DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/24/2012 Duedate: 03/08/2012
ZENSU ARENA
DM-40 TURN-637
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
LORIS DEANE
BEYOND THE PALE (337)
(40-4367) [22-7-0,102]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
LORIS DEANE VALANDYR
BEYOND THE PALE (337) HAND OF STEEL (368)
(40-4367) [22-7-0,102] (40-3527) [1-0-0,19]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
LINAEA DEANE COOLIN DUNN
BEYOND THE PALE (337) BEYOND THE PALE (337)
(40-4347) [14-31-2,86] (40-4369) [16-9-0,94]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BEYOND THE PALE (337)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. HAND OF STEEL (368) 19
2. BEYOND THE PALE (337) 11 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
3. CAPTAIN PLANET (442) 0 Unchartered Team
4. UNDEAD (452) 0
5. BOWLDERS II (450) 0 HAND OF STEEL (368)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*HAND OF STEEL (368) 1 0 0 100 1/ 1 BEYOND THE PALE (337) 10 5 0
2- 1 CAPTAIN PLANET (442) 130 101 4 56.3 2- 2 CAPTAIN PLANET (442) 5 4 1
3/ 2 BEYOND THE PALE (337) 805 936 29 46.2 3/ 0*HAND OF STEEL (368) 1 0 0
4- 3*UNDEAD (452) 0 4 0 0.0 4- 3*UNDEAD (452) 0 4 0
5- 4*BOWLDERS II (450) 0 3 0 0.0 5- 4*BOWLDERS II (450) 0 3 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
ANNOUNCING TURF WAR VIII; DM47; JULY 2012
Don't miss the premier event in all Alastari! Gather an alliance. (2 to 4
managers). Select a captain. Send in your entry fee(certs). Prepare your warriors.
The competition, the acclaim, and the prizes await.
The Turf War is expected to bring ten or more teams to battle. The competition
is fierce. Only one Alliance can win TW8. Will it be yours?
*TURF WAR 8 RULES*
Starting July 30 2012 (12 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. Announce the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM 47)
newsletter.
2. Indicate in the newsletter which Captain/alliance you will join.
3. Announcements made on the D2 Forums or elsewhere will not be accepted.
Captains are responsible for:
1. Verifying/authorizing, in the North Fork newsletter, those who wish to
participate under the banner of their alliance. (Lack of participant indication of
joining and/or lack of lack of Captain confirmation will delay a team's participation
in the Turf War.)
2. Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War.
3. Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate. (Note: Captains
may, if they wish, submit certs for all potential members of their alliance.)
Participating managers who are not Captains must:
1. Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate. (Unless already
submitted by Captain. Note: extras will not be returned, but will go into the winning
pool of prizes.)
2. Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name, and
alliance they will represent in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter. Announcement made
on the D2 Forums will not be accepted.
a. No scores will be tabulated until an RSI Gift Certificate is
received, and participant indication and captain confirmation are posted in the North
Fork newsletter. NO EXCEPTIONS.
b. Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare themselves in
the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter as stated above AND be verified in the newsletter
by the alliance Captain they will represent.
c. Only one (1) team per player may compete. No arena multiple teams
or aliases will be allowed. 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).
d. Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams/alliances that do not
properly declare or get captain confirmation or fail to send a Gift Certificate by
Turn 1. In other words, if your Gift Certificate is not received until Turn 3 of the
Turf War, and you have fought on Turns 1 and 2, your score will not begin until Turn
3. All conditions must be met before scoring will begin--declaration, verification,
and Gift Certificate received.
e. No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 3 of
the Turf War.
f. For purposes of scoring, 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.)
Scoring will be as follows for Fights:
Win Loss Kill Die
Challenge (up or within same class) +2 -2 +5 -5
Down Challenge "Challenger" -2 -2 -5 -5
Down Challenge "Challenged" +2 0 +5 -5
Match Up +1 -1 +1 -5
Bloodfeud Challenge (Up or Down) +2 -5 +5 -10
Champion ** x2 x2 x2 x2
Dark Arena* +10 -5 xx xx
Tournament Death*** -3
Halfway (6 round total) best alliance win/loss percentage ****
Final (12 round total) alliance w/l% percentage ****
*After 2nd win in DA, warrior scores no additional points for wins,
** Champions double applies to his score only -- not to opponent.
*** 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.)
Points awarded for team tournament participation are 1 for 1 entrant, 3 for 2
entrants, 6 for 3 entrants, 10 for 4 entrants, and 15 for 5 entrants. A TV scores 7
points or a TC scores 15 points. Death in a tournament results in a -3 score.
***** Halfway points scored are 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 5, 5 (etc) for 1st, 2nd, 3rd
(etc). (To qualify for any of these points the alliance must have fought 75% of its
possible fights.) Final 12 Round points scored are 40, 30, 20, 15, 10, 5, 5, 5 (etc)
for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd (etc). (To qualify for any of these points the alliance must
have fought 75% of its possible fights.)
