DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 09/23/2005 Duedate: 10/20/2005 ILLIS ARENA DM-59 TURN-187 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS EVANGELION IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) (59-2340) [17-15-1,134] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader EVANGELION FEARLESS CONFESSION IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) (59-2340) [17-15-1,134] (59-2626) [4-2-0,36] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite EVANGELION KATZE IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) KATHOUSE (288) (59-2340) [17-15-1,134] (59-2640) [3-4-0,35] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM CHAPEL ROCK (287) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. ISLANDERS (247) 36 2. IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 31 NOT QUITE (240) 3. VILE REAVERS (292) 30 Unchartered Team 4. TEAM TOMORROW (281) 13 5. CHAPEL ROCK (287) 12 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 3 NOT QUITE (240) 28 16 1 63.6 1/ 1 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 10 2 2 2/ 2 ILL AVENGERS (290) 47 27 3 63.5 2/ 3 ILL AVENGERS (290) 10 5 0 3/ 4 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 101 61 4 62.3 3/ 2 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 9 4 0 4- 5 SEA DOGS (282) 46 29 4 61.3 4/ 9 HANGOVERS (265) 8 2 1 5/ 7 VILE REAVERS (292) 44 33 2 57.1 5/ 6 VILE REAVERS (292) 7 5 1 6- 8 ISLE OF SKYE (58) 243 195 14 55.5 6- 8 DAMAGE INC. (71) 5 5 0 7/ 9 HANGOVERS (265) 135 109 14 55.3 7- 4 SEA DOGS (282) 5 5 0 8/10 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 203 170 14 54.4 8- 5 HELTER SKELTER (291) 5 5 0 9-11 DAMAGE INC. (71) 117 105 6 52.7 9/12 AXE ILLIS HAMMERZ (279) 5 6 0 10-12 HELTER SKELTER (291) 46 44 2 51.1 10/14 ISLANDERS (247) 5 9 0 11/ 6*BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 9 9 0 50.0 11/ 7 TEAM TOMORROW (281) 5 9 0 12/13 TEAM TOMORROW (281) 40 43 1 48.2 12-11 ISLE OF SKYE (58) 4 6 0 13/15 AXE ILLIS HAMMERZ (279) 26 35 1 42.6 13/13 KATHOUSE (288) 4 11 1 14/16 ISLANDERS (247) 173 294 8 37.0 14/10*BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 3 6 0 15/17 KATHOUSE (288) 26 49 3 34.7 15/15 NOT QUITE (240) 0 1 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT DEATH FEST TOP TEN ACTIVE STABLES FINAL AWARD WINNERS Congratulations to Crip for outdistancing the competition to claim the Death Fest Dominator title and many thanks to all those who remained active during the course of this contest in spite of NO updates the past several months from Hammer! First Place Chapel Rock 287 managed by Crip +154 points. Prizes include 10 NTRU Gift Certs from Hammer; 6 months Free Play in DM 59 courtesy of RSI, Favorite Weapon Knowledge for one DM 59 warrior ranked Initiate or higher on T-186 revealed by RSI, Rename Dark Arena Monster Lord Lian Ki Na-Zul and Rename the following 3 NPCs Convicted Thief, Dangerous Criminal and Khalums Dwarf. Second Place Ill Avengers 290 managed by Wildstorm +136 points. Prizes include 8 NTRU Gift Certs from Hammer; Favorite Weapon Knowledge for one DM 59 warrior ranked Initiate or higher on T-186 revealed by RSI, Rename Dark Arena Monster Dark Champion and Rename the following 3 NPCs Mordant Deserter, Convicted Assassin and Veteran Mercenary. Third Place Sea Dogs 282 managed by One Armed Bandit +135 points. Prizes include 6 NTRU Gift Certs from Hammer; Favorite Weapon Knowledge for one DM 59 warrior ranked Initiate or higher on T-186 revealed by RSI, Rename Dark Arena Monster Bandit Prince and Rename the following 2 NPCs Osksi Noble and Kung Fu Master. Fourth Place Improved Illusion 261 managed by Phantasm +104 points. Prizes include 4 NTRU Gift Certs from Hammer; Favorite Weapon Knowledge for one DM 59 