DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/24/2006    Duedate: 09/06/2006

ROCANIS ARENA

DM-56    TURN-410

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

NIKALA
ELEVENTH HOUR (372)
(56-3443) [14-10-0,127]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NIKALA                         BILL THUG
ELEVENTH HOUR (372)            STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)
(56-3443) [14-10-0,127]        (56-3972) [1-0-0,20]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ALDALDON                       ALDALDON
PHILANTHROPISTS (420)          PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
(56-3913) [12-1-1,95]          (56-3913) [12-1-1,95]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BAD APPLES (187)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)      60
2. ELEVENTH HOUR (372)         40      PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
3. PHILANTHROPISTS (420)        1      Unchartered Team
4. BLOOD BROTHERS (418)         0
5. YIELD (405)                  0      STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)     5   0  0  100   1/ 1 BAD APPLES (187)          8  5 0
 2/ 1 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)     15   3  1 83.3   2/ 2 ELEVENTH HOUR (372)       7  5 3
 3- 4*BERSERKERS (425)           6   4  1 60.0   3/ 0*STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)    5  0 0
 4- 5*BLOOD BROTHERS (418)      12  10  0 54.5   4- 5*BLOOD BROTHERS (418)      2  1 0
 5/ 6 ELEVENTH HOUR (372)       57  63  8 47.5   5/ 4 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)     2  1 0
 6- 7 YIELD (405)               29  35  7 45.3   6- 3*BERSERKERS (425)          2  3 0
 7/ 8 BAD APPLES (187)         421 566 14 42.7   7- 8 YIELD (405)               1  3 1

    '*'   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.

Greetings, Rocanis!  It is I, Nikala, once again your humble Duelmaster.  That last
one was a close call for sure.  Nice try, Contraband!  I don't know how much longer I
will last up here.  I am just hoping that I can learn the right things in my next two
fights so I can finally head off to the Isle and retire.  I never really was a big
fan of this whole fighting thing anyway.  I am just in it for the social life.

As always, I will be waiting for whoever wants my title the most.  Come and get it,
boys!

Nikala

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
ROCANIS brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Gee, I'm impressed, a 3-1-1 is nice, 
but don't get cocky, ELEVENTH HOUR, the Fates teach humility, and the Fates are 
proud.  I can just hear all the boasts coming in STRAIGHT UP THUG's next personal 
ads.  Their first turn they went 5-0-0.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to 
see PRESTON win a fight and gain 28 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, TREEKILLER beat 
ZANDER and ZANDER lost 6 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  Looks like ROCANIS has 
some guts at least, NIKALA the Duelmaster was this turn's most-challenged warrior.  
ALDALDON challenged ROCANIS' Duelmaster for a shot at the throne.  And if variety is 
the spice of life, ROCANIS may be getting bland, as NIKALA stays top dog in the city. 
Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys 
win their fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  YIELD, 
I suppose you'll be glad to know you were this turn's most avoided team.  Care to 
know who is the most afraid of you?  And who led the way in this mass act of 
cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was PHILANTHROPISTS.  Ha ha ha ha!   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  And what a stunning loss we have here, boys and 
girls, JONNA THANE of BAD APPLES has added the final loss to hers 15-10-0.  Tee hee!  
Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use.  Certain nameless 
cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for 
an epee.  Forgive me for writing with a dagger.  Just wait 'till next time I show up 
here, I won't be so nice!  So nyaaah!  Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide 
Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NIKALA 3443                  14  10  0   127       ELEVENTH HOUR (372)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WISHLIST 3816                10   9  3    98       YIELD (405)
 ALDALDON 3913                12   1  1    95       PHILANTHROPISTS (420)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PRESTON 3604                  8   7  5    90       ELEVENTH HOUR (372)
-CONTRABAND 3827              10   4  3    86       YIELD (405)
 TREEKILLER 3927              12   4  0    82       BAD APPLES (187)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-IN HIDING 3902                4   1  1    61       YIELD (405)
 ZANDER 3440                  10  15  1    59       ELEVENTH HOUR (372)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VANESSA 3483                 10  10  1    46       ELEVENTH HOUR (372)
-TIGER 3895                    3   0  0    36       BLOOD BROTHERS (418)
 FORLUITHA 3946                6   6  0    35       BAD APPLES (187)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NALENTHU 3909                 2   2  0    29       PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
-OCELOT 3894                   3   2  0    26       BLOOD BROTHERS (418)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FURY 3965                     2   0  0    24       BERSERKERS (425)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RAVAGE 3964                   2   0  0    22       BERSERKERS (425)
 BILL THUG 3972                1   0  0    20       STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)
-LYNX 3893                     3   2  0    19       BLOOD BROTHERS (418)
-LION 3915                     2   2  0    15       BLOOD BROTHERS (418)
 GEORGE THUG 3974              1   0  0    15       STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)
-UNTAMED MIME 3966             1   1  0    13       BERSERKERS (425)
-SAVAGE 3967                   1   1  1    12       BERSERKERS (425)
 LOIS THUG 3970                1   0  0    10       STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)
-RANUL 3911                    1   0  0     9       PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
 DELIA THUG 3973               1   0  0     8       STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)
 WILL THUG 3971                1   0  0     7       STRAIGHT UP THUG (426)
 SOURCRAB 3969                 1   2  0     5       BAD APPLES (187)
-SAWTOOTH 3944                 0   1  0     5       YIELD (405)
-ZEST 3963                     0   2  0     2       BERSERKERS (425)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
JONNA THANE 3903      15 11 0 BAD APPLES 187        PRESTON 3604          410         
THORN 3939             7  6 0 BAD APPLES 187        PRESTON 3604          408         
MICHELLE 3458         10 11 1 ELEVENTH HOUR 372     GODGET 3110           407         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Ocelot -- How can you be anybody's blood brother if you're a golem?  Wouldn't you
have to be, um, a machine-oil brother or something?  Whatever.  Bold challenge.
You're a tricky mechanism, I'll say that for you. -- Forluitha

