DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 04/21/2007 Duedate: 05/18/2007 XOCHITHLAN ARENA DM-39 TURN-233 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS SMIRK CHEAP SHOTS (426) (39-3606) [18-7-0,104] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader SMIRK MRS. POTATOE HEAD CHEAP SHOTS (426) DREW'S BOYS (448) (39-3606) [18-7-0,104] (39-3793) [3-0-0,25] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite OPARA PERSI OPARA PERSI THE MIDDLE WAY (385) THE MIDDLE WAY (385) (39-3670) [18-16-0,92] (39-3670) [18-16-0,92] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM THE MIDDLE WAY (385) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. CHEAP SHOTS (426) 22 2. DREW'S BOYS (448) 19 CHEAP SHOTS (426) 3. THE MIDDLE WAY (385) -16 Unchartered Team DREW'S BOYS (448) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0*DREW'S BOYS (448) 6 1 0 85.7 1/ 2 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) 7 8 0 2/ 1 CHEAP SHOTS (426) 82 21 0 79.6 2/ 1 CHEAP SHOTS (426) 6 5 0 3/ 2 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) 223 246 9 47.5 3/ 0*DREW'S BOYS (448) 2 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 "It's infamous!" Ardane, spy reporter for Andorak, scowled and drew back his arm to throw his goblet through the window at the crowd outside. Then paused to drain the contents before resuming the about-to-throw-it position. "Now, now, it isn't THAT bad." Desiree of Darkholm, always the voice of sweet reason at these meetings, laid a hand on his, smiled, and guided the goblet back to the table. "It's just a little mistake, you know." "Ha!" Debby Tonte of Free Blades stabbed viciously into her drink with an umbrella. "That's easy for YOU to say. The Delarquans aren't complaining." "Of course not." Galen of Talahya looked faintly envious as she pulled a chunk of pineapple out of her glass and began to nibble it. "That's because the Delarquans are THE Masters of Kung-Fu." "You think some managers are complaining," Olaf Modeen said, "you should hear what the GLADIATORS are saying. All these rumors about the Aimed Blows having 'special enhancements'..." he shook his head. "I know it isn't true, you know it isn't true, the top managers know it isn't true--" "Of course it isn't true!" Ketchum, spy reporter for Crysalis, matched scowls with Ardane and said, "If ANY one style was going to get a special enhancement, it should be--" "Not now, Ketch," Olaf said. "Nobody gets, nobody has gotten, nobody WILL get, special enhancements. That's always been the rule, and we all know how the Greywand hates changes. The real problem--" "Try telling that to some of the managers," Debby muttered, peering into her glass for more fruit. "They don't want to hear it. Every time I turn around, some manager is claiming that someone got a special change and, you know, HE didn't and it's all unfair." "The REAL problem," Olaf said firmly, over-riding her voice, "is explaining to all the second-rate Aimed Blows why they haven't received any of these 'special enhancements' they keep hearing about." "There aren't any special enhancements," Ardane growled. "None. Just managers who noticed that the Kung-Fu Master is a lot more dangerous than anyone expected, and have put YEARS into the study of Kung-Fu and learned how to really USE it for their own gladiators." "Saved a lot on weapons, too," Ketchum murmured. "But people keep complaining," Debby Tonte said. She fished one last piece of fruit out of her glass and stared at it dubiously. "There WERE no special enhancements," Olaf said. "There ARE no special enhancements. There WILL BE no special enhancements. It's all a matter of deep study and skilled management." "Like anyone's going to believe that!" "They have no choice," Ketchum said. "If no 'special enhancements' were given out, then none can be taken back. It is the way it is. What's the point in complaining because the sun rises in the east?" DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. A smirk...yes, that is perhaps the correct expression, or at least the one I feel creeping over my face. A fourteenth win and I'm out of here, and about time, too! Belle Cor P.S. Greatsword? What IS it with these idiots? I don't have the strength for a greatsword. SPY REPORT Greetings, Warriors of XOCHITHLAN. Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport. CHEAP SHOTS? Who? THE MIDDLE WAY is the top team these days, buddies! Practice pays for STINKY PETE, who pummelled XYOKOR YAHL, to pocket 13 points. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which, STINKY PETE was winsome, after beating XYOKOR YAHL and seeing him lose 11 points. You could cut the tension with a scimitar as SMIRK of CHEAP SHOTS met the Duelmaster. Now I can't insult SMIRK, as it has gloriously dueled to the top. Oh great new Duelmaster!!! (Stop me if I lay it on too thick) So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees? Someone's got a basic problem... So much to report, so little time! Perhaps the warriors of THE MIDDLE WAY should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team... Like a pup with its tail between its legs, CHEAP SHOTS scurried away from THE MIDDLE WAY. Oh, the shame! Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and OPARA PERSI is it right now. Most challenged warrior. Isn't THE MIDDLE WAY proud! OPARA PERSI found herself challenged by a warrior 24 below: IGNORE. IGNORE of CHEAP SHOTS kept its wits as it was overcame by OPARA PERSI. Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after life! Oh hard! that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting! Leave me now, you base fools! My fingers tire and I fear my incessant prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character. Do not despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SMIRK 3606 18 7 0 104 CHEAP SHOTS (426) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME OPARA PERSI 3670 18 16 0 92 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -EYE RAISE 3604 9 0 0 63 CHEAP SHOTS (426) IGNORE 3605 12 10 0 60 CHEAP SHOTS (426) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MORI NEB 3728 14 7 0 53 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) -SNEAK 3766 4 2 0 51 CHEAP SHOTS (426) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MRS. POTATOE HEAD 3793 3 0 0 25 DREW'S BOYS (448) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME STINKY PETE 3790 2 0 0 23 DREW'S BOYS (448) SHRUG 3768 3 0 0 22 CHEAP SHOTS (426) XYOKOR YAHL 3767 3 5 0 14 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) -ARMY MUN 3794 1 1 0 12 DREW'S BOYS (448) RENNOR SIMM 3784 0 3 0 3 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSONAL ADS A 2-2-0 is simply unacceptable. There will be a reorganization! -- Cheap Shots Management Yeah, well, I hope they reorganize those office big shots that sit on their growing buttocks all day. -- Shrug Rennor -- I can say this--I won! So? -- Shrug Belle Cor -- You can take your zoogs and your cheap conniving win and stuff them you know where! -- Smirk Ignore? Why should I notice it? -- Opara Persi Sneak -- Hey! Nobody said you could jump on me from ambush! -- Mori Neb Native Looter? This raises so MANY questions, I hardly know where to begin. For instance, looting immediately after the Rirorni War I could see, but NOW? That was YEARS ago. And...he's an elf. I knew, of course, that SOME elves had adopted low human habits, but...looting? This is giving a black eye to elves everywhere, and some of us would rather remain blue-eyed or, you know, gray. -- Xyokor Yahl Shrug -- So? -- Rennor Simm 20 April 2007 All -- I've been...out of circulation for the last couple of months, and my lists are not up to date. If you've announced a manager name, a new alliance, or changed a manager name or alliance since the middle of February, let me know in the ads, via diplo, or in an e-mail (Sue (at) solberg-mathews (dot) com). For that matter, if you just want to make sure I've got things right, you can always do the same. -- The Saint, keeper of lists LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SMIRK unbelievably bested BELLE COR in a 4 minute master's Challenge Title fight. IGNORE was demolished by OPARA PERSI in a popular 3 minute one-sided Challenge melee. MORI NEB devastated RIRORNI JANISSARY in a 1 minute one-sided contest. XYOKOR YAHL was luckily beaten by STINKY PETE in a 1 minute match. MRS. POTATOE HEAD devastated RIRORNI LOOTER in a 1 minute uneven brawl. SHRUG overpowered RENNOR SIMM in a 1 minute one-sided struggle. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |BASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 - 0 100 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 2 - 0 82 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 AIMED BLOW 5 - 2 - 0 71 | |AIMED BLOW 1 STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 2 - 0 71 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 TOTAL PARRY 17 - 9 - 0 65 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 7 - 0 50 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 15 - 0 40 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 9 - 1 40 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 5 - 0 38 | |LUNGING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 233 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 3 BASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 AIMED BLOW STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY SMIRK 3606 18 7 0 104 CHEAP SHOTS (426) PARRY-RIPOSTE OPARA PERSI 3670 18 16 0 92 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) WALL OF STEEL MORI NEB 3728 14 7 0 53 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is OPARA PERSI 3670. The most popular warrior this turn was OPARA PERSI 3670. The ten other most popular fighters were SMIRK 3606, SHRUG 3768, MORI NEB 3728, STINKY PETE 3790, MRS. POTATOE HEAD 3793, IGNORE 3605, XYOKOR YAHL 3767, RENNOR SIMM 3784, 0, and 0. The least popular fighter this week was RENNOR SIMM 3784. The other ten least popular fighters were XYOKOR YAHL 3767, IGNORE 3605, MRS. POTATOE HEAD 3793, STINKY PETE 3790, MORI NEB 3728, SHRUG 3768, SMIRK 3606, OPARA PERSI 3670, 0, and 0. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: BELLE COR (39-3720) THE MIDDLE WAY (385) NEW TEAMS IN THE TEMPORARY TOURNAMENT ARENAS (DM 81/83) Please note that all new teams created at the Face-to-Face were temporarily placed in a temporary Tournament Arena, DM 81 or DM 83. If you requested that your team be placed in a specific arena, it has already transferred to that arena. Any teams not transferred out of DM 81 and DM 83 by May 1 will be deleted. If you have questions about any of your teams, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI