DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/22/2011 Duedate: 04/18/2011
THE GREENHOUSE ARENA
DM-52 TURN-281
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DESPAIR
DRAGONS GUARD II (253)
(52-2282) [14-5-1,131]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DESPAIR LI KUI
DRAGONS GUARD II (253) WAH CHING (146)
(52-2282) [14-5-1,131] (52-851) [4-1-0,23]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
DESPAIR DESPAIR
DRAGONS GUARD II (253) DRAGONS GUARD II (253)
(52-2282) [14-5-1,131] (52-2282) [14-5-1,131]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE ORDER (412)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. JADE WARRIORS (430) 30
2. BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) 29 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
3. DRAGONS GUARD II (253) 26 Unchartered Team
4. THE ORDER (412) 21
5. EPYC DEATH (404) 19 WAH CHING (146)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 FLOWER GIRLS (189) 571 361 17 61.3 1/ 3 THE ORDER (412) 7 2 0
2/ 3 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) 169 123 11 57.9 2/ 1 FLOWER GIRLS (189) 7 4 0
3/ 4 DRAGONS GUARD II (253) 51 41 7 55.4 3/ 2 PYROMANIA (184) 7 8 0
4/ 6*WAH CHING (146) 12 10 1 54.5 4/ 6*WAH CHING (146) 6 2 1
5/ 5 PYROMANIA (184) 141 127 7 52.6 5/ 4 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365) 6 5 2
6/ 7 THE ORDER (412) 65 70 9 48.1 6/ 9 JADE WARRIORS (430) 5 6 0
7/ 8 JADE WARRIORS (430) 20 23 0 46.5 7/ 5 EPYC DEATH (404) 5 9 0
8/ 9 EPYC DEATH (404) 23 39 0 37.1 8/ 7 DRAGONS GUARD II (253) 4 4 1
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
Players old and new!
Some of you may know that at one point last year, RSI tried to pull together an
arena in which role-playing in the personals and in spotlights would be a significant
(and rewarded) feature. Though it didn't work out, the idea remains an appealing
one. I would like to propose that we, the players, sponsor such an effort. No
rules, no prizes, just players getting into the spirit of role-play.
I suggest Telorinthe, arena 83, as a place to try this. Telorinthe is the slow
no-tourney arena, and it seems like a good place for this experiment. There is no
large body of entrenched players with other interests. Although some background work
has been done, there is no great, creaking, edifice of old spotlights to deal with.
Very little in the way of vested interests. Perhaps if all goes well, the idea might
catch on in other arenas.
In keeping with the "no rules" idea, I won't say, "Begins on turn ###!" Just
show up when you feel like it and jump in. We'll keep a seat ready for you.
Jorja and the Middle Way
P.S. And I'll try to have at least a short piece each time. No major adventures,
just "the adventure of living." Bring your friends!
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---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 333): ZITHER of Z GLADIATORS (Z-Man, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 330): PATTE DE SAGUAR of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 328): OMBERT QURL of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 283): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 305): CALLOUS CORTNEY of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 300): A TALE OF PAIN of ABYSMAL RITES (Reaper, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 286): DURANGO KID of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 280): HOT STUFF of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 265): TIAN HU of ASIAN INVASION (?, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 258): I'M A BASHER of BASHAHOLICS ANON (Assurnasirbanipal)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 234): PANAMA OATS of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 234): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 235): LILAS KEEPER of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 50): ACCORDION of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 232): DEVIL'S ADVOCATE of BLOOD 4 THE MASSES (The Mun, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 333): Z GLADIATORS (Z-Man, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 330): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 328): AVENGERS (?, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 283): PROPHETIC OMENS (Lord Rahl, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 305): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 300): OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 286): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 280): FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 265): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 258): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 234): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 234): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 235): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 50): OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 232): SPIDERS et al (Consortium, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 333): KERBIN NOTTS of MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 330): PATTE DE SAGUAR of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 327): EXECUTIONER of RETRIBUTION (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 300): A TALE OF PAIN of ABYSMAL RITES (Reaper, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 285): WHISTLIN DIXIE of DARQUE FORCES II (Master Darque)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 235): LILAS KEEPER of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 50): CONFESSION of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
QUITA REMMING of MIDDLE WAY 21 (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 49): KARIN LO of MIDDLE WAY 21 (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
I have to say... I'm pleasantly surprised to hold on to the DM title for another
turn, as Blood and Guts! threw two very good warriors my way these past two fights.
