DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/01/2017 Duedate: 02/28/2017
STORMCROWE ARENA
DM-45 TURN-381
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SCANDAL SAVAGE
DARQUE FORCES (428)
(45-4753) [15-7-1,96]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SCANDAL SAVAGE KIT KAT KATANA
DARQUE FORCES (428) CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
(45-4753) [15-7-1,96] (45-4901) [1-0-0,16]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SNAEGH BUTTERSCOTHCH BASHER
GOING BERSERK (527) CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
(45-4792) [20-5-0,86] (45-4903) [0-1-0,5]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
(-1)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. RUNECLOAKS (542) 37
2. MAIDEN JAPAN (504) 37 DARQUE FORCES (428)
3. GOING BERSERK (527) 33 Unchartered Team
4. CANDY CRUSHERS (534) 30
5. KNIGHT BREED (403) 29 RUNECLOAKS (542)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*HERE'S YOUR HOST (536) 4 1 0 80.0 1- 2*C.C.W. (532) 6 4 1
2/ 2 DARQUE FORCES (428) 531 314 34 62.8 2/ 3 SHEWISH BUFFET (520) 6 6 0
3/ 3 GOING BERSERK (527) 54 33 5 62.1 3/ 8 GOING BERSERK (527) 6 6 0
4- 4*C.C.W. (532) 6 4 1 60.0 4/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (428) 5 5 0
5/ 0*RUNECLOAKS (542) 3 2 0 60.0 5/ 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (528) 5 5 0
6- 5 AVID FANS (65) 188 166 19 53.1 6/ 9 MAIDEN JAPAN (504) 4 1 0
7/ 6 DESCENDENTS OF DAR (291) 271 251 11 51.9 7- 5*HERE'S YOUR HOST (536) 4 1 0
8/ 7 KNIGHT BREED (403) 59 62 2 48.8 8/10 DESCENDENTS OF DAR (291) 4 2 0
9/ 9 MAIDEN JAPAN (504) 32 34 2 48.5 9- 6 AVID FANS (65) 3 1 0
10/ 8 SHEWISH BUFFET (520) 100 107 8 48.3 10/ 0*RUNECLOAKS (542) 3 2 0
11/ 0 LA BOULANGE (533) 23 32 0 41.8 11/ 7 KNIGHT BREED (403) 3 7 0
12/10 BOOK OF THOMAS (528) 20 28 0 41.7 12/ 0*CANDY CRUSHERS (534) 1 3 0
13/ 0*SIMPLETONS (424) 7 12 0 36.8 13/11*BETTY AND THE BOYS (301) 0 8 0
14/ 0*CANDY CRUSHERS (534) 1 3 0 25.0 14/ 0*VILLIANS WE LOVE (537) 0 4 0
15/11*BETTY AND THE BOYS (301) 0 8 0 0.0 15/ 0*SIMPLETONS (424) 0 3 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
16/ 0*VILLIANS WE LOVE (537) 0 4 0 0.0 16/ 0 LA BOULANGE (533) 0 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
Below is a listing of all the declared teams for the upcoming Stormcrowe
Slaughterhouse V as of 12:52 a.m. on February 1st! We are still months away from the
kick off of this contest, so there is still time to find a partner and join up. I
know there are a few looking for partners on the D2 forums under the GENERAL CONTEST
DISCUSSION section and in the Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse 5 -- Team List thread. As
always, if you have questions, you can send them to me via diplo, in the DM 45
personal ads, or email me at rebelnerfherder@yahoo.com.
The D2 Website is http://www.reality.com/dm
Master Darque, moderator
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KEY:
SQUAD # -- SQUAD NAME
Manager 1 & Manager 2
Team Name 1 (RU Certs Rec'd) & Team Name 2 (RU Certs Rec'd)
TBA = To Be Announced
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Squad 1 -- F.R.O.G.Z.
La Guillotine & Le Pentarque
Going Bezerk (No) & La Boulange (No)
Squad 2 -- T-Rotten
Barnabas & Gunsmith
C.C.W. (Yes) & Here's Your Host (Yes)
Squad 3 -- Team TWiX
Dameon Darkheart & Var
Candy Crushers (Yes) & TBA (Yes)
Squad 4 -- TBA
Mannequin & Khisanth
TBA (Yes) & TBA (No)
Squad 5 -- The Deplorables
Spirit & Street Legal
TBA (Yes) & Maiden Japan (Half)
Squad 6 -- Shewish Drive-Thru
OAB & Assur
Shewish Buffet (Yes) & Bash Bros Cars (Yes)
Squad 7 -- G-Vegas Gigolos
Master Darque & Floyd
TBA (Yes) & TBA (Yes)
Squad 8 -- Rune Force
Rune & Presstoe
Runecloaks (Yes) & Force of Five (Yes)
Squad 9 -- Phantom Blades
Nomad & Hammer
Phantom Regiment (Yes) & Abattoir 5 Blades (No)
SPY REPORT
Much has changed in STORMCROWE since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf Modeen
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters. Phhbltt! Too much
drinking and too little dodging gave KNIGHT BREED a 2-3-0! I got a good laugh out of
it! Up 'n down. Up 'n down. Rankings always change. Up 'n down. I think I'm
gonna be... Well, GOING BERSERK's 3rd moved them up to 4-0-0 place. It seems so
recently people were saying MAIDEN JAPAN was washed up, finished. But 4-1-0 moved
them up 3. I guess they're washed no more... What's with KIT KAT KATANA? She
actually beat STORMCROWE's EMBEZZLING SCRIBE, and walked away with 16 more points
from the fight. Laughs were big at RUNECLOAKS while they watched OKORI clobber RAGE.
He lost 6 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. What a role
model for STORMCROWE's young 'uns! MARSH FELLOW becomes Duelmaster, but don't bother
to fight no more! I'm sure STORMCROWE is excited about SCANDAL SAVAGE, the new
Duelmaster from DARQUE FORCES. (remember?) But when you've seen as many as I
have... Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!
If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. How
well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of
practive, DARQUE FORCES! The bums at GOING BERSERK couldn't face the challenges from
DARQUE FORCES! No excuse for that! How well I know the feeling of being the most
challenged warrior, URBAN LEGEND! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to
haunt you.
A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing. Some fighters
don't accept this. The best do. So SIMPLETONS sent SLACK JAW to the Dark Arena.
Big deal. Plenty more fighters where SLACK JAW came from. Dime a dozen... Now,
Spyreporters... How long have I been here? I got people to see, places to go...
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.
Olaffighterwork and no play. I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SCANDAL SAVAGE 4753 15 7 1 96 DARQUE FORCES (428)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-A CHEERLEADER 1092 11 9 1 165 AVID FANS (65)
-MARSH FELLOW 4815 8 2 1 111 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
-TICKET TAKER 2522 1 1 0 108 AVID FANS (65)
-UKKO 4780 12 3 1 95 GOING BERSERK (527)
MADAME HYDRA 4752 16 6 1 94 DARQUE FORCES (428)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SNAEGH 4792 20 5 0 86 GOING BERSERK (527)
WAR MAIDEN 4743 14 12 1 72 DARQUE FORCES (428)
RAYNOR 3549 13 11 1 71 KNIGHT BREED (403)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WRATHCHILD 4407 7 7 0 59 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
THE TROOPER 4481 6 3 0 59 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
-A REPORTER 4758 7 3 1 58 AVID FANS (65)
