DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 02/14/2008 Duedate: 02/27/2008 CLIFFHOME ARENA DM-38 TURN-544 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS SUI GENERIS ALL FINESSE (384) (38-4444) [13-8-0,108] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader SUI GENERIS CYPRIAN ALL FINESSE (384) OLD SCHOOL (423) (38-4444) [13-8-0,108] (38-4763) [3-0-0,32] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite MATTEO ATILLIO BOY O'S (388) BOY O'S (388) (38-4733) [10-5-1,75] (38-4757) [5-0-1,63] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM OLD SCHOOL (423) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. BOY O'S (388) 44 2. ALL FINESSE (384) 39 BOY O'S (388) 3. OLD SCHOOL (423) 8 Unchartered Team 4. JINDA-BAN (198) -8 OLD SCHOOL (423) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*OLD SCHOOL (423) 9 4 0 69.2 1/ 2*OLD SCHOOL (423) 9 4 0 2/ 3 BOY O'S (388) 88 72 8 55.0 2/ 3 BOY O'S (388) 8 1 1 3/ 2 ALL FINESSE (384) 113 94 4 54.6 3/ 1 JINDA-BAN (198) 5 10 0 4/ 4 JINDA-BAN (198) 476 622 9 43.4 4/ 4 ALL FINESSE (384) 4 6 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+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 590): CHEESE WHIZ of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 472): SCURVY LAD of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 598): SPAGHETTI of PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 594): FOOS BALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 593): BOMBETTE of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 597): CUEBALL of HIGH ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 594): OBROJOBO of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 589): NESTOR ORDH of THE MOONDOG (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 580): DINAH MIGHT of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 579): BULLWINKLE of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 553): IRON MAN of ENGINES 'O' DEATH (?, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 543): SUI GENERIS of ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 243): OPARA PERSI of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgR.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 530): MASUMII of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 479): THE JONAH of BLACK CONVENTICLE (?, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 230): SKORINDELLE of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 218): KONA QUAIL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 428): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 195): PORKY PIG of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 472): NEOSPHINCTER of WASTELAND (TMM, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 590): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 472): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 598): OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 594): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 593): KALTOS KRIMINALS (Hammer, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 597): HI ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 594): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 589): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 580): WIZARDGUARD (?, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 579): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 553): ENGINES 'O' DEATH (?, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 543): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 243): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 530): DELVERS (Harby, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 479): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 54 TROCAR (turn 230): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 218): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 428): RANDOM SITH (Carnage, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 195): TITANS III (Brewmaster, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 472) VILLAINS et al (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 590): CHEESE WHIZ of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 472): PITER DEVRIES of MASTERS OF SAND (Visionist, mgr.) (turn 471): KORONEDUS of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 592): MOON CHILD of TEAM CHAOS ELITE (?, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 597): CUEBALL of HIGH ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 578): OAKLAND FU of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 578): DJININSKI of SWORD OPERA (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 243): OPARA PERSI of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgR.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 530): MASUMII of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 479): THE JONAH of BLACK CONVENTICLE (?, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 228): GLUM of JANIX (Kat, mgr.) SPY REPORT Much has changed in CLIFFHOME since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf Modeen adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters. Woof! JINDA-BAN were a bunch of dogs after OLD SCHOOL got through with 'em! 3rd ain't so sweet as 1st! CONNIE PAKKIT was reminded on the sands why SUI GENERIS is Duelmaster. 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 JINDA-BAN. The bums at BOY O'S couldn't face the challenges from JINDA-BAN! No excuse for that! How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, 20/20! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you. VITO of BOY O'S knows how to pick 'em. He challenged BENT FENDER of JINDA-BAN who is up by 21. Now was this a wise move? VITO perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he subdued BENT FENDER and ended up with 50 recognition points. I hate going to the effort of writing about the kind of fights that HEPHAESTUS gets in. He fights people like 20/20, 9 points below. I thought HEPHAESTUS showed great skill and promise when he was overcame by 20/20. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! Warriors of CLIFFHOME unite. You have only your games to lose! How long have I been here? I got people to see, places to go... Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf. Olaffighterwork and no play. Time for my medication, so I'll leave now. Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SUI GENERIS 4444 13 8 0 108 ALL FINESSE (384) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MATTEO 4733 10 5 1 75 BOY O'S (388) CONNIE PAKKIT 4728 16 12 0 74 JINDA-BAN (198) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -ALONZO 4734 11 3 0 66 BOY O'S (388) ATILLIO 4757 5 0 1 63 BOY O'S (388) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BENT FENDER 4702 5 36 0 51 JINDA-BAN (198) VITO 4762 2 0 1 50 BOY O'S (388) REDD CORVAIT 4760 5 3 0 42 JINDA-BAN (198) COSMO 4759 3 2 1 41 BOY O'S (388) CARTER PILLAR 4742 9 12 0 39 JINDA-BAN (198) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CYPRIAN 4763 3 0 0 32 OLD SCHOOL (423) DIONYSUS 4764 2 1 0 27 OLD SCHOOL (423) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME 20/20 4499 2 0 0 23 ALL FINESSE (384) -PELAGAEUS 4766 1 1 0 12 OLD SCHOOL (423) KARTIKAYA 4761 3 1 0 11 JINDA-BAN (198) HEPHAESTUS 4767 2 1 0 11 OLD SCHOOL (423) -PHERESPUNDUS 4765 1 1 0 4 OLD SCHOOL (423) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? 17912159157 4768 0 1 0 ALL FINESSE 384 MOUNTAIN TROLL 544 NONE 912101791413 4770 0 1 0 ALL FINESSE 384 STONE GOLEM 544 NONE 99111591417 4769 0 1 0 ALL FINESSE 384 BANDIT PRINCE 544 NONE DAISY BICKLE 4758 3 4 0 JINDA-BAN 198 COSMO 4759 540 NONE PERSONAL ADS Sui Generis -- With that identifying number, you are indeed one of a kind. I yield the title to you gladly, knowing you will hold in a sure grip. -- Connie Pakkit Alonzo -- You couldn't leave it at a few scratches in the paint, could you? Oh, no, you had to batter and bend the fenders as though there were no tomorrows! As though YOU would never be called upon to pay the body shop for fixing it again. -- Bent Fender, brooding darkly P.S. And they can't match the paint with anything in stock, so I'm going to have to drive around with primer-colored fenders for WEEKS. The shame! Oh, gods, I just TOTALLY don't understand all that financial stuff. And the Userous Merchant went on and ON about it. I don't understand how I can owe him that much, but I guess he knows what he's talking about. Gods, I hope he does! It's all a mystery to me. -- Carter Pillar the terminally confused Carter just doesn't UNDERSTAND. The Userous Merchant is an old softy, really. A perfect pussycat. -- Redd Corvait Pelagaeus -- Are you sure that school is an OLD one? Seems to me that it needs a little seasoning. -- Kartikaya Vito -- Don't do dat. It's bad for my rep. -- Mountain Troll P.S. But I reckon offing da Great White Hope set me back up some. Sure hope so. Matteo -- Wind sprints, grasshopper. -- Farlianso'e the Dark, Veteran of Many Wars Carter Pillar -- You might as well sign over all your money to me. I'll have it soon anyway. -- Kohalzo de Medendi, Merchant and Moneylender Redd Corvait -- Allow me to buy you a mink coat, young lady. In this weather, you risk chilling your assets. We can't have that! -- Kohalzo de Medendi, Merchant and Moneylender Hephaestus -- Not even a DIME? -- Bentino the Urchin, Beggar Cyprian -- I was framed! -- Laranso, Professional Thief Dionysus -- That was a FULLY JUSTIFIED deduction! -- Shimalirien, Expense Accountant 15 January 2008 Order of Lost Souls Where there is a beginning, there is an end. Where there is a whole, there is a part. Where there is light, there is dark. All these are found to be true and along with the most important, when something is lost it can always be found. Many a person has walked this land in one form or another. Some truly believe that here is there and there is here but who really knows? Among the peoples of this great land many have felt lost in time and in place. Some have gone as far as to be lost of soul.... Although most are thought to have been born into this world in a mortal way, no one can be sure. Life is something they have in a way but a torturous joke to them in all others. They live in a sense as they are here and now and having mind and knowledge. They are flesh and blood of one sort of another. They cast a shadow as all things living do. Blood courses through their veins. These beings have become wraiths drifting here and there, knowing that they truly belong nowhere. Searching for that one thing that they seem to be missing or the one thing in them that puts them beyond others. These people have become masters of many things as time seems to have no hold. For not even time can find those that are truly lost. Many of these beings have drifted toward the gladiatorial games. In the blood and chaos of the arenas something holds them like no other. It's the loss of something they have never had or something they had so long ago it seems to have never been. LIFE. A few of the more shall we say "human" of these beings have settled into many