Now it's time to give another team a shot at the glitz and glory of wearing the
purple robes of Fratsfa's Duelmaster.... Flower Girls... you're up as Caustic Crocus
received both of my challenges this turn.
And with that my friends... we'll keep this short and sweet. If I manage to
stay here one more turn then that likely means a call to the great beyond... ADM that
is! Hopefully I'll have the opportunity to write one more column....
Until next turn....
Fratsfa's Hottest Slasher,
-- Hot Stuff-
SPY REPORT
Much has changed in THE GREENHOUSE since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf
Modeen adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters. Woof! FLOWER GIRLS
were a bunch of dogs after THE ORDER got through with 'em! 2nd ain't so sweet as
1st! Up 'n down. Up 'n down. Rankings always change. Up 'n down. I think I'm
gonna be... Well, JADE WARRIORS' 6th moved them up to 3-2-0 place. It seems so
recently people were saying BLOOD AND GUTS! was washed up, finished. But 3-1-0 moved
them up 1. I guess they're washed no more... What's with 451 DEGREES? He actually
beat FLOWER GIRLS' SAVAGE SNOWBALL, and walked away with 24 more points from the
fight. Laughs were big at PYROMANIA while they watched 451 DEGREES clobber SAVAGE
SNOWBALL. She lost 22 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.
Apparently THE GREENHOUSE isn't filled with as many gutless wonders as I thought.
The Dreaded Duelmaster got 4 challenges this turn! Another fighter (DESPAIR 14-5-1)
challenged another Duelmaster (HOT STUFF 12-9-0). Life goes on. I can barely
restrain my enthusiam for DRAGONS GUARD II's outstanding member, Duelmaster DESPAIR.
Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on? I hear some team is
looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.
Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges... The most avoided team
was DRAGONS GUARD II. The bums at BLOOD AND GUTS! couldn't face the challenges from
DRAGONS GUARD II! No excuse for that! ZHENG TIAN SHOU didn't quite know what to
make of a challenge he received from LADY MYSTIC of JADE WARRIORS, who is 18 points
below him. LADY MYSTIC perhaps got hers just desserts, seeing as she won victory
over ZHENG TIAN SHOU and ended up with 19 recognition points.
A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing. Some fighters
don't accept this. The best do. Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting
younger every day? To die so young, so gloriously!
Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here? The
end of another Spyreport! That's cause for celebration in my book! I don't want to
overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DESPAIR 2282 14 5 1 131 DRAGONS GUARD II (253)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
451 DEGREES 2415 16 12 0 104 PYROMANIA (184)
-CAUSTIC CROCUS 4103 13 9 0 97 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOT STUFF 4136 12 9 0 97 PYROMANIA (184)
ZOUM LA BOUSE 4037 20 10 0 92 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
CHAMP CHUMP 4147 9 2 0 92 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AREOPOLITE 4138 12 10 1 89 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
SAVAGE SNOWBALL 4085 15 9 1 81 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
-GLOATING GARDENIA 4083 10 11 0 72 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
ONYX 2283 13 9 0 71 DRAGONS GUARD II (253)
TUSCAN FLAME 4153 10 8 0 71 PYROMANIA (184)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ANASTRIANNA 4023 13 16 2 59 THE ORDER (412)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SALIENT 4149 9 7 1 55 THE ORDER (412)
SIR BREUSE 4145 9 8 0 54 THE ORDER (412)
MEIDANI 4195 6 2 1 49 THE ORDER (412)
LIGHTER FLUID 4170 7 9 0 40 PYROMANIA (184)
JAZMINA 3959 6 7 0 40 EPYC DEATH (404)
JASMIN 4176 7 3 0 38 JADE WARRIORS (430)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DISCO INFERNO 4193 7 6 1 33 PYROMANIA (184)
VENGEFUL JUSTICE 4207 6 2 0 28 JADE WARRIORS (430)
POTENT PANSY 4219 2 1 0 28 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
ANISHKA 3956 5 8 0 27 EPYC DEATH (404)
ARRAHE 3955 3 10 0 27 EPYC DEATH (404)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LI KUI 851 4 1 0 23 WAH CHING (146)
SHI XIO 1030 2 1 1 20 WAH CHING (146)
GLON'S PITY 4033 4 2 0 19 EPYC DEATH (404)
LADY MYSTIC 4213 1 4 0 19 JADE WARRIORS (430)
HATEFUL HASTA 4194 4 6 0 18 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
HU YAN ZHUO 849 4 1 0 17 WAH CHING (146)
BANDOR'S SHAME 4034 2 5 0 15 EPYC DEATH (404)
ZHENG TIAN SHOU 853 1 4 0 8 WAH CHING (146)
BLOODLUST 4215 0 1 0 1 JADE WARRIORS (430)
MENOK 4214 0 1 0 1 JADE WARRIORS (430)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BOUM 4224 0 1 0 BLOOD AND GUTS! 365 LAWRENCE OF ARAB 281 NONE
JULIO 4216 1 1 1 DRAGONS GUARD II 253 STONE GOLEM 281 NONE
SEE YA 4225 0 1 0 DRAGONS GUARD II 253 FERN'S MASTER 281 NONE
MASLOW 4177 3 3 0 JADE WARRIORS 430 MEIDANI 4195 277 NOT REVENGED
RILO 4180 3 3 0 JADE WARRIORS 430 SALIENT 4149 277 NOT REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Stuff -- You are defintely Hot, and I'm not so... well done... overdone, even? --
Aeropolite
Can a Crocus flourish in a Bouse? -- Zoum, wondering.
Thanks, Lady Fern! What should I do know? -- Champ Chump, almost
Mob: +38(067) 470 52 70
Is this a code of some kind?
Areopolite -- I saw blood... I saw guts.... I saw Areopolite headbutting my sword! --
Hot Stuff
Savage Snowball -- I'm contacting the gladitorial commision.... how does a snowball
beat a flame? -- Tuscan Flame
And what strange things may it portend in the world at large?
Despair -- I thought I had you when it lasted 4 minutes. Nice job. -- 451 Degrees
Jazmina -- Lighter Fuild said you were hot, so I had to introduce myself!! -- Disco
Inferno
Arrahe -- If at first you don't succeed, try another warrior in the stable! --
Ligther Fluid
After a long and very uncomfortable dry spell, The Order has made their way back to
the top. Can we hold it? Only the gods know. -- Torak
Lady Fern -- To celebrate my good luck, a visit with the gorgeous Flower Girls is
definitely in Order. -- Torak
18 March 11
All -- Be aware of the comeback of the Cajun and his stables of gladiators! Just
sayin' -- The Cajun
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
JULIO was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BOUM was viciously butchered by LAWRENCE OF ARABIA in a 2 minute Dark Arena duel.
SEE YA was put to death by FERN'S MASTER in a popular 1 minute Dark Arena match.
DESPAIR viciously subdued HOT STUFF in a 2 minute master's Challenge Title brawl.
TUSCAN FLAME was demolished by CHAMP CHUMP in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
ANASTRIANNA was overpowered by ONYX in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
DISCO INFERNO was handily defeated by SALIENT in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
JASMIN won victory over POTENT PANSY in a 2 minute expert vs. novice Challenge duel.
