DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/08/2010 Duedate: 02/20/2010
ARDIVENT ARENA
DM-46 TURN-572
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SHADOW BLADE
SERPENT'S HOLD (178)
(46-2972) [15-7-6,141]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SHADOW BLADE ANONYMOUS
SERPENT'S HOLD (178) CHAMPIONS IV (370)
(46-2972) [15-7-6,141] (46-4178) [1-0-0,10]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
BETTY DESPAIR
DEATHTONGUE (89) SERPENT'S HOLD (178)
(46-4149) [13-14-0,59] (46-4171) [6-1-0,66]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
FANDILS (75)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SERPENT'S HOLD (178) 59
2. CHAMPIONS IV (370) 32 FANDILS (75)
3. DEATHTONGUE (89) 24 Unchartered Team
4. FANDILS (75) -3
5. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) -10 CHAMPIONS IV (370)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 FANDILS (75) %1039 730 37 58.7 1/ 1 FANDILS (75) 11 4 0
2/ 2 DEATHTONGUE (89) %1235 913 58 57.5 2/ 2 SERPENT'S HOLD (178) 10 2 0
3/ 3 SERPENT'S HOLD (178) 321 265 28 54.8 3/ 3 DEATHTONGUE (89) 7 8 0
4/ 4 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 550 871 17 38.7 4/ 4 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 4 11 0
5/ 0*CHAMPIONS IV (370) 1 4 0 20.0 5/ 0*CHAMPIONS IV (370) 1 4 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 318): WAR BOND of SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 638): SHY MEERCAT of FURRY FURY (Grimm?, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 638): FLOPEAR of THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 623): HATE MY LIFE of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 627): WILD FIRE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 623): AIKIDO of DARK FORCES (The Walkin' Dude, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 622): COROT TORO of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 620): DIGGITY DOG of RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 584): CORBIE LEK of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 580): HELL HOUND of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 571): SHADOW BLADE of SERPENT'S HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 266): NOT SO HOT of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 470): VALNAKORINE of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 219): WITCH of DOGS OF WAR (Omega, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 523): VISION of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 318): Z GLADIATORS (Z Man, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 638): BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 638): THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 623): MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 627): MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 623): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 622): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 620): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 584): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 580): THE STORM FRONT (The Storm Lord, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 571): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 266): BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 470): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 219): INSECTOSOIDS (The Storm Lord, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 522): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 14 TOBIR (turn 637): PITCH of THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 623): AIKIDO of DARK FORCES (The Walkin' Dude, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 579): COUNTRY RHODES of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 571): SIS of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 219): WITCH of DOGS OF WAR (Omega, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Khisanth sends his regrets for missing his first DM column since returning to
"The Arena of Red Sands." He had every intention of writing a column last cycle,
knowing full well the wrath of Fandil should he miss it. About the time when the
column was due Khisanth was hunched over the porceline throne, praying to anyone who
would listen, cursing the booze and the wenches that brought him to this point. He's
gone a full cycle off the booze.... An accomplishment for him! Too bad some "Super
Bowl" is tommorow? Some phrase I don't completly understand.... But he's moaning
about "falling off some wagon"? Anyway... I'm glad to have held the throne so I
could get a DM column out there. I echo the thoughts of Fandil a few turns back.
Please don't kill me!! I should get my invite if I survive and remain a CC. So
until next cycle... Be well... And avoid the whiskey...,
Shadow Blade
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report. Sit
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis. It looks like
the guys(?) at SERPENT'S HOLD had a good week as they went 4-1-0 to put them in 2nd
place. I guess steroids help! Hey everybody, watch out for RATLER, who flew up 19
points in the rankings after mashing TANIA PARK like a melon. Keep your eye on this
beast. And falling like a basher in the top ten was BINGO LITTLE, who dropped 14
points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with SNORKY. What does the
Duelmaster and Piltdown Man have in common? They are both the most challenged apes
in human history! Heyheyhey! Well, everybody's pal SHADOW BLADE moved his record to
15-7-6 by defeating UNCLE BOB in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 8
recognition points. Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger
halberd!
Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the ARDIVENT arena. Did you
hear that DEATHTONGUE was most avoided team this week? Well, knowing the personal
hygiene of DEATHTONGUE's warriors, I'm not surprised! Okay, so I may not be funny,
but catch FANDILS' act in the arena. Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at
running from DEATHTONGUE.
