DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/22/2014 Duedate: 09/04/2014
ZENSU ARENA
DM-40 TURN-702
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SOLDIER 1
MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441)
(40-4567) [11-0-0,106]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SOLDIER 1 KYLROI
MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441) GRIZZLED VETERANS (462)
(40-4567) [11-0-0,106] (40-4534) [5-1-0,66]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SOLDIER 3 EARL OF LEMONGRAB
MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441) ADVENTURE TIME 2 (434)
(40-4547) [13-10-0,93] (40-4564) [6-1-0,81]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441) 24
2. PAIN AND PLEASURE (466) 19 ADVENTURE TIME 2 (434)
3. BEYOND THE PALE (337) 19 Unchartered Team
4. ADVENTURE TIME 2 (434) 15
5. RANDOM (458) 0 PAIN AND PLEASURE (466)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*PAIN AND PLEASURE (466) 1 0 0 100 1/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441) 10 3 0
2/ 2 ADVENTURE TIME 2 (434) 41 8 1 83.7 2/ 2 ADVENTURE TIME 2 (434) 5 0 0
3/ 1*GRIZZLED VETERANS (462) 5 1 0 83.3 3/ 4 BEYOND THE PALE (337) 5 10 0
4/ 3 MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441) 66 40 6 62.3 4/ 3*XCOM ALPHA (469) 3 4 0
5/ 5 BEYOND THE PALE (337) 966 %1097 33 46.8 5/ 0*PAIN AND PLEASURE (466) 1 0 0
6- 6 RANDOM (458) 43 52 2 45.3 6/ 5*GRIZZLED VETERANS (462) 1 1 0
7/ 4*XCOM ALPHA (469) 3 4 0 42.9 7- 6 RANDOM (458) 1 5 1
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 377): CLYDE D'CLUB of PEASANT REBELLION (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 756): LAMB CHOP STOP of EASTER FEASTER (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 756): MANSION of LIVING LARGE (Padre, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 741): IYAN KENNIS of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 743): PEARL STONE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 740): GRAPE APE of PRIMATES-R-US (Crip, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 737): ORLANDO of HERE TO PHOENIX (Crip, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 738): SGT. SPENCER of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 701): SOLDIER 1 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 698): LATE AFTERNOON of LAZY SUNDAY (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 689): JANIS JOBLIN of THE 27 CLUB (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 325): ABU JR. of THE CHOSEN ONES (The Chosen One, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 582): BATHSHEBA of BAD GIRLS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 278): JOCK-IN-THE-BOX of SCOTCH (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 641): WORKS 4 EVIL EMPIRE of SUPERIOR FATHER (Manager, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 377): WEIRD ALCHEMY (La Guillotine, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 756): BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 756): MENTOR BLISS (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 741): MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 743): TRIBE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 740): SAY MY NAME (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 737): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 738): NATURE MADE (Coach, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 701): MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 698): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 689): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 325): DRAGONS GUARD II (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 582): SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 278): OUTER GODS (Var, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 641): SUPERIOR FATHER (Manager, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 14 TOBIR (turn 755): MAN MOUNTAIN of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 740): FOXY LADY of ARE YOU ? (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 736): APPELONIA of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 698): DOUBLE TRUE of LAZY SUNDAY (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
(turn 697): DUSTY MILLER of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 278): TOBEORNOTTOBE of TOTAL CHAOS (Marma Duke, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Hail and well met warriors of ZENSU! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes,
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. PAIN MAIDEN caught the eye of many in the
gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested SOLO and was awarded 19 points in
recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, PAIN MAIDEN put down SOLO,
causing him to lose 5 points of recognition in the process. Not for nothing has
SOLDIER 1 in the past laid claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and this week he's
proven his combat skill yet again. Would you believe that over half of the old women
in ZENSU seem to feel that they could fight better than you gladiators?
But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades
that is city ZENSU. My inside sources tell me that the team to beat in ZENSU these
days is ADVENTURE TIME 2. At least, most blades in town are looking to avoid them.
Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the better part
of last week avoiding ADVENTURE TIME 2. Indeed it was GRIZZLED VETERANS. Mighty
fighters cannot but expect competition from those below. EBBUTT MARSH take warning!
You have more than a few enemies in ZENSU.
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 ZENSU as ever I remembered them....and the fighters
as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed
a stout pair of legs must I keep as well! The endless paths of Alastari await me!
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
SOLDIER 1 4567 11 0 0 106 MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RALPH NEPPEL 4330 8 2 0 102 MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441)
SOLDIER 3 4547 13 10 0 93 MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GENERAL 1 4325 8 1 1 90 MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441)
EBBUTT MARSH 4489 18 27 0 81 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
EARL OF LEMONGRAB 4564 6 1 0 81 ADVENTURE TIME 2 (434)
-JACKAL 4508 7 7 0 74 RANDOM (458)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KYLROI 4534 5 1 0 66 GRIZZLED VETERANS (462)
NINA STENN 4555 16 9 0 59 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
KALGAR ROSS 4583 7 2 0 58 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MARCELINE 4526 5 1 0 51 ADVENTURE TIME 2 (434)
JON STONE 4545 10 19 1 50 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
JAKE BLACK 4556 11 14 0 49 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
-ICE KING 4507 5 0 1 47 ADVENTURE TIME 2 (434)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SHORTY 4591 1 1 1 33 RANDOM (458)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BULL PORTER 4613 1 0 0 20 XCOM ALPHA (469)
PAIN MAIDEN 4585 1 0 0 19 PAIN AND PLEASURE (466)
-CHOOSE GOOSE 4592 1 0 0 10 ADVENTURE TIME 2 (434)
-TREE TRUNKS 4601 1 0 0 10 ADVENTURE TIME 2 (434)
-NIGHTMARE GARCIA 4610 1 0 0 9 XCOM ALPHA (469)
SOLO 4614 1 1 0 8 XCOM ALPHA (469)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SOLDIER 2 4609 0 1 0 MEDAL OF HONOR Z 441 SPYMASTER 702 NONE
DA1 4618 0 1 0 XCOM ALPHA 469 SHEWISH GIANT 702 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
20 August 14
SLAUGHTER CHALLENGE 2
Several years ago I ran a contest known as the "Slaughter Challenge" which was the
idea of a member of my alliance at the time. We unfortunately lost him during a
robbery attempt at the store he worked at. This November will mark the 10th
anniversary of his passing so I have decided to run the Slaughter Challenge again in
remembrance of him.
Rich Hammes was a member of my alliance, the Vendetta Cartel, and had sponsored me
into the alliance. Rich was a common poster to both the Yahoo Duelmasters group as
well as the Duel2 boards and our Alliance's Yahoo group. He went by the handle
GameOgre on the Duel2 boards and was known by the name Abarsis, the Slaughter Priest.
He was a very kind and thoughtful man who always had time to talk with not only his
alliance-mates but anyone else who wanted to discuss Duelmasters. He also had time
to talk with anyone about personal life issues if he felt he could help. He was a
daily, and prolific, poster to these sites and seemed to enjoy the interaction with
others regarding this game that he loved so much.
I would also like everyone to know that he spent several years in the US Navy serving
on a Nuclear attack Submarine in protection of our nation. He was well loved, and
well known, by the community in which he lived even spending time at a local Ice
Cream Shop around closing time to assure that the lady who owned the store was safe
as she was often alone when she closed her shop. He was a well known and much loved
member of his local community. His death was grieved by his local San Diego
community where they held a candle-light vigil for him and many expressed their
disbelief that he was gone. These are just a scant few examples of what a kind and
caring man he was and why not only our gaming community lost a great deal on that
fateful day, but also shows why there was tremendous sadness among the community in
which he lived.
It is near to 10 years since his passing and there are many times I wonder, "What
would Rich think about this...." I miss my friend dearly to this day and I hope you
will come join us in this contest idea which he himself came up with. He thought we
should all learn to appreciate what Jorja does to keep our smaller arenas alive and
populated!
The contest will be held in Morya, arena 28, beginning on the turn that is due on
November 6th, 2014 (turn 378 I believe). Tourney participation is not allowed during
the contest but the contest will start after the fall Mailer so you can get your
warriors a few fight experience should you choose to. The timing of the contest was
done to allow entry into the fall mailer.
The rules are fairly simple and inspired to let us all feel what it is like to run
warriors like Jorja does. Her teams across Alastari may sometimes be taken for
granted so this contest will allow us to appreciate her teams a little better as they
populate the arenas we fight in.
The Rules--
There are no challenges, avoids, bloodfeuds, or tourneys allowed and only one single
use of the Dark Arena is allowed after the contest begins. Win or lose the Dark
Arena is allowed but once, so if you want your warrior dead be sure and throw the
fight!
