DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/07/2024    Duedate: 09/03/2024

STORMCROWE ARENA

DM 45    TURN 479

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

THE VEAL DEAL
HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
(45-5251) [17-7-0,120]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

THE VEAL DEAL                  LONGORIA
HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)         FAR TRAVELERS (586)
(45-5251) [17-7-0,120]         (45-5822) [1-0-0,19]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BRAWLIPOP                      HORRACH
DARQUE FORCES (428)            DEAD SILENCE (581)
(45-5714) [22-15-1,91]         (45-5806) [1-2-0,5]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARQUE FORCES (428)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FAR TRAVELERS (586)           46 
2. AVID FANS (65)                31    DARQUE FORCES (428)
3. KNIGHT BREED (403)            27    Unchartered Team
4. HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)        26 
5. DARQUE FORCES (428)           17    FAR TRAVELERS (586)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (428)      752 494 40 60.4   1/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (428)      11  3 0
 2- 2*HAUNTED (585)              3   2  1 60.0   2/ 2 KNIGHT BREED (403)       10  5 0
 3/ 3 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)    68  53  3 56.2   3/ 3 DEAD SILENCE (581)        5  8 0
 4/ 4 KNIGHT BREED (403)       145 129  6 52.9   4/ 6 AVID FANS (65)            4  5 0
 5/ 5 AVID FANS (65)           304 284 26 51.7   5- 4*HAUNTED (585)             3  2 1
 6/ 6 DEAD SILENCE (581)        31  34  0 47.7   6/ 7 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)    2  2 0
 7- 7 BATTLE SHIPS (552)        51  59  2 46.4   7/ 0*FAR TRAVELERS (586)       2  3 0
 8/ 0*FAR TRAVELERS (586)        2   3  0 40.0   8- 5 BATTLE SHIPS (552)        1  1 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

And, I'm off! I'll see you ladies and gents much later. I am heading to Crysalis and 
retirement. It has been a fun ride. I'm leaving the arena with a winning record and 
multiple turns on the throne. I couldn't have asked for a better gladiatorial career. 
I am only an arena warrior. I never entered any tournaments during my stay here. I 
don't see that changing anytime in the near future either.

Enjoy your time in Stormcrowe. It is a great little arena. Maybe it would be bigger if 
we were on the mainland. some people just don't understand the island life. Boy, are 
they missing out!  For those interested, here are my particulars.

11-9-6-15-17-15-11 SL, N/N.  HI/VL, BS, learns RIP.

I had a winning record against every style EXCEPT other SLs (0-1) and TPs (0-2). I 
never met an AB, PL, or PR that I couldn't beat. I mean, it isn't like tons of them 
are running around our arena!  Okay, enjoy life! I know I am about to kick off my 
boots, shake the sand from the rest of me, and enjoy my retirement!

                                          -- Lord Protector Harlock
                                             Knight Breed stable

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last 
week's fights.  Hey everybody, watch out for LONGORIA, who flew up 19 points in the 
rankings after mashing GELDSHIN like a melon.  Keep your eye on this gal.  And 
falling like a basher in the top ten was SHIELDGORE, who dropped 3 points after a 
disappointing (to say the least) bout with THE BRUTE SQUAD.  In front of all the 
crowds, THE VEAL DEAL 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.  
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
Did you hear that AVID FANS was most avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the 
personal hygiene of AVID FANS' warriors, I'm not surprised!  And you guys like to boo 
me?  Well, unsling your rasberries, cause KNIGHT BREED beats feet every time AVID 
FANS smiles at them.  Try farming, eh?  Well dang howdy, but if challenges were 
votes, BRAWLIPOP would be president.  Although it may be a contest she doesn't want 
to win.   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  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.  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some 
tracks.  Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real fun...-- The 
Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE VEAL DEAL 5251           17   7  0 120         HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)    

