DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 12/20/2012 Duedate: 01/02/2013 ROCANIS ARENA DM-56 TURN-575 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS DRAKEN-KORIN MEN OF STEEL (131) (56-4279) [9-6-3,81] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader DRAKEN-KORIN DROXINE MEN OF STEEL (131) TREXTRAS (449) (56-4279) [9-6-3,81] (56-4298) [5-4-0,49] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite GASTON IPPS DENNA FEYL MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) (56-4306) [8-13-0,59] (56-4350) [6-6-0,27] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. MEN OF STEEL (131) 44 2. MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) 20 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) 3. TREXTRAS (449) 17 Unchartered Team 4. INCONSISTENT FURY (20) 0 5. THEM (433) -7 TREXTRAS (449) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1 INCONSISTENT FURY (20) 588 432 46 57.6 1/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) 9 6 0 2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) 298 278 6 51.7 2- 1 INCONSISTENT FURY (20) 8 2 0 3/ 3 THEM (433) 105 100 9 51.2 3/ 3 MEN OF STEEL (131) 4 8 0 4/ 5*TREXTRAS (449) 5 5 0 50.0 4/ 4 THEM (433) 3 4 0 5/ 4 MEN OF STEEL (131) 160 194 26 45.2 5/ 5 SERPENTS' HOLD (450) 3 7 0 6/ 6 SERPENTS' HOLD (450) 16 25 0 39.0 6/ 6*TREXTRAS (449) 1 2 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 711): TRAKE DARROWS of CRIMSON DEATH (Verol, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 713): DIZZY GILLESPIE of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 657): THE BEAKSTER of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 707): LUCK DEVIL of THE DEVIL'S OWN (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 709): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 701): WHIRLING FROGGY of KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 702): GRAVITRON of THE MOTHERSHIP CC (Floyd, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 353): POP TARGET of DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 699): GRASSFIRE of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 351): DRONE-ON of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 695): PAM DEMONIUM of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 692): HULL SCRUBBER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 684): SMILE WAFFLE of HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 643): ARCHERS OF LOAF of UNC COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 328): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 322): WILHELM SCREAM of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 309): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 574): LINKIN LOGGER of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 559): PRIME MINISTER of INGRATE WHITE NORTH (Crip, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 541): GRAHAM CRACKER of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 536): IRONIC TWIST of THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 258): SUN STROKE of SUPER STARS (Crip, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 497): SPIDERPIG of HOMER'S PETS (Floyd, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 491): KOGAN DJIAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 483): NAKED LUNCH of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 600): MARTIN BLANK of BLOOD TITANS (The Greek Guy, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 711): CRIMSON DEATH (Verol, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 713): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 657): ARCANE ROYALTY DM 15 MALCORN (turn 707): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 709): SHADOWMONGERS (Shadow, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 701): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 702): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 353): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 699): METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 351): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 32 ARVAT (turn 695): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 692): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 684): BATTLE FROGS (Grimm, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 643): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 328): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 322): FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 309): LIFE IMAPACTS (Coach, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 574): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 559): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 541): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 536): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 258): SUPER STARS (Crip, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 497): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 491): SAND DANCERSS (Floyd, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 483): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 600): DEAD WE SUCK (Manager, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 711): TRAKE DARROWS of CRIMSON DEATH (Verol, mgr.) (turn 710): BLAMMO of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 657): GRIM LAUGHTER of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 709): JOHN DERE of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 701): DONT PAY RENT of BASH BROS HOUSEMATE (Assurnasirbanipal) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 697): SOLWYN of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 350): BUMBLE of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.) XANDAR of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 692): SHELLBACK of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 327): SAPPHIRA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 322): WILHELM SCREAM of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.) (turn 321): BIG MAC of FAST FOOD (Madwand, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 558): KOTTER of RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 490): MOUNTAIN STORM of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr) SPY REPORT You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf Modeen. I return to ROCANIS once again! Biff! Pow! ROCANIS watched with glee as INCONSISTENT FURY got knocked off top spot by MIDDLE WAY 20! What's with KASPAR? He actually beat SERPENTS' HOLD's SNAKE BITE, and walked away with 25 more points from the fight. Laughs were big at MEN OF STEEL while they watched KASPAR clobber SNAKE BITE. It lost 22 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. What a role model for ROCANIS' young 'uns! LINKIN LOGGER becomes Duelmaster, but don't bother to fight no more! I'm sure ROCANIS is excited about DRAKEN-KORIN, the new Duelmaster from MEN OF STEEL. (remember?) But when you've seen as many as I have... Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting! If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. ROCANIS thinks INCONSISTENT FURY and their 588-432-46 is too much! If at first you don't succeed, give up... In my day, no team with a 588-432-46 would scare me off! What's the problem, THEM? How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, GASTON IPPS! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you. There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters to walk away, or not? Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor. You young rapscallions, take note! 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 DRAKEN-KORIN 4279 9 6 3 81 MEN OF STEEL (131) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -LINKIN LOGGER 4272 22 8 1 119 INCONSISTENT FURY (20) -MOE FROSTTOOTH 4287 15 10 2 94 INCONSISTENT FURY (20) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MERVIN OLDES 4326 8 9 1 66 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) KASPAR 4285 10 7 3 62 MEN OF STEEL (131) GASTON IPPS 4306 8 13 0 59 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) KULGAN 4268 11 22 2 57 MEN OF STEEL (131) -FRANKIE TOO 4305 11 9 0 57 INCONSISTENT FURY (20) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -HIKA SUGAR 4349 7 3 0 52 INCONSISTENT FURY (20) GERHART ERVIN 4309 11 8 0 51 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) BACKLASH 4323 7 0 0 49 SERPENTS' HOLD (450) THUD! 4269 6 7 0 49 THEM (433) DROXINE 4298 5 4 0 49 TREXTRAS (449) SNAKE BITE 4343 4 3 0 40 SERPENTS' HOLD (450) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FERRIA HOUGH 4345 8 5 1 30 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) KRAIT 4344 4 3 0 30 SERPENTS' HOLD (450) DENNA FEYL 4350 6 6 0 27 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) -PINECONE CHARLY 4358 3 2 0 26 INCONSISTENT FURY (20) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -JIM DASHER 4319 1 1 0 25 MEN OF STEEL (131) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LANGOLIER 4356 2 0 0 17 THEM (433) RATTLER 4336 0 2 0 12 SERPENTS' HOLD (450) -WALKING DEAD 4361 1 0 0 11 THEM (433) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? BAH 4369 0 1 0 MEN OF STEEL 131 ROKORI KLEE 575 NONE BYE 4370 0 1 0 SERPENTS' HOLD 450 MAINAKHA-TE MAST 575 NONE GARGOYLES 4371 0 1 0 THEM 433 MAINAKHA-TE MAST 575 NONE PERSONAL ADS Moe Frosttooth -- There was nothing handy about that! -- Gaston Ipps Snake Bite -- Good gods, you're venomous! -- Gerhart Ervin Krait -- Nasty little thing, aren't you? -- Mervin Oldes Hey, he was a narrow Cult Member, so how ELSE could I have defeated him? -- Ferria Hough Jim Dasher -- Not so dashing, from my side of the blade. Still, not bad. -- Denna Feyl ALL -- MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL IN ALASTARI!!! May your year end in peace and the new year hold great things for you and your families. -- Gentleben (Sunset-21, Morya-28, Arvat-32 and Talahya-100) LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS BAH was dealt death by ROKORI KLEE in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. BYE was slaughtered by MAINAKHA-TE MASTER in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle. GARGOYLES was murdered by MAINAKHA-TE MASTER in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight. DRAKEN-KORIN devastated GASTON IPPS in a 1 minute one-sided Title contest. THUD! was overpowered by MERVIN OLDES in a 1 minute mismatched match. SNAKE BITE was devastated by KASPAR in a 1 minute one-sided duel. KULGAN was bested by DROXINE in a 2 minute match. KRAIT was devastated by GERHART ERVIN in a 1 minute one-sided competition. BACKLASH handily defeated FERRIA HOUGH in a 2 minute uneven melee. RATTLER was outwaited by LANGOLIER in a slow 16 minute duel. DENNA FEYL viciously subdued CULT MEMBER in a 2 minute gory duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |AIMED BLOW 3 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 7 - 1 63 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 TOTAL PARRY 13 - 9 - 1 59 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 14 - 0 55 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 6 - 0 54 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 11 - 10 - 0 52 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW 17 - 17 - 1 50 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 13 - 15 - 0 46 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 5 - 0 17 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 - 0 0 | Turn 575 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 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 BASHING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 3 2 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY 1 WALL OF STEEL TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW DRAKEN-KORIN 4279 9 6 3 81 MEN OF STEEL (131) SLASHING ATTACK KASPAR 4285 10 7 3 62 MEN OF STEEL (131) BASHING ATTACK GERHART ERVIN 4309 11 8 0 51 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) TOTAL PARRY BACKLASH 4323 7 0 0 49 SERPENTS' HOLD (450) LUNGING ATTACK SNAKE BITE 4343 4 3 0 40 SERPENTS' HOLD (450) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is GASTON IPPS 4306. The most popular warrior this turn was DENNA FEYL 4350. The ten other most popular fighters were MERVIN OLDES 4326, KASPAR 4285, BACKLASH 4323, BAH 4369, DRAKEN-KORIN 4279, KULGAN 4268, DROXINE 4298, GERHART ERVIN 4309, BYE 4370, and FERRIA HOUGH 4345. The least popular fighter this week was LANGOLIER 4356. The other ten least popular fighters were RATTLER 4336, KRAIT 4344, SNAKE BITE 4343, THUD! 4269, GASTON IPPS 4306, GARGOYLES 4371, FERRIA HOUGH 4345, BYE 4370, GERHART ERVIN 4309, and DROXINE 4298.