DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/24/2011    Duedate: 07/21/2011

TROCAR ARENA

DM-54    TURN-269

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CAO ZHENG
ASIAN INVASION (13)
(54-85) [19-11-6,126]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CAO ZHENG                      POSITION IS EMPTY
ASIAN INVASION (13)            
(54-85) [19-11-6,126]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ALLERDAE CHAN                  HARAZIM KOREH
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)        TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
(54-3024) [19-15-1,90]         (54-3098) [5-0-0,23]

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)     21
2. ASIAN INVASION (13)          2      ASIAN INVASION (13)
3. KIWI CONNECTION II (318)     0      Unchartered Team

                                       DOG SOLDIERS (263)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 ASIAN INVASION (13)       92  56 16 62.2   1/ 2 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  10  5 0
 2- 2 KIWI CONNECTION II (318)  23  16  2 59.0   2/ 1 ASIAN INVASION (13)       9  6 1
 3/ 3 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  354 286 11 55.3   3- 3 KIWI CONNECTION II (318)  1  3 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

Hello, everyone.
     Just wanted to start off by saying sorry I haven't written anything before, DM
rants, spotlights or even just personal ads.  Four week timetables are weird for me.
I get all excited when the turn comes in thinking I have way too much time till next
turn runs.  Then all of a sudden it's a rush to express mail or fax in turns without
any time for the rest of the stuff.  Just so you know, I am the quiet type.  Not
going to proclaim how great I am, real or imagined.  Or be an attention whore and
make it all about me.  Like to observe and keep my comments to myself.  Of course,
that doesn't really fit well with so few teams playing.  So I will try to make
something written each turn.  It's only fair as I can't be selfish and enjoy everyone
else's raves and rants without contributing also.

Albert, congrats on the DM throne even if it's a couple of turns late.  Great to see
you win and even better with the FE disadvantage.  Tian Hu was... average in my
opinion.  You will see for yourself.  Trout and Kiwi Connection II... sorry for your
death.  It wasn't a fair fight FE wise and probably not the best style match up
either.  I expected Cao Zheng to get another NPC.  For some reason he kills fairly
often but only 2 kills on NPCs.  AB are hard to lose especially with some fights
invested.  With Deng Fei and Tian Hu graduated and hopefully Cao Zheng out soon this
arena should be more "balanced."  I am sorry for hogging all the top spots.  Not
really from skill or great fighters but from just more FE.  I feel like a bully even
though it isn't my intention.  Now for the fun stuff.

Deng Fei 19-9-4
11(10)-13(12)-9-17(16)-17-9-14(12)
good endurance/good damage
Master in parry and initiative
Ad expert attack
short sword favorite moderate/moderate parry learn
lost original paperwork 20 years ago so no idea on total learns

Tian Hu  18-7-2
11(10)-11-8-13-15-17-11(10)
good damage
Ad expert decisiveness>
Expert initiative, riposte, attack
great axe favorite moderate/low decisiveness learn
lost paperwork on all my warriors 20 years ago

I wrote an intro for myself in Snowbound arena 50 team spotlight last turn or two
ago.  I guess if you are really curious why this team that started from turn 1 shows
up 20 years later is here you can look up that newsletter.  These guys are my first
Duel Master along with my first graduated AD warriors.  I'll be running them in 100
where I fully expect to not win a single fight for at least 15 turns.  They are
average, maybe even a bit shitty.  But they are my first so I will run them
because... I guess because I never ran AD before.  Feel free to pound them into the
ground for being such bullies in this arena.