LORD BATTLESTONE 3485 8 4 0 57 DESCENDENTS OF DARK (291)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ARIANA 3500 6 0 0 56 DESCENDENTS OF DARK (291)
-MAITRE BOULANGER 4888 6 3 0 55 LA BOULANGE (533)
-AN ARENA DOCTOR 4175 11 14 1 52 AVID FANS (65)
-LE FOURNER 4895 5 6 0 51 LA BOULANGE (533)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WARSTRIKE 3436 11 13 1 50 DESCENDENTS OF DARK (291)
-BENDER 4804 3 0 0 46 SIMPLETONS (424)
-L'APPRENTI 4898 6 6 0 40 LA BOULANGE (533)
-SECURITY GUARD 4825 3 3 0 39 AVID FANS (65)
RUNNING FREE 4406 7 6 0 37 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SLOPPY JOE 4797 5 12 0 33 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
HARLOCK 4876 2 1 0 33 KNIGHT BREED (403)
RIME-ANCIENT MARINER 4496 5 1 0 31 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
BEA LIGERENT 4812 5 3 0 30 DARQUE FORCES (428)
BRAVE NEW WORLD 4453 4 7 2 30 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
LADY MACDEATH 4774 7 7 1 29 DARQUE FORCES (428)
UNDK 4872 2 1 0 25 GOING BERSERK (527)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HUMAN BEAN 4853 2 1 0 23 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
WORK HORSE 4833 5 5 0 22 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
KWITCHERBICHON 4861 2 0 0 22 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
-JIMMY GOLDEN 4880 2 0 1 21 C.C.W. (532)
-CHICAGO 4801 1 0 0 20 SIMPLETONS (424)
URBAN LEGEND 4836 2 6 0 16 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
KIT KAT KATANA 4901 1 0 0 16 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
-ALEX TREBEK 4911 1 0 0 15 HERE'S YOUR HOST (536)
-PAT SAJAK 4913 1 0 0 15 HERE'S YOUR HOST (536)
-CHUCK BARRIS 4912 1 0 0 14 HERE'S YOUR HOST (536)
LORD KNIGHTMARE 3618 4 1 0 13 DESCENDENTS OF DARK (291)
FAMILY RECIPE 4854 2 1 0 13 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
OKORI 4952 1 0 0 12 RUNECLOAKS (542)
-ADRIAN STREET 4882 1 1 0 11 C.C.W. (532)
QUATAN 4887 1 1 0 11 GOING BERSERK (527)
HADE 4948 1 0 0 10 RUNECLOAKS (542)
SPACE DANDY 4875 2 1 1 8 KNIGHT BREED (403)
PRISM GUARD 4857 1 1 0 8 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
-JERRY STUBBS 4878 1 1 0 8 C.C.W. (532)
USKURNTAI 4886 1 1 0 7 GOING BERSERK (527)
VADER 4914 0 1 0 7 VILLIANS WE LOVE (537)
FOLK TALE 4860 1 1 0 6 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
-WINK MARTINDALE 4910 1 0 0 6 HERE'S YOUR HOST (536)
RAGE 3637 1 2 0 5 DESCENDENTS OF DARK (291)
JAEDI 4949 1 0 0 5 RUNECLOAKS (542)
BUTTERSCOTHCH BASHER 4903 0 1 0 5 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
SHRIMP SCAMP 4855 0 3 0 5 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
PEPPERMINT PUGIL 4902 0 1 0 5 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
THE JOKER 4916 0 1 0 5 VILLIANS WE LOVE (537)
-ROBERT FULLER 4879 1 1 0 4 C.C.W. (532)
-RON FULLER 4881 1 1 0 4 C.C.W. (532)
KUTA 4950 0 1 0 1 RUNECLOAKS (542)
-BOB BARKER 4909 0 1 0 1 HERE'S YOUR HOST (536)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PLAY-BY-PLAY MAN 4754 5 3 1 AVID FANS 65 MADAME HYDRA 4752 378
AGENT DONOVAN 4928 0 1 0 BETTY AND THE BO 301 BLACK ORC 381 NONE
FISH LIPS 4926 0 1 0 BETTY AND THE BO 301 STONE GOLEM 381 NONE
THE HAMMER 4929 0 1 0 BETTY AND THE BO 301 STONE GOLEM 381 NONE
BURNT SUGAR 4899 0 1 0 CANDY CRUSHERS 534 SHEWISH GIANT 381 NONE
KERRIGAN 3545 13 8 0 KNIGHT BREED 403 UKKO 4780 377 NOT REVENGED
LOST SPACER A 4941 0 1 0 KNIGHT BREED 403 MOUNTAIN TROLL 381 NONE
LOST SPACER B 4942 0 1 0 KNIGHT BREED 403 ARENAMASTER NHOR 381 NONE
GAUFRETTE 4890 0 1 0 LA BOULANGE 533 SHEWISH GIANT 381 NONE
MILLE-FEUILLE 4919 0 1 0 LA BOULANGE 533 ARENAMASTER NHOR 381 NONE
