DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/25/2024    Duedate: 01/21/2025

STORMCROWE ARENA

DM 45    TURN 484

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

THE BRUTE SQUAD
AVID FANS (65)
(45-5326) [17-31-2,109]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

THE BRUTE SQUAD                CODEPENDENT
AVID FANS (65)                 ANTISOCIALS (587)
(45-5326) [17-31-2,109]        (45-5840) [1-1-0,20]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BRAWLIPOP                      HORRACH
DARQUE FORCES (428)            DEAD SILENCE (581)
(45-5714) [23-19-1,89]         (45-5806) [3-5-0,48]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARQUE FORCES (428)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. AVID FANS (65)                46 
2. DEAD SILENCE (581)            24    DARQUE FORCES (428)
3. 2228 BOURBON ST (588)         22    Unchartered Team
4. ANTISOCIALS (587)             16 
5. BATTLE SHIPS (552)            3     ANTISOCIALS (587)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (428)      765 505 42 60.2   1/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (428)       7  8 1
 2- 2 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)  44  32  1 57.9   2- 2 KNIGHT BREED (403)        4  1 1
 3- 4 KNIGHT BREED (403)       149 133  7 52.8   3/ 6 AVID FANS (65)            4  4 0
 4/ 5 AVID FANS (65)           310 289 26 51.8   4/ 7*ANTISOCIALS (587)         4  4 0
 5/ 8*ANTISOCIALS (587)          4   4  0 50.0   5/ 4 DEAD SILENCE (581)        3  6 0
 6/ 6 BATTLE SHIPS (552)        52  60  2 46.4   6- 5 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)  2  0 0
 7/ 7 DEAD SILENCE (581)        35  44  1 44.3   7/ 8 BATTLE SHIPS (552)        1  0 0
 8/ 0*2228 BOURBON ST (588)      0   2  0  0.0   8/ 0*2228 BOURBON ST (588)     0  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

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
STORMCROWE brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  AVID FANS turned their 2-3-0 turn 
into a 3rd place rank in the listings this turn.  Any better than this, and you get 
put on hit lists.  Now let's all watch ANTISOCIALS' heads swell from their 3-0-0 this 
turn.  Haa ha ha ha!  Big shots, big talk, big deal.  Of course, we're all terribly 
impressed to see GATE KEEPER win a fight and gain 29 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, 
GATE KEEPER beat MAULY TOV and MAULY TOV lost 10 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  
Due to absence, and inability to defend the throne, JUICE BOX has lost the Title of 
Duelmaster.  Start setting that alarm earlier!  And it's out with the old, in with 
the new, as THE BRUTE SQUAD takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old 
Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  The Shadow's Fountain, humph!  I've tasted better ale at 
mortuaries.  Where do they get this stuff?  From STORMCROWE's trash dumps?   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  
STORMCROWE, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  KNIGHT BREED the most avoided 
team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And it looks like AVID FANS avoided 
them the most this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  
YAMATO was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM 
insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.  I guess I can give a little credit to PEANUT SALESMAN 
of AVID FANS for challenging up by 19 to YAMATO.  PEANUT SALESMAN lost to get 64 
points of recognition.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines 
through use.  Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     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!  Just wait 'till next time I show 
up here, I won't be so nice!  So nyaaah!  Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll 
need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE BRUTE SQUAD 5326         17  31  2 109         AVID FANS (65)            

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JUICE BOX 5452               13   9  0 109         FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)  
-SPACE DANDY 4875             26  11  4 106         KNIGHT BREED (403)        
-SWEET EMOTION 5623            9   4  0  98         FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)  

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRAWLIPOP 5714               23  19  1  89         DARQUE FORCES (428)       
 YAMATO 5083                  14  12  0  85         BATTLE SHIPS (552)        
 SHIELDGORE 5756              21   6  0  69         DARQUE FORCES (428)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PEANUT SALESMAN 5676         12  10  0  64         AVID FANS (65)            

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-AZURA 5803                    6   1  1  56         KNIGHT BREED (403)        
-MURASAME 5807                 4   1  0  52         KNIGHT BREED (403)        
 HORRACH 5806                  3   5  0  48         DEAD SILENCE (581)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GATE KEEPER 5811              1   0  0  29         AVID FANS (65)            
 A'MAIMING GRACE 5834          3   1  0  25         DARQUE FORCES (428)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CODEPENDENT 5840              1   1  0  20         ANTISOCIALS (587)         
 MANSPLAINER 5839              2   0  0  17         ANTISOCIALS (587)         
 WILD TURKEY 5849              0   1  0  17         2228 BOURBON ST (588)     
-BANKAI 5832                   1   1  0  15         KNIGHT BREED (403)        
 RING GIRL 5831                2   1  0  14         AVID FANS (65)            
 LUSCIOUS MALFOY 5824          3   3  1  13         DARQUE FORCES (428)       
-SAMEHADA 5833                 1   1  0  13         KNIGHT BREED (403)        
 KEY MASTER 5825               0   1  0  11         AVID FANS (65)            
 IMMACHUS 5851                 1   0  0  10         DEAD SILENCE (581)        
 MAULY TOV 5837                2   1  1   8         DARQUE FORCES (428)       
 INFLUENCER 5842               1   1  0   6         ANTISOCIALS (587)         