Pec Killer
Public Enemy 50
Wah Ching 52
Asian Invasion 54
GFE 81

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                              ---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 336): ZITHER of Z GLADIATORS (Z-Man, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 333): WHITE BECT of LE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 330): OMBERT QURL of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 287): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 309): STANDBY of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 303): ACE OF BASE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 290): NASTY NES of PUBLICH ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 284): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 268): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 261): G W BUSH of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 237): GEROGE IGONO of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 237): WHOLE of MILK IS GOOD (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 238): MRS POTATOE HEAD of DREW'S BOYS II (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 53): ACCORDION of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 236): DUTCH TREAT of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 336): SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 333): THE DEATH LORDS (Widowmaker?, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 330): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 287): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 309): NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 303): ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 290): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 284): WAH CHING (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 268): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 261): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 237): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 237): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 238): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 53): PANTHEON (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 236): CRYPTICS et al (Crip, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 336): ZITHER of Z GLADIATORS (Z-Man, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 332): RENTAL CAR of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
                          VALERIAN of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 303): SMOKEY BEAR of THE BEAR'S PAW (Kat, mgr.)
                          (turn 302): PROWL of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
                                      EARVLING FLASH of FORCE OF WILL
                                                    (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 289): DURANGO KID of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 257): DENG FEI of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
                           TIAN HU of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  83 TELORINTHE (turn 51): ORRIE POLLAS of MIDDLE WAY 21 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to TROCAR once again!  Woof!  ASIAN INVASION were a bunch of dogs 
after TRADERS OF TROCAR got through with 'em!  2nd ain't so sweet as 1st!  What's 
with ALLERDAE CHAN?  She actually beat ASIAN INVASION's QIONG YING, and walked away 
with 10 more points from the fight.  Major screwup at ASIAN INVASION.  QIONG YING 
lost 6 points to ALLERDAE CHAN.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe QIONG YING will 
provide more easy wins...  VENOMOUS CONCUBINE was reminded on the sands why CAO ZHENG 
is Duelmaster.  Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on?  I hear 
some team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  How long have I been here?  I got people to see, 
places to go...   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  TROCAR is 
a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  I don't want to 
overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CAO ZHENG 85                 19  11  6   126       ASIAN INVASION (13)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ALBERT 2990                  10   4  1    97       KIWI CONNECTION II (318)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALLERDAE CHAN 3024           19  15  1    90       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 QIONG YING 1341              12   8  0    64       ASIAN INVASION (13)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WORZEEL 3083                  7   4  0    49       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TONG PAK FU 1747              2   4  0    33       ASIAN INVASION (13)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HARAZIM KOREH 3098            5   0  0    23       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 LEVANDAR 3097                 4   1  0    22       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 ALINE TARAS 3094              4   4  0    19       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
-LARCH 3091                    1   3  0     6       KIWI CONNECTION II (318)
 ZHUGE LIANG 3100              0   1  0     1       ASIAN INVASION (13)
 ZUI BEI 3101                  0   1  0     1       ASIAN INVASION (13)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
TROUT 2991              7  6 0 KIWI CONNECTION  318 CAO ZHENG 85          267   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Deng Fei -- "Handily," it says.  That's embarrassing.  Maybe it's my style. --
Allerdae Chan

Qiong Ying -- Nope, it was NOT Allerdae's style.  It was her skills... or lack
thereof.  Ouch. -- Worzeel

Tong Pak Fu -- You Asian guys don't give an inch, do you?  Not that you should, I
guess, but still.  Good fight. -- Levandar
P.S.  They tell me I "needed" that loss, but I'm not seeing it.  Lots of people
graduate undefeated these days.  I figure it's an effect of Small Arena Syndrome, you
know?

Trollbait?  Who'd want to catch a troll? -- Aline Taras

Larch -- Like the tree?  Okay.  Trees are good. -- Harazim Koreh

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

QIONG YING was devastated by ALLERDAE CHAN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
CAO ZHENG vanquished VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
WORZEEL subdued TONG PAK FU in a action packed 1 minute fight.
ALINE TARAS bested GARNET THE WHIP in a 2 minute contest.
HARAZIM KOREH defeated ZUI BEI in a 2 minute novice's fight.
LEVANDAR bested ZHUGE LIANG in a 2 minute beginner's brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   0 -  3     100  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    24 -   7 -  2      77  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   3 -  0      77  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK   23 -  14 -  1      62  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   2 -  1      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         AIMED BLOW         7 -  18 -  0      28  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   4 -  0      20  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 269 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     3 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  STRIKING ATTACK
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0     
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0     
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   CAO ZHENG 85               19  11  6  126 ASIAN INVASION (13)
AIMED BLOW       ALLERDAE CHAN 3024         19  15  1   90 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
STRIKING ATTACK  WORZEEL 3083                7   4  0   49 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ALLERDAE CHAN 3024.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HARAZIM KOREH 3098.  The ten other most popular fighters were CAO ZHENG 85, 
WORZEEL 3083, ALINE TARAS 3094, LEVANDAR 3097, ALLERDAE CHAN 3024, TONG PAK FU 1747, 
ZHUGE LIANG 3100, QIONG YING 1341, ZUI BEI 3101, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was ZUI BEI 3101.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were QIONG YING 1341, ZHUGE LIANG 3100, TONG PAK FU 1747, ALLERDAE CHAN 
3024, LEVANDAR 3097, ALINE TARAS 3094, WORZEEL 3083, CAO ZHENG 85, HARAZIM KOREH 
3098, and  0.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

CAO ZHENG (54-85) ASIAN INVASION (13)
ALLERDAE CHAN (54-3024) TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)