DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 09/23/2008 Duedate: 10/06/2008 KATI-TEI ARENA DM-41 TURN-545 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS RAMBLING OX WANDERERS (329) (41-4280) [31-19-1,118] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader RAMBLING OX POSITION IS EMPTY WANDERERS (329) (41-4280) [31-19-1,118] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite RAMBLING OX EDWARD DAHLGREN WANDERERS (329) MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397) (41-4280) [31-19-1,118] (41-4381) [7-3-1,62] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM THE PLAGUE (93) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397) 44 2. THE PLAGUE (93) 22 RADIO CLASH (394) 3. RADIO CLASH (394) 2 Unchartered Team 4. TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395) 0 5. WANDERERS (329) -7 THERE SHE GOES (260) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 RADIO CLASH (394) 41 27 2 60.3 1/ 2 THE PLAGUE (93) 10 5 0 2/ 2 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397) 30 20 3 60.0 2/ 3 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397) 9 6 1 3/ 3 THE PLAGUE (93) 267 255 17 51.1 3/ 1 WANDERERS (329) 8 7 0 4/ 4 WANDERERS (329) 586 592 14 49.7 4/ 4 RADIO CLASH (394) 3 5 0 5- 5 TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395) 33 47 4 41.3 5- 5 TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395) 0 5 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 300): ZIP of Z GLADIATORS (Mr. Zee, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 602): ECRU ELEPHANT of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 602): WESTON of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 595): DOLBY JOSSEL of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 591): LORMIN GARDE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 591): STAN DAUFF of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 588): DRALION of MENAGERIE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 584): OZZIE CANSECO of THE A'S -- LOSERS II (Malaquar, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 553): CHUCK ELVIS of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 544): RAMBLING OX of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 535): DECEPTIVE DELILA of THE ZEN ZONE (Jondeaux, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 248): LEO of DARQUE AGES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 437): DIMAGGIO oF 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 201): BENITO CHATTE of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 487): VISION of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 300): BLOOD RITES (Wretch, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 602): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 602): OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 595): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 591): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 591): FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 588): MENAGERIE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 584): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 553): MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 544): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 535): THE ZEN ZONE (Jondeaux, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 248): ZERO (Ice Man, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 437): 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 201): POSITION IS EMPTY ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 487): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 14 TOBIR (turn 602): WESTON of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 594): LIPSTICK of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 588): DRALION of MENAGERIE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 583): FRANKLINS TOWER of THE WARLOCKS (Malaquar, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 543): GUNS OF BRIXTON of RADIO CLASH (Rude Buddha, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 535): DECEPTIVE DELILA of THE ZEN ZONE (Jondeaux, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 248): LEO of DARQUE AGES (Master Darque, mgr.) PAINFUL PEONY of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 437): DIMAGGIO oF 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 201): BENITO CHATTE of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Well, look, if you raise the abyss, it isn't an abyss anymore, and then where are you? This was for your own good, ma'am. Rambling Ox SPY REPORT It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last week's fights. We now have a new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on. THE PLAGUE now holds the crown and they are betting they can keep it. Hey everybody, watch out for ROBERT DUNLAP, who flew up 21 points in the rankings after mashing TERRINDAR like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. TERRINDAR lost to ROBERT DUNLAP and drops 10 points. Well, everybody's pal RAMBLING OX moved his record to 31-19-1 by defeating EYES THAT BURN in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 6 recognition points. 4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that location. Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the KATI-TEI arena. Did you hear that WANDERERS was most avoided team this week? Well, knowing the personal hygiene of WANDERERS' warriors, I'm not surprised! For those of you who like math, try this one: WANDERERS + Weapons That go Boom = THE PLAGUE + Avoid City. Well dang howdy, but if challenges were votes, JANIE JONES would be president. Although it may be a contest she doesn't want to win. Getting lots of flowers from sympathetic fans was JANIE JONES, who was successfully challenged by BREAK STUFF who had a mere 18 points more than JANIE JONES. Definition of petty: BREAK STUFF subdued JANIE JONES, a mismatch of 18 points. In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, TRINITY REBORN went after EDWARD DAHLGREN, who was higher by 19 points. Well, when the dust settled, TRINITY REBORN was put to death by EDWARD DAHLGREN. Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the most interesting, though! Well, the arena is no place for slow learners (and hopefully T.P.s) and EDWARD DAHLGREN demonstrated that very violently on TRINITY REBORN's body. Here's some advice: warriors with little wit and will may encounter problems on the trail to the Isle. 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?). Okay, so I may not be the world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors. See ya next time I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME RAMBLING OX 4280 31 19 1 118 WANDERERS (329) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BREAK STUFF 4344 10 3 0 102 THE PLAGUE (93) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME RAISE THE ABYSS 4331 14 9 0 90 THE PLAGUE (93) GOTHELCINA 4376 9 6 1 78 WANDERERS (329) JANIE JONES 4349 13 10 0 74 RADIO CLASH (394) EYES THAT BURN 4339 11 8 0 71 THE PLAGUE (93) -LADY GRACE HAMMER 4355 10 6 1 68 TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME EDWARD DAHLGREN 4381 7 3 1 62 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397) ROBERT DUNLAP 4378 6 4 0 61 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397) GHETTO DEFENDANT 4351 14 9 1 60 RADIO CLASH (394) STANLOY MEDAR 4369 14 4 0 59 WANDERERS (329) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SERGEANT 2 4389 4 1 0 53 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397) TERRINDAR 4340 11 18 0 51 WANDERERS (329) THE WAIT 4382 7 2 0 47 THE PLAGUE (93) VALARELLE 4365 10 10 0 40 WANDERERS (329) -COMMUNION HAMMER 4356 9 7 0 34 TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395) SERGEANT 1 4388 4 1 1 34 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -HOLY WATER HAMMER 4354 6 10 2 30 TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395) SERGEANT 15 4377 3 7 1 30 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397) -SIR HAMMER HAMMER 4352 6 10 1 29 TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SIR KNIGHT HAMMER 4353 2 14 0 20 TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? TRINITY REBORN 4337 8 12 0 THE PLAGUE 93 EDWARD DAHLGREN 4381 545 PERSONAL ADS Eyes that Burn -- Oh, yeah, I had that. Turned out to be an early warning of a cold coming on. Very unpleasant while it lasted. -- Valarelle Robert Dunlap -- Ah...you're the guy about the tires? I could use tires. Give me a price. -- Terrindar Ghetto Defendant -- Surely you can do better than that? -- Gothelcina Sergeant 2 -- I was never much good at following orders. -- Stanloy Medar 8 July 2008 ***************************************************** **********************ATTENTION********************** ***************************************************** ALLIANCES OF ALASTARI ***************************************************** **********************ATTENTION********************** ***************************************************** *TURF WAR VI RULES* Starting Nov 2008 (10 turns) 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 alliance and the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter. 2. Announcements made on the D2 Forums will not be accepted. Captains are responsible for: 1. Verifying those who wish to participate under the banner of their alliance; 2. Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War. 3. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Certificate to participate Participating managers who are not Captains must: 1. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Certificate to participate 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 a Gift Certificate is received. 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 by the alliance Captain they will represent. c. Only one (1) team per player may compete. No multiple teams or aliases will be allowed. Violations will result in immediate disqualification from the Turf War (so be sure to take any multiple teams OFF of Team Maintenance). d. Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams that do not properly declare 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 scoring 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 5 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. Scoring will be as follows for Fights: Win Loss Kill Die Challenge +2 -2 +5 -5 Match Up +1 -1 +1 -5 Bloodfeud +2 -5 +5 -10 Champion x2 x2 x2 x2 Dark Arena* +10 -5 xx xx *After 2nd win, warrior scores no points for wins Special Scoring Considerations for the Turf War are as follows: Spy Report mention (team name only) +2 Style Master +2 Duelmaster +2 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 be in the Adepts bracket or lower on the turn they are declared, and may NOT have gone above Adepts level at any time; this includes teams transferred into North Fork for the Turf War. Bloodfeuds: 1. Bloodfeuds will score points on all four (4) turns. 2. There is no limit to which warrior may bloodfeud or how often. Tournament Considerations: 1. Tournament participation is ALLOWED and encouraged. 2. Tournament Victors won during the course of the contest will gain a one (1) time bonus of 25 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 50 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a warrior(s) win such status. 4. Points for TVs and TCs 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 275, points will be credited on North Fork turn 276 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 seven (7) teams allowed per alliance for the Turf War. 4. The Dark Arena may be used on the first turn only, of every warrior, without penalty. Prizes: The Turf War is a "winner take all" contest. All prizes and 100% of the Gift Certificates will be awarded to the Captain of the winning alliance. 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. The following prizes have been secured from RSI: 1. Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena; 2. Renaming of Dark Arena Monsters (one for each manager in the winning alliance); 3. Known Favorites for one warrior on each team of the winning alliance (warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have at least one arena fight to receive this award). 4. +1 Skill bonus potion for each manager on the winning alliance. Bonus potion must be applied to a living warrior from (DM 47) 5. +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each manager who fights in all 10 rounds AND 45 fights of the Turf War. Bonus potion must be applied to a living warrior from (DM 47) These awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee) within 4 turns of the end of TW VI. 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. Please note there have been rule changes from the last Turf War. Please read them carefully! Contest will begin in November following the Fall Mail In Tournament. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS BREAK STUFF devastated JANIE JONES in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. TRINITY REBORN was viciously butchered by EDWARD DAHLGREN in a 4 minute battle. THE WAIT luckily beat SERGEANT 1 in a 2 minute master vs. amateur Challenge duel. RAMBLING OX overpowered EYES THAT BURN in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight. RAISE THE ABYSS bested GOTHELCINA in a popular 3 minute duel. TERRINDAR was devastated by ROBERT DUNLAP in a 1 minute mismatched match. STANLOY MEDAR handily defeated HAPPY PEASANT in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight. VALARELLE was vanquished by SERGEANT 2 in a 1 minute uneven duel. GHETTO DEFENDANT overpowered SERGEANT 15 in a popular 1 minute uneven duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 6 - 2 - 0 75 | |PARRY-LUNGE 3 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 4 - 0 73 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 20 - 11 - 3 65 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 7 - 0 61 | |AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-STRIKE 16 - 12 - 1 57 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 AIMED BLOW 19 - 15 - 0 56 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 4 - 0 50 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-LUNGE 15 - 20 - 1 43 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 8 - 0 38 | |BASHING ATTACK 0 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 11 - 0 31 | Turn 545 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 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 PARRY-LUNGE AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 PARRY-STRIKE PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK RAMBLING OX 4280 31 19 1 118 WANDERERS (329) LUNGING ATTACK BREAK STUFF 4344 10 3 0 102 THE PLAGUE (93) PARRY-RIPOSTE RAISE THE ABYSS 4331 14 9 0 90 THE PLAGUE (93) PARRY-LUNGE EYES THAT BURN 4339 11 8 0 71 THE PLAGUE (93) PARRY-STRIKE EDWARD DAHLGREN 4381 7 3 1 62 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397) AIMED BLOW ROBERT DUNLAP 4378 6 4 0 61 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397) TOTAL PARRY THE WAIT 4382 7 2 0 47 THE PLAGUE (93) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is RAMBLING OX 4280. The most popular warrior this turn was EDWARD DAHLGREN 4381. The ten other most popular fighters were GOTHELCINA 4376, SERGEANT 1 4388, RAMBLING OX 4280, STANLOY MEDAR 4369, TRINITY REBORN 4337, RAISE THE ABYSS 4331, GHETTO DEFENDANT 4351, THE WAIT 4382, ROBERT DUNLAP 4378, and SERGEANT 2 4389. The least popular fighter this week was VALARELLE 4365. The other ten least popular fighters were TERRINDAR 4340, JANIE JONES 4349, SERGEANT 15 4377, EYES THAT BURN 4339, BREAK STUFF 4344, SERGEANT 2 4389, ROBERT DUNLAP 4378, THE WAIT 4382, GHETTO DEFENDANT 4351, and RAISE THE ABYSS 4331. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: RAMBLING OX (41-4280) WANDERERS (329)