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOMMY BAHAMA 5848             0   1  0   5         2228 BOURBON ST (588)     

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FENIMORE 5767           5  5 0 DEAD SILENCE 581     PRIMAL CUT 5633        480 NOT REVENGED
GELDSHIN 5795           4  4 1 DEAD SILENCE 581     AZURA 5803             482  
NOPE F 5850             0  1 0 DEAD SILENCE 581     DARK CHAMPION          484 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

NOPE F was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
PEANUT SALESMAN was bested by YAMATO in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
RING GIRL was savagely defeated by A'MAIMING GRACE in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
THE BRUTE SQUAD devastated BRAWLIPOP in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
SHIELDGORE outlasted HORRACH in a crowd pleasing 12 minute competition.
LUSCIOUS MALFOY lost to CODEPENDENT in a 2 minute bloody fight.
INFLUENCER beat WILD TURKEY in a 1 minute brawl.
MAULY TOV was handily defeated by GATE KEEPER in a 3 minute uneven fight.
MANSPLAINER outwaited KEY MASTER in a crowd boring 17 minute duel.
TOMMY BAHAMA was vanquished by IMMACHUS in a 1 minute gruesome uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    18 -   7 -  0      72  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW        15 -   9 -  3      63  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   7 -  0      59  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   9 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   11 -  10 -  2      52  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -  10 -  0      44  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  13 -  0      41  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK     5 -  11 -  1      31  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 484 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       2 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1                                       1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       BRAWLIPOP 5714             23  19  1   89 DARQUE FORCES (428)
PARRY-LUNGE      YAMATO 5083                14  12  0   85 BATTLE SHIPS (552)
TOTAL PARRY      SHIELDGORE 5756            21   6  0   69 DARQUE FORCES (428)
LUNGING ATTACK   PEANUT SALESMAN 5676       12  10  0   64 AVID FANS (65)
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 BRAWLIPOP 5714.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was HORRACH 5806.  The ten other most popular fighters were MAULY TOV 5837, A'MAIMING 
GRACE 5834, YAMATO 5083, LUSCIOUS MALFOY 5824, CODEPENDENT 5840, THE BRUTE SQUAD 
5326, INFLUENCER 5842, IMMACHUS 5851, PEANUT SALESMAN 5676, and BRAWLIPOP 5714.

The least popular fighter this week was KEY MASTER 5825.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MANSPLAINER 5839, SHIELDGORE 5756, TOMMY BAHAMA 5848, GATE KEEPER 5811, 
RING GIRL 5831, NOPE F 5850, WILD TURKEY 5849, BRAWLIPOP 5714, PEANUT SALESMAN 5676, 
and IMMACHUS 5851.

                                NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA

      The gladiator known as Pretty in Pink Johnson came into the guildhouse in a 
state of excitement that sat oddly on his large battered face.  "There are goats on 
the lawn outside the Commission office!"  
      His teammate Slinky Silver raised a languid eyebrow.  "So?"
      "That means a name-change coming!  I can finally change my name to Pinkerton and 
get some respect!"
      "As badly as you fight, who will respect you?" his teammate asked.
      "With a new name, I will fight better, just wait, you'll see.  Because I will 
respect myself!"
      Slinky shook his head.  "Circular reasoning won't help.  You need more 
managerial attention."
      "If my name isn't embarrassing, I'll GET more attention.
      Slinky shook his head again.  "You're expecting a lot of a couple of goats that 
may have been hired to manage the landscaping."

                                  *   *   *   *   *  

     Warrior and team name changes will be accepted beginning February 15 and continuing 
throughout the month of March.  The cost will be $2 per name change.  All proceeds 
will be used to buy goats via Heifer International and will be matched up to $500.  If 
you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. 

                   RIFF RAFF (82-37476) ROOKIE ARMADA 6 II  (6212) 
                  MAURICE BRITT (84-6039) MEDAL OF HONOR T10  (1140) 
                       RIMGARR (84-57625) ALGOPHOBIACS  (6250) 
                        FIVE (85-43995) FAST TRACK III  (8036) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes