DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 09/30/2022 Duedate: 10/27/2022
XOCHITHLAN ARENA
DM-39 TURN-433
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
POSITION IS EMPTY
Chartered Recognition LeaderUnchartered Recognition Leader
POSITION IS EMPTY TUREIS
PUPPIS (492)
(39-4311) [6-1-0,58]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ZEB ARN ZEB ARN
THE MIDDLE WAY (385) THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
(39-4257) [16-32-0,82] (39-4257) [16-32-0,82]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BOOK OF THOMAS (479) 44
2. BIONIC MAN (490) 21 BIONIC MAN (490)
3. THE MIDDLE WAY (385) 15 Unchartered Team
4. PUPPIS (492) 8
5. WORLD BLADES 8 (466) 0 PUPPIS (492)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 BIONIC MAN (490) 52 19 2 73.2 1/ 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (479) 10 5 0
2/ 2 DARQUE ANGELS (402) 217 123 13 63.8 2- 1 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) 6 2 0
3- 3 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) 323 216 19 59.9 3/ 2 BASH BROS BABY (461) 5 8 1
4/ 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (479) 173 133 14 56.5 4/ 3 DARQUE ANGELS (402) 5 9 0
5/ 5 BASH BROS BABY (461) 237 196 12 54.7 5/ 6 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) 5 10 0
6/ 6*PUPPIS (492) 6 6 0 50.0 6/ 5 BIONIC MAN (490) 4 0 0
7- 7 WORLD BLADES 8 (466) 40 42 1 48.8 7- 7 WORLD BLADES 8 (466) 2 0 0
8/ 8 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) 562 655 14 46.2 8/ 8*PUPPIS (492) 2 4 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
*TURF WAR 13 (TW13) RULES* (revision 9-7-22-WS)
Starting Jan, right after the FTF, T453 (10 turns)
Bring acclaim and glory to the North Fork (DM47) arena.
Anyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances created
solely to compete in the Turf War! To participate, each alliance must:
1. Indicate in the newsletter or on the RSI site your three team alliance.
(You must state your alliance name, 3 team names, and 3 manager names.)
2. Request 3 gift certificates per manager from RSI as entry fee for TW13.
RSI will hold all certs and distribute as team rus to TW13 winners.
(**Change from past TWs) DO NOT send, or have sent, certs to the Moderators.
Deadline: December 31, 2022.
3. Teams and warriors must be listed in the DM452 NL in order to compete.
(This allows challenges on TW turn 1.)
Other rules and discussion.
1. Only one (1) team per manager/player may be active in the arena.
2. If at any time, the Moderators determine that any non-TW team, whether a 2nd team
or a non-TW manager's team, in the arena is aiding and/or abetting any TW alliance
or team, the affected points won by the gifted team/alliance will be disallowed
and the aiding non-TW team will be asked to desist from play in the arena until
after the Turf War concludes.
3. As usual, any Turf War team must be shown/be posted in the DM47 Newsletter just
prior (T452) to the actual scoring/participation start on T453 (e.g. new teams,
transfers, current teams must show up in the newsletter prior to the beginning of
participation, allowing opponent knowledge and challenging/avoiding). Violations
will result in immediate manager disqualification (including team point
adjustments) from the Turf War, so be sure to take any multiple teams OFF of team
maintenance and be certain not to run any other team warriors.
4. The moderators will score the Turf War and settle any and all disputes as they
arise. Their decisions will be final. (Note: the intent is to have a very
thorough set of rules so that few decisions, if any, are required from the
moderators.)
5. Definitions:
Team = individual manager's stable
Alliance = three teams united
6. No warrior may be substituted without the proper use of the DA or arena death or
death in a tournament or graduation. There must be a maximum of five only on a
team at any point and time. (The penalty for such substitution is -10 points.)
7. It is not the spirit of competition to challenge fellow members of the same
alliance. Hence, challenges as such will be scored as losses for both warriors.
8. Downchallenges:
A downchallenge = a warrior challenges a warrior with lesser recognition points.
No challenge or bloodfeud by the Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge.
No challenge of the Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge.
Bloodfeuds against warriors with lesser recognition are deemed downchallenges.
9. Tournament participation is allowed and encouraged as a great form of acclaim and
recognition for North Fork and is an opportunity for warriors to gain skills and
preferred challenging within the Turf War.
10. There will be NO alliance or team changes once the contest has begun. If you
begin the Turf War with Alliance A, you must end the Turf War with Alliance A. If
you begin the Turf War with Team B, you must end the Turf War with Team B.
11. The Dark Arena may be used at any time without penalty. However, only one win
against a D.A. Monster per each stable warrior shall count as a win. Additional
wins will count as a loss for that warrior.
12. It is highly recommended that managers direct RSI to place their team ON
TEAM MAINTENANCE for the TW13 duration so that your team will fight (and earn
points) even if your submitted new strategies are delayed or don't make it.
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SCORING will be as follows:
Team Points
a. Fights made: (includes DA fights)
1 = 0 points
2 = 0 points
3 = 1 point
4 = 2 points
5 = 5 points
b. Wins earned;
0 = 0 points
1 = 1 point
2 = 2 points
3 = 3 points
4 = 5 points
5 = 10 points
c. Down Challenge:
(-5) points each (DM is exempt from DC rule/penalty)
d. Team with most wins per round earns 3 additional points
(If ties, no points awarded; no tiebreaker on wins)
Alliance Points (Rounds 1-4)
a. Fights made (DA fights count as a fight made)
b. Alliance fights 15 warriors = 3 points
c. Alliance with most wins per round = 3
(If ties, no points awarded; no tiebreaker on wins)
Alliance Points (Rounds 5-8)
a. Fights made (DA fights count as a fight made)
b. Alliance fights 15 warriors = 3 points
c. Alliance with most wins per round = 7 points
(If ties, no points awarded; no tiebreaker on wins)
Alliance Points (Rounds 9-10)
a. Fights made (DA fights count as a fight made)
b. Alliance fights 15 warriors = 6 points
c. Alliance with most wins per that round = 10 points
(If ties, no points awarded; no tiebreaker on wins)
Team points (from 3 teams) + alliance points = Total Alliance Points.
The Alliance with the most points after turn 10 is THE WINNER!
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PRIZES:
The Turf War is meant to be a near "winner takes all" contest. Moderators will submit
a list of each prize won (by manager) at the completion of the contest. RSI awarded
prizes must then be claimed by the manager from RSI Customer Service within 4 months.
The team rollups won will be distributed by RSI to the winners shortly after receipt
of the prize list from the moderators.
Entry Fee Awards:
*** Winning alliance gets 80% of the pooled team rollups.
*** 2nd place alliance gets 10% of the pooled team rollups.
*** Individual Team with most wins in 10 rounds gets 10% of the pooled team
rollups
RSI awards: Prizes may only be applied to DM47 warriors who participated in TW13.
No prize may create an out-of-bounds warrior. Only one max prize may be applied per
warrior, so if you win two prizes they cannot be applied to the same warrior.
Prizes must be used within 4 months of the end of TW13.
Winning alliance: each manager/team receives:
One Limited Damage Bump (bump one level damage)
One Stat replace (remove 2 SZ, replace 2 to any single other stat)
One Favorite weapon knowledge
2nd place: each manager/team receives:
One Favorite weapon knowledge
One free stat raise (not SZ)
Participation Award (to all teams/managers who fight 46 minimum fights (of 50):
2 skills (both to same warrior)
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Moderators:
The Moderators for this event will be Oz, Master Darque, and Assur, the TW13
Triumvirate. They will arbitrate all dealings during the course of the contest.
Their decisions will be final. All questions, comments, and scoring disputes
may be directed to one of us below.
Oz Master Darque Assur
diplo (DM 47): Land of Oz Darque Forces Bash Bros Park
Duel2 forum: The Consortium Master Darque Assur
email: wfms101@aol.com rebelnerfherder@yahoo.com assurnasir@yahoo.com
SPY REPORT
Well, what are you looking at, XOCHITHLAN? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens
before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Later days, DUCKS UNLIMITED, since BOOK
OF THOMAS took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news. BOOK OF THOMAS
turned their 5-0-0 turn into a 1st place rank in the listings this turn. Any better
than this, and you get put on hit lists. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to
see ASCENSION win a fight and gain 24 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, ASCENSION beat
SAMYAZA and SAMYAZA lost 18 points. You're breakin' my heart. Due to absence, and
inability to defend the throne, DUCK TALES has lost the Title of Duelmaster. Start
setting that alarm earlier! I'm not in a very good mood today, but why am I telling
you this? You want to know what's new, don't you, XOCHITHLAN?
My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start
talking.' I loved that woman. XOCHITHLAN, I am losing what little hope I had in you.
DARQUE ANGELS the most avoided team? What insult will suffice, I cannot say. And
who led the way in this mass act of cowardice? Let's see, well, whatcha know? It
was BASH BROS BABY. Ha ha ha ha!
Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals. I volunteer for XOCHITHLAN's
morgue. More variety. Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave team is
developing these kinds of weapons?
There's got to be a better place in XOCHITHLAN to get a drink than The Welcome
Wench! Any suggestions? Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so
nice! So nyaaah! Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DUCK TALES 4297 12 8 2 121 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
-MANILA 3923 11 4 0 115 WORLD BLADES 8 (466)
CELIA DUNCAN 4299 16 10 0 113 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
ZENAKU 4280 12 5 0 113 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
-BRUNEI 3924 12 8 0 112 WORLD BLADES 8 (466)
DROOL BABY 4243 22 33 0 103 BASH BROS BABY (461)
ASCENSION 4293 8 5 1 98 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
-3000 MILES AWAY 4345 8 2 1 94 BASH BROS BABY (461)
ZAQIEL 4071 11 8 0 93 DARQUE ANGELS (402)
-DUCK DYNASTY 4168 11 4 0 91 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DUCK DUCK GOOSE 4244 11 4 0 86 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
LIFE CHANGES 4273 19 24 1 82 BASH BROS BABY (461)
ZEB ARN 4257 16 32 0 82 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
ZOE ALBETA 4296 14 18 0 78 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
BASNIVAN 4344 10 3 1 78 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
FORTIFIED 4274 16 4 0 77 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
-LASIC SURGERY 4290 6 6 0 75 BIONIC MAN (490)
SAMYAZA 4090 13 5 0 73 DARQUE ANGELS (402)
EXPENSES 4294 13 15 0 68 BASH BROS BABY (461)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DONALD DUCK 4225 13 14 1 66 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
-HEARING AID 4291 5 2 1 63 BIONIC MAN (490)
-IMPLANTS 4288 5 1 0 59 BIONIC MAN (490)
KOKABIEL 4056 15 12 1 58 DARQUE ANGELS (402)
TUREIS 4311 6 1 0 58 PUPPIS (492)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TAKIDOR 4314 7 7 2 55 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
YENTAL ZEEVE 4298 8 22 0 46 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
-DARKWING DUCK 4349 4 1 0 44 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PITHIUS 4348 3 1 0 26 DARQUE ANGELS (402)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THIGH SCAR 4381 2 0 0 21 BIONIC MAN (490)
HAMMER TOE (SR5) 4382 1 0 0 13 BIONIC MAN (490)
APPLE CORE 4372 1 5 0 8 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
-GROS MORNE 4286 0 1 0 7 WORLD BLADES 8 (466)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ENVY 4347 1 1 0 DARQUE ANGELS 402 MOBILE 4374 431 NONE
NAOS 4310 0 1 0 PUPPIS 492 CAPTIVE GIANT 433 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Since we had a few too many volunteers, the Frost Giant mission is now closed. Those
who were not taken will be first considered in the next mission. And thank you! --
Keel Woodhaven
Book of Thomas -- Just call us your teachers -- warriors of Bash Bros Baby
Hearing Aid -- My mother says no. She has a sentimental attachment to her hearing
problems. Also, she loses her hearing aids as fast as she can. -- Jorja, going hoarse
Duck Duck Goose -- What if it's a chicken? -- Zeb Arn
Fortified -- A classic style match. You're well-named. -- Celia Duncan
Kokabiel -- I didn't laugh at YOU, b ut at the disgusted look of the steward when he
marked me down as the winner. Thanks for that. -- Zoe Albeta
P.S. Elbow shots are the pits, aren't they?
