DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/15/2010 Duedate: 11/11/2010
ILLIS ARENA
DM-59 TURN-253
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
IMMACULATECOLLECTION
CHAPEL ROCK (287)
(59-2632) [16-2-0,115]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
IMMACULATECOLLECTION CANCER
CHAPEL ROCK (287) VIRUS (304)
(59-2632) [16-2-0,115] (59-2746) [7-1-2,81]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
I'M POWERLESS FLAMING MOE
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) HANGOVERS (265)
(59-2629) [14-32-0,74] (59-2420) [13-11-0,56]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
CHAPEL ROCK (287)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. PATCH WORKS (303) 31
2. CHAPEL ROCK (287) 28 NOT QUITE (240)
3. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 17 Unchartered Team
4. NOT QUITE (240) 7
5. ISLANDERS (247) 5 VIRUS (304)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0 NOT QUITE (240) 31 16 1 66.0 1/ 6 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 7 2 0
2/ 0 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 135 71 9 65.5 2/ 1*VIRUS (304) 7 3 0
3/ 1*VIRUS (304) 23 15 3 60.5 3/ 2 ISLANDERS (247) 7 8 0
4- 2 STAINED STEEL (158) 55 37 1 59.8 4/ 4 HANGOVERS (265) 6 3 0
5/ 3 HANGOVERS (265) 157 120 14 56.7 5/ 3 PATCH WORKS (303) 6 9 1
6/ 4 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 233 181 14 56.3 6/ 5 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 3 5 0
7/ 6 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 44 55 1 44.4 7/ 0 NOT QUITE (240) 1 0 0
8/ 5 ISLANDERS (247) 326 417 12 43.9 8- 8 STAINED STEEL (158) 0 1 0
9/ 7 PATCH WORKS (303) 23 37 4 38.3 9/ 0 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 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
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---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 327): DEAD LEE of YOU PAY I SLAY (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 324): TEZCATLIPOCA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 322): LODEN NORVIS of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 278): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 300): CALLOUS COURTNEY of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 294): MY SHADOW of KAOS (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 281): WHISTLIN DIXIE of DARQUE FORCES II (Master Darque)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 275): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 261): MADAM VENUSIA of SPARF! (Crip, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 252): RED RED WINE of HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 228): DANNY HEATLEY of OTTAWA SENATORS (?, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 229): ARAMIS RAMIREZ of PURPLE PLATYPI (?, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 229): DEATH SUCKS of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 44): CONFESSION of OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 227): JAVELIN of THE WEAPONS (Consortium, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 327): SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 324): FORCE OF FIVE (?, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 322): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 278): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 300): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 293): LAND OF OZ (Oz the ALL-Succeeding, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 281): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 275): PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 261): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 252): VIRUS (?, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 228): BOMBS AWAY (?, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 229): MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 228): MONGOL HORDE (?, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 44): OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 227): SPARF! et al (Crip, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 327): DEAD LEE of YOU PAY I SLAY (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 324): ANFERROUS of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
(turn 323): BLACK ROSE HAMMER of FLOWERED HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 322): LODEN NORVIS of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 277): KAHR, JACK of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 299): LADY WINTER of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 294): MY SHADOW of KAOS (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 281): CASS DOLAN of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 226): SIF of SUPERIOR FORCES Y3 (Manager, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 228): SQUEEZE of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
To: I'm a Basher!
I'm a Basher Too!
Red Red Wine Whine
Red Red Wine
Duelmaster of Illis
Hangovers
SPY REPORT
Well, what are you looking at, ILLIS? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens
before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Later days, VIRUS, since CHAPEL ROCK
took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news. CHAPEL ROCK turned their
5-0-0 turn into a 1st place rank in the listings this turn. Any better than this,
and you get put on hit lists. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see WASHOUT
win a fight and gain 25 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, MARGARITA beat SYLVESTER and
SYLVESTER lost 14 points. You're breakin' my heart. Due to absence, and inability
to defend the throne, RED RED WINE has lost the Title of Duelmaster. Start setting
that alarm earlier! And it's out with the old, in with the new, as
IMMACULATECOLLECTION takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.
Heh, heh. 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. What's
the big D? VIRUS was the most avoided team? Bunch of lily livered... grumble...
mumble... curse... And it looks like CHAPEL ROCK avoided them the most this turn.
