DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 05/20/2009 Duedate: 06/16/2009 STORMCROWE ARENA DM-45 TURN-282 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS JACOB MARLEY PHANTOM REGIMENT (496) (45-4351) [15-4-1,160] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader JACOB MARLEY SVAMPBOB PHANTOM REGIMENT (496) MIKES HEROES (509) (45-4351) [15-4-1,160] (45-4510) [4-0-0,31] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite JACOB MARLEY GRATEFUL DEAD PHANTOM REGIMENT (496) PHANTOM REGIMENT (496) (45-4351) [15-4-1,160] (45-4525) [4-5-0,29] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM MIKES HEROES (509) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. OLD MAN RIVER (494) 27 2. NOSTALGIA (506) 23 PHANTOM REGIMENT (496) 3. MUTANT HAMMERZ (456) 13 Unchartered Team 4. PHANTOM REGIMENT (496) 5 5. MIKES HEROES (509) 2 MIKES HEROES (509) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 PHANTOM REGIMENT (496) 57 33 3 63.3 1/ 1*MIKES HEROES (509) 8 2 1 2/ 2*MIKES HEROES (509) 20 12 2 62.5 2/ 2 PHANTOM REGIMENT (496) 6 4 1 3/ 3 NOSTALGIA (506) 54 36 2 60.0 3/ 4 MIRACLE WORKSHOP (371) 5 4 0 4- 4 OF WOLF & MAN 4 (491) 51 36 4 58.6 4/ 3 SRETSAMLEUD II (500) 4 2 1 5/ 5 SRETSAMLEUD II (500) 51 39 7 56.7 5/ 6 MUTANT HAMMERZ (456) 3 8 0 6/ 0 OLD MAN RIVER (494) 37 31 3 54.4 6/ 0 OLD MAN RIVER (494) 2 2 0 7/ 7 MUTANT HAMMERZ (456) 89 109 3 44.9 7/ 5 NOSTALGIA (506) 2 8 0 8/ 8 MIRACLE WORKSHOP (371) 25 36 1 41.0 8- 8 OF WOLF & MAN 4 (491) 0 1 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+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 618): KEEL HAULER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 620): CARLOTTA of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 614): NECROPALYSE of DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 616): MAREY D'NUIT of PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 614): TIBERIUS of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 612): WHITE CHOCOLATE of WALI'S FINEST (?, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 306): OPASAN of PHANTACITY (Omega, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 605): LITERNIUS of EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 304): ULL HARDHAMMER of THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 602): MADNESS of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 600): PITT of STORM BRINGERS (The Rake, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 591): SLOWGO of LOST CAUSE (Vol, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 553): HAWK NELSON of POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (Zalgor Prigg) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 281): JACOB MARLEY of PHANTOM REGIMENT (Nomad, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 276): JUSTICE FOR ALL of OF WOLF AND MAN (Tripwire, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 262): INGLEMORT JULS of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 481): SPLAT of THEM (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 468): ACIDULOUS of ELOQUENT KNIGHTS (Soultaker, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 448): ZOE ALDIN of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 444): MAN-O-WAR of TIL DEATH DO US PART (Killjoy, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 211): DEATH SUCKS of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 408): MORO TEN ZORA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 401): CORINTHIAN of PARANOID ASYLUM (Jekyll, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 390): GABRIELLE REESE of GIRLS X3 (NON, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 506): NATAS of DO IT AGAIN (Dark One, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 618): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 620): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 614): DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 616): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 614): FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 612): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 306): SANGUIS MORI (Toker, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 605): WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (Sporkis, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 304): WAR (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 602): DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 600): RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillyu, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 591): LOST CAUSE (Vol, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 553): LUROCIAN ROYALTY (The Greek Guy, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 281): MIKES HEROES (Mike?, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 276): LAND OF OZ (Oz the All Successful, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 261): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 481): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.) DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 468): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 448): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 444): MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 211): MIDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 408): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 401): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 390): GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 506): I'M HISTORY et al (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 617): HEMPEN JIG of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 619): PHILOLAUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 615): ZIGADENUS of MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 614): QUINTUS of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 611): WEE MAN of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 306): OPASAN of PHANTACITY (Omega, mgr.) MANKILLER of DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 604): ELVIRA MADIGAN of TRAIL OF TEARS (?, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 303): THERMOPYLAE of WAR (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 552): KRYSTAL MEYERS of POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (Zalgor Prigg) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 276): NIKKO of LAND OF OZ (Oz the Successful, mgr.) (turn 275): NILES of SECOND BANANAS (Manniquin, mgr.) BLACKENED of OF WOLF AND MAN (Tripwire, mgr.) (turn 274): KILLING JOKE of INDIFFERENCE (Jekyll, mgr.) DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 468): ACIDULOUS of ELOQUENT KNIGHTS (Soultaker, mgr.) (turn 467): BUSTED NUTS of HIT ME WITH... (PTFT, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 444): MAN-O-WAR of TIL DEATH DO US PART (Killjoy, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Dead?!?! Optimus Prime died in the infirmary?! Honestly, I thought the guy was tougher than that. I had hoped to keep him around as a punching bag for awhile. Now I suppose his team is going to get all nostalgic about their once fine gladiator... saw that one coming, didn't you? Will I get to see Destro in a Bloodfeud? Not this turn anyway, as he isn't ranked highly enough. If the situation changes, I await your challenge. With Kellumbo and Trip hiding out last turn the arena got a bit smaller, but hopefully that won't last. Stik should make an appearance again this turn, which will be nice to see. I think. A certain AB I know owes me a drink at the tavern. Who knows, maybe we will even get Master Darque back soon. Who would have thought we would miss a little red demon? What is the world coming to? Heck, even a more active Hammer would be a treat. The Mutants are here, but a more active and talkative Minister of War would be appreciated. But for now, I think I shall concentrate on the task at hand--defending my throne. Slow arenas are so, well, slow, that I honestly don't remember who I challenged. But it must have been Shadowcat, after all, who else could it have been? I like my chances in that fight, so hopefully I shall be here again next turn to harass you with warnings of fights past, present and future. --Jacob Marley, Duelmaster of Stormcrowe SPY REPORT If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of STORMCROWE brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see DESTRO win a fight and gain 22 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, DESTRO beat PROWLER and PROWLER lost 15 points. You're breakin' my heart. Going for broke or broken, our Duelmaster SHADOWCAT HAMMER challenged this turn. And if variety is the spice of life, STORMCROWE may be getting bland, as JACOB MARLEY stays top dog in the city. I'm not in a very good mood today, but why am I telling you this? You want to know what's new, don't you, STORMCROWE? Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys. SRETSAMLEUD II, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were this turn's most avoided team. Care to know who is the most afraid of you? And who led the way in this mass act of cowardice? Let's see, well, whatcha know? It was PHANTOM REGIMENT. Ha ha ha ha! SHADOWCAT HAMMER was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster. Now was the DM insulted or feared? Heh, heh. Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and gone, and get to see if their team cared. We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that later? What does the STORMCROWE arena have in common with the inns? It's just as comfortable to sleep in either place. Ha ha ha ha! Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so nice! So nyaaah! Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JACOB MARLEY 4351 15 4 1 160 PHANTOM REGIMENT (496) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MERCED 4341 11 3 1 104 OLD MAN RIVER (494) DESTRO 4418 13 7 0 95 NOSTALGIA (506) SHADOWCAT HAMMER 3961 18 24 0 92 MUTANT HAMMERZ (456) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ICHABOD CRANE 4352 12 6 2 77 PHANTOM REGIMENT (496) PROWLER 4350 12 6 0 72 PHANTOM REGIMENT (496) WANT TO KNOW JESUS 3241 7 10 0 72 MIRACLE WORKSHOP (371) DICE 4381 13 7 1 68 SRETSAMLEUD II (500) THE RED 4340 8 6 0 68 OLD MAN RIVER (494) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -TIGRIS 4339 6 7 1 57 OLD MAN RIVER (494) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FLYING DUTCHMAN 4469 8 5 0 51 PHANTOM REGIMENT (496) HALF 4384 11 12 2 47 SRETSAMLEUD II (500) HOLY VIRGIN BLOOD 3237 8 9 0 45 MIRACLE WORKSHOP (371) SPEAKS IN TONGUES 3239 8 9 1 36 MIRACLE WORKSHOP (371) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DC MASTER 4523 5 1 0 33 OF WOLF & MAN 4 (491) SVAMPBOB 4510 4 0 0 31 MIKES HEROES (509) GRATEFUL DEAD 4525 4 5 0 29 PHANTOM REGIMENT (496) PADDYPO 4443 6 2 0 28 MIKES HEROES (509) -PINGU 4439 4 2 0 28 MIKES HEROES (509) WOLFSBANE HAMMER 4502 3 10 0 27 MUTANT HAMMERZ (456) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -STORABOLLEN 4509 4 1 2 23 MIKES HEROES (509) ROCKSLIDE HAMMER 4515 3 9 0 22 MUTANT HAMMERZ (456) KEJSAREN 4584 1 0 0 7 MIKES HEROES (509) DEADGUY 4587 0 3 0 3 NOSTALGIA (506) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? OOGIBOOGI 4441 1 3 0 MIKES HEROES 509 SPEAKS IN TONGUE 3239 278 REVENGED SEBASTIAN HAMMER 4355 10 11 1 MUTANT HAMMERZ 456 DICE 4381 281 DUKE 4588 0 1 0 NOSTALGIA 506 STORABOLLEN 4509 280 OPTIMUS PRIME 4417 14 5 1 NOSTALGIA 506 JACOB MARLEY 4351 281 GREENRIVRKILLR 4501 2 5 0 OLD MAN RIVER 494 HIGH ELF 282 NONE THE RHINE 4554 1 1 1 OLD MAN RIVER 494 BANDIT PRINCE 282 NONE PERSONAL ADS Now that the Slaughterhouse contest is over, lets get Jorja back in here! We need somebody besides Trip and Kellumbo to kick around! 29 April 09 Greetings All -- This is Vincent Michaels, "the Rake", mgr. of the Stormbringers out of DM 33 Niatoli Island, back after a relatively long layoff. I come back to my arena to find only two other teams there. Terrible! I'm calling on all you managers out there who have inactive teams in Niatoli to put them back in the game. Also, anyone else who wants to come check out our little island are welcome. Good food and a lot of good gambling, and you will have a chance to smack around Gen. GirlPants and his band of Ravaged Queens. Great fun. Come one, come all! 4 May 09 Players of Duel 2: RSI wants to try, in a few arenas, a system that rewards role-play and general arena involvement. Our thoughts at this time are as follows, and feedback is earnestly solicited: 1. What to reward. a. Spotlights--they don't have to be involved and lengthy storylines, and in fact, my own inclination is to say: anything game related and original (i,e,, not a reprint), maybe set a minimum length. I use TOGS here as my model--half a column as formatted for the newsletter, and we don't judge the quality of the writing (so long as the editor isn't grossed out), just the intent to make a positive contribution. b. A dm column where one is "due." Again, no judgment on quality of writing, should be dm-related, and I would say (this is just me) a minimum length of maybe five lines. c. Personals. More than just "you suck," or "good fight." How much more doesn't really concern me, and quality, other than "not offensive to the editor," should not be an issue. We don't want to encourage participation and then muzzle it. d. It has been suggested that a reward point or two be offered for running a full team. We could include this, but my own inclination would be to say that there would be no points for this, but that those who don't make a clear effort on this (accidents happen, so maybe something like "when the three-turn total of fights is below twelve"?) aren't eligible for points on any turn until they get it back up to a full team. 2. How to reward it. a. We've been thinking nebulously about some kind of point system, obviously, as an example, say 3 points for a spotlight, 2 for a column, 1 for personals, more points here for what takes more effort, but some points for any effort. This is in no way final! But some way to keep track of who is contributing and how much, and as non- subjective as possible; this would be noted as each newsletter would be proofed. A way to clearly identify who's sending in what would help, but I can work it out by referring to the warrior listings if I have to. b. But, assuming a point system, do the rewards, whatever they end up being, go to the player who achieves a certain point total? Is this calculated per turn, or as a running total over as many turns as it takes to reach that point? Or to the player with the highest total on any given turn? What about ties? c. What do the points get the player? The current thought is X points gets a free fight, probably replacing the "Popularity Leader's" free fight in the relevant arena. That suggests only one player getting a role-play free fight on any given turn. Is this enough to encourage the newsletter participation we're hoping for? Should we convert "This Week's Favorite" to a role-play free fight also? Or handle rewards in some other way entirely? 3. Where it happens. The current thought is, try it in four arenas: one in each region, and one slow arena. Who picks the arenas in question? I'd be inclined to rule out those that are doing fairly well already (Ardivent, Sunset, Lapur; Arkers, Morya, North Fork), but is that wise? Or even fair? Darned if I know. Places where it is NOT currently intended to happen: Transfer arenas. Maybe rule out the no-tourney arenas as current candidates, too? If this seems to work well enough to be worth the effort, should we consider extending it to more, eventually to all non-transfer, arenas? This is not a "someday down the line we might" concept. We want to do this, and SOON. Your feedback would be appreciated, for, against, changes, anything. You can email me directly at jputney zianet com (make sure it says DM in the subject line) or send a diplo to scribe, any arena. the Scribe P.S. Staff members not to be eligible for role-playing free fights. 5 May 09 The Battle Royal V is upon us! Come join one of the original contests that has had some of the games best managers involved in the past. DM 18, Talcama, some consider it to be the crown jewel of the Delarq cities is where this contest will take place. The Battle Royal is intended to be a play as you want, play what you want Delarquan style contest with very few rules. While I'd love to say, "NO AVOIDING" is the only rule (and that wouldn't be too far off), I must spell out situations that can and have occurred and require additional clarification. The advantages of this format: 1) Simple. 2) No penalty for DAs. 3) No restrictions on warriors entered into the contest (baggers, TC mods, etc all welcome) 4) No penalty for not fighting. 5) It isn't a race where 21 wit and favorite learn determine the victor. 6) Losing a warrior (or even your whole team) doesn't eliminate you from contention. 7) It is possible to overcome almost any deficit. And this has been proven, with managers making huge point swings in short periods of time! 8) It is a contest designed to show manager skill rather than warrior ability. There are a few disadvantages: 1) There is no set end. It is possible for this contest to go on indefinitely. In practice, this format has worked very nicely in the past and I expect it will continue to work well. 2) You cannot avoid (But that is part of the fun and the head to head nature of this contest requires this rule.) 3) It encourages bloodshed. 4) Baggers and experienced warriors have an advantage over new warriors. Battle Royal Rules: - Any team in Talcama is eligible to participate. There are no restrictions on warriors (baggers, TC prize modified, etc). However, any warrior that fights for your team is considered in the BR. - Teams may not avoid any other team within the contest. (Note that you may avoid teams outside the contest but you do so at your own risk.) Avoiding a team on the turn they enter the Battle Royal is not considered against the rules (since you couldn't know the team wasn't part of the BR). The suggestion is not to avoid at all. Assur (the contest moderator) gets an avoid report every turn and will catch people avoiding! - Managers may only enter a single team in the contest. - Any manager with more than one team in Talcama may not challenge any other contest warrior with their non contest team(s). The intention is that no advantage can be gained by having multiple teams in the arena. ****Failure to comply with the above rules*** 1st offense: Disqualification from the prize, but you may still participate. 2nd offense: Warning. 3rd offense: Removal from Battle Royal. - If a manager decides to switch teams, his score will start back at 0. This is to prevent a manager from sweeping the contest with several teams of sandbaggers. Can a manager use this clause to go from a negative score to zero? Yes. I realize this is sort of cheating, but I'd rather have a manager start over with a new team than drop out of the contest. Even so, they have to start at 0 and must gain 25 points. - If your warrior loses a contest fight because of an input error and this error is verified by RSI, you will have a point added to your score. The head to head records will remain the same and any points gained by another manager will remain on that manager's record. - As soon as you are announced in the newsletter, you are officially entered into the Battle Royal. Scoring begins on that turn! You are expected to follow the rules that turn and every turn following. Your team may enter any time they wish during the course of the Battle Royal. - If you are exiting the Battle Royal, you are not removed until the turn after your intention is published. You are asked to follow the rules for that turn (either through not avoiding or not running your warriors). Scoring: - Scoring begins the turn your team declares participation. - Scoring continues through the turn your team withdraws. - Score is calculated by: Wins+Kills-Lossses. - Only fights with other B.R. participannts count towards your score, but they count whether they are challenges or random match-ups. - First Manager to 25 points wins! - In event of tie, B.R. continues until one team that has reached 25 points is ahead of all other participants. Disputes: - The attempt has been made to make these rules as complete and bulletproof as possible, but Tripwire will resolve any disputes as fairly as he is capable. Prizes: For the Winner: 6 Months Free Play in Talcama for the winning team (doesn't include tourneys)! One +1 Bonus Potion (up to max for warrior, to be used on a warrior in DM 18)! One Limited Damage Bump Potion (one time use, up to max for stats, used on DM 18 warrior)! One Minor Stat Switch Prize (up to 2 points can be moved from one stat to another stat on a new rollup in DM 18, before adding 14 points. This prize can be used up to 3 months from the contest end. Both points must be used in the same place (can't take one from a speed and one from deftness and add one to wit and will)). One Favorites Knowledge Potion (to be used on a 5+ FE warrior in DM 18). Rename One Dark Arena Creature in DM 18, which will be renamed for 6 Months or until the Ladies decide to return it to the previous name. All potions renaming prizes must be used within 2 turns of the end of the contest. Endurance Award (available to all participants): One +1 Bonus Potion (up to max for warrior, to be used on a warrior in DM 18). To qualify for the Endurance Award you must participate in 90% of the total fights possible over the course of the BR. If you don't have time to make it into the BR by the first turn, there will be a two turn window before the counter will start for new teams. The fights do not have to be BR point scoring fights, just 90% of the total possible participation over the course of the contest! So, if the contest runs 26 turns, there are 130 fights possible. Your team must have 117 fights during those 26 turns to be eligible. All prizes/potions subject to RSI's interpretation of how they are used/implemented. RSI said the faves knowledge must be used on an Inits warrior or higher and set at 5FE or more. Tripwire LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS GREENRIVRKILLR was dealt death by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. THE RHINE was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a exciting 1 minute Dark Arena duel. JACOB MARLEY subdued SHADOWCAT HAMMER in a 1 minute expert's Challenge Title fight. FLYING DUTCHMAN devastated PADDYPO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. GRATEFUL DEAD was narrowly defeated by SVAMPBOB in a 5 minute Challenge competition. MERCED overpowered ICHABOD CRANE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle. DESTRO devastated PROWLER in a action packed 1 minute gruesome one-sided competition. THE RED vanquished HOLY VIRGIN BLOOD in a 2 minute gory uneven duel. DICE vanquished SPEAKS IN TONGUES in a 1 minute gory one-sided duel. WANT TO KNOW JESUS overpowered HALF in a 1 minute one-sided melee. ROCKSLIDE HAMMER overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided match. WOLFSBANE HAMMER bested EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute master vs. novice conflict. DEADGUY was savagely defeated by KEJSAREN in a 1 minute bloody novice's brawl. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 20 - 12 - 1 63 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 AIMED BLOW 20 - 13 - 0 61 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 35 - 26 - 0 57 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 6 - 1 50 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 LUNGING ATTACK 44 - 48 - 3 48 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 12 - 14 - 0 46 | |AIMED BLOW 2 STRIKING ATTACK 43 - 51 - 3 46 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 WALL OF STEEL 22 - 27 - 1 45 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 2 - 0 33 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 23 - 46 - 3 33 | Turn 282 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: SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 WALL OF STEEL AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK JACOB MARLEY 4351 15 4 1 160 PHANTOM REGIMENT (496) AIMED BLOW MERCED 4341 11 3 1 104 OLD MAN RIVER (494) TOTAL PARRY DESTRO 4418 13 7 0 95 NOSTALGIA (506) WALL OF STEEL PROWLER 4350 12 6 0 72 PHANTOM REGIMENT (496) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK DICE 4381 13 7 1 68 SRETSAMLEUD II (500) STRIKING ATTACK FLYING DUTCHMAN 4469 8 5 0 51 PHANTOM REGIMENT (496) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is JACOB MARLEY 4351. The most popular warrior this turn was GRATEFUL DEAD 4525. The ten other most popular fighters were JACOB MARLEY 4351, SVAMPBOB 4510, DESTRO 4418, FLYING DUTCHMAN 4469, WANT TO KNOW JESUS 3241, WOLFSBANE HAMMER 4502, KEJSAREN 4584, THE RHINE 4554, MERCED 4341, and THE RED 4340. The least popular fighter this week was DEADGUY 4587. The other ten least popular fighters were HALF 4384, HOLY VIRGIN BLOOD 3237, ICHABOD CRANE 4352, PADDYPO 4443, SPEAKS IN TONGUES 3239, PROWLER 4350, SHADOWCAT HAMMER 3961, GREENRIVRKILLR 4501, ROCKSLIDE HAMMER 4515, and DICE 4381. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: SHADOWCAT HAMMER (45-3961) MUTANT HAMMERZ (456) MAIL-IN TOURNEY XLVII ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME DEATH FOG 4017 (70-32-0) 2 3 0 SUPERIOR FORCES ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME 2 GIRLS 1 CUP 4397 (9-5-0) 6 3 0 KELLUMBO'S KIDS INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME VADIS 4535 (6-0-1) 7 3 0 KELLUMBO'S KIDS GRATEFUL DEAD 4525 (4-4-0) 4 3 0 PHANTOM REGIMENT APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME RIME-ANCIENT MARINER 4496 (3-1-0) 3 3 0 MAIDEN JAPAN SVAMPBOB 4510 (2-0-0) 3 3 0 MIKES HEROES ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME SCRUB 4576 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 ARCTIC WASTES BARREN 4577 (0-0-0) 0 1 0 DEAD ARCTIC WASTES ADM FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME TUNDRA 4280 (18-12-1) 0 3 0 ARCTIC WASTES CHAMPIONS FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME ICHABOD CRANE 4352 (12-5-2) 0 3 0 PHANTOM REGIMENT INITIATES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME DC MASTER 4523 (5-1-0) 0 3 0 OF WOLF & MAN 4 APPRENTICES FOOL TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME STORABOLLEN 4509 (3-1-2) 0 3 0 MIKES HEROES ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME SEXY MARIA 4589 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 KELLUMBO'S KIDS KEJSAREN 4584 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 MIKES HEROES Daydream Believer You once thought of me, As a white knight on a steed. Now you know how happy I can be... It's true. I'm gone. I've punched my ticket to Immortality and I'm off to the Isle. I know a lot of you are wondering what it is about me that has made me so successful. I wish I knew for sure. I think it has more to do with intangibles (knack) than it does with design, bonuses and favorites. I'll let you decide. Daydream Believer (PR) 17-14-4-17-7-8-17 Poor Endurance--Good Damage I -- 8 (+1) R -- 13 A -- 14 (+4) P -- 14 (+4) Df - 8 Dc - 6 (+3) I know what you're thinking, "WTF, that guy looks like a 98 lb weakling!" Sigh...I prefer to think my physical characteristics are ideally suited for a finesse style. As for my bases, I know they aren't much to look at. After all, I am a PR. I'm fortunate to be blessed where I need it the most--attack and parry. Okay, so I've got nice bases with bonuses in the right spots. What about favorites? Did I know them in advance or did I change them? The answer is no, I had no idea what they were for sure until I recieved my graduation announcement. I would be happy to tell you what my favorites are but I don't think my clone, Jumpinjack Flash, would be very happy with me if I did. Let's just say that from the moment I stepped on the sands as a Rookie I used the same strategy in EVERY fight. The only thing I ever changed was armor (early on vs. TP's) and attack/defend locations. That should give those of you who have faced me more than once something to think about. You may be interested to know that I am all natural. I haven't had a prize of any type used on me. I'm a freak of nature. It just goes to show you never know when a guy like me will walk into your guildhouse looking for work as a gladiator. It's up to you to spot the potential and nuture it along. I'm going to list my tourney results and records versus each style. It isn't meant to be a brag--I just thought you might find it interesting and a lot easier than looking it up yourself. Enjoy! Tourneys: Rookies: 15-1-3 TC. Initiates: 15-3-3 TV. Adepts: 16-2 TC. Champs: 13-1-1 TC. Rookies--Champs record: 59-7-7 (.894) Challengers: 9-3 TV. Challengers: 15-1-1 TC. Challengers: 13-3 TV -- Runner-up (Marv-AB) Challengers: 13-3 TV -- Runner-up (Teevella-LU) Challengers: 7-3 Challengers: 11-3-2 TV Challengers: 11-3-1 TV Challengers: 13-3 TV -- Runner-up (Marv-AB) Challengers: 12-3 TV. Challengers record: 104-25-4 (.806). Career Tourney record: 163-32-11 (.836) TC's: 4 TVs: 8 (3 Runner-ups) Arena record: 5-0-1 Grudge matches: 3-0 Total record: 171-32-12 (.842) Tourney record vs all styles: AB: 7-11 BA: 6-0-1 LU: 46-9-4 PL: 5-1-1 PR: 2-0 PS: --- SL: 9-2 ST: 51-5-2 TP: 35-4-3 WS: 2-0 As you can see, the only style I had trouble with is the ABs. I think that has more to do with which ABs I fought rather than the style as a whole. I was 3-1 vs ABs early on (Rookies-Champs) and 4-10 in Challengers. I was 1-5 vs Marv, 0-1 vs Marv Jr and 0-3 vs Soulsnare. I am going to make an educated guess and assume they all had skills or prizes added to them to make them competetive at the Challenger level where so few ABs are. I could be wrong, though I doubt it. See you on the Isle, Daydream Believer