DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/26/2022 Duedate: 02/22/2022
STORMCROWE ARENA
DM-45 TURN-446
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
RAINBOW BYTE
DARQUE FORCES (428)
(45-5391) [19-16-0,117]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
RAINBOW BYTE POSITION IS EMPTY
DARQUE FORCES (428)
(45-5391) [19-16-0,117]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
RAINBOW BYTE RAINBOW BYTE
DARQUE FORCES (428) DARQUE FORCES (428)
(45-5391) [19-16-0,117] (45-5391) [19-16-0,117]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DARQUE FORCES (428)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DARQUE FORCES (428) 23
2. SERPENTS' HOLD (556) 17 DARQUE FORCES (428)
3. GOING BERSERK (527) 16 Unchartered Team
4. CANDY CRUSHERS (534) 5
5. RAT PAK (79) 1 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 INTERNATIONAL (554) 153 84 17 64.6 1/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (428) 10 5 0
2/ 2 DARQUE FORCES (428) 662 429 36 60.7 2/ 3 GOING BERSERK (527) 5 3 0
3/ 3 GOING BERSERK (527) 150 123 11 54.9 3/ 5 SERPENTS' HOLD (556) 5 7 0
4/ 4 CANDY CRUSHERS (534) 78 65 8 54.5 4/ 2 RAT PAK (79) 4 2 0
5- 5 SHEWISH BUFFET (520) 174 171 11 50.4 5/ 4 YUPPIE SHELTER (576) 4 11 0
6/ 6 RAT PAK (79) 67 71 2 48.6 6/ 6 CANDY CRUSHERS (534) 3 0 0
7/ 7 SERPENTS' HOLD (556) 107 114 8 48.4 7- 7 INTERNATIONAL (554) 1 1 0
8/ 8 YUPPIE SHELTER (576) 55 70 1 44.0 8/ 8 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535) 1 2 0
9/ 9 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535) 59 89 3 39.9 9- 9 SHEWISH BUFFET (520) 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
BLUE DRAGON BLADE
Blue Dragon Blade of Abattoir 5 Blades is headed to DM 101 and a possible retirement,
after his long journey through the Stormcrowe Arena!
The 9-6-13-17-15-13-11 Striker has achieved a Master rating in Initiative, an Advanced
Expert rating in Riposte, an Advanced Expert rating in Attack and a Master rating in
Decisiveness!
He is naturally adept with the Small Shield and has a fighting rhythm that favors a
Moderate Offensive Effort and a Very Low Activity Level; plus, he shows an innate
ability to use the Decisive Tactic to good effect and he is aggressive by nature and
favors Initiative Routines!
Hammer has applied to the Gladiatorial Commission for Blue Dragon Blade to be admitted
to The Home Guard Arena, but favoring the Small Shield is certainly a drawback for
future considerations!
Hammer also plans to reactivate his Abattoir 5 Blades stable in full force later this
year!
"May Your Blades Be Sharp and Your Wits Sharper!"
-- Hammer, mgr of Abattoir 5 Blades in DM 45
SPY REPORT
Well, what are you looking at, STORMCROWE? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens
before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Of course, we're all terribly impressed
to see RAINBOW BYTE win a fight and gain 10 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, RODMAN beat
PANIC ROOM and PANIC ROOM lost 6 points. You're breakin' my heart. And if variety
is the spice of life, STORMCROWE may be getting bland, as KIT KAT KATANA stays top
dog in the city. Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think
some of these guys win their fights? Skill? Ha!
My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start
talking.' I loved that woman. STORMCROWE, I am losing what little hope I had in you.
GOING BERSERK the most avoided team? What insult will suffice, I cannot say. And it
looks like DARQUE FORCES avoided them the most this turn. What a pack of would be
losers, if you ask me. Hmph. Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, AIR BNB was this
turn's most challenged warrior. Watch that ego swell, sports fans.
Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals. I volunteer for STORMCROWE's
morgue. More variety. 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! Phlllt! Just had to do that
before I leave the fine city of STORMCROWE. I feel much better now. Paste this one
in your scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RAINBOW BYTE 5391 19 16 0 117 DARQUE FORCES (428)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BLIZZARD-RAT 516 29 10 0 116 RAT PAK (79)
-YAK 5296 17 9 2 107 GOING BERSERK (527)
AIR BNB 5564 14 11 0 96 YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
RODMAN 5471 13 6 0 91 SERPENTS' HOLD (556)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SHRIMP SCAMP 4855 16 14 0 89 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
MAR-A-LAGO 5566 12 14 0 84 YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
-THE FEVER DREAMER 4906 12 16 1 80 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
-A FUNKY NIGHTMARE 4905 12 16 0 76 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BIG BEN 5720 8 6 0 71 GOING BERSERK (527)
PANIC ROOM 5561 12 14 1 67 YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
-CARAMEL CUDGEL 4900 11 12 1 67 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GUMMI BEAR GAVEL 5089 10 13 3 62 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
-STICKY SITUATION 4904 10 18 0 60 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-NILE 5594 6 4 0 55 INTERNATIONAL (554)
-USKIABUR 5634 5 5 0 54 GOING BERSERK (527)
WHITE HOUSE 5562 10 14 0 50 YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
-STICKY BLUE BLADE 5343 6 13 1 47 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
-MIA-RAT 5569 8 13 0 37 RAT PAK (79)
NIGHTSHADE 5705 3 4 0 36 SERPENTS' HOLD (556)
-JAWBREAKER JITTE 5600 5 1 0 35 CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
PAYNE ERYE 5675 7 3 0 34 DARQUE FORCES (428)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ZED-RAT 5671 4 3 0 32 RAT PAK (79)
-TIA-RAT 5667 4 4 0 24 RAT PAK (79)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRAWLIPOP 5714 4 0 0 23 DARQUE FORCES (428)
-COSTA RICA 5692 2 2 0 23 INTERNATIONAL (554)
BWUTY QWEEN 5690 4 5 0 22 DARQUE FORCES (428)
ONTOR 5709 3 4 1 20 GOING BERSERK (527)
RAZOR-RAT 5670 3 5 0 16 RAT PAK (79)
-URALS 5663 2 1 0 15 INTERNATIONAL (554)
SANDALS 5693 2 4 0 10 YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
-FIJI 5664 2 1 0 7 INTERNATIONAL (554)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DEAD 5723 0 1 0 DARQUE FORCES 428 HIGH ELF 446 NONE
TRAGEDY ANN 5598 8 7 0 DARQUE FORCES 428 ACES HIGH 5462 442 NONE
BYE 5721 0 1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 556 WURM KIN 446 NONE
SEE YA 5722 0 1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 556 STONE GOLEM 446 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
All -- Blue Dragon Blade surprisingly received his graduation notice! Details are in
the short Spot that I wrote above! I plan to return to DM 45 with a fully-active
stable later this year! -- Hammer, mgr of Abattoir 5 Blades
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BYE was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SEE YA was slaughtered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
DEAD was viciously butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
RAINBOW BYTE viciously subdued AIR BNB in a 2 minute master's Challenge Title brawl.
BWUTY QWEEN was subdued by NIGHTSHADE in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
KIT KAT KATANA bested BLUE DRAGON BLADE in a 1 minute veteran's duel.
MAR-A-LAGO devastated NOBLE ASSASSIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
RODMAN overpowered PANIC ROOM in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BIG BEN vanquished WHITE HOUSE in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
PAYNE ERYE slimly won victory over RAZOR-RAT in a popular 2 minute gory duel.
SANDALS was overpowered by ONTOR in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
BRAWLIPOP defeated MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute novice's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 2 - 0 71 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 PARRY-LUNGE 13 - 6 - 0 68 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 8 - 0 56 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 18 - 16 - 1 53 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 15 - 16 - 2 48 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 53 - 59 - 1 47 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 24 - 29 - 0 45 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 17 - 0 41 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 AIMED BLOW 17 - 27 - 0 39 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
Turn 446 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-LUNGE 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 4 3 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 5 1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK RAINBOW BYTE 5391 19 16 0 117 DARQUE FORCES (428)
AIMED BLOW AIR BNB 5564 14 11 0 96 YUPPIE SHELTER (576)
PARRY-LUNGE RODMAN 5471 13 6 0 91 SERPENTS' HOLD (556)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is RAINBOW BYTE 5391. The most popular warrior this
turn was RAINBOW BYTE 5391. The ten other most popular fighters were PAYNE ERYE
5675, RAZOR-RAT 5670, NIGHTSHADE 5705, MAR-A-LAGO 5566, RODMAN 5471, BIG BEN 5720,
BRAWLIPOP 5714, AIR BNB 5564, ONTOR 5709, and WHITE HOUSE 5562.
The least popular fighter this week was SANDALS 5693. The other ten least popular
fighters were PANIC ROOM 5561, BWUTY QWEEN 5690, DEAD 5723, SEE YA 5722, BYE 5721,
WHITE HOUSE 5562, ONTOR 5709, AIR BNB 5564, BRAWLIPOP 5714, and BIG BEN 5720.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
KIT KAT KATANA (45-4901) CANDY CRUSHERS (534)
BLUE DRAGON BLADE (45-5310) ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)
TOBIR BATTER (45-5316) SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY LXVI
CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BUTTERCUP 3416 (67-81-2) 3 3 0 MAX'S MIRACLE
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CAR SEAT HEADREST 5210 (25-9-0) 1 3 0 CSU COLLEGE RADIO
WISCONSIN 5079 (24-12-1) 1 3 0 BATTLE SHIPS
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
TOBIR BATTER 5316 (14-8-0) 1 3 0 SHEWISH BUFFET
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BATTLE WAGON 5275 (7-9-1) 2 3 1 BATTLE SHIPS
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
NIGHTSHADE 5705 (2-4-0) 10 3 0 SERPENTS' HOLD
MY TAKE ON THE PARRY SLASH
I'm sure I'm not covering any new ground with my insights on the Wall of Steel. It is
my best fighting style and a favorite. I have currently 3 in ADM, and about a half
dozen active in the arenas with one currently undefeated and Duelmaster in DM 41.
So a bit about my observations. Like most defensive styles it seems to work best to
run these guys offensively while they are young so I outfit them and run them like a
slasher. They favor the initiative, parry and attack skills which sucks a bit in ADM
because they lack in defense skill and since defense is king in the late game, Walls
of Steel fall back into the pack quite a bit. It stinks but done right they can hold
their own vs anyone except end game lungers and aimed blows who seem to be way OP at
that level.
Anyway, stats are important of course. Strength should at least be 9+ to get slashing
weapons. Con can be lower; I have gotten away with a con of 7 because I run them fast
and furious anyway so if they get out jumped or crit dodged and ripped then they go
down easy. Most fights are over in minute 1 anyway. Size is a thing; smaller sizes
would be nice but you have issues with damage if you go low size and strength less
than 11. I have an upper limit of around 14 size and a lower one of 5 in my current
crew. Wit is a no brainer: 15+ is almost mandatory but I am running one with a 13 that
is doing ok but learning slows down to a crawl if you have less than 15. Will is super
necessary so I try not to go below 15 here with a build. Speed isn't really a
priority, so I often go as low as 3 here and they still do very well. More speed would
be nice, but speed is a luxury and not a necessity. Deftness is nice, I won't run a
WOS with less than a 13 here; my highest is 21 with a current ADM build.
Now how to run them. Well, minute one is offensive so I typically run 10-10-6 and then
taper off to a high offensive effort and a low or moderate activity level. It seems
that the majority of my ADM builds prefer a high-low pace.
So a couple of current warrior builds to show off the style.
Midnight, currently in ADM -- 9-11(2)-10-17-15-3-21, about to start stat raises
but currently has ad masters in attack and initiative.
Ishmail currently in Home Guard -- 12-9-6-15-17-9-15, currently at 93 skills and
wont be stat raising for a minute.
Average Joe in Mordant -- 11-11-14-13-13-9-13, painfully bad at learning and
definitely not recommended for the faint of heart.
Beowulf in Seam -- 11-12-9-15-17-3-17, currently at 54 skills and near the top of
the arena. Has fallen on hard times of late because of diminishing returns on
skill learns.
Broken in Shadowspire -- 9-14-9-17-17-5-13, very new and probably going to be a
.500 warrior when it's all said and done because of the low speed and deftness
combo.
Bender in DM 41 -- 9-7-14-17-17-3-17, currently undefeated and duelmaster, won't
last long but he started out as a tourney warrior and has gone at best 6-3 and
went 4-3 in this past mail-in as an adept.
So for anyone who doesn't know, a speed and deftness of 21 total is needed to get
normal coordination and a combo of 28 is needed to get the "fights well with either
hand" tag on your roll up. So not really relevant to the topic but just thought I'd
throw that out there. I like to keep this total at the very least 18 to get slightly
uncoordinated on all my builds because coordination is vital to defense and attack.
Okay, that's my take on this fun style. If I have enlightened anyone then you are
welcome, I hope I at least entertained everyone. Take it easy.
-- Eli