Special Scoring Considerations for the Turf War are as follows:
Full Team: +1
1. A team which fights 4+ warriors (Includes DAing) gets a point
Full Alliance +1
2. An alliance were ALL teams get a Full Team point earns a point
Full Team/Alliance scores
3. Will double for the last half (6 rounds) of TW8.
Style Master: +2
1. No matter how many stylemasters, an individual team can score only +2 per
round
Duelmaster: +2
1. Duelmaster points shall be earned separate of stylemaster points.
Champions:
1. A Champion may be declared, but one is not mandatory.
2. Only one Champion allowed per manager at any given time.
3. Champions that graduate or are killed by another warrior in the arena, but
not the Dark Arena, may be replaced.
4. Champions must have fought at least one previous fight in the North Fork
(DM47 arena) to be able to be declared a champion.
5. A Champion can be declared on any round and point factors will begin that
same turn. (Must meet above 4 conditions prior to declaring)
Bloodfeuds:
1. Bloodfeuds will score points on all four (4) turns.
2. There is no limit to which warrior may bloodfeud or how often.
3. To score as a bloodfeud, then feud/death must have occurred totally
within the TW8. (E.g. Feuds created prior to TW8 will not be deemed or scored as a
bloodfeud, but rather as a challenge or downchallenge.
Downchallenges:
1. A downchallenge occurs when a warrior challenges a warrior in a lower
class. (Lower class is defined as lower than the identical class. (E.g. A
challenger champion class challenging a champion class is a down challenge.)
2. In TW8 a standard challenge is up (in recognition points), parallel or
within the identical class but lower recognition.
3. No challenge by The Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge. (This
rule supersedes all other downchallenge rules.)
Tournament Considerations:
1. Tournament participation is allowed and ENCOURAGED as a great form of
recognition for North Fork.
2. Tournament Victors won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 7 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a warrior(s) wins such
status.
3. Tournament Champions won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 15 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a warrior(s) win such
status.
4. Points awarded for tournament participation are 1 for 1 entrant, 3 for 2
entrants, 6 for 3 entrants, 10 for 4 entrants, and 15 for 5 entrants. A TV scores 7
points additional or a TC scores 15 points additional. Death in a tournament results
in an additional -3 score.
5. Points for entrants, TVs, TCs, and tournament deaths will be applied the
Turn after RSI posts tournament results in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter (i.e.,
if the results post on North Fork turn 300, points will be credited on North Fork
turn 301 to the applicable teams).
Special Considerations:
1. Each alliance begins the Turf War with zero (0) points.
2. 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 A, you must end the Turf War with Team A.
3. There will be a maximum of four (4) teams/managers allowed per alliance
for the Turf War VII. The minimum is two (2).
4. The Dark Arena may be used on the first FE turn (e.g. no arena or
tournament fights) only, of every warrior, without penalty.
5. If at any time, the Moderators determine that any non-TW 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.
Prizes:
The Turf War is meant to be a "winner takes all" contest. However, for TW8, a prize
(RU cert) will be awarded each of the twelve turns to the individual team/manager
that fights five fights and has the best w/l record that turn. (Tiebreakers are in
this order-- kills, recognition points earned.) All prizes and 100% of the Gift
Certificates will be awarded to the Captain of the winning alliance at the end of the
competition. It is the responsibility of the Captain to distribute Gift
Certificates. Moderators will submit a list of each manager on the winning alliance
to RSI at the completion of the contest for the non-Certificate prizes.
All entry fees (rollup certs) are awarded to the winning alliance, except for
the twelve reserved for the individual winning manager each week.)
The following prizes have been secured from RSI:
1. Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena;
2. Renaming of all Dark Arena Monsters (two for each manager in the winning
alliance, and two additional for the captain of the alliance).
3. Known Favorites for one DM47 warrior on each team of the winning alliance
(warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have at least one
DM47 arena fight to receive this award).
4. +1 Skill bonus (three) for each manager on the winning alliance. Bonus
potions must be applied to living warriors from DM 47.
5. +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each and every individual manager who
fights in all 12 rounds AND 54 fights of the Turf War. Bonus potion must be applied
to a living warrior from (DM 47)
6. Two additional rollup certs for each manager of the winning alliance from
RSI.
These RSI awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee)
within 4 turns of the end of TW VI. The certs will be mailed to the winning alliance
by the Moderators within two weeks of the end of the TW.
Moderators:
The Moderators for this event will be Oz and Master Darque. 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 Land of Oz or Darque
Forces via diplo in DM 47. Managers with internet access may send a private message
to [The Consortium] or [Darque] on the Duel2 Forums. Lastly, you may also email
questions, comments, and scoring disputes to rebelnerfherder at yahoo dot com or
wfms101 at aol dot com.
Please note there have been rule changes from the last Turf War. Please read them
carefully!
This contest will begin in late July 2012 following the Summer FTF.
**TW8 Revision 02-20-12**
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 345): CONFIDENCE of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 691): A DOG'S LIFE of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 691): FAITH of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 676): BALISONG of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 678): TARANA STONE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 675): SHOULDA 8 STEAK of PARKING LOT 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 672): SEETHER of WENSINWASIN 5.5.2 (Youngblood, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 673): BUKKA WHITE of DELTA BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 636): LORIS DEANE of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 633): TRIPLE DAWG DARE of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 624): LONG BIGGAR of BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 292): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 518): LILLY SCOOTER of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 246): RAPUNZEL of DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 576): DOMINION of ZOMBIE SQUAD III (Khisanth, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 345): YOU PAY I SLAY (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 691): THE HITCHHIKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 691): F WORDS (Centauri, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 676): MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 678): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 675): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 672): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 673): DELTA BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 636): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 633): DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 624): BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 292): WAH CHING (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 518): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 246): DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 575): SUPERIOR FORCES et al (Manager, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 345): CONFIDENCE of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 676): BALISONG of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 674): THE COOK of GOTTA GET A CLUE (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 673): BUKKA WHITE of DELTA BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 635): THAT ONE MONKEY of CAPTAIN PLANET (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 632): DEVIL DOG of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 623): LILA DEANE of BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 292): RENDOR QUIL of MIDDLE WAY 8 (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 291): 451 DEGREES of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
That One Monkey has been more than enough all along, and we're glad to see the
last of him here. And, I'm glad to have taken the title on a win. That always
feels... proper.
Loris Deane
SPY REPORT
Ready for some action-packed adventure, some thrills, chills and spills? Well
fergit it, cause this is the Spyreport for ZENSU. MVP award for VALANDYR? HAND OF
STEEL's proud of him after beating CHAD GORAM and getting 19 points. Talk about yer
major upsets! CHAD GORAM's match with VALANDYR cost him a loss of 11 points! Don't
you think the Duelmaster is being unfair? I think LORIS DEANE should let CONVICTED
ASSASSIN be Duelmaster for a while, without fighting about it. I hear the top team
insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep. They want photogenic fighters for
PR photos.
So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway? It can't be for these
really neat Spyreports can it?
Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All ZENSU ever talks about is fighting! Me,
I'm more laid back. Fight, fight, fight. Is that all you guys can do?
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop. I had
a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LORIS DEANE 4367 22 7 0 102 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
COOLIN DUNN 4369 16 9 0 94 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LINAEA DEANE 4347 14 31 2 86 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
-GAIA 4388 10 6 0 85 CAPTAIN PLANET (442)
-PLANETEER 42 4387 9 7 1 67 CAPTAIN PLANET (442)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HE'S OUR HERO 4390 9 4 1 58 CAPTAIN PLANET (442)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MENDAL KORDIN 4391 6 5 0 34 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VALANDYR 3527 1 0 0 19 HAND OF STEEL (368)
CHAD GORAM 4417 1 1 0 4 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Planeteer 42 -- My pleasure. I never did like people who messed around with numbers
all the time. -- Coolin Dunn
Gaia -- Our only loss, and *I* had to get it. Bummer. Couldn't you have defeated
someone else? -- Linaea Deane
A Convicted Thief and a Persistent Beggar. This works. -- Mendal Kordin and Chad
Goram
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
LORIS DEANE devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
COOLIN DUNN won victory over CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a action packed 2 minute battle.
LINAEA DEANE demolished M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute uneven fight.
MENDAL KORDIN devastated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
CHAD GORAM was overpowered by VALANDYR in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 9 - 1 - 0 90 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 2 - 0 75 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 4 - 0 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 6 - 3 - 1 67 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 LUNGING ATTACK 10 - 7 - 0 59 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 7 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 21 - 1 40 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 637 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-STRIKE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-STRIKE LORIS DEANE 4367 22 7 0 102 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
LUNGING ATTACK COOLIN DUNN 4369 16 9 0 94 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
SLASHING ATTACK MENDAL KORDIN 4391 6 5 0 34 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is LINAEA DEANE 4347. The most popular warrior this
turn was COOLIN DUNN 4369. The ten other most popular fighters were LINAEA DEANE
4347, MENDAL KORDIN 4391, LORIS DEANE 4367, VALANDYR 3527, CHAD GORAM 4417, 0, 0,
0, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was CHAD GORAM 4417. The other ten least popular
fighters were VALANDYR 3527, LORIS DEANE 4367, MENDAL KORDIN 4391, LINAEA DEANE 4347,
COOLIN DUNN 4369, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0.
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
AXIOM (11-3918) ERRATA (372)
MACHETE MOUSE (82-4566) MAMMAL MILITIA (616)
GONE TO GEORGIA (82-28596) STREET PIZZAD XXI (4657)
ROOT (82-31537) 4 LETTER BEER (5196)
SMOOTH (82-33235) TRANSITIONS (5487)
YELLOW DEUCE COUPE (82-33317) COLOR TUNES (5502)
ROOM 282 (82-33685) TEMPE -05 (5575)
UGAMUGGAH (82-41228) STREET PIZZAD XXII (5040)
TOUCHE' TURTLE (82-44789) KILLER KARTOONS (7535)
MIDSIZE WHOOPER (82-47794) COOL NAMES 22 (8035)
DAVID WAYBUR (84-5954) MEDAL OF HONOR F3 II (1124)
RODEO CLOWN (84-11743) TOUGHER GUYS (2136)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes