DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 08/21/2015 Duedate: 09/03/2015 TRICORUS ARENA DM-51 TURN-675 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS NOG THE FINAL FRONTIER (601) (51-5808) [15-0-0,195] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader NOG POSITION IS EMPTY THE FINAL FRONTIER (601) (51-5808) [15-0-0,195] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite NOG BEER BELLY THE FINAL FRONTIER (601) DECEIVERS (597) (51-5808) [15-0-0,195] (51-5739) [13-5-3,101] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM DECEIVERS (597) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. WILDCATS (594) 52 2. DECEIVERS (597) 20 DECEIVERS (597) 3. VENTURE BROS. (585) 12 Unchartered Team 4. THE FINAL FRONTIER (601) 6 5. XCOM CHARLIE (606) 0 CLAN BATTLEAXE (481) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1*SATAN'S SUPPER (612) 3 1 0 75.0 1/ 1 DECEIVERS (597) 8 4 0 2/ 3 DECEIVERS (597) 52 33 5 61.2 2- 3*XCOM CHARLIE (606) 5 5 0 3/ 2 THE FINAL FRONTIER (601) 32 22 0 59.3 3/ 2 THE FINAL FRONTIER (601) 5 8 0 4/ 4 VENTURE BROS. (585) 150 132 8 53.2 4/ 6 WILDCATS (594) 4 4 0 5- 5*XCOM CHARLIE (606) 14 13 0 51.9 5- 4*SATAN'S SUPPER (612) 3 1 0 6/ 6 WILDCATS (594) 47 79 4 37.3 6/ 5 VENTURE BROS. (585) 2 2 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. Hey Deceivers, you sending Deuce next? Nice turn out for the turn. Apparently a good showing in the tournament as well. Good job, all. XCOM we can't leave it at 1-1. Let's dance again. -- Nog and friends SPY REPORT So why do I have this bag over my head? Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and I'm going to give you a spy report!. Hey everybody, watch out for LEOPARD, who flew up 15 points in the rankings after mashing EMBEZZLING SCRIBE like a melon. Keep your eye on this gal. And falling like a basher in the top ten was T'POL, who dropped 8 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with COPPER LIZ. What does the Duelmaster and Piltdown Man have in common? They are both the most challenged apes in human history! Heyheyhey! Drawing on all of his experience as a 13-5-0 warrior, PINK STREAKER went for the Duelmastership against NOG this week. Going for the gusto and coming up with aught but bloody knuckles was DECEIVERS' PINK STREAKER, who was turned away from the Duelmastership by NOG. 4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that location. Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the TRICORUS arena. Did you hear that THE FINAL FRONTIER was most avoided team this week? Well, knowing the personal hygiene of THE FINAL FRONTIER's warriors, I'm not surprised! And you guys like to boo me? Well, unsling your rasberries, cause DECEIVERS beats feet every time THE FINAL FRONTIER smiles at them. Try farming, eh? Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day drinking to their memory. Better tanked than dead! Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster. Well, there's the manager of the TRICORUS giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 'They're going to strangle you in the alley?). Okay, so I may not be the world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors. Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME NOG 5808 15 0 0 195 THE FINAL FRONTIER (601) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BEER BELLY 5739 13 5 3 101 DECEIVERS (597) PINK STREAKER 5740 13 6 0 94 DECEIVERS (597) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DEUCE WIGALO 5910 9 1 0 85 DECEIVERS (597) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -THE CAPTAIN 5720 13 9 1 58 VENTURE BROS. (585) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -CHOPS 5891 3 2 0 56 XCOM CHARLIE (606) BAIT 4 5937 9 5 1 52 DECEIVERS (597) -HEADSHOT 5820 7 3 0 48 VENTURE BROS. (585) COPPER LIZ 5974 7 1 0 42 DECEIVERS (597) -GUZMAN 5892 4 2 0 37 XCOM CHARLIE (606) TRUCKULES 5899 2 0 0 34 VENTURE BROS. (585) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PANTHER 5901 3 3 0 28 WILDCATS (594) T'POL 5918 2 3 0 24 THE FINAL FRONTIER (601) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -RAMIREZ 5889 3 2 0 23 XCOM CHARLIE (606) -XCOM24 5934 3 0 0 23 XCOM CHARLIE (606) -EGGSORCISM 5979 2 0 0 19 SATAN'S SUPPER (612) -TERRORMISU 5978 1 1 0 19 SATAN'S SUPPER (612) TUVOK 5905 0 3 0 17 THE FINAL FRONTIER (601) LEOPARD 5992 1 0 0 15 WILDCATS (594) SCOTTY 5973 1 2 0 13 THE FINAL FRONTIER (601) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TIGER 5993 1 0 0 13 WILDCATS (594) MILEY CYRUS 5991 1 0 0 13 WILDCATS (594) -SANTA 5890 1 5 0 8 XCOM CHARLIE (606) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? WARP 1 5989 0 1 0 THE FINAL FRONTI 601 CHARLIE STONETRO 675 NONE MINION 5999 0 1 0 VENTURE BROS. 585 ADELA RIAN 675 NONE PERSONAL ADS LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS MINION was butchered by ADELA RIAN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. WARP 1 was dealt death by CHARLIE STONETROLL in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel. PINK STREAKER was overcome by NOG in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge Title match. COPPER LIZ vanquished T'POL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl. BEER BELLY overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight. BAIT 4 bested AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 4 minute duel. TRUCKULES overpowered SCOTTY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle. PANTHER handily defeated TUVOK in a 1 minute uneven fight. LEOPARD won victory over EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute beginner's