DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/25/2020 Duedate: 04/21/2020
STORMCROWE ARENA
DM-45 TURN-422
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ALDON
WOB AFW (556)
(45-5120) [14-1-0,117]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ALDON POSITION IS EMPTY
WOB AFW (556)
(45-5120) [14-1-0,117]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
URBAN LEGEND MAD MOXXI
BOOK OF THOMAS (528) DARQUE FORCES (428)
(45-4836) [15-21-0,73] (45-5390) [7-2-0,83]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DARQUE FORCES (428)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DARQUE FORCES (428) 67
2. WOB AFW (556) 35 DARQUE FORCES (428)
3. NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) 32 Unchartered Team
4. IMA BUBBA 2 (541) 19
5. GOING BERSERK (527) 6 ODIN'S CHOSEN (455)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (428) 601 372 36 61.8 1/ 5 DARQUE FORCES (428) 8 2 1
2/ 3 GOING BERSERK (527) 101 80 8 55.8 2/ 2 BOOK OF THOMAS (528) 6 5 0
3/ 2 IMA BUBBA 2 (541) 30 24 1 55.6 3/ 1 IMA BUBBA 2 (541) 6 9 0
4/ 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (528) 78 68 3 53.4 4/ 6 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) 4 11 0
5/ 0 WOB AFW (556) 55 59 4 48.2 5- 4 DEAD POETS (548) 3 0 0
6- 6 DEAD POETS (548) 66 71 3 48.2 6/ 3 GOING BERSERK (527) 3 3 0
7/ 8 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) 370 474 11 43.8 7- 7 THE MENTORS RIDE (550) 2 1 0
8- 9 THE MENTORS RIDE (550) 39 51 1 43.3 8/ 0 WOB AFW (556) 2 3 1
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE
DM 45 VERSION
Do you want to join an arena contest with cool prizes, but always have trouble finding
a partner? Fret not! I have just the contest for you! No partners needed.
Stormcrowe (DM 45) will be hosting a contest for single teams. The rules are exactly
the same as the current WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE contest in Kolact (DM 10), but for single
teams!
Here is all the pertinent information so you can join us for a festive time in
Stormcrowe!
Overview
A contest for Stormcrowe (DM 45) that runs 10 turns (starting turn 424, due
05/19/2020). One (1) team per manager. Participating managers may not run multiple
teams in the arena during the contest.
Premise
Master Darque is fiddling with Chaos Gates again, which creates CHAOS and randomness
during the contest. Turn 1 (Stormcrowe turn 424) and Turn 10 (Stormcrowe turn 433)
will be scored using STANDARD scoring (explained below). Turns 2 through 9 will use a
wide variety scoring mechanisms and will be randomly determined as the contest
progresses using a random generator. The scoring mechanisms will be posted in
Stormcrowe's newsletter two (2) turns in advance, as well as on the D2 website under
the contest forums.
Entry
Entry into the contest is open to anyone who meets the following criteria:
1) Bring a team to Stormcrowe (DM 45).
2) Each manager must declare their intention to participate in the contest BEFORE Turn
1 of The WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE contest (No exceptions will be made). Declarations must
include A) TEAM NAME and B) MANAGER NAME. You can submit a declaration by:
a. A personal ad in DM 45 BEFORE turn 324
b. A diplomatic note to Darque Ages (29) in DM 81
c. An email to rebelnerfherder @ yahoo.com (put "WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE DM 45" in
the Subject Line)
d. Private Message in the Duel2 Chatzy channel
**NOTE: Failure to meet these criteria by the deadline will result in NO ENTRY into
the contest. Your team MUST be listed on the Master Contest List for Turn 1 to
participate. Please be mindful of the requirements and submit them in a timely manner
to avoid any misfortunes.
Prizes
Endurance Award -- Here Is Your Participation Trophy
Every participating Team will receive one (1) +1 Bonus Potion for participating in all
10 rounds of the contest and in at least 45 of the 50 scheduled fights. Teams that
participate in ALL 60 fights will receive an additional +1 Bonus Potion.