LADY MYSTIC won victory over ZHENG TIAN SHOU in a 2 minute novice's Challenge duel.
SAVAGE SNOWBALL was overpowered by 451 DEGREES in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
ZOUM LA BOUSE outlasted KHALHUMS DWARF in a unpopular 7 minute veteran's match.
AREOPOLITE handily defeated NOBLE ASSASSIN in a 2 minute brutal one-sided contest.
MEIDANI devastated ANISHKA in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
SIR BREUSE handily defeated ARRAHE in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven fight.
LIGHTER FLUID vanquished HATEFUL HASTA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fray.
JAZMINA viciously subdued VISITING ORC in a 4 minute brutal veteran vs. novice brawl.
BANDOR'S SHAME was overpowered by VENGEFUL JUSTICE in a 1 minute gory one-sided bout.
GLON'S PITY overcame OSKSI NOBLE in a 2 minute competition.
LI KUI devastated SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
HU YAN ZHUO vanquished MENOK in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided match.
SHI XIO vanquished BLOODLUST in a 1 minute mismatched fray.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 6 SLASHING ATTACK 20 - 11 - 2 65 |
|WALL OF STEEL 5 WALL OF STEEL 26 - 18 - 2 59 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 29 - 21 - 0 58 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 BASHING ATTACK 21 - 17 - 0 55 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 2 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 4 AIMED BLOW 15 - 16 - 0 48 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 STRIKING ATTACK 25 - 27 - 4 48 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-STRIKE 12 - 14 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 20 - 29 - 2 41 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 11 - 0 21 |
Turn 281 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 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 4 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 5 1 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 3 1 BASHING ATTACK
1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK DESPAIR 2282 14 5 1 131 DRAGONS GUARD II (253)
TOTAL PARRY 451 DEGREES 2415 16 12 0 104 PYROMANIA (184)
SLASHING ATTACK HOT STUFF 4136 12 9 0 97 PYROMANIA (184)
WALL OF STEEL CHAMP CHUMP 4147 9 2 0 92 BLOOD AND GUTS! (365)
BASHING ATTACK SAVAGE SNOWBALL 4085 15 9 1 81 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
AIMED BLOW ONYX 2283 13 9 0 71 DRAGONS GUARD II (253)
LUNGING ATTACK TUSCAN FLAME 4153 10 8 0 71 PYROMANIA (184)
PARRY-STRIKE JASMIN 4176 7 3 0 38 JADE WARRIORS (430)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DESPAIR 2282. The most popular warrior this turn
was DESPAIR 2282. The ten other most popular fighters were TUSCAN FLAME 4153, LADY
MYSTIC 4213, JAZMINA 3959, AREOPOLITE 4138, SIR BREUSE 4145, BOUM 4224, CHAMP CHUMP
4147, ONYX 2283, ANASTRIANNA 4023, and SALIENT 4149.
The least popular fighter this week was ZOUM LA BOUSE 4037. The other ten least
popular fighters were BLOODLUST 4215, MENOK 4214, BANDOR'S SHAME 4034, ANISHKA 3956,
JULIO 4216, LI KUI 851, ARRAHE 3955, SAVAGE SNOWBALL 4085, ZHENG TIAN SHOU 853, and
DISCO INFERNO 4193.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
DESPAIR (52-2282) DRAGONS GUARD II (253)
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
JAVA THE HUTT (11-7084) COFFEE WARS (608)
ACE FREHLEY (47-3669) ROYAL FLUSH (48)
PUSSY GALORE (82-9062) ROYAL FELINES (1334)
IMMACULATE (82-35293) SUPERIOR FORCES 4503 (5814)
FAT PANTS (82-39862) HAPPY HOLIDAYS (6631)
TROUE BIDE (82-46080) SACS DE SABLE 3 (7727)
MAD MAX (82-56014) THE WILLBURYS 77 (9435)
CALEB (84-2901) OF WOLF & MAN 5 (573)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes