DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/05/2013 Duedate: 01/18/2013
RODEKI ARENA
DM-42 TURN-656
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ELIFAS KENT
DELVERS (154)
(42-4653) [18-11-0,124]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ELIFAS KENT POSITION IS EMPTY
DELVERS (154)
(42-4653) [18-11-0,124]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ISENGALEN KARMIC KUDZU
DELVERS (154) COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
(42-4610) [14-31-0,73] (42-4718) [6-2-0,56]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
FLAGG'S FIVE (213)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. FLAGG'S FIVE (213) 61
2. INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414) 30 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
3. SHREDDERS (412) 20 Unchartered Team
4. DELVERS (154) 4
5. VENETIAN CINQUE (416) 0DARK SIDE OF TV LAND (366)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 VENETIAN CINQUE (416) 13 7 1 65.0 1/ 2 FLAGG'S FIVE (213) 10 5 1
2/ 2 COLOR ME SUAVE (322) 943 602 39 61.0 2/ 1 SHREDDERS (412) 9 6 2
3/ 3 SHREDDERS (412) 102 75 7 57.6 3/ 5 INTELLECTS OF HIPH (414) 8 5 0
4/ 4 FLAGG'S FIVE (213) 279 261 17 51.7 4/ 4 DELVERS (154) 5 10 0
5/ 5 INTELLECTS OF HIPH (414) 74 89 4 45.4 5/ 3 COLOR ME SUAVE (322) 4 6 0
6/ 6 DELVERS (154) 821 %1056 20 43.7 6- 7 VENETIAN CINQUE (416) 1 0 0
7- 7*WORLD BLADES 10 (422) 3 4 2 42.9 7- 6*WORLD BLADES 10 (422) 1 1 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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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 718): ERBIN PARNAN of LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 600): KESTRALINE of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 723): FREQUENT FLAYER of GENERATION X (The Storm Lord, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 695): JAEGER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 719): BUZZ KILL of HOOKED ON COFFEE (slugbait, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 714): HARD CORE of INK & STEEL FOREVER (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 722): MARY ANN of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 707): JIGGA of JAY-Z (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 708): KILL KITTEN of ARDUIN GRIMOIRE (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 707): SPOONFUL of THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 673): CHESTER GRELL of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 662): NORVANDARRO KREN of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 307): MASSEY of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 655): RIMA ADLER of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 606): MOONDARK of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 289): DIAN WEI of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 282): JOHN WAYNE of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 552): NEEVAN POVAR of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 258): LONDON BEEFEATER of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 600): CRYSOPRASE of ILLFANG PACT (She-Puppy, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 718): LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 600): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 723): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 695): PEARL JAM (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 719): SHADY LADYS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 714): BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 722): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 707): JAY-Z (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 708): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 707): THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 673): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 662): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 307): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 655): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 606): VAN DUEL (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 289): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 282): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 552): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 258): MONGREL HORDE (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 600) DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II (The Upright Man, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 717): ALLANA LORIMER of LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 695): JAEGER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 694): KID KOALA of COLLEGE RADIO #4 (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 722): MARY ANN of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 707): JIGGA of JAY-Z (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 707): GURGLES of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 306): WOXTON of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 655): RIMA ADLER of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
(turn 654): C-PAPPY of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 605): DR. ORPHEUS of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 281): KING MIDAS of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 551): MOOSEHEAD of FLOYD'S BREWERY (Floyd, mgr.)
KOLBERT MOON of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Rodeki,
Wow! I didn't think the day would finally get here! Flagg's Aimed Blows
usually die well before getting into double digits of fight count. Seeing as how
he's forgotten how to manage, as if he ever knew how, coupled with the fact that I'm
no beauty when it comes to skill, and I'm glad to get my invite to the Isle. There
was one cycle where he mysteriously had me train Will for no apparent reason, as if
that would have helped my survivability.
I would like to mention that it seems that Rodeki appears to have become a
little bit of a blood-thirsty town. I've spoken with my stable mates and have asked
them to reconsider how they run their affairs. No need to burn bridges when one is
looking for an Alliance to partner with! Take care, Rodeki! I hope to see you all
on the Isle one day!
Lady Protector Rima Adler
SPY REPORT
So why do I have this bag over my head? Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and
I'm going to give you a spy report!. Say good-bye to SHREDDERS, as they are pushed
from the coveted top team spot by the FLAGG'S FIVE stable. It looks like the guys(?)
at FLAGG'S FIVE had a good week as they went 5-0-1 to put them in 1st place. I guess
steroids help! And falling like a basher in the top ten was IGRINA SOCKINETTE, who
dropped 10 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with GAVEN ADLER.
Well here's a duelmaster that doesn't sit back and say 'Challenge me'! RIMA ADLER
made a challenge against TRUGOY THE DOVE this week. Going for the gusto and coming
up with aught but bloody knuckles was INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP's TRUGOY THE DOVE, who was
turned away from the Duelmastership by RIMA ADLER. Advice to bashers--never force
anything, just get a bigger halberd!
But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!
And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid FLAGG'S FIVE, please raise you hand.
