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.