DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/02/2008 Duedate: 05/29/2008
TROCAR ARENA
DM-54 TURN-233
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DARISTAM
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
(54-2837) [18-15-0,103]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DARISTAM MR MOJO
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) AMERICAN PRAYER (320)
(54-2837) [18-15-0,103] (54-3006) [4-0-0,50]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SKORINDELLE SAMILDAR
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
(54-2742) [23-13-1,92] (54-3004) [5-1-1,32]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) 18
2. AMERICAN PRAYER (320) 13 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
3. RAPTORZ (321) 12 Unchartered Team
AMERICAN PRAYER (320)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*AMERICAN PRAYER (320) 12 6 1 66.7 1/ 1 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) 11 4 0
2/ 2*RAPTORZ (321) 12 8 2 60.0 2/ 3*AMERICAN PRAYER (320) 8 5 1
3/ 4 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) 251 213 9 54.1 3/ 2*RAPTORZ (321) 8 7 2
'*' 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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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 595): MIASMA of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 478): SAROVOND of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 603): SOLDIER 2 of OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 599): FUZZ BALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 598): BOMBETTE of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 602): DOMINO of HI ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 600): ERASMUS of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 594): ICARUS of THE MOONDOG (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 586): MICHAEL JORDAN of CAROLINA BLUE (Apex, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 585): GOLDENBEARD of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 559): PATCH of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 549): CYPRIAN of OLD SCHOOL (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 246): SHRUG of CHEAP SHOTS (?, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 536): WINKY DINK of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 485): BILGE RAT of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 232): DARISTAM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 220): KONA QUAIL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 433): DEATH MAGE of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 197): HOCKEY of SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 477): NEOSPHINCTER of WASTELAND (TMM, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 595): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 478): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 603): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 599): REDLEGS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 598): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 602): SWIM SQUAD (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 600): BONSUR BABES ROCK (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 594): SABBATH (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 586): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 585): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 559): MIDDLE WAY 13 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 549): OLD SCHOOL (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 246): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 536): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 485): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 232): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 220): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 433): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 197): SUE'S BOYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 477) VILLAINS et al (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 595): SOUTLANCHOR of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 598): ORVERD QUILL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 600): DIGGER WASP of FLAGG'S CHAMPIONS (Flagg, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 584): NESTOR ORDH of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 585): DINAH MIGHT of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 585): GOLDENBEARD of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
(turn 584): MAST MONKEY of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Well, that is unfortunate. No one but teammates and inactive Janixene
gladiators in the upper ranks, thus, nobody but standbys to compete for the title. A
sad state for Trocar, but we can hope for better.
Daristam
SPY REPORT
I was going on vacation, see? Surf, sun... But what do those bums say? "Hit
the road, Debby Tonte. TROCAR needs a spyreport." Oh, well. MVP award for RAVENZ?
RAPTORZ's proud of him after beating KORASIM and getting 18 points. Talk about yer
big time losers! KORASIM got smashed by RAVENZ, and lost 13 points! This Duelmaster
is like something else! DARISTAM stopped SHAGORNAN WILD MAN dead in his tracks! Who
was the wiseguy that said TROCAR's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Swinging
Aardvark? Don't look at me!
So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway? It can't be for these
really neat Spyreports can it? Like, is SAMILDAR popular, or what? He was
challenged the most in all of TROCAR! He's got a 5-1-1, is that good? JIM MORRISON
must not be a good enough fighter to get in fair fights. He challenged BLACKHAWKZ.
14 is a big difference. (Well, that's what they tell me.) I thought JIM MORRISON
showed great skill and promise when he bested BLACKHAWKZ. All right, so I slept
through it! Big deal!
What does a fighter fight for? I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone
gets killed. Not after four more fights. Fight, fight, fight. Is that all you guys
can do?
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits. Remember
you guys, ease up sometimes! Chill out! Later, Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DARISTAM 2837 18 15 0 103 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SKORINDELLE 2742 23 13 1 92 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MR MOJO 3006 4 0 0 50 AMERICAN PRAYER (320)
RAVENZ 3014 4 0 0 46 RAPTORZ (321)
VARDIN ABEQ 3002 4 6 0 36 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KORASIM 3001 7 3 0 32 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
SAMILDAR 3004 5 1 1 32 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
THE END 3007 3 1 1 26 AMERICAN PRAYER (320)
LA WOMAN 3010 2 2 0 24 AMERICAN PRAYER (320)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SPARROWZ 3016 2 1 1 21 RAPTORZ (321)
JIM MORRISON 3009 2 1 0 21 AMERICAN PRAYER (320)
FALCONZ 3013 3 1 0 16 RAPTORZ (321)
BLACKHAWKZ 3011 1 3 0 6 RAPTORZ (321)
ROBBY KRIEGER 3008 1 2 0 5 AMERICAN PRAYER (320)
-KENAZ THORSSON 2507 0 2 0 2 ODIN'S CHOSEN (264)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
OOSA 2999 2 4 0 JANIX 298 LYCANTHROPE 2968 229 NONE
BUZZARDZ 3015 2 2 1 RAPTORZ 321 THE END 3007 233
SPARROWZ 3012 0 1 0 RAPTORZ 321 SAMILDAR 3004 230
PERSONAL ADS
Falconz -- A worthy attempt, young lady, but it was a bad match for you. -- Samildar
The Venomous Concubine is a sad reflection on the state of concubinage. So much
anger, and for good cause, but to no effect. -- Skorindelle
La Woman -- Eh? I thought you graduated from Dal Shang a couple of years ago! --
Korasim
Mr Mojo -- (scowling) Nobody said I'd have to fight *managers*! -- Vardin Abeq
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SPARROWZ was viciously subdued by SAMILDAR in a 2 minute bloody Bloodfeud fight.