Tureis -- You have no idea of the junk I get around the guildhouse, being the only
human on the team! As your existence proves, the difference between human and elf is
insignificant. A matter of pointed ears, mostly. -- Yental Zeeve
Pithius -- It says here "the prince of the liar spirits and demons, depicted as a
serpent." Are you going to let your manager get away with that? -- Apple Core, decent
to the core
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
NAOS was butchered by CAPTIVE GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SAMYAZA was devastated by ASCENSION in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CELIA DUNCAN handily defeated DROOL BABY in a action packed 1 minute one-sided match.
ZENAKU devastated ZOE ALBETA in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
FORTIFIED outlasted RIRORNI ASSASSIN in a unpopular 16 minute competition.
LIFE CHANGES lost to ZAQIEL in a exciting 3 minute master's fight.
ZEB ARN viciously subdued EXPENSES in a action packed 4 minute veteran's competition.
BASNIVAN vanquished KOKABIEL in a 2 minute gory uneven duel.
TUREIS viciously subdued YENTAL ZEEVE in a 2 minute gory duel.
TAKIDOR defeated PITHIUS in a popular 1 minute expert vs. novice match.
APPLE CORE was demolished by THIGH SCAR in a 1 minute mismatched match.
HAMMER TOE (SR5) handily defeated RIRORNI DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 4 - 0 71 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 9 - 4 - 1 69 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 LUNGING ATTACK 25 - 14 - 1 64 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 AIMED BLOW 14 - 8 - 0 64 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 16 - 14 - 1 53 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 4 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 12 - 15 - 1 44 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 3 - 0 40 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 23 - 0 28 |
Turn 433 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:
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 3 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 3 1 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW CELIA DUNCAN 4299 16 10 0 113 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
PARRY-RIPOSTE ZENAKU 4280 12 5 0 113 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
LUNGING ATTACK ASCENSION 4293 8 5 1 98 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-STRIKE ZAQIEL 4071 11 8 0 93 DARQUE ANGELS (402)
TOTAL PARRY FORTIFIED 4274 16 4 0 77 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
PARRY-LUNGE KOKABIEL 4056 15 12 1 58 DARQUE ANGELS (402)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ZEB ARN 4257. The most popular warrior this turn
was ZEB ARN 4257. The ten other most popular fighters were ZAQIEL 4071, BASNIVAN
4344, TUREIS 4311, CELIA DUNCAN 4299, LIFE CHANGES 4273, TAKIDOR 4314, ZENAKU 4280,
EXPENSES 4294, YENTAL ZEEVE 4298, and THIGH SCAR 4381.
The least popular fighter this week was FORTIFIED 4274. The other ten least popular
fighters were APPLE CORE 4372, KOKABIEL 4056, ZOE ALBETA 4296, SAMYAZA 4090, NAOS
4310, PITHIUS 4348, DROOL BABY 4243, ASCENSION 4293, HAMMER TOE (SR5) 4382, and THIGH
SCAR 4381.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
CELIA DUNCAN (39-4299) THE MIDDLE WAY (385)