DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/02/2007 Duedate: 01/15/2007
KATI-TEI ARENA
DM-41 TURN-500
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
JAMES DOOLITTLE
MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (385)
(41-4237) [15-4-1,95]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
JAMES DOOLITTLE DOMINATOR
MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (385) WRECKING CREW (391)
(41-4237) [15-4-1,95] (41-4286) [3-0-0,29]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SOLDIER 1 RAMBLING OX
MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (385) WANDERERS (329)
(41-4238) [13-6-0,91] (41-4280) [1-4-0,7]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
WRECKING CREW (391)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. THE PLAGUE (93) 23
2. WANDERERS (329) 16 071406L (390)
3. WRECKING CREW (391) 13 Unchartered Team
4. 071406L (390) 7
5. BIRDS (286) 0 WRECKING CREW (391)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 071406L (390) 8 3 0 72.7 1/ 2*WRECKING CREW (391) 10 5 0
2/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (385) 64 28 5 69.6 2/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (385) 9 6 0
3/ 3*WRECKING CREW (391) 10 5 0 66.7 3/ 3 THE PLAGUE (93) 8 4 0
4/ 4 THE PLAGUE (93) 192 178 12 51.9 4/ 4 WANDERERS (329) 4 11 0
5- 5 BIRDS (286) 87 84 7 50.9 5/ 5 071406L (390) 2 1 0
6/ 6 WANDERERS (329) 445 508 10 46.7 6- 6 BIRDS (286) 1 0 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in
KATI-TEI. Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid! Say
good-bye to MEDAL OF HONOR 26, as they are pushed from the coveted top team spot by
the WRECKING CREW stable. It looks like the guys(?) at THE PLAGUE had a good week as
they went 3-1-0 to put them in 3rd place. I guess steroids help! Hey everybody,
watch out for CHERICILLE, who flew up 15 points in the rankings after mashing ENRAGE
like a melon. Keep your eye on this gal. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk
out on the sands. ENRAGE was overcame by CHERICILLE and drops 11 points. The crowds
were amazed this turn, as KHALHUMS DWARF killed the Duelmaster, ERNEST DERVISHIAN,
leaving MEDAL OF HONOR 26 in mourning. This incredible death has allowed, I might
add, JAMES DOOLITTLE from MEDAL OF HONOR 26 to ascend to the throne of Duelmaster,
and I hear DARK ARENA is not happy. 4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body,
so try and avoid aiming at that location.
But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!
Here's a song for you: Who's afraid of the big, bad THE PLAGUE? Big bad THE PLAGUE.
Big bad THE PLAGUE. KATI-TEI's afraid of the big bad THE PLAGUE. Tra la la la la!
And you guys like to boo me? Well, unsling your rasberries, cause MEDAL OF HONOR 26
beats feet every time THE PLAGUE smiles at them. Try farming, eh? And who is this
DEATH'S DOORMAN you ask, with 87 points and a 10-7-1 record. Ooh, the tales I could
tell! SKIN ZESTER of 071406L had better have a good reason for challenging down 14
points in a challenge which it won. I thought SKIN ZESTER showed great skill and
promise when it won victory over QUINORE. All right, so I slept through it! Big
deal!
Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the
most interesting, though! I have no doubt that KATI-TEI will be celebrating long and
loud their warrior KHALHUMS DWARF's slaying of MIKE COLALILLO on the sands.
Remember: alliances are great, but try and take your ally in the arena with you and
see what happens.
Well, there's the manager of the KATI-TEI giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?). Well, there goes another Spy Report.