duel. TIGER vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven fight. MILEY CYRUS vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute one-sided fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |SLASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 1 - 0 91 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 2 - 0 75 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 5 - 1 74 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 3 - 0 73 | |AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-STRIKE 7 - 3 - 0 70 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 6 - 1 67 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 AIMED BLOW 6 - 5 - 1 55 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 9 - 0 47 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 5 - 0 17 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 675 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: LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 2 STRIKING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 AIMED BLOW 1 SLASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK NOG 5808 15 0 0 195 THE FINAL FRONTIER (601) PARRY-STRIKE PINK STREAKER 5740 13 6 0 94 DECEIVERS (597) TOTAL PARRY BAIT 4 5937 9 5 1 52 DECEIVERS (597) SLASHING ATTACK COPPER LIZ 5974 7 1 0 42 DECEIVERS (597) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK TRUCKULES 5899 2 0 0 34 VENTURE BROS. (585) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is NOG 5808. The most popular warrior this turn was BEER BELLY 5739. The ten other most popular fighters were TRUCKULES 5899, PANTHER 5901, NOG 5808, COPPER LIZ 5974, LEOPARD 5992, TIGER 5993, WARP 1 5989, PINK STREAKER 5740, SCOTTY 5973, and MILEY CYRUS 5991. The least popular fighter this week was TUVOK 5905. The other ten least popular fighters were BAIT 4 5937, T'POL 5918, MINION 5999, MILEY CYRUS 5991, SCOTTY 5973, PINK STREAKER 5740, WARP 1 5989, TIGER 5993, LEOPARD 5992, and COPPER LIZ 5974. The Turf Wars are coming. The Turf Wars are coming. Come one; come all. Gather your alliance or collection of 2-4 teams and join in the competition. Hurry up! While Feb 2016 seems so far away, it is only six or so turns away, and it does take a while to make sure you have a team in DM47, communicate to find a group, send in certs, announce in writing in DM47, etc. etc. Teams of all levels and managers of all types, including newbies, find themselves competing quite well in this type of competition. Let's make the tenth anniversary (TWX) the biggest and best ever. This 10th competition will be hosted and moderated by the triumvirate of Assur, Master Darque and Oz The All-Wonderful. Anyone may participate: known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances created solely to compete in the Turf War! To participate, each alliance must: a. Announce the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter. b. Indicate in the newsletter which Captain/alliance you will join. c. Announcements made on the D2 Forums or elsewhere will not be accepted. Captains are responsible for: a. Verifying/authorizing, in the North Fork newsletter those who wish to participate under the banner of their alliance. The confirmation/verification must occur after, or in the same newsletter, but not before, the participant's declaration. (Lack of participant indication of joining and/or subsequent lack of Captain confirmation will delay a team's participation in the Turf War.) b. Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War. c. Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate. (Note: Captains may, if they wish, submit certs for all potential members of their alliance.) Participating managers who are not Captains must: a. Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate (Unless already submitted by Captain. Note: extras will not be returned, but will go into the winning pool of prizes.) b. Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name, and alliance they will represent in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter. Announcement made on the D2 Forums or Chatzy will not be accepted. 1. No scores will be tabulated until two RSI Gift Certificates are received, and participant indication and captain confirmation are posted in the North Fork newsletter. NO EXCEPTIONS. 2. Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare themselves in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter as stated above AND be verified in the same or subsequent newsletter by the alliance Captain they will represent. 3. Only one (1) team per player may compete. No arena multiple teams or aliases will be allowed. Violations will result in immediate manager disqualification (including team point adjustments) from the Turf War (so be sure to take any multiple teams OFF of Team Maintenance and be certain not to run any other team warriors). 4. Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams/alliances that do not properly declare or get captain confirmation or fail to send a Gift Certificate by Turn 1. In other words, if your Gift Certificate is not received until Turn 3 of the Turf War, and you have fought on Turns 1 and 2, your score will not begin until Turn 3. All conditions must be met before scoring will begin--declaration, verification, and Gift Certificate received. 