Zander -- Damn, my aim is rotten.  Only one out of five came close to being on
target.  Sorry about the first one, that was REALLY unintended. -- Treekiller
P.S.  But I was imagining you as a tree, you see.  The height, I guess.

Vanessa -- (panting)  That's more parrying than I've done in a while.  Guess I need
to practice it, seemed very useful that time! -- Jonna Thane
P.S.  I figure I'm damned lucky not to've broken my blade.  You hit hard.

Lynx -- Another neuter golem blood-brother.  Are you, what would it be, "blood
golems"?  Gruesome things. -- Sourcrab

Ed. -- I have a big mower.  Power mower, you know. -- Treekiller

     Power mower of doom, I should think! -- Ed.

11 August 2006
All -- I support Vendetta Cartel's observation of The Dark Knights!  If war is
declared on V.C. by The Dark Knights, then war is also declared on The Dark Knights
of the Desolate Empire by The Avengers of Light!  We have been quietly awaiting such
a chance to expose ourselves (all interested parties contact me c/o The Barbarians:
DM 31, Attn: Timothias)!  Come, Vendetta Cartel, let us show these broke-down
"Knights" what true warriors are! -- Gemini Goldphoenix, Overlord of The Avengers of
Light

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ALDALDON was bested by NIKALA in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge Title fight.
TREEKILLER vanquished ZANDER in a 1 minute uneven battle.
JONNA THANE was murdered by PRESTON in a 1 minute bloody uneven fight.
FORLUITHA was unbelievably bested by VANESSA in a 2 minute fight.
SOURCRAB was luckily beaten by WILL THUG in a crowd pleasing 3 minute amateur's match.
LOIS THUG won victory over PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute amateur's fight.
BILL THUG overpowered MAGE'S APPRENTICE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
DELIA THUG defeated RIRORNI ARCHER in a 2 minute beginner's melee.
GEORGE THUG won victory over MAGE'S APPRENTICE in a 1 minute beginner's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         AIMED BLOW        10 -   4 -  0      71  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -   7 -  4      65  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   5 -  0      62  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    38 -  25 -  3      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  12 -  4      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK   18 -  15 -  0      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   7 -  1      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY        8 -  11 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 410 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     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  3         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      NIKALA 3443                14  10  0  127 ELEVENTH HOUR (372)
LUNGING ATTACK   ALDALDON 3913              12   1  1   95 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
STRIKING ATTACK  PRESTON 3604                8   7  5   90 ELEVENTH HOUR (372)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ALDALDON 3913.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was ALDALDON 3913.  The ten other most popular fighters were SOURCRAB 3969, NIKALA 
3443, FORLUITHA 3946, VANESSA 3483, TREEKILLER 3927, PRESTON 3604, WILL THUG 3971, 
BILL THUG 3972, GEORGE THUG 3974, and DELIA THUG 3973.

The least popular fighter this week was LOIS THUG 3970.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JONNA THANE 3903, ZANDER 3440, DELIA THUG 3973, GEORGE THUG 3974, BILL 
THUG 3972, WILL THUG 3971, PRESTON 3604, TREEKILLER 3927, VANESSA 3483, and FORLUITHA 
3946.