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Knowing when to use the right tactics at
the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.
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. Its been
fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos). Now that I've got you worked up for Snide
Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SHADOW BLADE 2972 15 7 6 141 SERPENT'S HOLD (178)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SABRE 3026 9 2 0 104 SERPENT'S HOLD (178)
UNCLE BOB 4143 11 15 1 97 FANDILS (75)
RATLER 3055 10 2 1 95 SERPENT'S HOLD (178)
LILY CATHERINE 4154 17 5 3 94 FANDILS (75)
SNORKY 4134 18 16 1 91 DEATHTONGUE (89)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BROTHER JEROME 4152 18 4 0 87 FANDILS (75)
TANIA PARK 4117 22 19 0 85 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
MUNGO BURKE 4097 16 29 0 81 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
BINGO LITTLE 4148 13 15 1 73 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DESPAIR 4171 6 1 0 66 SERPENT'S HOLD (178)
BETTY 4149 13 14 0 59 DEATHTONGUE (89)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FRAN BRAN 4157 10 8 0 52 DEATHTONGUE (89)
-IRONWOLF 274 5 1 0 42 BARBARIAN HORDE (47)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CELIA RANDELL 4170 5 5 2 22 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
EARL 4174 5 0 0 22 FANDILS (75)
-UG 271 4 2 1 19 BARBARIAN HORDE (47)
-KROKUS 272 4 2 0 19 BARBARIAN HORDE (47)
KATERINA COLLIN 4172 2 5 0 19 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
-TARAMON 270 3 3 0 18 BARBARIAN HORDE (47)
-WEASEL 273 4 2 0 15 BARBARIAN HORDE (47)
SERPENTITO 4177 1 0 0 15 SERPENT'S HOLD (178)
ANONYMOUS 4178 1 0 0 10 CHAMPIONS IV (370)
OLIVER 4175 2 1 0 8 DEATHTONGUE (89)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ROSEBUD 4176 0 1 0 1 DEATHTONGUE (89)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BLADES OF STEEL 4179 0 1 0 CHAMPIONS IV 370 SHEWISH GIANT 572 NONE
DA1 4182 0 1 0 CHAMPIONS IV 370 WURM KIN 572 NONE
DA2 4180 0 1 0 CHAMPIONS IV 370 BLACK ORC 572 NONE
DA3 4181 0 1 0 CHAMPIONS IV 370 HIGH ELF 572 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Shadow Blade -- Congratulations on the DM repeat. Kudos to Khisanth. -- Fandil The
Wise
Shadow Blade -- You were too much for me. I salute my betters. -- Lily Catherine
(immersed in rather large band aids)
We were so looking forward to your DM Column, Khisanth. -- W.O.F.
Cult Member -- I just don't go in for that stuff. -- Earl
You're missing a lot of fun. -- Arahol D'Curri, of the Cult of Red Silka
Tania Park -- Patience is a virtue, and I guess I was just a little better at it than
you. It was probably my upbringing. -- Brother Jerome
B. I. N. G. O.! But it was only a Little one! -- Sis
Mungo Burke -- I was on my best game. I am trying really hard to get back to .500.
I mean, I don't exactly LOOK like a Fandil with that record of mine. -- Uncle Bob
Shadow Blade -- Well, I MADE IT! Thanks for your encouraging words, and I do hope
you follow shortly. Lord Protector Sis! Has a ring to it, doesn't it? -- Sis (The
Proud and Relieved)
For those interested in Sis, while we do not know here faves yet...
15-5-0 with no tournament fights
9-9-13-16-16-11-10 slasher
bonused damage (great) and +3 Init; hosed -2/-4 defense
23/130/18 with SC, 1/21/1 with HA
great damage, normal endurance
all before bumping to 10-9-13-17-17-12-11
skill learm rate 2.08 (took seven tries for the five bumps)
-- Fandil The Wise
Wow, Khisanth! 59 points!? No wonder we are avoiding. -- Fandil The Wise
Health. Humility. Honor. The Red Sands await. -- WOF
Lovin' the Larkin FTF interviews, and truly enjoyed The Andorian Succession. (That
Fandil is sooooo cool!n -- All The Consortium Folk
Unfortunately, we haven't heard from Larkin at all in the last couple of weeks.
He promised us a series of short spy reports on the different levels of the
tourney, but so far that's a no-show.