warrior ranked Initiate or higher on T-186 revealed by RSI, Rename Dark Arena Monster Stone Golem and Rename the following 2 NPCs Persistent Beggar and M. Chardinee. Fifth Place Damage Inc. 71 managed by Tripwire +88 points. Prizes include 2 NTRU Gift Certs from Hammer; Favorite Weapon Knowledge for one DM 59 warrior ranked Initiate or higher on T-186 revealed by RSI, Rename Dark Arena Monster Wurm Kin and Rename the following 2 NPCs Embezzling Scribe and Venemous Concubine. Sixth Place Team Tomorrow 281 managed by Nostradomus +84 points. Prizes include Favorite Weapon Knowledge for one DM 59 warrior ranked Initiate or higher on T-186 revealed by RSI, Rename Dark Arena Monster Spy Master and Rename NPC Cult Member. Seventh Place Vile Reavers 292 managed by Bobby Bigfoot +70 points. Prizes include Favorite Weapon Knowledge for one DM 59 warrior ranked Initiate or higher on T-186 revealed by RSI, Rename Dark Arena Monster Shewish Guard and Rename NPC Fratsfa Slave. Eighth Place Helter Skelter 291 managed by Cosmo +68 points. Prizes include Favorite Weapon Knowledge for one DM 59 warrior ranked Initiate or higher on T-186 revealed by RSI, Rename Dark Arena Monster Black Orc and Rename NPC Captured Orc. Ninth Place Kathouse 288 managed by Kat +59 points. Prizes include Favorite Weapon Knowledge for one DM 59 warrior ranked Initiate or higher on T-186 revealed by RSI, Rename Dark Arena Monster High Elf and Rename NPC Ambitious Guard. Tenth Place Axe Illis Hammerz 279 managed by Hammer +49 points. Prizes include Favorite Weapon Knowledge for one DM 59 warrior ranked Initiate or higher on T-186 revealed by RSI, Rename Dark Arena Monster Mountain Troll and Rename NPC The Userous Merchant. Illis Iron Stable Awards In case Lee still allows Delarq Tor to be opened as a Slow Arena, although the required 20 stables completing a minimum of 67 total fights was NOT even half achieved during the contest, include the following: 1. Chapel Rock 287 managed by Crip 75 total fights 2. Damage Inc. 71 managed by Tripwire 75 total fights 3. Sea Dogs 282 managed by One Armed Bandit 75 total fights 4. Vile Reavers 292 managed by Bobby Bigfoot 75 total fights 5. Team Tomorrow 281 managed by Nostradomus 74 total fights 6. Islanders 247 managed by Nick 73 total fights 7. Improved Illusion 261 managed by Phantasm 71 total fights 8. Kathouse 288 managed by Kat 70 total fights 9. Ill Avengers 290 managed by Wildstorm 69 total fights Note to Lee Please include the following name changes from Hammer as a tribute to our fallen friend and comrade in arms Richard Hammes: Rename Dark Arena Monster Mountain Troll FASCIST DROOL Rename NPC The Userous Merchant SLAUGHTER PRIEST "May Your Blades Be Sharp and Your Wits Sharper!" -- Hammer/Your Death Fest Host; Minister of War SPY REPORT Well, what are you looking at, ILLIS? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for TEAM TOMORROW, whose 2-3-0 this turn dropped them by 4 into 11th. Ha! HANGOVERS turned their 3-2-1 turn into a 4th place rank in the listings this turn. Any better than this, and you get put on hit lists. Now let's all watch ISLANDERS' heads swell from their 4-1-0 this turn. Haa ha ha ha! Big shots, big talk, big deal. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see SOUL SCOURGE win a fight and gain 20 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, HABAKKUK beat FLAMING MOE and FLAMING MOE lost 9 points. You're breakin' my heart. And if variety is the spice of life, ILLIS may be getting bland, as EVANGELION stays top dog in the city. I'm not in a very good mood today, but why am I telling you this? You want to know what's new, don't you, ILLIS? My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start talking.' I loved that woman. DAMAGE INC., 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 HANGOVERS. Ha ha ha ha! NULLAN VOID was challenged more times this turn than the Duelmaster. Now was the DM insulted or feared? Heh, heh. I guess I can give a little credit to UMI of IMPROVED ILLUSION for challenging up by 24 to DUFF. UMI won to get 105 points of recognition. Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and gone, and get to see if their team cared. And what a stunning loss we have here, boys and girls, NULLAN VOID of ILL AVENGERS has added the final loss to its 8-6-0. Tee hee! Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave team is developing these kinds of weapons? There's got to be a better place in ILLIS to get a drink than The Swinging Aardvark! Any suggestions? Phlllt! Just had to do that before I leave the fine city of ILLIS. I feel much better now. I see the crowds are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME EVANGELION 2340 17 15 1 134 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -JUDAS PRIEST 2506 11 3 3 112 CHAPEL ROCK (287) DUFF 2180 8 88 0 112 ISLANDERS (247) UMI 2414 15 9 0 105 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) WIMPIRA 2421 16 13 1 94 ISLANDERS (247) SOUL SCOURGE 2589 12 2 0 93 VILE REAVERS (292) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -PISTONS MCGUIRE 2556 12 7 0 90 HELTER SKELTER (291) -BRANA GOREFANG 2582 9 5 1 90 VILE REAVERS (292) WISE OLD WAYNE 2427 9 5 0 85 NOT QUITE (240) KRUNK SKULLSMASHER 2547 12 3 2 82 ILL AVENGERS (290) HABAKKUK 2464 10 7 0 72 TEAM TOMORROW (281) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME RED RED WINE 2481 5 3 1 66 HANGOVERS (265) -ANCHOR 2465 12 3 0 65 SEA DOGS (282) -JESUS MOOTZ 'O'PAIA 2128 12 12 0 64 ISLE OF SKYE (58) I MOTHER EARTH 2504 9 5 0 64 CHAPEL ROCK (287) SLAG IRONTOOTH 2545 11 4 0 63 ILL AVENGERS (290) -BALLAST 2597 7 5 2 61 SEA DOGS (282) -NAZARETH 2503 7 7 0 59 CHAPEL ROCK (287) -MAST MONKEY 2466 8 7 0 58 SEA DOGS (282) HARVEY 2636 7 1 0 58 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) -D'ARTAGNAN 2174 9 6 0 57 ISLE OF SKYE (58) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME URG GUTSPILLER 2561 11 5 0 53 VILE REAVERS (292) HAGGAI 2462 10 7 1 53 TEAM TOMORROW (281) AXE SEXIER HAMMER 2536 10 3 0 53 AXE ILLIS HAMMERZ (279) FLAMING MOE 2420 8 9 0 52 HANGOVERS (265) -MEDIA MIDGET 2549 7 6 1 52 HELTER SKELTER (291) -BLACKBEARD 2468 10 5 1 50 SEA DOGS (282) AMMER EAD 2425 8 19 0 50 ISLANDERS (247) -BLACKROCK 2498 5 10 1 47 DAMAGE INC. (71) -CORSAIR 2467 7 8 0 46 SEA DOGS (282) -HEZROU 2620 4 4 1 45 DAMAGE INC. (71) MIKAYLA BLOODWITCH 2544 5 10 0 44 ILL AVENGERS (290) MASON THUNDERSTRIKE 2619 7 1 1 43 ILL AVENGERS (290) JAN PEARL 2443 8 14 1 41 ISLANDERS (247) IMMACULATECOLLECTION 2632 5 2 0 41 CHAPEL ROCK (287) -SKARP-HEDIN 2159 8 12 1 37 ISLE OF SKYE (58) LONG ISLAND 2500 6 1 0 37 HANGOVERS (265) FEARLESS CONFESSION 2626 4 2 0 36 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) -GORI BLOODAXE 2588 7 6 1 35 VILE REAVERS (292) KATATONIA 2531 6 10 1 35 KATHOUSE (288) KATZE 2640 3 4 0 35 KATHOUSE (288) -AXE BURPER HAMMER 2452 4 8 0 34 AXE ILLIS HAMMERZ (279) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -STICKER SHOCK 2550 9 6 0 33 HELTER SKELTER (291) KATO NINETAILS 2613 5 6 1 33 KATHOUSE (288) KATAKANA 2599 6 6 0 32 KATHOUSE (288) AMOS 2614 6 4 0 30 TEAM TOMORROW (281) MARGARITA 2633 3 3 0 28 HANGOVERS (265) -AXE KISSER HAMMER 2618 5 4 1 26 AXE ILLIS HAMMERZ (279) E-SA-IAS 2609 4 8 0 26 TEAM TOMORROW (281) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -UDUN HELLFIRE 2608 4 7 0 23 VILE REAVERS (292) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -KANGA 2652 3 0 0 23 DAMAGE INC. (71) -GYMINOK 2648 2 3 0 21 DAMAGE INC. (71) CHURCH OF RISING SUN 2657 1 1 1 21 