The contest will last for 12 turns. May I point out that if you use your Dark Arena
fight you will get either 2 points, for winning, or -2, for losing, and ALL fights
count in the scoring. It matters not if you fight a non-contest warrior or a stand-
in; they still count as much as fighting a contest warrior. This will be a test of
basic strategy with a touch of luck added in as well.
If anyone should break the no tourney rule they will lose 5 points for each warrior
entered and those warriors, and any subsequent warriors who replace them in death,
cannot score points! The one exception are the dead tourneys. Should you wish you
may enter your warriors in dead tourneys, since they are not a member of your team,
or even the living, at the time. The warrior may even return to the contest if a
natural opening can be found for it, or you choose to use your Dark Arena fight to
make that opening (if you still have that option left). Break the no DA, challenge,
or avoid rules and you will be DQed as soon as the transgression is discovered. To
keep the contest playing field as level as possible, we will have no messing with
these rules. Of course you may DA the one time, just as a clarification, but the
second time gets you DQed. This also counts if it is found you bring a second team
in for the purpose of making challenges; you will be DQed.
Scoring is as follows:
1 point for winning
1 point for killing (giving 2 in total, 1 for the win and 1 for the kill)
1 point for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of number of
personals beyond one you still only get one point). Make sure it is written from
one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager entity or you will not get
the point.
-1 point for losing
-1 point for being killed (giving -2 in total, -1 for losing and -1 for being killed)
-5 points and the loss of that warrior's slot for scoring the remainder of the
contest for entering a warrior into a REGULAR tourney (again DEAD tourney is open)
The Prizes:
1st place -- +1 bonus to one warrior on the team, 1 resurrection potion, and 1
favorite knowledge
2nd place -- +1 bonus for one warrior, 1 favorites knowledge
3rd place -- +1 bonus for one warrior
Iron Manager Award -- Run 54 of the possible 60 fights and get a +1 bonus potion
The bonus potions and favorites knowledge must be used on warriors with 5 FE or more
and MUST be used within 2 turns of the end of the contest. The resurrection potion
must be used within 6 months of the end of the contest but may be used on any warrior
regardless of FE. ALL prizes must be used on the contest team, they are NOT
transferable to another team!
If you wish to participate please notify Street Legal via Personal Ad in arena 28, on
the Duel2 forums, or in Chatzy!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DA1 was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SOLDIER 2 was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
EARL OF LEMONGRAB savagely defeated EBBUTT MARSH in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
SOLDIER 1 devastated KUNG-FU MASTER in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
RALPH NEPPEL devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
GENERAL 1 defeated KYLROI in a exciting 1 minute struggle.
SOLDIER 3 viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute veteran's competition.
JAKE BLACK viciously subdued AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
JON STONE was vanquished by FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
KALGAR ROSS vanquished CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
NINA STENN handily defeated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
SOLO was demolished by PAIN MAIDEN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 4 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 2 - 1 82 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 2 - 1 71 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 18 - 9 - 0 67 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 5 - 0 58 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 8 - 8 - 0 50 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 7 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 9 - 0 44 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 - 1 33 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 8 - 0 27 |
Turn 702 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-LUNGE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 4 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW SOLDIER 1 4567 11 0 0 106 MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441)
LUNGING ATTACK RALPH NEPPEL 4330 8 2 0 102 MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441)
PARRY-LUNGE SOLDIER 3 4547 13 10 0 93 MEDAL OF HONOR Z1 (441)
WALL OF STEEL EARL OF LEMONGRAB 4564 6 1 0 81 ADVENTURE TIME 2 (434)
SLASHING ATTACK KALGAR ROSS 4583 7 2 0 58 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SOLDIER 3 4547. The most popular warrior this turn
was EARL OF LEMONGRAB 4564. The ten other most popular fighters were SOLDIER 3 4547,
GENERAL 1 4325, PAIN MAIDEN 4585, SOLDIER 1 4567, JAKE BLACK 4556, KALGAR ROSS 4583,
EBBUTT MARSH 4489, RALPH NEPPEL 4330, KYLROI 4534, and NINA STENN 4555.
The least popular fighter this week was SOLDIER 2 4609. The other ten least popular
fighters were DA1 4618, SOLO 4614, JON STONE 4545, NINA STENN 4555, KYLROI 4534,
RALPH NEPPEL 4330, EBBUTT MARSH 4489, KALGAR ROSS 4583, JAKE BLACK 4556, and SOLDIER
1 4567.