Sis's published faves were SC, High/Mod, learns attack. -- WOF
We at Serpents Hold mourn the loss of Ragnar.... He fell during the Tourney. He was
quite a gifted Lad.... -- Khisanth
Lily Catherine -- Boy, you Fandils are persistent!!! Seems I face one of you every
turn... Leave me be...lol... -- Shadow Blade
Snorky -- Whoa... wasn't sure I could actually beat you! Was just hoping to learn
well. Now I'm up here over my head with the big boys! GULP.... -- Sabre
Serpents Hold welcomes Serpentito to its fold!! Don't let his little size fool
you!!! -- Khisanth
Uncle Bob -- Oh, gods, not today, I'm really not up for uncles and aunts, nor cousins
and other kin either, today. Really not. -- Mungo Burke
P.S. It's been that kind of day.
Sis -- Remind me never to have a sister. I keep meaning to make that resolution and
forgetting, but really, old thing, I must do it. No sisters. Life will be much
easier. -- Bingo Little
Brother Jerome -- Fifteen minutes? In this weather? I think my feet are frozen.
Why didn't I pick a more active style? -- Tania Park
Fran Bran -- Bah. -- Celia Randell
Oliver -- If you want more oatmeal, don't come to me. I eat all mine. Very
comforting to the belly on a cold morning. -- Katerina Collin
Our congratulations to Sis. -- Jorja and the Bluvalley Warriors
Fandil -- No time to finish the Andorian episode today; it will (I hope) show up in
Andorian arenas running tomorrow. -- the Scribe
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BLADES OF STEEL was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA3 was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DA1 was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
DA2 was murdered by BLACK ORC in a action packed 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
RATLER devastated TANIA PARK in a popular 2 minute brutal one-sided Challenge contest.
SHADOW BLADE viciously subdued UNCLE BOB in a popular 2 minute expert's Title brawl.
LILY CATHERINE savagely defeated NOBLE ASSASSIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brawl.
SABRE handily defeated MUNGO BURKE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
SIS vanquished KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SNORKY vanquished BINGO LITTLE in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
BROTHER JEROME luckily beat DESPAIR in a action packed 6 minute gory match.
FRAN BRAN overpowered THE HONEST MERCHANT in a unpopular 7 minute one-sided match.
BETTY handily defeated CELIA RANDELL in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
KATERINA COLLIN subdued OLIVER in a popular 1 minute brawl.
EARL overcame FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 3 minute conflict.
ANONYMOUS overpowered ROSEBUD in a crowd pleasing 3 minute one-sided duel.
SERPENTITO vanquished POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 SLASHING ATTACK 22 - 11 - 1 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 17 - 9 - 0 65 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 LUNGING ATTACK 29 - 16 - 1 64 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 7 - 0 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 AIMED BLOW 4 - 4 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 6 - 0 45 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 19 - 0 44 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 17 - 2 43 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 572 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 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 4 4 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 3 2 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK SHADOW BLADE 2972 15 7 6 141 SERPENT'S HOLD (178)
STRIKING ATTACK RATLER 3055 10 2 1 95 SERPENT'S HOLD (178)
SLASHING ATTACK LILY CATHERINE 4154 17 5 3 94 FANDILS (75)
WALL OF STEEL SNORKY 4134 18 16 1 91 DEATHTONGUE (89)
TOTAL PARRY BROTHER JEROME 4152 18 4 0 87 FANDILS (75)
PARRY-RIPOSTE FRAN BRAN 4157 10 8 0 52 DEATHTONGUE (89)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BETTY 4149. The most popular warrior this turn was
DESPAIR 4171. The ten other most popular fighters were RATLER 3055, SHADOW BLADE
2972, ROSEBUD 4176, LILY CATHERINE 4154, BINGO LITTLE 4148, SABRE 3026, UNCLE BOB
4143, SNORKY 4134, BROTHER JEROME 4152, and BETTY 4149.
The least popular fighter this week was EARL 4174. The other ten least popular
fighters were CELIA RANDELL 4170, FRAN BRAN 4157, MUNGO BURKE 4097, DA1 4182, DA3
4181, ANONYMOUS 4178, TANIA PARK 4117, DA2 4180, BLADES OF STEEL 4179, and SERPENTITO
4177.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
SHADOW BLADE (46-2972) SERPENT'S HOLD (178)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
SIS (46-4153) FANDILS (75)