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPACE DANDY 4875             25  10  4 102         KNIGHT BREED (403)        
 BRAWLIPOP 5714               22  15  1  91         DARQUE FORCES (428)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE BRUTE SQUAD 5326         15  30  2  88         AVID FANS (65)            
-YAMATO 5083                  13  11  0  83         BATTLE SHIPS (552)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHIELDGORE 5756              18   4  0  62         DARQUE FORCES (428)       
 MURASAME 5807                 4   0  0  57         KNIGHT BREED (403)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PEANUT SALESMAN 5676         11   8  0  50         AVID FANS (65)            
-DENNORUS 5763                 8   6  0  50         DEAD SILENCE (581)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AZURA 5803                    5   1  0  49         KNIGHT BREED (403)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FENIMORE 5767                 5   4  0  27         DEAD SILENCE (581)        
-ECKARD 5765                   6   8  0  26         DEAD SILENCE (581)        
 PRIMAL CUT 5633               4   1  1  24         HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LONGORIA 5822                 1   0  0  19         FAR TRAVELERS (586)       
 TIATIN 5820                   1   0  0  15         FAR TRAVELERS (586)       
 HELA GOODE 5809               2   2  0  14         DARQUE FORCES (428)       
 GELDSHIN 5795                 3   2  0  11         DEAD SILENCE (581)        
-VISION 5816                   1   0  1  11         HAUNTED (585)             
-CHIMERA 5814                  1   0  0  11         HAUNTED (585)             
-REVENANT 5817                 1   0  0   6         HAUNTED (585)             
 HORRACH 5806                  1   2  0   5         DEAD SILENCE (581)        
 PSLAUGHTER 5760               0   2  0   2         HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)    
 LUSCIOUS MALFOY 5824          0   1  0   1         DARQUE FORCES (428)       

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FAN 6 5826              0  1 0 AVID FANS 65         ARENAMASTER NHOR       479 NONE
STABLEBOY 5813          0  1 0 AVID FANS 65         VISION 5816            478  
CRANSTON 5819           0  1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 586    BLACK ORC              479 NONE
MANUEL 5821             0  1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 586    MOUNTAIN TROLL         479 NONE
VON FALKENHAUSEN 5823   0  1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 586    STONE GOLEM            479 NONE
ZODD 5812               0  3 0 KNIGHT BREED 403     BLACK ORC              479 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ZODD was viciously butchered by BLACK ORC in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
VON FALKENHAUSEN was killed by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena melee.
CRANSTON was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
MANUEL was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
FAN 6 was assassinated by ARENAMASTER NHOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
HARLOCK was luckily beaten by THE VEAL DEAL in a 3 minute master's Title competition.
TRAUMA QUEEN overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute bloody one-sided struggle.
SPACE DANDY handily defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
THE BRUTE SQUAD won victory over SHIELDGORE in a 2 minute veteran's duel.
BRAWLIPOP defeated VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a action packed 3 minute veteran's fight.
AZURA overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody one-sided match.
PEANUT SALESMAN bested FENIMORE in a exciting 1 minute battle.
MURASAME devastated HAPPY PEASANT in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
PRIMAL CUT overcame HORRACH in a action packed 6 minute gory fight.
GELDSHIN was devastated by LONGORIA in a 1 minute uneven duel.
HELA GOODE overpowered PSLAUGHTER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
TIATIN bested LUSCIOUS MALFOY in a 2 minute fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   6 -  0      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   2 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  14 -  2      65  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         AIMED BLOW        16 -   9 -  1      64  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         WALL OF STEEL     14 -   8 -  0      64  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -   8 -  1      64  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  17 -  0      37  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   9 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK     6 -  16 -  0      27  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 479 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 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  2         2  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  3         2  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  3         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      THE VEAL DEAL 5251         17   7  0  120 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
WALL OF STEEL    SPACE DANDY 4875           25  10  4  102 KNIGHT BREED (403)
AIMED BLOW       BRAWLIPOP 5714             22  15  1   91 DARQUE FORCES (428)
STRIKING ATTACK  MURASAME 5807               4   0  0   57 KNIGHT BREED (403)
LUNGING ATTACK   PEANUT SALESMAN 5676       11   8  0   50 AVID FANS (65)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BRAWLIPOP 5714.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was HORRACH 5806.  The ten other most popular fighters were THE BRUTE SQUAD 5326, 
BRAWLIPOP 5714, SPACE DANDY 4875, LUSCIOUS MALFOY 5824, VON FALKENHAUSEN 5823, AZURA 
5803, PEANUT SALESMAN 5676, MURASAME 5807, PRIMAL CUT 5633, and LONGORIA 5822.

The least popular fighter this week was PSLAUGHTER 5760.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were GELDSHIN 5795, FAN 6 5826, MANUEL 5821, CRANSTON 5819, ZODD 5812, HELA 
GOODE 5809, FENIMORE 5767, SHIELDGORE 5756, TIATIN 5820, and THE VEAL DEAL 5251.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

HARLOCK (45-4876) KNIGHT BREED (403)
TRAUMA QUEEN (45-5742) DARQUE FORCES (428)

                                     GREEN VALLEY

Green Valley, DM 87, will be opening soon!  This arena will process on a two-week 
cycle.  Orders for inaugural battles are due on September 11, 2024.

Storm Point, DM 86 will be closed to new teams, effective August 31. Any new teams 
that arrive after that will be rerouted to Green Valley.  DM 86 will continue to 
process on its normal cycle and teams may continue to add new replacement warriors as 
necessary.

                                          -- RSI