What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me. Hmph. Ooh, I'm frightfully
impressed, DARNED SOCK was this turn's most challenged warrior. Watch that ego
swell, sports fans.
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. Now hey, I like to see a death as much as
the next guy, but hey IMPROVED ILLUSION, whyja send SIMON MAGUS to the Dark Arena,
look at his record, huh? And now a passing thought on a warrior dying young (H.I.V.
of VIRUS): You had your chance and now you're dead. Oh well... Titanium shields
and bamboo daggers, guess what brave team is developing these kinds of weapons?
What does the ILLIS arena have in common with the inns? It's just as
comfortable to sleep in either place. Ha ha ha ha! Well, I've had enough of this
drivel, and I'm sure you have too. Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather. I see
the crowds are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
IMMACULATECOLLECTION 2632 16 2 0 115 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-RED RED WINE 2481 10 4 1 106 HANGOVERS (265)
NAZARETH 2503 15 8 0 105 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-FAIRYFIRE 2660 12 1 1 102 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
WISE OLD WAYNE 2427 12 5 0 97 NOT QUITE (240)
I MOTHER EARTH 2504 13 10 0 95 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
I'M A BASHER 2682 17 8 0 92 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CANCER 2746 7 1 2 81 VIRUS (304)
LONG ISLAND 2500 12 2 0 75 HANGOVERS (265)
I'M POWERLESS 2629 14 32 0 74 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MARGARITA 2633 7 5 0 66 HANGOVERS (265)
-ZOOLU 1068 14 4 0 63 STAINED STEEL (158)
-ZARA 1294 8 6 1 60 STAINED STEEL (158)
WASHOUT 2730 5 7 1 59 PATCH WORKS (303)
-HARVEY 2636 7 1 0 58 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
COCO NUTTAL 2741 7 5 0 57 ISLANDERS (247)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FLAMING MOE 2420 13 11 0 56 HANGOVERS (265)
CHURCH OF RISING SUN 2657 7 5 1 54 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
SYLVESTER 2728 14 10 0 52 ISLANDERS (247)
-FETT II 1478 9 3 0 48 STAINED STEEL (158)
-DRISKAN 1071 14 4 0 46 STAINED STEEL (158)
BELITRIS 2737 6 11 0 42 ISLANDERS (247)
-APPLESEED 2662 3 1 0 39 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ELMINSTER 2679 5 2 0 35 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FLAT TIRE 2738 4 7 1 33 PATCH WORKS (303)
DARNED SOCK 2751 3 3 1 32 PATCH WORKS (303)
LEAKY ROOF 2732 6 6 0 31 PATCH WORKS (303)
-INUYASHA 2683 3 1 3 29 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
DILLIS RHIN 2742 5 6 0 28 ISLANDERS (247)
-SETHRA 1376 6 5 0 25 STAINED STEEL (158)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SARS 2749 4 2 0 19 VIRUS (304)
SWINE FLU 2754 3 0 0 19 VIRUS (304)
STONE TEMPLE PILOT 2755 1 1 0 16 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
TORN JEANS 2739 2 7 0 13 PATCH WORKS (303)
IRISH FLAG 2674 2 4 0 11 HANGOVERS (265)
EBOLA 2756 2 0 0 9 VIRUS (304)
CHAGUA KORBIN 2760 1 2 0 8 ISLANDERS (247)
THOSE I HURT 2761 0 1 0 1 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
I'M A BASHER 2627 0 1 0 BASHAHOLICS ANON 297 DARNED SOCK 2751 249 JUST REVENGED
SIMON MAGUS 2678 7 3 0 IMPROVED ILLUSIO 261 DARK CHAMPION 253 NONE
CHAGUA MARNIR 2743 5 3 0 ISLANDERS 247 CANCER 2746 250
H.I.V. 2744 6 2 1 VIRUS 304 WASHOUT 2730 253
PERSONAL ADS
Welcome back to Illis, Crip! Are all three teams yours or just two of them? I will
say that your style distribution up here on top does not encourage me. But what is
another year or two for I'm Powerless, right? -- Assur
Red Red Wine -- Looks like you need to join both Alcoholics Anon and Bashaholics
Anon! -- I'm a Basher
Sir Blackguard -- It is so wrong, comparing those two fights and those two weapons...
I know part of it is luck, but still! -- Assurnasirbanipal
Assur sings, "I've got the slow training blues."
Cancer -- Not my sign. -- Coco Nuttal
HIV -- I prefer to avoid you, thanks just the same. -- Dillis Rhin
Swine Flu -- So, you're claiming to be a swine? Well, I suppose you should know. --
Chagua Korbin
Sars -- Well, of course. That's what I pay McAfee for, after all. -- Belitris
Church of Rising Sun -- Better than Setting Sun, I suppose. A more positive subtext
and all. -- Sylvester
Assur -- Well, of course not! The AAA card is one of the best insurance investments
I've ever made. -- Sylvester
27 September 10
Note -- We are still looking for additional teams in Arvat, DM 32. I still have a
number of good team rollups available FREE for whoever wants one.
Contact the Devil Advocates ASAP to join the fun! You can either reach me by
diplo or on the RSI site.
Also, whoever sent me the diplo with no name on it requesting a rollup /
information on how to get into Arvat, I'm embarassed to admit that the diplo slipped
out of my folder and was lost. Please just send me another one with your mailing
address and I'll get a rollup to you ASAP. Sorry about that!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SIMON MAGUS was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
I'M POWERLESS vanquished DARNED SOCK in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud battle.
LONG ISLAND was savagely defeated by I'M A BASHER in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
MARGARITA overpowered SYLVESTER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
IRISH FLAG was devastated by LEAKY ROOF in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
STONE TEMPLE PILOT defeated TORN JEANS in a 2 minute Challenge struggle.
NAZARETH outlasted CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a unpopular 14 minute brawl.
IMMACULATECOLLECTION outlasted CANCER in a action packed 7 minute uneven Title melee.
I MOTHER EARTH viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
WISE OLD WAYNE vanquished M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
H.I.V. was killed by WASHOUT in a 2 minute melee.
FLAMING MOE beat FLAT TIRE in a exciting 6 minute fight.
CHURCH OF RISING SUN demolished DILLIS RHIN in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
COCO NUTTAL devastated LEE'S REVENGE in a 2 minute one-sided battle.
SARS was devastated by BELITRIS in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
SWINE FLU unbelievably bested CHAGUA KORBIN in a 2 minute gory beginner's fight.
EBOLA bested THOSE I HURT in a 2 minute beginner's duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 TOTAL PARRY 12 - 7 - 1 63 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 3 - 0 63 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 PARRY-LUNGE 11 - 7 - 1 61 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 3 - 0 57 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 4 STRIKING ATTACK 20 - 16 - 2 56 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 AIMED BLOW 14 - 12 - 1 54 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 BASHING ATTACK 24 - 23 - 2 51 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 2 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 13 - 0 48 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 11 - 0 21 |
Turn 253 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:
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 3 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 3 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 3 1 PARRY-LUNGE
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY IMMACULATECOLLECTION 2632 16 2 0 115 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
STRIKING ATTACK WISE OLD WAYNE 2427 12 5 0 97 NOT QUITE (240)
PARRY-LUNGE I MOTHER EARTH 2504 13 10 0 95 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
BASHING ATTACK I'M A BASHER 2682 17 8 0 92 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
AIMED BLOW COCO NUTTAL 2741 7 5 0 57 ISLANDERS (247)
LUNGING ATTACK FLAMING MOE 2420 13 11 0 56 HANGOVERS (265)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is I'M POWERLESS 2629. The most popular warrior this
turn was FLAMING MOE 2420. The ten other most popular fighters were CANCER 2746, I'M
A BASHER 2682, CHAGUA KORBIN 2760, STONE TEMPLE PILOT 2755, WISE OLD WAYNE 2427, I
MOTHER EARTH 2504, COCO NUTTAL 2741, I'M POWERLESS 2629, MARGARITA 2633, and LEAKY
ROOF 2732.
The least popular fighter this week was NAZARETH 2503. The other ten least popular
fighters were FLAT TIRE 2738, SARS 2749, DILLIS RHIN 2742, IMMACULATECOLLECTION 2632,
SYLVESTER 2728, DARNED SOCK 2751, SIMON MAGUS 2678, SWINE FLU 2754, WASHOUT 2730, and
TORN JEANS 2739.