JIM MORRISON won victory over BLACKHAWKZ in a 1 minute beginner's Challenge battle.
ROBBY KRIEGER was savagely defeated by FALCONZ in a 4 minute Challenge fight.
DARISTAM devastated SHAGORNAN WILD MAN in a 2 minute brutal one-sided Title fight.
SKORINDELLE devastated GURTARGAN MONK in a 1 minute gory uneven brawl.
MR MOJO viciously subdued JHELUM RAIDER in a 1 minute bloody amateur's match.
KORASIM was defeated by RAVENZ in a 4 minute melee.
LA WOMAN lost to VARDIN ABEQ in a 2 minute duel.
THE END viciously butchered BUZZARDZ in a 1 minute gruesome novice's duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 1 - 1 83 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 LUNGING ATTACK 19 - 6 - 1 76 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 2 - 1 75 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 1 - 0 75 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 - 1 60 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW 10 - 8 - 0 56 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 9 - 0 55 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 9 - 0 55 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 12 - 0 52 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 6 - 1 45 |
Turn 233 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-LUNGE 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 2 PARRY-STRIKE
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW DARISTAM 2837 18 15 0 103 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
WALL OF STEEL SKORINDELLE 2742 23 13 1 92 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
LUNGING ATTACK MR MOJO 3006 4 0 0 50 AMERICAN PRAYER (320)
PARRY-STRIKE RAVENZ 3014 4 0 0 46 RAPTORZ (321)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SKORINDELLE 2742. The most popular warrior this
turn was SAMILDAR 3004. The ten other most popular fighters were DARISTAM 2837,
FALCONZ 3013, JIM MORRISON 3009, SKORINDELLE 2742, MR MOJO 3006, RAVENZ 3014, LA
WOMAN 3010, VARDIN ABEQ 3002, SPARROWZ 3016, and THE END 3007.
The least popular fighter this week was ROBBY KRIEGER 3008. The other ten least
popular fighters were BUZZARDZ 3015, KORASIM 3001, BLACKHAWKZ 3011, THE END 3007,
SPARROWZ 3016, VARDIN ABEQ 3002, LA WOMAN 3010, RAVENZ 3014, MR MOJO 3006, and
SKORINDELLE 2742.
THE STOMPING GROUNDS
The new all-basher arena will be in Seam, DM 20. Only new teams (0FE) may
participate. The only rule is that all of your warriors must be bashers.
The first turn of the contest will be due on Monday, April 28. It will be a slow
turn-around arena. If you wish to enter a team, please submit your new team and first
turn strategies before then. Only one team per manager, please.
This arena will stay open indefinitely, providing there is interest (i.e., this is not
a contest that runs a set number of turns, although there are prizes scheduled after
the first 15 rounds). For more information, see details in the first newsletter or on
the forums.
-- RSI
Zeb Karan looked around the table at the rest of Dwes Eg's staff. Arenamasters,
standby and Dark Arena warriors, stewards and infirmarians, even the maintenance crew.
There was wine and beer on the side-table, even sandwiches, but no one was partaking.
"Stop looking like your dog died," Lew Voth said. He had once been the
arenamaster of Sentern and had taken his turns overseeing the fights in Dwes Eg. "We
all knew this day would come. When are they closing us down?"
"Immediately after the tourney, according to the information I was given."
"Short notice," Jame Rinvar, another arenamaster commented.
"No offense intended, these things just creep up on people. Tourneys make it
worse, I suppose, all the new teams being entered." Zeb grimaced. "Some of the file
cabinets have exploded from over-stuffing, you know, and it takes so long to run
through all the registered gladiators to find those who are planning to fight on any
given day that the day is OVER by the time we're ready to start."
"Which is why they closed down Sentern, Cimmeriac, and Firehold," Lew pointed
out. "This is the same thing all over again."
"Cycles," Jame said. "Things happen, and then later they happen again. We live
with it. And Dwes Eg did last for, what, eight and a half years before it reached the
explosion point. That isn't bad. That's forever, speaking practically."
"Eight or nine years is not forever--"
"The only thing that's real is today, and maybe, up to a point, tomorrow. I
don't see a problem with this. What are the new parameters, Zeb?"
"Dwes Eg remains open, existing teams can run and can recruit new members. BUT,
no new teams will be accepted. New teams will go into a new arena, DM 84, running its
first turn on the seventh of May. A regular two-week cycle."
"So Dwes Eg isn't actually being closed, just closed to new teams. Okay. This
works," Jame said again. "Number 84... does this mean it'll be out at that Blackstone
place? Rotten weather half the year, but I suppose you could say that about any site.
What about regional allegiance?"
"None specified in the data I received. Probably a personal-choice situation,"
Zeb said.
"Transfers?" Lew asked.
"I don't know about transfers IN," Zeb said, "but I'd guess yes, they would be
allowed. No transfers OUT, though. None out of DM 82, for that matter. Once you're
in 82 or 84, the only way out is death or graduation."
"That fairly describes most arenas," Jame said. "Anyone who takes up the
gladiatorial life has already accepted that."