANINE CUISINE (Chuck, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 524): ABJURER of MAGIC ARTISTS (Maskelyne, mgr.)
ROSS F. GRAY of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr)
SPY REPORT
I can't believe the violence in MURSKA! I still haven't told Mom I'm writing
Spyreports. She'd have a cow! Well, here we go... MVP award for CHALER? HOUSE
JHEREG's proud of it after beating PERSISTENT BEGGAR and getting 14 points. Talk
about yer major upsets! COLLEEN's match with THE CHROME HORSE cost her a loss of 6
points! And I was just getting used to the ex-Duelmaster's habit of...(!) Oh well,
welcome OISIN. Aren't CHILDREN OF LLYR proud. (Oh, my.) Who was the wiseguy that
said MURSKA's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Fire Dragon Inn? Don't look at
me!
AAARRGH!!! I HATE SPYREPORTING!!! Sorry. I just had to say it.
Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All MURSKA ever talks about is fighting! Me,
I'm more laid back. What if they had a fight and nobody showed up? I'd be out of a
job, that's what!!!
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits. Remember
you guys, ease up sometimes! Chill out! Later, Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OISIN 4439 16 19 0 100 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
A MAN 4521 7 2 1 87 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
THE CHROME HORSE 3967 8 1 0 85 VAR'S FAV BARS (369)
DANNY BOY 4424 20 12 0 75 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
COLLEEN 4478 13 11 0 71 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FIXED DRINK 4529 7 0 0 65 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TURNING BACK 4548 6 0 0 50 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
KATHANA 3553 4 1 0 47 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PALUG 4509 6 8 1 30 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
PADRIAG 4556 3 3 0 29 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-FREEBOOTER 4516 2 1 0 27 SEA DOGS (377)
LITTLE TOMMY 4566 3 0 0 24 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHALER 4572 1 0 0 14 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
EXECUTUS 4537 1 0 0 13 BLACK COLOSSUS (402)
-LONGSHOREMAN 4523 1 0 0 11 SEA DOGS (377)
THE BLUE TOAD 4544 1 0 0 11 VAR'S FAV BARS (369)
SRAHI 3554 2 3 0 9 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
LOFTIS 4571 0 1 0 3 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
BELLY 4573 0 1 0 1 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
LION 4570 0 1 0 FOOT OF PRIDE 396 BANDIT PRINCE 727 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Looks like it's just us and the Proudfeet. And the standbys. Oh, well, more
standbys for us, then! -- Children of Llyr
Our congratulations to Maynard. -- Jorja and the Children of Llyr
At least this time it was that Criminal's drink that was fixed. Slipped him a
mickey, did you? -- Padraig
Three-two, and we thank the gods for standbys! Not that *I* needed one. -- Oisin
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
LION was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
A MAN lost to OISIN in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
THE CHROME HORSE savagely defeated COLLEEN in a 1 minute expert's fight.
DANNY BOY narrowly defeated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 5 minute brutal fight.
FIXED DRINK bested KATHANA in a action packed 1 minute brawl.
TURNING BACK defeated PALUG in a 2 minute brutal struggle.
PADRIAG devastated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
SRAHI was overcome by THE BLUE TOAD in a 1 minute beginner's melee.
LITTLE TOMMY unbelievably bested LOFTIS in a action packed 1 minute novice's duel.
EXECUTUS overpowered BELLY in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CHALER handily defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a tiresome 5 minute one-sided bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 21 - 6 - 1 78 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 8 - 1 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 9 - 0 53 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 TOTAL PARRY 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 5 - 9 - 0 36 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 7 - 16 - 1 30 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 12 - 0 29 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 4 - 0 20 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 727 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 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 4 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK A MAN 4521 7 2 1 87 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
TOTAL PARRY DANNY BOY 4424 20 12 0 75 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
WALL OF STEEL COLLEEN 4478 13 11 0 71 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
LUNGING ATTACK FIXED DRINK 4529 7 0 0 65 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is OISIN 4439. The most popular warrior this turn was
THE CHROME HORSE 3967. The ten other most popular fighters were TURNING BACK 4548,
FIXED DRINK 4529, PALUG 4509, LOFTIS 4571, OISIN 4439, PADRIAG 4556, THE BLUE TOAD
4544, LITTLE TOMMY 4566, LION 4570, and A MAN 4521.
The least popular fighter this week was CHALER 4572. The other ten least popular
fighters were BELLY 4573, SRAHI 3554, DANNY BOY 4424, COLLEEN 4478, EXECUTUS 4537,
KATHANA 3553, A MAN 4521, LION 4570, LITTLE TOMMY 4566, and THE BLUE TOAD 4544.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
MAYNARD (35-3236) NERDS (312)
NEW TEAMS IN THE TEMPORARY TOURNAMENT ARENA (DM 85)
Please note that all new teams created at the Face-to-Face were temporarily placed in
a temporary Tournament Arena, DM 85. If you requested that your team be placed in a
specific arena, it has already transferred to that arena. Effective immediately, any
teams placed in DM 85 and not transferred out to another arena, will be automatically
deleted a month after the tournament. If you have questions about any of your teams,
please contact Customer Service. -- RSI