DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 02/28/2008 Duedate: 03/12/2008 CLIFFHOME ARENA DM-38 TURN-545 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS SUI GENERIS ALL FINESSE (384) (38-4444) [14-8-0,114] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader SUI GENERIS CYPRIAN ALL FINESSE (384) OLD SCHOOL (423) (38-4444) [14-8-0,114] (38-4763) [4-0-0,42] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite SUI GENERIS REDD CORVAIT ALL FINESSE (384) JINDA-BAN (198) (38-4444) [14-8-0,114] (38-4760) [5-4-0,48] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM OLD SCHOOL (423) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. OLD SCHOOL (423) 47 2. ALL FINESSE (384) 20 BARHOPPERS (377) 3. BOY O'S (388) 11 Unchartered Team 4. JINDA-BAN (198) 7 5. BARHOPPERS (377) 5 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) 13 5 0 72.2 1/ 1*OLD SCHOOL (423) 9 4 0 2/ 0 BARHOPPERS (377) 7 4 2 63.6 2/ 2 BOY O'S (388) 8 2 1 3/ 2 BOY O'S (388) 90 73 8 55.2 3/ 4 ALL FINESSE (384) 5 10 0 4/ 3 ALL FINESSE (384) 114 98 4 53.8 4/ 3 JINDA-BAN (198) 2 13 0 5/ 4 JINDA-BAN (198) 476 627 9 43.2 5/ 0 BARHOPPERS (377) 1 0 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 591): BALLAST of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 473): SCURVY LAD of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 599): OTIS 3 of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 595): FOOS BALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 594): BOMBETTE of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 598): GRUNT II of MEDAL OF HONOR B6 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 595): OBROJOBO of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 590): NESTOR ORDH of THE MOONDOG (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 581): GREAT WHITE of BEAST MASTERS (The Druid, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 580): BULLWINKLE of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 554): IRON MAN of ENGINES 'O' DEATH (?, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 544): SUI GENERIS of ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 243): OPARA PERSI of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgR.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 531): SUCKFOOT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 480): SHROUD OF GLOOM 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 429): DARTH SCION of RANDOM SITH (Carnage, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 195): PORKY PIG of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 473): NEOSPHINCTER of WASTELAND (TMM, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 591): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 473): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 599): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 595): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 594): KALTOS KRIMINALS (Hammer, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 598): HI ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 595): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 590): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 581): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 580): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 554): ENGINES 'O' DEATH (?, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 544): OLD SCHOOL (Abraxis, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 243): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 531): DELVERS (Harby, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 480): BLACK CONVENTICLE (?, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 230): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 218): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 429): RANDOM SITH (Carnage, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 195): TITANS III (Brewmaster, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 473) VILLAINS et al (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 591): BALLAST of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) MISS TEAK of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) (turn 590): CHEESE WHIZ of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 472): PITER DEVRIES of MASTERS OF SAND (Visionist, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 597): CUEBALL of HIGH ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 581): GREAT WHITE of BEAST MASTERS (The Druid, 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 Hail and well met warriors of CLIFFHOME! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. COSMO caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested BENT FENDER and was awarded 16 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, HEPHAESTUS put down 20/20, causing him to lose 9 points of recognition in the process. Not for nothing has SUI GENERIS in the past laid claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and this week she's proven hers combat skill yet again. Informants "close" to the city champion have told me that he never fights without pantyhose on beneath his armor. Watch out! But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades that is city CLIFFHOME. CLIFFHOME, city of gladiators! Mighty among the names of thy guilds is JINDA-BAN, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the weekly duels. Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the better part of last week avoiding JINDA-BAN. Indeed it was BOY O'S. Mighty fighters cannot but expect competition from those below. CONNIE PAKKIT take warning! You have more than a few enemies in CLIFFHOME. What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his foe's mortality? Fate is a fickle mistress. She showers the miserable with fortune but sets enemies against the victorious. Remember this! The girls are as pretty in CLIFFHOME as ever I remembered them....and the fighters as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! Ahh, but I can hear the spires of a far off city calling to me. I must away! Till next we meet remember: a fool flies into a rage quickly and often. The wise are angered by the same thing only once. Zontani Sharp Eyes DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SUI GENERIS 4444 14 8 0 114 ALL FINESSE (384) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CONNIE PAKKIT 4728 16 13 0 73 JINDA-BAN (198) ALONZO 4734 12 3 0 69 BOY O'S (388) MATTEO 4733 10 6 1 67 BOY O'S (388) SHOGUN 4225 6 4 2 67 BARHOPPERS (377) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -ATILLIO 4757 5 0 1 63 BOY O'S (388) COSMO 4759 4 2 1 57 BOY O'S (388) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BENT FENDER 4702 5 37 0 52 JINDA-BAN (198) -VITO 4762 2 0 1 50 BOY O'S (388) REDD CORVAIT 4760 5 4 0 48 JINDA-BAN (198) CYPRIAN 4763 4 0 0 42 OLD SCHOOL (423) CARTER PILLAR 4742 9 13 0 40 JINDA-BAN (198) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DIONYSUS 4764 2 2 0 29 OLD SCHOOL (423) HEPHAESTUS 4767 3 1 0 26 OLD SCHOOL (423) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PELAGAEUS 4766 2 1 0 21 OLD SCHOOL (423) PHERESPUNDUS 4765 2 1 0 15 OLD SCHOOL (423) -CEMENT MIXER 4223 1 0 0 15 BARHOPPERS (377) 20/20 4499 2 1 0 14 ALL FINESSE (384) KARTIKAYA 4761 3 2 0 11 JINDA-BAN (198) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? 133171515147 4772 0 1 0 ALL FINESSE 384 MOUNTAIN TROLL 545 NONE 9121211171013 4771 0 1 0 ALL FINESSE 384 SHEWISH GIANT 545 NONE 912121591611 4773 0 1 0 ALL FINESSE 384 SPYMASTER 545 NONE PERSONAL ADS Vito -- I knew you were trouble, the minute I saw you. There's going to be no getting those dents out of my body, I'll have to go down to the junkyard and find replacements, and let me tell you, finding a replacement that works well is just the total pits. Stuff never matches, never fits quite right, and is usually in pretty bad shape already. I don't NEED this. -- Bent Fender P.S. But at least I'm still alive.... Cyprian -- Considering they tore the old school down, you're looking good. In fact, you're looking FINE. Ahem. Busy tonight? -- Kartikaya Sui Generis -- Fortunately. -- Connie Pakkit Atillio -- (fluttering her eyelashes) Oh, my, you're so big and strong! Well, big, anyway. Very impressive, you know? You could...impress ME. -- Redd Corvait Cosmo -- If you start talking to people who aren't there, I'm out of here. -- Carter Pillar Kohalzo de Medendi, Merchant and Moneylender -- In your dreams. -- Carter Pillar Kohalzo de Medendi, Merchant and Moneylender -- Why, thank you, sir. Your generosity is an example to us all. -- Redd Corvait 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 912121591611 was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. 133171515147 was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle. 9121211171013 was slain by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena duel. SUI GENERIS devastated CONNIE PAKKIT in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight. MATTEO was subdued by KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 3 minute competition. SHOGUN overpowered CARTER PILLAR in a 1 minute one-sided struggle. ALONZO outwaited REDD CORVAIT in a action packed 7 minute one-sided competition. BENT FENDER was vanquished by COSMO in a 1 minute gruesome uneven duel. DIONYSUS was defeated by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 2 minute beginner vs. veteran duel. CYPRIAN savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute gory novice's melee. KARTIKAYA was savagely defeated by PELAGAEUS in a 3 minute amateur's match. 20/20 was savagely defeated by HEPHAESTUS in a popular 3 minute amateur's match. PHERESPUNDUS handily defeated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 7 LUNGING ATTACK 25 - 11 - 1 69 | |TOTAL PARRY 5 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 2 - 0 67 | |AIMED BLOW 2 AIMED BLOW 8 - 6 - 0 57 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 4 - 0 56 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 3 - 1 50 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 26 - 0 37 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 - 0 0 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 - 0 0 | Turn 545 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 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 4 3 TOTAL PARRY LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 3 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW SUI GENERIS 4444 14 8 0 114 ALL FINESSE (384) TOTAL PARRY CONNIE PAKKIT 4728 16 13 0 73 JINDA-BAN (198) PARRY-LUNGE MATTEO 4733 10 6 1 67 BOY O'S (388) LUNGING ATTACK COSMO 4759 4 2 1 57 BOY O'S (388) PARRY-RIPOSTE REDD CORVAIT 4760 5 4 0 48 JINDA-BAN (198) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is SUI GENERIS 4444. The most popular warrior this turn was REDD CORVAIT 4760. The ten other most popular fighters were PELAGAEUS 4766, HEPHAESTUS 4767, 20/20 4499, 133171515147 4772, SUI GENERIS 4444, SHOGUN 4225, COSMO 4759, DIONYSUS 4764, CYPRIAN 4763, and 9121211171013 4771. The least popular fighter this week was ALONZO 4734. The other ten least popular fighters were KARTIKAYA 4761, BENT FENDER 4702, CARTER PILLAR 4742, CONNIE PAKKIT 4728, 912121591611 4773, MATTEO 4733, PHERESPUNDUS 4765, 9121211171013 4771, CYPRIAN 4763, and DIONYSUS 4764. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: SUI GENERIS (38-4444) ALL FINESSE (384)