Good luck in next week's fights. And remember, you can pick your friends and you can
pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JAMES DOOLITTLE 4237 15 4 1 95 MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (385)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BRICKUS MAXIMUS 1734 22 2 0 103 THE PLAGUE (93)
SOLDIER 1 4238 13 6 0 91 MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (385)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DEATH'S DOORMAN 1953 10 7 1 87 THE PLAGUE (93)
SKIN ZESTER 4270 8 3 0 67 071406L (390)
-SWAN 4107 7 4 2 67 BIRDS (286)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FALCON 4004 6 7 0 66 BIRDS (286)
WILLIAM CRAWFORD 4241 12 8 0 59 MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (385)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
REIGN OF BLADES 2087 4 3 0 53 THE PLAGUE (93)
QUINORE 4234 11 14 0 47 WANDERERS (329)
VALGARD 4274 5 4 0 34 WANDERERS (329)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DOMINATOR 4286 3 0 0 29 WRECKING CREW (391)
CHERICILLE 4276 4 4 0 28 WANDERERS (329)
HAMMERJACK 4285 2 1 0 28 WRECKING CREW (391)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-VULTURE 4259 1 0 0 21 BIRDS (286)
FORANDIN 4272 5 5 0 20 WANDERERS (329)
RENDER OF VEILS 4281 3 1 0 13 THE PLAGUE (93)
BLINDED BY KNOWING 4290 1 0 0 11 THE PLAGUE (93)
-CONDOR 4258 1 1 0 10 BIRDS (286)
DA1 4291 1 0 0 9 WRECKING CREW (391)
ENRAGE 4284 2 1 0 7 WRECKING CREW (391)
RAMBLING OX 4280 1 4 0 7 WANDERERS (329)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PAINFIRE 4292 0 1 0 1 WRECKING CREW (391)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ERNEST DERVISHIA 4240 14 5 3 MEDAL OF HONOR 26 385 KHALHUMS DWARF 16 500 NONE
MIKE COLALILLO 4239 10 5 1 MEDAL OF HONOR 26 385 KHALHUMS DWARF 16 500 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Skin Zester -- Oh, it's you. (sigh) I'm not sure how much zest my skin can take,
especially when you go over it with a cheese grater first so you can "really rub it
in." -- Quinore
P.S. And then, you laughed. Gods.
Enrage -- Yep, you can do that, sure enough. I'm just as enraged as anything. --
Chericille
P.S. But I don't have to like it.
P.P.S. Headed for the tourney, aren't you?
Hammerjack -- What? Am I a jack? I didn't realize it, nobody ever mentioned it to
me before. But you hammered me good, so I must be, yes? -- Forandin
P.S. But I'm going to see about resigning my jackness as soon as possible.
Reign of Blades -- (sigh of annoyance and resignation) You're trying to force me to
become the Usurper of Blades, aren't you? And me a naturally peace-loving type.
(Because of my low Ego rating, I suppose. But shouldn't my lack of Cool lead to
excitability and lack of peace? Conundrums everywhere I turn. Drat. I hate
puzzles.) Er, where was I? Oh, right. The end of your reign. Well...it would be a
good thing. Have you considered abdicating, and becoming the former Reign of Blades?
Then you could out with us ordinary people and make whoopee in the town at night. --
Valgard
P.S. At least, on those nights when nameless horrors don't stalk the streets. Very
off-putting, nameless horrors are. Remind me to tell you sometime about the one I
met back on Un-Hallows Eve. Horrible.
Render of Veils -- You do? Cool! The ladies never let me get close enough to do
that, but I figure it's got to be fun. Can I watch? -- Rambling Ox
Reign of Blades -- No, it won't be that bad. Because if I don't talk to Reaper, who
else IS there here? -- Leeta, not holding a grudge, except maybe against her own
mediocre warriors
Leeta -- We might NOT be mediocre if you bothered to MANAGE us. -- the Wanderers
Reaper -- If you want only me to talk to, Zorpunt (24) or Tobir (14), but if you want
to see (gasp!) personals from other managers in a smallish Andorian arena, then Iaye
(30) and Ardivent (46) are good places. -- Leeta
Death's Doorman -- That was a very hostile and ungracious thing to say! Just because
I refused your advances! Listen, I refuse all advances. It isn't anything personal.
-- Marga Porlan, Virginal Concubine
P.S. I'm only a concubine because my family needs the money to pay off the mortgage.
It's a question of saving the Family Farm from the Userous Merchant, you see. Quite
a virtuous activity, I assure you.
Reaper -- Be careful what you say, fool! -- Londrus Korlins, Honest Merchant
6 December 2006
ANNOUNCING THE NO-TOURNAMENT ARENA (81)
As an American I honor my cultural heritage by stealing any good idea. This idea was
originally proposed by Lord Xiang in November 2005. RSI will be opening the arena
(81) for teams willing to sign the following pledge:
* I pledge that I will not send warriors from this arena to a Tournament, nor will I
use a Tournament prize on a warrior from this arena.
* I pledge to run a full team when I run turns in this arena. If circumstances
preclude my running less than a full team I will notify the Player Committee.
* I agree to abide by the decisions of the Player Committee.
* I understand that any warrior that participates in a Tournament shall be sent to
the Dark Arena until they are dead.
* I understand that any warrior that receives a Tournament prize shall be send to
the Dark Arena until they are dead.
The following are the rules for joining this No-Tournament arena
1. No tournament play for warriors in this arena (Dead tournament or otherwise).
2. One team per manager.
3. Teams start with new rollup (or a zero fight equivalent team is transferred into
this arena.)
4. No tourney prizes allowed to modify warriors in the arena.
5. Twenty teams required, per RSI.
6. Waivers are required to allow self-regulation on tourney ban, granting RSI
authority to Dark Arena any warrior that participates in a Tournament (until the
warrior is dead).
7. Rotating council to enforce tourney ban and maintain arena integrity.
The main purpose of the Player Committee is to maintain fair play in the arena:
* Warriors that participate in Tournaments will be sent to the Dark Arena until they
are dead. This means that the Player Committee has the power to send another
player's warrior to the Dark Arena
* Managers that abuse the rules of the Arena may be banned/transferred from the
Arena.
The player with the most votes for Chairman will fill slot 1 [Chairperson] and that
term expires end of March 2007.
The player with the most votes overall will fill slot 5 and that term expires end of
November 2007.
The player with the second most votes overall will fill slot 4 and that term expires
end of September 2007.
The player with the third most votes overall will fill slot 3 and that term expires
end of November 2007.
The player with the fourth most votes overall will fill slot 2 and that term expires
end of May 2007.
During the month that the chairperson's term expires the Player Committee will select
one of the remaining 4 players to be the next chairperson. During the month that any
member's term expires the arena will vote for a different player to join the Players'
Committee.
If you want to be a candidate for the player committee:
1. Post a message in the Duel2 Forum at
http://www.reality.com/duel2/modules.php?name=Forums
2. E-Mail Deke at DekeYoung@Comcast.NET
3. Send a Diplomatic Note to Doc LeGrand's Lab [ARENA 81]
There are 4 steps to joining this arena
1) Send in a new team rollup to RSI with the following pledge taped/stapled to the
rollup sheet, or transfer a ZERO FIGHT EQUIVALENT TEAM to Arena 81 and send RSI the
following form.
No-Tournament Arena (81)
* I pledge that I will not send warriors from this team to a Tournament, nor will I
use a Tournament prize on a warrior from this team.
* I pledge to run a full team when I run turns in this arena. If circumstances
preclude my running less than a full team I will notify the Player Committee.
* I agree to abide by the decisions of the Player Committee.
* I understand that any warrior that participates in a Tournament shall be sent to
the Dark Arena until they are dead.
* I understand that any warrior that receives a Tournament prize shall be send to
the Dark Arena until they are dead.
[Sign your name here ..............................................................]
2) [Optional] post a message on the Duel 2 Forums in the Creating a No-Tournament
Arena thread
http://www.reality.com/duel2/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2296&sid=
94ebf69603ccaf5c7dbf1b19da799732
3) [Optional] send an e-mail to DekeYoung@Comcast.NET with your team name
4) [Optional] Send a Diplomatic Note to Doc LeGrand's Lab in Arena 81 with your team
name and intent to join Arena 81 and abide by the Arena rules.
RSI will be processing overviews for this arena as soon as you send them into
RSI.
The first turn will run in January 2007. This will be a normal speed arena.
While I am encouraging everyone to use TEAM MAINTENANCE it is not mandatory.
The intent is that players that run turns will run a full team. One warrior teams
are discouraged and will a topic for the Player Committee to resolve.
I also encourage players to join the Duel2 Yahoo Group for faster updates and
feedback. http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/duel/
There are already 29 managers already committed to the project
x Apex = CAROLINA BLUE -- Cf PC -- Cf PCC
x Bill (I think this is the same person) = CLUB CUTTHROAT
x Blackstorm = DARK ENCLAVE -- Cf PC
Master Darque = DARQUE AGES
x DeGotti = CULT OF BACCHUS
x Deke = DOC LEGRAND'S LAB
Den = BIG LAKE OUTCASTS
x Drake = DRAKE'S HARDWARE -- Cf PC
Ghab = ASSASSIN NATION
Grimm = FURRY FURY
Hammer = AARDVARK HAMMERZ
Ikillu = BATTLE GRUNTS
x Indimar = AS SEEN ON TV II
x Kat = KATHOUSE
x Kellumbo = KELLUMBO'S KIDS
x Le Pentarque = LA PENTARCHIE
x Master Beru = CHILDHOOD HEROES -- Cf PC
x Nomad = DRAGONBANE GUILD
Nuln = RED IRON KNIGHTS
x Pauly = ALE HOUSE MERCS
Ragnarokwolf = RAGNAROK'S WOLVES
x Rillon = THE DRAUGS
x Roadkill = STREET WALKERS
Seraphim = LEGION OF SOLITUDE
Silas = GRIFFONRAWL MMA
SlugBait = ORCS HATE PHYSICS
x Terminator = WARMASTERS
x The Consortium = LIFE IMPACTS -- Cf PC -- Cf PCC
Woody
X = 17 Team Rollups received by RSI as of 29 November 2006
Cf = Candidate for
PC = Player Committee
PCC = Player Committee Chairperson
Deke Young will not be part of the inaugural Player Committee, maybe later once
the Arena direction has been developed.
Any questions can be directed to DekeYoung@Comcast.NET
I will track Awards in Arena 81, which will be posted on a web site and included
in the following turn's newsletter.
The Honor of Sunset Award:
The first team to reach 10 Team Kills. In the case that there is more than one
team that achieves 10 Team Kills on the same turn, I will pay the Award to the team
with the most kills. If two or more teams are tied for Team Kills, I will prolong
the contest until one team has the most Kills in the Arena (it does not have to be
one of the teams that first reached 10 Team Kills.)
The Race to Victory Award:
The first team to reach 75 Team Wins. In the case that there is more than one
team that reaches 75 Team wins on the same turn, I will pay the Award to the team
with the most wins. If two or more teams are tied for Team Wins, I will prolong the
contest until one team has the most wins in the Arena (it does not have to be one of
the teams that first reached 75 Team Wins.)
The Commitment to Change Award:
The first team to reach 125 Team Fights. In the case that there is more than
one team that reaches 125 Team Fights on the same turn, I will pay the Award to the
team with the most fights. If two or more teams are tied for Team Fights, I will
prolong the contest until one team has the most fights in the Arena (it does not have
to be one of the teams that first reached 125 Team Fights.) I hope I never give out
this award {figure it out on your own.}
The Team Advancement Award:
The first team to graduate 5 warriors to ADM. In the case that there is more
than 1 team that graduates 5 warriors on the same turn, I will pay the Award to the
first team to graduate 6 warriors. In the case that there is more than 1 team that
graduates 6 warriors on the same turn, I will pay the Award to the first team to
graduate 7 warriors, and so on.
The Iron Throne Award:
The first team to hold the Duelmaster for 10 turns STARTING ON TURN 11.
The Stylemaster Award.
