DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/15/2015 Duedate: 05/12/2015
STORMCROWE ARENA
DM-45 TURN-359
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ANGEL CAKE
SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
(45-4737) [9-12-0,99]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ANGEL CAKE NOK GORKA
SHEWISH BUFFET (520) GOING BERSERK (527)
(45-4737) [9-12-0,99] (45-4779) [7-1-2,56]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ANGEL CAKE SCANDAL SAVAGE
SHEWISH BUFFET (520) DARQUE FORCES (428)
(45-4737) [9-12-0,99] (45-4753) [12-6-1,83]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SHEWISH BUFFET (520) 36
2. GOING BERSERK (527) 17 DARQUE FORCES (428)
3. NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) 14 Unchartered Team
4. SIMPLETONS (424) 0
5. DARQUE FORCES (428) -7 GOING BERSERK (527)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*GOING BERSERK (527) 17 7 2 70.8 1/ 3 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) 7 8 0
2/ 2 DARQUE FORCES (428) 518 307 33 62.8 2/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (428) 6 9 0
3/ 4 MAX'S MIRACLE (123) 88 60 2 59.5 3/ 4*GOING BERSERK (527) 5 0 0
4/ 5 SHEWISH BUFFET (520) 71 78 6 47.7 4/ 2 MAX'S MIRACLE (123) 5 5 0
5/ 6 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) 344 421 11 45.0 5/ 5 SHEWISH BUFFET (520) 3 1 0
6- 7*SIMPLETONS (424) 6 8 0 42.9 6- 6*SIMPLETONS (424) 2 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report. Sit
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis. Say good-bye
to DARQUE FORCES, as they are pushed from the coveted top team spot by the NORTHERN
LIGHTS stable. GOING BERSERK is no joke as it posted a 3-0-0 week advancing from 4th
place to 3rd place. Hey everybody, watch out for POLAR FLEECE, who flew up 14 points
in the rankings after mashing BEA LIGERENT like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy.
Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. ATALI was bested by
NACHO MAN and drops 9 points. In front of all the crowds, ANGEL CAKE took the
Duelmaster's crown for his own. I give the bum two weeks. An apple a day keeps the
doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.
Here is other news that is of note. Here's a song for you: Who's afraid of the
big, bad SHEWISH BUFFET? Big bad SHEWISH BUFFET. Big bad SHEWISH BUFFET.
STORMCROWE's afraid of the big bad SHEWISH BUFFET. Tra la la la la! For those of
you who like math, try this one: SHEWISH BUFFET + Weapons That go Boom = GOING
BERSERK + Avoid City.
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Here's some advice: warriors with little
wit and will may encounter problems on the trail to the Isle.
Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in STORMCROWE have no
sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. 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
ANGEL CAKE 4737 9 12 0 99 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SEAL DANCER 4686 20 21 1 96 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
MADAME HYDRA 4752 13 5 0 95 DARQUE FORCES (428)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE MAN IN BLACK 3417 11 8 0 86 MAX'S MIRACLE (123)
SCANDAL SAVAGE 4753 12 6 1 83 DARQUE FORCES (428)
BUTTERCUP 3416 13 6 1 74 MAX'S MIRACLE (123)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WAR MAIDEN 4743 12 10 1 62 DARQUE FORCES (428)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NOK GORKA 4779 7 1 2 56 GOING BERSERK (527)
NACHO MAN 4796 5 0 0 40 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
UKKO 4780 5 2 0 35 GOING BERSERK (527)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BENDER 4804 2 0 0 31 SIMPLETONS (424)
THE ICEMAN 4760 6 9 2 29 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
SNAEGH 4792 4 1 0 28 GOING BERSERK (527)
-SLACK JAW 4802 2 0 0 28 SIMPLETONS (424)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LADY MACDEATH 4774 5 5 1 21 DARQUE FORCES (428)
ATALI 4770 3 8 0 20 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
-CHICAGO 4801 1 0 0 20 SIMPLETONS (424)
SLOPPY JOE 4797 2 3 0 17 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
-PONDER 4803 1 1 0 16 SIMPLETONS (424)
FROST GIANT 4784 2 7 0 15 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
POLAR FLEECE 4817 1 0 0 14 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
BEA LIGERENT 4812 2 2 0 8 DARQUE FORCES (428)
-TRAILOR TRASH 3673 0 3 0 7 SIMPLETONS (424)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ANTON CHIGURH 4794 2 1 0 MEN OF ILL REPUT 395 NOK GORKA 4779 355 NOT REVENGED
THELEN THE REDD 4263 5 4 0 MEN OF ILL REPUT 395 NOK GORKA 4779 356
SNACK 4814 0 1 0 SHEWISH BUFFET 520 DARK CHAMPION 359 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Jorja hires from Shews R Us. -- Frost Giant
Inigo -- Yes, I did read it. I just want to be sure. -- Jorja
Four-one? That's a surprise. -- Seal Dancer
Folks, I am leaving Duel II for personal reasons. I have no idea whether I may
return, but don't count on it. I will remain active in Lapur (29) and Jade Mountain
(75), and that's it. I have enjoyed knowing you. Fare you well. -- Jorja
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SNACK was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
THE MAN IN BLACK was bested by ANGEL CAKE in a 2 minute gruesome veteran's Title duel.