Wow. Does RODEKI really have that many liars? For those of you who like math, try
this one: FLAGG'S FIVE + Weapons That go Boom = SHREDDERS + Avoid City. And who is
this KARLIGRENA you ask, with 88 points and a 15-14-0 record. Ooh, the tales I could
tell! In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, DIMEBAG went after JURGENHALEN,
who was higher by 21 points. Well, when the dust settled, DIMEBAG won victory over
JURGENHALEN.
Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day
drinking to their memory. Better tanked than dead! 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 RODEKI 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. 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
ELIFAS KENT 4653 18 11 0 124 DELVERS (154)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SEAFOOD RISOTTO 4662 10 3 1 134 VENETIAN CINQUE (416)
COMMON SENSE 4616 12 6 2 115 INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)
ARMORED ECHO 4597 32 17 0 113 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
KOOL MOE DEE 4632 11 5 2 103 INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)
HIPPO HUNTRESS 4467 13 7 1 99 FLAGG'S FIVE (213)
TALIB KWELI 4631 13 22 0 99 INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)
PASDANOUS 4613 17 24 0 91 INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TRUGOY THE DOVE 4614 18 23 0 88 INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KARLIGRENA 4655 15 14 0 88 DELVERS (154)
GAVEN ADLER 4456 12 10 0 85 FLAGG'S FIVE (213)
SLASH 4692 7 6 1 77 SHREDDERS (412)
ISENGALEN 4610 14 31 0 73 DELVERS (154)
IGRINA SOCKINETTE 4682 13 6 0 71 DELVERS (154)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE EDGE 4689 8 2 0 65 SHREDDERS (412)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KARMIC KUDZU 4718 6 2 0 56 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
DIMEBAG 4733 3 1 1 54 SHREDDERS (412)
JURGENHALEN 4654 11 18 0 51 DELVERS (154)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-VEAL MARSALA 4724 3 1 0 33 VENETIAN CINQUE (416)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DIG FOREMAN 4730 3 2 2 20 FLAGG'S FIVE (213)
FRAMPTON 4735 2 1 0 20 SHREDDERS (412)
TERMINAL SAPPER 4742 1 1 0 17 FLAGG'S FIVE (213)
-ADELAIDE 4703 2 0 1 16 WORLD BLADES 10 (422)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MONDAY NITE FOOT 4708 5 4 0 COLOR ME SUAVE 322 DIMEBAG 4733 655
DUSTY MINER 4729 1 2 1 FLAGG'S FIVE 213 ADELAIDE 4703 654
GILBERT 4743 1 1 0 SHREDDERS 412 DIG FOREMAN 4730 656
SATCH 4734 0 1 0 SHREDDERS 412 DARWIN 4702 653 REVENGED
DARWIN 4702 1 1 1 WORLD BLADES 10 422 SLASH 4692 654
PERSONAL ADS
Hot Flash! The Face-to-Face Tourney will be in the 18th, 19th, and 20th of this
month. Get your strategies in by the 17th, please and thank you.
C-Pappy -- Thanks for the fight! I was very often afraid to challenge you, because
of my stable mate's experience against you. -- Rima Adler
Slash -- I see why you're so highly regarded around here. I almost embarassed my
self there. -- Hippo Huntress
Trugoy -- I'm going to figure you out one of these days! -- Gaven Adler
Frampton -- I think I may have learned something about my base skills today. *frown*
-- Terminal Sapper
P.S. Way to welcome a fella to Rodeki!
Gilbert -- You're welcome. Next time, kill me. I'm so tired of working in Rodeki's
mines and then coming to the arena to fight on Saturday mornings! -- Dig Foreman
Isengalen -- If, but, you were a hippo! -- Hippo Huntress
Jurgenhalen -- The HUNT is on! She has but a small lead. I shall catch her in time!
-- Hippo Huntress
Our congratulations to Rima Adler. -- Harby and the Delvers
Padanous -- Ah! That looks... (pause to study the records involved) That looks like
we have each other's records. Or we're on the wrong teams. -- Elifas Kent
Talib Kweli -- Darn. Not my day. Maybe I should go delve some. -- Isengalen
Armored Echo -- That just goes through my head like knives. Much too loud! -- Igrina
Sockinette
Khalhums Dwarves have nothing on us when it comes to digging in and being, ah,
forceful. -- Karligrena
Karmic Kudzu -- A disturbing concept. Where does your manager FIND these weird
types? -- Jurgenhalen
P.S. Actually, what Harby said was, "Cool name. Another winner from Suave."
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
RIMA ADLER devastated TRUGOY THE DOVE in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
HIPPO HUNTRESS viciously subdued KARLIGRENA in a popular 1 minute Challenge match.
GAVEN ADLER viciously subdued IGRINA SOCKINETTE in a 1 minute Challenge contest.
THE EDGE luckily beat KARMIC KUDZU in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge competition.
DIMEBAG overpowered JURGENHALEN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
DIG FOREMAN delivered the death blow upon GILBERT in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
TALIB KWELI handily defeated ISENGALEN in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee.
COMMON SENSE vanquished SLASH in a action packed 1 minute gory uneven fight.
ARMORED ECHO was overpowered by ELIFAS KENT in a popular 1 minute uneven Title match.
KOOL MOE DEE demolished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute bloody mismatched match.
PASDANOUS devastated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 4 minute bloody one-sided battle.
FRAMPTON was overpowered by CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
TERMINAL SAPPER defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute novice's duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 29 - 18 - 4 62 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 6 - 1 60 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 15 - 12 - 2 56 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 19 - 19 - 1 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 TOTAL PARRY 21 - 22 - 0 49 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 21 - 0 45 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 21 - 2 36 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 8 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
Turn 656 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 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 AIMED BLOW
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK ELIFAS KENT 4653 18 11 0 124 DELVERS (154)
STRIKING ATTACK COMMON SENSE 4616 12 6 2 115 INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)
TOTAL PARRY ARMORED ECHO 4597 32 17 0 113 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
LUNGING ATTACK KOOL MOE DEE 4632 11 5 2 103 INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414)
AIMED BLOW KARLIGRENA 4655 15 14 0 88 DELVERS (154)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL GAVEN ADLER 4456 12 10 0 85 FLAGG'S FIVE (213)
BASHING ATTACK KARMIC KUDZU 4718 6 2 0 56 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ISENGALEN 4610. The most popular warrior this turn
was KARMIC KUDZU 4718. The ten other most popular fighters were HIPPO HUNTRESS 4467,
GAVEN ADLER 4456, PASDANOUS 4613, TALIB KWELI 4631, COMMON SENSE 4616, TERMINAL
SAPPER 4742, ELIFAS KENT 4653, KOOL MOE DEE 4632, TRUGOY THE DOVE 4614, and DIMEBAG
4733.
The least popular fighter this week was FRAMPTON 4735. The other ten least popular
fighters were SLASH 4692, ISENGALEN 4610, GILBERT 4743, JURGENHALEN 4654, ARMORED
ECHO 4597, DIG FOREMAN 4730, THE EDGE 4689, IGRINA SOCKINETTE 4682, KARLIGRENA 4655,
and DIMEBAG 4733.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
RIMA ADLER (42-4187) FLAGG'S FIVE (213)
AVOIDS, BLOODFEUDS, & CHALLENGES
by Pagan
Ever wonder how the whole challenge/avoid thing works?
Who you fight depends on exactly how it works. We will never know exactly how it
works unless we can get a look at the coding for the program, but this is how I think
it works:
The Situation:
The system allows a warrior to make two separate challenges and two distinct
avoids.
Avoids are distinct in that they MUST indicate a specific team to be avoided, so
a "double avoid" indicates a single team twice, which by default means you are
avoiding one team. In this case, the second avoid is a duplicate and therefore a
waste of an avoid.
Challenges are to specific warriors. You have a first challenge, and then you
have a second challenge.
The Process:
First the computer removes all Dark Arena challengers from the list of available
warriors.
Second, the computer checks for WHO fights WHO by going though all TVs and
bloodfeuds, which are 100% sure to go through except in four instances:
1. the warrior challenged does not fight,
2. the warrior challenged is also making a bloodfeud or TV challenge and that
challenge has already been assigned,
3. the warrior has already been assigned to a Dark Arena fight,
4. that warrior has declared your team to be one of his warrior's avoids,
reducing your challenge to 50%.
Third, the computer assesses all the regular first-challenge warriors and assigns
fights. All other challenges are at 100% chance of success except in a few instances:
warrior challenged is going to the DA, warrior challenged is involved in a previously
assigned challenge, warrior challenged is not running this turn, or warrior challenged
has avoided your team at 50% chance to avoid.
Fourth, the computer assesses and assigns all secondary challenges of warriors
not so far assigned for bloodfeuds and TVs.
Fifth, the computer assesses and assigns all the regular second challenges.
Sixth, the computer assigns random matchups in each available class starting with
the highest class first.
Seventh, the computer finds the remaining warriors that have successfully avoided
all first and second challenges and/or who also did not get randomly assigned, AND for
whom no more available warriors remain in their class for random pairing. All of
these warriors get RSI-generated warriors to fight based on their class.
So, if I'm right and avoids reduce the chance for a challenge to 50%, then:
In the absence of an avoid
single challenge = 100% success
double challenge = 100% success, then an additional 100% success
Where an avoid is involved
single challenge vs avoid = 50% success
double challenge vs avoid = 75% (chance to avoid is 0.5 * 0.5 = 0.25; 1 -
0.25 = 75% chance to succeed
Bloodfeuds and TVs may increase the percentage chance of success above 100%, or
they may not. I feel that their increased ability to get through is based solely on
the way the computer assigns challenges. They are first, so they are most likely to
go through. The 100% chance for a challenge to succeed is 100% if it's a TV bloodfeud
and you are the first one to get assigned a fight that day because you are also the
Duelmaster. But after that the chances start to diminish rapidly.
The run-through for second challenges theoretically means your challenge should
be 100% but it's not the case if you are the LAST guy the computer goes to for finding
challenges.
If you don't double challenge, you significantly lower your chance to get your
challenge through. The second challenge is not equal to the first challenge.
Pagan