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
REDE 4951 0 1 0 RUNECLOAKS 542 SHEWISH GIANT 381 NONE
SLACK JAW 4802 2 1 0 SIMPLETONS 424 ARENAMASTER NHOR 381 NONE
THE LIBERAL 4835 0 1 0 SIMPLETONS 424 HIGH ELF 381 NONE
TRAILOR TRASH 3673 0 4 0 SIMPLETONS 424 DARK CHAMPION 381 NONE
NOPE 4915 0 1 0 VILLIANS WE LOVE 537 SPYMASTER 381 NONE
NOT A VILLIAN 4918 0 1 0 VILLIANS WE LOVE 537 MOUNTAIN TROLL 381 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Hammer, welcome back home. You and Nomad; a fine pairing of great and veteran
managers! We Consortiumites will look forward to friendly, but spirited, competition
with you and the other Slaughterhouse participants, as we, too, shall bring a
Consortium team here to compete. Soon shall we announce our team and partner. 'Til
then, safe travels. -- The Consortium Elders
P.S. Kudos to Master Darque for sponsoring this competition. We shall pray for him.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SLACK JAW was butchered by ARENAMASTER NHOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
TRAILOR TRASH was dealt death by DARK CHAMPION in a exciting 3 minute Dark Arena duel.
THE LIBERAL was murdered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
AGENT DONOVAN was viciously butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
THE HAMMER was assassinated by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute brutal Dark Arena fight.
REDE was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
LOST SPACER A was slaughtered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
MILLE-FEUILLE was executed by ARENAMASTER NHOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
LOST SPACER B was easily killed by ARENAMASTER NHOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
NOT A VILLIAN was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute Dark Arena melee.
NOPE was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena duel.
FISH LIPS was slaughtered by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute gory Dark Arena duel.
BURNT SUGAR was assassinated by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena match.
GAUFRETTE was killed by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
FOLK TALE was narrowly defeated by FAMILY RECIPE in a 3 minute Challenge match.
UNDK handily defeated URBAN LEGEND in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
SNAEGH subdued WAR MAIDEN in a 2 minute veteran's brawl.
SCANDAL SAVAGE handily defeated M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute one-sided Title conflict.
MADAME HYDRA viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bout.
WRATHCHILD was overcome by RAYNOR in a 2 minute bout.
ARIANA devastated LADY MACDEATH in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
LORD BATTLESTONE defeated HARLOCK in a 3 minute veteran vs. novice bout.
WARSTRIKE savagely defeated BEA LIGERENT in a popular 3 minute bloody match.
THE TROOPER devastated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
WORK HORSE was defeated by RIME-ANCIENT MARINER in a 3 minute duel.
RUNNING FREE savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 3 minute expert vs. beginner bout.
BRAVE NEW WORLD devastated LORD KNIGHTMARE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
HUMAN BEAN overpowered PRISM GUARD in a 1 minute uneven fight.
QUATAN overpowered THE JOKER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
SPACE DANDY outlasted KUTA in a action packed 7 minute brutal novice's bout.
KWITCHERBICHON won victory over SHRIMP SCAMP in a 5 minute novice's fray.
USKURNTAI overcame VADER in a 2 minute novice's duel.
RAGE was defeated by OKORI in a 4 minute gruesome beginner's fight.
BUTTERSCOTHCH BASHER was defeated by JAEDI in a popular 6 minute novice's match.
PEPPERMINT PUGIL was overpowered by HADE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
KIT KAT KATANA beat EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 3 minute novice's fray.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK 9 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 2 - 0 71 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 8 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 4 - 0 67 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 7 - 2 59 |
|WALL OF STEEL 7 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 3 - 0 57 |
|BASHING ATTACK 6 LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 15 - 2 55 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 9 - 1 47 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 14 - 1 46 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 AIMED BLOW 8 - 12 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 BASHING ATTACK 13 - 20 - 1 39 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 19 - 0 32 |
Turn 381 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 3 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 4 3 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 4 2 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 3 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 6 2 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 7 2 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW SCANDAL SAVAGE 4753 15 7 1 96 DARQUE FORCES (428)
LUNGING ATTACK MADAME HYDRA 4752 16 6 1 94 DARQUE FORCES (428)
PARRY-STRIKE SNAEGH 4792 20 5 0 86 GOING BERSERK (527)
WALL OF STEEL WAR MAIDEN 4743 14 12 1 72 DARQUE FORCES (428)
TOTAL PARRY LORD BATTLESTONE 3485 8 4 0 57 DESCENDENTS OF DARK (291)
STRIKING ATTACK ARIANA 3500 6 0 0 56 DESCENDENTS OF DARK (291)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SNAEGH 4792. The most popular warrior this turn was
BUTTERSCOTHCH BASHER 4903. The ten other most popular fighters were KUTA 4950,
KWITCHERBICHON 4861, TRAILOR TRASH 3673, MADAME HYDRA 4752, WARSTRIKE 3436, SNAEGH
4792, RAYNOR 3549, WORK HORSE 4833, OKORI 4952, and FOLK TALE 4860.
The least popular fighter this week was SPACE DANDY 4875. The other ten least
popular fighters were PEPPERMINT PUGIL 4902, JAEDI 4949, RAGE 3637, SHRIMP SCAMP
4855, THE JOKER 4916, PRISM GUARD 4857, LORD KNIGHTMARE 3618, LADY MACDEATH 4774,
URBAN LEGEND 4836, and GAUFRETTE 4890.
FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY LVIII
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PULLED ORC 4702 (49-29-1) 6 3 0 SHEWISH BUFFET
ANGEL CAKE 4737 (30-19-1) 4 3 0 SHEWISH BUFFET
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PROWLER 4350 (12-7-0) 0 3 0 PHANTOM REGIMENT
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
FLYING DUTCHMAN 4469 (10-5-0) 1 3 0 PHANTOM REGIMENT
GRATEFUL DEAD 4525 (5-7-0) 0 3 0 PHANTOM REGIMENT
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SPECTRE 4651 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 PHANTOM REGIMENT
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BENDER 4804 (3-0-0) 2 3 0 SIMPLETONS
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CHICAGO 4801 (1-0-0) 4 3 0 SIMPLETONS
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
HARLEY QUINN 4917 (0-0-0) 2 1 1 DEAD VILLIANS WE LOVE
CARAMEL CUDGEL 4900 (0-0-0) 4 3 0 CANDY CRUSHERS
VADER 4914 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 VILLIANS WE LOVE
THE LIBERAL 4835 (0-0-0) 2 3 2 SIMPLETONS
BUTTERSCOTHCH BASHER 4903 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 CANDY CRUSHERS
THE JOKER 4916 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 VILLIANS WE LOVE
KIT KAT KATANA 4901 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 CANDY CRUSHERS
PEPPERMINT PUGIL 4902 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 CANDY CRUSHERS