arenas around the land. The loss of life and the crazed emotions of the arenas giving them glimpses of things they longed for but seemed incapable of attaining. A number of these lost ones saw in each other something that might be able to help the other. They spent many a day traveling to and fro, for what is time to one who it doesn't touch. The more time they spent together the more they seemed to change. No one noticed the change in the others but each recognized it in himself. Years passed and the changes stopped. Each had been changed in different ways but all felt more whole. A discussion ensued between them. They came to a realization that in each other they had found parts of themselves that had been missing. Then came the next thought. If they could find more of like minded lost ones they might eventually find what they always wanted, their true selves. The group settled down to think things through. They finally came up with an idea they all could accept. They would form an organization that through their arenas through out the land they would seek out other lost ones. If they were of like mind they would be invited to join the group and seek that special something they all desired. This was how it began and how it still is. The Order of Lost Souls was formed and the search began. The original members numbered six. They were Baphomet, Blackstorm, Hammer, JGW, Reaper and Wretch. These members of the Order spread their gladiator stables through out the realm seeking others like them. Through blood and death they lived through others. One day hoping to live for themselves. For as they all know what is lost must eventually be found.... 28 January 2008 CALLING ALL THUGS, BRUTES, OGRES, QUARTER HALF WITS, SHALLOW HALBERD ENTHUSIASTS AND MAUL RATS: Since the Bashing style has often been maligned in the forums, it is time to give the style a little tough love with the following concept: An ALL-BASHER arena. The rules are simple--enter the arena as a rookie basher. That's it. RSI said I need to get 20 managers on board and I'm about half way there. If you are interested in taking part, PM me in the forums or email me: chase at accesspr.com and put D2 in the subject header. Chase a.k.a. SwineTiger 2 February 2008 ATTENTION EVERYONE -- In March I am going to do manager lists for all arenas. This is part of my ongoing and undoubtedly largely futile attempt to get my lists organized. If you think I might not know who you are or if you think I might and you'd rather I not share that information, let me know this month! You can e-mail me at Sue at solberg dash mathews dot com (replacing the at, dash and dot with appropriate characters. You can send a diplo to The Saint. You can put an ad in the newsletter. Semaphore doesn't work so well, nor does telepathy. -- The Saint, keeper of lists LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS 912101791413 was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight. 99111591417 was slaughtered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle. 17912159157 was narrowly killed by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. VITO devastated BENT FENDER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. CYPRIAN demolished KARTIKAYA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition. HEPHAESTUS lost to 20/20 in a exciting 1 minute amateur's Challenge fight. SUI GENERIS devastated CONNIE PAKKIT in a 1 minute one-sided Title competition. MATTEO slimly won victory over KUNG-FU MASTER in a 3 minute gruesome melee. ATILLIO won victory over REDD CORVAIT in a popular 3 minute gruesome duel. CARTER PILLAR was viciously subdued by COSMO in a 2 minute gory fight. DIONYSUS overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided melee. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 6 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 - 0 100 | |TOTAL PARRY 4 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 - 0 100 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 23 - 9 - 2 72 | |AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 2 - 0 67 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 2 - 1 67 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 4 - 0 56 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 8 - 7 - 0 53 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 25 - 0 38 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 - 0 25 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 - 0 0 | Turn 544 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 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 0 - 4 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW SUI GENERIS 4444 13 8 0 108 ALL FINESSE (384) PARRY-LUNGE MATTEO 4733 10 5 1 75 BOY O'S (388) TOTAL PARRY CONNIE PAKKIT 4728 16 12 0 74 JINDA-BAN (198) LUNGING ATTACK ATILLIO 4757 5 0 1 63 BOY O'S (388) STRIKING ATTACK VITO 4762 2 0 1 50 BOY O'S (388) PARRY-RIPOSTE REDD CORVAIT 4760 5 3 0 42 JINDA-BAN (198) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is MATTEO 4733. The most popular warrior this turn was 912101791413 4770. The ten other most popular fighters were ATILLIO 4757, 20/20 4499, MATTEO 4733, COSMO 4759, 17912159157 4768, SUI GENERIS 4444, REDD CORVAIT 4760, CYPRIAN 4763, 99111591417 4769, and VITO 4762. The least popular fighter this week was CARTER PILLAR 4742. The other ten least popular fighters were CONNIE PAKKIT 4728, KARTIKAYA 4761, BENT FENDER 4702, DIONYSUS 4764, HEPHAESTUS 4767, VITO 4762, 99111591417 4769, CYPRIAN 4763, REDD CORVAIT 4760, and SUI GENERIS 4444.