5. No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 3 of the Turf War. For purposes of scoring, the moderators will score the Turf War and settle any and all disputes as they arise. Their decisions will be final. (Note: the intent is to have a very thorough set of rules so that few decisions, if any, are required from the moderators.) Scoring will be as follows for Fights: Team Points: a. Fights made: (includes DA fights) 1 = 0 points, 2 = 0 points, 3 = 1 point, 4 = 3 points, 5 = 5 points b. Wins earned: 1 = 1 point, 2 = 3 points, 3 = 6 points, 4 = 10 points, 5 = 15 points c. Champion win = 3 additional points d. Down Challenge = (-5) points each (DM is exempt from DC rule) e. Team with most wins per round earns 4 additional points (If ties, no points awarded) Alliance Points (Rounds 1 through 5): a. 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 b. Alliance with most wins per that round = 5 points (If tied, no points awarded.) Alliance Points (Rounds 6 through 10 as alliance point scoring doubles): c. Fights made (DA fights count as a fight made) All (each) team of the alliance fights 1 to 3 warriors = 6 points All (each) team fights 4+ warriors = 12 points All (each) team fights all five warriors = 18 d. Alliance with most wins per that round = 10 points e. (If tied, no points awarded.) Champions: a. A Champion may be declared, but one is not mandatory. It is to the team's/alliance's advantage that you do so. b. Only one Champion allowed per manager at any given time. c. Champions that graduate or are killed by another warrior or the Dark Arena, may be replaced. d. Champions must have fought at least one previous fight in the North Fork (DM47 arena) to be able to be declared a champion. e. A Champion can be declared on any round and point factors will begin that same turn. (Must meet above 4 conditions prior to declaring.) f. Challenges to or by Champions against members of the same alliance shall be scored as a loss for each warrior. No warrior may be substituted without the proper use of the DA or arena death or death in a tournament or graduation. A maximum of five warriors may be on a team at any time. (The penalty for such substitution is -10 points.) It is not in the spirit of competition to challenge fellow members of the same alliance. Hence, challenges as such will be scored as losses for both warriors. Downchallenges: a. A downchallenge occurs when a warrior challenges a warrior with lesser recognition points. b. No challenge or bloodfeud by The Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge. c. No challenge of the Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge. d. Bloodfeuds against warriors with lesser recognition are deemed downchallenges. Tournament Considerations: a. Tournament participation is allowed and ENCOURAGED as a great form of recognition for North Fork. b. It is an opportunity to gain skills and preferred challenging within the Turf War. Special Considerations: a. Each alliance begins the Turf War with zero (0) points. b. There will be NO alliance or team changes once the contest has begun. If you begin the Turf War with Alliance A, you must end the Turf War with Alliance A. If you begin the Turf War with Team A, you must end the Turf War with Team A. c. There will be a maximum of four (4) teams/managers allowed per alliance for the Turf War VII. The minimum is two (2). d. The Dark Arena may be used at any time without penalty. e. If at any time, the Moderators determine that any non-TW team in the arena is aiding and/or abetting any TW alliance or team, the affected points won by the gifted team/alliance will be disallowed and the aiding non-TW team will be asked to desist from play in the arena until after the Turf War concludes. Prizes: The Turf War is meant to be a "winner takes all" contest. All prizes, except the Endu Award listed below, and 100% of the Gift Certificates will be awarded to the Captain of the winning alliance at the end of the competition. It is the responsibility of the Captain to distribute Gift Certificates. Moderators will submit a list of each manager on the winning alliance to RSI at the completion of the contest for the non-Certificate prizes. All entry fees (rollup certs) are awarded to the winning alliance. The following prizes have been secured from RSI: a. Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena; b. Renaming of all Dark Arena Monsters c. Known Favorites for one DM47 warrior on each team of the winning alliance (warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have at least one DM47 arena fight to receive this award). d. +1 Skill bonus (three) for each manager on the winning alliance. Bonus potions must be applied to living warriors from DM 47, no more than two skills per warrior. e. +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each and every individual manager who fights in all 10 rounds AND at least 45 fights of the Turf War. Bonus potion must be applied to a living warrior from (DM 47) (Endu Award). f. Two additional random rollup sheets or rollup certs for each manager of the winning alliance from RSI. These RSI awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee) within 4 turns of the end of TW VI. The certs will be mailed to the winning alliance by the Moderators within two weeks of the end of the TW. Moderators: The Moderators for this event will be Oz, Master Darque, and Assur (the TWX Triumvirate), They will arbitrate all dealings during the course of the contest. Their decisions will be final. Direct questions, comments, and scoring disputes via Diplo in DM 47, on the Duel2 site in the Forums/via private message, or via email to: DM 47 (Diplo) Duel2 (PM/Forums) Email Oz: Land of Oz "The Consortium" wfms101@aol.com Master Darque: Darque Forces "Darque" rebelnerfherder@yahoo.com Assur: Bash Bros Park "Assur" assurnasir@yahoo.com