1ST Place -- You're Awesome Awards (choose 3 from the following)
1. LIMITED Max Damage (one-time only; not perpetual; warrior must be from DM 45 and
participated in the contest)
2. Move a warrior from another team (that you own) to your DM 45 squad (warrior must
be NATURAL and UNMODIFIED; there must be an open spot via death/dark arena or
graduation, warrior must be alive)
3. Know Favorites (Initiates classed warrior or above)
4. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN
5. Limited Immortality (one (1) resurrection following death in DM 45)
6. Two (2) +1 Skill Potions (added to warrior's base; no out of bound warriors)
2ND Place -- Ever the Bride's Maid Awards (choose 2 of the following)
1. LIMITED Max Damage (one-time only; not perpetual; warrior must be from DM 45 and
participated in the contest)
2. Know Favorites (Initiates classed warrior or above)
3. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN
4. Two (2) +1 Skill Potions (added to warrior's base; no out of bound warriors)
3RD Place -- The Aluminum Falcon Awards (choose 1 of the following)
1. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN
2. Two (2) +1 Skill Potions (added to warrior's base; no out of bound warriors)
Moderator
Master Darque will be the moderator for this contest. All questions and disputes can
be directed to him. He is the final arbitrator for the contest and his decisions are
final.
Scoring
Standard Scoring (Turns 1 & 12)
+3 Win
-2 Death
+2 Kill
Wins and kills against Arena Stand Bys and Squad-mates will not be scored (Please
note: Death against any opponent will be scored with a -2). Dark Arena fights will
be scored regularly.
Option 1: Delarquan Death Fest Scoring (DM 59)
Win = +2 pts
Loss = -1 pt
Kill = +5 pts [in addition to +2 pts for Win]
Death = -3 pts [in addition to -1 pt for Loss]
Dark Arena Kill = +10 pts [in addition to +2 pts for Win]
Dark Arena Death = -5 pts [in addition to -1 pt for Loss]
Challenges against squad-mates will incur -1 penalty for both participants.
Death penalties will also apply.
Option 2 -- TOGS IV Scoring (DM 60)
10 points for winning on your upchallenge against another WoM warrior.
7 points for winning on your even challenge of another WoM warrior.
7 points for winning on another WoM warrior's challenge.
7 points for winning a random matchup against another WoM warrior.
4 points for winning a random matchup against a non-WoM warrior.
Do not fight your teammate, you will not get any points. Also, you will not get any
points if you challenge a non-WoM team (this includes the Dark Arena).
5 points for a spotlight written by any team member, 1 per manager per turn.
The minimum length of a spotlight to receive points is 1/2 column in the newsletter
(that's 31 lines--each line 86 characters across). In addition to the length
criteria, spotlights will not be given any points if they are in any way plagiarized
or if they are not Duelmasters or fantasy-related. If in doubt about the content,
email me before the turn and I will be happy to verify it for you.
-5 points per manager who does not write at least one (1) personal ad.
-5 points for being the team that avoided the most.
Option 3 -- Battle Royal (DM 18)
+1 Win
+1 Kill
-1 Loss
-1 Death
No Avoids (-10 point penalty for avoiding)
Option 4 -- (Un)Popularity Contest
+11 for Turn's Most Popular with a descending point award for most popular warriors'
list (e.g. +10 for second most popular, + 9 for third most popular, etc) Only
warriors listed on the most popular list will score points (between +10 and +1).
+11 for Turn's Least Popular with a descending point award for least popular
warriors' list (e.g. +10 for second least popular, + 9 for third least popular,
etc) Only warriors listed on the least popular list will score points (between
+10 and +1).
Option 5 -- Slaughter Priest Memorial (DM 54)
No Challenges (DA fights scored regularly; avoids allowed)
3 points for winning
3 points for killing (giving 6 in total, 3 for the win and 3 for the kill)
3 points for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of number
of personals beyond one you still only get three points). Make sure it is
written from one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager entity or you
will not get the points.
-3 points for losing
-3 points for being killed (giving -6 in total, -3 for losing and -3 for being
killed)
Special Note: Challenging during an SPM scoring turn will result in disqualification.
Option 6 -- Turf War (DM 47)
Team Points:
Fights made:
1 = 0 points, 2 = 0 points, 3 = 1 point, 4 = 3 points, 5 = 5 points
Wins earned:
1 = 1 point, 2 = 3 points, 3 = 6 points, 4 = 10 points, 5 = 15 points
Down Challenge = (-5) points each (DM is exempt from DC rule)
Team with most wins per round earns 4 additional points (If ties, no points
awarded)
Alliance Points:
Fights made (DA fights count as a fight made)
All (each) team of the alliance fights 1 to 3 warriors = 3 points
All (each) team fights 4+ warriors = 6 points
All (each) team fights all five warriors = 9
Alliance with most wins per that round = 5 points (If tied, no points
awarded.)
Option 7 -- Morya Madness (DM 28)
+3 points to the highest ranked warrior of each style. Highest ranked is the highest
recognition total, regardless of record. If case of a tie in recognition points,
win/loss percentage will be the tie breaker, followed by total kills (warrior).
+5 Top Team on the Move descending scoring down to #5 (e.g. +5 for first, +4 for
second, etc).
+2 Successful Bloodfeud. Bloodfeud victories for kills that did not occur during the
contest do not count to this total.
+5 Most Avoided Squad (teammates avoiding one another will not be counted)
-5 Most Avoiding Squad
+5 Most Turn's Most Favorite
+5 Most Turn's Least Favorite
Option 8 -- Mordant Olympics (DM 1) -- Only Available Turns 6-9
The three teams with the best win-loss record from the previous contest turns (who
meet minimum fight criteria). Cumulative kills and total recognition will serve as
tie breaks if needed.
Gold -- 25 points
Silver -- 15 points
Bronze -- 10 Points
+ 3 Points for an Attacker [Challenge] Win (Challenges against squad-mates will incur
a -2 point penalty)
+3 Points for a Defender [being Challenged] Win (Challenges from squad-mates will
incur a -2 point penalty)
Option 9 -- Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse (DM 45)
+5 Win
-3 Death
+5 Kill
Wins and kills against Arena Stand Bys and Squad-mates will not be scored (Please
note: Death against any opponent will be scored with a -3). Dark Arena fights will
be scored regularly.
SPY REPORT
Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in
STORMCROWE. Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid!
Say good-bye to IMA BUBBA 2, as they are pushed from the coveted top team spot by the
DARQUE FORCES stable. Coming up with a solid 5-0-1 outing, DARQUE FORCES has
advanced 4 places in the rankings. Hey everybody, watch out for CRYSTAL, who flew up
20 points in the rankings after mashing RASAM like a melon. Keep your eye on this
gal. And falling like a basher in the top ten was RASAM, who dropped 10 points after
a disappointing (to say the least) bout with CRYSTAL. Try as hard as the BOOK OF
THOMAS stable might, they were unable to find their warrior (and ex-Duelmaster)
DOROTHY before this week's fights. In front of all the crowds, ALDON took the
Duelmaster's crown for his own. I give the bum two weeks. Can you believe they are
paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff?
Here is other news that is of note. Did you hear that IMA BUBBA 2 was most
avoided team this week? Well, knowing the personal hygiene of IMA BUBBA 2's
warriors, I'm not surprised! For those of you who like math, try this one: IMA
BUBBA 2 + Weapons That go Boom = GOING BERSERK + Avoid City. And who is this POLAR
FLEECE you ask, with 29 points and a 6-11-0 record. Ooh, the tales I could tell!
KURR of GOING BERSERK had better have a good reason for challenging down 15 points in
a challenge which he won. I thought KURR showed great skill and promise when he
defeated ATALI. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the
most interesting, though! CARMEN MONOXIDE defied all odds and slew HIGH ELF in the
Dark Arena. The only ones displeased were the buzzards, as HIGH ELF's meat is
notoriously tough. Yes, and another newbie bites the dust as BIRDIE goes down under
the sword of CESPEDES. Thanks to this, CESPEDES now has 33 recognition points.
Here's some advice: warriors with little wit and will may encounter problems on the
trail to the Isle.
I think I had better cut this one short. It's been nice chatting to those of
you whom I have not offended yet. C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some tracks. Hasta la
bye-bye. (Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya bum!')-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ALDON 5120 14 1 0 117 WOB AFW (556)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-PRISM GUARD 4857 12 5 1 104 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
-DOROTHY 5055 12 2 2 102 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
-CHOPPER 5044 7 6 1 102 THE MENTORS RIDE (550)
-EDGAR ALLAN POE 5016 13 11 0 100 DEAD POETS (548)
-USKURNTAI 4886 9 9 0 97 GOING BERSERK (527)
-UNDK 4872 13 8 1 94 GOING BERSERK (527)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KWITCHERBICHON 4861 18 12 0 89 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
POISON IV 5338 11 6 1 89 DARQUE FORCES (428)
RAINBOW BYTE 5391 8 3 0 85 DARQUE FORCES (428)
MAD MOXXI 5390 7 2 0 83 DARQUE FORCES (428)
URBAN LEGEND 4836 15 21 0 73 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
IMA GETCHA 4944 8 4 0 65 IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
-YAK 5296 9 6 1 61 GOING BERSERK (527)
KURR 5432 5 0 0 61 GOING BERSERK (527)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-OZARKS 5046 8 6 0 56 THE MENTORS RIDE (550)
-SYLVIA PLATH 5008 8 4 0 51 DEAD POETS (548)
CRYSTAL 5413 5 3 0 47 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
RASAM 5117 8 10 0 44 WOB AFW (556)
IMA KILLA 5298 5 2 0 42 IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
ATALI 4770 7 20 0 41 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
-BLOW OUT 5043 6 11 0 39 THE MENTORS RIDE (550)
-ARISTOPHANES 5103 4 8 0 37 DEAD POETS (548)
IMA PIMP 5062 8 2 0 34 IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CESPEDES 5359 3 1 1 33 WOB AFW (556)
CARMEN MONOXIDE 5427 2 2 1 33 DARQUE FORCES (428)
POLAR FLEECE 4817 6 11 0 29 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
-THROTTLE JOCKEY 5336 3 0 0 26 THE MENTORS RIDE (550)
LITTLE SISTER 5410 4 4 0 25 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-OVID 5333 3 1 0 23 DEAD POETS (548)
OTHER MOTHER 5439 2 0 0 22 DARQUE FORCES (428)
-SHAKESPEARE 5356 2 0 0 20 DEAD POETS (548)
MIRAGE 5354 1 2 0 17 WOB AFW (556)
POLE STAR 5423 2 5 0 13 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BIRDIE 5386 3 1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 528 CESPEDES 5359 422
HIGH ELF 0 0 0 DARK ARENA CARMEN MONOXIDE 5427 422 NONE
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DA1 5448 0 1 0 IMA BUBBA 2 541 SHEWISH GIANT 422 NONE
DA2 5449 0 1 0 IMA BUBBA 2 541 MEAT GRINDER 422 NONE
CHANCE 5368 0 1 0 WOB AFW 556 NAUGHTY JANITOR 422 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Kurr -- You ARE one, or you'd have lost. -- Atali
Ima Killa -- I'm glad you're not! -- Polar Fleece
Shakespeare -- Don't shake that thing in my face. Please. -- Pole Star
Ima Pimp -- DIE!! -- Little Sister
Cultists. Despicable. -- Crystal
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CARMEN MONOXIDE unbelievably slew HIGH ELF in a 5 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was murdered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
DA2 was luckily killed by MEAT GRINDER in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
CHANCE was slaughtered by NAUGHTY JANITOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
IMA GETCHA was viciously subdued by MAD MOXXI in a popular 2 minute Challenge fight.
KURR devastated ATALI in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
IMA KILLA overpowered POLAR FLEECE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
ALDON devastated KWITCHERBICHON in a 4 minute one-sided Title competition.
RAINBOW BYTE viciously subdued ARM CANDY in a action packed 3 minute gory duel.
URBAN LEGEND was viciously subdued by POISON IV in a popular 2 minute gory duel.
RASAM was beaten by CRYSTAL in a popular 3 minute gory melee.
IMA PIMP subdued POLE STAR in a 3 minute match.
BIRDIE was butchered by CESPEDES in a 1 minute brutal mismatched conflict.
MIRAGE was demolished by OTHER MOTHER in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
LITTLE SISTER handily defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 LUNGING ATTACK 23 - 13 - 1 64 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 4 - 0 64 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 3 - 0 63 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 STRIKING ATTACK 39 - 45 - 1 46 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 5 - 1 44 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 AIMED BLOW 13 - 23 - 0 36 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 5 - 1 29 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 422 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-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 6 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 3 3 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 3 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY ALDON 5120 14 1 0 117 WOB AFW (556)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW KWITCHERBICHON 4861 18 12 0 89 BOOK OF THOMAS (528)
LUNGING ATTACK POISON IV 5338 11 6 1 89 DARQUE FORCES (428)
STRIKING ATTACK MAD MOXXI 5390 7 2 0 83 DARQUE FORCES (428)
WALL OF STEEL IMA GETCHA 4944 8 4 0 65 IMA BUBBA 2 (541)
SLASHING ATTACK KURR 5432 5 0 0 61 GOING BERSERK (527)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is URBAN LEGEND 4836. The most popular warrior this
turn was MAD MOXXI 5390. The ten other most popular fighters were RAINBOW BYTE 5391,
RASAM 5117, POISON IV 5338, ALDON 5120, DA2 5449, IMA PIMP 5062, CRYSTAL 5413,
KWITCHERBICHON 4861, IMA GETCHA 4944, and KURR 5432.
The least popular fighter this week was MIRAGE 5354. The other ten least popular
fighters were BIRDIE 5386, POLAR FLEECE 4817, ATALI 4770, CHANCE 5368, DA1 5448,
CARMEN MONOXIDE 5427, CESPEDES 5359, POLE STAR 5423, LITTLE SISTER 5410, and OTHER
MOTHER 5439.