CHAPEL ROCK (287) -AXE SEXIST HAMMER 2537 4 8 0 20 AXE ILLIS HAMMERZ (279) THERE IS A GOD 2628 3 3 0 20 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) EL GATO 2641 2 5 0 19 KATHOUSE (288) ROSE SHELL 2658 1 1 0 17 ISLANDERS (247) -THORUNDR 2654 1 1 0 12 ISLE OF SKYE (58) B-52 2651 2 1 0 11 HANGOVERS (265) JOEL 2647 3 1 0 10 TEAM TOMORROW (281) I'M POWERLESS 2629 2 4 0 10 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) -AXE MISSER HAMMER 2631 1 7 0 10 AXE ILLIS HAMMERZ (279) -LIVEWIRE 2656 1 1 0 4 HELTER SKELTER (291) -LEONOVNA 2653 0 3 0 3 DAMAGE INC. (71) FAIRYFIRE 2660 0 1 0 1 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? JAWBREAKER 2646 3 2 1 HELTER SKELTER 291 CHURCH OF RISING 2657 186 NULLAN VOID 2546 8 7 0 ILL AVENGERS 290 RED RED WINE 2481 187 LAST TURN 2659 0 1 0 IMPROVED ILLUSION 261 STONE GOLEM 26 187 NONE RSI CS 2482 11 4 1 IMPROVED ILLUSION 261 BRANA GOREFANG 2582 185 SLAKER 2284 16 28 1 ISLANDERS 247 JUDAS PRIEST 2506 183 NOT REVE GU 2207 3 4 0 ISLE OF SKYE 58 BALLAST 2597 184 REVENGED PERSONAL ADS All -- Is this stupid contest over? -- Nostradomus Hammer -- Bad business, starting a contest and not making provisions to take care of business! -- Nostradomus Judas Priest -- I was doing fine till you passed the collection plate. Oh, well. -- Wimpira D'Artagnan -- Kill that idiot next time. He's taken up playing the electric kazoo, and it's driving the rest of us mad. -- All the Islanders except 'Ammer 'Ead Corsair -- How about fabric softener? Or, hmm, conditioner? You can't LIKE being so coarse, can you? -- Jan Pearl Pistons McGuire -- Ah, a golem. That explains it. -- Duff P.S. Golems are widely understood to be heartless. There is a god -- Are you sure? -- Rose Shell 15 September 2005 HAMMER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT Be it known from the highest mountains to the darkest alleys of Alastari that the veteran manager known far and wide as Hammer has now officially retired from sponsoring contests as of September 15, 2005. What a long time ago was a fun motivated activity to help promote our common DM/D2 gaming interest in an effort to promote the growth and competitiveness of selected arenas has become a far from fun experience. In other words Hammer has had it! The combination of real life situations interfering with the time needed to effectively sponsor a contest, plus the attitudes expressed during such sponsorship interference has led to Hammer closing his personal coin coffers and retiring from his planned sponsorship of any future contests. There are others in our close knit gaming community who are well able to step up to the plate and continue sponsoring contests that make the basic game a fun experience for all those who choose to compete and interact in such future endeavors. Hammer thanks all managers both active and inactive who helped to make the Hammer sponsored contests a historical and entertaining experience well worth the time, effort and money spent over the past several years. May the Cheers and the Jeers of future contests build upon the legacies of those who have paved the way in years gone by to help make this game what it is today. Hammer has no regrets for the part he has played in that history. 