DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/14/2013 Duedate: 03/27/2013
ROCANIS ARENA
DM-56 TURN-581
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
KULGAN
MEN OF STEEL (131)
(56-4268) [14-25-2,118]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
KULGAN POSITION IS EMPTY
MEN OF STEEL (131)
(56-4268) [14-25-2,118]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
GASTON IPPS KASPAR
MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) MEN OF STEEL (131)
(56-4306) [10-17-0,67] (56-4285) [14-9-3,91]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. PHILANTHROPISTS (420) 45
2. MEN OF STEEL (131) 29 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
3. MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) 23 Unchartered Team
4. INCONSISTENT FURY (20) 14
5. THEM (433) 0 NOSTALGIA (365)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS (420) 25 16 1 61.0 1/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) 8 7 0
2/ 1 INCONSISTENT FURY (20) 609 441 48 58.0 2/ 3 MEN OF STEEL (131) 7 4 0
3/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) 310 296 6 51.2 3/ 2 SERPENTS' HOLD (450) 6 4 0
4- 3 THEM (433) 108 105 9 50.7 4/ 1 INCONSISTENT FURY (20) 6 9 1
5/ 4 SERPENTS' HOLD (450) 31 35 0 47.0 5/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS (420) 2 3 0
6/ 5 MEN OF STEEL (131) 170 207 26 45.1 6- 5 THEM (433) 1 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 717): FANG of SERPENTS HOLD 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 719): ELEVENTH of BLUE NOTE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 669): THE LIBRARIAN of ARCANE ROYALTY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 713): LUCK DEVIL of THE DEVIL'S OWN (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 715): GOLDPLATED of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 707): FENSTER GOLLY of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 708): BULL HALSEY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 356): THE INFLUENCER of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 705): THE CLEAR of ARCANE PHARMACY (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 354): AWESOME 80'S of NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 701): TRUST BUSTER 1 of SEGUE CARTEL (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 698): WARTLESS WITCH of HALLOWIENERS (The Dark One, mgr)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 690): MADON AP LLEW of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 646): ARCHERS OF LOAF of UNC COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 331): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 325): SOUTH SPOON of OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 312): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 580): KULGAN of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 565): BIG DOG of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 547): VINDA YARRO of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 542): IRONIC TWIST of THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 261): MRALISSA LOON of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 503): JACK PENDELTON of MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 497): XAVIER of RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 489): STEAMED MUSCLES of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 606): BILBO BAGGINNI of MIDDLE ITALY (The Dark One, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 717): SERPENTS HOLD 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 719): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 669): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 713): CRUCIAL TAUNT (Daikkan, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 715): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 707): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 708): MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 356): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 705): THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 354): BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 701): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 698): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 690): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 649): UNC COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 331): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 325): OBG! (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 312): LIFE IMAPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 580): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 565): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 547): STAR WARS (Sir Jessie Jest, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 542): THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 261): BASH BROS SUITCASE (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 503): MEDAL OF HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 497): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 489): SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 606): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 717): BLUE FUNK of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 718): HERMIAS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 669): GRAY BEAR of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 712): DEANO of MARKS PARTY (JE, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 715): SNAKE of SERPENTS HOLD 114 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 355): POSTAGE of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 353): DRONE-ON of BAD NEWS BEES (Stinger, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 697): HULL SCRUBBER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 689): GRINCH of BAD GUYS (Mr. Bad Guy, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 325): TALKEETNA of ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord, mgr.)
TEMPTRESS of LUROCIAN DEVILS (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
SCOMSSS'S NIGHTMARE of THE OPERA (Manager, mgr.)
(turn 324): LATKA of SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 546): DARTH VADER of STAR WARS (Sir Jessie Jest, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 542): IRONIC TWIST of THE MOTHERSHIP CE (Floyd, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in
ROCANIS. Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid! We
now have a new top team for all of you guys to dogpile on. MIDDLE WAY 20 now holds
the crown and they are betting they can keep it. Coming up with a solid 4-1-0
outing, MIDDLE WAY 20 has advanced 3 places in the rankings. MEN OF STEEL is no joke
as it posted a 3-1-0 week advancing from 3rd place to 2nd place. Hey everybody,
watch out for NALENTHU, who flew up 21 points in the rankings after mashing SNAKE
BITE like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. And falling like a basher in the top
ten was SNAKE BITE, who dropped 19 points after a disappointing (to say the least)
bout with NALENTHU. Well, everybody's pal KULGAN moved his record to 14-25-2 by
defeating LINKIN LOGGER in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 12 recognition
points. An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.
Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the ROCANIS arena. Here's a
song for you: Who's afraid of the big, bad MEN OF STEEL? Big bad MEN OF STEEL. Big
bad MEN OF STEEL. ROCANIS' afraid of the big bad MEN OF STEEL. Tra la la la la!
And you guys like to boo me? Well, unsling your rasberries, cause INCONSISTENT FURY
beats feet every time MEN OF STEEL smiles at them. Try farming, eh?
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). There's got to be more reason for the
sending of RANUL to the Dark Arena than his record (2-1-0). Anybody got any ideas
PHILANTHROPISTS? Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no.
Silly buggers, eh?
Well, there's the manager of the ROCANIS giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?). C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some
tracks. Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real fun...-- The
Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KULGAN 4268 14 25 2 118 MEN OF STEEL (131)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KASPAR 4285 14 9 3 91 MEN OF STEEL (131)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LINKIN LOGGER 4272 26 10 2 90 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
MERVIN OLDES 4326 11 12 1 87 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
NALENTHU 3909 7 6 0 84 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
HIKA SUGAR 4349 12 4 0 75 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
GERHART ERVIN 4309 14 11 0 67 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
GASTON IPPS 4306 10 17 0 67 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FRANKIE TOO 4305 15 11 0 66 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
BACKLASH 4323 12 1 0 62 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
SNAKE BITE 4343 8 5 0 61 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-JIM DASHER 4319 2 2 0 51 MEN OF STEEL (131)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FERRIA HOUGH 4345 9 10 1 48 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
PINECONE CHARLY 4358 6 5 0 48 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
DENNA FEYL 4350 9 9 0 47 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
-RATTLER 4336 2 3 0 45 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
KRAIT 4344 7 6 0 37 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-LANGOLIER 4356 3 0 0 30 THEM (433)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MEECHAM 4378 2 0 0 21 MEN OF STEEL (131)
JOBB JUVIPO 4000 1 0 0 18 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
GOBLINA HAYHIL 4379 2 1 1 8 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ARUTHA 4375 0 4 0 MEN OF STEEL 131 GOBLINA HAYHIL 4379 580
DA1 4381 0 1 0 MEN OF STEEL 131 ROKORI KLEE 581 NONE
DRAKEN-KORIN 4279 9 8 3 MEN OF STEEL 131 LINKIN LOGGER 4272 577 JUST REVENGED
FISSERA 3910 0 1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 420 VEL STEELWIND 581 NONE
FYNWENG 4037 0 1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 420 JO-KOBA HARRO 581 NONE
RANUL 3911 2 1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 420 ROKORI KLEE 581 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Frankie Too -- No, that shield's fine. -- Gaston Ipps
Frankie Too -- Gaston is correct (amazing, is it not?), your shield is of the proper
weight. Anything thicker and/or heavier would stop too many blows. -- Mervin Oldes
Pinecone Charly -- I needed the pine-seeds for some fudge. -- Gaston Ipps
Backlash -- And I never even TURNED my back on you! -- Ferria Hough
Krait -- Scotching snakes is a family hobby. Although some of my kin perfer to
bourbon them. -- Gerhart Ervin
Darned gophers! They spread rabies. -- Denna Feyl
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
RANUL was butchered by ROKORI KLEE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
FISSERA was slaughtered by VEL STEELWIND in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
DA1 was assassinated by ROKORI KLEE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
FYNWENG was butchered by JO-KOBA HARRO in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
KULGAN savagely defeated LINKIN LOGGER in a 1 minute master's Title match.
SNAKE BITE was overpowered by NALENTHU in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
KASPAR viciously subdued FRANKIE TOO in a 2 minute veteran's competition.
GASTON IPPS lost to HIKA SUGAR in a action packed 1 minute duel.
MERVIN OLDES overpowered RIRORNI ASSASSIN in a 1 minute uneven duel.
GERHART ERVIN overpowered KRAIT in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
FERRIA HOUGH handily defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute one-sided bout.
DENNA FEYL savagely defeated RABID GOPHER in a 2 minute master vs. amateur match.
BACKLASH savagely defeated PINECONE CHARLY in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory match.
MEECHAM handily defeated TROCARAN DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
GOBLINA HAYHIL was vanquished by JOBB JUVIPO in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 5 TOTAL PARRY 19 - 13 - 0 59 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 SLASHING ATTACK 16 - 12 - 1 57 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 6 - 0 54 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 16 - 14 - 1 53 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 17 - 0 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 14 - 17 - 0 45 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 4 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 4 - 0 33 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 581 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 AIMED BLOW 2 - 3 3 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 2 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 BASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK KASPAR 4285 14 9 3 91 MEN OF STEEL (131)
AIMED BLOW NALENTHU 3909 7 6 0 84 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
LUNGING ATTACK HIKA SUGAR 4349 12 4 0 75 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
BASHING ATTACK GERHART ERVIN 4309 14 11 0 67 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
TOTAL PARRY FRANKIE TOO 4305 15 11 0 66 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
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 KASPAR 4285. The ten other most popular fighters were BACKLASH 4323, KULGAN
4268, DENNA FEYL 4350, GASTON IPPS 4306, HIKA SUGAR 4349, PINECONE CHARLY 4358, JOBB
JUVIPO 4000, FISSERA 3910, FYNWENG 4037, and NALENTHU 3909.
The least popular fighter this week was GOBLINA HAYHIL 4379. The other ten least
popular fighters were KRAIT 4344, SNAKE BITE 4343, LINKIN LOGGER 4272, FERRIA HOUGH
4345, GERHART ERVIN 4309, FRANKIE TOO 4305, DA1 4381, RANUL 3911, MEECHAM 4378, and
MERVIN OLDES 4326.
NEW TEAMS IN THE TEMPORARY TOURNAMENT ARENA (DM 85)
Please note that all new teams created at the Face-to-Face were temporarily placed in
a temporary Tournament Arena, DM 85. If you requested that your team be placed in a
specific arena, it has already transferred to that arena. Effective immediately, any
teams placed in DM 85 and not transferred out to another arena, will be automatically
deleted a month after the tournament. If you have questions about any of your teams,
please contact Customer Service. -- RSI