DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 02/28/2014 Duedate: 03/27/2014 ILLIS ARENA DM-59 TURN-297 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS JOHNNY APPLESEED TALL TALES (305) (59-2767) [21-31-0,110] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader JOHNNY APPLESEED HEATH BAR TALL TALES (305) SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310) (59-2767) [21-31-0,110] (59-2826) [2-0-0,44] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite CHAGUA KORBIN RATTLER ISLANDERS (247) SERPENTS HOLD (314) (59-2760) [20-27-1,96] (59-2885) [12-4-0,94] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM ELDER GODS (313) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. ELDER GODS (313) 50 2. SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310) 23 TALL TALES (305) 3. TALL TALES (305) 17 Unchartered Team 4. BEATRICE (311) 0 5. SERPENTS HOLD (314) -2 ELDER GODS (313) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 2*ELDER GODS (313) 13 7 2 65.0 1/ 1*ELDER GODS (313) 9 6 0 2- 1*BEATRICE (311) 18 10 0 64.3 2/ 2 ISLANDERS (247) 7 8 0 3/ 5 TALL TALES (305) 95 85 2 52.8 3- 3*BEATRICE (311) 3 0 0 4/ 6 SERPENTS HOLD (314) 78 88 1 47.0 4/ 5 SERPENTS HOLD (314) 3 6 0 5/ 7 ISLANDERS (247) 421 540 16 43.8 5/ 7 TALL TALES (305) 2 1 0 6/ 8*SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310) 2 6 0 25.0 6/ 8*SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310) 2 6 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+-----]|%{ * ---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 371): ZORK of Z GLADIATORS (The Z-Man, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 368): MERCURY of ZODIAC (Stargazer, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 366): NABUCA of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 322): MALICE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 344): LAPUR BISQUE of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 338): YORL of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 325): KINGU of MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 319): ABU JR. of THE CHOSEN ONES (The Chosen One, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 303): QUI GONG of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 296): RATTLER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 272): TOBEORNOTTOBE of TOTAL CHAOS (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 273): FREELOADER of BASH BROS FRIEND (Assurnasirbanipal) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 273): ADAM of THE BEGINNING (Chuck, mgr.) DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 88): CORNELIUS of NONSUCH HOUSE (Dimetras, mgr.) DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 271): BALLIOL BLACKMOON of DRAGONBANE GUILD (Nomad, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 371): WEIRD ALCHEMY (La Guillotine, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 368): ZODIAC (Stargazer, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 366): WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 322): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 344): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 338): LAND OF OZ (Oz the All-Managing, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 325): MESOPOTAMIA (Var, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 319): WHERE AM I? (Var, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 303): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 296): ELDER GODS (Var, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 272): OUTER GODS (Var, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 273): BB INFOMERICAL (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 273): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 88): NONSUCH HOUSE (Dimetras, mgr.) DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 271): REAL BEER et al (Crip, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 371): ZORK of Z GLADIATORS (The Z-Man, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 366): NABUCA of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (La Guillotine, mgr.) (turn 365): VENGEANCE of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 342): THE STATISTITIAN of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 338): YORL of LES TURFISTES (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DR. COX of SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.) (turn 337): JACK B. NIMBLE of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 324): QUALITY of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 318): HU YAN ZHUO of WAH CHING (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 87): OUT FOR A DUCK of BAD SIGNS (Dark Oracle, mgr.) SPY REPORT If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of ILLIS brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see ULTHAR win a fight and gain 17 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, HEATH BAR beat TIKI and TIKI lost 12 points. You're breakin' my heart. And it's out with the old, in with the new, as JOHNNY APPLESEED takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster. Heh, heh. 