19 September 2005 I'd like to say hello to everyone I know that is still around after my being gone for five years. Hope to see you all on the sands, and may your weapons strike true and your shields protect you (except, of course, against MY warriors *grin*)!! -- Lord Xiang, D2-101 LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS LAST TURN was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. SOUL SCOURGE bested KRUNK SKULLSMASHER in a exciting 3 minute Challenge duel. UMI handily defeated DUFF in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match. FLAMING MOE was vanquished by HABAKKUK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl. FEARLESS CONFESSION was defeated by AMMER EAD in a exciting 1 minute Challenge fight. RED RED WINE butchered NULLAN VOID in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl. I MOTHER EARTH defeated HAGGAI in a 2 minute Challenge struggle. CHURCH OF RISING SUN was overpowered by MASON THUNDERSTRIKE in a 1 minute brawl. IMMACULATECOLLECTION luckily beat KATZE in a action packed 9 minute Challenge melee. I'M POWERLESS was vanquished by EL GATO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. EVANGELION won victory over WISE OLD WAYNE in a 1 minute Title duel. WIMPIRA savagely defeated SLAG IRONTOOTH in a exciting 3 minute gruesome fight. HARVEY overpowered KATAKANA in a 1 minute one-sided fight. JAN PEARL narrowly defeated MARGARITA in a 2 minute competition. LONG ISLAND unbelievably bested E-SA-IAS in a exciting 8 minute brutal contest. AXE SEXIER HAMMER viciously subdued MIKAYLA BLOODWITCH in a unpopular 9 minute bout. URG GUTSPILLER overpowered KATO NINETAILS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel. KATATONIA overcame THERE IS A GOD in a 1 minute bout. AMOS devastated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. JOEL was narrowly defeated by ROSE SHELL in a 3 minute novice's bout. B-52 savagely defeated FAIRYFIRE in a 8 minute gory novice's bout. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |BASHING ATTACK 10 TOTAL PARRY 67 - 36 - 0 65 | |LUNGING ATTACK 9 SLASHING ATTACK 36 - 21 - 3 63 | |STRIKING ATTACK 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 12 - 10 - 0 55 | |TOTAL PARRY 5 PARRY-LUNGE 19 - 19 - 1 50 | |WALL OF STEEL 4 WALL OF STEEL 26 - 28 - 1 48 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 57 - 65 - 4 47 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 12 - 14 - 2 46 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 72 - 84 - 5 46 | |AIMED BLOW 0 BASHING ATTACK 50 - 59 - 4 46 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 AIMED BLOW 5 - 15 - 1 25 | Turn 187 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 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 4 3 BASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 7 2 SLASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 4 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 5 - 5 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME PARRY-RIPOSTE EVANGELION 2340 17 15 1 134 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) SLASHING ATTACK UMI 2414 15 9 0 105 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) WALL OF STEEL WIMPIRA 2421 16 13 1 94 ISLANDERS (247) TOTAL PARRY SOUL SCOURGE 2589 12 2 0 93 VILE REAVERS (292) STRIKING ATTACK WISE OLD WAYNE 2427 9 5 0 85 NOT QUITE (240) BASHING ATTACK KRUNK SKULLSMASHER 2547 12 3 2 82 ILL AVENGERS (290) PARRY-LUNGE I MOTHER EARTH 2504 9 5 0 64 CHAPEL ROCK (287) LUNGING ATTACK URG GUTSPILLER 2561 11 5 0 53 VILE REAVERS (292) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is EVANGELION 2340. The most popular warrior this turn was KATZE 2640. The ten other most popular fighters were KRUNK SKULLSMASHER 2547, WIMPIRA 2421, E-SA-IAS 2609, HAGGAI 2462, SOUL SCOURGE 2589, URG GUTSPILLER 2561, ROSE SHELL 2658, UMI 2414, HABAKKUK 2464, and AMMER EAD 2425. The least popular fighter this week was AXE SEXIER HAMMER 2536. The other ten least popular fighters were LONG ISLAND 2500, KATAKANA 2599, I'M POWERLESS 2629, CHURCH OF RISING SUN 2657, NULLAN VOID 2546, FLAMING MOE 2420, DUFF 2180, LAST TURN 2659, FAIRYFIRE 2660, and B-52 2651. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: EVANGELION (59-2340) IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)