SEAL DANCER subdued SCANDAL SAVAGE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute uneven fight.
MADAME HYDRA devastated VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
WAR MAIDEN was outwaited by BUTTERCUP in a 7 minute gory expert's brawl.
NOK GORKA devastated THE ICEMAN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
UKKO overcame LADY MACDEATH in a 2 minute fight.
ATALI was handily defeated by NACHO MAN in a 1 minute uneven melee.
SNAEGH viciously subdued FROST GIANT in a popular 3 minute gruesome duel.
SLOPPY JOE won victory over MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute fight.
BEA LIGERENT was defeated by POLAR FLEECE in a 2 minute gory beginner's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 2 - 0 71 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 LUNGING ATTACK 27 - 17 - 1 61 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 17 - 15 - 0 53 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 19 - 20 - 6 49 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 16 - 0 48 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 10 - 0 47 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 WALL OF STEEL 11 - 16 - 0 41 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 18 - 1 38 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 AIMED BLOW 12 - 20 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 6 - 0 33 |
Turn 359 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 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 2 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK MADAME HYDRA 4752 13 5 0 95 DARQUE FORCES (428)
AIMED BLOW SCANDAL SAVAGE 4753 12 6 1 83 DARQUE FORCES (428)
TOTAL PARRY BUTTERCUP 3416 13 6 1 74 MAX'S MIRACLE (123)
WALL OF STEEL WAR MAIDEN 4743 12 10 1 62 DARQUE FORCES (428)
BASHING ATTACK NOK GORKA 4779 7 1 2 56 GOING BERSERK (527)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
The overall popularity leader is ANGEL CAKE 4737. The most popular warrior this turn
was SCANDAL SAVAGE 4753. The ten other most popular fighters were SNAEGH 4792, SEAL
DANCER 4686, ANGEL CAKE 4737, MADAME HYDRA 4752, BUTTERCUP 3416, UKKO 4780, NACHO MAN
4796, WAR MAIDEN 4743, LADY MACDEATH 4774, and SLOPPY JOE 4797.
The least popular fighter this week was BEA LIGERENT 4812. The other ten least
popular fighters were FROST GIANT 4784, ATALI 4770, THE ICEMAN 4760, SNACK 4814, NOK
GORKA 4779, THE MAN IN BLACK 3417, POLAR FLEECE 4817, SLOPPY JOE 4797, LADY MACDEATH
4774, and WAR MAIDEN 4743.
JASPER GULCH: DM 85
Zeb Karan around the big table. Arena staff of all ranks and titles sat and
stared at each other: arenamasters, standbys, Dark Arena warriors, stewards and
infirmarians, even the maintenance crew. This was not the first time they'd met like
this, and it probably wouldn't be the last.
"So this is it again, is it?" Lew Voth asked. "Less than seven years since they
closed Dwes Eg to new teams, and now they're closing Blackstone?"
"Only to new teams," one of the spymasters pointed out. "And it's necessary.
There are several file rooms we haven't been able to enter in months because they're
too full of team records."
"Nothing you couldn't fix with a lighted match," Jame Rinvar suggested.
Technically he should not have been there, since he'd taken over full time as the
arenamaster of Shadowspire. But no one wanted to tell him to leave.
"We may NEED those records one of these days," Chief Steward Hesselrod protested.
"We can't burn RECORDS."
"I could," Rinvar said.
"But you won't." Voth pinned him with a stare. "Don't stir up trouble for its
own sake, Jame."
Rinvar raised his hand in a gesture of surrender. "I'll be good, Lew."
"When are they shutting down Blackstone?"
"To new teams only, remember--the old ones will keep fighting if their managers
want to pay the fees. This week. Maybe next week. Hard to be sure, when you travel
from Alastari to anywhere else, there's a time distortion effect. But probably this
week. Same operating rules as Dwes Eg (82): no new teams in, but the old ones can
recruit new members. New teams will go to the new place--" Zeb Karan cast a look of
enquiry around the room.
"Jasper Gulch," a steward said.
"Right. New teams will go to Jasper Gulch. I'm not sure the day for it, probably
'opposite' Blackstone in the schedule. A regular two-week cycle. Teams can be
transfered in from regular arenas, I suppose, but not OUT."
Voth nodded. "We can work with this."
"Beats not working."
SEAM (DM 20) REOPENS AS A NEW NO-TOURNEY ARENA!
Seam (DM 20) will be re-opening soon as a no-tourney DM arena! If you enjoy arena
play without tournament interference, this arena is for you! Only rookie teams may
enter this arena, and all managers must sign the "no-tourney" pledge. Turn 0 is due
on May 4 (overviews only) and Turn 1 is due on May 18.
To avoid confusion, all old inactive teams which were in Seam have travelled to
Mazgourrah (DM 77).
Seam is the newest arena to join the no-tourney group of arenas and will process on
opposite weeks with Shadowspire (DM 81), the original no-tourney arena. Other no-
tourney arenas include Telorinthe (DM 83), a slow arena, and Storm Rock (DM 107), for
ADM warriors.
Join in the fun! Send in your new rollup along with the pledge soon so you can get in
on the ground floor of this new arena!
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NO-TOURNEY ARENA PLEDGE
* 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 or receives
a tournament prize shall be sent to the Dark Arena until they are dead.
[Sign your name]
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