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. SHEWISH MUNCHIES, 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 it looks like ELDER GODS avoided them the most this turn. What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me. Hmph. Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, SHARK TOOTH was this turn's most challenged warrior. Watch that ego swell, sports fans. Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals. I volunteer for ILLIS' morgue. More variety. 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. 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 JOHNNY APPLESEED 2767 21 31 0 110 TALL TALES (305) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CHAGUA KORBIN 2760 20 27 1 96 ISLANDERS (247) RATTLER 2885 12 4 0 94 SERPENTS HOLD (314) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FROMM 2869 6 1 0 54 SERPENTS HOLD (314) -TORTY 2835 6 0 0 50 BEATRICE (311) HEATH BAR 2826 2 0 0 44 SHEWISH MUNCHIES (310) -BALL 2836 6 1 0 42 BEATRICE (311) FISHHOOK 2807 9 11 0 38 ISLANDERS (247) BAST 2853 4 0 0 37 ELDER GODS (313) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME YAD-THADDAG 2852 3 1 1 33 ELDER GODS (313) -BALLERINA 2832 3 2 0 32 BEATRICE (311) -BEATIE 2831 3 1 0 27 BEATRICE (311) ULTHAR 2854 2 2 1 27 ELDER GODS (313) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DREW 2874 6 5 0 23 SERPENTS HOLD (314) TIKI 2840 6 3 0 23 ISLANDERS (247) VORVADOSS 2851 3 1 0 23 ELDER GODS (313) SHARK TOOTH 2837 4 7 0 19 ISLANDERS (247) DELISLE 2838 3 7 1 17 ISLANDERS (247) NODENS 2856 1 2 0 5 ELDER GODS (313) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? GLAZE 2924 0 1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 314 CHOKEBOT 2000 297 NONE DESSERT 2928 0 1 0 SHEWISH MUNCHIES 310 BANDIT PRINCE 297 NONE SNACK 2925 0 1 0 SHEWISH MUNCHIES 310 IRON JUDGEMENT 297 NONE PERSONAL ADS Oh, no! Six people died in duels (in the Dark Arena) today! The whole city may perish! Two-three? We are not impressed with ourselves. Fortunately, we don't have to be. -- Chagua Korbin Nodens -- I'm impressed with myself (gotta take it when I can get it). I bit your hand RIGHT OFF. You'll have to get a silver one. -- Shark Tooth P.S. Or was it... yeah, it was your cognate Nuada who got the silver hand. Maybe you should go for the gold? LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS DESSERT was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. SNACK was butchered by IRON JUDGEMENT in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel. GLAZE was savagely slain by CHOKEBOT 2000 in a 3 minute brutal Dark Arena melee. YAD-THADDAG overpowered SHARK TOOTH in a 1 minute bloody mismatched Challenge duel. NODENS was defeated by DELISLE in a 2 minute Challenge fight. RATTLER was subdued by JOHNNY APPLESEED in a 5 minute master's Title competition. CHAGUA KORBIN devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched match. FROMM overcame LUCIUS VORENUS in a action packed 1 minute expert vs. beginner melee. FISHHOOK was defeated by BAST in a 2 minute expert vs. novice upset duel. TIKI was overpowered by HEATH BAR in a 1 minute uneven match. DREW was overpowered by ULTHAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight. VORVADOSS subdued VENAL CLERK in a 1 minute amateur's competition. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 5 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 - 0 100 | |AIMED BLOW 2 TOTAL PARRY 21 - 6 - 0 78 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 2 - 0 67 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 6 - 0 65 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 2 - 0 60 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 STRIKING ATTACK 30 - 21 - 2 59 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 7 - 0 46 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 AIMED BLOW 10 - 12 - 2 45 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 19 - 0 42 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 10 - 0 17 | Turn 297 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 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 6 STRIKING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK RATTLER 2885 12 4 0 94 SERPENTS HOLD (314) PARRY-RIPOSTE BAST 2853 4 0 0 37 ELDER GODS (313) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is CHAGUA KORBIN 2760. The most popular warrior this turn was RATTLER 2885. The ten other most popular fighters were JOHNNY APPLESEED 2767, NODENS 2856, DELISLE 2838, FROMM 2869, YAD-THADDAG 2852, CHAGUA KORBIN 2760, BAST 2853, FISHHOOK 2807, HEATH BAR 2826, and ULTHAR 2854. The least popular fighter this week was DREW 2874. The other ten least popular fighters were TIKI 2840, SHARK TOOTH 2837, GLAZE 2924, SNACK 2925, DESSERT 2928, VORVADOSS 2851, ULTHAR 2854, HEATH BAR 2826, FISHHOOK 2807, and BAST 2853.