The first team to hold the Stylemaster Award in 7 different styles, STARTING ON
TURN 11. If two teams obtain Stylemaster Awards in 7 styles on the same turn, the
goal will be increased to 8 Styles.
Team Recognition Points: The total recognition points for all warriors in the arena
The Iron Throne Ledger: We will track who has been the Duelmaster every turn in
Arena history.
Iron Throne Counter: The total number of times a team has been the Duelmaster.
Composite Team Stylemaster awards: The number of times a team has had any of the 10
Stylemasters. Having 2 Stylemasters = 2 points that turn.
Challenge win percentage: How often your warriors win when they challenge.
Challenge Defender rate: How often your warriors win when they WERE challenged.
Team Invitations: Number of warriors graduated to ADM.
Team Graduation Rate: Total team fights/Graduated Warriors.
Team Kill Percentage: Total of team Kills/Team Fights
Team Death Percentage: Total of Team Deaths/Team Fights
Team Revenge Rate: Number of Deaths/BloodFeuds Revenged (Note that the Dark Arena
will be counted as not-revenged.) You only get credit for one successful
BloodFeud per death (though I encourage you to BloodFeud all 4 turns.)
Current Win Streaks: Warriors that have gone the most turns without losing or
missing a turn.
Team Yahtzee counter: Number of times a team has gone 5-0 in a turn.
Team Bagel counter: Number of times a team has fought without a win.
Team Dark Arena counter: Number of times each team has used the Dark Arena.
The Most Feared (avoided) Team counter: Number of turns that team was the most
avoided team.
We will create a web page just for Arena 81 category leaders.
Hope to see you there. -- Deke
18 December 2006
Let it be known that Buddy Lee is no longer a member of The Company of Brothers,
T.C.B. I have resigned as of 10-23-06. Thank you.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SKIN ZESTER devastated QUINORE in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
WILLIAM CRAWFORD was demolished by DEATH'S DOORMAN in a 1 minute Challenge melee.
RENDER OF VEILS was viciously subdued by DOMINATOR in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
ERNEST DERVISHIAN was slain by KHALHUMS DWARF in a crowd pleasing 3 minute match.
MIKE COLALILLO was dispatched by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute bloody fight.
SOLDIER 1 overpowered VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
JAMES DOOLITTLE overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute uneven Title melee.
VALGARD was viciously subdued by REIGN OF BLADES in a action packed 1 minute duel.
CHERICILLE vanquished ENRAGE in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
FORANDIN was savagely defeated by HAMMERJACK in a popular 2 minute gory melee.
RAMBLING OX was luckily beaten by DA1 in a crowd pleasing 3 minute amateur's match.
BLINDED BY KNOWING demolished PAINFIRE 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|
|AIMED BLOW 5 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 1 - 0 83 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 AIMED BLOW 24 - 11 - 1 69 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 28 - 14 - 0 67 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 7 - 0 61 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 6 - 0 57 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 7 - 0 36 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 10 - 0 29 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 500 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 5 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 4 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW JAMES DOOLITTLE 4237 15 4 1 95 MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (385)
LUNGING ATTACK SOLDIER 1 4238 13 6 0 91 MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (385)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK VALGARD 4274 5 4 0 34 WANDERERS (329)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SOLDIER 1 4238. The most popular warrior this turn
was RAMBLING OX 4280. The ten other most popular fighters were ERNEST DERVISHIAN
4240, HAMMERJACK 4285, SKIN ZESTER 4270, REIGN OF BLADES 2087, CHERICILLE 4276,
DOMINATOR 4286, MIKE COLALILLO 4239, SOLDIER 1 4238, DA1 4291, and BLINDED BY KNOWING
4290.
The least popular fighter this week was PAINFIRE 4292. The other ten least popular
fighters were ENRAGE 4284, RENDER OF VEILS 4281, WILLIAM CRAWFORD 4241, FORANDIN
4272, VALGARD 4274, QUINORE 4234, JAMES DOOLITTLE 4237, DEATH'S DOORMAN 1953, BLINDED
BY KNOWING 4290, and DA1 4291.